live from london. this is bbc news new wildfires in los angeles break out as the number of confirmed dead rises to 5. more than 130,000 people have been evacuated. this is the scene live from los angeles, where firefighters are struggling to contain at least six separate fires. mps in the uk have voted to reject the conservatives' demand for a fresh national inquiry into grooming gangs. we hear stories of venezuelan migrants who are trying to reach the us through the darien gap, ahead of trump's return. hello, i'm sally bundock. we start in the us where the death toll

from california's wildfires has risen to five. there are four fires continuing to burn out of control in the suburbs of los angeles and more are still popping up. the latest blaze starting in hollywood hills in the last couple of hours or so. these are live pictures from los angeles. at least 100,000 people have been evacuated and tens of thousands more have been told to pack and be ready to go. officials say despite best efforts, the fires are 0% contained. amongst the areas affected is the pacific palisades which is between santa monica and malibu. a fire there doubled in size within hours as tinder dry conditions and high wind helped the blaze spread. hundreds of properties have been destroyed there. president biden visited los angeles on wednesday and met emergency workers and within the past hour it's

been announced he's cancelling his upcoming trip to italy to focus on the federal response to the fires. let's speak to our correspondent helena humphrey who's in hollywood for us. talk us through the latest. the warnin: talk us through the latest. the warning here — talk us through the latest. the warning here in _ talk us through the latest. tie: warning here in la talk us through the latest. tte: warning here in la county tonight is that no—one is out of danger in this county, and keepin of danger in this county, and keep in mine that this is the most popular, populous county in the whole of the united states — almost ten million people living here. you were just mentioning about more and more blazes popping up. we're looking at about a number of around six right now — the most recent one being here in hollywood called the sunset fire. and as we arrived here in the city, it was on the horizon just behind us. and we, too, have also had to move out of one of the evacuation zones as those blazes continue to grow in size and scale and severity.

very sadly, now, having the confirmation that at least five people have lost their lives. 0ver people have lost their lives. over 100,000 people people have lost their lives. 0ver100,000 people have been told essentially to go — to take what they can and make that agonising decision to leave their homes behind. but, of course, escape with their lives. but when we've been speaking to people, you can see that they've just left with the trappings of life. people are walking around this city with pet carriers, with carrier bags, wearing flip—flops. clearly just left as quickly as they can. and if they haven't lost their homes, people we've spoken to, particularly from the pacific palisades, specifically, say that they know people who have. when you think of hollywood, of course, you think of that glitz and glamour. we know that the likes of paris hilton and billy crystal have lost their homes. but of course, it's notjust about that. there are vulnerable populations living here. we a saw some really sad scenes of elderly people, of course, looking dazed and confused as they were evacuated

from a care home, as anybody would be. also, a significant unhoused population here as well. so certainly, i think, unhoused population here as well. so certainly, ithink, a sense of confusion and anxiety, and this real thick smoke as well, which hangs in the air. we were in one area, palisades - i we were in one area, palisades — i should say pasedena, and it was raining down ash as we were leaving that area. so just painting you a picture of the situation here, and authorities telling people that the worst may not be over.— telling people that the worst may not be over. and for the emergency — may not be over. and for the emergency services - may not be over. and for the emergency services who - may not be over. and for the emergency services who are | emergency services who are trying to tackle the blaze, it's extremely dangerous, isn't it, because of the high winds. they're stretched to the max. and other states are helping, aren't they, with this?- aren't they, with this? that's exactly right- _ aren't they, with this? that's exactly right. and _ aren't they, with this? that's exactly right. and the - aren't they, with this? that's exactly right. and the la - aren't they, with this? that'sj exactly right. and the la fire department has had to be really upfront about that. they've had to say that they are stretched to say that they are stretched to their absolute maximum. they are overwhelmed, essentially. they've said that theyjust

don't have enough manpower, people power here on the ground. 0therfirecrews people power here on the ground. 0ther firecrews are coming in from the likes of oregon, washington state, nevada, for example, arizona as well. but in terms of the resources on the ground, because of the fact that we've had these tinder dry conditions and the hurricane winds, there's not a lot of water in there's not a lot of water in the system. we've seen in some cases, fire hydrants running dry or struggling really to cope with the demands of fire fighting. also, we've had civilian planes going up. they've been taking water from the pacific, dumping it on affected areas. but because you've got that choking smoke, and because you've got those high winds, there's been significant lens and we now know as well, of course, that the department of defence is sending military aircraft. and what they have been deploying and will continue to do so is this fire retardant material which they can spray over the affected areas to try to get some sense of control. but what authorities have been saying is that currently, in terms of

containment, they're still at 0%. ., ., ., ~ containment, they're still at 0%. ., ., a, 0%. ok, for now, thank you so much, helena _ 0%. ok, for now, thank you so much, helena humprey- 0%. ok, for now, thank you so much, helena humprey who i 0%. ok, for now, thank you so much, helena humprey who is| 0%. ok, for now, thank you so l much, helena humprey who is in hollywood for us keeping track of the fires. let's speak to tyler bridges who lives in pasadena. hello, tyler. i understand that you and your fiancee are staying at home — so you are not evacuating? staying at home - so you are not evacuating?— staying at home - so you are not evacuating? yeah, yeah. we were asked _ not evacuating? yeah, yeah. we were asked late _ not evacuating? yeah, yeah. we were asked late last _ not evacuating? yeah, yeah. we were asked late last night, - were asked late last night, like around 1:30am to evacuate by the police, and we made the call, justjudging by where the fire was, you know, that we could wait it out a little bit. and we did. and so far, we've been safe. but it's been a tough 2a hours. been safe. but it's been a tough 24 hours.— been safe. but it's been a tough 24 hours. and what are ou tough 24 hours. and what are you seeing — tough 24 hours. and what are you seeing around _ tough 24 hours. and what are you seeing around you? - tough 24 hours. and what are| you seeing around you? today tough 24 hours. and what are . you seeing around you? today or yesterday? _ you seeing around you? today or yesterday? well, _ you seeing around you? today or yesterday? well, just _ you seeing around you? today or yesterday? well, just in - you seeing around you? today or yesterday? well, just in the - yesterday? well, 'ust in the last 24 hours? _ yesterday? well, just in the last 24 hours? yeah, - yesterday? well, just in the last 24 hours? yeah, i- yesterday? well, just in the j last 24 hours? yeah, i think kind of nightmarish -

last 24 hours? yeah, i think kind of nightmarish a - last 24 hours? yeah, i think kind of nightmarish a little i kind of nightmarish a little bit. like armageddon. it started with really, really powerful winds. we get santa ana winds here, which is pretty common. but these were, i think, far worse than normal. wind gusts coming in at 58mph, and at first, that was scary enough, because you know, you have tree branches getting thrown around and falling on cars and on houses. and then, the fire started. and you know, there's no way to stop or contain a fire where the winds are that powerful, and it came so fast. and i think like, one you guys guys said — it was raining ash. you would go outside and ash would slam into your eyes and your face and your eyes and your face and your mouth and it's hard to breathe, you're coughing and the worst part is that the closer to the fires that you get, the darker gets. very black. very dark. and so, last

night was a really scary time, i think, for pasedenans. have most of your— i think, for pasedenans. have most of your neighbours - most of your neighbours evacuated? g, most of your neighbours evacuated?— most of your neighbours evacuated? �* . ., ., evacuated? a few have and a few haven't. evacuated? a few have and a few haven't- a _ evacuated? a few have and a few haven't. a few _ evacuated? a few have and a few haven't. a few of _ evacuated? a few have and a few haven't. a few of my _ evacuated? a few have and a few haven't. a few of my neighbours | haven't. a few of my neighbours stayed and then a lot also left. this morning, a lot came back and just looked at all of the devastation, all of the downed tree, the ground is covered with ash. it's almost like, you know, when went through a war and bombs went off or something, because you know, you look at some of the videos or drive around and you see open flames on random houses. some houses are perfectly fine. some houses are burnt to the ground. nothing left. �* . left. and the local authorities, - left. and the local authorities, the i left. and the local - authorities, the mayor is saying that this is the worst that it's ever, ever been. would you agree with that in your own experience? this is the worst you've ever experienced where you live? br;

experienced where you live? by far. experienced where you live? by far. you know, usually, the fire stayed a little bit more in the mountains. sometimes they come down a little bit. this blaze right through a large chunk of my city. and it's not one of those things where — oh, i know a friend of a friend who had their house burnt down. it's — i know a bunch of friends who all had their houses burn down. so it's been really tough. tqm. their houses burn down. so it's been really tough.— been really tough. 0k, tyler brides, been really tough. 0k, tyler bridges, thank _ been really tough. 0k, tyler bridges, thank you - been really tough. 0k, tyler bridges, thank you for - been really tough. 0k, tylerl bridges, thank you for talking to us and we do hope that you and your fiancee remain safe in your homes in pasedena. thank you. these are live pictures from los angeles. also on the bbc website and the bbc news app we have a live page which is constantly updating with our correspondents who are based at various different places within the state keeping you aware of what's happening. so do take a look at that as you what's happening. so do take a look at that as you want what's happening. so do take a look at that as you want to follow events there.

on to other news. here, mps have voted to reject conservative demands for a national inquiry into groomings gangs. labour won the vote by a majority of 253. the move by the tories would have blocked the government's children's wellbeing and schools bill. at prime minister's questions, sir keir starmer again insisted that holding another inquiry into grooming gangs, would delay action on tackling child sexual abuse. 0ur political editor chris mason said it wasn't surprising the conservatives lost the vote but added the tone within government maybe beginning to change. labour have got a massive majority, but it's the opposition's role to scrutinise a government and ask awkward questions of them and find a mechanism to do that, which is what the conservatives have done. ministers say the bill, the children's wellbeing and schools bill will help to protect children and rejecting it would have had the opposite effect and make the argument that the conservatives have been utterly opportunistic as they see it in mounting the

argument in the last few days. the contest as you'll remember is elon musk and the posts on his social media site which have been gratituous and insults and falsehoods amongst those. the prime minister today as he would see it was trying to re—rationalise the debate and take some of the heat out of it as well. so he acknowledged that it was perfectly reasonable for some to make an argument that this should be a public inquiry. it wasjust a view should be a public inquiry. it was just a view that he didn't share. the conservatives said that look, the pasifika project called for all sorts of inquiries in 0pposition, so why not have one in this instance? they argue that it could look like a cover—up. they said that thatis like a cover—up. they said that that is misinformation and that is lying, ultimately. the conservatives are trying to keep things going, so they've launched an online petition to see if they can drum up a sense of public support for an inquiry. the tone, though, from the government, does seem to have changed. an acknowledgement of while acknowledgement