dave lee, bbc news, san francisco.exchange and it conjures up images of a busy trading floor full of screens, desks and hundreds of traders. but not for much longer in hong kong. the hong kong stock exchange will close its trading floor after 31 years on friday. in its heyday, the floor was home to more than a thousand stockbrokers. but the rise of electronic and internet trading has changed the industry permanently. joining us from the floor of the hong kong exchange is juliana liu. good to see you. what have they decided to do this now then? —— why? well, exactly as you say, the rise of electronic and internet trading. neither of which existed when the floor first started all the way back in 1986. floor first started all the way back ini986. in floor first started all the way back in 1986. in those heydays of the exchange floor, it was when you had hundreds and more than 1000 floor traders running around shouting their orders. this place was extremely noisy in those days but it really started to change around the yea

dave lee in las vegas.o fix britain's energy and housing markets , but struggles through her speech to conservative conference. president trump is in las vegas, meeting some of the injured survivors of the concert attack, in which 58 people were killed. the catalan leader says mediation is required with spain after the result of the band independence vote. and coming up, the twin brothers who've finally discovered what happened to their father in world war ii. time for the sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sports centre. is not the first time he has appeared to announce his retirement, but tyson fury has announced on twitter he will not be applying for a fresh boxing licence. the former world champion has not fought since july of 20 14th when he beat wladimir klitschko in dusseldorf. he had his licence revoked last year and is charged with a doping offence injune. and is charged with a doping offence in june. harry kane and is charged with a doping offence injune. harry kane says captaining england

dave lee, bbc the state's history and it isn't over yet. dave lee, bbc news, california.es this hour: rose mcgowan is the latest actress to claim she was raped by the hollywood producer harvey weinstein. president trump has set out a new, confrontational strategy on iran and has refused to continue certifying the international nuclear deal. the chancellor, philip hammond, says he regrets his poor choice of words after describing the eu brexit negotiators as "the enemy" and "the opponents" in an interview. speaking in washington, where he's attending a meeting of the international monetary fund, mr hammond rejected accusations that he is talking down the economy by saying the brexit process has created uncertainty. he told the bbc he was committed to delivering a deal that worked for britain. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed reports. a man under pressure. challenged on brexit, challenged on the performance of the economy, and briefings there is a split with number ten. but today, an upbeat tone from the chancellor, philip hammond calling allegations he's just too gloomy "b

dave lee in las vegas, thank you.ust the latest of many mass shootings in america. the state of nevada has some of the most relaxed gun laws in the us. firearms owners don't have to register their weapons and there is no limit to how many they can possess. 0ur north america editorjon sopel reports on the continuing debate about gun ownership. america has been on alert for an act of terror, but not from someone like this. a 64—year—old white man living ina this. a 64—year—old white man living in a retirement community, who liked to gamble and enjoyed country music. but what turned stephen paddock into america's deadliest mass killer is still a mystery. there is not even anything i can say. i mean... how do you...i anything i can say. i mean... how do you... i mean, my brother did this. this is like it was done, like he shot us. if he had killed my kids, i couldn't be more dumbfounded. from the white house this morning, the president sought to bind the whims ofa president sought to bind the whims of a nation. in moments

dave lee has the latest. sir! you've got to go! officer's view on sunday. he was in the city of centre rosa helping terrified residents evacuate. the next day the city looks like this. these fires have coped california, displacing 90,000 people and destroying more than 5000 buildings. it is burning an area that's almost the size of new york city. as some areas reopen after being deemed safe, other parts of this region are being told to get ready to get out quickly. there is some good progress being made, however — some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained, thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. some have come from as far as australia to offer expertise. but with the weekend upon them, these firefighters are bracing themselves. weather forecasts suggest more high winds are on the way. making good, a lot better progress today, in the hopes of we told the guys get the boots on the ground, do hard work today so that way, by this afternoon or this evening when that wind comes up, h

dave lee in napa county. stay with us on bbc news.cup, we ask american kids who they'll now support. under the go for peru. why? because i'm from peru. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20 pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call the 33. and then... bells toll bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let out an almighty roar. our correspondent orla guerin, who's south—west of kirkuk, has seen

ok, dave lee, live from las vegas. the gunman was stephen paddock.d was a resident of mesquite, which is north—east of las vegas. his brother has been speaking. i couldn't be more dumbfounded. i mean, it doesn't... there's nothing. your last communications... there's nothing, i can show you the text. he said, "how is mom?" "did you get power?" that was it. there is absolutely... we have nothing. like i said, we have nothing for you. i mean, i hope someone finds out, figures out. because we'd like to know. earlier, the islamic state group said it was behind the attack. the fbi was asked about this earlier. as this event unfolds, we have determined, to this point, no connection with an international terrorist group. as this investigation continues, we will continue to work with our partners to ensure that this is factually, thoroughly and absolutely investigated, to be able to bring comfort and peace back to this community. you won't be surprised to know that in washington there is already a strong political debate about whether gun laws need to be tig

dave lee, bbc news, san francisco. is a resident of bastopol in sonoma county, about seven miles. she join us on the line now. give us an update of the situation around you right now? inaudible. we are watching... inaudible. around you right now? inaudible. we are watching... inaudiblei around you right now? inaudible. we are watching... inaudible. lam afraid the line is quite poor. we are struggling to hear what you are saying but we will try to make contact with you later. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: a british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran faces new charges, according to her husband, and they could mean more time injail. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe was arrested in april last year as she tried to leave tehran. she was jailed for 5 years, accused of trying to overthrow the government. human rights groups have called for her release. the trump administration has confirmed plans to repeal another of barack 0bama's keynote policies, which reduced greenhouse gas emissions from power sta

dave lee, bbc news, san francisco.day: the international committee of the red cross says it will drastically reduce its presence in afghanistan. it comes after seven of its staff were killed in militant attacks this year and several others were abducted. the charity, which has worked in the country for 30 years, will mainly scale back its operations in the north. us media reports say google has found that russian agents spent tens—of—thousands of dollars on adverts to spread disinformation during the presidential election. sources connected to google‘s investigation say the ads were carried by youtube and gmail, which are google products. the nobel prize for economics has been awarded to the us economist, richard thaler, one of the founding fathers of behavioural economics. he co—wrote the global best seller, nudge, which looks at how people make bad or irrational choices. new zealand police have apologised after posting an insensitive tweet about road death victims. the tweet from the official new zealand police twitt

dave lee, bbc news, california. the trump administration to court over its plans to stop paying subsidies to health insurance companies under obamacare. the to health insurance companies under obamaca re. the white to health insurance companies under obamacare. the white house says it has been advised the subsidies are illegal, but the states say the move will lead to higher premiums. as the trump's attempts to repeal barack obama's signature legislation have faced opposition in congress, including some within his own party. —— from some. thousands of adelie penguin chicks have starved to death, leaving just two survivors in a colony of nearly 40,000 in antarctica. sea ice late in the summer forced adult penguins to travel further for food, with the chicks dying as they waited. the scientists called it a catastrophe. now, for every fisherman there is a story of the one that got away, but this time it's a tale of getting too close for comfort. a man was kissing a dover sole in celebration of the catch, when the six—i

dave lee, thanks. 0nce were well prepared. dave lee, thanks.ng how this kind of thing could happen. americans are numbered by yet another mass shooting and wondering why there are not stricter gun controls in this country stricter background checks, for instance, on people who want to get their hands on weapons, proposals like that which have over the years been stymied and got stuck in congress, usually because of weak co ng resses congress, usually because of weak congresses of both political stripes, with a lack of political will to drive forward those kinds of measures which some people believe here may save lives. president trump is due to arrive in the city sometime tomorrow. he has briefly talked about a national conversation concerning gun control. 0ne talked about a national conversation concerning gun control. one wonders how forceful he will be on that when he gets here tomorrow. the mass shooting in las vegas has revived the debate on gun control in america. the killer, stephen paddock, had an arsenal of 47 weapons and thousands of

dave lee is that one of the hospitals in las vegas treating the injured.0. a huge numberfor the injured, dave, more than 500. a huge number for the medical facilities there in las vegas to try and deal with. yes, an enormous number. in this particular facility, with. yes, an enormous number. in this particularfacility, 104 of with. yes, an enormous number. in this particular facility, 104 of the injured came on sunday night. as the day progressed on monday, the injured came to hearfrom other hospitals to get specialist treatment. at the moment we can tell you there are still 25 people in critical condition at this facility. we know that recently, as soon as two weeks ago, experts, doctors from 0rlando two weeks ago, experts, doctors from orlando and they were here visiting the hospital to advise doctors on how to cope with something of this nature. so it does seem like they we re very nature. so it does seem like they were very well prepared for something like this to happen. and i think overall they've been very encourage by how they have dealt with this

0ur correspondent dave lee is in las vegas, and a little earlier he gave us this update.ttack last night, still trying to come to terms with what happened. but it is ata terms with what happened. but it is at a very, very early stage, as you suggest, of that process. what we have heard, though, is individual a cts have heard, though, is individual acts of kindness and self—sacrifice, from people lying on top of people who were on the ground to try and save their lives. i spoke to some people this morning who had survived. they said that... the woman said that her daughter had been helped out by some strangers, who grabbed her, even though she was down on the ground and was being trampled. they had made sure she got up. i also spoke to some british nurses who were extremely distraught at were determined to go and find a hospital where they could help. and at the same time we are learning more about stephen paddock himself. a suggestion being reported now that his father was a bank robber, a former bank robber at once on the fbi's former bank robber at once on the fbi‘s mos

dave lee explains. i have just received a call from secretary clinton.y disputes the donald trump won the us presidential election. what is under scrutiny now is the extent to which social media sites were manipulated in order to sway the mind of american voters. russian president vladimir putin denies his country has done anything. a whole facebook said it found evidence that hundreds of accounts, controlled by the kremlin, was filling the newsfeed of everyday americans with inflammatory m essa 9 es everyday americans with inflammatory messages on key political talking points. similar tactics were being seen used on twitter as well. the russians are said to accuse the's advertising services to target misinformation at users in part of the country where the presidential race was especially tight. google conducted its own investigation and discovered that thousands of dollars had been spent by russian linked groups on search advertise and. the company is also looking into activity on youtube, another potential platform for misinformation. these tools are

dave lee, bbc news, santa rosa.ed up his private twitter war with the very powerful chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. it's not clear how the president benefits from insulting a man he needs to help him pass key bits of his agenda — including tax cuts and the budget. republican bob corker is also an important person in mr trump's national security plans, the iran nuclear deal and north korea. so was it a little reckless to get into a fight with him like this? here's what seems to have set the president off today. senator corker gave an interview to the new york times, on the record, in which he accused trump of such recklessness that he could start world war iii. now the whole interview has been released on tape. here's a chunk of it. the. if you watch the programme regularly you would know that the president only knows one way and that is forward. so then, early this morning. the president hit back on twitter. remember this is the president of the united states talking about a senior senator from h

from california, dave lee reports. more than 5,000 buildings. sir, you've got to go! this footage shows a police officer's view on sunday. he was in the city of santa rosa helping terrified residents evacuate. the next day the city looks like this. we walk and see our neighbourhood, flattened. it looks like a bomb has gone off in our neighbourhood. it's so heartbreaking. the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. this is our wine making facility. the harvest was complete. so all of our grapes were in. over there is our press and our crush pad with the tanks and that was all outside. obviously, you can see it's completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves, weather forecasts suggests more high winds are on the way. this is already the deadliest wile fire in the

dave lee, bbc news, santa rosa. care homes across the county. it's believed one man and one woman in their 20s died. one of them allegedly choked to death, after being fed through a tube. nine homes run by sussex health care face allegations of lack of care and safeguarding. 0ur health correspondent mark norman reports. a chain of care homes across sussex, under investigation by the police, social services and the care quality commission and facing questions from the relatives of at least 12 residents who died. the death of adrian's mother, valerie, one of those under investigation. still the question is how she had come out of hospital and was supposed to be in bed all the time with a pressure mat that told the nurses' station that she was out of bed. how she got past the nurses' station, up to the first floor, hit her head on something and was found. no—one can explain it. sussex health care runs 19 homes for people with learning difficulties, neurological conditions and the elderly. in april, concerns were raised

so no, this is about the biggest mass—casualty event i've been involved with. 0ur correspondent dave lee of those being treated today? well, that the debt is at 58 at the moment. they are expecting that to rise. —— the death toll. i think the sense here is that although this has been an enormous tragedy, the good work of the people in that building behind me, and we just heard from one of those people, there is a sense that had it not been for such a good job, the death toll could have been even higher. but as i say, we are expecting that number to rise over the coming hours and maps days. it was clear in the immediate apparat of the shooting that there is simply were not the resources to cope with that number of casualties in one go. how big a logistical operation have the medical authorities had to undertake? absolutely enormous. to have that many casualties in a fairly concentrated area down one end of the las vegas strip, which is already a hugely busy place. at any time of day, any day of the week, an enormously busy. and so what has happened is we have seen, and we have heard repea

laura: dave lee in santa rosa, thank you for joining us. earlier i spoke to a former firefighter and resident of santa rosa who lost his home in the blaze. i asked him about the moment the fire started approaching. >> i got woken up by a neighbor, actually. he knew i was a former firefighter, and he said, do you think that fire over there will be a problem? i initially looked at it, and i didn't think it was because he -- it was 25, 30 miles away, but it was coming right at us. i went upstairs to get my binoculars, and that is when it hit me, we have got to get out of here. there were 50-mile-an-hour winds, and it was coming right at us. yeah, i told him, go start knocking on doors, and he left, so i just had my wife start to pack, and i went to the neighborhood on the ground running door to door. i put fire gloves on, threw my chainsaw in my truck, because the winds were bad trees down all over in different areas. i was going to clear some roadway so people could get out off the mountain we live on. laura: and can you tell us the impact of

from california, dave lee reports.a, displacing 90,000 people and destroying more than 5,000 buildings. sir, you've got to go! this footage shows a police officer's view on sunday. he was in the city of santa rosa helping terrified residents evacuate. the next day the city looks like this. we walk and see our neighbourhood, flattened. it looks like a bomb has gone off in our neighbourhood. it's so heartbreaking. the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. this is our wine making facility. the harvest was complete. so all of our grapes were in. over there is our press and our crush pad with the tanks and that was all outside. obviously, you can see it's completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves, weather forecasts suggests more high winds are on the way. this

we'll have a report from our man in silicon valley, dave lee. we will hear from tim cook...of apple and he will give us a take on what he thinks the future is and it is quite different to what mark zuckerberg's is. we are also talking about president trump and iran — he's due to give a speech outlining a new ‘overall strategy‘ on relations with tehran. specifically whether to decertify the agreement in 2015 under which iran froze its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions. will he ditch the deal, and what would that mean for iran? we'll be getting the views of an iranian investor 0n on that. we will also have the other business stories. do you have one of those headset things? actually, i do not have one but they are amazing. have you tried one on? yes, they are amazing but they are clunky. you are not going to walk down the street with it on, are you? but you are so far removed from just watching the screen. i am sort of convinced. spain's prime minister says he wants clarification from catalonia within five days on whether or not it has formally declared

well, earlier i spoke to our correspondent dave lee, who was outside the police headquarters in las vegase on sheriff lombardo's press c0 nfe re nce . you heard from the sheriff who seemed frustrated that there was still no clear sign of what the motive for these gunmen may have been. he said of the 59 people who died, three remain unidentified. he told us that marilou danley, the remade and girlfriend of the suspect is in the philippines. she is speaking with the fbi and in the process of being returned to the united states for questioning. she isa united states for questioning. she is a person of interest, the police said. the cameras, they found several of them inside the suspect‘s room and in the corridor. one was in a hotel service car. they did speculate on why they were being used by the suspect. the sheriff said it was too early to talk about gun regulation but president trump will be in las vegas tomorrow and he will be in las vegas tomorrow and he will be in las vegas tomorrow and he will be meeting with the sheriff. that will be the next major stage in this story. of course, th

dave lee has the latest.ntinue to burn over the hills, the unimaginable task of finding and identifying the dead is now under way. this part of santa rosa was known hauntingly as journey's end. it was a mobile home park, more than 100 people lived here. specially trained dogs are being used to find human remains in the ash. it is heartbreaking. it happened so fast and there was nothing you could do. attempts to contain the fire are beginning to work. fire lines are being established by digging in and purposefully burning the vegetation. still, the exhausted firefighters remain at the mercy of the wind, which has picked up again this weekend, forcing more evacuations. more than 90,000 people have been displaced so far. emergency services here estimate it will take some time before people can rebuild their lives. but there is no impatience. this community knows it owes a lot to those who are facing the fires head on. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: us—backed militias have launche

the bbc‘s dave lee is on the scene and has this report.cale of these wired fires that is most alarming. more than 15 major blazes across 15,000 acres, creating an apocalyptic landscape. the conditions were perfect: dry tender ignited with the help of 50 mph winds. when the fla mes help of 50 mph winds. when the flames came up, we came down, and you could not see your hand in front of yourface. fire you could not see your hand in front of your face. fire was coming you could not see your hand in front of yourface. fire was coming up about 100 feet, both sides as street. firefighters say contentment has been virtually impossible, so they have been concentrating on getting to safety. these people in this car fleeing to escape, shocked by the mass destruction. holy moly! and in kansas city north and south of san francisco, much to destruction. every thing is gone. -- and in towns and cities. it is pretty awful. fires of this ferocity, in this famous one producing region of northern california in a row. it is not yet clear how they started. eve

dave lee reports from san francisco.midity dasha the perfect conditions for a raging blaze to spread across california's favours wine region, north of san francisco. late sunday night, dramatic videos posted to social media showed locals desperately fleeing towns that were being engulfed by the flames. stop! stop! wince as strong as 70 mph and the fire spread quickly and unpredictably. what started the initial blaze is not yet known. o'clock somebody came around honking their honks and late looked out of my bedroom window. i drew my blind andi my bedroom window. i drew my blind and i saw flames all up behind the hills behind my house. more than 13 so hills behind my house. more than 13 so profound is covering a lot of acres had been dealt with. a conservative estimates suggest 1500 structures have been destroyed, many of them people ‘s homes. evacuation centres were set up for those affect it, including several 100 patients at two hospitals. the city centre rose was particularly badly hit. —— sa nta rose was particularly

from california, dave lee reports.nimaginable task of finding and identifying the damp is 110w finding and identifying the damp is now under way. this part of santa rose was known asjourney‘s end. at this trailer park, more than 100 people live. corp stocks are being used to find bodies in the ash. people live. corp stocks are being used to find bodies in the ashm is terrifying. it happened so fast and there is nothing you can do. attem pts and there is nothing you can do. atte m pts to and there is nothing you can do. attempts to contain the fire are beginning to work. by is being stopped like purposeful learning and digging in off lines. in this area, there is rugged to rain, a heavy fuel bad with oak and timber. -- rugged terrain. still, the exhausted firefighters remain at the mercy of the wind, which is picked up again this weekend, forcing more evacuations. emergency services here estimate think it will take some time before people can rebuild their lives. there is no patience. this community knows it owes a lot

let's get the latest from our correspondent, dave lee in santa rosa. number of dead has moved. there are still hopes that a large number of missing people, some of them mayjust be uncounted in evacuation centres? yes, that's right. there are more than 20 centres around the area, and the hope is, as you say, that there are people there is it we haven't been properly recorded, haven't been able to use their phones to get in touch with loved ones. while the number of people missing was as high as 1000 at one point, more than 600 of those people have now been accounted for. there are still 400 missing, but as you say, the hope is they will be found quickly and well. dave, there are a considerable number of separate fires, which all seem to have started at roughly the same time. 0fficials must be looking pretty ha rd same time. 0fficials must be looking pretty hard because of our. yes, we know be investigation into that has started. we were in santa rosa today, which was particularly devastated by this fire, a huge part of that city has now been destroyed.

dave lee has the latest. burn over the hills, the unimaginable task of finding and identifying the dead is now under way. this part of santa rosa was known hauntingly as journey‘s end. it was a mobile home park, more than 100 people lived here. specially trained dogs are being used to find bodies in the ash. it is heartbreaking. it happened so fast and there is nothing you can do. attempts to contain the fire are beginning to work. fire lines are being established by digging in and purposefully burning the vegetation. in this area, there is rugged terrain, a heavy fuel bad with oak and timber. it all very volatile and dry. still, the exhausted firefighters remain at the mercy of the wind, which has picked up again this weekend, forcing more evacuations. more than 90,000 have been displaced so far. emergency services here estimate it will take some time before people can rebuild their lives. but there is no impatience. this community knows it owes a lot to those who are facing the fires head on. voters in aust

dave lee reports from san francisco.hese abuses could have even occurred. then they said it was just a tiny problem. but now they say as many as 126 million americans may have been affected. when the lawyers for the top technology companies, facebook, google and twitter, appear in front of several senate panels, this week, we expect them to try and downplay the impact of russian backed propaganda on their networks. they will say it was just a drop in the ocean compared to the millions of messages posted on these networks every single day. in the run—up to these hearings, all of the companies have suggested they could tackle the problem themselves by enforcing new strict policy around advertising and content. but the way in which these revelations could gradually drip through will not stifle the view in washington that only new regulation will truly combat the abuse of online advertising. the united nations has warned that levels of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere reached a record high last yea

the bbc‘s dave lee is on the scene. it's the vast scale of these wildfires that's most alarming.an 15 major blazes raging across 73,000 acres, creating an apocalyptic landscape. the conditions were perfect: dry tinder, ignited with the help of 50 mph winds. when the flames came up, we came down here, and you could not see your hand in front of your face. fire was coming up over the houses, about 100 feet, both sides of the street. firefighters say containment has been virtually impossible, so they have been concentrating on getting people to safety. these people in this car fleeing to escape, shocked by the mass destruction. holy moly! and in towns and cities north and south of san francisco, fires have disintegrated home. many have been left with nothing. all our pictures are gone. everything — everything is gone. we've got a fire pit. it is pretty awful. fires of this ferocity in this famous wine producing region of northern california are rare. it is not yet clear how they started. every spark‘s going to ignite a fire. so regardless of what that might be — wind can impact, dow

dave lee, bbc news in northern california. from the court of appeal. it has ruled that an islamic faith schools policy of segregating boys and girls is unlawful sex discrimination. the school had previously been penalised for there. clive, take us through thejudgment. for there. clive, take us through the judgment. this is a significant judgment because this is an appeal by the chief inspector of ofsted, we will talk to her in a moment, against a ruling by a will talk to her in a moment, againsta ruling bya high will talk to her in a moment, against a ruling by a high court judge originally, ofsted had come to the view that the policy of this school in birmingham has, it admits children from 4—16, from year five when they are around ten years old. they are completely segregated for everything, classes, after—school clu bs, everything, classes, after—school clubs, school trips and so forth. ofsted concluded that that amounts to an unlawful discrimination. a high courtjudge to an unlawful discrimination. a high court judge found

the bbc‘s dave lee reports from san francisco.winds and low humidity — the perfect conditions for a raging blaze to spread across california's famous wine region, north of san francisco. late sunday night, dramatic videos posted to social media showed locals desperately fleeing towns that were being engulfed by the flames. slow down. stop! winds as strong as 70mph meant the fire spread quickly and unpredictably. what started the initial blaze is not yet known. 11 o'clock somebody came around honking their horn, like, just crazy. we're just like "what is going on?" and i don't know what inspired me to look out my bedroom window, necause it's in the back of the house and the car was in the front of the house, but i drew my blinds and ijust saw flames all up behind the hills, behind my house. by monday morning, more than 1a separate fires, covering almost 60,000 acres were being dealt with. a conservative estimates suggest 1500 structures had been destroyed, many of them people's homes. evacuation centres were set up for those affect

from california, dave lee reports.es have choked california, displacing 90,000 people and destroying more than 5000 buildings. sir, you have got to go! this footage shows a police officer's view on sunday. he was in the safety of sa nta view on sunday. he was in the safety of santa rosa helping terrified residents evacuated. the next day, the city looks like this. we walk and see our neighbourhood flattened. it looks like a bomb has gone off in our neighbourhood. it's so heartbreaking. the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. there is our winemaking facility. there is our winemaking facility. the harvest was pretty complete, so all of our grapes were in. and over there is a crash pad with the tanks, and that was all outside. obviously, you can see it is completely destroyed. the police are having to deal with looters. some of the largest buyers are showing signs of being contained thanks to the effort of 8000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves. weather forecasts sugge