live from london, this is bbc news. a state of emergency in los angeles, as a wildfire forces 30,000 people out of their homes — with millions more under a fire warning. this is the scene live, as firefighters battle through the night to try to contain the blaze. we are ok, there is an ambulance to take that out. but this is right on my doorstep. rescue workers in tibet are working round the clock to search for survivors, after a major earthquake killed at least 126 people. panama's foreign minister says the sovereignty of the panama canal is non—negotiable, after donald trump refuses to rule out using military force to claim the waterway.

the uk's prime minister sir keir starmer has urged mps not to back a parliamentary attempt today to push for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs. you are live with bbc news. a huge wildfire is burning through thousands of acres in california, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from their homes. the fires are largely in pacific palisades, a neighbourhood in the hills near santa monica in los angeles. at least 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate. the pink shaded area show the limits of how far the fire had spread. you can see that in some areas it is almost to the coast. it covers more than 2900 acres, almost 12 square kilometres, and stretches down from the mountainous areas to the beach city of santa monica.

these are live pictures from the scene. 0ver these are live pictures from the scene. over the last few hours we have seen cars being burned and buildings destroyed, as the fire swept through. this is the area of pasadena. the latest information we have at the moment is that there are three fires raging through los angeles. you have this fire in pasadena that you can see on the screens. we also have the fire in the pacific palisades and one further north in the suburbs. local fire fighters say the conditions are as bad as they get, with gusts of wind up to more than 100 kilometres per hour. the white house says president biden is being briefed on the situation, whilst the governor of california has warned that fires there are no longer seasonal — but a year round threat. emma vardy has the latest. the fire exploded at astonishing speed. the combination of dry conditions and strong winds

causing the fire's rapid spread. people evacuating began to leave their cars and escape on foot. emergency services eventually bulldozed some 200 abandoned vehicles to clear the roads. the pacific palisades area is home to luxury properties and celebrity homes. at least 30,000 residents were told to leave. my heart is in my throat, but we're 0k as long as the firefighters said there's an ambulance to take us out. but this is like right at my doorstep. we've been watching these huge plumes of smoke rising and the flames flickering over the mountains behind us. now, people in california are used to wildfires and strong winds at this time of year, but this one is more unusual because of how quickly it spread and the fact it's so close to a densely populated area. thousands of buildings were in danger of being engulfed by flames as emergency services tried to keep people safe.

it's not yet clear how widespread the damage is to properties, but some homes have been destroyed and several other fires have also been burning. while the strong winds continue, there's warnings across california that more wildfires may start. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. cbs reporterjonathan vigliotti is at the scene. he says firefighters are trying their best to stop the fire from spreading. we are here at the heart of the pacific palisades, in a neighbourhood that is a total loss. we have a home here, and over here. another home loss. we go over this way, homes out in the street, this one is completely levelled. the firefighters here, they are not trying to save the structures, they are trying to prevent these flames from jumping to other neighbourhoods. you can see these embers. in some cases they are being carried more than a mile in advance of the

source flames, lighting of the homes on fire. let's go to the advisor for pasadena. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. can you tell us the latest that is happening in pasadena?— pasadena? the most recent u dates pasadena? the most recent updates i — pasadena? the most recent updates i have _ pasadena? the most recent updates i have received, . pasadena? the most recentj updates i have received, we have evacuated more than 5000 people. it has significantly impacted the eastern portion of pasadena and surrounding areas. this is a unified command between the pasadena fire, los angeles county fire and the los angeles county fire and the los angeles national forest. 0n the public safety side, we have the pasadena police department and la county sheriffs department working tirelessly to maintain this, so it is a very active effort at this time.- this, so it is a very active effort at this time. we are heafina effort at this time. we are hearing some _ effort at this time. we are hearing some accounts . effort at this time. we are l hearing some accounts from people on the ground there, in

parts of los angeles who, at the moment, they are unsure about what they should do next. they can see the fire perhaps in their neighbourhood, they are wondering whether they should leave their homes. what is your advice to them at the moment?— is your advice to them at the moment? �*, , . . ., moment? oh, it's very crucial to avoid impacted _ moment? oh, it's very crucial to avoid impacted areas. - moment? oh, it's very crucial to avoid impacted areas. if. to avoid impacted areas. if there is a mandatory evacuation order, do not stay in the area and do not come in from other areas. minimise traffic. we do have resources in the community, there is an evacuation centre open in pasadena, the pasadena convention centre. if you receive a mandatory evacuation order and you need a place to stay, please come to this location. we have parking available, we have bordering on site available for pets, we are asking everybody to use those resources that they have. how would you _ resources that they have. how would you describe _ resources that they have. how would you describe the - would you describe the emergency response so far? at the moment, we can see live pictures from pasadena, we can

see some firefighters trying to tackle the blaze. do they have enough resources, enough manpower for the challenge that they are facing? we manpower for the challenge that they are facing?— they are facing? we are utilising _ they are facing? we are utilising all— they are facing? we are utilising all resources i they are facing? we are i utilising all resources that they are facing? we are - utilising all resources that we have. we are absolutely working very actively on this. as i mentioned, we have multiple fire units, we have also requested 50 strike teams state—wide. we are putting all efforts into making sure we address this as quickly and effectively as we can. jennifer, overthe effectively as we can. jennifer, over the years we have seen several wildfires in california and the wider california and the wider california area. how would you describe the experience at the moment? 0ne describe the experience at the moment? one of our reporters on the grounds that they have never seen anything like this in 20 years. never seen anything like this in 20 yew-— never seen anything like this in 20 years. there are unique situations _ in 20 years. there are unique situations always _ in 20 years. there are unique situations always in _ in 20 years. there are unique situations always in a - situations always in a disaster. as always, it is a very unified effort and we are all working together tirelessly to address this as quickly as possible. {lift to address this as quickly as possible-—

possible. off course, this is 'ust possible. off course, this is just january. _ possible. off course, this is just january. we _ possible. off course, this is just january, we have - possible. off course, this is just january, we have seen| possible. off course, this is i just january, we have seen the cold weather that has hit much of the united states. but this is what you face there in california. just explain what is making this fire so deadly. well, there is significant impact of the windstorm. i think the increased wind has caused a greater risk, which is why we have been putting out messaging, regionally, to minimise any chances of causing fires or doing any clues that might increase the risk or increase any ongoing fires that have already started. i appreciate it is still an emergency situation, but do you have a sense of the impact of the fire at the moment? we hear of people's homes being burned down at the moment.— down at the moment. sale, we have had _ down at the moment. sale, we have had damage _ down at the moment. sale, we have had damage to _ down at the moment. sale, we have had damage to homes, i have had damage to homes, damage to buildings in the area at this time, because we are working very actively, and due to hazards in the area we have not been able to do that yet,

but the information will be available with updates tomorrow morning. we will have a better assessment of the current damage on the situation we are at. , , ., , , ., damage on the situation we are at. ., damage on the situation we are at. give us a sense of how you at. give us a sense of how you at the city _ at. give us a sense of how you at the city of _ at. give us a sense of how you at the city of pasadena, - at. give us a sense of how you at the city of pasadena, the i at the city of pasadena, the local authorities, at the city of pasadena, the localauthorities, have at the city of pasadena, the local authorities, have been preparing for a situation like this. how do you get your team together? unfortunately, these are common events now in california. it are common events now in california-— are common events now in california. it is absolutely a unified command. - california. it is absolutely a | unified command. agencies california. it is absolutely a - unified command. agencies are working together to anticipate this, based on risk and experiences we have had. it is a proactive effort. we know that action was taken before the disaster had happened. they have been working tirelessly on that. i think that has also reduced some of the damage, in that we have been able to take some of the steps ahead of time to minimise any risk and keep

the community safe. find to minimise any risk and keep the community safe.— to minimise any risk and keep the community safe. and how do ou see the community safe. and how do you see the _ the community safe. and how do you see the situation _ the community safe. and how do you see the situation unfolding l you see the situation unfolding on the ground over the next few hours, the next few days? how quickly can you contain the situation?— quickly can you contain the situation? ~ ., . ., situation? we anticipate that wind should _ situation? we anticipate that wind should be _ situation? we anticipate that wind should be dying - situation? we anticipate that wind should be dying down, | situation? we anticipate that l wind should be dying down, all starting to die down tomorrow afternoon. hopefully that will make things more manageable, but on our end, we are working as actively as possible, and using all of our re—political resources. using all of our re-political resources.— using all of our re-political resources. , ., , ., resources. jennifer colby, from the city of _ resources. jennifer colby, from the city of pasadena _ the city of pasadena authorities. thank you for bringing as up to date. a reminder that we have a live page on the bbc website where you can keep up—to—date with developments there in los angeles. we will continue to monitor events and bring you the latest on bbc news. rescue workers in tibet are working round the clock

to search for survivors after a major earthquake killed at least 126 people. the magnitude 7.1 quake struck at around 9am local time on tuesday. the impact was felt across the shigatse region of tibet, although tremors were also felt in nepal and parts of india. a large—scale rescue operation has been launched, with survivors under additional pressure as temperatures as low as minus 16 degrees celcius overnight. chinese state media reported that around 3,000 buildings had been destroyed — leaving thousands of people without shelter. residents are afraid to enter some buildings left standing, as aftershocks may continue. let's speak to exiled leader of the tibetan government — penpa tsering. i know you are following two elements on the ground. tell us what you are hearing from people? what you are hearing from --eole? ., , what you are hearing from neale? ., , ., what you are hearing from neale? ., , , people? people are still very scared. people? people are still very scared- the _ people? people are still very scared. the only _ people? people are still very scared. the only source -

people? people are still very scared. the only source of. scared. the only source of information is the chinese government agencies, those reports. so it's very difficult to verify the number of casualties of people who succumbed to injuries, people who are injured, how many have been taken out of those places for medical attention. all of this information is still not very clear. we do not have direct access to information inside to bat about families that are reaching out, because it is very close to nepal. families are reaching out and but as a source of information for us. 0therwise, but as a source of information for us. otherwise, it is very difficult to work out. the weather conditions, as you can imagine, the earthquakes, where it happened, the epicentre and the surrounding areas of shigatse, other localities around that, and elevation of

more than 4000 metres above sea level. temperature is going to be minus degrees around this time of year. so people have problems with being relocated. thousands of people have been relocated so far, according to the news agencies or training. you live in exile away from chinese rule in tibet. what you make of the chinese government response so far to the earthquake? i understand you have limited information at the moment. it have limited information at the moment. ., ., have limited information at the moment. ~ moment. it looks like the government _ moment. it looks like the government has - moment. it looks like the government has sent - moment. it looks like the| government has sent in... moment. it looks like the - government has sent in... that it is making a good enough effort to save people's lives. a lot of local tibetan sources from the surrounding areas, they are also coming together to provide shelter and food for

people who are surviving. so it looks like everybody is putting in a concerted effort to save people. {iii in a concerted effort to save --eole. . ., , in a concerted effort to save eo le, . ., , , , in a concerted effort to save --eole. , , ,., people. of course, this is an area that — people. of course, this is an area that is _ people. of course, this is an area that is prone _ people. of course, this is an area that is prone to - area that is prone to earthquakes. there are other environmental challenges. what do you think the long term considerations for this part of tibet are, going forward? the tibetan plateau _ tibet are, going forward? tue: tibetan plateau came tibet are, going forward? tte: tibetan plateau came out tibet are, going forward? tt2 tibetan plateau came out of the tectonic shift between the indian and eurasian plate. there is a false line, the whole area is prone to earthquakes. we have warned the chinese give much about developing megaprojects like they announced last month, the mega dam, they announced last month, the mega darn, it is supposed to produce three times the

hydroelectricity than the one thatis hydroelectricity than the one that is the biggest in the world. so if something happens to that size of a dam, there could be severe consequences in downstream countries, as you can imagine. downstream countries, as you can imagine-— can imagine. the chinese covenant _ can imagine. the chinese covenant defends - can imagine. the chinese covenant defends its - can imagine. the chinese| covenant defends its right can imagine. the chinese i covenant defends its right to develop its resources as well, but that is the excelled leader of the tibetan government, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. thank you for “oining us on bbc news. . ., thank you for “oining us on bbc news. ., ~ , ., thank you for “oining us on bbc news. ., ~ i. ., ., news. thank you for having me. the exiles _ news. thank you for having me. the exiles leader. _

less than two weeks before his inauguration as us president, donald trump has repeated his desire to take control of both greenland and the panama canal, and even floated the possibility of using military force. mr trump made his remarks during questions from reporters at his estate in florida. his son, donald trumpjnr, was in greenland on what he

called a "personal day trip”'to talk to people. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. this is a very deliberate signal of intent, of donald trump's genuine desire to take over greenland. it is no coincidence that his son, donjunior, landed there. just here as tourists. it may look like he has come for a property viewing, trump style, before trying to buy the island. he says that is not the case. do you have a message from your father? he says hello. 0k. to you? we were talking to him yesterday. so he says hello to everyone in greenland. 0k, are you still interested in buying greenland? greenland is controlled by denmark, whose prime minister says it is very much not for sale. its strategic location, between the us and russia, is why donald trump wants to take control. people don't really know if denmark has any legal right to it, but if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security,

that's for the free world. i'm talking about protecting the free world. in a very wide—ranging, freewheeling press conference, he listed all the countries in his sights. we want to get along with everybody, but, you know, it takes two to tango. revealing more of his global ambitions, he said he also wants control of the crucial shipping route, the panama canal. it is essential, he says, for america's economic security. the panama canal is vital to our country. it is being operated by china. china! and we gave the panama canal to panama, we didn't give it to china. and they've abused it, they've abused that gift. he repeated his threat to put crippling tariffs on goods from canada and mexico if they don't tighten border security. and he announced a unilateral plan to completely rename the gulf of mexico. we're going to be changing the name of the gulf of mexico to the gulf of america, which has a beautiful ring. that covers a lot of territory.

the gulf of america, what a beautiful name. joined by his special envoy to the middle east, donald trump says there has already been a lot of progress on efforts to release about 100 hostages held by hamas in gaza. he wants them freed before his inauguration in less than two weeks. if those hostages aren't back — i don't want to hurt your negotiation — if they're not back by the time i get into office, all hell will break out in the middle east. and it will not be good for hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone. all hell will break out. i don't have to say any more, but that is what it is. i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear... in under a fortnight history will repeat itself when donald trump is once again sworn in as the us president. this time around he wants to use the power of his office to reshape the world in a way that puts america's — and only america's — interest first, threatening and warning other nations not to stand in his way. sarah smith, news, washington.

sarah smith, bbc news, washington. let's speak now to david maddox, political editor at the independent. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what should we make of donald trump's comments not ruling out the use of force to seize greenland all the panama canal? how seriously should we take him? t canal? how seriously should we take him? ., canal? how seriously should we take him?— take him? i think we should take him? i think we should take him — take him? i think we should take him seriously. - take him? i think we should take him seriously. i- take him? i think we should take him seriously. i mean, j take him? i think we should l take him seriously. i mean, it is a fascinating change of approach by donald trump, from his first administration, when really he was inward looking and wanted to retreat from the world, he wanted to avoid wards and all the rest of it. this is and all the rest of it. this is an imperialist trump, if you like. —— avoid walls. he wants to expand america's footprint on the world, literally, to greenland, panama again. these are serious threats. this is not a man to be played with. [30

not a man to be played with. do ou not a man to be played with. do you think that there is almost inevitable... 0f you think that there is almost inevitable... of course, america has to protect interests against china and russia, particularly when it comes to shipping routes around greenland and panama. it is almost inevitable, wouldn't you say? t almost inevitable, wouldn't you sa ? ., ., ._ say? i would not say anything as inevitable. _ say? i would not say anything as inevitable. you _ say? i would not say anything as inevitable. you always - say? i would not say anything | as inevitable. you always have to take some of what trump says as bellicose rhetoric, as a kind of negotiation tactic. but i think he is serious about taking control of these things. the panama canal in particular, i think it is going to be a serious issue. quite clearly, he am millions of people around him believe that china have virtually complete control of the panama canal, but as a serious threat to american supply chains. it's also a problem for the west more widely. i think we are going to be seeing a very different

approach from this trump administration. and one that really could be quite destabilising for the rest of the world. destabilising for the rest of the world-— destabilising for the rest of the world. ~ ., .. ., the world. what can we learn from the _ the world. what can we learn from the first _ the world. what can we learn from the first donald - the world. what can we learn from the first donald trump. from the first donald trump administration? he came in with big ideas. 0ne administration? he came in with big ideas. one of them was to try to reach a deal with north korea. 0nce try to reach a deal with north korea. once in office, do you find the realities of international politics sometimes makes that really difficult? what can we learn from the first residency? t from the first residency? i think we can learn that from the first residency? t think we can learn that this is a man who enjoys negotiating. he clearly enjoyed his discussions with north korea. and to be fair on him, he made some progress there. i mean, it has all unravelled and does not seem to be on his agenda again. we will be seeing a lot of that, a lot more aggressive approach, much more outward looking, much more bellicose, as i was saying. the real issue, the one that is worrying everybody in europe, is what he

is going to do in ukraine and with russia. i wouldn't be surprised if we are going to see some quick action fare as well. a, ., ., ~ , ., well. david maddox, thank you very much _ well. david maddox, thank you very much for— well. david maddox, thank you very much for sharing - well. david maddox, thank you very much for sharing your- very much for sharing your analysis. here in the uk, the prime minister has urged mps not to back a parliamentary attempt today to push for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs. the conservatives will propose the inquiry in an amendment to the children's wellbeing and schools bill, which will be debated later. let's get more on this now from our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. henry, what are the chances of the tories being successful? zero, basically. and that's not me pretending to be clairvoyant, that is the mathematical reality of the fact that in our general election injuly last year, the labour party won a stonking great majority. that means in the house of commons, they can basically win any vote they

like. and the conservatives know this. so what are they trying to do? it is not that they wouldn't like to win this vote, it is that they are trying to illustrate what is an increasingly stark difference of opinion between the labour government and the conservative opposition. that is over whether there should be a new national inquiry into grooming gangs, an issue which has rocketed up the political agenda at the start of this year, primarily thanks to the posts on social media of elon musk. now, the labour government position is that there does not need to be a new inquiry. what they actually need to do is to increment the accommodations are previous inquiries, some into child sexual abuse, sorry, some into grooming gangs, but others which more generally looked up to the issue of child sexual abuse. that is what the governor says they are going to do, they say they are going to do, they say they are going to do so speedily. whether keir starmer is right that are doing thatis starmer is right that are doing that is enough to allay the concerns of some people on this issue and, more importantly,

protect vulnerable young women and girls from abuse, well, we will find out over the coming months and years ahead. henry, thank you- _ months and years ahead. henry, thank you. that _ months and years ahead. henry, thank you. that is _ months and years ahead. henry, thank you. that is our _ months and years ahead. henry, thank you. that is our chief - thank you. that is our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. before we go, let's show you these live pictures that we have coming in from pasadena in los angeles. remember, we are following these wildfires that have hit three parts of the city. more than 30,000 people are known to have been evacuated. this is a developing situation that is now happening in los angeles. just a reminder that we will continue to follow developments with our correspondence on the ground, but we also have a live page on the bbc website, and one of our correspondence in los angeles is saying this is the worst situation they have seenin the worst situation they have seen in the 20 years they have lived there. this is the smoke

rising above los angeles. you are watching bbc news. the rest of the week will remain very cold at night and we have further risk of snow and ice for northern and western areas. as we head into the weekend, something slightly less cold will begin to push him off the atlantic, temperature recovering as we head into next week for some of us. we have some lower tier met office weather warnings in 0ffice weather warnings in force for snow and ice, some significant snow over the highlands, and a yellow warning forice highlands, and a yellow warning for ice for parts of north—west england and north wales. also, freezing fog patches for northern ireland, northern ireland and north wales, which could be stubborn to clear. a lot of sunshine in the north of scotland. sky is turning cloudy across the southern half of england and south wales, with rain and may be some hill sleet

and snow coming in. we could see some sleet and snow over the tops of the moors, south wales, the hills and across the downs, but as we had through wednesday evening it will start to pull away, taking the cloud and rain with it. clear skies as we head into the early part of thursday, temperatures falling like a stone and further wintry showers for northern scotland and northern ireland. temperatures could be down into minus double digits across northern england and into scotland, where we have lying snow. we hold onto that run of cold northerly wind, with further snow showers feeding into northern parts of scotland. we remain very much in the cold air mass, lots of sunshine around, ice to begin with. furtherwintry sunshine around, ice to begin with. further wintry showers in northern scotland and northern ireland, perhaps into northern western wales, north—west england, some of them running to the midlands. ice could be a risk. for most it stays dry,

cold and sunny, temperature struggling to get much above two were three degrees. as we head through thursday night, the wintry showers continue across northern areas. temperatures fall away sharply. mist and fog forming once again. cloud and rain pushing into the very far south—west, which could be wintry. temperatures could be down to -15 temperatures could be down to —15 celsius or even lower as we head into friday morning. we will see a change as we move through friday. slightly less cold air moving in for the weekend. certainly in the north and west of the country.

welcome to viewers on bbc news. welcome to viewers on bbc news. we are discussing accident and emergency and when we do discuss the nhs we get some amazing insights. loads of problems, about a dozen hospitals have declared major incidents. patients have been warned of two day waits in a&e at nine hospitals. the royal liverpool university hospital advises patients they could face a 50—hour wait. when we were on the radio, it was pointed out that one patient at that hospital waited 91 hours. the secretary of state for health, wes streeting hatz said that he is ashamed of the situation. he saw it on the ground the other day in a

hospital and he said it is going to be