hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. president trump has been to 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. he also revisited his claim that poor forest management was to blame. at least 76 people are now known have died with many still missing. dan johnson has this report from paradise. in the ruins of paradise, the president got his own clear view ofjust 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 aren't accounted for. and this is the kind

of destruction — in fact, they're telling me this is even not as bad as some areas. some areas are even beyond this, they're just 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 a strong opinion. i want great climate. we're going to have that, and 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, he's saying that, you know, that the forests

have been mismanaged. well, it's federal, it's the bureau of land management. it's taken care of by the feds. he doesn't understand california, he doesn't appreciate california, he doesn't like california. he thinks we should cut down all our trees and not allow any water to go into the pacific ocean, and ijust 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. more than a quarter of a million 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. pauline lallemont from french magazine paris match says the protests are a sign of growing anger in france. well, it's been a big issue in france because, like, a lot of people are moving

to other cities to find some jobs, you know, and it's been a big problem for them to do it, because of the rise of the price of the tax on fuel. in fact, it was not only the issue of today. it was much more like a widespread frustration, you know, about businessmen who can afford to pay all the taxes. it was about uber drivers who also say that they're not paid enough. it is also about retired people who have not — who say that they have not enough money to retire. so it was a lot of people from everywhere in france, more than 200,000 people, who decided to demonstrate today. and i think that all the yellow

jackets, they said, ok, we have this problem with the fuel price, but it's much more like a widespread frustration, as i said. you can get more on all of our stories on our website, where there's full background and analysis from our correspondents. just go to bbc.com/news and follow the links. let's get more on events in california now, where president trump has met emergency teams fighting wildfires. 0ur correspondent dave lee is in chico with more on the rescue and recovery operation. it is now more than a week on since this huge wildfire devastated the town of paradise and there are still many hundreds of people unaccounted for. those who did make it out are still in places like this, this is an unofficial area for those who fled the fire and didn't have

anywhere else to go. gradually we are expecting this place to thin out as people are being offered free bus rides and free ride shares to get a proper shelter around an hour or so drive from where we are. when they get there they are going to be greeted with proper supplies, a place to sleep, but also help with the next steps, getting the financial support to try to move on from what has happened to them here. president trump has been in the area surveying the damage for himself and also offering his support to the firefighters that are still tackling this blaze up in the hills here. he removed his threats, or rescinded his threats, to take away federal funding from california because of bad forest management. he now says funding will be made available and he and governorjerry brown will work together to solve this problem for california. as for the people that are here, you can see behind me is the first blue sky since the fires happened. dave lee, bbc news, in chico.

well a little earlier, i spoke to tojoe greco, who's a member of butte county sheriff search and rescue team from chico, close to the destroyed town of paradise. i asked him what the process is when trying to locate missing people. yes, thank you for having me. let's see, the process is a long one and it is difficult. we start with missing as persons reports that the public has called in. and we are looking into every single one of those leads, every single one of them. thousands of calls have come in on reporting missing people. we have got about 500 plus search and rescue teams out there, paired with canine units and cadaver dogs going through rubble right now, looking for anything, any sign of humans.

breakout it is difficult at this point. how are you actually finding this process personally? was this a job you expected to be doing? this process personally? was this a job you expected to be doing7m this process personally? was this a job you expected to be doing? it is difficult. this is very emotional. i was up there on thursday morning with another colleague of mine and oui’ with another colleague of mine and our marching orders were to help evacuate a hospital. the fire came through extremely hot and extremely quickly, the wind at about 65 mph blowing tornadoes of fire around that whole community. it has been surreal, it has been something that iam not surreal, it has been something that i am not really trained to do, i am a volunteer. a group of about 51 volu nteers a volunteer. a group of about 51 volunteers have come together and we are running overhead operations right now for this operation. are you getting help, is, from people who are trained to do this sort of

thing coming in and supporting new? absolutely. 0ur thing coming in and supporting new? absolutely. our first responders up that here have been incredible, the fire and local law enforcement. very $0011 fire and local law enforcement. very soon after that we got about 250 search and rescue teams from around oui’ search and rescue teams from around our state. we got mutual aid requested very quickly to bring in red cross, the national guard, the response has been unbelievable. and what about the community that those people who have lost many, or are looking for people who are still missing. how are they still handling it? you can imagine, it is an extremely difficult, sad situation right now. many of those people who did get out and do have family are down here in chico right now. there are are hundreds of locations of many people gathered with family, looking forfamily. many people gathered with family, looking for family. there are people

think the families they have never met in their homes. there are trailers out in parking lots and trailers out in parking lots and trailers in the back of some of these people ‘s properties where they are just gathering together right now. the community has been incredible. is a very sad situation, but there appears to be some kind of a silver lining on this week he managed to —— on this where humanity is still intact. let's look at some other stories in brief. the killer of saudi critic jamal khashoggi will be known "within the next two days", according to president donald trump. mr trump was speaking to reporters in malibu when he said a full report on who did it would be completed by monday or tuesday. it follows media reports that the cia believes crown prince mohammed ordered the killing. the murder and international outcry has frayed ties betwen washington and riyadh. protesters blocked five major bridges in central london, demanding that the uk government takes greater action on climate change.

it followed a week of action by the campaign group, extinction rebellion. the group said six—thousand people had joined the demonstrations and there'd been 45 arrests. 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. it's accused of murdering and torturing members of the car's muslim community between 2013 and 2014. a senior member of theresa may's cabinet has called for changes to her brexit plans. andrea leadsom who's 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 alterations to the draft have been described as "a fantasy" by another government minister. mrs may has been speaking to local conservative party members, as she seeks to head off a possible vote of no confidence. this report from our

political correspondent iain watson, contains some flash photography. 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. reporter: 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. what we need is 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 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. and this is how some of britian‘s sunday morning papers are covering brexit. the observer highlights the difficulties facing mr may. it quotes a senior tory mp who says the prime minister is handing power to the eu — but they also speak to remain tory‘s who believe brexiters' promises of easy trade deals are "fantastical lies. the sunday telegraph says a plot

to oust may is nearing tipping point as mps rebelion grows — the paper quotes the former london mayoral candiate zac goldsmith who says mrs may's daparture would offer the chance of a fresh start. the independent speaks to what it calls moderate consevatives who are warning they will push britain towards tighter relations with the eu if purists in the concervative party, tear down the draft withdrawal bill. much more to come on brexit. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has visited paradise — the us town in california worst affected by the recent wildfires. he praised the efforts of the local police and the teams searching for survivors. more than a quarter of a million people have taken to the streets of france to protest at rising fuel prices. 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 in november last year 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. and 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 depths, to check the sea bed, and 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 15 november 2017. a massive international search and rescue operation found no trace of the missing sub. and hope is finding survivors was abandoned after two weeks. —— hope of. the failed search raised questions about the state of the argentinian armada, which was one of latin america's smallest defence budgets relative to the size of its economy. 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. it had been located by a private company hired by the government. the question now is whether the vessel can actually be retrieved. nichola carroll, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. 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. tensions over trade and china's growing influence in the pacific have overshadowed the final day at the apec summit in papua new guinea. in a veiled reference to the us's trade war against china — chinese president xi jinping warned against countries pursuing a path of unilateralism and protectionism. 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 the republican former congressman on becoming the state's next governor. next month world leaders meet in poland for the united nations yearly conference on climate change. now thousands of young people have found a rather unique way to make sure their message is heard, while trying to set a world record for the biggest postcard of all time. lebo diseko has more 0n the glacier high up in the swiss alps, something unusual unfolds. 125,000 cards and drawings from children all around the world, each with a message on climate change. they are put together to make one giant postcard, which organisers say, at 205,000 square metres, is the largest ever.

next month the governments of the world are going to get together in poland for the next conference of the parties on climate change. this is going to be the place where the actual plan of action to implement the paris agreement on climate change is going to be negotiated. we need ambition. we need ambition from every government that is going to be there. 1.5 celsius is a message that is hard to miss. that is what scientists say the limit for global warming needs to be if we want to keep the earth habitable. last month the united nations report warned that without drastic action there will be even sharper temperature rises, but with doubts over whether countries can even meet the two degrees cap agreed at the paris climate conference three years ago, activists are demanding global leaders do more. we expect acts, decisions, and urgent actions. we are done with the talking, we don't want to wait any more, we want to do this transition and decarbonise the economies and societies in order

to save the climate and all live on this earth as one in peace. the aletsch glacier this giant postcard was put together on is also significant. it's melting at an alarming speed. it could disappear altogether within the next 80 years. activists say it is just another example of the increasing threat posed by global warming. 0ften cheaper than a bottle of water, energy drinks can be very popular with children, but doctors say there should be a ban on selling them to anyone under the age of 16. a consultation on that proposal runs until tuesday of next week, as hayley hassall reports. so who here has had a sip or drunk an energy drink? i have energy drinks about once every couple of weeks. i had an energy drink when my sister had one, i only had a sip and it made me hyper.

i have an energy drink on a saturday, when i go dancing, because wakes me up really early. i liked the taste of it, but later on i did not like how i felt. well done. 0k. according to department of health two thirds of ten to 17—year—olds are regular consumers of energy drinks. the average drink contains 15 cubes of sugar and 150 mg of caffeine. that's the equivalent of two strong cups of coffee the world health organization says that drinking these often could lead to high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, poor dental health, and obesity. children are particularly susceptible to the advertising. their bodies are not equipped to assume that amount of caffeine, the sugar content can increase the risk of childhood obesity, the oral health implications, we have children having dental extractions of their adult teeth which impact upon their speech and their self—esteem. from a public health perspective we would be keen to see the energy drinks being banned for under the age of 18 and we would

like to see that happen as soon as possible. i was drinking three or four energy drinks a day. from being 12 years old, james drank more than three cans of energy drinks a day. then last year he collapsed and had to have his gall bladder removed. i drank them because i was tired and they would give a quick energy boost. then i would feel tired again and i would drink another one. i thought i had a problem with my stomach. i used to pass out. i passed out a few times. i passed out at school. then i went to the doctors and eventually got an ultrasound and they said it was gall stones. that must have felt awful for you. had you any idea what was causing the problem? i ended up in hospital and had my gall bladder removed and they said it could have been because i was drinking energy drinks. at the time, did you know that energy drinks were not suitable for kids?

i didn't know that they weren't suitable for children. i know they have a label on the back, but who reads that? it is a year since his operation and he is a different character. but back in year nine he was a handful. and now in year 11 he is a different person. thousands of people have got behind a campaign to stop energy drinks been sold to children and some supermarkets have already voluntarily stopped selling them. when the government launched the consultation the drinks industry said that a sales ban on energy drinks is not effective as there are much greater contributors to sugar and caffeine in ourdiets. as you can see, the energy drinks on the same shelves as the fizzy drinks and the juice. they have bright coloured cans. they usually cost less. they are on average 99p. over a pound for the other drinks. there are warning signs on the back that say they have a high level of caffeine and are not suitable for children. but campaigners want the government to go one step further and they want to ban children from being able to buy them completely. hayley hassall, bbc news.

the former bbc newsreader richard baker has died. he was 93, and introduced the corporation's first ever television news bulletin, in 195a. david sillito looks back at his life. 1954 and the first—ever bbc television news bulletin began with the voice of richard baker. here is an illustrated summary of the news. it'll be followed with 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 define the calm, clear voice of bbc tv news. police reinforcements have been drafted into downing street denied 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 programme and for many years he was the tv face of the proms. good evening to you and a very warm welcome to the royal albert hall. in his spare time he had a go at acting, here with prince edward. forgot you, sir? 0h, notorious villain! and there was also a memorable moment on morecambe and wise. music plays he was still broadcasting into his 80s, but he will 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 has died at the age of 93. now the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. the second half of the weekend is looking fine and sunny for most areas of the uk, with a chilly wind out and about. yesterday we had some sparkling visibility, clear blue skies across the highlands of scotland. we had a number of beautiful weather watch pictures sent in to us. but you know what? 0ur weather patterns are all interlinked. what happens to the north—west of us, near the arctic circle, north iceland, we had to temperatures up to 17 celsius. just astonishing. 14 degrees above normal. it has set in place a chain reaction. the warm air will go in to the arctic and the arctic responds by chucking cold air out across northern europe. that ultimately is heading to our shores in the next couple of days. a change in the weather is just around the corner. before we get that it will be a chilly start to the day this morning because we have had these

clear skies for most of the night. that has allowed temperatures to plunge. because the breeze has stayed up there is not too much frost out and about. temperatures in the towns and cities have got down into low single figures. in some of the deeper valleys in the highlands of scotland, the grampians, there are patches of frost where the winds have managed to fall light. here is a weather chart through the rest of the day today. high pressure still influencing the weather, dragging the dry air in from europe. that is significant because that is why we are not seeing much in the way of cloud. that said, there may be patches of cloud through the vale of york and eastern areas of scotland to start the day. these will probably thin and break up to give sunshine. a much sunnier day for northern ireland. most of us it will be fine, settle, and sunny. a chilly breeze blowing throughout the day. temperatures near normal for the time of year, 10—12 degrees, perhaps feeling cool around the coastline of east anglia, southern parts of england as well. we start to see those changes taking place with the weather as we look at the chart for monday.

more cloud moving in. it will be thick enough to bring light rain or drizzle around some of the western coasts of scotland. the western areas of england. lots of cloud around, cool winds. temperatures starting to edge down a little bit. but the really cold air doesn't arrive until we get on into tuesday. temperatures will be struggling. six degrees or so in london. notice we still have some spots of blue on the charts. some rain and drizzle across england and wales. a cool down for scotland and northern ireland. the coldest bit will be further southwards. this is the outlook. not a bad day for today. a downward spiral with temperatures. looking into the middle of the week, cardiff, just five degrees by wednesday. winter is coming. this is bbc news. the headlines: president donald trump has visited

california to survey the damage from 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 campfire, in northern california, has killed at least 76 people. about a quarter of a million 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's 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 time for click.