the bbc understands hamas and israel are close to reaching a ceasefire deal in gaza. the impeachment trial to the suspended president of south korea begins shortly — as the constitutional court will decide whether to strip him of his presidential duties. hello, i'm tadhg enright. los angeles is bracing itself for more wildfires with strong winds set to return to the city. forecasters are expecting gusts, of more than 70 miles per hour. around the same force as a category one hurricane. these are the same type of santa ana winds that caused the initial spread of

the blazes last week. three major fires continue to burn. the biggest one in the palisades has burned more than 23,000 acres is still only 14% contained. president biden has warned that it will cost tens of billions of dollars to rebuild the parts of los angeles that have been destroyed. and, after a spate of crime during the wildfires, prosecutors in the city have charged nine people with crimes including burglary and looting. let's get the latest from will grant. as the wildfires enter their second week, they keep burning and the stories of destroyed lives stack up. amid the ruins of his block, michael was incredibly fortunate. his home survived while his neighbours were left with nothing. now he stands guard to protect what he still has from looters, patrolling a devastated

neighbourhood. i patrolling a devastated neighbourhood. patrolling a devastated neiuhbourhood. ., ., , neighbourhood. i moved to this area for my _ neighbourhood. i moved to this area for my kids, _ neighbourhood. i moved to this area for my kids, to _ neighbourhood. i moved to this area for my kids, to have - neighbourhood. i moved to this area for my kids, to have a - area for my kids, to have a better upbringing for them and for them to have a better future. it was a beautiful community. it was mixed, nice, everyone looked at each other, waved. it was nice, i wanted my kids to have a better future for themselves but... looks like we have to start all over again and rebuild. the affluent suburb of brentwood _ again and rebuild. the affluent suburb of brentwood has - again and rebuild. the affluent suburb of brentwood has so i again and rebuild. the affluent| suburb of brentwood has so far avoided being raised to the ground with the same destructive force but with the santa ana wind still been a majorfactor, residents are not out of the woods yet. as the blaze swept through, this true faith to his task in trying to contain it. the aim now is to protect these multiple homes and communities that lie below the line. in essence to make sure there are no smouldering embers that could kick up into the wind and spark fresh fires.

meanwhile help has arrived from across the border. dozens of mexican firefighters are in la to contain the fires and carry out the grim task of search and recovery of victims. mexico and california have not always had the smoothest of relationships but like all good friends, they simply turn up in the hour of great need. translation: historically mexico has been a government of people of great solidarity and this is a mehmets and have close ties and so nobody can separate us. when it comes to humanitarian assistance, there are no borders and we are prepared to stay for as long as we're needed to the american people. we have nine people charged over looting, there is real nervousness over evacuated homeowners. so much so the national guard has been deployed, setting up a command centre on the beachfront. this has been the toughest week which many in los angeles can

remember. scenes of destruction nothing short of apocalyptic even once the blazes have finally all contained, the long and painfuljourney to rebuild begins. will grant, bbc news los angeles. let's look at these life pictures showing the scale of the blazes firefighters are currently battling in los angeles. two majorfires remain burning with the wind set to hit hurricane levels today. hampering their efforts to bring them under control. let's speak to our correspondent david willis. there are well—founded fears that worse could be yet to come. , . ., ., come. very much so. i am at the pasadena — come. very much so. i am at the pasadena rose _

come. very much so. i am at the pasadena rose bowl— come. very much so. i am at the pasadena rose bowl centre - come. very much so. i am at the. pasadena rose bowl centre where emergency supplies are being accumulated and where fire officials and emergency officials and emergency officials are gathering ahead officials are gathering ahead of you mentioned an anticipated change in the weather overnight. high wind is expected to pick up. starting around four o'clock in the morning and lasting until lunchtime wednesday and the theories that could undermine efforts of firefighters and gains they made against the flames over the course of the weekend. the big is embers from the fire burning a short distance from us here and the one in pacific palisades, embers could be picked up and scattered to other areas sparking additional fires. scattered to other areas sparking additionalfires. the big question is whether the fire officials will be able to continue to mount the aerial sorties pumping water and flame retardant on fires below that

have proved so successful up to now. they cannot fly the plans if those winds are very high and they are anticipated to be “p and they are anticipated to be up to around 70 miles an hour. the los angeles mayor has said the city is now ready for whatever the elements might throw at it and officials have taken advantage of a lull in the wind today to continue their house by house investigations and inquiries, pinpointing properties that have been destroyed in the fires and those which have not. and those that remain intact. pretty grim task bearing in mind also searching for signs of human remains. meanwhile nine people have been accused or arrested in connection with alleged looting and burglary. one accused of stealing somebody�*s emmy award, would you believe. as far as the

death toll is concerned, 2a people are now said to have died in these fires, 23 people missing. the city of angels is on a nerve wracking course over the next few hours. people are very anxious of what lies ahead. thank you very much for that update. we can speak now to doctor ian stanley, from the university of colorado. he's the psychological health lead at the anschutz centre for combat medicine and battlefield research. for those who've been fighting these fires from the beginning; thank you forjoining us. how would you expect the firefighters themselves are coping after so much, so many days battling these blazes? thank you for having me. such

an important question. these firefighters are the first responders, trained but these events, they are used to these high—stakes life or death high—sta kes life or death situations. high—stakes life or death situations. yet it is stressful, they are human, away from home seeing tragedy and widespread destruction of community. many communities they are from and where they leave. we expect them to feel anxious like everyone else. we expect them to feel hopelessness like everyone else. also going to expect them over time to feel better as well like everyone else. what kind of a schedule _ well like everyone else. what kind of a schedule should - well like everyone else. what| kind of a schedule should they be keeping right now? in an emergency like this you have to do as much as you can but how important is it to stop every now and again and take a rest before going back to work? rest incredibl before going back to work? ism incredibly important also to engage social networks while

they are now whether that is belief firefighters, first responders orjust calling home really quickly. we are social creatures that rely on social support to get us through these tough times. that is true of wildfires, any natural disaster or traumatic event around the globe. or traumatic event around the lobe. ,, , ~' , globe. seeing fires like this and dealing _ globe. seeing fires like this and dealing with _ globe. seeing fires like this and dealing with fires - globe. seeing fires like this and dealing with fires like l and dealing with fires like this is part of their dayjob. i wonder how much of the past trauma these firefighters would have been to can affect them as the fires they are fighting right now. the fires they are fighting right "ow-— the fires they are fighting riaht now. , . , , right now. repeatedly been exosed right now. repeatedly been exaosed to _ right now. repeatedly been exposed to traumatic - right now. repeatedly been | exposed to traumatic events whether as part of the firefighting duties or life happening outside of their occupational roles can definitely prime them to be more susceptible to traumatic events they are experiencing now. it underscores the importance of taking care of one another during the acute phase of being there and taking

care of their fire and phase of being there and taking care of theirfire and in phase of being there and taking care of their fire and in them immediate and longer period afterward as well.— immediate and longer period afterward as well. what should ha en afterward as well. what should happen to _ afterward as well. what should happen to help _ afterward as well. what should happen to help these - afterward as well. what should happen to help these people? | afterward as well. what should l happen to help these people? it is fair to call them heroes. once the fires are extinguished, what lingering effects could they face and what do we need to look out for? ., ., , , .,, for? the good news is most --eole, for? the good news is most people, firefighters - for? the good news is most i people, firefighters included, exposed to an experienced discharge it is at such a scale that we experience, or our neighbours experience california, they get better. they begin to better after the weeks are potentially months after they get home or stop engaging in firefighting activities. things to look out for our persistent changes in sleep patterns, are they sleeping more burlesque? maybe engaging with other people less than they used to force the other day a bit more irritable? a bit more on edge. those are

things to look out for.- things to look out for. thank ou things to look out for. thank you very _ things to look out for. thank you very much _ things to look out for. thank you very much for _ things to look out for. thank you very much forjoining - things to look out for. thank you very much forjoining us| you very much forjoining us with that analysis. we are continuing to see life pictures coming through from los angeles. the mixture of fire trucks on their way to attending blazes, many of which visible in these shots. they are pressing for worsening and weather conditions expected in the coming hours they could hamper their efforts to bring the fires under control. after more than a year of bloodshed, a ceasefire agreement between israel and hamas could be on the horizon. in a speech on monday, president biden said an agreement was on the brink. the deal would see israel remove its troops from the most populated parts of gaza in return for the gradual return of israeli hostages. a palestinian official has told the bbc that the terms of the deal were being finalised as negotiations will continue in qatar with both sides working

in the same building for the first time. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. thanks for being with us today. what do you make of the progress we hear about so far? the main points part of this tentative deal.— the main points part of this tentative deal. the terms of the deal according _ tentative deal. the terms of the deal according to - tentative deal. the terms of| the deal according to reports from officials and israeli media and american media and the statement from mr biden. there are close to achieving a deal but it may be different. there will be three stages of this agreement as what was presented before by mr biden in may. the first stage will be releasing about 3k hostages including children and women and elderly people. the first day will be releasing free

hostages in return of four. israel withdrew from repeated errors and seven days later would be releasing hostages. and displaced people in southern gaza. on foot along the coastal side. then they will be releasing about 1000 palestinian prisoners. and on the 16th day of the first stage they will discuss the second stage of including who governed gaza and other controversial issues. they will try to cross the line to give hope that it can have good news for palestinians and israelis. it sounds like a well thought out at the escalation of tension. president biden has only about a president biden has only