and a week from donald trump's return to office, we look at what's in store for us—china relations. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. firefighters in los angeles are tackling new fires that have flared up in angeles national forest, located just above nasa's jet propulsion lab. the area is popularfor hiking near millard waterfall. a crew at the scene reports the area is now "dry as a bone". some progress has been made as firefighters continue to battle multiple fires across the city — but the la county fire chief says that the threat of more blazes is still very high. the death toll has

now risen to 24. meanwhile, at least 20 people have been arrested for looting, including two who allegedly posed as firefighters. earlier today, governor gavin newsom said that 1a,000 people are actively working against the fires in what he says could be the worst natural disaster to hit the country. so far, firefighters have managed to contain the kenneth fire from spreading. the largest fire in the palisades is contained by only 11% and is still spreading east, threatening the suburb of brentwood where vice president kamala harris has a home. the hurst fire is 89% contained at 799 acres. and the eaton fire is 27% contained, covering 14,117 acres. the los angeles wildfires are on track to be among the costliest in us history as private forecaster accuweather increased its estimate of financial losses from the blazes to between $250 billion and $275 billion. emma vardy reports from la.

the race to stay ahead of the deadly fires enters the sixth day. helicopters fly just above the smoke, below the flames rage. just as progress is made, other areas ignite. in the fire's wake, residents continue to journey back to where their houses once stood. for one, the reality is overwhelming. oh, my god. there have been repeated warnings for people to stick to the night—time curfew, police urging the need for order. i saw a gentleman who looked like a firefighter and i asked him if he was ok because he was sitting down and i did not realise we had him in handcuffs. we are turning him over to the lapd because he was dressed like a fireman and he was not, hejust got caught burglarising homes. this was my house, this is the main house.

with tens of thousands of people staying in emergency hotels and shelters, they are safe for now, but have no idea where they will go next. serenity�*s family left minutes before their home burned. people like me with no insurance, we don't know what we will do. we are at shelters like this, we are going around town, some of us have lost our car, some have lost our sense of being. the city faces a massive task to provide housing for the areas that are lost. # we will rise... at a church in pasadena, the sunday congregation summoning the strength to face the day. the community is pulling together to weather the disaster, but there were fears over how some are affected.

people can take the land and buy the land, we want to make sure they remain the land owners and they continue to retain their property. my concern is mainly for the underserved and those at risk, — which are the elderly and the children. the scale of the destruction in neighbourhoods is vast. whole schools are gone. as you know, our beloved south campus has been severely damaged in the recent fires. many of our families and staff have experienced great personal loss _ crews have slowed the spread of the fire but strong winds drive it back into life. you can see here that it is burning on both sides of us, up the hill and down into the valley as well. there are helicopters flying just above us, just dropping water now. trying to keep the flames at bay. there is a renewed sense of urgency because down

here is a large nasa facility, the flames have been moving towards. emma vardy reporting there. our teams on the ground in los angeles say the devastation is clear to see wherever you look. our correspondent helena humphrey sent this update from pacific palisades. this is just one of the areas where the palisades fire came through, if you take a look in every direction, it is 360 degrees worth of destruction here. this is a scene being played out right across la county, tens of thousands of acres that have been destroyed like this, with all of these houses razed to the ground. as we have been here in the area, we have been feeling those notorious santa ana winds picking up once again, these are the enemy of those fire crews fighting so hard to control those fires. essentially, they could whip up the flames once again, that is the concern and those fire crews

are stretched to the limit right now. we know today president zelenskiy of ukraine has offered to send fire teams from ukraine to help in the effort. here in this area today, we have had aerial drops of water which have been effective, half a billion gallons of water dropped from the sky to try and control the blazes but it is a race against time now with the wind. we have heard from the la mayor saying she is confident the president—elect donald trump will come to see the devastation on the ground, he has criticised the response from california politicians, saying it is incompetent. we also heard from the governor of california gavin newsom calling on people to stay in la, stay here and rebuild. but when you survey the scenes here again and you take a look at the challenge ahead in doing so, that road to recovery and how long it will be, you see the challenge of people to stay here and rebuild, especially when we know climate change is exacerbating these

weather—related events and ultimately they could just find themselves in the path of harm once again. helena humphreys reporting the la. i'm joined now by major anthony barnes — general secretary of the salvation army southern california division. thank you forjoining me and speaking to me about this today. tell us more about the people approaching your organisation for assistance. the people approaching us have been affected by this disaster many have lost times, so many don't know what the condition of their home is or neighbourhood because they have not been able to get back to the community, they are tired and need a place to rest and food and water, a few other neat supplies so we are providing that to them. where are ou providing that to them. where are you able — providing that to them. where are you able to _ providing that to them. where are you able to help _ providing that to them. where are you able to help them - providing that to them. where are you able to help them do | are you able to help them do they have to stay overnight?

absolutely there is a number of them coming up and it continues to evolve and grow as more people show up to the shelters, shelters all over the city now are poised to receive people who have been affected by this to make sure they have a place to make sure they have a place to rest their head in the salvation army as their feeding and giving counselling, spiritual and emotional care, we are providing activities for them to let us know what those immediate needs are whether it is clothing, food water, then we try to work with them to reconnect with family members they may have been separated from the middle of escaping their communities. tell from the middle of escaping their communities.- their communities. tell us a little bit about _ their communities. tell us a little bit about the _ their communities. tell us a little bit about the mental. little bit about the mental state of the people who have been left homeless, and with so much loss as well both to them and possibly even loved ones as well? ~ . ., , and possibly even loved ones as well? ~ ., ., , ., well? we are a few days into this now _ well? we are a few days into this now as _ well? we are a few days into this now as you _ well? we are a few days into this now as you can - well? we are a few days into this now as you can imagine | well? we are a few days into i this now as you can imagine the beginning was very devastating people didn't really know which way was up, what do i do next? that feeling is still very real but people as they go through

the stages of grief and realise the stages of grief and realise the circumstance they are in and with having us alongside them they have gone back to a place we called baseline, they can have a discussion and conversation about what is happening right now and what we can do to help them. that has been really helpful with the feeling of hope in that year but a lot of concern as to what will happen next. many. you rel on will happen next. many. you rely on donations _ will happen next. many. you rely on donations from - will happen next. many. you rely on donations from the community, what is that you need most at the moment? currently we are in the such beginning stages we are assisting what the needs are, aside from the most basic immediate needs i shared earlier we are asking folks that are able to visit salvation army usa .org or call one 800 salvation army and make a monetary donation, the reason we are asking this gives us the fluidity to get the various needs and the individual needs for each person that they may have. well—meaning donations

are coming in and we are generous —— so thankful for the generous —— so thankful for the generous community we are part of but it is not always what an individual needs so the monetary donations make it possible for us to provide that to them directly. in possible for us to provide that to them directly.— to them directly. in the short time food. — to them directly. in the short time food, clothing _ to them directly. in the short i time food, clothing somewhere safe to lay the head is the concern, in the longer term, it will be awhile before so many of those affected will be able to find somewhere a roof over their head on a longer term basis, how is the salvation army thinking about this not just in the next week but the next month ahead? this just in the next week but the next month ahead?- next month ahead? this is alwa s next month ahead? this is always something - next month ahead? this is always something at - next month ahead? this is always something at the i always something at the forefront of who we are, the sultan —— we have been part of this community since 1887, for 130 years we have walked alongside this community through disasters, not separate from it but as neighbours who have experienced it as well, we have experienced it as well, we have dedicated personnel, trained personnel, staff and volunteers poised and ready to meet those needs because these

needs are not unique to these circumstances, we are thankful we have the training and ability and resources of a very generous community to be able to meet the needs of individuals and families that they have so they can find themselves whole again. so as ou are themselves whole again. so as you are watching _ themselves whole again. so as you are watching this - themselves whole again. so as you are watching this unfold i themselves whole again. so as| you are watching this unfold we really don't know why this way the wind will be blowing, which could leave this disaster to spread even further across los angeles. how are you managing to divide your resources if you like or manage your resources as you see these things develop?— as you see these things develo? ~ ., ., ., develop? we have a great network — develop? we have a great network here _ develop? we have a great network here in _ develop? we have a great network here in which - develop? we have a great network here in which we | develop? we have a great. network here in which we are develop? we have a great - network here in which we are in constant communication with community programmes and government agencies, we are constantly talking and strategising how we can put in place the resources that we have, making sure from donations management, to feeding and sheltering make sure we have supplies in the right places so no matter which direction the wind blows we have a place to send people

when they are in their need for shelter but also resources to give them. we are ready prepared for that part of it we just hope the wind will change and don't cause any more devastation. we will be with them no matter what happens, though full stop thank you very much for speaking me today. major anthony barnes. general secretary of the salvation army southern california division. greenland is not somewhere that often makes the news. but is has been thrust into the international spotlight — after president—elect donald trump ramped up his rhetoric around taking control of the territory. he first raised the idea of buying greenland during his first term in 2019. but this time, he hasn't ruled out using economic, or even military pressure, to seize the land, which has been under danish rule for more than 300 years. in light of his father's renewed interest, donald trump jr made a brief visit to the nation's capital nuuk this past week. located between the united states and russia, the world's largest

island holds significant strategic value, and valuable natural resources. several european countries, including denmark, have warned against trump's plans saying that the autonomous danish territory is not for sale. our special correspondent fergal keane travelled to greenland and filed this report. it is one of the world's last wild frontiers. glimpsed in the short winter sunlight, we're travelling into a place of pristine beauty... that's suddenly been overtaken by a diplomatic crisis. this place is so remote that it's hard to imagine it as the front line of a major geopolitical row. but up and down this fjord and isolated settlements, and across the island of greenland, they're talking about trump. those who live here know the strain of harsh weather and the demands of survival.

you need to be hardy for this every day. but again and again, i would hear — this is their land. welcome to...home! welcome to this wonderful place. angutimmarik hansen and his family hunt and raise sheep for a living. what do you feel about trump? what a stupid human in the world, like trump. that's what you feel? yeah. i mean, we think about the us and trump. this is different. we need to maybe work together with us and not trump. there's worry here. an inuit culture that struggled against danish colonialism doesn't want any new power taking over. this man is a village pastor. this isn't an argument

about owning greenland, he says. it's about a people's culture and history. it is wild and weird. translation: our country as something that can - just be bought. we don't view it as a purchasable land. we have been here for a long time. we're used to our ways of living. in the capital, nuuk, there's a feeling that the trump intervention has brought world attention to greenland's campaign for independence. and there's pragmatism. a desire for strong links and financial help from america and denmark. donald trump is a politician. he's a hard businessman and we know his rhetoric. and that rhetoric is something we have gotten used to since 2019. but what is necessary here is that greenland, as a sovereign state, should negotiate directly with the united states

and not denmark. newsreel: the eskimo are very primitive, and the danish - government is doing its best to keep civilisation from spoiling them. to understand what greenlanders feel about the colonial past, its important to know about racism and abuses. ..when a ship comes in. hedvig frederiksen was only 1a when danish officials fitted her with a contraceptive coil without her permission in the 19705. she's one of over 100 women suing denmark for its efforts to limit greenland's population. translation: it was i a very awful experience. i was still a child. it was just awful. i think the danish people looked down on us, especially back then. what do you need denmark to do? i want them to apologise. however mighty, those wanting to control this land must reckon with an enduring struggle

for dignity and self—determination. fergal keane, bbc news, greenland. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a policewoman in north yorkshire has died after being hit by a lorry. constable rosie prior was off duty when she chose to help at the scene of another crash. pc prior and a motorist, ryan welford, were standing on the verge of the a19 when they were killed. the driver has been arrested. a nurse is in a critical condition after being stabbed in a hospital's accident and emergency department. police were called to the royal oldham hospital where they arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder. the nurse, a woman in her 50s, is said to have suffered life—changing injuries. the process of bestowing sainthood on a nun from londonderry has begun

at a ceremony in spain. clare crockett was killed in an earthquake in ecuador in 2016, when she was 33. her friends said there was disbelief when she originally said she was going to be a nun, while holding a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other. you're live with bbc news. monday marks one week until donald trump's inauguration and his return to the white house as president. there are still many unanswered questions about how his second term will look. among the biggest is — how he will handle china. trump was tough on china in his first term, and has promised an even tougher line on beijing this time around. he has touted wide ranging tariffs on chinese exports. but is he a hawk or a dealmaker making an opening bid? earlier, a former pentagon strategist, matthew kroenig, told me china could be the greatest threat the us has ever faced.

china took books about cooperation but police station setup — cooperation but police station setup in _ cooperation but police station set up in the united states to spy set up in the united states to spy on— set up in the united states to spy on chinese nationals and daily— spy on chinese nationals and daily stealing intellectual property it is a conservation or policy— property it is a conservation or policy and they are hoping to smooth it over with nice rhetoric— to smooth it over with nice rhetoric and i don't think the donald — rhetoric and i don't think the donald trump administration will go — donald trump administration will go for that, i don't think they— will go for that, i don't think they will— will go for that, i don't think they will allow chinese representatives at the inauguration but i suspect they also have — inauguration but i suspect they also have allies that are present— also have allies that are present in some early diplomatic engagements might actually be to deliver tough messages, to complain to china and read — messages, to complain to china and read out the rap sheet, of our concerns, and tell them there — our concerns, and tell them there will— our concerns, and tell them there will be a tough approach unless— there will be a tough approach unless they change course.

i'm joined now by wang huiyao. founder and president of the center for china and globalization. formerly a counsellor to china's state council. you've written that a transactional trump may well improve us—china ties, but as we heard from matthew kroenig there, he views china as a direct threat to us supremacy? i don't think so, actually i don't know, the first trump administration and the second died in the us has tried many things, china is resilient. growth grew 5%. we have to find a way to work together and fight things like climate change, the big fire in california and we see these threats from climate change and many others. a pandemic in global debt we have to work together. furthermore china and us has so many things, in

common the electronics show recently 1300 chinese companies there, 27% of participants. you can see the two economies so much intertwined and tesla announced another factory in china they sold 650,000 tvs in china. 8% growth compared with last year an increase. with many things there is already 73,000 us companies invested with china. over 1.2 trillion us dollars. maybe donald trump comes back as a businessman, as a dealmaker, it presents a good opportunity for china and the us to make some deals, continue to phase one, phase two, phase three, it benefits the world again, maybe china and us again, maybe china and us again, let's work together.

there could be a geopolitical complementarity and rivalry. let's not presume the inaudible.— let's not presume the inaudible. �*, , ., inaudible. let's focus on the optimistic _ inaudible. let's focus on the optimistic outlook, _ inaudible. let's focus on the optimistic outlook, you - inaudible. let's focus on the l optimistic outlook, you mention tesla with huge interest in china, elon musk has been very close to donald trump since he won the recent election, and is expected to be at the inauguration as well. what you make of that relationship and what it means for the relationship with china? i think, the business community in the us they must realise that would hurt them, the semiconductor restrictions, the us semiconductor is 30 or 40% of the business. and also all the other business sectors as well. china can be helping the

us in general. and we have apple, they sell 40% of smart phones apple, they sell 40% of sma