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dan johnson has the latest from the scene. he smoldering ruins still refuse to reveal how many lives were lost when paradise burned. theia offnumber killed has kept slowly climbing but the latest update brought a stunning new figure. >> the number of people we arest l looking for or unaccounted for has increased to 631, andum thisr increased by 501 people. dan: that is because they checked the number of emergencyp ills made frole's homes when the fire was ts most intense. boards like this have appeared at shelters around town with ligs of people who are miss and the numbers of loved ones to contact. but this search is increasingly being conducteon social media. facebook pages are filled with stories of family members missing, friends and relativ not heard from for more than a week. like jonathan's brother maurice, missing along with his wife and daughter. >> this isn't like maurice to just disappear off the face of the earth and not let anybody know. but we are still trying and weer will do whatt takes until he is found, dead o

our correspondent dan johnson sent this report from the scene. dan: these are the teams that have to answer the painful questions that hangrn the acrid -- what happed to my loved one, how many more people are dead. house after house from the street after street, the ashes of thicommunity slowly vealing the lives once lived here. his work is difficult and th conditions can be dangerous, and the scalef e task is almost impossible to comprehend. more than 10,000 properties ruined 1 more than00 people still missing. o there is nod news here, no positive outcome only another name to add to the lis.of lives lost they sift through the rubble a with respe they are trying to preserve some dignity. >> they are special people. don't think humans are intended to see this stuff. , they come everybody in with the intentovf trying to e closure to the families because right now they are missing. dan: so there is still more for them to do, and as they look further, it only getsor. dan johnson, bbc news, paradise. laura:heresident will go to california himself on s

dan johnson, bbc news, simi valley, california.ra: those ferocious fires still burninte now to the sf florida, which is no stranger to recounts, and yet again they are re-examining ballots after razor te andargins in the se governor's races. tonight president trump weighed surprisingly on the side of the republicans, tweeting, "they should be called in favor of rick scott and ron desantis. many ballotsfore missing or ed. an honest vote count is no longer possible. ballots massively infected. must go with election night." for more i spoke with our north america reporter anthony zurcher. anthony, these recounts are now underway. republicans hold very slim leads at the moment. is it really possible that the recounts could change the results? anthony: usually recounts don't shift that many votes. righnow scott has a lead of about 12,000 over nelson. but in ts case it may. about 25,000 under votes in broward county, where the ballot is filled out but there is no mark for the senate race. conceivably it could have been a machine error, p

dan johnson, bbc news, paradise. for more on the intensit of these fires, i spoke a brief time ago with a climate scientist at the university of michigan. why are these fires appearing to get worse?l, >> wou know, the big dog in all of this is climate change. umperatures are going up, and as temperatures the the atmosphere demands more moisture. it can hold more moisture. as any gardener knows, on those hotter days, plants will wilt if they don't get water more. rains are not fallg as they used to. we have these hotter conditions -- hotter temperatures and drier conditions. a lot of times we say it is the hot flash ought. either way, it is making the forests extremely flammable. jane:reou saying that this could very well get worse? jonathan: yeah, that is an important part of the climate change field of science. like going t the doctor says we understand what the cause is, you have a better idea of what is coming xt. terms of climate change it's getting hotter and drier. even in the situations where itt is notng drie

dan johnson in california.ate department says no final conclusion has been reached, as to whether or not crown prince mohammed bin salman of saudi arabia ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. there had been reports the cia believed the crown prince had authorised the killing. mr kashoggi was killed last month while visiting the saudi consulate in istanbul. saudi arabia insists the crown prince knew nothing about plans for the murder. more than 250,000 people have taken to the streets of france in protests over high fuel prices and the rising cost of living. one person was killed when a woman taking her child to see a doctor tried to drive through a blockade. more than 200 others have been injured. lucy williamson reports from paris. car horns beeping. there are those in france who say they feel invisible to their leaders. not today. high visibilityjackets, the new uniform of a leaderless nationwide movement, blocking roads across the country in protest at rising fuel taxes and the rising cost of

dan johnson there. the midterm elections are on tuesday.cial coverage here on bbc news as those results come in. the best coverage here on the bbc news channel. there's also a lot of material on our website looking at the issues dominating the election, including this piece on job creation under president trump, asking how real is trump's jobs miracle. there's also a bbc reality check on all of president trump's claims — including the one on the economy. iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has attacked the united states after its decision to reimpose economic sanctions against iran. the trump administration will reinstate all us sanctions which were removed under the 2015 nuclear deal on monday. the bbc‘s sebastian usher reports. as the hours tick away to the reimposition of sweeping us sanctions on iran, the rhetoric from the country's supreme leader has been predictably fiery and defiant. translation: the us is much weaker today than it was 40 years ago when the 1979 revolution was victorious. the power of the us is on the declin

dan johnson in washington, thank you very much.d martial law in part of the country after the seizure of three of its naval ships by russia. the measures will be introduced on wednesday, and for now, will be focused on tightening security. russia claims it has acted legally, but ukraine says it's the latest in a series of provocative acts in recent years. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. off the coast of crimea, russian border guards on collision course with the ukrainian navy. the russians target a tug boat. the hint is less than subtle. later, russian forces shoot at, then seize the tug, and two other ukrainian vessels. this apparently a mayday from a ukrainian sailor as the russians storm his boat. a russian replies. the vessels were towed to russian—controlled crimea. 23 ukrainian servicemen have been detained. after the dramas at sea, the political battles over who's responsible. moscow's reaction — don't blame russia. officials here have been presenting what happened as a ukrainian provocation in russian terr

danjohnson, dan johnson, bbc news, danjohnson, bbc news, paradise.eview of cancer screening programmes after letters about cervical cancer tests were not sent to nearly 50,000 patients earlier this year. all those affected have been contacted by the nhs. it comes just months after it emerged up to 17a,000 women had not been invited for breast cancer screening. saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against five people for the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. he was a critic of saudi's crown prince mohammad bin salman, and was killed in the saudi consulate in istanbul last month. the prosecutor also said an intelligence officer was responsible for the killing, alleging he used a lethal injection. premier league teams have agreed to pay their departing executive chairman richard scudamore a bonus of £5 million. some smaller clubs are angry at being asked to contribute £250,000 each towards the bonus. mr scudamore has been in the role for 19 years, and will remain as an adviser. and just to stay with the world of football. england ha

danjohnson dan johnson for us in danjohnson for us in dc.he day's other news: in the wake of the larry nassar scandal, the us olympic committee has taken a first step towards stripping usa gymnastics of its status as national governing body for the sport. in an open letter, the usoc chief executive has said usa gymnastics is still struggling "to change its culture, rebuild its leadership and effectively serve its membership." since the scandal broke, 3 ceos of usa gymnastics have quit, under fire for the way they handled it. the european union's chief brexit negotiator has said negotiations with london about leaving the eu are not driven by any sense of revenge. in brussels, michel barnier said a no—deal or hard brexit would spell trouble for expatriates in both regions. britain's prime minister theresa may has said she's confident of reaching agreement on trade and security on the irish border — a big obstacle to any deal. a tourist has died after being mauled by a shark in australia's whitsunday islands. paramedics travelled by helicopter

dan johnson, and ambition. so much has gone — but not that. danjohnson, bbc news, paradise.emature to conclude that saudia arabia's crown prince, mohmmed bin salman, ordered the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi. he was killed last month at the saudi consulate in istanbul. mr trump said he had been "fully briefed" on an audio recording of the murder, provided by the turkish authorities. but he told fox news that he'd decided not to listen to it himself. we have the tape, i don't want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape. why don't you want to hear it, sir? because it's a suffering tape, it's a terrible tape. i've been fully briefed on it. there's no reason for me to hear it, in fact i said to the people, should i? they said, you really shouldn't. there's no reason, i know exactly, i know everything that went on on the tape without having the tape. and what happened? it was very violent, very vicious and terrible. live now to our correspondent in washington, chris buckler. what else do we know about where the administration has got to in terms of who it

dan johnson in washington joins us now. what a busy day!oughing the details of the resignation. the details of the resignation. how did it come about? did it come about? of the presidency picked up once again. again. trump would take a breath was mistaken. mistaken. announcement that the attorney generaljeff sessions was fired. generaljeff sessions was fired. much ever since he had taken the job. job. president saying he was weak and embattled. embattled. allegations that russia medal in the 2016 election. 2016 election. robert mueller was doing so independently. independently. independence of the investigation will be maintained. will be maintained. and democrats saying they are worried. worried. this resignation, in advance of the results of the mid—term elections. results of the mid—term elections. quite a strategic move by donald trump. trump. it is no surprise that jeff sessions was on the way out. sessions was on the way out. to the elections but surprising that he has done it straight afterwards. he has done it straight afterwards. b

danjohnson dan johnson there. they led danjohnson there. they led i—o danjohnson there.plate. they beat philadelphia 3—1 and will now face atalanta in the two legged semi—final. in the west incontinence, meanwhile, it is dallas versus portland. the game is set to start shortly —— western conference. on to football, and ac milan beat genoa to move into the top four in serie a. alessio romagnoli scored a wonder goal in stoppage time, to secure a 2—1 win for the rossoneri. it more than made up for his earlier own goal. in spain, santiago solari made a 1—0 at half time. —— interim head coach. they won 4—0 at third tier side melilla in the first leg of their copa del rey tie — with karim benzema and marco asensio among the scorers. the holders barcelona also beat third division opposition — but left it late with clement lenglet scoring their last minute winner at leonesa. first leg win therefore barcelona. borussia dortmund are through to the last 16 of the german cup, but needed extra—time to see off union berlin. twice, dortmund led — through christian pulisic and maximilli

dan johnson has this report from paradise.just how devastating this fire was, and he offered his sympathy

dan johnson is in cafornia with this report. dan: a week ago, this was the center of a brant town.t is drained of color and devoid of life. and it is people like bill who gave this place its character.th this is first time you have seen your house, bill. >> first time. dan: there's not a lot left. >> this is the porch, this is the living room, this is my bedroom, that was her bedroom, actors the kitchen. -- that was e kitchen. the kitchen. it is scorched earth. it is clear. dan: how are you dealing with this? how you deal with it? >> man. dan: bill managed to save some pets as he faced the flames driving to safety. he picked up a neighbor and headed right into the firestorm. he was the last person from his street to make it out of paradise alive. y >>, people, it is blowing. it is hot. dan: what happens next what do you do? >> rebuild, restart, start life again. i'm alive. i've got the clothes on my back. i've got my family. i've got a lot of people. dan: can paradise be rebuilt? >> it can be rebuilt. we get to start anew. 95% gone, prty much a slate ard. start over again. these ar

danjohnson, dan johnson, from washington. danjohnson, from washington.ty officials say the small plane overshot its destination in australia by almost 50km after its pilot fell asleep in the cockpit. he was the only person on board the plane from devonport to tasmania and investigations going on to find out what happened. and indeed, how he tha nkfully what happened. and indeed, how he thankfully managed to wake himself up thankfully managed to wake himself up before landing the plane safely. more now on the news that british academic matthew hedges has returned back to the uk this morning after spending six months locked up in solitary confinement in the uae. he was released after an appeal from britain led to him receiving a pardon. now, of course, attention turns again to another british person imprisoned in the middle east — nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was arrested in iran nearly three years ago and has been held ever since, in spite of pleas from the british government. her husband, richard ratcliffe, has been speaking tojohn humphrys on bbc radi

devastated town of paradise, in butte county, one of the worst—affected areas. 0ur correspondent dan johnsonis a ghost town that cannot lead souls to rest. so we're on pentz road now, this is where the brunt of the fire hit. and those sworn to protect life and property here must now assess what is gone. so we're going to go over to check on a property where an 80—year—old woman lived. sergeant rob nichols barely recognises the streets he has patrolled for 18 years. all the normal landmarks that you're used to using are gone. there is a new daily drumbeat here, uncovering the agony of a fire that gave people little chance... that aluminium wheel — a lot of heat. ..piecing together its painful suffering. so pretty frail, probably not able to get out on her own. probably didn't drive, you know, and the fire hit kind of early in the morning, so who knows if she was even awake. deaths are confirmed, their cruelty is clear. i think i might have a name for you. so it looks to me that that was the person we were searching for. right. so that means you've got some — some news to give. i do, i do. the

dan johnson has this report from paradise. in the ruins of paradise, the president got his own clear view ofjust how devastating this fire was, and he offered his sympathy to the people of this town, and the families of those still missing. this is very sad to see it. as far as the lives are concerned, nobody knows quite yet. we're up to a certain number, but we have a lot of people that aren't accounted for. and this is the kind of destruction — in fact, they're telling me this is even not as bad as some areas. some areas are even beyond this, they're just charred. a week ago, while this earth was still hot, the president sparked a debate about forest management. he had threatened to cut government funding, but after the anger of his initial reaction, today he met some of those who responded and have been searching what is left. he was asked if any of this made him think differently about climate change. no, no. i have a strong opinion. we're going to have forests that are very safe. the president has shown paradise, like so

dan johnson, bbc news, simi valley, california. united nations is warning of catastrophic consequences as the fighting intensifies in yemen. airstrikes from a saudi led coalition, which is backed by the us and britain, fighting houthi rebels backed by iran, have nearly doubled in the first week of november, compared to the whole of the previous month. now there are fears that the port city of hodeidah, which receives vital aid supplies for millions of people, could be entirely destroyed. reports suggest 150 people have been killed there in the past 2a hours, much of the fighting is now in residential neighbourhoods. nawal al—maghafi is in the rebel—held capital, sana'a. pushing towards the city. coalition troops, led by the saudi and emirati forces, are attempting to take the strategic port of hudaydah, which they claim houthi rebels are using to import arms. for three years, the conflict in yemen has been stuck in a painful stalemate. this offensive, which the coalition has called 0peration golden victory, could change the course

our correspondent dan johnson reports from there.cannot lay its souls to rest. so we're on pentz road now, and this is where the brunt of the fire hit. and those sworn to protect life and property here must now assess what is gone. so we're going to go over to check on a property where an 80—year—old woman lived. sergeant rob nichols barely recognises streets he has patrolled for 18 years. all the normal landmarks that you're used to using are gone. there is a new daily drumbeat here, uncovering the agony of a fire that gave people little chance... that aluminium wheel — a lot of heat. ..piecing together its painful suffering. so pretty frail, probably not able to get out on her own. probably didn't drive, you know, and the fire hit kind of early in the morning, so who knows if she was even awake. deaths are confirmed, their cruelty is clear. i think i might have a name for you. so it looks to me that that was the person we were searching for. right. so that means you've got some — some news to give. i do, i do. the smoke, the smell,

dan johnson reports now from los angeles.s, and they are doing the devil's work. hot dry breeze carries a wall of flame over these hills, stricter anything in its wake. thousands of homes have burned to the ground, some gone in a of minutes. here in malibu, we coastal have been charred to ash. the winds blew across, and the firestorms it started coming down, and we had to run to the ocean, then they just blew through and we had to run to the ocean, then theyjust blew through here like a tornado. the rich and famous haven't been spared. welcome to my home in malibu. this is film star gerard butler is returning home to find there is very little left. save the whole block... and here neighbours have been reunited after running for their lives. keep it that tree out right there, and that could have... you know, thank you. tyler stayed to fight the fire so whilst he and his wife watched homes across the street on, he used the garden hose to keep away the flames. if i knew what i know now i'm not sure i would have run back in, beca

our correspondent dan johnson, in washington, explained the strategy.is determined to get out as many core republican voters as he can by using those messages around how well the economy is doing. we can argue about whether certain statistics actually are accurate or not, but certainly unemployment it at a 48 or 49 year low. so there is a lot to celebrate there on the economy. those messages around immigration, the threat of migrants, something he has returned to again and again. the troops he's now sending to the mexican border. some have said that whole operation is a political stunt, really, to shore up that message. he's talked about barbed wire there because there isn't a wall. remember all the talk about the wall two years ago? it has not been built yet so it is troops and barbed wire for the time being, even though the stream of migrants that is heading through mexico is still thousands of miles away and would not be at the american border for perhaps months, yet, and only numbers the few thousand people, anyway, but yet the president has talked

our correspondent dan johnson has more.ms that must answer the painful questions that hang in this acrid air. where is my family member? what happened to my loved one? how many more people are dead? team five starting search on location. house after house, street after street, the ashes of this community are slowly revealing the lives once lived here. this work is difficult and the conditions can be dangerous and the scale of the task is almost impossible to comprehend. more than 10,000 properties ruined, and more than 100 people still missing. there is no good news here, no positive outcome. only another name to add to the list of lives lost. they sift through the rubble with respect. and they are trying to preserve some dignity. they're special people. i don't think humans are intended to see this stuff to be honest with you. but i think everybody that does this, they come in with the intent of trying to provide closure to the families. because right now they are missing. so there's still more for them to do, and as they

dan johnson reports. a week ago, this was the centre of a vibrant town.void of life. it's people like bill who gave this place its character. this is the first time you have seen your house, bill? first time. there's not a lot left. this is the porch, this is the living room. this is my bedroom, that was her bedroom. back there is the kitchen. it is scorched earth, it's flat, it's gone. it's flat, it's cleared. wow, how do you deal with this? yeah... tyres popping, cars are burning. this is what he faced, driving through the firestorm. we're moving, we're moving. go. he was the last from his street to make it out. yes, people, it is blowing, it is hot. what happens next? what do you do? rebuild, re—start. start life again. i am alive, i have the clothes on my back, i have my family. these are the people who did not make it out. but it is impossible to grasp the scale of loss, notjust individual lives and family homes but the shared experiences of a community — where they prayed, where they shopped, where they settled to retire — all of it smothered, ruine

president trump will travel to the state tomorrow to meet those affected. 0ur correspondent dan johnsontill refuse to revealjust how many lives were lost when paradise burned. the official number killed has kept slowly climbing. but the latest update brought a stunning new figure. the number of people who we are still looking for, who are unaccounted for, has increased to 631. and this number increased by 501 people. that is because they have checked the number of emergency calls made from people's homes when the fire was at its most intense. boards like this have appeared at shelters around town, with lists of people who are missing and the numbers of loved ones to contact. but this search is increasingly being conducted on social media. so, facebook pages are filled with stories of family members missing, friends and relatives not heard from for more than a week. like jonathan's brother, maurice, missing, along with his wife and daughter. this isn't like maurice to just disappear off the face of the earth and not let anybody know. but we are still trying and we will do whatever it tak

people remain unaccounted for, although that list is continually being updated. 0ur correspondent dan johnsonn that cannot lay its sole to rest. we are on pens rode now and this is where the brunt of the fire hit. those sworn to protect life and property must now assessed what is gone. we are going to check on a property were in 80 or old woman lived —— were. to check on a property were in 80 or old woman lived -- were. the sergeant hardly recognises street he has patrolled the years. all the normal landmarks are gone. uncovering the agony of a fire that gave people little chance. a lot of heat. piecing together its painful suffering. pretty frail, probably did not drive and the fire hit early in the morning so who knows if she was even a way. deaths are confirmed. the cruelty is clear. was even a way. deaths are confirmed. the cruelty is cleanm looks to me that there was a person we we re looks to me that there was a person we were searching for. that means you have some news to give. we were searching for. that means you have some news to givelj we were searching for. that means you have so

our north america correspondent dan johnson reports.e painful questions that hang in this acrid air. where is my family member? what happened to my loved one? how many more people are dead? team five starting search on location. house after house, street after street, the ashes of this community are slowly revealing the lives once lived here. this work is difficult and the conditions can be dangerous, and the scale of the task is almost impossible to comprehend. more than 10,000 properties ruined, and more than 100 people still missing. there's no good news here, no positive outcome. only another name to add to the list of lives lost. they sift through the rubble with respect, and they're trying to preserve some dignity. they're special people. yeah, i don't think humans are intended to see this stuff, to be honest with you. but i think everybody that does this, they come in with the intent of trying to provide closure to the families, because right now they are missing. so there's still more for them to do, and as they look further, it

dan johnson, live first two years in office have been.in washington and oui’ danjohnson, live in washington and our special coverage, this time tomorrow with an election special instead of newsday. stage by stage, minute by minute as the boat come let's take a look at some of the day's other news: after abandoning its nuclear deal with iran earlier this year, the trump administration has introduced what it describes as the toughest sanctions ever placed against iran. president hassan rouhani says iran is in a state of economic war with america. the us secretary of state mike pompeo says the new sanctions will be biting. the iranian regime has a choice, it can doa the iranian regime has a choice, it can do a 180 degrees return and act like a normal country or it can see its economy crumbled. we hope the new agreement with irani is possible. we will be relentless in exerting pressure on the regime. also this hour, indonesian safety officials have revealed the airspeed indicator on the lion air plane which crashed last week, had been damaged

our correspondent dan johnson has been alongside emergency crews as they continue to tackle the fires fire teams have had to deal with, an intense blaze on this hillside here. and they'rejust bringing in more workers now to try and stop it flaring up again, to stop it spreading. if you just take a look down into the valley, you can see how close this fire came to the homes here. to this neighbourhood. and that's why there are so many firefighters here, on the ground and in the air as well. they've been dumping water and powder to try and put this fire out. this embankment was completely ablaze in the last hour, and the people who live here have been on their roofs with their garden hose is trying to protect their homes if the flames with their garden hoses trying to protect their homes if the flames spread any further. but it looks like they've had success here in beating back the flames and dying down the fire, but the winds are blowing again, there are still communities at risk and there are lots of people across california who are going to have to rebuild. the company which owns we

our correspondent dan johnson is in nearby chico.ad story of homes and businesses that have been destroyed, friends and family missing or dead. there are big questions about how this fire started, how it spread so quickly, and how and if they can safely rebuilt. at the town of paradise and its people are still suffering, and ten days on, things keep getting worse. this is a ghost town that cannot lay it solves the rest. 50 worse. this is a ghost town that cannot lay it solves the rest. so we are on kent road now, this is where the brunt of the fire hit. and those sworn to protect life and property here must now assess what is gone. so we are going to go over to check ona so we are going to go over to check on a property where an 80—year—old woman lived. sergeant rob nicholls rarely recognises the streets he has patrolled for 18 years. all the normal landmarks that you are used to using argon. there is a new daily drumbeat here, uncovering the agony ofa drumbeat here, uncovering the agony of a fire that gave people little chance. a lo

what is happening, but he hopes they will be able to straighten things out soon. 0ur correspondent dan johnsonfrom washington. president trump wading into this confrontation. yes, and saying that he might go as far as calling off the meeting with president putin that was scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the g20 later this week in argentina. so i think that gives a clear indication that the white house and the department of state, the government here in washington, feels that it is russia that has overstepped the mark in this confrontation. russia, of course, blames the ukrainians for straying into their waters around the coast of crimea. but it seems the coast of crimea. but it seems the white house and the department of state are all in agreement that this was russia's act of aggression, a dangerous act of aggression, as it is being described, and that is why there is a call for greater sanctions, for sanctions to be fully applied on the russians, and for more to be done through nato, a call for european countries in germany was named, in particular, to contribute more through nato

people remain unaccounted for, although that list is continually being updated. 0ur correspondent dan johnsonore. this is a ghost town that cannot lay its souls to rest... so we're on pentz road now and this is where the brunt of the fire hit. ..and those sworn to protect life and property here must now assess what is gone. so we're gonna go over to check on a property where an 80—year—old woman lives. sergeant rob nichols barely recognises streets he's patrolled for 18 years. all the normal landmarks that you're used to using are gone. there's a new daily drum beat here, uncovering the agony of a fire that gave people little chance. that was the aluminium wheel. yeah. a lot of heat. piecing together its painful suffering. so, you know, pretty frail, probably not able to get out on her own, probably didn't drive, you know, and the fire hit kinda early in the morning, so who knows if she was even awake. deaths are confirmed. their cruelty is clear. i think i might have a name for you. 0k. so it looks to me that there was the person we were searching for. right, so that means you've got some ne

dan johnson, bbc news, in paradise. an hour, judges at a tribunal in cambodia have delivered their verdict on genocide charges against two leaders of the khmer rouge, we are talking about nuon chea khieu samphan and found guilty of eliminating ethnic minorities, sentenced to life in prison. let's pick now withjonathan head, joining us now from bangkok. what do you make of this, this verdict here, genocide charges? i mean, obviously it is something that we we re mean, obviously it is something that we were perhaps all expecting. well, people need to understand that the international definition of genocide is quite narrow, it means targeting a specific different ethnic group, of course, used most recently in accusations against the burmese in relation to rohingyas. in the case of cambodia the vast majority of victims of the khmer rouge, 2 million people live, were other cambodians and they don't fit that narrow category of genocide, so what people often call the cambodian genocide in international law terms is quite narro

let's get more now live from the bbc‘s dan johnson in washington.oint thatjohn just raised, the turnout, even so far, what does it tell us, clearly that people are engaged and interested, does it tell us engaged and interested, does it tell us anything about the way they might vote 7 it doesn't really, we just know american politics has been very polarising over the last two years, many people feel very strongly even in favour of donald trump or against him, and the signs are whichever side they're on, they're likely to turn out and vote tomorrow in record numbers, if they haven't already cast their ballot in early voting or through postal votes, because about 35 million americans have already done that, that's way up on the last mid—term elections four years ago. there's an excitement and energy about these elections that no one can remember at any other previous mid—terms. it's become a cliche to say american opinion is polarised, but it absolutely is. yes, there's very little middle ground to be found in any of this campaigning. the strategy from

our correspondent dan johnson is in washington.ided country. how do you think the president will deal with the newly divided congress? well, there was talk of donald trump at adopting a softer tone, perhaps be more measured, having lost control of the lease part of congress, but no sign of that today. if anybody thought the donald trump presidency rollercoaster was going to pause for breath after these mid—term elections, they were very much mistaken because we have an absolute firecracker of a press conference in which he took on members of the media today and then announced that he had effectively sacked his attorney general, jeff sessions. so all things change, plenty more to come from the president, and already it feels like the mid—term elections were a long time ago. they were only last night, the results were only announced in the results were only announced in the early hours of this morning, and yet already the president has moved on. he has done different things, we are talking about different issues, and we are waiting t

president trump will travel to the state tomorrow to meet those affected. 0ur correspondent dan johnsonng ruins still refuse to revealjust how many lives were lost when paradise burned. the official number killed has kept slowly climbing. but the latest update brought a stunning new figure. the number of people who we are still looking for, who are unaccounted for, has increased to 631. and this number increased by 501 people. that's because they've checked the number of emergency calls made from people's homes when the fire was at its most intense. boards like this have appeared at shelters around town, with lists of people who are missing and the numbers of loved ones to contact. but this search is increasingly being conducted on social media. so, facebook pages are filled with stories of family members missing, friends and relatives not heard from for more than a week. like jonathan's brother, maurice — missing, along with his wife and daughter. this isn't like maurice to just disappear off the face of the earth and not let anybody know. but we're still trying, and we'll do whatever

dan johnson has this report from paradise.re was, and he offered his sympathy to the people of this town, and the families

dan johnson has the latest from paradise. the air here is still really thick with smoke.there are still places where the ground is smouldering, more than a week after the fire tore through here, burning pretty much everything to the ground, and this sort of destruction is typical. you can see this right up the main street. shops and businesses like this completely burnt to the ground. and it's not a case of coming in here and making repairs or rebuilding. they're going to have to start again, build from the ground up. but there's a big question, a serious question, about whether that can be done, whether people will even want to come back and live here again, amongst these trees on the hillside, in the forest, where this fire spread so quickly. there are questions about how it started and suspicion that an electrical fault in the power network could have been to blame. there are lots of engineers here, trying to rebuild that power network and make it safe, but those questions will have to wait because the priority is working out exactly how many people lost their lives in