deadly wildfires continue to rage across los angeles. 11 people have been killed and more than 150,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate. donald trump is sentenced without penalty in his new york hush money case but he'll still become the first us president to serve as a convicted felon. venezuela's opposition slams the inauguration of president nicolas maduro, calling it a coup. and the us supreme court appears poised to uphold a looming us ban on tiktok. hello, i'm carl nasman. firefighters are still battling to contain wildfires which have been raging across los angeles for four days. let's show you the latest pictures from the city. forecasters say more high winds are expected in the coming days which could stoke an already

perilous situation. at least 11 people are now known to have died and about 10,000 homes and buildings are either destroyed, damaged or at risk. a night—time curfew has been put in place in the worst—affected areas to protect abandoned homes from looting. there are five fires still burning and fire crews have only made limited progress in containing them. the biggest fire, palisades — which was completely out of control yesterday — is now 8% contained. the eaton fire, in the altadena neighbourhood, is just 3% contained. the bbc�*s los angeles correspondent emma vardy reports. a fourth gruelling day holding the line in the face of la's inferno as tens of thousands of acres continue to burn. right, you guys on radio? we'll meet you up at tcc? some communities have taken the disaster response into their own hands. love you, bro! in topanga canyon, with fires

burning all around, a group of locals calling themselves the heat hawks have sprung into action. initially, everyone felt a bit abandoned, but i understand why. we have a very tight community that's very connected and so, the local knowledge is really essential. well, these guys are just taking a look around the neighbourhood to see if they can see any spot fires orjust anything they can help with, using whatever resources they can get their hands on — water supplies, fire extinguishers. the emergency services are just so stretched that people like this want to do what they can. we don't have any left anyway. there's more coming. check at the library. despite an evacuation order here, some residents are staying as long as they can to try to protect properties. there's just not enough people, not enough crews, you know, enough people. i think they're in demand. i think budgets have been cut. around 10,000 buildings have been destroyed across the city

but every now and then, by some miracle, one has been spared. there's been anger at city leaders over the fire response. now, pledges are being made that la will rebuild. with so many homes and businesses lost, we are already putting plans in place to make sure that we aggressively rebuild. i don't believe that there is anything that angelinos cannot do if we stand together. the risk of crime poses a new threat. security has been stepped up in abandoned neighbourhoods and curfews are now being enforced. you cannot be in these affected areas. if you are, you are subject to arrest. that is important. we're not doing this to inconvenience anybody, we're doing it to protect the structures, the houses, that people have left because we ordered them to leave and i want them to feel confident that we are doing everything

we can to secure them. along the pacific coast highway is the exclusive la suburb of malibu. this once embodied the californian dream. home to some of the most expensive real estate in america. now, ashes. at least ten people have now died, and it's warned the death toll is expected to increase. despite days of hard work, it's up here in the hills where the fires are still raging. and with the winds picking up once again, there's realfears about its spread. and they're facing an uphill battle to try to contain it. with a red flag warning for strong winds at the weekend, it's now a race to try to limit the danger. 0ur correspondent helena humphrey is there for us on the ground in altadena. what's the latest where you are? ., ., ,

are? the warning from president biden is a grim — are? the warning from president biden is a grim one _ are? the warning from president biden is a grim one - _ are? the warning from president biden is a grim one - the - biden is a grim one — the number of fatalities is growing and he said it is likely to grow further. that's because local authorities here on the ground say haven't yet been able to reach the hardest—hit areas, which is pretty difficult to wrap your head around, really, when you just take a look at the level of destruction behind me here. this is altadena. this was the methodist church and when we were taking a look inside, tentatively walking amid this destruction, there is nothing inside that resembles a church anymore, not a single pew to be found and it is a similar situation over in this direction as well. this was a neighbouring church, also raised to the ground. earlier today, we also saw a jewish centre had burnt down, another church in town also rubble —— razed. when you speak to people here, what they will tell you is some of them are people of faith and they are relying on that faith right now to get through this disastrous situation but they don't have anywhere they can go for

comfort, norforshelter anywhere they can go for comfort, nor for shelter right now, just a little bit up the road i was speaking to a family who got out on tuesday night, relying only on their own instincts. they did not receive any official warnings so instead, they bundled their two young kids and two dogs into the back of the car in the dead of night and just got out and thank goodness they did because the level of destruction there was just horrifying and the mother was telling me that the reason she wanted to bring her children back was to try and explain to them that their home, that place of safety, had gone. how do you get little children to understand that? and those kids as well, they were explaining to me what happened on that night. take a listen to what they told me. it was really terrifying when we got _ it was really terrifying when we got out and my cousin was in and over— we got out and my cousin was in and over and we got out and my cousin was in and overand she we got out and my cousin was in and over and she said when she was at — and over and she said when she was at the — and over and she said when she was at the plane, she saw peorfle _ was at the plane, she saw people unintelligible everyone was single file ——in an uber. i

remember_ was single file ——in an uber. i rememberthat it was was single file ——in an uber. i remember that it was fire, like. — remember that it was fire, like. it_ remember that it was fire, like, it was going really fast. i wanted _ like, it was going really fast. i wanted to go to our hotel, to lo. i wanted to go to our hotel, to am that's _ i wanted to go to our hotel, to go. that's where my mum's work is. um, _ go. that's where my mum's work is um, uhm _ go. that's where my mum's work is. um, uh... fire was getting really— is. um, uh... fire was getting really close _ is. um, uh... fire was getting really close here and at 5am there — really close here and at 5am there was our french teacher, like, _ there was our french teacher, like. he — there was our french teacher, like, he woke up at 5am, there was our french teacher, like, he woke up at sam, the firework— like, he woke up at sam, the firework him up, it was so close. _ firework him up, it was so close. so_ firework him up, it was so close, so he ran out of the house _ close, so he ran out of the house and _ close, so he ran out of the house and then he went somewhere else and then suddenly, then our house fired and then— suddenly, then our house fired and thenjust burned and stuff. that _ and thenjust burned and stuff. that was— and thenjust burned and stuff. that was sad. i�*m and then just burned and stuff. that was sad.— and then just burned and stuff. that was sad. i'm so sorry, you managed _ that was sad. i'm so sorry, you managed to — that was sad. i'm so sorry, you managed to find _ that was sad. i'm so sorry, you managed to find just _ that was sad. i'm so sorry, you managed to find just one - that was sad. i'm so sorry, you managed to find just one of- managed to find just one of your toys, managed to find just one of yourtoys, didn't managed to find just one of your toys, didn't you? managed to find just one of yourtoys, didn't you? can managed to find just one of your toys, didn't you? can you show me? what did you find here? i show me? what did you find here? ., , ~ ,

here? i found this. and this. and my brother _ here? i found this. and this. and my brother found - here? i found this. and this. and my brother found this. i here? i found this. and this. i and my brother found this. i'm so sorry- _ and my brother found this. i'm so sorry- they _ and my brother found this. i'm so sorry. they had _ and my brother found this. i'm so sorry. they had so - and my brother found this. i'm so sorry. they had so many - and my brother found this. i'm. so sorry. they had so many toys that were _ so sorry. they had so many toys that were out _ so sorry. they had so many toys that were out here. _ so sorry. they had so many toys that were out here. there - so sorry. they had so many toys that were out here. there is - so sorry. they had so many toys that were out here. there is a i that were out here. there is a little — that were out here. there is a little trashcan thing over there _ little trashcan thing over there was overflowing with toys and everything isjust gone. it's heartbreaking. | and everything isjust gone. it's heartbreaking.— and everything isjust gone. it's heartbreaking. i was 'ust thinkina it's heartbreaking. i was 'ust thinking when i it's heartbreaking. i was 'ust thinking when we * it's heartbreaking. i was 'ust thinking when we were h it's heartbreaking. i wasjust i thinking when we were leaving, they were — thinking when we were leaving, they were like _ thinking when we were leaving, they were like wanting - thinking when we were leaving, they were like wanting to - thinking when we were leaving, they were like wanting to bring | they were like wanting to bring they were like wanting to bring the toys— they were like wanting to bring the toys and _ they were like wanting to bring the toys and i_ they were like wanting to bring the toys and i am _ they were like wanting to bring the toys and i am like - they were like wanting to bring the toys and i am like there . they were like wanting to bring the toys and i am like there isl the toys and i am like there is no space _ the toys and i am like there is no space for— the toys and i am like there is no space for toys, _ the toys and i am like there is no space for toys, we - the toys and i am like there is no space for toys, we just - the toys and i am like there isl no space for toys, we just have to go. — no space for toys, we just have to go. so— no space for toys, we just have to go. so i_ no space for toys, we just have to go, so i grabbed _ no space for toys, we just have to go, so i grabbed pillows- to go, so i grabbed pillows just— to go, so i grabbed pillows just in— to go, so i grabbed pillows just in case _ to go, so i grabbed pillows just in case we _ to go, so i grabbed pillows just in case we had - to go, so i grabbed pillows just in case we had to - to go, so i grabbed pillowsl just in case we had to sleep to go, so i grabbed pillows. just in case we had to sleep in the car— just in case we had to sleep in the car because _ just in case we had to sleep in the car because i— just in case we had to sleep in the car because i didn't - just in case we had to sleep in the car because i didn't knowl the car because i didn't know and — the car because i didn't know and luckily— the car because i didn't know and luckily my _ the car because i didn't know and luckily my husband - the car because i didn't know and luckily my husband went| the car because i didn't know- and luckily my husband went and bought— and luckily my husband went and bought them _ and luckily my husband went and bought them a _ and luckily my husband went and bought them a new _ and luckily my husband went and bought them a new toy - and luckily my husband went and bought them a new toy and - and luckily my husband went and bought them a new toy and theyl bought them a new toy and they were _ bought them a new toy and they were happy— bought them a new toy and they were happy about _ bought them a new toy and they were happy about that. - bought them a new toy and they were happy about that. i - bought them a new toy and they were happy about that. i did - were happy about that. i did grab — were happy about that. i did grab one _ were happy about that. i did grab one ploy— were happy about that. i did grab one ploy for— were happy about that. i did grab one ploy for each - were happy about that. i did grab one ploy for each of. were happy about that. i did i grab one ploy for each of them so at _ grab one ploy for each of them so at least _ grab one ploy for each of them so at least they— grab one ploy for each of them so at least they have _ grab one ploy for each of them so at least they have a - grab one ploy for each of them so at least they have a sense l so at least they have a sense of comfort _ so at least they have a sense of comfort and _ so at least they have a sense of comfort and some - so at least they have a sense i of comfort and some enjoyment -- one — of comfort and some enjoyment -- one toy~ _ of comfort and some enjoyment -- one my but _ of comfort and some enjoyment -- one toy. but i _ of comfort and some enjoyment —— one toy. but i don't - of comfort and some enjoyment —— one toy. but i don't think- —— one toy. but i don't think they— —— one toy. but i don't think they understand _ —— one toy. but i don't think they understand the - —— one toy. but i don't think| they understand the concept —— one toy. but i don't think. they understand the concept of their— they understand the concept of their home _ they understand the concept of their home no _ they understand the concept of their home no longer— they understand the concept of their home no longer being - their home no longer being there _ just so heartbreaking to speak to that family and in terms of the situation with regards to the situation with regards to the fires right now, in the palisades file we're looking at

about 8% contained so some progress. here at the eaton fire, 3% contained and you can see the winds have died down slightly and families like that one we were just speaking to and everybody in these communities are just hoping, some of them are praying, that it stays that way and that there are these risks of a second wave of fires forecasters saying it could still be a possibility. as scary as it must be for everybody involved, you would hate to think what kids they are going through as well. there is a nighttime curfew that has now been imposed in some areas. walk us through some areas. walk us through some of the concerns around safety there. some of the concerns around safety there-— some of the concerns around safety there. there is. one of those curfews _ safety there. there is. one of those curfews will _ safety there. there is. one of those curfews will be - safety there. there is. one of those curfews will be in - safety there. there is. one of those curfews will be in place| those curfews will be in place here as well. we saw in the pacific palisades neighbourhood around 12 arrests have been made for people who were looking to profit from the chaos. county authorities say anybody found doing so will

fill the full weight of the law but certainly, there is an anxiety there about that as well. we have been out and about and people have been coming back to their houses, trying to just find the odd few belongings but they have also been just looking around, making sure, you know, who is coming into neighbourhoods. the national guard is also deployed on that front because the worst thing you could see in a tragedy like this one of course is people profiting from the utter devastation.— is people profiting from the utter devastation. that's even as we can _ utter devastation. that's even as we can see _ utter devastation. that's even as we can see in _ utter devastation. that's even as we can see in those - utter devastation. that's even | as we can see in those images on the right to the fires continuing to burn. helena humphrey, thank you for your reporting. donald trump has avoided prison or a fine after being found guilty of 3a counts of falsifying business records in connection to hush money paid to an adult film actress. while he's avoided any major penalty, the sentence formalises his status as the first us president to be a convicted felon ten days before he returns to the white house. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports from new york.

donald trump actually had virtually on a monitor at the defence table and was sentenced unconditional discharge on all 34 unconditional discharge on all 3a criminal counts. that's the most lenient sentence possible. it means that his guilty verdict goes on his record that the case is concluded but then he faces no punishment, no jail, no probation, not even a fine. judgejuan merchan fine. judge juan merchan unlimited his fine. judgejuan merchan unlimited his remarks to explaining his decision, saying it was the only lawful sentence he could impose it would not encroach on trump's imminent role as president. he then wished the president—elect godspeed as he assumes his second term. the sentencing here at manhattan's criminal second term. the sentencing here at manhattan's criminal court marks the culmination of court marks the culmination of an historic criminal trial must an historic criminal trial must make the first one ever brought make the first one ever brought against a sitting of former against a sitting of former president. because it is a president. because it is a state case and one with a state case and one with a verdict, donald trump could not verdict, donald trump could not get it stopped like the other get it stopped like the other criminal cases against him. criminal cases against him.

trump says he trump says he plans to appeal. he spoke in court and repeated his claims that the case was politically motivated. in the end, though, enough voters didn't feel it was disqualifying and he will be sworn in as president on january 20. justices on the us supreme court have heard arguments from tiktok content creators and legal experts just nine days before the app is set to be banned across the us. the us government argues that without a sale, tiktok could be used by china as a tool for spying and political manipulation. tiktok says it's being unfairly targeted and that the measure violates free speech. representatives of the social media platform appeared before the court on friday in a last—ditch effort to overturn a ban. president—elect donald trump has also argued against a ban. the bbc�*s tech correspondent lily jamali gave insights to how to hearing went today after arguments were heard from both sides.

the justices seemed animated by that argument and the consensus view is they are most likely to side with the us government and uphold this law it would mean the ban on tiktok would in fact take effect onjanuary 19 if tiktok does not divest, doesn't sell to a us buyer mortgages has made very clear that it will not. an alternative outcome is for the supreme courtjustices outcome is for the supreme court justices to outcome is for the supreme courtjustices to grant an injunction, an emergency hold to the law, which would mean that president—elect donald trump would get his way. he wants extra time so that he can step in on the day after the ban when his eggnog grated and start working towards a political resolution to save tiktok in the us —— when he is inaugurated.

tiktok in the us —— when he is inauguratt company has controlled company has first amendment rights —— bite dance. of course as users have first of course as users have first amendment rights but there is no first amendment right to harm our national security and that's why congress acted in a way it did —— bytedance. which is allowed tiktok to continue to survive but not under ccp control. because if ccp continues to control it, it will have access under its national security laws to the data of 170 million people. we know that it has repeatedly stolen tens of millions of americans's records, data, america ns's records, data, including americans's records, data, including in the anthem equifax and office of personnel management a