of fast fashion brand shein where some workers are labouring more than 75 hours a week. welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. nearly all public schools across los angeles have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further flames 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 70mph, about the force of a categoryi 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.

there have been great stories of people helping each other through the difficult fires, but also scenes of those taking advantage of those already struggling. la county district attorney have charged several people with looting, saying those charged were "seeking to exploit this tragedy for their own benefit." 0ur correspondent emma vardy reports. the debris still smoulders. thousands of acres of damage still untouched by recovery teams. today, road blocks and patrols by the national guard have visibly increased. there have now been more than 60 arrests in evacuated areas, mainly for looting and burglary. 0ne offender caught disguised as a firefighter. the criminals have decided that this is an opportunity, and i'm here to tell you that 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. some have lost more than possessions. one of the victims of the palisades fire

was 32—year—old rory sykes, a child actor from the �*90s british tv show kiddy kapers. he lived with cerebral palsy and his mother says she escaped but could not save him. the biggest fear i had was that it might burn and hurt, because i think burning must be the most painful death, and the fire department chiefs said, "no, he will have died "of carbon monoxide poisoning first." ijust can't believe my baby's not going to be here. the clean—up task is so vast, it will stretch on for months. there have been promises by officials that the rebuilding process will be made as quick as possible, by cutting red tape to help people put their lives back together. but there is frustration that in many places it is still too dangerous to start, and the job of rehousing people will take time. it will take months, if not years.

i know that, in hawaii, it took at least temporary housing a year, so we don't know what the situation will be here. all around, signs of the trauma the city has suffered as the fires overwhelmed communities. as people tried to escape from the oncoming flames, in this part of pacific palisades, many just abandoned their cars, and you can imagine the sense of panic, manyjust appearing to have crashed into each other as they tried to flee. and you can see why they ran, because here's what's left after the fire reached this spot not long after. 23 people are still missing and many addresses are still to be searched for human remains. shouting help continues to arrive. today, the national guard set up a base for incoming troops on the seafront. they'll provide security and logistical support to the city as it reels from disaster.

emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. 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's 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'd put one fire out and another one right 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 and 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. the other big story we're watching — hope is growing that a ceasefire deal may be close between israel and hamas to end the fighting in gaza and see a return of hostages

taken on october 7, 2023. a palestinian official familiar with negotiations has also told the bbc that terms of a deal between israel and hamas are being finalised. an israeli official told news agency reuters that negotiations are in "advanced stages" with a deal possible in "hours, days or more." white house national security advisorjake sullivan also said a truce and hostage deal could be done "this week." and in a speech on his foreign policy achievements, outgoing presidentjoe biden said a deal to secure the release of hostages and achieve a ceasefire in gaza is on the brink. pressing hard to close this. the deal we have instructed would free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security to israel and allow us to significantly surge humanitarian assistance to the palestinians who have suffered terribly in this war that hamas started. 0ur correspondentjonah fisher is covering the talks from jerusalem.

there's a feeling tonight, i think, that those talks in qatar are intensifying. they've been going on for a while, involving both an israeli delegation and a hamas delegation, but they've not been talking to each other directly. they've been effectively negotiating through mediators. what we are hearing tonight is that both of those delegations, while not in the same room, they're certainly not meeting face—to—face, they are in the same building, and that they are working on technical details. some quite detailed points related to how this ceasefire agreement might work when put in practice on the ground. the very broad brush of this deal — well, it should be said that it is a partial deal. it's the first of three phases that are envisaged. really only the first phase has been fully spelled out in the draft deals that have been leaked from this process. that would involve a 42—day ceasefire. and during that ceasefire,

there would be a phased release of israeli hostages — hostages who were taken during the hamas attack of october 7, 2023. they would primarily be, we believe, women, children and the elderly. and for each hostage which hamas released, israel would in turn release dozens of palestinian prisoners. aid trucks and fuel trucks — there would be an increase in the amount of them getting into the gaza strip on day one. and the israeli forces that are in gaza — well, the idea envisaged in this draft agreement is that they would pull back from some of the more heavily populated areas of the gaza strip into buffer zones, and that people would be allowed to move gradually as part of a phased movement back in —

to move back into their homes or indeed, what's left of their homes, after having been in some cases, searched to make sure that they're not carrying any weapons with them. i'm joined now byjean—loup samaan, senior research fellow at the middle east institute of the national university of singapore. we of singapore. just heard some of the details we just heard some of the details to this proposed ceasefire. many layers and quite a bit of complexity to it. are you optimistic that this time a deal could be struck? i would be cautiously optimistic in the sense that we see there is clearly a momentum that was built over the last week with the idea of a new deal, but we've seen this type of amendment failing in the past. the grid question —— big question is if this comes to fruition in the coming days or coming hours, it is a clear indication that the biden administration wants to own that deal, biden himself, his

legacy, his secretary of state blink, they all want to say that this was at the end of the biden presidency, not the beginning of the donald trump presidency. there are still a lot unknown regarding the final result. ., . result. the battle for credit for this, — result. the battle for credit for this, you _ result. the battle for credit for this, you can _ result. the battle for credit for this, you can see - result. the battle for credit for this, you can see it - result. the battle for credit for this, you can see it play out. how much of a fact is the fact that is this transitional power happening in the us a part of what we have seen transpire this week? well, i think there _ transpire this week? well, i think there are _ transpire this week? well, i think there are different - think there are different aspects here. definitely both hamas and israel have their own calculus, biden or trump. we can imagine hamas waiting until the beginning of the trump presidency to release hostages. that would be an echo to what iran had done back in the 80s after the end of the carter administration, just as a matter to humiliate biden. at

the same time, there is also on the same time, there is also on the israeli side, a lot of strategies, tactics. we see that part of the netanyahu government already threatens the resignation if they do this deal. it is not clear if netanyahu himself could hold his own alliance, his coalition with the far right in israel is there is suddenly this announcement. if there is suddenly this announcement. u, , announcement. if something is to happen. _ announcement. if something is to happen, whether— announcement. if something is to happen, whether it - announcement. if something is| to happen, whether it happened before or after the transition of power, donald trump will be the president of the united states for the next four years. do we know what his position is and what he wants out of the middle east particularly with gaza and israel and hamas? ida. gaza and israel and hamas? no, it is very unclear _ gaza and israel and hamas? no, it is very unclear to be _ gaza and israel and hamas? iifr, it is very unclear to be honest with regards to gaza how donald trump or his advisers see the next step. i mean, so far, trump is only made a lot of threats with regards to hamas,

saying that israel needed to finish the job before saying that israel needed to finish thejob before he comes to, comes back to the white house. but with regards to, let's say, a peace plan, the construction of gaza, trump refrained from expressing his own views. the only big around the world and across the uk, tfrom bbc news. his refrained from expressing his own views. the only big priority that seems very clear priority that seems very clear right now in the middle east or right now in the middle east or trump and his team is around. trump and his team is around. we have a lot of indications we have a lot of indications that this is at the top of the that this is at the top of the agenda to deal with iran and in agenda to deal with iran and in particular to deal with the particular to deal with the nuclear programme of the run nuclear programme of the run with potential rumours that the with potential rumours that the the uk, this is bbc news. us and possibly israel launch us and possibly israel launch strikes on iran. but these are strikes on iran. but these at this stage still rumours, but apart from that, we don't us and possibly israel launch strikes on iran. e rumours, at this stage still rumours, but apart from that, we don't have a clear idea on how trump have a clear idea on how trump sees his policy on the middle sees his policy on the middle east. �* ~ ., east. �* ~ ., east. all right. we will have to wait and _ east. all right. we will have to wait and _ east. all right. we will have to wait and see. _ east. all right. we will have to wait and see. thank- east. all right. we will have i to wait and see. thank you for east. all right. we will have to wait and see. _ east. all right. we will have to wait and see. thank- east. all right. we will have i to wait and see. thank you for talking to us today. talking to us today. around the world and across around the world and across

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you're live with bbc news. the bbc has found that workers in chinese factories making clothes for the fast fashion giant shein are labouring for more than 75 hours a week despite the country's labour laws. these working hours are not unusual in the southern city of guangzhou, but the findings will add to a growing list of questions about working conditions in its factories. 0ur china correspondent laura bicker has more. few stop to eat during the breakfast rush. for those who work in this warren of more than 5,000 clothes firms, the factory clock dictates their day. at a nearbyjob market, workers check the stitching they'd be expected to do. they get paid per piece, so their skill and speed determine how much they make.

translation: it depends how difficult the item is. l something simple like a t—shirt is i to 2 yuan per piece, and i can make around a dozen in an hour. we earn so little. how is that enough? the cost of living is now so high. workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to theirfamilies. shein is now one of their major employers. translation: | think shein i will become better and better. it always pays the suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region, this area? translation: i would say over 80% of the people here work for shein. this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us

they labour 75 hours a week in contravention of chinese labour law. most have only one day off a month. and by the door, the end product, ready to be shipped to europe, the uk or the us. there is an almost constant supply of fabric from nearby vendors. shein�*s success has been possible because this city in china has everything it needs. spending the day here, it's clear that shein�*s meteoric rise has had a positive effect on the local economy, but it's also come with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations of forced labour. they themselves have found incidents of child labour, and there are accusations their staff are overworked and underpaid. we found that a 75—hour week is not unusual for many companies

in this industrial heartland. it's not unusual, you say, but it's clear that it's illegal, and it violates basic human rights, so it's a human rights issue, it's an extreme form of exploitation that happens, and this needs to be visible. people need to know under what conditions clothing is being produced, especially in such an opaque company that does not really report what they are doing. the thrum of machines continues well into the night. in a statement, shein told us it's committed to ensuring the fair and dignified treatment of all workers within its supply chain, and it's investing tens of millions of dollars in strengthening governance and compliance. they added that they strive to set the highest standards for pay, and that all partners adhere to their code of conduct. but the work here will go on

as long as someone in london or new york continues hunting for their next bargain. laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou. back to our top story. los angeles is bracing for further flames with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. 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. i'm joined now by cbs reporter danya bacchus in los angeles. she is in pacific palisades. great to speak to you. this fire is one of the first and biggest. how are firefighters coping with it?— coping with it? firefighters ri . ht coping with it? firefighters right now _ coping with it? firefighters right now have _ coping with it? firefighters right now have been - coping with it? firefighters i right now have been working around the clock to try to contain this fire, and they have made some progress. we have made some progress. we have seen them fight this fire from the airand have seen them fight this fire from the air and also from the ground and we do know that

those aerosols have really made progress in getting the fire contained, meeting doesn't mean keeping in an area they know where it will burn, but the next 2a hours will be very dangerous for los angeles. it is because we are under the same wind alert as we were last tuesday when the fires began and caused destruction like what you see behind me. right now firefighters say they are on very high alert. 0fficials on very high alert. officials are telling residents to make sure that you are prepared to leave immediately stop here is what is different about the next 2a hours than, let's say, last week. 15,000 firefighters are now in place compared to the fewer than 1500 firefighters that were in place when the fires began, and again, there are now more than 80 helicopter is an aircraft that are prepared to fight these files from the air. but if the wind gusts to pick up as expected, those aircraft will be grounded, which could really have a progress on any

firefights. it have a progress on any firefights.— have a progress on any firefiahts. , _, ., firefights. it is encouraging to see more _ firefights. it is encouraging to see more resources - firefights. it is encouraging to see more resources are| firefights. it is encouraging - to see more resources are being made available that her father's fires. you mentioned the scene you can see behind you of the devastation of these fires have caused. can you tell us about and evacuation orders that are taking place or in place for the next 2a hours or so, what residents are doing? yes, there are no new evacuation orders that are taking place, that is something that have really been questioning the mayor of los angeles about, wondering why if we know about this, a particularly dangerous wind warning, why not go ahead and evacuate people from areas where the wind gusts would be the highest? that has not happened here. they arejust telling people to be ready to leave if those evacuation warnings come. i am in the pacific palisades neighbourhood, people who live here have been evacuated since last week and many of those people have not been allowed to come back to their homes or even see their businesses

because of the firefight that is still continuing. tens of thousands of people in los angeles are still under evacuation orders, but even with his new wind alert, there have not been any proactive evacuation orders ahead of what could happen. evacuation orders ahead of what could happen-— could happen. thank you for caettin could happen. thank you for getting us — could happen. thank you for getting us up _ could happen. thank you for getting us up to _ could happen. thank you for getting us up to speed - could happen. thank you for getting us up to speed with | getting us up to speed with those developments. south korean president yoon suk yeol�*s impeachment trial is set to get under way in the next hour or so, on his botched attempt to impose martial law. he has said he will not be attending due to fear of being arrested in a separate criminal investigation. in the trial, the constitutional court will focus on whether to uphold the impeachment voted on by the parliament last year. if it does, then he will be removed from office. fore more, i'mjoined now by stephen costello, fellow at quincy institute and scholar at the institute for korean studies, george washington university. tell us what we can expect when the impeachment trial begins today. the impeachment trial begins toda. ., ~

the impeachment trial begins toda . ., ~ the impeachment trial begins toda. ., ., ., today. thank you for having me. i think that _ today. thank you for having me. i think that president _ today. thank you for having me. i think that president yoon's - i think that president yoon's attempt at self group provoked two major pushbikes. number one is the impeachment which was voted by the national assembly, and that process goes now to the constitutional court, as you said, they began their deliberations today in about an hour. they are the final determinant, whether president yoon is finally impeached or whether he will be reinstated to office. so that could take i suppose a couple of weeks, most likely. if he is impeached at that point, then there will be about 60 days before south korea has another presidential election. the second thing that his crew inspired was a criminal investigation, and that to his insurrection —— coup. 0f that to his insurrection —— coup. of course, that involves all the evidence that has come out about, first of all, the martial law declaration and 1545 00:23:57,443 --> 00:2