david willis there. will be talking to a - canada. david willis there.o a leading economist later about the challenges facing canada. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the un has warned that its work delivering aid to people in gaza is at breaking point, following what it said was a deliberate and dangerous pattern of sabotage and disruption by both israeli soldiers and palestinian gangs. the un's under—secretary for humanitarian affairs, tom fletcher, accused the israeli army of attacking a clearly marked un aid convoy in central gaza and striking a known food distribution point in the past 48 hours. he also accused armed palestinian gangs of hijacking six fuel tankers, leaving aid operations with little fuel. investigators in south korea are waiting for a new arrest warrant for impeached president yoon suk yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil last month. the original warrant expired on sunday after investigators were unsuccessful in their bid to arrest the president, who remains in his official residence

david willis reported, _ one particular area. david willis reported, thank - one particular area.hank you one particular area. david i willis reported, thank you so much for that update. a short while ago, i spoke to someone who has had to evacuate from their home, maryam zar. she lives in the pacific palisades and previously served as vice—chair of the pacific palisades community council. she joins us now from redondo beach, california, which is about 25 miles south of the pacific palisades. it is unbelievable. so today is the first full day where people are waking up to the reality, my phone and i assume the telephones of many people have been a light, with sharing information, gathering what they can, sharing with the network and it goes from there. there is no good news, some people have been able to drive into the whether it's remains standing, whether it's in our commercial district which we called the village, the palisades village which is an adorable little sweet little old town. that's historic and sweet at the same time, it's sweet at the same time, its modern and histo

let's speak to live to our north america correspondent david willis, who's in altadena. avid, what is the latest where you are? we know a curfew has come into force.— has come into force. that's ri . ht. has come into force. that's right- we _ has come into force. that's right. we are _ has come into force. that's right. we are inside - has come into force. that's right. we are inside the - right. we are inside the evacuation zone of the pasadena fire, as you say, and it is a dystopian site, streets, normal residential streets, normally buzzing with activity, and people, just now lined with burnt out cars. beyond them just there is a house that has been completely destroyed. you made the point about the national guard having been brought in and a curfew that is in place from dawn until dusk. the national guard has been drafted into both this site, to protect the site, and the one in pacific palisades. and as far as the operation is concerned to bring those fires under control, well, fire officials do seem to be making some progress. there certainly managing to control the

david willis reporting _ los angeles. david willis reporting from _ los angeles.g from the - los angeles. david willis | reporting from the pacific palisades neighborhood. we can speak now to someone who has had to evacuate from their home, maryam zar. she lives in the pacific palisades and serves as chair of the pacific palisades community council. she joins us now from redondo beach, california, which is about 25 miles south of the pacific palisades. pacific palisades community council. thank you forjoining us. give us a sense of how you and your family are doing and what do you know about your home at this point. you know about your home at this point-— this point. thank you for havin: this point. thank you for having me _ this point. thank you for having me on. _ this point. thank you for having me on. let- this point. thank you for having me on. let me i this point. thank you for - having me on. let me clarify, on the past chair of the pacific palisades council. we have a current chair sue cole that has been speaking to the media as have others in the palisad

will grant, bbc news, los angeles. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, gave us the latestelves here for further high winds in the next few hours. now, they're not expected to be as fierce as the hurricane force winds, which wrought such devastation to communities such as this a week ago. but the us national weather service is nonetheless using words such as destructive and life threatening to describe them. now, with hundreds of canadian and mexican firefighters as well as firefighters from neighbouring states now on the ground here. now on the ground here, la's mayor karen bass, is saying that her city is ready to respond to any changes in the weather conditions, but asked today about the time scale for rebuilding communities such as this, she said it could take years as city officials have first to scour these areas for any hint of human remains before removing all the debris and ash that is here before they can start the repopulation process. that said, though, a few former residents of this community were allowed past the evacuation zone today to return to see what rem

david willis, bbc news.the uk over the last few days, sparked by posts on social media from elon musk. now the academic who led a seven year inquiry into child sexual abuse, professor alexis jay, says it's time to act on the recommendations of the national investigation. on monday, the home secretary, yvette cooper, told mps that legislation — making it mandatory to report child sexual abuse — would be introduced in the spring. she also said grooming would be made an aggravating factor in sentencing. speaking to the today programme on bbc radio 4, professorjay was asked whether there's an argument for another national inquiry — which the opposition is pushing for. i don't agree with that in the sense of requiring further, more detailed national inquiries into child sexual exploitation. we have learned quite a lot from what those reviews that have already been undertaken, but locally, people need to step up to the mark, and do the sorts of things that have been recommended. i think there is something like 400

i'm joined live now by david willis from near the blaze in pacific palisades. l us what you've been seeing today, we can still see fires blazing behind you. 0fficials officials have been hoping that they could get some sort of handle on these massive fires. tonight given that the weather forecast was better than it was forecast was better than it was for last night. butjust after six o'clock in here, it's totally dark and the winds are already whipping up. what they are doing is carrying embers from this massive pacific palisades fire and carrying them to try brush which unites other fires. them to try brush which unites otherfires. you can seejust behind me, to give you some idea of how volatile the situation is here, just that 50 or 20 minutes ago, before we came on air, there was a fire here whatsoever but suddenly, it sprung up and now, they are having to be deployed to put this one out as well. one of a number of fires throughout this region and fire officials have conceded that they are overwhelmed by the task in hand. additional resources are on their way

david willis, bbc news.ing news out of south korea, this all round the arrest warrant for the impeached president, we are hearing from the south korean news agency a south korean court has reissued that warrant to arrest the impeached president. you will remember they had seven days for the original one and the security services that were trying to do that arrest warrant couldn't get into if presidential compound because the president's guards and other people kept them away, we are now hearing that the south korean court has reissued that arrest warrant. we will get you more on it as it comes in. we will get you more on it as it comes in. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the issue of grooming gangs has dominated the headlines here in the uk over the last few days, in part due to posts on social media from elon musk. now the academic who led a seven year inquiry into child sexual abuse says the "time has passed" for another national investigation into grooming gangs. opposition parties a

let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis who's in los angeles.l us what is happening in altadena? iii tell us what is happening in altadena?— tell us what is happening in altadena? , ., ., ., altadena? if there is an area silence access _ altadena? if there is an area silence access the _ altadena? if there is an area silence access the site - altadena? if there is an area silence access the site of. silence access the site of their pasadena altadena fire. behind me is all that remains of what was once a wood framed family home. you can see, really, it isjust family home. you can see, really, it is just their staircase leading to what was the upper floor. staircase leading to what was the upperfloor. 0ver staircase leading to what was the upper floor. 0ver there staircase leading to what was the upperfloor. 0ver there is a family car that is completely burned out and there is not a property on the street that has not been either completely destroyed or very badly damaged. earliertoday, destroyed or very badly damaged. earlier today, another fire

david willis, bbc news.oming gangs has dominated the headlines over the last few days, in part due to posts on social media from elon musk. now the academic who led a seven year inquiry into child sexual abuse says the "time has passed" for another national investigation into grooming gangs. opposition parties are pushing the government to open one, with the conservatives claiming during previous reviews it was not clear how widespread the issue was. last night, the home secretary, yvette cooper, told mps that legislation making it mandatory to report child sexual abuse would be introduced in the spring. she also said grooming would be made an aggravating factor in abuse cases. speaking to the today programme on bbc radio, professor alexis jay was asked whether there's a good argument for another national inquiry. i don't agree with that in the sense of requiring further, more detailed national inquiries into child sexual exploitation. we have learned quite a lot from what those review that have already been

help not only the firefighters but the general public as well. 0ur north america correspondent david willisea and spoke to nicky shiller. she asked david about the evacuation order extending into the brentwood area. that's an area that includes the university of california and also the getty centre, which is home to thousands of priceless works of art. it's a very nerve wracking time. and this is also something that affects other, less populated but nonetheless quite, quite busy areas — encino, tarzana and so on. it's a very, very difficult time for the firefighters, because they thought they were starting to get the edge on this, he biggest blaze, the biggest blaze, the pacific palisades fire. and it was just this twist in the wind last night which caused the fire to grow a thousand acres in size overnight. that's the sort of challenge that firefighters are up against at the moment, because it isjust down to the elements ultimately, they're bombing these fires from the air pouring water, gallons of water, flame retardant and so on. you've seen pictures of that, of course. and it's having a

our north america correspondent david willis is in altadena.ate on the fire that is continuing to spread — and what the firefighters make of it. they have been hoping for a break provided by a lull in those very high winds, and that break only really exists until monday night, when they're expected to return with a vengeance. but within the last couple of hours, the pacific palisades fire, the biggest fire that has been raging since earlier this week, took a turn and is now heading, as you mentioned, towards the san fernando valley and the densely populated cities of encino and tarzana, and as well the upscale town of city of brentwood, which is home to, amongst other people, the american vice president, kamala harris. that is a very bad sign if firefighters fail to get it under control. and as i say, there was a lot of hope today that they would be able to do so, that they would be able to make use of this break in the weather by virtue of the water dropping planes that have been brought in. they've been dropping water, gallons of it and flame

let's get the latest from david willis.me working, it isjust crews are all around me working, it is just after midnight here, seeking to shut off gas valves to prevent any further fires from breaking off gas valves to prevent any furtherfires from breaking out here. in neighbourhoods like this which welcome back devastated. this is a residential street. there is hardly a building that hasn't been destroyed or damaged. this was a formerfamily been destroyed or damaged. this was a former family home a wooden home, you can see the stairs there, linking one floor to another. virtually the only thing that remains intact. everything around it is charred, there is a motor vehicle in the back almost you can't see what type it is. it is, to use that overused word it is apocalyptic. the challenge this will prevent for officials born out by the la coroner's office which said it had identified the remains of ten people from these very serious wild fires. eight of those remains were from the fire that ravaged this particular part of pas

let's get the latest from la and our correspondent, david willis.the big concern is about the wind picking up again. about the wind picking up aaain. , . ,., again. very much so. there is a dusk to dawn _ again. very much so. there is a dusk to dawn curfew _ again. very much so. there is a dusk to dawn curfew in - again. very much so. there is a dusk to dawn curfew in place i dusk to dawn curfew in place here in order to prevent looting at sites such as this. enforced by members of the californian national guard, some of whom lined up behind me here. an organisation is under way to prevent the largest wildfire from encroaching on one of the most upscale parts of the city of los angeles. that is the brentwood area were currently the evacuation orders have been widened to include the getty centre, a hilltop museum home to thousands of priceless works of art. firefighters have been bombing these flames from above using air tankers. these flames from above using airtankers. it these flames from above using air tankers. it is a tactic proved successful t

let's get the latest from david willis, who has been on the scene. it willis, who has been on the scene, . scene. it is 'ust after midnight, _ scene. it isjust after midnight, seeking i scene. it isjust after midnight, seeking to scene. it isjust after - midnight, seeking to shut off gas valves to prevent any further fires from breaking gas valves to prevent any furtherfires from breaking out here. neighbourhoods like this have been almost devastated by the fires. this is a residential street. there is hardly a building here which has not been either completely destroyed or very badly damaged. this behind me was a formerfamily home, and you can see the stairs. that is virtually the only thing that remains intact. everything around it is charred. there is a motor vehicle at the back, almost indiscernible what sort it is. that has also been scorched. all around, to use that word, the overused word, it is apocalyptic. the challenge this is going to present four officials borne out by the la coroner's office, which tonight issued a statement saying that it had identified the remains of ten

and the last couple of hours anotherfire has woken him in the woodley area. 0ur correspondent david willisos angeles. tell us more about what the situation is like around where you are. situation is like around where ou are. ' ~ . , situation is like around where ouare. a. , . situation is like around where ou are, ' . ., , ., ., you are. officials are not sa in: you are. officials are not saying they're _ you are. officials are not saying they're about - you are. officials are not i saying they're about 5000 you are. officials are not - saying they're about 5000 acres of land in this area near the coast and pacific palisades have been raised to the ground, and you can see some of them just behind me here is on this rage, what used to be a mobile home park there is absolutely no sight of it right now, it has been completely destroyed by the fire, as have hundreds of multi—million dollar homes. just behind that ridge. there about 1000 plus structures that have been completely destroyed by this voracious fire, which is still burning and has involve the evacuation of her own 37,000 people, so

david willis is in brentwood in early for us.n hearing the news of the further winds that could hamper the firefighters' tasks. can you tell is a bit more about that? that is right. just to bring you up to speed it is just after one o'clock in the morning here and as you can see behind me a curfew is in place on this, at the outskirts of brentwood, the latest upmarket on clive to find itself in the cross hairs of the worst disaster in california history. the evacuation orders are in place around here and the power is out all around us in this part of sunset boulevard up over the weekend. and those winds are expected to gain in strength over the next three days to hurricane force and that has prompted officials here to declare the evacuation orders will remain in place until thursday morning at the earliest before they are lifted, to do so green of many people who have been displaced from their homes under this act is anxious to see what if anything remains of their homes and their belongings. little earlier on it was revealed cad

the bbc�*s north america correspondent david willis has been speaking to us from the pacific palisadesof the fire that officials are calling the most destructive in the history of los angeles. 0fficials officials have been hoping that they could at some sort of handle on these massive fires tonight given that the weather forecast was better than it was forecast was better than it was for last night butjust after six o'clock here it is totally dark and the wind is already whipping up. what they are doing is carrying embers from this massive pacific palisades flyer and carrying them to dry brush which ignites other fires such as the one you can see just behind me. to give you some idea of how volatile the situation is here, 15 or 20 minutes ago, just before we came on air there was nothing here whatsoever but it suddenly sprang up and now firefighters have to be deployed to put this fire out as well. one of a number of fires throughout this region and fire officials have conceded that they are overwhelmed by the task at hand. additional resources are on the way from neighbouring states,

our correspondent, david willis, is in brentwood in la says many there have lost everything they've owned can see behind me a curfew is in place on this, at the outskirts of brentwood, the latest upmarket enclave to find itself in the cross hairs of the worst disaster in california's history. the evacuation orders are in place around here and the power is out all around us in this part of sunset boulevard after winds picked up over the weekend. and those winds are expected to gain in strength over the next three days to hurricane force and that has prompted officials here to declare the evacuation orders will remain in place until thursday morning at the earliest before they are lifted, to the chagrin of many people who have been displaced from their homes and they are anxious to see what if anything remains of their homes and their belongings. a little earlier on it was revealed cadaver dogs have been brought in to help with the search for human remains in the worst affected areas of these fires. the la coroner's office has revealed 2a people are now known to have died in these fires wit

more now from our north america correspondent, david willis, who's in los angeles.t fell here, concern grew that this failure might grow considerably in size. the forecast being for high winds overnight, between 80 and 100 miles an hourand overnight, between 80 and 100 miles an hour and the prediction of the worse windstorm in a decade. that, following a day of high winds which saw this very large fire broke considerably in size, after starting is a very small brushfire 10:30am and then exploding in size to taking thousands of acres. firefighters have called the situation life—threatening and extremely challenging. 0ne resident who emerged from the pacific palisades area said it resembled a disaster movie. it started, as i mentioned, very early in the morning and are very rapidly spread and an evacuation order was promptly put in place for around 30,000 residents of the pacific palisades area, between santa monica and malibu. multiple homes nonetheless have been damaged or destroyed and 10,000 homes are said to be threatened by this fire. traffic in the area was gri

our correspondent _ these evacuation orders. 0ur correspondent david willis joins us.latest and what you are hearing right now. i with the latest and what you are hearing right now.- are hearing right now. i am about 20 — are hearing right now. i am about 20 miles _ are hearing right now. i am about 20 miles away - are hearing right now. i am about 20 miles away from | are hearing right now. i am i about 20 miles away from this fire in the pacific palisades area and this entire area is blanketed in a thick plume of smoke and if this fire has engulfed an area of more than 1200 acres and it is said to be burning at the rate of nearly four football fields a minute. 0fficials four football fields a minute. officials say this is a life—threatening situation and it is extremely challenging for the 250 firefighters who are combating this place at the moment. this started, we are told, as a fairly modest brush via at 10:30am but spread very rapidly, fanned by the santa anna wins, seasonal winds that have been blowing at a rate of 100 miles an hour. a mandatory evacuation order

let's bring in our correspondent david willis who was in california tracking the latest.l us what's going on and how this fire seems to have spread so quickly. fire seems to have spread so cuickl . ~ �* ., , ., quickly. we're giving to understand this fire broke _ quickly. we're giving to understand this fire broke out _ quickly. we're giving to understand this fire broke out around - quickly. we're giving to understand this fire broke out around about. this fire broke out around about half past ten this morning and the pacific palisades area it is an upscale neighborhood by the beach. it's between santa monica and malibu. the location of a lot of upscale houses and famous people. it spread very rapidly and now encompassing around 770 acres fire chiefs have just revealed encompassing around 770 acres fire chiefs havejust revealed i'm encompassing around 770 acres fire chiefs have just revealed i'm about 20 miles away for into the office today the whole area here is surrounded by a giant plume of grey smoke. there is an evacuation order issued for people to leave their hom

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willie? >> last month president-elect donald trump intends to nominate former republican senator david purdue to china. if confirmed purdue will succeed nicolas burns as the facilitator for what chinese president xi has described as the most important bilateral relationship in the world. joining us live from beijing is nbc news international correspondent janis mackey frayer, who spoke to ambassador burns on monday in something of an exit interview. janis, what did you learn? >> willie, ever the career diplomat, ambassador nicolas burns is very careful in his phrasing. it's been a necessary skill here in dealing with chinese officials, as he saw u.s.-china relations hit historic lows. every meeting for him has been intense. i sat down him for a wide-ranging interview at the embassy earlier this week to assess where things are at as he leaves china after nearly three years on the job. he says the relationship is more stable than it was, say, the monday morning after the balloon crisis. there are now official talks on issues like fentanyl cooperation, climate and between militaries, but the peo

david willis speaking to us live from the pacific palisades - live from the pacific palisades neighborhoodid a cunha, i spoke to earlier. how would you assess the situation right now? it’s assess the situation right now? it�*s extremely dangerous right now. it is so critical that people understand that this is an unusual weather event. they have exceeded 100 mile an hour winds whipping through the foothills of los angeles, especially in january is foothills of los angeles, especially injanuary is very unusual. 0n foothills of los angeles, especially injanuary is very unusual. on top of that we've had such a change in the fuels that exist in the areas thatis the fuels that exist in the areas that is justjumping from house to house, tree to tree for that which is moves very quickly which is why we need people to ensure they are watching out for evacuation warnings and orders. ~ ., ., ,., watching out for evacuation warnings and orders. ~ ., ., , and orders. what would you say is the biggest _ and orders. what would you say is the biggest challenge _ and orders. what would you say is the bigg

david willis in los angeles. we return to the uk.freezing as the met office issues four fresh weather warnings across the uk. it is expected to stay cold for another couple of days, with yellow warnings of ice in place in scotland, north east england and wales. there are also dozens of flood alerts due to heavy rain or melting snow. our reporter thomas magill has more. high up in the yorkshire dales 1800ft above sea level, and it's a race against time for farmer frank carr as he digs out a sheep trapped in the snowdrift. good thing about horn sheep is they've got good handles. he has more than 1300 animals spread across 2,000 acres — many now completely cut off, such is the harsh conditions. we were predicted 40cm, and i think we definitely got that, as well, with the winds — it's the wind that makes the drifts as bad as they are. in leeds city centre, there was less snow, but icy conditions left it like a ghost town as people heeded advice and stayed away. many roads across the uk were blocked, with drivers facing some challenging c

david willis, bbc news. well, somebody is enjoying it at least. not those people at the airport. america, loads of berries already. let's take a look at today's papers. the prime minister's response to attacks on him by tech billionaire elon musk over grooming gangs leads many of the papers. sir keir starmer accused mr musk of spreading "lies and misinformation", reports the guardian. it adds that he also criticised the last government and accused conservative politicians who are now calling for a national inquiry, of "jumping on the bandwagon". we will speak to robertjenrick of the conservatives in just a moment. the daily telegraph carries a picture of a teary—eyed justin trudeau, who announced his resignation yesterday after a decade as canadian prime minister. following his announcement, the paper says that he was taunted by his old rival and us president elect donald trump, who called for canada to become america's "51st state". that would have gone down well. and back home, the times says the uk is on the cusp of an electric car charging point revolution. the paper says mor

let's speak to our correspondent david willis.here are well—founded fears that worse could be yet to come. , . ., ., come. very much so. i am at the pasadena — come. very much so. i am at the pasadena rose _ come. very much so. i am at the pasadena rose bowl— come. very much so. i am at the pasadena rose bowl centre - come. very much so. i am at the. pasadena rose bowl centre where emergency supplies are being accumulated and where fire officials and emergency officials and emergency officials are gathering ahead officials are gathering ahead of you mentioned an anticipated change in the weather overnight. high wind is expected to pick up. starting around four o'clock in the morning and lasting until lunchtime wednesday and the theories that could undermine efforts of firefighters and gains they made against the flames over the course of the weekend. the big is embers from the fire burning a short distance from us here and the one in pacific palisades, embers could be picked up and scattered to other areas sparking additional fire

let's get the latest from our correspondent, david willis, who is in brentwood in la.k us through the latest on what is happening where you are. , , ., are. this is the frontline, the new front — are. this is the frontline, the new front line _ are. this is the frontline, the new front line in _ are. this is the frontline, the new front line in the - are. this is the frontline, the new front line in the battle . new front line in the battle against these fires. the upscale neighbourhood of brentwood, where celebrities call home, has largely been without power at this time and thatis without power at this time and that is after fires swept across the santa monica mountains over the weekend. they have been hoping that the longer in high winds would continue. the forecast says otherwise, howeverand continue. the forecast says otherwise, however and later today, monday, they are expected to pick up again, those wins, the hurricane force, possibly. that is more than 70 mph. the danger there is that there could be embers carried from these existing fires, these two existing

. —— santa ana winds. 0ur north america correspondent david willis joins us now from altadena in los situation changing hour by hour in some places, what is it looking like now? you by hour in some places, what is it looking like now?— by hour in some places, what is it looking like now? you are absolutely riaht, looking like now? you are absolutely riuht, it looking like now? you are absolutely riaht, it is looking like now? you are absolutely right. it is very _ looking like now? you are absolutely right, it is very volatile _ looking like now? you are absolutely right, it is very volatile indeed, - right, it is very volatile indeed, ben, a massive operation is under way at the moment, the firefighters from the largest blaze, pacific palisades fire, they are fighting to prevent the flames from getting into the upscale neighbourhood of brentwood, which is where celebrities such as arnold schwarzenegger and gwyneth paltrow call home. there was a change in the wins. they had in making progress by dropping large amounts of water and flame retardant from aircraft overhead, but then the w

from this we are joined by david willis in los angeles, we have just seen the fire department askingighting experience to help out with battling the blazes. that's a sign ofjust how desperate the situation is getting? desperate the situation is caettin ? , desperate the situation is cuettin? , . desperate the situation is heflin ? , . , ., , desperate the situation is cuettin? , . getting? very much so, they are t in: at getting? very much so, they are trying at the _ getting? very much so, they are trying at the moment _ getting? very much so, they are trying at the moment to - getting? very much so, they are trying at the moment to fight. trying at the moment to fight this fire from the ground, and from the air, dropping water from the air, dropping water from the air, dropping water from the pacific ocean, gallons of it, on the area around the spire, but still it continues to grow encompassing 3000 acres. it is said to be moving at a rate of four football fields a minute, it started around 1030 this morning is a fairly small brushfire, but exploded within an hour and has continued

for more i'm joined by david willis. night has fallen in california.p to speed with the latest.— with the latest. one local resident. _ with the latest. one local resident, fleeing, - with the latest. one local. resident, fleeing, described the scene is resembling something from a disaster movie and this fire has now engulfed more than 12,000 acres and it started as a fairly small brush fire before exploding within an hour to cover this vast area of pacific palisades which is an upscale neighbourhood sandwich between santa monica and malibu. we heard mention there evacuation orders have been put in place, about 30,000 people told to leave their homes but there is one main rd out of this particular area and that has been gridlocked so many people have abandoned their cars and have set foot in an attempt to flee the area on foot. the bulldozers have been brought in to clear the cars left behind, in order to make room for the rescue services. there are about 250 firefighters fighting this fire, dropping waterfrom planes above, gallons of water scooped up

we can speak now to our north america correspondent david willis, who's in altadena. vid, as we heard in helena's report there, many are now assessing the extent of the damage. what is it like in that curfew zone and what damage are you seeing at the moment? it isa it is a dystopian site, naga. you can see probably behind me a whole row of burnt out cars. beyond them are buildings, formerly holmes, that have been completely destroyed. what we are witnessing here is a lot of angst over how these areas are going to be rebuilt and what the future holds. outside and all around us here hundreds of national guards officers have been deployed to secure these sites to prevent looters from getting in. there's also a dusk to dawn curfew in place for that very same reason. i was talking as recently as an hour ago about how firefighters were making progress in combating the two biggest fires — the one just over the hillside here on the one in pacific palisades — but within the hour the latter fire has shifted, causing more problems for firefighters. it's now well said to be gettin

david, thank you very much, the latest from los angeles from david willis.tes past six, roger has more of the news. a multi—billion pound plan to develop artificial intelligence in the uk is being announced today. the government says it wants al to allow the public sector to spend less time on admin and more time delivering services. we're joined by our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. this is something that all governments have said they want to, less admin, more services. how do they think a! will help? less admin, more services. how do they think ai will help?— they think ai will help? more aenerall they think ai will help? more generally this _ they think ai will help? more generally this is _ they think ai will help? more generally this is a _ they think ai will help? more generally this is a massive i they think ai will help? we generally this is a massive embrace of ai generally this is a massive embrace of a! from sir keir starmer in his speech today. he says he wants the uk to be the best state partner in the world to ai companies. he h

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year of diplomatic negotiations to achieve arab-is willie peas, former president jimmy carter and elsie egyptian peace agreement known as the cap david accords. former president carter talked about the framework for peace in the middle east in the future of the west bank and gaza. >> when we first arrived at camp david, the first thing on which we agreed was to ask the people of the world to pray our negotiations would be successful. those prayers have been answered far beyond any expectations. we are privileged to witness tonight and achievement and the cause of peace. the achievement none thought possible a year ago or even a month ago. and achievement that reflects the courage and wisdom of these leaders. through 13 long days at camp david we have seen a display of determination and vision and what was needed to make the agreement come to pass. all of us so them are gratitude and respect. they know they will always have my personal admiration. there are still great difficulties that remain. and many hard issues to be settled. the questions that have brought warfare and bitterness to the middle east for the last 30 years will not b