1&0 flea continue. we are close to a deal and — continue. we are close to a deal and it _ continue. we are close to a deal and it can _ continue. we are close to a deal and it can get - continue. we are close to a deal and it can get done . continue. we are close to a | deal and it can get done this week i am not making a promise or a prediction but it is there for the taking and we are going to work to make it happen. firefighters are still battling the three biggest blazes and preparing for wind gusts to pick up again. this comes as the number of people killed in the wildfires rises to 24. nearly all public schools across the los angeles area are expected to reopen today after almost a week of wildfires. the hero of the hour, an olympic kite surfer who rescued a woman who appeared to be drowning in the sea. you'll hear the story first—hand. welcome to the world today an hour of international news from the bbc. the us national security adviser has spoken of reaching a "pivotal point" in negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage

release deal in gaza. an agreement was closed and the official says gaza cease—fire talks were in the final stages of a release of the 43 hostages. here's jake sullivan, let's take a listen. we are now at a pivotal point for hostage deal and cease fire and gaza. speaking with the prime minister yesterday and just got off the phone and will be speaking soon with the president of egypt we are close to a deal and it can get done this week, i am not making a promise or prediction but it's there for the taking and we are going to make it —— we are going to do everything we can to make it happen. let's speak to the bbc�*sjonah fisher what we've been hearing his efforts appeared to be

intensifying in qatar where negotiations have been taking place between israel through mediators and hamas. we have been speaking to a palestinian source this evening who told us for the first time that the hamas and israeli delegations are conducting indirect talks in the same building. not the same room but in the same buildings for the first time in their working on the technical details of this agreement. the broad picture of it is been pretty widely leaked and discussed. it is a cease—fire which involves the phased release of some of the hostages that hamas took on october the 7th 2023 and return for their release of palestinian prisoners and israel in turn will take a step back militarily from some of the more densely populated parts of gaza and so, the broad framework of what has to be said is a partial deal is out

there in the negotiations appeared to be intensifying and has lots of diplomatic calls being made this evening trying to edge that process forward it appears that we are moving closer and whether we get over the line, we just have to see. we're hearing does been we're hearing does been pushback from within the pushback from within the benjamin netanyahu coalition government and tells more that. benjamin netanyahu coalition government and tells more that. that's right. within prime that's right. within prime minister benjamin netanyahu's minister benjamin netanyahu's government, there are far right government, there are far right zionists and ministers and in zionists and ministers and in the evening mr netanyahu held a the evening mr netanyahu held a special meeting with those to special meeting with those to try to get on board with the try to get on board with the proposed deal and it doesn't proposed deal and it doesn't appear to have gone appear to have gone particularly well and why the particularly well and why the finance ministers, tweeted that finance ministers, tweeted that it would be a catastrophe if it would be a catastrophe if the deal as written went the deal as written went through for israeli national through for israeli national security and there's also been security and there's also been mps from within benjamin mps from within benjamin yahoo�*s on party writing to yahoo�*s on party writing to him

and —— netanyahu, there is work to be done for netanyahu to back the deal and in the end, some of these people who objected to it publicly at the moment he simply be willing to turn away and hold their notes and allow this to go through because this is an agreement that has an awfully long amount of time to come to

over the line. will be keeping an e e over the line. will be keeping an eye on _ over the line. will be keeping an eye on the _ story but let's stick you live to the state department in washington because this is the scene at the podium where you have the emblem and we are waiting for the president of the united states to make an appearance and to deliver a foreign policy address at the us state and he will be expected to cover a number of things and really covering giving a synopsis of what happened during his time as president and talk about relations with ukraine and other countries and also focusing on the middle east and what has happened there and potentially make your line or two about the latest with regards to these negotiations which as i mentioned earlier, will be keeping an eye on it to test the microphone. now, let's take you to another big story

of the evening. the continuing wildfires. let's take you live to pacific pallisades. let's take you live to pacific pallisades. and areas around los angeles as the scale of the wildfires there is being assessed by the emergency services in the last hour the authorities in los angeles who are still battling the wildfires have said: "we are not in the clear yet". other parts of los angeles are battling, still battling with wildfires in one of those members said we are not in the clear yet because we are expecting winds to pick up in the winds make it very difficult to know how bad and how far from those directions those fires are going to spread

their still spreading in many areas. they're still spreading in many areas. so far 2a people are known to have been killed and officials are warning that changing winds could potentially produce an "explosive fire growth". people are being told to follow evacuation orders. but the authorities also say there is hope the fires can be controlled. making progress in containing two of these fires but gusts are expected to reach 100 km an hour by tomorrow with fires expected to become more intense as a consequence. take a look at these pictures. this is a plain dumping fire retardant across the area and continuing to do that on the ground, firefighters are cutting vegetation to slow the spread of these flames. fires are burning in three areas and that you can see, it is the palisades fire in the second largest is the eaton fighter. largest is the eaton firr.

here was kristin at a news conference earlier. we here was kristin at a news conference earlier. we are not in the clear— conference earlier. we are not in the clear as _ conference earlier. we are not in the clear as of _ conference earlier. we are not in the clear as of yet _ conference earlier. we are not in the clear as of yet and - conference earlier. we are not in the clear as of yet and we . 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, updated information as well and follow all evacuation warnings and orders without delay. and please, please stay safe. i was the fire chief, _ please, please stay safe. i was the fire chief, police _ please, please stay safe. i was the fire chief, police say - the fire chief, police say there ended deal with finding there ended deal with finding the remains of the fire, have a look. ~ . , ., , , the remains of the fire, have a look. . , ., , ,, look. what is holding us up is very important. _ look. what is holding us up is very important. we _ look. what is holding us up is very important. we are - look. what is holding us up is very important. we are still. look. what is holding us up is| very important. we are still in the altadena area, we are in the altadena area, we are in the third day of grid searching and it is a very grim task and

we, unfortunately, every day we are doing this, we are running across the remains of individual community members and that is not easy work and it's very sad to report and i believe that work is not only going to continue but i believe will continue to find remains and so, please be patient with us and people say ijust want to look at my house and see what is left. we know that but we have people literally looking for the remains of your neighbours. please be patient with us. that's cross live and speak to helena who was in arcadia and i can see behind you, bags and bags of what i assume our clothing and supplies as the efforts to help those who have lost everything continue. this isn't even _ lost everything continue. this isn't even the _ lost everything continue. this isn't even the original-

isn't even the original donation, this is the overflow, such as the scale of people donating everything and if you look at this direction, close for men, women, crucially for children, for babies, shoes and peoplejust taking a children, for babies, shoes and people just taking a look through because it's notjust people have lost everything but people have lost everything but people who were also evacuated right now and they are sitting it out and they're waiting to see if the fires coming towards them and they need homes and things like these mountains of water they can see over in this direction and as you had in this direction, you will see the likes of diapers, nappies for children, pet food and really interestingly maybe even a bit further here, this is a van offering free pregnancy care because in such disasters like this as we know, and crises, life goes on and people still have health needs and is still have health needs and is still seeing women veggie evacuated of lost their homes and are pregnant and perhaps

about to give birth and of course they need that care is well and i think you're showing you the impact of the needs and scale here and in terms of what we have been seeing injust a few minutes ago there was a 737 tanker flying over this area and looking at the mountain range in the hillside and dumping that water is crucial to try to get a handle on it and that is the biggest thing that they have in their arsenal in order to try and get a handle on that and as these wins potentially pick up again to try to stop the spread of those flames.— to try to stop the spread of those flames. thank you very much. which direction the wind blows makes a real difference and let's cross live and speak to sarah from the weather company and it is good to talk to you and it is good to talk to you and what are we expecting from these wins, we shared the winds are going to pick up what does that mean for these fires? these winds are going to pick up these winds are going to pick up and that's going to create a problem because i mix the

up and that's going t