annita: the l.a.ief says there has been nothing like this before as far as he was concerned with the winds. why are they so strong and sustained? >> the winds themselves are particularly extreme but this is the time of year when you would expect to see strong, dry wind in the l.a. area. i would agree that the combination of extraordinarily, record dry conditions with wind at this magnitude is getting close to being unprecedented in this region at this time of year, and we are seeing the results of what may be the costliest wildfire on record, resulting from that confluence. it is often the case that the southern portion of california does see these land to see winds blowing and typically not associated with precipitation. so these are dry windstorms theis the time of year. the magnitude of this event is particularly high and the dryness leading up to the event is what stands out as being essentially record-breaking in this context. annita: flooding in california last winter, then that hot, dry summer.

annita: u.s.nt elect trump's middle east envoy is also attending the talks hosted by qatar. >> if those hostages are not back, i don't want to hurt your negotiation. annita: he says a deal is closed but it has to be done, or in mr. trump's words, there will be a lot of trouble out there. the outgoing u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has also been speaking and he says the ongoing war in gaza has inflicted immeasurable suffering on the regent and spoke of the need to forge a new reality in the middle east. mr. blinken says he believes there will be a cease fire and that the ball is now in hamas' court. >> over the past several weeks, our intensive efforts have brought us to the brink of a full and final agreement. on sunday, the united states, qatar, and egypt put forward a final proposal. the ball is now in hamas' court. if hamas excepts, the deal is ready to be concluded and implemented. annita: we will get more analysis on what is happening in the middle east in just a few minutes. right no

announcer: and now, "bbc news" annita: hello, i'm annita mcveigh. watching "the context" on bbc news. >> the president and his administration are using every tool at our disposal to help fight the fires and ensure that the community's impact able to recover. >> delhi after battled all night in the palisades fire, hurst fire, kenneth fire, and airop efforts thank goodness continue. >> we have been walking through the wreckage of pacific palisades. it's an extraordinary site. bits of it are still smoking. >> think of all the memories, hang out with friends as kids. it is absolutely devastating. i am heartbroken. ♪ annita: los angeles is called a u.s. president, as the fires still burn. at least 10 people are known to have died. a nighttime curfew has been imposed to try to prevent looting as police chief chief's of harsh penalties if the curfew is broken. around 70,000 homes and other buildings are either destroyed, damaged or at risk. we will hear from our reporter on the ground and speak to residents who have had to flee their homes. meanwhile in ot

i'm annita mcveigh.uspected of carrying out an attack on new year's revelers in new orleans did not carry out the attack alone, the fbi has said. a flag of the group calling itself islamic state was found in a pickup truck which the suspect drove into a crowd of people. the fbi confirmed the suspect, named as 42-year-old shamsud din jabbar, was a u.s. military veteran. he was shot dead at the scene after exchanging fire with police officers. 10 people were killed after the truck hit crowds of new year revelers in the city. at least 35 others were injured. local police say the driver tried to run over as many people as possible. two officers were wounded and are being treated in hospital. they are in stable condition. these images, shared by earth cam, you can see a group of police officers running toward the scene. this is around 3:00 a.m. local time. this picture via social media, checked by bbc verify, show law enforcement, many heavily armed, surrounding a white pickup truck in the aftermath of the in

i'm annita mcveigh.ave more from new orleans in just a moment, but first, one person has died and seven others have been injured after a tesla cybertruck exploded outside a hotel owned by donald trump. the person who died was inside the vehicle, which was outside the hotel at the entrance to it. clark county fire department officials and las vegas metropolitan police have been issuing some more details about what happened. you can see these dramatic pictures of the scene. the cause of the fire is still unclear. in a post on the social media platform x, the ceo of tesla motors elon musk has said the whole senior team is investigating the matter. mr. musk says he has no idea what has happened, and the president elect, the son of president-elect trump, erica trump, describing it an electrical vehicle fire. now to new orleans and the man suspected of carrying out an attack on new year's revelers in the city did not carry out the attack alone, the fbi has said. a flag calling itself the islamic state was foun

hello, i hello, lam hello, i am annita mcveigh. let mejust bring you hello, i am annita mcveigh.et me just bring you some hello, i am annita mcveigh. let mejust bring you some more on that breaking news, the news of that breaking news, the news of that explosion of fire at the entrance to the trump towers hotel in las vegas. here you have some images. we understand that it tesla cyber truck pulled up to the front of the hotel, the glass entrance doors, smoke started to appear from the vehicle and there was, according to the metropolitan police department darren las vegas, a large explosion. they say there is one person dead in the track. and there were a number of minor injuries as a result. seven people, they say, suffering minor injuries. we have this tweet we can show you from elon musk. you can see on your screen. from elon musk. you can see on yourscreen. he from elon musk. you can see on your screen. he says... eric trump, president electron�*s son, one of his sons, says that he has heard about a reported electric vehicle fire. so that is all the information we have on the

hello, i'm annita mcveigh.art on the latest on the attack from new orleans which killed 1a people on new year's day. the white house has confirmed president biden will visit the city on monday. it comes as the brother of the man behind the attack says he's struggling to understand how shamsud—dinjabbar could have committed such an attack. the fbi say the army veteran acted alone and had declared his support for the group calling itself islamic state. in videos he made before the deadly attack, the 42—year—old talked about killing his family as well. speaking to our us partner, cbs news, 24—year—old abdurjabbar said he had no idea why his older half brother was in new orleans, and spoke of his shock at hearing the news. i'm still shocked by the whole thing. it still doesn't seem like it actually happened. ijust dropped my phone and crawled into a corner somewhere and started crying. this is completely out of character for him, you know, these actions. and they are also not any type of representation of what it m

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you're watching the context on bbc news. and the context on bbc news. as we look at these live pictures and as we look at these live pictures coming to us from los angeles, we will have the latest for you from the city. four wildfires burning out of control, two people have been killed and at least 70,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. before that, it is time for a sports round—up, and from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. hello to you. liverpool's attempts to retain the english league cup continue with the first leg of their semifinal against tottenham. they got under way around half an hour ago at the spurs stadium. it was delayed after an incident involving dispersant filter rodrigo bentancur, receiving a significant amount of substitution delete mac medical attention. —— amount of substitution. no goals. newcastle beat arsenal 2—0 in the first leg of the other semifinal on tuesday. afterjust six months in charge, julen lopetegui has been sacked by west ham

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. warnings for snow and ice have been issued for large areas of england and wales this weekend, after an arctic blast pushed temperatures to nearly minus eight degrees celsius overnight. the uk health security agency has warned that vulnerable and elderly people will be at risk. gritters were out through the night and into the early hours making sure the roads were clear and safe. back in october when the winter season started here, this whole area was full of salt, and it was as high as the top of the pile you can see there. here, they are constantly monitoring the situation on the roads and the weather forecast, to see how much salt they need to use each day. we do tailor what the actual gritters are putting on the roads, depending on the conditions, the temperatures, and that can be fed into the wagons, and then they dial up what is required, and the salt is dispensed accordingly. this is us watching in real—time. in the office is where they keep an eye on how much salt is needed and

hello, i'm annita mcveigh.golden globe ceremony kicking off in beverly hills. along with emilia perez, the film "the brutalist" , which tells the story of a holocaust survivor actors including demi moore and kieran culkin also won awards, and in the tv category, the japanese historical drama shogun scored four awards while baby reindeer took home two. the highly nominated film anora went home empty handed. let's speak to the film producer and critic — jason solomons. very good to see you. let's begin with demi moore, she has not exactly gone away but nonetheless for the substance, it feels like this has been a bit of a renaissance. i would say a comeback. hollywood, particularly during award season, they love a comeback narrative, a story can read thatis narrative, a story can read that is not on the screen of the screen and demi moore has been fulfilling that this year fantastically. i saw this film backin fantastically. i saw this film back in may at khans and the she stepped onto the screen i thought you kno

hello, i'm annita mcveigh.n the last hour, the white house has confirmed president biden will visit the city on monday. it comes as the brother of the man behind the attack

hello, i'm annita mcveigh.n tackling sex abuse gangs operating in the uk. it follows calls from opposition parties for a national inquiry, and condemnation on social media from the tech billionaire, elon musk. sir keir starmer accused the far right of spreading "poison", lies and misinformation, because, he said, they were "desperate for attention". our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports.

hello, i'm annita mcveigh.ritain's prime minister has defended his record on tackling sex abuse gangs operating in the uk. it follows calls from opposition parties for a national inquiry, and condemnation on social media from the tech billionare, elon musk. sir keir starmer accused the far right of spreading poison, lies and misinformation, because, he said, they were �*desperate for attention�*. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. he is the world�*s richest man, with the ear of the us president, now disrupting politics here, too. elon musk has attacked sir keir starmer, calling him a national embarrassment, saying he should be in prison, claiming he was complicit in crimes committed by grooming gangs responsible for child sexual abuse. he attacked the safeguarding ministerjess phillips, saying her behaviour had been utterly disgusting, she was a rape genocide apologist, should also be in prison. the prime minister clearly felt he could no longer ignore the interventions and waded in today,

hello, iam hello, i am annita mcveigh. the man suspected of carrying out an attack on new years revellers in new orleans did not carry out the attack alone, the fbi has said. a flag of the group, calling itself islamic state group, was found in the pick—up truck which the suspect drove into a crowd of people. the fbi has confirmed the suspect, named as 42—year—old shamsud dinjabbar, a us military veteran, was shot dead at the scene after exchanging fire with law enforcement. ten people have been killed after the truck hit crowds of new year revellers in the city. at least 35 others were injured. local police say the driver tried to run over as many people as possible. two officers were wounded and being treated in hospital. they are in a stable condition. in these images shared by earthcam, you can see a group of police officers running toward the scene. this was around 3am, local time. and this picture from social media, checked by bbc verify, shows law enforcement, many heavily armed, surrounding a white pick—up truck in

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. now with all the latest sport, here's hugh. from the bbc sport centre. it has been a fiery series between australia and india. and on day one of its final test, another moment of confrontation. increasingly at the centre of it all is the home side's teenage batter, sam konstas. barged into by virat kohli on debut in the last match, on friday he was the centre of attention again as a wicket fell with the final ball of the day in sydney. the 19—year—old finished the day at the crease and on the end of a particularly frosty stare from jasprit bumrah, captaining the side after rohit sharma dropped himself, who took the wicket of konstas�*s opening partner usman khawaja. the two were at odds over whether australia had been attempting to waste time in the closing overs to see out the day. and many of the india team celebrated in konstas�* direction, with scott boland claiming his teammate has got under india's skin. well, khawaja's wicket was the only success for india on a day to forget. they had won the toss and chose to bat but we

hello i'm annita mcveigh. the late president will be going to lie in state in the rotunda.ll be able to pay their respects. these pictures showing the military honour guard that had been keeping vigil. they have been keeping vigil. they have been six days of public ceremonies which will conclude on thursday with the funeral. let's speak to andrew feinberg — white house correspondent for the independent. thank you very much forjoining us today. once president carter's coffin arrives, what can we expect between that and the late president will be going to lie in state in the rotunda. the public will be able to pay their respects. these pictures showing the military honour guard that had been keeping vigil. they have been keeping vigil. they have been six days of public ceremonies which will conclude on thursday with the funeral. let's speak to andrew feinberg — white house correspondent for the independent. thank you very much forjoining us today. once president carter's coffin arrives, what can we expect between that and the state up to and including the state funeral on thu

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you're watching the context on bbc news there are still four fires burning, zero containment of those, so very dangerous situation continues for los angeles. together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. the scope and scale of the loss | is just absolutely devastating. | joining me tonight are nathalie tocci, italian political scientist and international relations expert and chris bruce, policy director for the american civil liberties union of georgia first, the latest headlines the head of the los angeles fire department says all residents are in danger from a series of devastating wildfires raging around the city. at least two people are known to have died. a thousand buildings have been destroyed and at least 70,000 people ordered to leave their homes. france and germany have warned that borders must not be altered by force, after donald trump refused to rule out military action to take greenland — which is controlled by denmark.

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. the man suspected of carrying out an attack on new year's revellers in new orleans has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud dinjabbar, a us citizen from texas. a flag of the group calling itself islamic state group was found in the pick—up truck which the suspect drove into a crowd of people. we can take you live to new orleans now because we are about to hear from a orleans now because we are about to hearfrom a number of officials. this is a new news conference with updates, so we are just waiting to hear from the mayor of new orleans as well as a new orleans superintendent and also the fbi. let's listen in to see if that's about to begin. so nothing just yet from that, but we will bring that to you. it looks obvious it like it is eminent. let mejust looks obvious it like it is eminent. let me just tell you a little bit more about what happened when the suspect drove into a crowd of people. the fbi, the lead agency investigating, has confirmed the suspect was shot dead at the susp

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you're watching the context on bbc news.lterations — been agreed by the mediation which has been taking place in qatar. we want a deal, we work hard to have this deal. we have a huge effort done by our american friends. we're pressing hard to close this. - the deal we have structured. would free the hostages, halt the fighting, provide security to israel, and allow us- to significantly surge - humanitarian assistance to the palestinians. joining me tonight are guto harri, former downing street director of communications for prime minister borisjohnson, bassima alghussein, executive director, the middle east policy council and former congressional advisor in the obama administration. first, the latest headlines...

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hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you're watching the context on bbc news.r — it means he won't go to jail. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mark edwards. 2a hours after the sacking of sean dyche and the talk is very much over who the next everton boss will be. david moyes is in talks over a possible return to goodison park while a deal is not yet done, and moyes is not the only candidate, bbc sport has been told by a well—placed source that the scot is the frontrunner. moyes managed everton from 2002 to 2013, before leaving for manchester united. he had two spells at west ham, but has been out of work

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you're watching the context on bbc news there are still four fires burning, zero containment of those, so very dangerous situation continues for los angeles. together, these fires are stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. the — to their maximum limits. the to their maximum limits. scope and scale of the lo is the scope and scale of the loss isjust— the scope and scale of the loss is just absolutely— the scope and scale of the loss is just absolutely devastating. i tonight — fire chiefs in los angeles warn there's no way they can contain the largest of the blazes in the city. emergency service are stretched to their limits. we'll hear from some of those who've evacuated. plus — european leaders react to controversial comments form president—elect donald trump about greenland. and — the new study shedding light on the potential power of a glass of milk. the chief of the los angeles fire department says emergency services are streatched to the their absol

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you're watching the context on bbc news. still to come this hour, the music industry enjoys a bumper year, with more money spent on recorded music in the uk in 2024 than ever before. here, economists are warning that the chancellor rachel reeves could be forced into further tax hikes or cuts to spending plans, after a jump in government borrowing costs. government borrowing costs hit their highest level this century amid a continued sell—off in the bond market and investor worries about the threat of so—called "stagflation", where the economy doesn't grow but inflation remains high. inflation is the rate at which prices increase. the yield on the benchmark 10—year gilt, which reflects the cost of government borrowing, today climbed to a peak of 4.81%, the highest since the 2008 financial crisis. the cost of longer—term borrowing also rose further, with the yield on the 30—year gilt peaking at 5.36%, the highest level since 1998. joining me to make sense of it all is kathleen brooks, research director at the online broker xtb

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. we start in new orleans, where the man suspected of carrying out an attack on new year's revellers has been preliminarily identified as 42—year—old shamsud din jabbar. that's according to two federal officials who spoke to the bbc�*s us partner, cbs news. ten people have been killed after the man drove a pick—up truck into crowds of revellers in the city. at least 35 others were injured. local police say the driver tried to run over as many people as possible. he was subsequently killed in a gunfight with police. two officers were wounded. in these images shared by earthcam, you can see a group of police officers running toward the scene. and this picture from social media, checked by bbc verify, shows law enforcement, many heavily armed, surrounding a white pick—up truck in the aftermath of the incident. the fbi has taken over the investigation and confirmed that they're looking into this as an act of terrorism. the incident took place in the central french quarter of new orleans, a

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. you're watching the context on bbc news.creators argue against us ban as platform could "go dark" in days. the platform's fate now rests in the hands of the supreme court's. tiktok�*s been pleading its case in the us supreme to remain online in the country — ahead of a potential ban. the video—sharing app is appealing a law that would see it banned in the us unless it's sold by its chinese owners, bytedance. the bill had support across the aisle in congress and in the white house — with political leaders arguing that chinese legislation allows beijing to use the app for its purposes — something both tiktok and bytedance deny. more than i70—million americans use tiktok. for some, it's a bit of entertainment via short—form videos. for others, it's become a source of livelihood. it's an exciting platform, and the potential to reach is astronomical on tiktok. i think it surpasses those of the other platforms, and as a result of that brands are very willing to spend their dollars and their budgets on branded content on tiktok. ob