try to gain control. we are not in the clear, i want to make sure of that. we are not in the clear as of yet, and we must not let our guard down. keir starmer pledges to make the uk — a �*great ai superpower�* — as he outlines plans for growth ai has arrived. a defining opportunity is here, and together we will harness it, for the good of our country. this is the global rates of our lives. this is the global race of our lives. as hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the gaza ceasefire talks grow, sharp divisions over the potential deal have emerged in israel. kumbh mela, the world's largest gathering of pilgrims begins as millions of hindus arrive to take a dip in the holy river — the ganges.

hello i'm matthew amroliwala. 24 with 26 people still missing. there are fears, that high winds could soon return to los angeles — and again fan the flames of the wild fires there. three are still burning around the city. firefighters say, they now have a small window of opportunity to contain them, before the arrival of winds of up to 70 miles per hour. planes continue to dump fire retardant on hillsides across la — and firefighters are cutting vegetation, to slow the spread of the flames. at least 24 people have been killed in the fires so far. bring this up—to—date in terms of the latest assessment we are getting from officials stub jell—o from the information we've been given, the

containment of this hasn't changed significantly. over the last 24 hours. _ changed significantly. over the last 24 hours, we _ changed significantly. over the last 24 hours, we learned - changed significantly. over the last 24 hours, we learned that| last 24 hours, we learned that they are making good progress in fighting those fires and forward movement of those fires has been curtailed quite significantly and they are not burning into new areas and that is positive. good news but overall, the picture is still a lot of work needs to be done at a lot of talk about the winds and what we are noticing being outside in last few hours, every hour, the winds are indeed getting stronger and are expected to peak over the next 36 hours but i am noticing the language from officials is that it's becoming more serious regarding these winds. led to believe that they will not be as strong as next week and at the beginning of this fire emergency but now, that is the language that they could be as bad as previously up to

hurricane force which does not bode well for the firefighting effort in making it more difficult for firefighters and strong winds have the effect of drying the air and therefore the humidity drops that makes it easierfor the humidity drops that makes it easier for fires to start when the embers start blowing around in different neighbourhoods. around in different neiuhbourhoods. �* ., neighbourhoods. and in that news conference, _ neighbourhoods. and in that news conference, will- neighbourhoods. and in that news conference, will play i neighbourhoods. and in that news conference, will play a | news conference, will play a little bit more for viewers who join us in the next few moments was some pretty grim details about the grid searches they described and urging patients amongst the patients of los angeles because as they said, they're still finding human they�* re still finding human remains. they're still finding human remains. it they're still finding human remaine— remains. it was very distressing - remains. it was very distressing and - remains. it was very distressing and the l remains. it was very - distressing and the authorities essentially are going from house to house or at least what is remaining of those properties to find the remains of humans who may have perished in these fires and reflecting the anxiety and perhaps the

impatience of people from those neighbourhoods want to get back to what used to be their homes and want to get back there and see what is remaining and try to figure out their own lives with her being told to be patient while the authorities move around as they describe it, this grim search for human remains and that is going to be a slow process to do this meticulously and ensure that they've covered all the ground but that is the process that is going on now and tragically, some peoplejust did not going on now and tragically, some people just did not have time to escape from the properties in some cases we know that those who perished for actually trying to fight the fires themselves and clearly, the authorities continue to want to select people to know that they're ordered to leave the property straightaway and that's what you can do for your own safety. peter, thank you very much. more details from the news conference. so much concern about the wind speeds and what

is likely to happen tomorrow and wednesday as well, nervousness is the winds pick up nervousness is the winds pick up and the la fire chief was just saying to reporters that the danger is not over. we are not in the clear. i want to make sure of that. we are not in the clear as of yet, and we must not let our guard down as we have right now, extreme fire behaviour, and we need to make sure that the community is staying updated with the most information, updated information as well. follow all evacuation warnings and orders without delay and please, please stay safe. slammed those who are taking advantage of the tragic events and said they would be brought to justice.

and said they would be brought to 'ustice. , , ., ., to justice. this is not an opportunity- _ to justice. this is not an opportunity. you - to justice. this is not an opportunity. you will. to justice. this is not an opportunity. you will be arrested, you will be prosecuted and you will be punished to the full extent of the law. at 2pm today will be holding a press conference to announce the first charges in the looting case and the first charges and an arson case, this is not an arson case tied to the major fire it's is not an arson case tied to the majorfire it's an is not an arson case tied to the major fire it's an arson case that was done on the side and essex. you'll hear that these people were committing these people were committing these crimes and are facing very significant sentences. i am working with over 750 deputy district attorneys and the entire law enforcement community to bring these people who are despicable and disgraceful to justice. thousands of firefighters have been deployed and they have not been deployed and they have not been working alone, there have

been working alone, there have been joined been working alone, there have beenjoined by some private firefighters and been working alone, there have beenjoined by some private joe torres is the ceo of all risk shield — a company which provides private fire protection service. what is the last week been like for you? what is the last week been like for ou? , . , ~ what is the last week been like for ou? , ~ 3 for you? this last week it's been quite _ for you? this last week it's been quite busy _ for you? this last week it's been quite busy and - for you? this last week it's| been quite busy and there's for you? this last week it's i been quite busy and there's a lot that is been going on. our teams are actually already in the area because for our clients, we do what is called a red flag patrol and we already had teams in the area prior to any start of the actual palisades fire.- any start of the actual palisades fire. ~ . , ., palisades fire. we are showing ictures palisades fire. we are showing pictures we — palisades fire. we are showing pictures we have _ palisades fire. we are showing pictures we have received - palisades fire. we are showing| pictures we have received from you, the sorts of conditions that you are actually having to battle with, notjust of the fires for those embers that have been thrown around by the

high winds and these are extraordinary conditions that you having to deal with and how many homes have you tried to protect in the last seven days or so? ., ~ ., , or so? you know it, i wish i had a number _ or so? you know it, i wish i had a number for _ or so? you know it, i wish i had a number for you - or so? you know it, i wish i had a number for you but i or so? you know it, i wish i. had a number for you but it's had a numberfor you but it's kind of countless right now and we're still trying to gather the data within our own team as to how many houses we've actually been able to touch and get to and how many clients actually interact with to sell them at the house is still standing but maybe there was a loss and we're still gathering the data and the devastation and destruction of this particular fire and destruction of this particularfire in this and destruction of this particular fire in this event is just particular fire in this event isjust something i've never seenin isjust something i've never seen in my 24 year career in the fire service thus far. we will ut the fire service thus far. we will put on — the fire service thus far. we will put on screen some of the famous —— flames, how big are your teams and higher are you

getting water and in the media, some of the firefighters are being paid $3000 a day going up to $10,000 a day. yes. being paid $3000 a day going up to $10,000 a day.— to $10,000 a day. yes, my company _ to $10,000 a day. yes, my company operates - to $10,000 a day. yes, my company operates a - to $10,000 a day. yes, my company operates a little l company operates a little different, we are price pointed at everybody which everyone can afford will be due. we are focused really on the preventative side of things and making sure we engage our clients well ahead of anything and in any event for preparation, installation, pre—application of long—term fire retardants and preparing our clients throughout the year with an incident action plan or an iep. again, our price points are at every level, sort of thing. there is no exclusivity

as to you have to be ultra—wealthy or high net worth. it ultra-wealthy or high net worth. , , ., worth. it is interesting that ou worth. it is interesting that you sort — worth. it is interesting that you sort exclusivity - worth. it is interesting that| you sort exclusivity because you sort exclusivity because you don't need me to tell you there's been a backlash because of different points, online, but appeals for private firefighters in this been a real backlash to that. with the thought being that there are those very rich were trying to somehow insulate themselves from everything and everyone else is going through india under understand perhaps that sort of feeling?— sort of feeling? yes, absolutely. - sort of feeling? yes, absolutely. again, i sort of feeling? yes, - absolutely. again, there is a negative connotation that goes along with that but my company specifically, we do not operate that way. we are a little different when it comes to that because, there's a lot of folks who just want to talk to somebody. and all it is as a phone call, tongue to somebody and saying hello, it's my home 0k? from its head, will look

and see will give your picture and see will give your picture and that's it and that is all they need. we are not charging for that, there is no we are trained to help as many people as possible because in an event like this, resources are spread thin and that is where we come in and we again, our clients are engaged throughout the year we have local knowledge went out the properties look like and authorities and these resources come in from out—of—state and out of county and some local authorities and jurisdictions may not have the knowledge that we have at some of our clients. and on top of that, the water usage and such, we are not touching hydrants, those hydrants are for municipalities and authorities having jurisdiction and that is not for us to touch. that is something we do not engage with it all. there is a hard, very hard line in the sand on that

especially with my company. interesting to see how you would be working through all of these unprecedented events and thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. so much focus on what the weather is doing in the wind speeds over the next 48 hours. meteorologist alex dasilva from accuweather, gave us his analysis. yeah. over the last 24 to 36 hours, the winds did come down a little bit from their peaks. and that has allowed the firefighters to get some containment on some of these blazes. you look at the hurst fire, 89% containment, the eaton fire, up to 33% containment and the biggest fire of them all, the palisades fires up to 14% containment. so a little bit of good news there that the firefighters have gotten a little bit of these fires under control. but unfortunately, yes, over the next 24 to 36 hours, these winds are going to be picking up considerably coming out of the north—east, right over those same areas that are dealing with the fires right now. we could see gusts 60 to 100km/h across a pretty widespread area across the los angeles area, even 100 to 130km/h in some

of this pink area here, just north of the city. and again, this is the area where the fires are, so we could see some rapid spread of these fires. i'm concerned about the embers that could be lifted into the air and travel, perhaps, you know, several kilometres away from the parent fire and that has the ability to start new fires. although there are no flames though we've become so familiar with over the past week, there's so worried about the embers in the winds whipping up like alex said over the next couple of days and those live pictures, if there any more developers from los angeles they will return to that major story. it is a revolution that is coming — whether we like it or not. artificial intelligence may have the potential to transform the world — and the uk intends to be

at the forefront of that transformation. the prime minister — sir keir starmer — has been setting out his government's intentions — what's called the ai 0pportunities action plan. leading tech firms are said to be investing fourteen—billion pounds — or seventeen? billion dollars — in various projects. they include plans for so—called �*growth zones�* — where development will be focussed. the aim is for a twenty—fold increase in britain�*s computing power. the hope is improved ai could lead to multiple benefits — everything from improving medical treatment to speeding up the filling of pot holes. with me is our artificial intelligence correspondent marc this is the global rates of our lives, some companies are going to make ai breakthroughs and export them. 0thers to make ai breakthroughs and export them. others will end up buying those breakthroughs at importing. the question is, which of those will britain be?

ai maker or a1 taker? with me is our artificial intelligence correspondent marc chislackjoins us from central london. tell us more about what the government envisages in terms of the changes to the way we live? ,, . . of the changes to the way we live? ,, ., . ,, ., live? search keir starmer outlined _ live? search keir starmer outlined it _ live? search keir starmer outlined it and _ live? search keir starmer outlined it and they - outlined it and they commissioned an ai group to come up with a plan made 50 recommendations and governments moving forward everything of them and from the sidelines have a new supercomputer to improve you to capabilities of just more computing power and this idea that al growth zones and is to be spread out across locations in the uk for their have enhanced access to the power grid as well as streamlined planning commissions that�*s extremely important to build data centres and they will be a new ai energy council which will look

into the solutions for the huge power demand for artificial intelligence. in power demand for artificial intelligence.— power demand for artificial intelligence. in terms of the critical hurdles _ intelligence. in terms of the critical hurdles and - intelligence. in terms of the critical hurdles and actually| critical hurdles and actually making this happen, take me through it. making this happen, take me through it— through it. there is huge hurdles because - through it. there is huge hurdles because the - through it. there is hugel hurdles because the plans through it. there is huge - hurdles because the plans are so broad like health care, employment, education and some of the biggest problems they haveis of the biggest problems they have is things around retaining talent and keeping companies inside the uk. british—born companies but owned by google and purchased in 2014 and the absolute forefront of google�*s ai research and it wants to have more home—grown ai companies like that and that is going to require its significant amount of capital investment.— significant amount of capital investment. ., ~ , ., , . investment. thank you very much for takin: investment. thank you very much for taking us _ investment. thank you very much for taking us through _ investment. thank you very much for taking us through that - investment. thank you very much for taking us through that and - for taking us through that and let�*s get more on this with helen. boosting growth as well and that will be critical given

some of the immediate pressures on government spending for rachel reeves, the chancellor and so, what is the likely timeline on this. pressures on the government _ timeline on this. pressures on the government at _ timeline on this. pressures on the government at the - timeline on this. pressures on. the government at the moment timeline on this. pressures on . the government at the moment if you think back to this government when it was first elected they came in on a promise of growing the economy as the number one mission, they said they would stabilise the economy and then grow it and now the outlook is not looking great for them. not much growth forecast currently and in recent weeks, there have been theseissues recent weeks, there have been these issues in the bond markets which have pushed up the rates of borrowing in government that has happened and the pound has falling against the dollar and criticism of rachel reeves budget coming from some at home like the president of the confederation of british industry saying that her decision to raise national insurance for employers was also suppressing, not helping

companies take on more people in suppressing growth in that way too. a lot of criticism about how the government has been handling the economy and expectations going forward and they are looking for ways to grow it so you have got this, it was a long planned speech and it was not rolled out today in response to the recent pressures but certainly it will be something the government wants to focus on in the way of showing that there is a potential for raising growth showing that there is a potentialfor raising growth in the economy in the future. find the economy in the future. and richey sendak _ the economy in the future. and richey sendak held that conference not that long ago and it was a different focus today from the current prime minister —— rishi sunak, less about the risk and more about the opportunities. find about the risk and more about the opportunities.— the opportunities. and if you think back, _ the opportunities. and if you think back, rishi _ the opportunities. and if you think back, rishi sunak - the opportunities. and if you think back, rishi sunak is i the opportunities. and if you think back, rishi sunak is a l think back, rishi sunak is a very keen advocate for al and he held that summit, it was an ai safety summit and there was

a lot of talk about the guard rails which was the phrase the cat being used. would guard rails we put the development of ai and the tone from keir starmer was decidedly different and they would keep people safe but he wanted the uk to be the best state partner for developing ai and he wanted this to be the place where people came to do that. it was a difference shift in tone and also political problems that come with this in a think about the union and look, it�*s fine we have to make sure that this doesn�*t come at the cost of jobs and concerns about how data is going to be used. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

let me bring you the latest developments in the middle east because the last little while

it�*s been reported by the news agency that the israeli army, five soldiers had been killed during combat and northern gaza and a considerable loss of life there, among the israeli military, five soldiers killed in combat in northern gaza are not many other details but that is been reported by the reuters news agency and the backdrop to that are the hopes of some sort of development, breakthrough in the gaza cease—fire talks with president biden and prime minister benjamin netanyahu holding talks over the phone for the first time in three months. and speaking to our correspondent a short while ago making the point that it�*s been so many occasions where there�*s been talk of a breakthrough but it has not actually happened and where we were in terms of the current talks about a deal. i don�*t think where a breakthrough but we seem to be at a point where there is a document being circulated by

both sides in the ready position where they considering whether this is an agreement they want to sign to and in its content is been around since about may of last year in terms of the outline of a cease—fire agreement and israel and hamas, it�*s a phased agreement as to the first phase in which there is a cease—fire for six weeks it was some the hostages were taken by hamas in that attack on october seven, 2023 were released in a phased release process and in return, israel would release some palestinian prisoners and pulled back some parts of gaza not withdraw entirely and that a techie make eight trucks in the fuel trucks will be able to go but at the moment, that is what we believe is out there and we are waiting to hear from is out there and we are waiting to hearfrom both sides

is out there and we are waiting to hear from both sides as to whether they are willing to proceed and they�*re going to go forward with the door not. pilgrims expected to join the vast religious festival of kumbh mela where they bathe in the river ganges believing their since we washed away a six week event does seem to be the largest gathering on earth that only happens once every 12 years. here�*s our correspondent. worshipers dressed as gods, ardent believers relishing in the moment. all part of the kumbh mela where the ganges meets the mythical river. hindus believe bathing in these waters now will wash away their sins. it isjust will wash away their sins. it is just the first day, the first few hours and take a look

at how many thousands of people have come to bathe. this isn�*t just about religion, it�*s about community too, people who come here will stay for days or even weeks at a time. makeshift tens dot the expanse. homes for the next month. they�*ve been waiting 12 years for this month. and so, we went with them early in the morning to them early in the morning to the river bank of the ganges. the air is frigid, no sun on the horizon but theirfaith keeps them warm. stars are finally aligned for sacred day.

stars are finally aligned for this sacred day. it gives us a sense of peace and prosperity, this is the power to heal anything. salvation for believers _ anything. salvation for believers is _ anything. salvation for believers is what - anything. salvation for believers is what this i anything. salvation for - believers is what this event means. a message that can sometimes get lost in the enormity of this spectacle. these are the live pictures in one piece of good news that the plane that was damaged by a drone is now being fixed and the authorities up to back in action tomorrow and all eyes on the winds to see if the wildfires will be whipped up. that is the latest. hello there. the weather story across the uk is on the change, but perhaps not where you would think. just take a look at this dramatic temperature contrast from first thing this morning. we had 14 degrees in

highland scotland — that runs the risk of some rapid snow melt and maybe some localised flooding. by contrast, —1. we are was still sitting in the cold air across the far south—east. but the wind direction has changed. it�*s driving this milder air across the northern half of the country. it is also bringing some wet weather, as well. so these weather fronts are sinking their way steadily south and east, introducing some rain. further south we are still under the influence of high pressure. the rain has seen some heavier bursts across the highlands. it�*s moving its way down towards the scottish borders and out of northern ireland. so for the remainder of the afternoon we will see some wet weather sinking its way slowly south and east. quite cloudy skies elsewhere. best of any brightness across east anglia and south—east

england where we had that colder start, but temperatures starting to pick up. not quite as cold here, five to seven degrees, but we keep those double figures in the far north and west. 0ur weather front sinks its way steadily south, weakens all the time to a nuisance band of drizzly rain across northern england and north wales overnight. further south, if we get some clearer skies, a touch of patchy frost, maybe some patchy fog, as well. low single figures here. we keep the mild air behind that weather front. the front will continue to push its way south and produce quite a lot of cloud around on tuesday. not that much in the way of rain. some brief glimpses of brightness perhaps towards the north and east of scotland and england. temperatures generally between eight and 11 degrees. so a milder feel to things. as we move through the middle part of the week, the high pressure stays influencing the story for most of us. weather fronts toppling across the high might introduce some fresher winds and thicker cloud here from time to time, but with lighter winds further south, fog and some of it dense and stubborn in places, could lingerfor quite some time across central and south—east england. so something to look

out for on wednesday. again, temperatures pretty similar — between eight and 11 degrees. so as we go through the rest of the week the milder theme is set to continue, mostly dry, but watch out for the fog.

this is bbc news, the headlines... strong winds are threatening further destruction across los angeles. three fires are still burning as firefighters try to gain control.

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