and a look inside the chinese factories fuelling the success of fast fashion brand shein where some workers are labouring more than 75 hours a week. nearly all public schools across the los angeles area have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further blazes with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday in ventura county, north of la. while they're not not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70 miles per hour, about the force of a category one hurricane. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres

and is now 14% contained. the eaton fire remains the second largest. he was due by we can see live pictures now of briefings taking place in the oval office with joe taking place in the oval office withjoe biden and with the vice president kamala harris and some of his key members of his team there, they are getting updates from officials in california as to how the federal response to those fires are being carried out. he will keep across that and bring it to you if there are any remarks from the president. the bbc�*s clive myrie has been speaking with emergency crews who've been working around the clock to stop the fires. los angeles, the city of angels, is still threatened by fiery demons. in the hills above,

a taste of what might come. and in the thick of it, fire officer erin alexander. the wind and the... i mean, that the kind of stuff we were dealing with. wow. is that you? that was me. there's certain weather factors that we can't control. obviously, the winds were some like i've never seen. and we put one fire out and another one right down the down the way is starting again. you have these houses that catch fire, that send off embers, that catch other houses on fire. and we didn't have enough water to put the fires out. and it was, you know, there's

only so much you can do. here is erin with colleagues on the day she became a firefighter, saving lives in people's homes her calling. but the scale of this disaster has been tough for all the emergency crews. can't even imagine what you would do if everything, your house, and it burned to the ground like there's nothing left. and sometimes fast moving fires, even if house catches on fire, we can get in there and put it out at some point and then they have something to go home to. but this fire burned so hot and so fast that it burned everything to the ground, and they have absolutely nothing to come back to. and in the cold light of day, a wasteland. lives, livelihoods, homes, destroyed. the winds are pretty light at the moment, but the fear is they could pick up in the next couple of days. that's what everyone is worried about, that those hurricane force winds could bring

about even more of a calamity than we've already seen. they're trying to rebuild. these crews are working to get the power back on, but it'll be some time before residents are allowed to return to this corner of greater los angeles. the authorities aren't convinced they've recovered the bodies of all those still missing, now presumed dead. bbc reporter max matza has been speaking to newly elected california senator adam schiff outside an evacuation centre he asked if the senator had any concerns for his constituents, due to the relationship between governor gavin newsom and the incoming president trump. look, throughout my time in congress i never asked or considered whether it was a blue or red state or blue community or a red one. when i

was approving eight and voting to support a forever is a part of the country and every other part of disaster —— kind of disaster i hope that does the same approach that the incoming at ministration takes. and to certainly been my approach and i really think that is what we needin i really think that is what we need in the united states of america. d0 need in the united states of america. ,, need in the united states of america. , ., ~ need in the united states of america-— need in the united states of america. , ., ~ ., america. do you think we are politicising — america. do you think we are politicising wildfires - america. do you think we are politicising wildfires more - politicising wildfires more now? _ politicising wildfires more now? ., , politicising wildfires more now? . , , now? there have been people doinu now? there have been people doing that _ now? there have been people doing that from _ now? there have been people doing that from the _ now? there have been people doing that from the moment l now? there have been people i doing that from the moment the fire started. it is not helpful right now, let'sjust fire started. it is not helpful right now, let's just focus on putting the fires out and getting people to help that they need, that needs to be our overwhelming focus. california governor newsom has invited president—elect donald trump to come to california and we are told he displayed to do that after his inauguration next monday. let's cross live to helena humphrey. talk to us about the latest situation there.— talk to us about the latest situation there. you can see the scale — situation there. you can see the scale of _ situation there. you can see the scale of the _ situation there. you can see the scale of the need - situation there. you can see the scale of the need by - situation there. you can see i the scale of the need by taking a look at the scene behind me,

360 degrees of these donations that have come to an overflow car park here. so many people here have either lost everything in these wildfires or, instead, they are under evacuation orders right now some 90,000 people are under evacuation orders. they are waiting to see whether those winds pick up and whether they could be impacted. but of course these people, some of them have had to flee with very little notice, to sleeping with what they were wearing, what they could carry. so here they have the opportunity to pick up a change of clothes, also pick up a change of clothes, also pick up some groceries, water, hygiene products and so on. we have been hearing from president biden today saying our heart goes out to those 2a people who are missing. i have to say, when you cover these kinds of crises, there is always that really bleak moment when the authorities have to say to people who perhaps have left their homes, don't go back in and that is for the simple fact that there is 23 people

still missing right now and authorities are saying that they are having to go into those hard—hit communities and start to comb the rubble for more remains. i would also say here you can see the spirit of resilience. you can see volunteers coming out, giving their time in earlier i met one volunteer who also happens to be a fairly well—known face, an actor you may know from arrested development. will arnett was giving his time ferrying crates of waters to cars to give to people in need. i asked why he was here and on the spirit of community and la coming together. take a listen. everybody's still reeling from it. we're still in this crisis and but it is nice seeing people coming together and volunteering the way that they are. it's awesome. and, you know, people are really out here, willing to help their neighbours, and i think that that's great, that's really uplifting. it makes you feel good, but at the same time, we're still in it.

the road ahead clearly is a long one. the concern as we have been reporting is about the santa ana winds picking up once again with the wind just predicted of up to 70 mph. that makes it difficult for aircraft to go up over this hillside range, for example. earlier today flying above the sales we saw the 737 max tanker, essentially dumping gallons of water, also fire retardant. the aim, of course, of those tireless of fire cruises to get in front of those blazes before those winds pick up again. it is on the line and uncertain picture right now at a time were some people are going through such a desperate situation.— through such a desperate situation. . ~ ., situation. talk to us a little bit about — situation. talk to us a little bit about that _ situation. talk to us a little bit about that firefighting l bit about that firefighting operation. we have seen reinforcements arrive from fire crews from mexico, canada, right across the us. we have. we have also _ right across the us. we have. we have also heard _ right across the us. we have. we have also heard from - right across the us. we have. we have also heard from the |

we have also heard from the ukrainian president, zelensky, volunteering to send over crews of battle tested to firefighters as well. eight states have authorised their fire crews to come and i've been speaking to some of them. when i had spoke to them they had come in from the front line where they had been battling the spires for some a0 hours. they were exhausted. they were getting some sleep and heading out for some 2a hours again. so an incredible fire fight going on. those aerial crews are really helping to make a difference, but president biden has authorised the screws to come in for brain across the united states for 180 days. i think thatjust united states for 180 days. i think that just shows you the fact that they know they will have to be it for the long haul. president biden says rebuilding after the fires will cost �*tens with more than 12,000 structures destroyed thousands of residents who have lost their homes are turning to evacuation centers. some people had their insurance policies cancelled before

the fires but a temporary ban on cancellations has now been issued in california. for more on this i've been speaking to davejones former california insurance commissioner, he's now director of the climate risk initiative at uc berkeley's center for law, energy and the environment. i asked if he think there will be any bad actors on paying out on insurance policies or whether insurance companies will honour them. thanks to california's strong insurance regulation the private insurers have enough reserves to pay claims. so we will not have a situation like florida where after one of the hurricanes some 12 insurance companies went decrepit and the insurer of last resort, the fair plan, has the ability to assess the insurers and policies

in the state of california so that it can pay claims as well. there may be incidents where claims are denied or the amount of the payment is less than what the homeowner can rightfully expect and that is why you should contact the department of insurance to assist. conversely you must be careful of people descending on the area people offering deals that are too good to be true. fraudsters can show up and at these disaster be careful before you sign a new type of contract or agreement if you have questions contact the department of insurance. also be on the lookout for price gougers, that is unlawful in the state of california but there will be people who will try to take advantage. the industry really could play a bigger role in trying to address the underlying driver in these events in california which is climate change. us insurers invest half $1 trillion in fossil fuels and the top 20 global insurers collect $9.5 billion in premium from fossil fuels. it is important to ask why our insurance investing in and collecting money

from the things driving these events and causing them to be unable to write insurance. so we need to see legislators stand up to the industry and say, look, you must transition out of your investments in the various industries you are collecting premiums from the industry which is causing your industry, the insurance industry to be unable to write insurance claims in a many parts of the united states. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. sir keir starmer, has launched a major overhaul of the government's approach to artificial intelligence, saying he wants to make the uk an ai super power. the prime minister unveiled a plan to involve the technology more deeply in public services, and encourage further investment. sir keir also says he'll change planning rules in certain areas to make it easier to create data hubs. downing street has insisted that rachel reeves will be chancellor for the whole of this parliament, as she faces criticism over

the falling pound and rising government borrowing costs. borrowing costs are rising for many countries across the world, but some have argued that decisions made in the budget appear to have made the uk more vulnerable. activists from the environmental protest group, just stop 0il, have spray painted "1.5 spray painted "1.5 is dead" on the grave of the scientist, charles darwin, in westminster abbey. the graffiti appears to reference the confirmation that last year was the first to breach a key global warming threshold. two women have been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. you're live with bbc news. hopes are growing for an imminent breakthrough for a ceasefire in gaza. joe biden says a deal is �*on the brink of finally coming to fruition�*. but israel is divided. ten members of israel's governing coalition sent the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, a letter opposing the ceasefire deal some of them are members of the pm's own likud party. angry relatives of israelis held hostage by hamas

confronted the country's far right finance minister, bezalel smotrich, at a knesset commitee hearing on monday for his opposition to the deal. but the former defence minister, benny gantz, said his party would give its full backing to an agreement, and that failing to free the hostages would be a "catastrophe." 0pposition leader yair lapid also said he'd back a deal. hamas is sending positive signals in a statement on monday, the group said it is quote �*keen�* on reaching a deal. joining me live is hussein ibish, senior resident scholar at the arab gulf states institute. lovely to have you with us. is there really a breakthrough coming? if you look we have been at this point of an eminent deal a few times before. , ~ ., before. -- it feels like. now we are basically _ before. -- it feels like. now we are basically there. - before. -- it feels like. now we are basically there. it - before. -- it feels like. now| we are basically there. it has been coming for many weeks now.

we are at the last tipping point to deal with probably, counterintuitively, the downfall of the regime in syria and the victory of the hts group which is backed by turkey. what that does is it signals the ascendancy of turkey in the region. and combined with the collapse of iran and its network in the region, what that means is the power balance in hamas shifted away from the gunman on the ground that launched the october the 7th attack in a quest for permanent war with israel, insurgency that they have not that they would expect it hoped that would have lasted for a decade or even longer. in favour of the old political leaders now gathered in turkey supported by turkey and qatar rather than the gunmen on the ground supported by iran. turkey and qatar don't want this a permanent war. that was the last bit of pressure on

hamas to push them in that direction and in israel there is a tremendous pressure from the public to get hostages out and from the military, to end the war which has become militarily pointless. they are just bleeding soldiers. they lost ten soldiers last week, thatis lost ten soldiers last week, that is quite a lot for the israeli military. d0 that is quite a lot for the israeli military.— that is quite a lot for the israeli military. do you think the imminent _ israeli military. do you think the imminent change - israeli military. do you think the imminent change in - israeli military. do you think the imminent change in the | israeli military. do you think. the imminent change in the us administration had anything to do with this latest push? the threats from _ do with this latest push? tie: threats from donald do with this latest push? tue: threats from donald trump, do with this latest push? tt2 threats from donald trump, no. they are empty bluster. he said he will unleash all hell. gaza is hell. what will he do is not what more can be done? that is empty rhetoric. at the same time, it is true the interregnum between the us administrations even between the two terms of a successful president like between the first and second 0bama terms are times when international actors can decide to incite

pressure to justify it making concessions to wrap up a conflict and try to score points with united states broadly. so i think that may be a factor. trunk�*s threats are empty threats. the transition in washington is a real thing and it is a tertiary factor of some note. —— trunk�*s threats. it is not driving hamas or israel towards this bargain. those are internal factors that are pretty clear cut.— are pretty clear cut. there is obviously — are pretty clear cut. there is obviously a _ are pretty clear cut. there is obviously a humanitarian - obviously a humanitarian imperative here as well. continued long—term dire situation in gaza for the people there. what if there is no deal there this time? than the situation _ no deal there this time? than the situation is _ no deal there this time? than the situation is likely - no deal there this time? than the situation is likely to - no deal there this time? than the situation is likely to get . the situation is likely to get worse. in fact, the only thing the incoming trump administration could do to make life more difficult for the palestinians in gaza and therefore for hamas, i suppose, and directly, would be to strangle the public even more. he says he would unleash the israelis even more. that is meaningless because they are

not holding meaningless because