this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 6pm. five ministers in theresa may's cabinetjoin forces to try and persuade her to make changes to the draft brexit agreement. there's still the potential to improve on the clarification, and on some of the measures in it. and that is what i'm hoping to be able to help with. more than a 1,000 people are reported to be missing in california's deadliest wildfire on record. 71 people are known to have died. this is is the scene live at beale airforce base, where donald trump has arrived in california to meet people affected by the wildfires. and here he isjust coming down, also saying he will be meeting some of those first responders. just before he left andrews base, he said

he would be meeting involved, but also discussing the wider issue of forest management. so we will be listening to what donald trump has to be saying as he visits some of those who have been affected by the fires in california. 0ur correspondent dave lee is in chico for us. more on that later. according to reports in us media, the cia believes the saudi crown prince ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. the broadcaster, writer, and former newsreader, richard baker, has died at the age of 93. and in rugby, wales score ten tries to thrash tonga, whilst england come back to beat japan at twickenham. a round up of the day's sport coming up in half an hour. 0ther

other good evening to you. supporters of the prime minister have dismissed calls for changes to her brexit withdrawal agreement with the european union. it's understood that a group of five brexit supporting cabinet ministers, michael gove, penny mordaunt, andrea leadsom, chris grayling, and liam fox want a change in the draft text, with the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, telling reporters there's "the potential to improve the deal" before a cruicial eu summit next weekend. mrs may has been speaking to local conservative party members, as she seeks to head off a possible vote of no confidence in her leadership. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has more. fighting for her deal and fighting for her leadership, this weekend could be crucial to theresa may's political survival.

he didn't storm out of the cabinet, government insiders say michael gove‘s decision not to resign was a pivotal moment to keep theresa may in number ten. i'm totally supportive of the prime minister, i think she's doing a fantasticjob. but he could be gearing up for arguments behind closed doors. he and four brexiteer colleagues penny mordaunt, andrea leadsom, and liam fox are expected to press for further changes to the prime minister's deal. the uk cannot be trapped in a permanent customs arrangements and it is very important we get clarity and improvement on that particular aspect. but others were dismissive. just because some cabinet ministers make demands of the prime minister that details will change is, i think of fantasy. the reality of life is that we have a choice, which is to back this, which i think everybody should, because if we don't, we will probably go over the cliff

edge having no deal at all. theresa may's fate is in the hands of her mps when they return to westminster next week. she has appealed to local party chairman to prop her up by a putting pressure on them to call off a challenge. we have been speaking to leading lights in local conservative parties too, a limited snapshot of opinion but while there seems to be little enthusiasm for theresa may's deal there is little support for a leadership challenge. as one constituency party chairman said, it is not a good deal, but it is the only deal, we need to plough on. but some mps disagree. this letter expresses no confidence in the prime minister. over the weekend, conservative mps will take soundings, as we call it, consult with local party workers in their constituencies and ask them what they think they should do. this is the man who will receive any no—confidence letters, sir graham brady, he will hold

a ballot of mps on theresa may's feature is 48 of his colleagues call for it. what do his cheshire constituents think? i think she has done very well to get this far, i don't think anybody else would have done any better. everybody is trying to stab her in the back to get further in their careers, i don't think they will do it. but it's party, not the public, that will decide if theresa may remains as prime minister. let's get the thoughts now of the environment minister, therese coffey. thank you for speaking to us, it has been quite a week. it has. what do you make of all the maneuverings going on? let's start off with a five cabinet members who are trying to make sure that these amendments are carried out? there are two

things everyone must be aware of. 0ne things everyone must be aware of. one is the draft withdrawal group —— agreement which was laid out in detail in 550 pages. but the key document which has still to be finalised is the political decoration for the future of the trade deal. we have only seen five pages of that, and it will be the intense negotiations on what i expect to be a more substantial element, because no deal is agreed until both the draft agreement and the decorations are finalised. and thatis the decorations are finalised. and that is what i'm sure the prime minister will be working on with her tea m minister will be working on with her team in the next two weeks. 0bviously michael gove is your boss, and he is one of the five who has been named as pushing for these amendments. as far as your concerned, they will not make any amendments, are they? they are happy with the text and the wording of this draft? indeed, as well as the prime minister. we must understand that that element is somewhat

temporary, there are elements which will continue, and one of those is environmental standards. but i think the key focus for everyone must be what the political declaration needs to be. so the draft agreement puts in place a steady withdrawal approach, and we do remember that for businesses and jobs, trying to change twice of two sets of rules within the matter of a few years would be the wrong outcome for the british economy. that is why having this implementation period where we will not have any peace or commissioners, and we will continue to apply the rules of the european union, but it is the future agreement. that is where a lot of the political intensive work will happen in the next week or so. let's go back to the political decoration, what are the plot lines there? what does prime minister made media for britain? is high-level, protecting things like removing the free

bereavement —— freedom agreement, but we'll have relations between us and the eu so we have visa trees —— visa free travel. that level of detail needs to be fleshed out, and that will form the basis of our future negotiation of a trade deal once we have left the eu next march. soiam once we have left the eu next march. so i am confident that the prime minister's delivered what the exit referendum said it would do. the withdrawal agreement is only temporary, the backstop will only be usedif temporary, the backstop will only be used if we cannot get that trade deal by 31 december, 2020. i think between us and the eu, we will get that through and not use the backstop at all. teasing she will get that far, she will survive this vote of no—confidence being put through? if 48 of my colleagues have decided to put in a letter to trigger that, i believe she will very convincingly win any vote of confidence and continue to do this.

0ne confidence and continue to do this. one of the things i'm very keen is that we keep focused on what is the best interest of the country in the future, so let's get that detailed political declaration and meaningful votes through, let's get our legislation through so for the best interest of jobs, but legislation through so for the best interest ofjobs, but also legislation through so for the best interest of jobs, but also future security arrangements that we want with the eu, to make sure we keep focused on the future trade deal, and that is where there still needs to be negotiating detail. let's turn to be negotiating detail. let's turn to the immediate future of michael gove. say that these amendments are not taken into this draft agreement, i know you keep pushing this political decoration, but the problem right now is the draft. is he likely to stay, or will he step down if he does not get the amendments? my expectation is that he has been doing a greatjob as environment secretary. he has carefully considered during the cabinet meeting and afterwards that he wanted to stay and make sure that the best deal for the country came out of this. it is better to be part

of the cabinet and government to achieve that in the future. so my expectation is that i am confident that michael gove continues to be environment secretary. let's say there is a leadership challenge. who isa there is a leadership challenge. who is a likely replacement for theresa may? i think we're getting ahead of ourselves, because i believe the prime minister will win the vote of confidence. all these letters do not trigger a leadership contest, they only triggered a vote on whether we support the prime minister as it is. as for the future leadership of party? i will not get into speculation, plenty of people have said they would like to be leader, but i am very happy and confident in theresa may making sure we get the deal we need. thank you very much indeed. the irish minister has said his government has no hidden agenda when it came to brexit. speaking during his...

the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, said his government has "no hidden agenda" when it came to brexit. the taoiseach, speaking during his ‘fine gael‘ party leader's speech, said the only red line had ever been to protect the good friday agreement. he said the country will do all that it can to build a new relationship with its nearest neighbour. we have negotiated a deal that defends the rights of freedoms of ireland democrat irish citizens, north and south. so let us now seal the deal and get on to the next phase. applause. let's get onto the next phase, which is managing transition period and negotiating a new deep and close relationship with the uk. we have... applause. as you all know, we have no hidden agenda. 0ur as you all know, we have no hidden agenda. our only red line has been to protect the good friday agreement

and all that it means. peace in britain and ireland, power—sharing in northern ireland, and ever closer cooperation between north and south. and above all, no hard border. the irish prime minister speaking a short time ago. in the last few minutes, president trump has arrived in california, amid the most devastating wildfires in the state's history. the president is due to meet officials, firefighters, and some of those affected by the fires, which have claimed the lives of more than 70 people. the number of people reported missing has risen to more than 1,000. 0ur correspondent dave lee reports. this is the first step in a very long process. a crew of firefighters lifts away large debris and makes sure the area is safe. soon, a second team of dogs will sweep the area. if they find remains, the coroner's office will arrive. it takes time, even with the more than 400 specialists now on the ground in paradise,

the town worst hit by this fire. everybody has been doing their best, but it is crazy, and i know a lot of my people didn't get out. a couple of them, i heard in their homes, that died right in front of me. you know, you feel helpless when you're a man and you cannot help. there are a growing number still unaccounted for. as of tonight, the list that we will be releasing, the current list of unaccounted for individuals stands at 1,011, which is an increase from yesterday of 380. this mobile home park used to be known as the enchanted forests, but now it's one focus of the enormous search operation. the impact from these fires is being felt across the state of california. more than 100 miles away in san francisco, schools measured as being the worst anywhere in the world. it's expected that president trump

will pay a visit to teams fighting these fires and maybe meet some of those who have been evacuated. hundreds remain in emergency shelters. the president will meet a community determined to get back on its feet. dave lee, bbc news, in paradise. president trump spoke to reporters before leaving washington for california. he said he'll meet local officials there and discuss forest management. we want to spend a lot of time, we want to discuss many things. i'm meeting with the governor and the new governor and governor—elect. so we have a lot of things to talk about. we will be talking about forest management. i've been saying that for a long time, and this could have been a lot different situation but the one thing is that everybody now knows that this is what we have to be doing and there's no question about it. it should have been done many years ago but i think everybody‘s on the right side.

it's a big issue, it's a big issue, a very expensive issue but very, very inexpensive when you compare it to even one of these horrible fires. and we will save a lot of lives in addition to a lot of money. so we'll be out there talking to the governors, talking to the first responders and fema, they have been incredible. the firefighters have been unbelievably brave, some of the stories i read last night, unbelievably brave. 0ur correspondent dave lee is in chico, which is near paradise in california. that is where donald trump is expected to arrive later today. looking behind you, it all looks as if normality is restored, but what is donald trump likely to see when he lands in a short time?”

is donald trump likely to see when he lands in a short time? i can tell you if it looks like normality here, thatis you if it looks like normality here, that is because we are away from the worst hit area over in paradise, 15 miles from where we are. what is happening in chico is the coronation of the efforts to deal with the evacuees, and to keep firefighters organised, knowing where they need to go to take on this fire. when trump arrives here, we understand he will survey some of the damage in paradise, which was the worst hit in this fire. that means some of the people who have had to evacuate, some of those people responsible for the with —— the relief efforts, he is also spending time with the officials here, so brock long, the head of the federal emergency management agency, known as fema, the agency is responsible for making sure people get out and have the finances they need to get back on their feet as soon as i can, as well as speaking to governorjerry brown,

state governor for california, and the governor elect for california who won the recent midterms will be taking over injanuary. i think a key talking point for them, as we have just heard from the clip thereof donald trump, is this idea of forestry management, suggesting that these fires could be prevented 01’ that these fires could be prevented or made less ferocious by clearing some of those areas that are providing the fuel for them to move so providing the fuel for them to move so quickly. some of his comments along those lines were taken quite badly here, some people felt condolences should have come before lame and finger—pointing. but some of the people we've spoken to about theissue of the people we've spoken to about the issue do think that donald trump may have a point, so i think we may have some —— you may have some support and suggesting more could be done to stop the fires. i've been looking at the document on the white house website about the resources affected to those affected by these fires. and they do talk about

federal resources, what are the immediate concerns for those that have been affected, where these resources going to be applied?” think we're seeing on two fronts, on the one hand, we still have the fire burning on a huge scale, it has been 148,000 acres since this fire began a week ago. that is 55% contained, meaning they are getting on top of that compared to where they were earlier in the week, but there estimates they will will not be finished fighting this fire until the end of november, so still a huge amount of effort. and then, paradise had a huge population that needs to go somewhere, the shelters provided we re go somewhere, the shelters provided were not sufficient enough for the people that needed it, which is why in chico, we have seen an impromptu shelters. we see one in the parking lot of a walmart superstore here.

those people need a long—term plan, so those people need a long—term plan, so that financing will go towards tackling that problem. but what we're hearing is that we'll take a long time before both sides of this issue are solved. dave, we will leave it there, but thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news. five ministers in theresa may's cabinetjoin forces to try and persuade her to make changes to the draft brexit agreement. more than a 1,000 people are reported to be missing in california's deadliest wildfire on record. 71 people are known to have died. according to reports in us media, the cia believes the saudi crown prince ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. more strikes are affecting two of the country's biggest rail operators. workers at south western railway, and at northern, are taking industrial action, in the continuing dispute over the role of guards on trains. northern says just 30%

of its services are running. more than 100,000 people have been blocking roads across france, in protest at rising fuel taxes. the government has promised that the police will prevent the country being brought to a standstill. one person was killed in an accident, when a motorist tried to drive through a blockade. dozens of people around the country have been injured. us media is reporting that the cia believes saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the murder ofjournalistjamal khashoggi he was killed last month while visiting the saudi consulate in istanbul. saudi arabia has called the latest claims false and insists that the crown prince knew nothing about plans for the killing. a little earlier our turkey correspondent, mark lowen sent this update from istanbul. well, the cia's conclusions are based on a number of findings including reports of a phone call reportedly intercepted by us

intelligence, said to have been made at the request of mohammad bin salman by his brother, who is currently the saudi ambassador to washington, to jamal khashoggi, encouraging him to go to the saudi consulate in istanbul to get papers for his upcoming marriage, and assuring him he would be safe. the saudi embassy in washington has strenuously denied the existence of this phone call, and said they are trying to urge the american authorities to hand over any transcript of a phone call they are thought to have. but the cia's conclusions are backing up turkey's idea, their allegations that when jamal khashoggi entered the consulate here in istanbul almost seven weeks ago, he was killed, his body dismembered and probably dissolved in acid, on the orders of the top levels of the saudi government in a premeditated murder. the saudi prosecutor,

though, said last week that was not the case, that the whole operation was done by saudi officials who came here to turkey in an unauthorised operation to try to deliver jamal khashoggi back to saudi arabia without the knowledge of the saudi crown prince, and that when that rendition failed, jamal khashoggi was killed on the spot. the saudi prosecutor said that he wants the death sentence now for five individuals out of the total of 11 people indicted. turkey believes that is as elaborate attempt at a cover—up, an attempt to bury the truth and that these five individuals would effectively being taking the bullet for their boss. they believe it is an attempt to shield the saudi crown prince and that if indeed the death sentence is meted out on these five individuals, that they would take the truth with them to the grave. protesters have blocked off five major bridges in central london, demanding that the government takes greater action on climate change. demonstrators occupied southwark,

blackfriars, waterloo, westminster, and lambeth bridges, after a week of action by the campaign group, extinction rebellion. the group said 6,000 people had joined the demonstrations and there'd been 45 arrests. the future of one of britain's biggest newspaper groups, johnston press, has been secured after they were acquired by a newly formed company. jpi media, which is owned by bondholders ofjohnston press, says its focus is now to preserve jobs and allow publication of its websites and newspapers to continue. the company has more than 200 local and regional titles, including "the scotsman" and "the yorkshire post", as well as the ""i. the former bbc newsreader richard baker has died. he was 93 and he introduced the corporation's first television news bulletin, way back in 1954. david sillito looks back at his life.

1954, and the first bbc television news bulletin began with the voice of richard baker. here is an illustrated summary of the news. it will be followed by the latest film of events and happenings at home and abroad. in those early days, newsreaders were never seen because it was feared that our facial expressions might not always look impartial, and worse still, that we might turn the news into a personality performance. richard baker — for more than a quarter of a century, he helped to define the calm, clear voice of bbc tv news. police reinforcements were drafted into downing street tonight as the crowd outside number 10 built up to about 300. good evening, and first, the big fire... he was a presenter rather than a journalist, but this veteran of the wartime arctic convoys was also a writer.

his great love, music. a panellist on face the music, he presented radio programmes, and for many years, he was the tv face of the proms. good evening to you and a very warm welcome from the royal albert hall. in his spare time, he had a go at acting, here with prince edward. and there was also a memorable moment on morecambe and wise. he was still broadcasting into his 80s, but he'll always be remembered as the voice and then as one of the best—known faces of bbc news. for the moment, that's all the news, except for a word about the weather. richard baker, who's died at the age of 93.

the bbc‘s annual children in need appeal has raised a record amount, of more than £50 million, taking it past the £1 billion mark since it first started almost 40—years ago. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back on last night. go on, rob. cue the totaliser! cheering. the night's record—breaking total. # i stay up too late... the evening kicked off with a performance from west end musical, school of rock. # every morning'sjust the same... the cast of eastenders took part in a walford walt disney song and dance extravaganza. while boy band boyzone

competed for the children in need stricly glitter ball trophy. welcome to the tardis! this is amazing. a doctor who superfan got to visit the tardis and workers from children in need projects who thought they were making a music video, got to duet with some of their favourite stars. # just the touch of your love is enough # to knock me off my feet... celebrities also went to visit some of the places where the money raised by everyone watching ends up being spent. it was a night of historic fundraising to help disadvantaged children across the uk. lizo mzimba, bbc news. now, without giving away your age, how old do you think mickey mouse is?

he actually turns 90 tomorrow. the disney mascot has become one of the most successful cartoon characters of all time, and he's still going strong, as peter bowes found out in los angeles. the world's most famous mouse. whistling through his debut film, steamboat willie, in 1928. i only hope that we never lose sight of one thing. that it was all started by a mouse. mickey mouse was created and first drawn by walt disney himself. i'll save you! mickey went on to appear over 130 films. his distinctive appearance often changing with the times. they were cartoons that forever changed the entertainment landscape. some silent film comedians, when animation started to be popular, said things like, like charlie chaplin said,

how can we even compete? they don't even have to stop to take a breath. and they don't! you know, an animation character can literally do anything that you can make physically believable. and i think mickey is the embodiment of that. the first mickey mouse comic strips were published in the early 1930s and they were drawn at this desk by the legendary animator floyd gottfredson. this is one of his original pens, and there is certainly a lot of history here. mickey mouse is far from history, at 90 he is still alive and well on the screen and at disney theme parks around the world. mickey is real. there is only one mickey. mickey is the easiest guy to work with, i am glad he is my boss. it takes you back to watching cartoons on saturday mornings and mickey mouse was always the cartoon. mickey mouse has evolved over the years, he is still that classic character that brings happy memories. for a company built on the image and fortunes of a mouse,

the cartoon character is an invaluable asset. mickey is a mouse of many talents, he is the company mascot and here at disneyland he has taken part in countless parades and ceremonies over the past 60 plus years, but one of his main jobs is to pose for photographs, isn't it? let's do it. good job. you are not looking your age. you are looking pretty good. the timeless allure of mickey mouse. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. peter has waited a long time for that picture. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller.