welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: wildfires burning out of control in california claim five lives. tens of thousands of people are forced to evacuate. we're hearing disturbing reports from inside paradise itself about many deaths and injuries there. yemeni forces attack key positions in a major port city. aid agencies say the increased fighting could trigger a famine. and with concerns about rising anti—semitism, we report from germany on the 80th anniversary of kristallnacht — the orchestrated nazi attack on the jewish community. a moving remembrance in london, marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. hello and welcome.

strong winds are causing two wildfires to move rapidly and burn out of control in the us state of california. officials say at least five people have been killed in butte county, where an 80 square kilometre blaze has devastated the town of paradise, leaving very few buildings standing. it's now threatening areas to the north of the town. further south, more than 150,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. residents of malibu, home to some of hollywood's biggest stars, have also been ordered to leave. one of the towns at risk is thousand oaks, the scene of a mass shooting on wednesday in which 12 people were killed. 0ur correspondent james cook has the latest from northern california. heavenly father, please help us. please help us to be safe. it was a desperate dash for survival, pursued by a wild fire devouring the equivalent of 80 football pitches a minute.

paradise sits on a ridge, and a few roads down, quickly became choked with traffic. some motorists abandoned their cars and ran for their lives, with children and pets in their arms. the hardest thing about this all is the people that may not have had the benefit that i had to get out when i got out. i started crying. the extent of the disaster is not yet clear, but what we know already is grim. bodies have been found in the charred remains of vehicles. the magnitude of the destruction that we are seeing is really again unbelievable and heartbreaking, and our hearts go out to everybody who has been affected by this and impacted. we know that there have been injuries, and we know that there has been loss of life. well, we're just driving into paradise now, and it's really a frightening scene.

there are telegraph poles on fire, electricity has been cut. we've been driving past some houses which have been burned, and we're hearing disturbing reports from inside paradise itself about many deaths and injuries there. this is what we found. paradise not just lost, but annihilated. 27,000 people lived here. little remains. in southern california, two big blazes raged toward the pacific ocean. tens of thousands of people in their path had to flee. this fire burned on the edge of thousand oaks, a city already reeling from a mass shooting in a bar. the communities of calabasas and malibu have also been evacuated.

the fire, which consumed paradise, was driven by hot, desert winds rushing down to the sea. it was an inferno. the air here is acrid. you can actually taste the chemicals as they smoulder. and it is eerie, and frankly, pretty awful to walk here in the ashes of people's lives. james cook, bbc news, paradise, in california. the mayor andy fox says 75% of the city, threatened by fire, has been evacuated. to just tojust a to just a few hours later now talking about another crisis right here in thousand oaks. the distinction i want to make at the outset is the victims and their

families of the shooting, and that was a permanent crisis. those lives will never be recovered. tonight, we are talking about a serious fire situation thankfully, we have not lost a single life and as difficult as it may be, homes can be rebuilt, property can be reacquired. let's just show you the live scene now in thousand oaks. a large part of the town has been evacuated. brenda lee rogers lives in thousand oaks, california and was evacuated last night to camarillo — just one town over. shejoins me now on the phone. thank you so much for your time. i know this must be difficult moment for you. can you first tell me what you were doing when you found out that you had to evacuate? sure, and i want to thank you for getting my

story up. i appreciate all that reporters do, last night we were at the vigil because we had a friend that was killed at the borderline, and my daughter when i came back from that, we came back quite late and we could see the fires growing on the hills near our house. my husband and my son were home and when we came in, i said we need to start packing. we had not got any alerts yet but ijust was really nervous, so we alerts yet but ijust was really nervous, so we started putting things in that we cared about. my children went off to get those things that they cared about and i got my photo albums and the work my kids had made and of course, passports and necessary documents, and got everything sort of packed up. my daughter brought down the her toys and my son brought down his

collection of cards because that is what they valued. we decided to pack up what they valued. we decided to pack up our cars what they valued. we decided to pack up ourcars and what they valued. we decided to pack up our cars and then at that point, we we re up our cars and then at that point, we were at a voluntary evacuation but we did not want to make our kids leave yet. we all had a terrible jane rimmer not sure of winning the goal knots, as we decided to sit by the door, put everything in the car. —— we had all had a terrible day and we re —— we had all had a terrible day and were not sure we needed to go or not. we decided that we just needed to go. we went upstairs and woke them and were bringing them down stairs. when the alarm started going off telling us there was a mandatory evacuation. it is a very distinctive, blaring alarm sound when those alerts go off. i have to say that mayhem started shaking and we said we are going out right now

and between the alert going off, at the mandatory, and the time we left, it was maybe five minutes. we stumbled to get —— struggled to get oui’ stumbled to get —— struggled to get our cat stumbled to get —— struggled to get ourcat in his stumbled to get —— struggled to get our cat in his carrier, we had a and a dog. we had a friend that we could stay with. we were not really sure how to get there is the main freeway we re how to get there is the main freeway were shut down, so we had ask her to give us a back way to go. of course, it was miserably dark because of the smoke. we had decided that we needed a safe place away from a house and figure out where to go from basement. 0nce figure out where to go from basement. once we started, she sent us basement. once we started, she sent us directions and realised it was before our spot, so we called my husband and just kept the phone line open, to make sure we were safe as we are driving. and we navigate our way, we turned around just once because my daughter was so nervous and the too, reading the directions are not being familiar with where we

we re are not being familiar with where we were but it was a safe route. the night was so dark and on the route, we could just see the flames, a horrible, horrible blow, and they we re horrible, horrible blow, and they were shooting higher. it was terrifying. you have given us such an evocative description of what it is like to have two evacuate during these fires. i know many others, thousands have been evacuated. where are people going? are they at multiple evacuation centres? so i can only commend, and say how much i love my town in thousand oaks in the city officials, the first responders and community officials were so quick to put our local community centre, a local senior centre, make it available for evacuees. 0nce centre, a local senior centre, make it available for evacuees. once that field, they opened up the high school and the community centre nearby. they were constantly updating the information for people.

who in the middle of a windstorm, we we re who in the middle of a windstorm, we were having gusts of 70 mph and they are chaotic gusts, they go in every direction, you cannot really know what way it they are going to go and you find roads blocked off. it is pa rt you find roads blocked off. it is part of why we left so fast, we did not want to get caught in traffic trying to evacuate, but i know that people kind of went any direction they could to find safe harbour. so some people went south and some went north and east. i know this might be difficult to talk about, but how are you getting information about what is happening inside the town and your home? can't sleep through this. i think your home? can't sleep through this. ithinki your home? can't sleep through this. i think i was awake over 23 hours yesterday. i have been really

monitoring very carefully through twitter certain hash tag is that i can't say enough about, people like the twitter account dc scanner, and keeps us up dated, as well as the local fire departments and the local and state officials, that have been updating. all through the night, i was constantly checking twitter, finding an update and then going and posting them on my facebook page where i have friends from church we re where i have friends from church were not savvy to twitter, not savvy to that kind of social media, just to that kind of social media, just to try and keep the information that eve ryo ne to try and keep the information that everyone else, do we need to leave? essentially yes, get out now. do not even question and, just think about the things that are important, like yourfamily, the things that are important, like your family, and just goes. thank your family, and just goes. thank you so much for talking to us at such a difficult time and so glad yourfamily is such a difficult time and so glad your family is safe. thank you. that was the person who was evacuated

from thousand oaks, california to camarillo. —— per person. —— a person. and there's more about the operation to evacuate over 100,000 people from the path of the californain fires on the bbc website. they can you'll also find background detail on the state's long battle against wildfires. that's all at bbc.com/news. let's get some of the day's other news. police in somalia say at least 20 people are now known to have been killed by three car bombs that exploded in mogadishu. the islamist militant group, al—shabaab, said it attacked a hotel because government officials stayed there. the australian authorities say a fatal stabbing in melbourne on friday is linked to the islamic state group. one person was killed and two others were wounded by a man before he was shot by officers. he died in hospital. federal police say the attack had been inspired by the extremist group. flash flooding south of thejordanian capital amman has killed at least four people, including a child. according to local reports, helicopters and armoured vehicles have been deployed to search for five other people, whose car was swept away by the rising waters. nearly 4000 tourists have been

evacuated from the ancient city of petra and a state of emergency has been declared in the red sea port city of aqaba. president trump has arrived in france to take part in events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of the first world war. as he arrived, he delivered a stinging rebuke of the french president emmanuel macron, and called on him to protect the eu from china, russia, and even in the united states. earlier, theresa may and emmanuel macron laid a wreath at and emmanuel macron laid a wreath at a memorial in france. it honours the man who died at the somme and have no known grave. lucy williamson reports.

last post plays buried in the soil of europe is part of britain's past, its sacrifices and its souls. in belgium today, the prime minister laid wreaths at the graves of two british soldiers. the first and last of their countrymen to die in the first world war. waiting for mrs may at the town of albert in the somme, the french president told schoolchildren, "never forget your history." before commemorating the past, the two leaders met for talks on present—day challenges. as the prime minister was greeted with a reserved and formal handshake, someone in the crowd shouted, "stay with us." this visit is a reminder of the shared military history that unites france and britain. today, they're divided by a political conflict over brexit, but their joint commitment to europe's defence won't change, they say, no matter how tough the negotiations or the terms of their future relationship. at the thiepval memorial in the somme, the two leaders walked

through a cemetery honouring their dead. beneath the arches of the monument, they laid a wreath of poppies and cornflowers, the national blooms of remembrance in britain and france. the building here carved with the names of 72,000 british and commonwealth soldiers lost is a symbol of anglo—french cooperation. a place to remember shared sacrifice and shared values. a moment for their leaders, amid the tensions over their future relations, to recognise and honour their past. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: weaving remembrance in london marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. s moving remembrance. —— moving.

the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters, and the heavy, routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced round their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. the palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers, who'd long felt only grudgingly accepted among the ranks of clergy, suddenly felt welcomed. this is bbc news,

the latest headlines: firefighters in california are battling huge wildfires that have caused thousands of people to flee their homes. at least five people are known to have died. yemeni forces — backed by the saudi—led coalition, which is supported by the us and the uk — have launched a major offensive to take full control of yemen's port city of hodeidah. aid agencies have been warning that an all—out attack on the city, which is the entry point for 80% of the country's food imports and aid relief, could triggerfamine. stacey philbrick yadav is chair of the department of political science at hobart and william smith colleges, and serves on the board of the american insitute of yemeni studies. thank you very much for that your time. we have been hearing about

this crisis at the port of zubaydah. what is the effect is to take into that area. are there other ways for germany is to get food in? batting effort will be catastrophic. last summer, the dramatic and organisational pressure was able to delay this offensive. but in the months since then, coalition forces have been tightening around the port and throughout the province of hudaydah, and we have it ready seen a rapid deterioration in humanitarian conditions of the past several months. is all ready before the attack on hudaydah, a a million people were at risk of immediate starvation in yemen. in terms of how food will get into the country, food gets into yemen. even with the

experience of the partial blockade at various points and largely closed borders, to get them because as it circulates it gets taxed by militias on the ground. not government taxes but informal taxes by militias, which drives the price is beyond what ordinary yemeni is can afford. —— yemenis. what ordinary yemeni is can afford. -- yemenis. the humanitarian situation has focused minds. there have been recent efforts to try to forge some sort of ceasefire, some sort of peace, and there is a suggestion that there is some sort of pressure on saudi arabia. but at the peace talks really failed?” think there has been a dramatic and past four years now as the wars the matt moore has continued. —— diplomatic impasse. just listen to

two party wall, even within the coalition, there are divergent interests and divergent local alliances. the diplomatic progress that has focused on the cootes versus the government is not productive. —— houthis. i hope that in any future peace process which we hear is coming, i hope that that will involve the voices of noncombatants will involve the voices of noncombata nts and will involve the voices of noncombatants and women who are working very hard behind—the—scenes, particularly through track to or back channel negotiations. a legacy that special envoy of more thoroughly integrate independence and noncombata nts in thoroughly integrate independence and noncombatants in that process. that said, i divided that unusual that there is a sharp escalation in violence just after the peace talks

are announced. i think that is recently, and that in circumstances like this are parties want to change a cts like this are parties want to change acts on the ground and push for maximum advantage before any negotiated settlement. stacey philbrick yadav, thank you so much bea time, philbrick yadav, thank you so much be a time, there. the british transport ministerjojohnson has resigned, describing the brexit deal currently being negotiated by theresa may's government as a terrible mistake. mrjohnson — the brother of the former foreign secretary borisjohnson — called for the british people to be allowed to vote on the final terms of the agreement with brussels. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, says he remains concerned about china's repression of religious groups, including nearly a million muslims who he claims have been denied theirfreedoms. speaking during talks with senior chinese officials in washington, mr pompeo also expressed his concern about beijing's military policy in the south china sea. but he said the us was seeking strong relations with china to deal with north korea and other issues. germany's chancellor,

angela merkel, has warned of a resurgence of anti—semitism in her country, and spoken of a moral duty to resist it. she was speaking at a synagogue in berlin, to mark the 80th anniversary of kristallnacht — the night of broken glass — when the nazi state unleashed an orchestrated wave of violence againstjewish homes and businesses. it marked an escalation in persecution — that would lead to the holocaust. 0ur correspondent caroline wyatt has been hearing from one woman who lived through the horrors of that night. translation: the windows were all smashed in, the pavement was full of glass shards. isaid, "look, daddy, someone's broken the shop windows." now, 90 years old, ruth finkelman and was just ten when she witnessed what became known as the "night of broken glass". she was with her father, herman, on her way to thejewish primary school in berlin. translation: a little further on, we saw the word "jew" was scrawled

onto the window and a star of david was smeared on there, too. once inside, the school was surrounded by nazi storm troopers. the state—sanctioned persecution of germany's dues had become violent. translation: we saw it all from our windows. we saw the smoke coming up from the synagogue but we weren't sure what was burning. we didn't know what kind of danger we were in, or what it all meant. that only became clear later on when we went back to school and some of the fathers weren't there any more. later, her father was taken to the death camp at auschwitz where he was murdered.

ruth, and her mother, survived the war living in a shed. translation: i got four postcards from him in march, april, may, and june and then nothing more. the real significance of the violence of that night lay in what it ultimately unleashed — the murder of six millionjews across europe commemorated here at the holocaust memorial in the heart of the german capital. outside her old school, ruth tells her story to new generations. translation: i am afraid that something similar could happen again but i hope humanity has learned from the holocaust. of course i'm scared when people vote for the far right but such a mass, systematic destruction, that won't happen again. the synagogue ruth saw burn that night has since been restored. at the entrance is a sign saying "never forget." caroline wyatt, bbc news, berlin.

finally, as the world commemorates the centenary of the end of the first world war, a new installation at the tower of london has been captivating thousands of people all this week. it's called beyond the deepening shadow: the tower remembers. 10,000 individualflames have filled the moat — it's a public act of remembrance for the lives of the fallen, honouring their sacrifice. the installation, which unfolds each evening until sunday, takes place over the course of four hours. each flame lit by members of the armed forces and volunteers. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @regedahmadbbc. hello.

with the weekend now upon us, the weather is looking rather mixed the next few days. we had heavy rain around during the day on friday. this was taken by a weather watcher in warwickshire. big shower clouds around there. through the weekend we keep that unsettled theme to things. the most persistent rain is clearing, but it will be a weekend of sunny spells and blustery showers, which at times will bring the threat of hail and thunder. the reason things are so unsettled is the area of low pressure sitting to the north—west of the uk. showers feeding in a round that. fairly tightly spaced isobars leads to a blustery feel to the weather on saturday. the most persistent rain on this front will clear away towards the east. a chilly, fresh start to the day with sunny spells. plenty of scattered showers moving in on that south—westerly wind. there will be affecting parts of southern and south—western england, wales, north—west england into southern scotland as well. nowhere really immune to catching a shower through the day on saturday. pretty mild still with the southerly or south—westerly winds. 11—14 degrees.

the showers is a little bit through saturday evening, but then the next lot feeding in again as we head into the early hours of sunday morning. plenty of across southern and south—eastern england and across the irish sea coast as well. remembrance sunday, of course, will bring us a mixed picture. low pressure sitting to the north—west of the uk for remembrance day on sunday, we will see further showers. it won't be a washout. there will be sunshine in between. it's parts of the west that will be more prone to seeing the showers. western scotland, north—west england, scotland, wales, southern parts of england at times. sunday should be a drier day compare to the showers we will see on saturday. temperatures are reasonably mild, 10—14 degrees. onto monday, a quick look into next week, we have those south—westerly winds. another day of sunny spells and some scattered showers, particularly affecting coastal areas for southern england and around these irish sea coasts as well. there will be some sunshine for east of scotland on the north—east

of england, it will be quite mild. a frost free start to the day on monday. temperatures by the afternoon up to 11— 1a degrees. the outlook further ahead through the course of next week, we will continue with the unsettled thing for a time. sunny spells are around, showers into the middle of the week, temperatures should stay on the mild side, 111—15 degrees. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: wildfires burning out of control in california have killed at least five people. the deaths occurred in butte county, where a massive blaze has devastated the town of paradise. the bodies of the dead were found in burnt—out cars. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes. yemeni forces — backed by the saudi—led coalition, which is supported by the us and the uk — have launched a major offensive

to take full control of yemen's port city of hodeidah. aid agencies say it could trigger a famine. britain's prime minister theresa may and the french president emmanuel macron have laid a wreath at the thiepval memorial in france, as part of ceremonies marking 100 years since the end of the first world war. now on bbc news, newsbeat: diy generation.