this is bbc news. i'm tanya beckett. our top stories: president trump sees for himself the devastation caused by california's worst ever wildfires. more than 70 people are dead and about 1,000 are still unaccounted for. more than 250,000 people have joined protests across france in anger at rising fuel prices. a senior member of theresa may's cabinet calls for changes to her brexit plans, piling more pressure on the british prime minister. president trump has been in california to see the damage caused by the us state's worst ever wildfires. visiting the town of paradise, which was largely destroyed, mr trump said everybody had done incredible work to respond to the disaster. more than 70 people have died and about1,000 are still unaccounted for.

0ur correspondent dave lee is in the town of chico, where people fled to. yes, this is chico, as you mentioned, and what we are actually in as mentioned, and what we are actually inasa mentioned, and what we are actually in as a patch of grass next to a walmart superstore which in the last week has become something of an unofficial shelter for people who had to flee their homes in that fire. we do understand this shelter is going to be wound down over the next 2a hours. people are staying here, being offered free transport, whether it is buses or uber rights, the tone of about one hour's drove from you. many are keen to go, some less keen to go, earlier today people here would have heard the helicopters coming overhead, which signalled the arrival of president trump. he was here to meet with some of the firefighting teams, but also to assess the worst of the damage. that damage has happened in a town called paradise, completely

devastated this fire. my colleague danjohnson devastated this fire. my colleague dan johnson has been devastated this fire. my colleague danjohnson has been here today, and here is his report. in the ruins of paradise, the president got his own clear view of just how devastating this fire was, and he offered his sympathy to the people of this town, and the families of those still missing. this is very sad to see it. as far as the lives are concerned, nobody knows quite yet. we're up to a certain number, but we have a lot of people that are not accounted for. and this is the kind of destruction — in fact, they're telling me this isn't even not as bad as some areas. some areas are even beyond this charred. a week ago, while this earth was still hot, the president sparked a debate about forest management. he had threatened to cut government funding, but after the anger of his initial reaction, today he met some of those who responded and have been searching what is left.

he was asked if any of this made him think differently about climate change. no, no. i have strong opinion. we're going to have forests that are very safe. the president has shown paradise, like so many other places, that his words can be divisive and controversial, before they are unifying and supportive. but his message here today is that he stands with the people here. meanwhile, they stand in line to fill in the forms for federal government help. people need to re—establish their identity before they can rebuild their lives, and not all gave the president a welcome. i mean, saying that — you know, that the forests have been mismanaged, it's federal land management. it's taken care of by the feds. he doesn't understand california,

he doesn't like california. i don't agree with him on a lot of those things. paradise must be seen to be believed. the president has viewed a fraction of what has been lost. the full extent of the destruction, and what caused it, is still being revealed. dave, what was the response? well, there was hostility, but others are pleased that the president has come here because it does very much bring more media attention to what has happened. it has been interesting over the past week to see how some of the us networks have been slightly more preoccupied with what has been happening in washington rather than the plight of people here. i think it is safe to say that the hope now is that many people wa nt to the hope now is that many people want to try and start moving on. but thatis want to try and start moving on. but that is not going to happen for quite sometime. we are told that the fire probably won't be fully contained in the leander this month. local schools have been told they are not going to open until next month. but while we have been stood

here in the last few moments, we are seeing what i think is the first patch of blue sky since that fire, so patch of blue sky since that fire, so signs perhaps that things might be very slowly getting back to normal. a senior member of the british prime minister's cabinet has called for changes to her brexit plans. andrea leadsom, who is the leader of the commons, said there was potential to improve a draft deal before the prime minister presents it to european leaders next week. mrs leadsom is among five brexit—supporting cabinet ministers, said to be demanding significant changes. however, that has been described as a fantasy" by another government minister. iain watson reports. even in an era of political turmoil, the events of the past few days have been remarkable. this is a decisive step, which enables us to move on and finalise the deal in the days ahead. on wednesday, theresa may announced she had the backing of her top team for a deal with the eu. is no—dealjust a bluff?

but by thursday, there were two cabinet resignations, including the loss of her second brexit secretary, and the prime minister's own position was under threat when this leading leave campaigner called for her to stand down. we need a leader who will say to the european union, it is impossible to divide up the united kingdom. then another blow — some who said they supported the prime minister began to attach strings. and today, just listen to this cabinet minister talking about the eu deal. you know, i think — as i've said on a number of occasions, i think that the uk cannot be trapped in a permanent customs arrangement, and i think that it's really important that we get some sort of clarity, and some improvement on that particular aspect of it. so who really is running the government? michael gove and three other brexiteer cabinet ministers arejoining andrea leadsom in calling for further changes to the prime minister's deal, though not yet for a change of prime

minister. i'm totally supportive of the prime minister. i think she's doing a fantasticjob. though he could still be gearing up for some arguments behind closed doors. the eu aren't keen to unpick a 585—page withdrawal agreement, and some ministers believe it is unreasonable to ask. just because some cabinet ministers make demands of the prime minister, that the details are going to change, is, i think, fantasy. but, without any changes, this mp who voted to leave believes the prime minister may be ousted, and the deal will definitely be defeated. over the weeks to come, people are going to see that the deal that the european union have offered us and which theresa may has said is the best deal she's been able to secure is simply infinitely worse than the option of moving to a clean, global brexit. so tonight, the prime minister is fighting both for her deal and for her leadership. earlier i spoke to professorjohn cu rtice, a political analyst

at the university of strathclyde. he has been closely monitoring the attitudes of the public towards brexit. i asked him why the focus this week has been so much on the politics of this deal, rather than what the people want. at the end of the day, parliament is going to be the institution that decides, but actually there has been a flurry of polling immediately in the wake of the brexit deal, and the message frankly is not that co mforta ble message frankly is not that comfortable for the prime minister. now, one caveat. somewhere between a third and to fit the people when asked by pollsters do you approve or not of the deals they you know what? i have not really heard anything about it, or they say they don't know. so to that extent at least there is an opportunity for opinion to shift. but amongst those who would express an opinion across a range of polls, it looks as though, by at least around two to one, people say that they oppose the deal

rather than approve of it. the problem seems to be, for the government, actually it is rather similarto government, actually it is rather similar to the problem that faced the chequers deal which they came up with last summer for the long—term relationship with the eu. the problem then was that basically people felt that the proposed agreement was either too soft, according to leave voters, or two pa rt according to leave voters, or two part according to remain voters. and it seems to me that remain and leave voters have caused pretty much the samejudgement voters have caused pretty much the same judgement about this draft deal. remain voters say i would still prefer to remain, and leave voters, when asked by pollsters which would you prefer, leaving without a deal at all or accepting this deal, a majority of them, around 55% to 60%, say actually, frankly, i would around 55% to 60%, say actually, frankly, iwould prefer to around 55% to 60%, say actually, frankly, i would prefer to leave without a deal. so against that backdrop there isn't much support for this proposal. lost in the sense is the compromise that either side

want. the one situation where you could get some support for the public for the idea is if you say to them as a whole should we choose between deal or no deal, so although the leave voters say many of them no deal, remain voters in those circumstances is a deal. so the one hope i think the government has, and you have heard that argument being pursued by alan duncan in the clip you displayed, is to say it frankly if you reject this deal there is a serious risk you end up with no deal. so therefore although you may not like it, perhaps you should love it and put up with it. so in what you are saying, it seems to me that there is not much underlying shift in whether people are pro—or anti— brexit. that is also true. the opinion polls have now, for quite some considerable time, been showing a small lead for remain. there is another opinion poll out this evening which largely replicates that result. so typically we have about 52% or 53% for remain as

opposed to leave. but very few people have actually change their minds. the predominant reason why we now turn to have a small lead for remain in opinion polls as opposed to the small lead for leave that there was in the ballot two years ago is that those people who did not vote two years ago, who are disproportionately younger people, they tend to say to the pollsters, actually, if there were another referendum i would vote to remain, by around the order of two to one. so it is that group, the people who didn't participate two years ago, who are the ones who are at the moment pushing this in a remain direction. but the truth is around 85% of leave voters say i would vote exactly the same way and up to 90% of remain voters also say the same thing. more than 250,000 people have taken to the streets of france in protests over high fuel prices and the rising cost of living. one person was killed when a woman taking her child to see a doctor tried to drive through a blockade. more than 200 others have been injured.

lucy williamson reports from paris. car horns beeping. there are those in france who say they feel invisible to their leaders. not today. high—visibility jackets the new uniform of a leaderless nationwide movement, blocking roads across the country in protest at rising fuel taxes and the rising cost of living. translation: i am a nurse, and i'm tired of being so heavily taxed. translation: the little people are fed up with it, and that's why they've come out today. anger meant for the government spilt out at some sites. 0ne protester was killed, and among more than 200 people injured, this policeman, who simply got in the way. priscillia ludosky‘s petition against the price rises helped spark this movement. she gathered 800,000 signatures, but got no response from the government. translation: we are not listened to. we are not understood. we are not even consulted on big decisions. we see the president talking to people on the street,

but the government is not at all connected to reality. the government this week announced 500 million euros of energy aid for poorer households, but many here feel that business and industry should be paying more. emmanuel macron — no friend of the struggling, but president of the rich, according to some. president macron came to power promising to heal the rift between voters and their leaders, his campaign image based on a new kind of grassroots democracy. but, across the country today, protesters are accusing him of continuing france's economic divisions, and the distrust that many still feel towards their politicians. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: anguish for the relatives of an argentine submarine crew, after the vessel was found at the bottom of the atlantic. the government says it does not have the means to retrieve it. benazir bhutto has claimed victory

in pakistan's general election. she has asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country, and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage.

this is bbc news. our main headline this hour: president trump has visited california to survey the deadliest wildfire in the state's history. he has praised the efforts of the local police, politicians and the teams searching for survivors. more than a quarter of a million people have taken than a quarter of a million people have ta ken streets of than a quarter of a million people have taken streets of france to protest rising fuel prices have. let's stay with that now in san francisco, the smoke descending from hundreds of miles away has produced air quality levels worse than notoriously polluted cities in india and china. i spoke to 0livia feld, senior us technology reporter for the telegraph newspaper in san francisco. i asked her how long the conditions could last. we are currently in our ninth day of

very poor air—conditioners in the bay area, obviously impacting san francisco but it is very large spread of space across california that has been hit with at times, very unhealthy air—quality. we have been told by the city to remain inside, if possible, or if not inside, if possible, or if not inside, to be wearing one of these masks while outside until at least the end of tuesday. is it possible to do anything about the air quality oi’ to do anything about the air quality or is it something that it is hoped will eventually pass? there is very little one can do other than to seek shelter. the entire city has been covered in a sepia tone from all of the smoke that has come from the fires, even though they are 160 miles away, because of the direction of the wind the city has really been

covered in smoke which you can smell. it smells like burning wood, as you can expect from any buyer, when you are outside. when you are sheltered inside all using the mask outside, there is quite little you can do to avoid. what kind of health problems can it cause? well, the city has said to people that obviously if they start to experience difficulty breathing or coughing, wheezing, to seek medical advice. i have certainly noticed, along with my colleagues and friends here that a lot of us have had difficulty clearing our throats, in the same vein you might feel if you had just smoked a great deal. it impacts the sensation of a thickness sitting on your throat. it is quite uncomfortable. 0bviously, all of that being said, clearly this is far

more severe and worse for those who are much closer to the fires. indeed, and of course, many people are affected, a very large area. the severity of this problem is presumably very unfamiliar. yeah, absolutely. there were very bad fires not long ago in sonoma, in the wine country out of the city. people are saying to me, i didn't live in san francisco there, people have been sent to me that expense of the port a quality and the smoke in the city only lasted a couple of days. this has been quite unprecedented, yesterday was the worst recorded air pollution in san francisco history. the city really has taken quite a hit to days. all of the cable cars are not running for the entire duration of the weekend, alcatraz, which is a major tourist information in san francisco has been closed for the duration of the weekend. respite

centres have been set up around the city, including in libraries, that's san francisco museum of modern art has opened its doors up and the areas of its permanent collection to anyone who wants to seek shelter. it is important in a city which has a significant homeless population. argentina's government says it does not have the means to retrieve a submarine that's just been found at the bottom of the atlantic, a year after it went missing with 44 crew members on board. the submarine disappeared after reporting an electrical fault. the government will declare two days of mourning for the victims. nichola carroll reports. 366 days since the ara sanjuan submarine went missing with 44 crew on board and finally, an announcement from the authorities. translation: the submarine is located in a deep place, at a depth of 870 metres. there is a dip to 907 metres which is where the submarine is. that dip hit the submarine from the sonars.

at a news conference, the defence ministry said that it seemed impossible to recover what was left of the submarine. translation: we also don't have a remotely operated vehicle to go down to those debts to check the sea bed. we don't have the equipment to extract a vessel with those characteristics. news that the vessel had been found 800 metres below the surface of the ocean offered little comfort to the families of the dead. the sanjuan was returning from a routine mission to ushuaia, around 400 kilometres off the patagonian coast, when it reported an electrical breakdown on november 15th, 2017. at the one—year commemoration held on thursday, relatives were still asking questions. translation: i do not wish the loss of a child on anyone,

not my worst enemy. we want to have news, we wantjustice to be done, for the truth to be known, and for the guilty to pay. a day later, relatives received the news that the vessel had been found, located by a private company hired by the government. the question now is whether the vessel can actually be retrieved. nichola carroll, bbc news. 0liver plunkett is the ceo of ocean infinity, a private american company hired by argentina to look for the submarine when the international operation failed to find it. he explained how his firm made the discovery. we have invested quite heavily in the latest and rest technology for deep sea exploration. and i think it is simplya deep sea exploration. and i think it is simply a matter of having the right tool for thejob. is simply a matter of having the right tool for the job. it is an expensive operation to try to search the seabed. what area did you search, how long did it take? we have been searching for a little over 60 days, we covered 22,000 square kilometres in the search

overall. in what condition did you find the submarine? it was the wreckage of a submarine. i haven't yet seen the full images of the whole degree site, but it wasn't a submarine intact sitting on the seabed. yourjob presumably now is not to retrieve it or conduct tests, it is simply to find it? having found it, that is correct. the next steps in this process is a win for the argentina authorities to determine. it is an expensive operation, are you able to tell me how much it cost? the cost of effort we have not determined yet because almost literally a ship has just left the site today. —— of the ship. but i think, having found it, for

me, the most important thing, having met families of the crew members, it is to say that we have found it. that clearly has been some sort of comfort to those people, that was evident from the report we have just seen evident from the report we have just seen the. indeed, and i certainly hope so. the family members, we had fourfamily hope so. the family members, we had four family members as observers on oui’ four family members as observers on ourship during four family members as observers on our ship during the operations and i am told that they have a sense of great relief. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. democrat andrew gillum has conceded defeat to republican ron desantis in florida's governor race, as a recount of ballots neared its end. the democrat congratulated republican former congressman ron desa ntis on becoming the state's next governor. protesters have blocked off five major bridges in central london, demanding that the uk government take greater action on climate change. it followed 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. police in athens have used

teargas and stun grenades against anarchists who threw firebombs on the 45th anniversary of a student revolt. hooded youths put up barricades in the greek capital, where a former military government killed 2a people during student protests in 1973. a war crimes suspect in the central african republic has been detained and handed over to a tribunal in the netherlands. alfred yekatom, who was once nicknamed ‘rambo', led a christian militia in the anti—balaka movement which is accused of murdering and torturing members of the car's muslim community between 2013 and 2014. before we go, a reminder of our top story.

donald trump has visited paradise in california which has been devastated by wildfires. 71 people are known to have died and more than one thousand are missing. donald trump said it was ‘very sad' to see, adding that no one knows what the final death toll will be. earlier he praised the work of firefighters, who he said have been ‘fighting like hell.‘ the president has repeated his allegation that mismanagement of california‘s forests is to blame for the blazes. his critics, including firefighters say that those comments are ill informed and that federal government cuts have deprived the state of vital resources. that is it from me. you can reach me on twitter. i‘m @bbcta nyabeckett. hello there. the second half of the

weekend is looking fine and sunny for most areas of the uk, with quite a chilly wind out and about. yesterday we had some sparkling visibility, clear blue skies across the highlands of scotland and we had a number of beautiful weather watch pictures sent in to ask. you know what, our weather patterns are all interlinked and what happens to the north—west of us near the arctic circle, north iceland, temperatures up circle, north iceland, temperatures up to 17 celsius, which is astonishing. 14 degrees above normal and has set in place a chain reaction. that warm air will go into the arctic and the arctic responds by chucking a load of cold air across northern europe and that ultimately is heading to our shores over the next couple of days. a change in the weather is just around the corner. before we get there, it is going to be a chilly start to the day this morning because we have had this clear skies for most of the night and that has allowed temperatures plunge. because the

breeze has stayed up, there is not too much frost out and about but temperatures in the towns and cities have got down into a single figures and some of the deeper valleys in the highlands of scotland, the grampians, there are a few patches of frost whether wind has managed to fall like. here is the weather chart to the rest of the day. high temperatures influencing our weather, dragging dry airfrom europe and that is significant as thatis europe and that is significant as that is why we are not seeing much of the way of cloud of it that said, there may well be patches of cloud through the vale of york and eastern areas of scotland. through times these will be in and break to give sunshine and eight sunny day coming up sunshine and eight sunny day coming upfor sunshine and eight sunny day coming up for northern ireland compared with saturday. most of us it will be fine, settled and sunny but there will be a chilly breeze blowing through the days of the temperatures near normalfor through the days of the temperatures near normal for the through the days of the temperatures near normalfor the time through the days of the temperatures near normal for the time of year, ranging from 10— 12 degrees, feeling a little on the poolside around east anglia, southern parts of england and is well. start to see those changes taking place with the weather as we look into monday. a lot more cloud moving and that cloud will be thick enough to bring outbreaks of light rain orders will

around the western coast of scotland, western areas of england, all of cloud around, cool wind and temperature starting to edge down a little bit. the really cold air doesn‘t arrive until we get on introduced a. it has really focused across england and wales where to temperatures really will be struggling. six degrees in london and notice we still have some spots of blue on the charts. rain and drizzle across england and wales, a cooldown in the weather. in northern ireland the coldest air will be further southwards. here is the outlook. not a bad kind of day for today but a downward spiral with temperatures and as we look at the charts into the middle part of the week look at cardiff, five degrees by wednesday. winter is coming. this is bbc news. the headlines: president donald trump has visited california to survey the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state‘s history. he praised the efforts of local police, politicians, and the teams searching for survivors. the camp fire in northern california has killed at least 71 people. about 250,000 people have taken part in demonstrations across france against a further increase in fuel

tax and the rising cost of living. 0ne demonstrator was killed when a panicking driver drove into protesters. there were more than 100 injuries nationwide. a senior member of the british prime minister‘s cabinet has called for changes to her brexit plans. andrea leadsom, who is the leader of the commons, said there was potential to improve a draft deal before the prime minister presents it to european leaders next week. now on bbc news, it‘s inside out.