the plant is located in a town on the aegean coast.irefighters and plant workers were seen fleeing the scene as the flames approached. blazes have been prompted by extreme heat wave currently gripping the mediterranean region. almost 200 wildfires have broken out over the past eight days in turkey alone. and our very own julia hahn is in the area of that power plant in southwest turkey. it is good to see you. what is the situation there right now? julia: well, the area surrounding the power plant is being evacuated right now here at the aegean coast, one of the areas worst affected by the wildfires. now, we got to the area just a little earlier and were told that our hotel that we have to leave immediately. we just saw a huge number of cars, locals leaving the area. they have all basically driven out further away. they were directed by turkish authorities to safer places. now, the mayor already warned on twitter yesterday the flames have crept dangerously close to this power plant. today, local media reported the fire was under control

a wild fire that has raged for eight days in turkey reaches a thermal power plant on the aegean coaste government has defended the way donations are handled by the conservative party, saying there was "nothing wrong" with people giving money to political parties. and, uk adults spent more than a third of their waking hours watching tv and online video last year, because of the pandemic. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. british holiday—makers who are fully vaccinated can more easily travel to france this summer, as part of significant changes to the covid travel rules that will come into force in the early hours of sunday. france will be brought into line with other amber list countries, so anyone who's had both doses of a vaccine will no longer have to quarantine when arriving in england, scotland or northern ireland. wales is due to make a decision shortly. india, bahrain, qatar and the united arab emirates will switch from red to amber, meaning arrivals from those countries will no longer have to quarantine in government—approved accommodation. while austria, germany, slovenia,

and heartbreaking drone footage from across the aegean sea in turkey, where a massive wildfire tour throughtown of marmara's. and ken, more than 150 fires have broken out across the region this week amid searing triple digit temperatures. >> they're getting it like we are, for sure. >>> a little closer to home, it looked like snow falling in reno tonight, but it wasn't, of course. it was ash from the dixie fire, burning 100 miles to the northwest. and here is what you will encounter if you're headed in that direction for the weekend. a viewer sent us this video of pink skies over tahoe city. it's becoming an all too familiar site. california's seven biggest fires ever, six have occurred in the last year. >>> back here in the bay area, here is how things look in san francisco right now. sutro tower sandwiched by smoke above and fall below. >> so how long will the hayes hang around? chief meteorologist paul heggen is here tracking the winds as we head into the weekend. >> it's complicated because the hayes is produced by that smoke farther up in the atmosphere and that's going to be with us t

panicked tourists in the aegean sea resort of bodrum had to flee hotels as a new fire erupted there.oast guard asked private boats and yachts to help with evacuations. almost 100 fires are burning across that region. to france now. tens of thousands protested in paris and other cities today. it's the third weekend of demonstrations against a government-required health pass to enter restaurants and other public places. but so far, it hasn't kept the tourists from paris. cbs' elaine co t the champs elysees, the montmarte-- all places american fans of paris have been dreaming of during the pandemic. >> the eiffel tower. >> obviously, the main attractions. >> shopping. >> we are looking forward to eating more food here because we love the food. >> reporter: as soon as france opened its borders to vaccinated or covid-negative americans in early june, they started traveling. heather nowak and morgan priestley from chicago made paris their first stop. >> first time in paris, yeah. we've been other places in europe, but this is definitely super unique and-- >> long overdue. >> yeah, yeah, lo

wildfire that has raged for more than a week has now reached a thermal power station on turkey's aegean—fired facility was already evacuated and flammable and explosive materials were removed in advance of the flames. a sprinter from belarus, who defied her country's attempt to send her home from the olympics, has arrived in poland. krystina timanovskaya has been granted a humanitarian visa. her husband willjoin herfrom ukraine, where the president has stepped up security for bela rusian exiles. police in texas say a truck carrying suspected illegal migrants has crashed, killing at least ten people. local media reported that the crash took place when the van lost control on a highway in brooks county, about 150 kilometres from the us border with mexico. the driver was amongst those killed. the mexican government is suing major us gun companies, accusing them of failing to stop the illegal flow of weapons across the border. thousands of murders in mexico have been linked to the trafficking of arms. the un says it's deeply concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of civilians in th

it asked for help in fighting wildfires raging in villages and towns along its mediterranean and aegean bodrum. scotland's most senior muslim politician has lodged a complaint against a nursery, alleging it discriminated against his two—year—old daughter. humza yousaf, the scottish health secretary, says that after his two year old was refused a place, a white friend put in an application and it was accepted within 24 hours. the nursery strongly denies all claims of discrimination. our correspondent alexandra mackenzie, is in glasgow, tell us more. well, humza yousaf and his wife say that they tried twice to get their daughter into the little scholars nursery near dundee and were told there just were no places available. but mr yousaf said that when a white friend applied, they were offered a place. they said their two—year—old daughter had been discriminated against and they wanted to test this out. so they applied again with another two names, one of them a muslim name and humza yousaf said that this application was rejected. and the other was offered a place. he said a newspaper repo

we also have some presence in the aegean. where we hope to make agreements to stabilize migration. all, and all for one. this is important for europe, but also for the u.s., in the world with a shifting global balance of power. with russia and china. it is a huge advantage for the united states and its 29 friends and allies in nato. no other major power has anything like that. therefore, a strong nato, europe and north america standing together, is important both for america and nato. tom: how can america assist your members? one general from the united states, ambassador bolton,

wildfire that has raged for more than a week has now reached a thermal power station on turkey's aegeand and flammable and explosive materials were removed, in advance of the flames. in greece, fires exacerbated by a heatwave are also causing severe damage. the bbc�*s lebo diseko reports. one step closer to safety. seeking refuge from wildfires in turkey's southwest, hundreds forced into journeys like this just to stay afloat. here is the epicentre of concern. a thermal power plant storing thousands of tonnes of coal. authorities desperately try to contain it and remove chemicals, coal and other flammable materials. they say its main units are not seriously damaged. despite being part of the worst wildfires in the country's history, according to the president. translation: as we continue our efforts on the eighth day, - for example, today we have faced a power plant. hopefully we will get over this before it spreads there entirely. there have been dozens of blazes across turkey's south, many now under control, but some remain heartbreakingly alight. translation: we are not making a movi

wildfire that has raged for more than a week has now reached a thermal power station on turkey's aegean in advance of the flames. in greece, a heatwave there is causing severe damage too, as lebo diseko one step closer to safety. forced into journeys to stay afloat. here is the epicentre of concern, a thermal power plant storing thousands of tonnes of coal. the authorities try to contain it and remove chemicals and other flammable materials. they stay the main units are not seriously damaged despite being part of the worst wildfires in the country's history according to the country's history according to the president. translation: as we consider our efforts on the eighth day, due date, we have faced a fire in a power plant. hopefully we will get over this before it spreads entirely. there have been dozens of places across party, many under control. but some remain heartbreakingly alight. translation: we are not making a movie. this is not hollywood. it is turkey and turkey is burning furiously. all of the crew are working voluntarily with their own efforts. we are helpless and there is

a sixth day — threatening villages and resorts in the tourist regions along its mediterranean and aegeanrst blazes in the country in a decade. the pictures are dramatic. this is popular tourist spot bodrum — where fires have been burning since wednesday. a huge firefighting operation is underway — help has come from azerbaijan, iran, russia, ukraine and the eu. this is also in bodrum. huge plumes of orange smoke filled the skyline — as people flee in their cars. over 100 wildfires are burning — all but 10 have been brought under control. the flames are threatening homes, hotels and also boats. three five—star hotels have reportedly been evacuated. then this is the resort town marmaris — along the turkish riviera. you can see just how close the flames are to the hotels. according to reuters — residents and tourists later evacuated to safer area. here's one volunteer on the rescue effort. in the middle of a nightmare and for the last four days is still_ nightmare and for the last four days is still not _ nightmare and for the last four days is still not under control. and i can say— is sti

i thought about comparing the work tom and derek did to hercules clearing out the aegean stables, but a more contemporary analogy is in seattle with have a place called pike place market that is well known. there is an alleyway next to the market where there is a thing called the gum wall. ever since 1993, people have been sticking pieces of gum on the thing. it is completely disgusting. it is like 50 feet long and eight feet high and covered with used gum. sometimes it feels like that is how the congressional processes work. if you look at the budget process or how we go from appropriations, budget to appropriations authorization, when you first get there, you think this place ought to make sense. people have been added for a long time and it ought to work well. tom and derek and the select committee clearly realized and demonstrated, there is a lot of structural issues we can improve dramatically. so there is truth to the idea that we have to change the structural things. but there is a more fundamental problem. and that is that people are getting power -- the connection between wha

it asked for help in fighting wildfires raging in villages and towns along its mediterranean and aegean but as simonjones reports, the huge firefighting operation is continuing. the fires continue to rage, fanned by strong winds, fuelled by soaring temperatures. more than 100 blazes have broken out. volunteers have been working night and day to try to do what they can, providing food and drink for exhausted firefighters and helping them with local knowledge. translation: while there are these fires and this disaster, _ many residents, including myself, cannot put our heads on the pillow and fall asleep peacefully. we must be responsible for our land to prevent our future from burning. but the situation is really bad now. that is evident from these pictures showing the scorched earth. if the blazes come down the ridge the coastal suffered great damage which is why we started evacuating. we are helping those who do not have any vehicles. the police are trying to establish whether some of the fires were started deliberately. the turkish government is facing criticism for the shortage of fi

wildfire that has raged for more than a week has now reached a thermal power station on turkey's aegean facility was already evacuated and flammable and explosive materials were removed in advance of the flames. a sprinter from belarus who defied her country's attempt to send her home from the olympics, has arrived in poland. krystina timanovskaya has been granted a humanitarian visa. her husband willjoin her from ukraine, where the president has stepped up security for belarusian exiles. police in texas say a truck carrying suspected illegal migrants has crashed, killing at least ten people. local media reported that the crash took place when the van lost control on a highway in brooks county, about 150 kilometres from the us border with mexico. the driver was amongst those killed. the mexican government is suing major us gun companies, accusing them of failing to stop the illegal flow of weapons across the border. thousands of murders in mexico have been linked to the trafficking of arms. the un says it's deeply concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of civilians in the afgha