is saturday morning live. this is saturday morning live. >> great to have your company this morning and we've got action packed show ahead. >> well the country has been battered by cold temperatures, and there are warnings today that gas supplies are running low, threatening a blackout. we'll be joined by an expert to discuss how likely it is that temperatures could plunge as low as —20 c 20. »- as —20 c 20. >> meanwhile, firefighters in los angeles continue to fight raging wildfires as the death toll rises to 11 and over 10,000 homes and businesses are destroyed. journalist nelson aspen will join us live from the united states to give us the latest. >> and many of you may be inspired this new year to take on a new exercise routine. the founder of an all natural protein brand, hermosa, and one of the people behind barry's boot camps, erica tomeo, will be here to share her top tips. >> and there's plenty going on in the world of tv, with the traitors stirring up plenty of reaction and dancing on ice set to return to our screens tomorrow, showbiz journalist ed

gleave will be here to give us the latest. and we'll have all the latest. and we'll have all the day's top stories with broadcaster esther stanhope and former apprentice star trey lowe. >> so welcome to saturday morning live only on gb news. and don't forget we want to hear from you. we'd love to hear what you think, so please send your views and comments throughout the show by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay. >> yeah, but before we do anything else, tatiana sanchez has all your news headlines. >> adam. thank you. the top stories chancellor rachel reeves says there's no choice but to engage with china as she seeks to restart britain's formal economic relationship with the nation. >> the fiscal rules that i set out in my budget in october are

non—negotiable, and growth is the number one mission of this government to make our country better off. and that is why i'm in china to unlock tangible benefits for british businesses exporting and trading around the world to ensure that we have greater access to the second biggest economy in the world. and when we have these pragmatic conversations with chinese leaders and indeed with chinese businesses, we will always be acting in britain's national interest. >> rachel reeves flew out yesterday after ignoring calls from opposition parties to cancel the trip because of market turmoil at home. the past week has seen a drop in the pound and an increase in government borrowing costs, which has fuelled speculation of more spending cuts or tax rises. the tories have accused the chancellor of having fled to china. rather than explain how she'll fix the uk's economy, while the liberal democrats say she should stay in britain and announce a plan b to address market volatility. the british

government's independent terrorism legislation reviewer says politicians need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture when it comes to stateless persons and the balance of national security. these comments come after reform uk leader nigel farage said he'd been thoughtful when asked if the uk should consider bringing shamima begum back to the uk. this is what farage had said. i've never wanted to. i've instinctively, instinctively, never wanted to. but i'm now thoughtful. i'm thoughtful. i don't classify her as an isis, an all out isis killer. so she's sort of less she's a lesser part of the equation. now, this comes after us president elect donald trump's incoming counter—terror chief said that isis members in syria should be allowed home. reform chairman zaher yousef responded to the report with our political editor, christopher hope, last night. >> if anyone actually cares about truth, then they should actually look at what nigel actually look at what nigel actually said, which was that what's happened in syria is that

there's been a regime change. and let's be clear about what's happened as a result of that. you have jihadists in senior government positions. if you are a british citizen and you are concerned that there are people in syrian prisons that are security threats to the united kingdom, where would you rather they were sitting inside a prison in a now potentially jihadist controlled syria, or inside a maximum security prison inside a maximum security prison inside the united kingdom? and that's what the point nigel was making. >> nigel was forced to hit back at the reports, writing on social media, saying i've never wanted to allow shamima begum back into britain, as i literally say in this interview. in other news, the health secretary has warned the use of inflammatory language over grooming gangs risks vilifying entire communities. he also says he fears rhetoric could lead to atrocities such as the

christchurch mosque shootings in new zealand, which killed more than 50 people. speaking to the guardian, wes streeting says there are people in my community who have either pakistani heritage or look different, who are now more fearful today than they were before. los angeles authorities have declared a local health emergency for the whole county due to poor air quality, as fire and smoke from the wildfires blankets the area. they've killed at least 11 people and destroying over 10,000 homes and businesses. california's governor has called for an independent investigation into how critical fire hydrants ran out of water and were impaired. hundreds of animals are being cared for by humane groups in southern california, from cats and dogs to horses, birds and tortoises. several rescue groups are hosting the animals, while wildfires rage in the area. now back home, temperatures dropped to —18.7

degrees in the uk's coldest january night in 15 years. last night, the met office says. in the most northern region of the highlands, —18.7 degrees was recorded. it's the coldest january overnight temperature since 2010, when temperatures dropped below —15 several times at locations across the uk. much of the uk endured below freezing temperatures overnight, dropping to —11 in shap and cumbria, with heathrow recording minus five now in sport. david moyes has been appointed everton manager for the second time following the departure of sean dyche. moyes spent 11 years at goodison park before leaving to replace sir alex ferguson at manchester united in 2013, and has been out of work since departing west ham in the summer. the 61 year old returns with the toffees hovering a single point above the relegation zone. the first game of his second spell in charge is on wednesday, and sam moore, who sang soul man and

other 1960s hits in the legendary sam and dave duo, has died at the age of 89. moore, who influenced musicians including michael jackson, ai including michael jackson, al green and bruce springsteen, died yesterday in florida due to complications while recovering from surgery, according to his publicist. moore was inducted with dave prater, who died in 1988, in a car crash into the rock n roll hall of fame. in 1992. and those are the latest gb news headlines for now. more news from me in an hour. >> thank you tatiana. now, the uk has had its coldest night in 15 years. yesterday evening, as the temperature dropped to —18 c in the scottish highlands. temperatures are set to fall again today as the cold snap continues. >> now the freeze comes as british gas have warned that there is only a week of supply

left with gas reserves concerningly low. number 10 insisted yesterday that the uk has got enough natural gas supply to make it through the winter. >> well, joining us now to talk about the cold snap and the supply issue is the environment editor at the daily sceptic chris morrison. chris thank you. thank you very much for joining us. how serious is this a week worth of supply of gas supply left. do we need to worry about that? >> well of course it's very bad news. it's actually a very good case study in what happens when. quelle surprise. we have a cold snapin quelle surprise. we have a cold snap in the winter in the middle of january. the temperatures will be very, very low, and there's huge pressure on gas. but it's okay because we can buy it from elsewhere. because of course, under the new government, we no longer seemed appropriate to actually frack for gas. well, we never did anyway. or take take new suppues anyway. or take take new supplies out of out of the north sea. we're relying on wind. so let's look, just before i came into the studio, let's look at what grid watch shows us. 7% of the electricity is produced by

wind and practically nothing from solar. gas back up to 60%. so all of that nonsense that you heard about how wind is producing more than gas on average, probably it is. but in fact, the more wind you put in, the more expensive the whole thing gets. the answer, as miliband says, is blowing in the wind and the answers are blown in the wind. wind power is extremely expensive. it's unreliable, it's intermittent, and it