he was a giant in the fire service community and his decades of defd indicated service are -- dedicated service are a testament to how much he cared about his calling and his neighbors. lou was a legend in the delaware firefighting community and especially my small hometown. lou proudly served the fire company for 70 years holding every position one could possibly hold. chief engineer, first and second assistant chief along with vice president, president, president emeritus and director. lou was a humble, down to earth, passionate, and caring gentleman. he rarely sought the limelight, even as he was often thrust into it. he could walk into any event, whether a national convention or just a local meeting and know individuals' names and make them feel like they were the most important person in the room. lou embodied the term public servant that so many of us aspire to yet he quietly and with dignity achieved for decades. he heard his calling to serve his community and he embraced it with dedication and a quiet passion. there was no greater ally of firefighters in delaware or across the c

light of the comments from the government of the tragedy and the advice of professionals in the fire serviceey are essential and not additional. building owners are responsib funding fire safety measures but we are ensuring their works are required that a lack of financial resources will not prevent them going ahead. 31 local authorities have contacted dclg, we have invited councillors to provide more detail about essential works and will continue requests as information is provided. discussions are ongoing but we have not turned down a request for essential works. at the weekend, it was reported in the media that nottingham city council had requested to install sprinklers inside flat in communal areas and those inquest in turn down because, according to the housing minister, the measures you outline are additional rather than essential. could i ask the minister, given there is a public enquiry and that there is also a building regulation review, if either or both of those reviews that are taking place conclude that works to fit sprinklers are essential, will the minister guarantee that the

resources that's unique to the military we can provide to assist law enforcement agencies or the fire services, we're ready to deploy. >> do you recall right away, do you remember what time? >> our initial calls came early this morning for helicopters, and the fire fighting helicopters and director gillard in communication with law enforcement officers in the area made the decision about 8:00 this morning to deploy the military police personnel. >> do you know anything about the rescue [indiscernible]? >> i'd have to defer on that. >> yeah, i'm not familiar with any of the specific operations that occurred relative to rescues last night, but we can look for you. >> [inaudible question]. >> thank you. >> thanks, guy ss -- guys. >> you have been watching live news conference at the state operation center at the california office of emergency services activated early this morning by the governor's emergency declaration because of these huge fires burning across northern california. of course, we've been keeping a close eye on fires burning in napa and sonoma county. >> that's right. at least tota

homes and businesses twenty two fires are currently burning in northern california stretching fire services to the breaking point the death toll from the blazes has now risen to twenty one hundreds of people are still unaccounted for so called islamic state has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in the syrian capital damascus three bombers targeted the police headquarters they are killing at least two people and wounding several more it's the second such attack on a damascus police station in recent weeks u.s. bombers have flown over the korean peninsula in a show of force after months of escalating tensions centered on north korea's nuclear and missile programs the u.s. also flew joint missions with japan and south korea over the sea of japan protesters in kenya have clashed with police as confusion mounts over a presidential election rerun later this month opposition leader. dropped out of the race this week but kenya's election commission says it still considers him a candidate and election held in august was declared no envoy by the country's supreme court. well the scandal aga

fires across the north bay and officials fear that number will grow as more burned out areas get checked for victims. >> sonoma county says 380 people are missing. he also emphasize that's problems with getting telephone service and other telecommunications to work is hampering efforts. >> and the fires are threatening more shlgs and homes. evacuate oergss have expanded. more people are hurrying to get away from the flames. >> and an evacuation is underway for the entire city of calistoga. officials telling people to get out now. huge lines of people waiting to get out. >> reporter: definitely. this place is like a ghost town. we're here along the main street here in calistoga. you can see the cafe. normally busy, open. closed right now. they were planning a hoe down barbecue. you can see a big banner at the he believed of the street. that's the only thing you can see. it is canceled and we caught one one woman frantically trying to reach her family. >> i'm panicking. that was supposed to be our meeting spot and they won't let me pass. they're all i've got. they're all i've got. and i've got to go and find a place, there is no cell service here locally to call out. i can text but i can't call out. and they ca

he has 30 years of fire service including 20 with the oakland fire department. the mayor said the city conducted a national search to find a leader who is accessible, honest and transparent. >>> a woman in santa rosa was determined to thank the sheriff's deputy who sheltered her and others in a parking lot as the tubbs fire raged around them. >> thank you. >> you are very welcome. >> that was a hug she waited 11 days to give. it was then that jennifer arrington took this video escaping the tubbs fire. deputy mark aldridge and others were on the hill evacuating people with the fire surrounding them. aldridge stopped and waved fleeing cars onto the pavement at a former restaurant. aldridge had everyone cluster their cars together and stay inside. he admitted he was more scared than he let them see but he did not want anyone to panic. >> some of them tried. there were a couple people that did not want to be here. you could see it in their face. i said stay here. there is no other way to go. literally there is no other place to go. >> there were young mothers. she w

the work they have done and we have done as a whole is going to change the fire service and the way we integrate with partners on critical things. at this point in time i will take a few questions so our response is i will call the questions off. i do ask as you sit with the men that you don't warm swarm them. they came back today where we are as an organization and what we need to do to go forward to get better and stay healthy so we can have long worthwhile careers. don't overwhelm them. they came back knowing they will be at the throngs of the media and they want to talk to you and want your story. i want them to share their story. it's a healing part of the process. we had 108 firefighters and 14 chief officers that teamed up and did a tremendous amount of work to take care of this. these guys are ready to talk. with that i will take a few questions. >> [inaudible]. >> how much of that training came in handy? >> that training was very handy. very important. that's exactly what we did. we formed 16 rescue task forces and that's the rescue where we take four firefighters and three or

members of the new jersey forest fire service are well-trained in battling wildfires. they're ready to go to california if necessary. >> nbc 10's ted greenburg spoke with them about being on standby to serve far from home. >> reporter: relentless wildfires in california leaving homes and lives in ruins. the fierce flames and shocking aftermath moving for firefighters watching from some 3,000 miles away. >> it's heartbreaking, devastating. >> reporter: members of the new jersey forest fire service. >> a dozen guys would be willing to make the trip. >> reporter: ready to roll to the west coast if their assistance were requested. >> if we were to get a call we would help. >> reporter: teams from new jersey did that this summer helping to battle wildfires tearing across montana. besides dealing with wind-whipped flames on difficult steep terrain, they know their california counterparts are struggling with another challenge, extreme fatigue. >> they've been taxed to the max. i mean, as far as they've been running and trying to keep up with everything. they don't necessarily

he spend 30 years in the fire service mostly with the oakland fire department. for nine months he has been the department's interim chief. >>> we all face more distractions these days but children in particular can pay a price when they can't focus in school. >> allen martin shows us this week's jefferson award winner discovered yoga as a way to overcome her own stress as a teacher and now she is using it to help students. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: as a teacher, katherine ghannam saw her students struggling. >> i saw them working diligently on academics and missing something. >> reporter: a way to cope with difficulty. >> exhale. >> reporter: something catherine was experiencing herself as a first year teacher. >> i had relied previously on exercise and swimming. and yoga tricked me into calming down. breathe out. in a way that i was very surprised by. >> reporter: katherine thought if it worked for her, why not the students? so eight year, she stopped teaching 8th grade english and writing formed a nonprofit called "headstand" and brought a special child-friendly

middle of another red-flag warning right now the highest possible alert issued by the national fire service. firefighters have been work be throughout the night trying to stop the devastation from happening in any other neighborhood. in sanat rosa, california maggie ruly, channel 6 "action news." >> pope francis addresses the church's stance on the death penalty. >> reporter: we have rain around this morning and some of it is popping through the eastern half or on a two-thirds of the region. chester county and berks county trying to get rid of some of this. we'll take a closer look of what's happening for the rest of the day next. >> a popular winter activity opens up in new york that's next on "action news." >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." see why the tortoises are so hungry. >> look at that! >> look at the this one. >> next "right this minute." >> s approaching. the world famous ice skating rink at rockefeller center is open. in 80-degree weather ice dancers and skaters performed in the opening ceremony. as for the local outdoor ice rinks at dilworth park

police officers, the men and women of that thin blue line who put themselves in harm's way in the fire service people under fire. >> martha: you served as a volunteer fireman not far from here for about 15 years. we were talking on the break and you are sharing with me with the numbers are like out there when you sort of digest what happened last night and it's really extraordinary action on the part of the first responders. >> it's an amazing thing to think about. usually when somebody calls 911 and there's one patient there are three, four, it may be up to six people that show up from the fire department to help that person, whether it's a heart attack or a car accident. here you have 108, what i understand, 108 members of the fire and ems department showed up and there was over 600 people wounded and injured with 59 being deceased. it is sheer -- it's the opposite. it's one firefighter or ems person to every six or seven wounded. it is something that i can imagine, it must be like a war zone. you hear that said that this is truly in your minds eye, you have to think about what these men and

the community, the fire service, law enforcement. >> reporter: this was a day of remembrance. chance for sonoma county to reflect on what was lost. >> i don't even know what it feels like to lose a home or loved one in a fire, but i know that there's a lot of people in our community dealing with that. they're going to be dealing with that for a longtime. >> reporter: paster billy andre lost his home in the fires. he got his family out and grabbed one photo album. >> as i opened them up, i realized they were empty. we thought we had all the time in the world to put those pictures and n those photo albums. >> getting my children out safely was emotional. >> reporter: angelique and her son made the sign to thank first responders who put their lives on the line. >> without them, our city will be gone. >> reporter: throughout the ceremony, first responders were given standing ovations. many say since the fire, the santa rosa community has become one. >> honestly, i've never seen a community come together so good. i mean, this is true, we are sonoma strong. >> reporter: a fire bell

there are a number of security personnel here, including the ghana fire service, who are battling to more questioned safety standards at the country's fuel stations. a man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a crash in london yesterday. 11 people were injured outside the natural history museum when a car mounted the curb. a man in his a0s is in custody. police say the incident is not terror related and they're appealing for witnesses. a woman has been arrested after she allegedly tried to climb the front gates of buckingham palace. the woman, thought to be in her 30s, is being held on suspicion of trespass and is in custody at a central london police station. again, not terror related, according to officers. this year the bbc‘s 100 women season is challenging female teams to tackle some of the biggest issues facing women around the world in just five days. the first challenge in silicon valley came to its climax at the computer history museum where four products which aim to shatter the glass ceiling were revealed by their designers. two key members of the team w

so the work they've done on the work we've done collectively as a whole going to change the fire service across the country and away we integrate with our law enforcement partners on critical events. so at this point in time, i'll take a few questions. regarding the incident that night. at some point, i'm going to call the questions off. i do respectfully ask that you deal with the men that are sitting down here in front of me today that you don't swarm them they came back today, had some meetings yesterday to talk about when we are as an organization, what we need to do before mentally and psychologically to get better and stay healthy . so please don't overwhelm them. they came back today specifically knowing that they are going to be in the throngs of the media. they're going to want to talk to you, they're going to want to interview, they are to want your story and i know with the human part of the process. we had 108 firefighters there that night. 14 chief officers that all teamed up and did a tremendous amount of work to get this taken care of. these guys are ready to talk. with th

he is an oakland native with 30 years of fire service. ncludes 20 years with the oakland fire department. chief white will assume his new duties immediately. a swearing-in ceremony is planned for tomorrow at 1:00. >>> and the complete opposite weather this week from last week, right? we had the red flag warnings, wind advisories, poor air quality and a weather system moving through clearing out the fire danger for a little while and the smoke and dropping rain right now. scattered sprinkles right now in santa rosa in the north bay counties. right now we are not picking it up well on the radar but this moves through tonight into tomorrow morning. it's not heavy rain but it's dropping so we are getting wet and the -- the -- the -- foliage and the -- the trees and the fire zones, really -- the humidities increased, just a really great thing all the way around for cal fire and for air quality folks. forecast for tonight 10:00, there it is. that's the real system. that's maybe a quarter inch of rain in santa rosa. that's a lot of rain everywher

. >> i've been in the fire service for 25 years, and it's really the first time that we've sent this many resources this far down south. >> reporter: there are nearly 900 firefighters battling the bear fire on the ground and from above, but the aircraft had to be temporarily grounded tuesday because of a drone. >> if we can't use those tools, it really slows down progress and puts lives at jeopardy. >> reporter: seven firefighters have been hurt. the most recent, an inmate firefighter taken from the scene by ambulance. another problem, looting. santa cruz can't sheriff's deputies arrested marlin coy. he's suspected of burglarize ago i house in the evacuation area. denise is one of the hundreds of people who had to leave their home. >> that's when it hit me. i just started crying and it was like, wow, wow. this is a trip because now we could lose everything. >> reporter: she just moved to the mountains two weeks ago. her house is still standing. in los gatos, katie marzullo,ance 7 news. >>> ten days after they began, thousands more evacuees were allowed to return home today. progress i

either through the fire service or through our families. e probably know someone who was directly impacted by the fires in the north bay.>> we appreciate all of the first responders for their hard work. crews arrived back at the training center in campbell around 2 pm.>>> more political upheaval in washington dc today.sen. jeff flake, an arizona republican, announced tuesday he would not run for re- election in 2018, condemning in a speech aimed at president donald trump the flagrant disregard of truth and decency that is undermining american democracy. in a speech on the floor of the senate, flake said, there are times we must risk our careers. now is such a time. flake, who has criticized the path that the republican party has taken under trump, said the impulse to threaten and scapegoat threatens to turn america and the gop into a fearful, backward looking people and a fearful, backward looking party. flake didn't mention trump by name, but clearly was directing his remarks at the president and his administration. flake is a conservative

the small business administration, just about every fire service there goes american red cross, passing me right there. this is a good place to come. joining them here is 7 on your side. we're going to be here at least throughout the morning, perhaps throughout the day, depending on what the need is. if anything falls through the crack. if someone there can't help you, we'll help you, now, one of the big issues, one of the big problems, whenever there's a big fire like this is mail. the post office head chief here over at napa, the postmaster is -- i'm sorry -- yeah, juiliana davidson. i know you're getting mail out, where are you at right now. >> people are welcome to come down to the post office at 1625 in napa and pick up their mail if they're unable to get to it because of road closures or lost their home. that's what we're doing right now. we're providing -- setting up to provide some alternate pick-up points as well for an ongoing need when the dust settles a little bit. >> reporter: let me ask you this, but i know for a while, the carriers couldn't get out there. are they out aga

the fire service, during the referendum they we re service, during the referendum they were protecting hit by police officers, some of them. i have spoken to people on both sides, those who do not want to follow orders from the spanish government but conversely i have heard from spanish police unions and there after 1000 police from the regional branch who want to join the spanish side. it is a recipe for unpleasa ntness. two join the spanish side. it is a recipe for unpleasantness. two brief flash points, one is tomorrow morning and will ex president carles puigdemont court to work and if he does will be police tried to remove him, given that could be a barrier of people to stop them. if the prosecutor's office are working on charges against people including ca rles charges against people including carles puigdemont including sedition, rebuilding against the state, altogether that carries up to 35 years imprisonment. if that state, altogether that carries up to 35 pass; imprisonment. if that state, altogether that carries up to 35 pass and )risonment. if that state, altogether that ca

. >> certainly this is an epidemic in the fire service. this is something that will consume us. >> reporter: researchers say today's fires involving synthetics, plastics and chemicals can cover fire fighters in a toxic soot. >> i have kidney cancer. >> i have brain cancer. >> there's no cure for. >> reporter: on a memorial wall at fire headquarters, the faces of cancer. 190 firefighters who have died of job-related cancer just since 1990, far more than the number who have died actually fight fires. now, departments across the country are ordering changes. keeping firefighters on air bottles longer, masks must stay on until crews are outside and washed down, and protective turnout gear machine washed. >> think about your wife, your husband, your boyfriend, your girlfriend before you take that mask off your face. >> reporter: the soot-covered face of an american firefighter no longer a badge of honor. >> it's trying to kill me, and we're not going to let that happen right now. >> reporter: tom costello, nbc news, boston. >>> a former american

. >> surely this is an epidemic in the fire service. this is something that is going to consume us. >> reporter: researchers say today's fires sin thet iks plastics and chemicals can cover fire fighters in a toxic soot. >> i have kidney cancer. >> i have brain cancer. >> there is no cure for it. >> reporter: 190 fire fighters who died of job the number who have died actually fighting fires. now departments across the country are ordering changes. keeping fire fighters on air bottles longer, masks must stay on until crews are outside and washed down. and protective turnout gear machine washed. >> think about your wife, your husband, your boyfriend, your girlfriend before you take that mask off your face. >> reporter: the soot covered face of an american fire fighter no longer a badge of honor. >> it's trying to kill me. we're gunning to let that happen right now. >> bill: >> reporter: tom costello, nbc news, boston. >> man packing various vegetable products with listeria. the germ was found on one of its products during random sampling. t

berlin, the fire service declared a state of emergency.n the czech republic, because of falling trees and branches, hundreds of thousands of households have lost electricity. .> it could have been worse the treaty is falling in this direction and did not fall on the house, so it caused less damage. poland was also hit hard. the worst of the storm appears to be over, but with many train services disrupted, stranded travelers are still feeling the impact. ss, bbc news,ne berlin. now, the u.s. is one of the most advanced economies in the world, but it still has historically high numbers of people who can't read or write. illiteracy levels are more than 8%, 16 million people, even though many have gone through school. aleem maqbool reports from kentucky. >> do you see an r? aleem: michael johnson says not being able to read left him an outcast for much of his life, and has affected his ability to do the simplest tasks at work. >> my employer told me to go locate this box that had a certain writing on it. i would not know how to locate that box

another miami beach police officer fired his service weapon at the bmw striking her. car came toil stop after hitting another parked veh vehicle. carri anne was taken to the hospital and could not be saved. injured officer was also transported to the hospital and is in stable condition. now this video shows her three years ago in a hamilton university receive silty class. she transferred to temple university in 2017 majoring in political science and her linked in profile adds she participated in mentoring and leadership programs. >> now, we can also tell you that temple university did put out a statement saying that they're very sad eped about this ips denlt. there was also a passenger in her car. that man was questioned and released. local media reporting she was in town to set braille her birthday. miami-dade police officer that fired the shots is on leave while the investigation continues. >> 4:49 is the time now. we have an update on a woman from maryland shot in las vegas during that mass shooting, 27-year-old teen afrost is graduate of anne arrundel high school.

the fire service said they were making good progress and that around 25,000 people evacuees had returnedpolitan police is examining five allegations made by three women against the hollywood producer harvey weinstein. the assualts are said to have taken place in london between the late 19805 and 2015. simon clemison reports. the list of hollywood stars who have spoken out against harvey weinstein has been growing with more coming forward herein the uk. are not doing 0k. scotland yard says three women have now come forward to say they we re have now come forward to say they were attacked by harvey weinstein in five individual incidents in london. lysette anthony, seen here in 1982 when she was 19, told the newspaper she was raped by the film produce a few years later at her home in london. do not let the ship sink. now appearing in the channel 4 soap hollyoa ks, lysette now appearing in the channel 4 soap hollyoaks, lysette anthony now appearing in the channel 4 soap hollyoa ks, lysette anthony says now appearing in the channel 4 soap hollyoaks, lysette anthony says she remembers keeping

there are a number of security personnel here, including the ghana fire service, who are battling to ent has once more questioned safety standards at the country's fuel stations. white nationalists have held another rally in charlottesville, virginia, after a woman died after clashes at a previous protest in august. several dozen people took part in a torchlight protest led by far—right activist richard spencer to oppose the removal of a statue of the confederate general robert e lee. the city's mayor, mike signer, tweeted saying the protestors were not welcome and telling them to "go home". approaching 12:30. there's only one week to go until the £1 coins are taken out of circulation. from midnight next sunday, the ‘round pound‘ will lose its legal tender status and no longer be accepted in shops and restaurants. people have been urged to spend them, bank them, or give them to charity before then. time for the weather now. not a bad day out there today. for many of us, dry with sunshine. some showers into the afternoon. especially across parts of western scotland, north—west england.

fire service in nevada. that, as we learned tonight that there is 0% containment on all the major fires here in northern california, david. >> matt gutman leading us off tonight. matt, thank you. as you can see at home here tonight, the devastation, it's apocalyptic here in this neighborhood. so many families here racing to get out. some telling me about the gridlock, the cars backed up in the streets. but as that fire swept in, some of those cars catching fire, families inside them. sheriff's deputies huddled with some families on dirt patches, surrounded on all sides by the flames. tonight, the scope of the devastation here is overwhelming. this is dogwood drive in the coffee park neighborhood of santa rosa. the fires swept through here so quickly, families were jolted from their beds by the smell of thick smoke in the middle of the night. you can see just home after home incinerated by this fire. and the cars that just in an instand, you can see the melted aluminum. and this one right here, the windows are

there are a number of security personnel here, including the ghana fire service, who are battling to . white nationalists have held another rally in charlottesville virginia — after a woman died after clashes at a previous protest in august. several dozen people took part in a torchlight protest led by far—right activist richard spencer to oppose the removal of a statue of the confederate general robert e. lee. the city‘s mayor, mike signer, tweeted saying the protestors were not welcome and telling them to "go home". close to four tonnes of cocaine has been seized after a ship was intercepted in the atlantic. the spanish authorities acted on intelligence provided by the national crime agency in the uk to intercept the boat between madeira and the azores. the nca says, if sold, the cocaine would have fetched more than £200 million. seven men have been arrested. couples have been truly testing their marriages at the annual wife carrying competition. overcoming obstacles and navigating choppy waters are all par for the course at this year‘s north america championship. the lucky winners

there are a number of security personnel here, including the ghana fire service, who are battling to ioned safety standards at the country‘s fuel stations. time for the weather now. plenty of sunshine, allowing the blue skies. producing some rain for the west of scotland, some showers for northern ireland and the west of england. but most other places staying dry. 14—18. lighter winds. it is feeling pleasant. in the evening, the cloud shifting, and we could see that odd patch of mist and fog. north, drizzly rain. temperatures around 12, 13, frost free. mild start to monday. some showers initially, slowly going eastwards as we move to the afternoon. some persistent rain from northern ireland, but with those sunny spells, 14—18. on top hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. hurricane nate is downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to weaken as it moves further across america‘s deep south. after her difficult party conference, theresa may says she‘s resilient , and won‘t hide from a challenge. it comes as senior tories have been urging colleagues to stop the infighting and back t

. >> reporter: members of the new jersey forest fire service ready to join the battle against devastating wildfires in california if the call comes that their help is needed. >> we know something's going on, it's a possibility we'll be needed we'll available. >> reporter: relentless fires leaving homes and lives in ruins, the death toll rising. >> that's the saddest part, people are dying. typically the only people who die in fires are the firefighters. now you're starting to introduce the public to death, which is a real shame. >> firefighters are have their hands full. they're being taxed as far as energy and sleep and the work they have to perform. >> reporter: compared today the steep mountainous terrain in california, south jersey's landscape is relatively flat. firefighters here say that's an advantage when they're battling wildfires. >> fire races up hills typically we're not, you know, chasing fires up hills. we have access for the most part. >> reporter: teams from new jersey fault wildfires in montana this summer. now they stand ready to serve again far from home in the face of

there are a number of security personnel here, including the ghana fire service, who are battling to has once more questioned safety standards at the country's fuel stations. white nationalists have held another rally in charlottesville, virginia, after a woman died after clashes at a previous protest in august. several dozen people took part in a torchlight protest led by far—right activist richard spencer to oppose the removal of a statue of the confederate general robert e lee. the city's mayor, mike signer, tweeted saying the protestors were not welcome and telling them to "go home". the un secretary general, antonio guterres, is currently touring the caribbean to see the damage caused by this year's hurricane season. he spoke to my colleague alpa patel and said he's increasingly concerned by global warming and its effect on the weather. it is horrible to see a paradise islands like barbuda transformed into hell. 95% of houses destroyed. totally devastated. people evacuated. this is something we are seeing more and more. an increased intensity and frequency of hurricanes, frequen

in states such as washington are being ratcheted up asking people for higher taxes to pay for fire services because the federal government they just say it's not giving them enough what's your take on one hundred percent there needs to be more money for this and this isn't just a parochial thing as a former government guy government guys i want more money i mean our first responders for fires should not be volunteer fire departments in college you can't for a lot of the ask. and you know look i don't want to say anything negative about the forest service certainly as a new forest chief tony took the. took over like last month sonny producer director culture is doing a great try the president hasn't tweeted you know i mean you could get a little love on his tweets he's still out on the n.f.l. exactly a champion had secretaries to an i.q. test but by and large i think the government is doing a good job federal government along with the state government is doing a great job they've even got in california the department of forestry has a cool plane it's a seven forty seven four hundred that can

forest service, cal fire, which is the california fire resources national conservation service, other agencies gallon out in the wake even when the ground is still warm to begin to treat the acres so we get less and fewer threats of mud slides and those types of things. post-fire, when the flames it's charred landscape, we're not done yet, a lot more done. to be those things are expensive, they require people, that is why i budget ing back to the situation. that is why we need to solve the budget issue. know it is supplemental bill, but congress is working through $36 billion in the might reachweek, it final vote this week. toward ce of that goes the forest fire situation? guest: my understanding there be several hundred million dollars in there that will help the federal budgets when it comes to firefighting. the said before, so often agency has to take money from its other budget line items in for fire and typically the bills will replenish those things. hat they don't do, solve the long-term problem, treat fire as a disaster, create a disaster agencies can tap on and don't have to

in berlin, the fire service declared a state of emergency.es and branches, hundreds of thousands of households have lost electricity. translation: it could have been worse. the tree has fallen in this direction and didn't fall on the house, and so it's caused less damage. poland was also hit hard. the driver of this car was killed by a falling tree. the worst of the storm now appears to be over, but with many train services disrupted, stranded travellers are still feeling the impact. the us is one of the most advanced economies in the world, but it still has historically high numbers of people who can't read or write. cilic people who can't read or write. cmca people who can't read or write. cilic a sea levels are more than 8%. that is 16 million people. —— illiteracy levels are more than 8%. even though they have been through school. michaeljohnson says not being able to read left him an outcast for much of his life, and it affected his ability to do even the simplest of tasks at work. my employer told me to go locate this box that had a cer

because many of whom have been there for hours still an unknown amount of gas in this time so the fire service is slowly releasing what's left just to avoid any possible further explosions now this latest incident has once again raised questions about the nature of gas and fuel distribution in this country according to go on as energy minister there have been eight such incidents in the past three years including one in twenty fifteen which killed more than ninety people when a fuel station court file proposal was on the table. the safety. of the country name of safety. and make sure that the stations maintain the. proposals to make sure that there is a gasoline die resection the ship rather than tankers coming in. heavily populated people say they're tired of all the talk and want action not just from the political leaders but also from those involved in the industry i'm of watching al-jazeera across. cubans have been marking the anniversary of the death of the revolutionary icon shake of several thousand people attended a ceremony in the cuban city of santa clara to mark the fifty years sinc

even fire services from illinois and the national guard have come.le country is here to help us. i think that perhaps tonight we will make some progress and wake up the positive news tomorrow morning. perhaps... let's hope. from sonoma, thank you very much. thank you. the wife of hollywood producer, harvey weinstein, has announced she's leaving him amid a growing storm of allegations of sexual harassment and rape. she described her husband's behaviour as "unforgivable. " in los angeles, the organisation that oversees the oscars is to hold an emergency meeting to consider its response. and there are new moves from police and prosecutors in new york. he has claimed some of the allegations are "patently false." nick bryant reports. this time last week, harvey weinstein was at the centre of hollywood's in—crowd. but now, he is a virtual outcast, known not for the magnetism of his personality, but what accusers have described as the menace. a—list actresses, to women who just wanted to break into the movie and tv industry, all saying he sexually abused or

that's the challenge facing our fire service fighting the fire right now. primary focus is to put a line north and south of the fire. these are commonly called diablo winds. and actually this is the same month, 1991 that the great open hills fire occurred with a similar kind of situation. what happened is when the fire blows down through the canyons it heats up and speeds up was it's coming out of the north. through the heat of compression it comes blowing across the valley extremely fast. we have winds up to 70 miles per hour. so we are coming into a situation where you went from just utter [inaudible] right into the cities. charles: we are breaking up a little bit. but your description and expertise. it's a desperate situation. 15 are dead, 200 people are missing. president trump take an executive order on obamacare. we'll be right back. it's easy to think that all money managers are pretty much the same. but while some push high commission investment products, fisher investments avoids them. some advisers have hidden and layered fees. fisher investments

david bossy, he was a first responder in the fire service and has mass casualty training. david, which makes you very important at this moment. what can you make of what you have learned so far? >> well, first of all, my heart goes out to everybody in las vegas that is affected by this. the victims and their families. it is just a horrendous act of cowardice by this shooter and i feel so bad waking up to this. it's only 7 a.m. in las vegas and i think we'll learn a lot today. as far as the first responders are concerned, you know, it's an amazing thing to think. but two different things were going on at the same time. one you had the police trying to locate and take down the shooter. that's an active shooter situation which the police departments around the country are now well versed and well trained at. they did an amazing job trying to keep that shooter from doing even more damage. and then secondly you had the first responders on the ground. the men and women of the fire service, ems, as well as police officers trying to render aid in a mass casualty incident that is r

fire. the u.s. forest service and the national park service. there's one reason and one reason only to have this much fire power here at the top of st. helena to keep it from getting over the top and should it get over the top, they can run right down the mountain into middletown. between the mountaintop crews and the water drop spot well below, we then happened upon inmate crews from a san diego correctional facility. >> we are in a strike team configuration with the leader and one other crew and myself and we are doing preparation work in the event the fire does come across tonight. we're prepping the stretchers that way they are usually defendable by engines being able to get up in here and be protected. >> reporter: they arrived last night and were eager to enter the firefight. >> they're good. they're good. we put a lot of effort and hours in getting these guys trained up, coming out in fires and, um, performing what we perform on a daily basis. >> reporter: looking down lincoln the main drag in calistoga, you see media trucks. everybody el