apologies forthat, helen. an can expect from... apologies for that, helen.mi badenoch, but the economy is another aspect that the opposition will be looking at. what else are we looking out for today?— for today? well, certainly i think those _ for today? well, certainly i think those are _ for today? well, certainly i think those are going - for today? well, certainly i think those are going to i for today? well, certainly ij think those are going to be for today? well, certainly i - think those are going to be the main focus of kemi badenoch's questions, and she only has six questions, and she only has six questions and prime minister questions and prime minister questions works best for the leader of the opposition sticks to one subject and drill down on things. you will expect that those two will be the core of her questions. at other issues that are on the table this week that are on the table this week that the government has struggled with potentially that we might see come up are things like the deal over the sovereignty of the chagos islands, the uk

0k, helen, many thanks. 0ur political correspondent helen kat there.ected to begin in about five minutes or so. the health secretary wes streeting says some patients' experience of the nhs this winter makes them feel ashamed. this comes after a number of nhs trusts across england have declared critical incidents as flu cases spike. the royal liverpool university hospital to crowd a critical incident due to exceptionally high demand on a&e and patients being admitted to wards. several other nhs trusts later declared critical incidents, one saying it had seen high numbers of older patients with respiratory problems exacerbated by the cold weather. doctorjim gardner is the chief medical officer at university hospital liverpool group and he says they have been impacted by staff sickness or out delayed patient discharges remained an issue. those extra measures really mean stepping down some elective activity, some nonurgent surgery, some outpatient work, so that we can move clinical teams across the hospital to help in our emergency department. police in lo

helene, now the fourth deadliest storm in modern history. additional emergency search and rescue teams race in entire towns cut off from communication. no power and water for weeks. then two weeks later, hurricane milton took aim at nearly the same location. florida's hard hit west coast. a climate change fueled storm. milton intensified from a category one to a category five in just 24 hours, making it the fastest case of extreme rapid intensification ever in the atlantic. the storm spawning a record breaking 54 tornadoes, including a rare ef three tornado. those devastated by helene and milton are still recovering from the catastrophic damage to their homes and infrastructure. the dollar amount of these storms is still being tallied and is expected to be a staggering $50 billion each. but in the toughest of times, communities came together to help their neighbors. i got to see firsthand the power of human resilience. there you go. all right. do you need baby wipes or anything? diapers. keep us in your prayers, and we're resilient. we will

darren criss and helen j. shen will also be joining us. [ cheers and applause ] before we get to all that, donald trump said the supposed drones seen over the east coast should be shot down, and then held a press conference today where he claimed the government knows what's going on while refusing to tell us what's going on. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: you guys, once again lots of crazy [ bleep ] is happening. this is just how it's going to be from now on. every day i'm going to come out here like a waiter at a restaurant that has way too many specials. [ light laughter ] tonight we have drones in new jersey, rfk junior revoking the polio vaccine, trump running for a third term, trump admitting he lied about grocery prices, pete hegseth promising to stop getting [ bleep ] ced, and a sandwich special. oh, what's on the sandwich special? let me ask the chef. what's on the sandwich special? >>acon, lettuce, tomato. [ laughter ] >> seth: over the weekend, tru

helen catt in westminster, - ministerjess phillips.r, thank you for the moment. the british government has been defending its handling of the economy after a turbulent day on the markets on thursday saw the pound drop to its lowest level in more than a year and government borrowing cost surge to a 16 year high. the chancellor rachel reeves is on her way to china with a delegation of city executives, as labour seeks closer economic links with beijing as part of its quest for growth. 0ur asia business reporter sura njana tewari has more. rachel reeves under quite a bit of pressure over this trip to china given what is going on in the uk markets, but the goal could ultimately benefit the uk economy, with her defenders saying the trip is important for uk trade & investment. china is a uk's fifth largest trading partner with $68 billion worth of trade going from china to the uk last year. miss reeves will be the most senior british official to visit beijing in seven years and as you mentioned there is a concerted effort by labour to build b

because helene hit two weeks prior.warning shot and they weren't going to take a second chance. they were under orders by the government to evacuate, and they did over 6 million people. milton barrels through florida. and then you have more than 40 separate. tornadoes. multiple parts of florida experienced significant flooding. neck deep in some places and millions were without power for days. floridians are very resilient and they were prepared. but i don't think you can ever be prepared enough to have two massive hurricanes. this was damage from two separate storms, but all compiled upon itself. hurricanes rip families apart. hurricanes rip lives apart. that's the damage that sometimes, tragically, you can't put back together. after every storm. there is this huge surge of humanity that comes out to help each other. in a lot of cases. it was really neighbors helping neighbors. that's what happened. watching the response of other americans, people of faith, saying we're going to step up and help these people is a remin

helene, now the fourth deadliest storm in modern history.emergency search and rescue teams race in entire towns, cut off from communication. no power and water for weeks. then two weeks later, hurricane milton took aim at nearly the same location. florida's hard hit west coast, a climate change fueled storm. milton intensified from a category one to a category five in just 24 hours, making it the fastest case of extreme rapid intensification ever in the atlantic. the storm spawning a record breaking 54 tornadoes, including a rare ef three tornado. those devastated by helene and milton are still recovering from the catastrophic damage to their homes and infrastructure. the dollar amount of these storms is still being tallied and is expected to be a staggering $50 billion each, but in the toughest of times, communities came together to help their neighbors. i got to see firsthand the power of human resilience. there you go. all right. do you need baby wipes or anything? diapers. keep us in your prayers, and we're resilient. we will come back.

thursday. >> helene developed in the gulf on september 24th. >> the cone of uncertainty was going into the panhandle, the big bend of florida. >> the most powerful part of that storm is in the upper right hand corner. >> this massive storm is on its way, and its impacts will be far reaching from florida to georgia, even south carolina. >> storm surge has reached more than 15ft in some places. >> however, it was what happened after helene made landfall and moved up towards georgia and the carolinas. >> western north carolina already had rain for a week before the hurricane hit. you've got rivers that are full. you've got the soil that's saturated, and then they get hit with a hurricane. >> you've seen hurricanes devastate places, but you've never seen them do it the way helene did it. in western north carolina, flood levels reached 25ft. >> homes falling into a raging river. people being stranded in their cars. >> roads were just blown out. got no cell service, no power, no water. >> we were watching the devastation on tv and the people were just helpless. >> i saw an interview with a w

. >> reporter: his round-the-clock updates during major weather events like hurricane helene back ineptember earned him admiration and a reputation as a trusted voice in a crisis. his love for weather started in middle school. at age 10 for halloween, ethan dressed like the weather channel's jim cantore, who is one of his biggest influences, and that was all around the time he started doing his own forecasts on facebook in the seventh grade. >> dear david -- >> reporter: leslie dean wrote us to about ethan, who she calls the wonder kid. >> ethan is an amazing young man who has made such an impact for those of us who follow his page. and i thought david needs to know about this young man. i am eternally grateful to him. >> reporter: emily brewer credits his forecasting hurricane helene with helping to save her parents' lives by evacuating them. >> we hear mr. rogers in his neighborhood, right? ♪ it's a beautiful day in this neighborhood ♪ >> mr. rogers said in a crisis, look to the helpers. and in this crisis, the helper was college student. >> i'm going do everything in my power to c

helen catt, bbc news, westminster.re about how the government sees ai in terms of changing how we live. i the government sees ai in terms of changing how we live.- of changing how we live. i was at the speech _ of changing how we live. i was at the speech sir _ of changing how we live. i was at the speech sir keir- of changing how we live. i was at the speech sir keir starmer| at the speech sir keir starmer made earlier and he outlined the government's strategy for al. last year they commissioned ai. last year they commissioned ai. last year they commissioned ai entrepreneur matt clifford was nowjoining the number ten ai team to come up with an action plan and there are 50 recommendations on the action plan. the government says it's moving forward with single one of them. some of the headlines are things like ai growth sales, these will be areas of the country where they will have enhanced access to the power grid and streamlined planning permissions so that they can build things like data centres. data centres are vit

helen catt reports.rt that he has had from the world's richest man. there had been talk that elon musk was considering donating money to reform uk, mr farage said these backing had bought other benefits. what farage said these backing had bought other benefits. what he aives us bought other benefits. what he gives us is _ bought other benefits. what he gives us is huge _ bought other benefits. what he gives us is huge numbers - bought other benefits. what he gives us is huge numbers of. gives us is huge numbers of young people, he makes us look cool young people, he makes us look cool. i5 young people, he makes us look cool. , ., young people, he makes us look cool. , . ., �* young people, he makes us look cool. , ., ., �* ., young people, he makes us look cool. , ., ., ., cool. is that way don't want to criticise him? _ cool. is that way don't want to criticise him? the _ cool. is that way don't want to criticise him? the money? - cool. is that way don't want to criticise him? the money? i. criticise hi

and personal freedoms are protected results act with urgency to help people recover from hurricane helene. we must rebuild housing and small businesses and the sore broken infrastructure. we can only accomplish these goals across the aisle working together. must reject politics of religion, fear and hate that keep us from finding common ground because we will go further when we go together. i love north carolina. it's home. it's where my parents raised my brother, sister and me and we built what our kids and grandkids and your kids and grandkids also call him. confident we will because we are north carolina strong. i stand here grateful for this opportunity and ready to get to work for you of the people of north carolina. thank you and make god bless you state of north carolina. [applause] [laughter]

helen, conrad and helen, i appreciate your taking the time. we've got these new evacuation orders that nick watt is reporting on extending now to the 405 and over by the getty center. you know, what is the latest that you're learning tonight, as we are seeing over the horizon where we are, images like the ones we're broadcasting on our screen. >> erin, um, this is just this is devastating. and what i'm looking at is the first time i've sat down and watched tv today because i've been so incredibly busy. um, this looks like hades. this is a disaster. and it's a failure of our government. and i'm. i'm angry. this is inexcusable. what i've learned today is that we have more winds coming, and that the firemen that are on the ground, and all of these ops and the communication people, they amazing. and they're doing such a great job. but this is too much. they don't have the fact that there was no funding. i'm distraught. i was on the phone with the woman who lost her son today in malibu. um, he stayed to fight the fire. and what i'm learning is you

course we must act with urgency to help the people of western north carolina recover from hurricane helene. we must help rebuild housing, support small businesses, and restore broken infrastructure. we can only accomplish these goals by reaching across the aisle and working together. so we must reject the politics of division, fear, and hate that keep us from finding common ground, because we will go further when we go together. not as democrats, not as republicans, not as independents, but as north carolina and -- as north carolinians. i love north carolina. it is home. it is where my parents raised my brother, my sister and me. it is where anna and i raised our three kids. i pray that together we built a state where your kids and grandkids also want to call home. i am confident that we will, because we are north carolina strong. today i stand before you humbled by this response ability, grateful for this opportunity, and ready to get to work for you , the people of north carolina. thank you and may god bless you and the state of north carolina. [applause] >> again, a live picture from th

helen catt, bbc news, westminster. ceasefire and hostage release deal to end the war in gaza — that�*s according to the reuters news agency. a breakthrough was reportedly reached in doha after midnight following talks between israel s spy chiefs, president—elect trump�*s middle east envoy and qatar s prime minister. it comes as president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu held talks over the phone for the first time in 3 months. our middle east correspondent emir nader is injerusalem. he gave us the latest details on the ongoing ceasefire negotiations in qatar. it's it�*s quite hard to see exactly what�*s happening behind closed doors in qatar that we are receiving positive signals. it seems like from all parties. as you mentioned the phone between president biden and benjamin netanyahu last night has been seen as a positive development. there is reallyjust —— intelligence chiefs stayed in qatar over the weekend to continue the negotiations and again that was seen as a positive development. and we hear

helene. ..said to aoife, "this isn't necessarily a wise "career choice of yours."know, this... i mean, when i started off, there was some of — the facts were there was 86% unemployment, at any given time, in the acting industry. but in the acting industry then, we were theatre people, we weren't film, television, streaming services, we were theatre actors. and you know, as time moves, and we try and keep up with it, basically, we develop our skills to work in different medium, but we're not — we weren't initially trained the way the younger generation are now. i think they're well able for it. i would say, and quite honestly, if i was — with my attitude to my work and stuff, if i was to have a go again today, i don't know if i'd be able to hack it. it's a different world. there's one thing i bet you were never trained for at drama school, and that is performing an intimate, let's be more blunt, a sex scene with your own wife, because that's what you recently did on telly, in a series, the dry, where you were a sort of ageing, disappointed bloke, who had an affair,

helen from norfolk, hell or heaven. these classes we love you get in touch.nd money needs to be spent in order to delay doing anything about it? my nursing career include experience of working in three years in the last labour government and everything in the garden was not rosy for the bigger problems of social care are not rapidly dealt with, emergency services won't improve. it does not matter how much funding is directed towards hospitals if beds are occupied by patients who need to be in the community? helen, who is from the front line of nursing, asks how much more time is needed. everybody agrees that we are past time, everybody tells us that they are beds in hospitals which are used wrongly for social care provision. wes streeting is clearly trying to walk the line. this is how he defended the criticism and white is going to take so long another three years of what they need to do. action is needed this week. i announced to money through the grants... i right now, as for the casey- commission, i am delighted by the way, we have got one of whitehall, b

when i was in north carolina, when i talked to families in georgia after most recently hurricane helene. so as we move forward with this new year, one of the requests that i make of the leaders here is let's use the voice of n.a.n. in a way that lifts up, what these moments of tragedy and these extreme weather events are doing to the communities that you have historically worked to uplift. because there are a couple of things going on that i see as patterns. one is this and it's about what the insurance companies are not doing. to extend coverage. they are canceling coverage. making it more difficult for young homeowners who are just first-time buying their home, not even insuring them. and what that means to those families and whole communities, with these predictable extreme weather events, which are increasing. climate change is real. we have long known that some of the communities that would be most devastated by them are communities of color. hardworking communities. black folks. we know, when we talk about the gulf states, right? so that's one issue. the other issue that these ext

and certainly the questions were asked also after hurricanes helene and milton, where should structuresl be had in california as well in los angeles. and certainly if you speak to residents of neighbourhoods like the pacific palisades, which has been absolutely razed to the ground by these fires, they've talked about the fact that they understand that the geography in which their homes are placed, they always knew that wildfires were an issue, they simply didn't expect the wildfires to come this quickly and with such fury to completely destroy their neighbourhoods. so, of course, one resident i spoke to said, "the way that our homes are nestled in the hills, "we understood that wildfires are always going to be "a threat to us. "we had go bags, we were prepared in that sense." but yeah, do you rebuild there? do you consider different, as you said, fire codes? i mean, these are all questions we'll be having in california and and certainly in flood regions as well, where we've seen massive flooding. it has been a very special set of circumstances, hasn't there? among the people we've been

helen catt reports.electric car—maker tesla, and soon to be part of the us government. but elon musk has also been weighing in on uk politics. he has backed nigel farage, snapped here together at donald trump's mar—a—lago resort last month, with reports he is considering donating a sizeable sum to reform uk. but he has also been highly critical of keir starmer�*s government in increasingly provocative social media posts. speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg, mr farage defended mr musk�*s right to say what he chooses. you know, in public life, tough things get said. they get said by both sides of the debate. you're right, this man happens to be the richest man in the world. but equally. ..equally, the fact that he's bought twitter now actually gives us a place where we have a proper, open debate about many things. and hey, even facebook, even meta, are adjusting to the modern world. free speech is back. we may find it offensive, but it's a good thing, not a bad thing. in recent days, mr musk has accuse

i also want to thank helen milby, the fairy godmother of the new dems and who has been an amazing friend to me. among that, i want to ensure you you can friend find friends in the unusual places, even in congress. when i got to congress, i was told, if you want a friend in this place, get a doctor. i have been lucky that my experience has not been like that at all. sophie and avon, i am proud you can sing the omni berrien song. you know lydia is a delight to travel with. you speak of scott like a hero. i am proud you can do that dan kildee handshake and that you know he is an amazing roommate who has been with me on the toughest days here. i am proud you know what to do for adam schiff when you see that dave roll autobiography and that you watch "the big lebowski" to honor him in his courageous leadership. i am proud you are wild by prince like abigail and mike, former cia agents and helicopter pilots that have such bright futures. jim hines house a great dinner party and when i met him, i told you, i would at least have one friend in congress here that you know that lori can get me to l

hurricane helene brought devastation, heartbreaking loss of life, destruction of homes/ businesses anduination of infrastructure. it revealed our state character. since the hurricane, i've met a remarkable number of heroes, people who stepped up for neighbors. black mountain police chief steve parker and many others just like will clark a century before braved raging rivers to rescue neighbors in distress. the owner of w ptl, the local am radio station canton hardly left her post so she could broadcast essential info to the desperate people. ashley gallagher, a small business owner, turned her indoor skate park to a distribution center for food, water, clothing, heaters, building supplies for neighbors. amy davis and her family provided tens of thousands of meals to hungry mcdowell county neighbors from their country store and cafÉ in old fort. ashley carpenter, excuse me ashley cook and freddie carpenter got food, propane tanks, heaters and anything else the people in avery county needed. none of the individuals i met cared a wit about the party registration they were helping. it neve

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east palestine, hurricane helene, this wildfire. >> and now there's scooter looters. sandra. to think that they could do anything about that when they have this on their hands, it's ludicrous. >> this this is crazy. there are people dead, okay? they're displaced. they're distraught. there's two major images that stood out to me covering this for hours and hours and hours this week. and two of them were from today. the video that we played of gavin newsom standing in his aviators, taking it from that resident, asking him, governor, why are the fire hydrants empty? why were they empty? why were we not more prepared, knowing that these winds were predicted? and then there was the wheelchair that was abandoned along the side of the sidewalk. and you think about that, and you think about whoever was taking care of that person or wherever that person was living. either they got bad evacuation orders or no evacuation orders at all. nobody led them to know or understand that this was predicted, that there could be danger coming your way. and then, of course, the failed response to th

helen catt, bbc news. i've been getting a little look at how the celebrities get ready. but first, the runners and riders. here we go. you're green. iam. wicked, the wizard of oz reimagined, has been spellbinding audiences as a stage show for two decades. now, as one of the biggest films of the year, it could win best musical or comedy at the globes with cynthia erivo and ariana grande up for acting awards. are you...english? no, no, i'm not english...why? but the surprise stand—out with the most nominations is emilia perez, a film about a transgender mexican drug lord. kate winslet is nominated for her roles in the film lee and tv�*s the regime, while daniel craig and ralph fiennes are both up for best actor. denzel washington has his 11th golden globes nomination for gladiator 2. but awards season is about much more than the accolades. it's a chance for celebrities and designers to make their mark on the red carpet. so stylists like ceren are busy behind the scenes. how you look, the appearance is the mo

tonight is no gimme, steven bunting 39 from saint helens a former bdo world champion and has vast experiencely fascinating to see a little bit later around 930 when they come on just two will be the big fan draw tonight. i think it could be 50—50 and that is something luke littler has not been used to. fascinating. thank ou has not been used to. fascinating. thank you for— has not been used to. fascinating. thank you for that _ has not been used to. fascinating. thank you for that will _ has not been used to. fascinating. thank you for that will stop - next to sydney where great britain's run at tennis' united cup is over. they were always up against it with poland heavy favourites in their last eight tie but they didn't go down without a fight asjoe lynskey reports. katie boulter at the end could still smile into feet, gb were knocked out of sydney's united cup up but for both british players they would start the year with promise. that's a nice 1-2 punch. _ start the year with promise. that's a nice 1-2 punch. this— start the year with promise. that's a nice 1-2 punch. this is— a nice 1-2

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david beckham has plenty, rihanna has them, even dame helen mirren has one.shows thatjust over a quarter of the british public have tattoos. we've been finding out how every tattoo has a story, and exploring how they have changed some people's lives. our reporter, jayne mccubbin, has been to meet a group of women receiving treatement for breast cancer, who say getting their scars tattooed has helped them to reclaim their bodies. introduce yourself. 0h! hand on. hi, i'm kate, and i'm the founderof the inkredible foundation. kate's charity is dedicated to helping women heal the scars of breast cancer... come on then, let's do this. ..with ink. and today is dawn's turn. it's about being able to turn something, um, you know, a scar into a piece of art and making somebody feel beautiful. four years ago, a consultant told dawn she had breast cancer. and place it over your scar? that works for me. a disease which had already claimed the life of her auntie christine. before i even sat down, i said, i've got cancer, haven't i? and he went, how did you know? and it was

president biden in the wake of hurricane helene -- i watched the press conference, said misinformationmisinformation, and susan page asked what is your big regret, he said failure to combat misinformation. why is it that misinformation continues to be the scapegoat? >> jason chaffetz: that's the only thing he's got, and the same gavin newsom who said i'm literally on the phone with the president right now, and only to find out it's a big lie, and just lining up lie after lie after lie. and by the way, you know this better than anybody, if they were seriously having communication with the officials in los angeles, they wouldn't be in the situation room, they wouldn't be in the made-for-television event in the oval office. i want them to get after the people that are doing the looting, and some of us thought they should have taken the hard line before the fire. but i'm glad to see them doing. i want hem to communicate and help i.c.e. if they want to have the tough talk, they want the detainers from i.c.e. are honored and this is an issue. they are trying to implement the sanctuary city p

helen catt reports.rt he's had from the world's richest man. here they were photographed together last month. there had been talk that mr musk was considering donating money to reform uk. in a broadcast this morning, mr farage said his backing had brought other benefits. he may well give us money. whether he does or not, i'll tell you what he gives us. with huge numbers of young people, he makes us look cool. is the reason you hope he's going to give you money... is that why don't want to criticise him? i made it perfectly clear that i don't agree with everything he stands for, but i do believe in free speech. i think he's a hero, and i said that well before any potential money was offered. but this afternoon, the tech billionaire appears to have turned on mr farage, posting on his social media site x: the rift seems to have come over mr musk�*s support for far right activist stephen yaxley—lennon, also known as tommy robinson. responding to mr musk�*s post this afternoon, mr farage said... mr musk has i

matt and erin are residents of weatherville, north carolina, helping victims of hurricane helene since to just say thank you so much to both of you for volunteering your time and your resources to help people many such need. erin, i have to ask you and, obviously, this is such an important thing to remember, you know, obviously it's easy to sort of focus on what's occurring in california right now, but there are still thousands of people many western north carolina who are still trying to rebuild right now. >> yeah. i mean, and, you know, we totally feel for everyone in california. it is so, it's like a mirror of what happened to us. everybody coming together to help each other, neighbors helping neighbors. it's a beautiful thing to see especially in los angeles. but, yeah. north carolina is still really struggling. matt, you have the -- >> yeah. so, you know, i think the biggest issue here is fema has been extremely slow to respond. charlie: yeah. >> they were slow to respond in the beginning, they're slow to respond now. you know, there are still thousands of people waiting on tempor

i mean when we had hurricanes helene and milton, we had a lot of people that sent assets down. assets to western north carolina a day or two after the hurricane. states do have a very good track record in this country of working together. it's not just republican governors, democrat governors, we have helped democrat governors, i think this is something. those are americans' homes who have gone ablaze. they are from different political persuasions. but we have a responsibility as americans to come together. >> lawrence: governor, i'm up against a hard break i got to ask you. you have a seat that you have got to fill. have you made a decision of who you are going to fill marco rubio's seat with? >> no, i haven't. but it will come soon. and it's going to be somebody that is going to help donald trump deliver on the mandate he earned from the american people. it's going to be somebody that is going to be strong on immigration and it's going to be somebody that represents the conservative principles that have made this country great. >> lawrence: ron desantis, governor thank you so

it's an about face for a party that just a few months ago, during hurricane helene, accused presidentm areas where residents were critical of him, claims that were absolute lies. three months later, republicans are using this moment to exercise political leverage over the state's democratic leaders and congressional democrats, threatening to withhold assistance. it's important to note that californians pay roughly $83 billion more in federal taxes every year than they receive in benefits, one of the few states to do that. in fact, los angeles county alone contributed more than all but four other entire states. but since this is a maga party, no good crisis can go to waste. especially when it comes to exploiting people's pain. speaker mike johnson confirmed that they're doing that for trump's gain, because the concession they want is for congressional democrats to sign off on raising the debt limit. johnson, who is from louisiana, which got $62.3 billion in federal aid in the aftermath of hurricane katrina, is saying that california should do something to get something. >> it appears t

that part of the state is still recovering from hurricane helene, which caused catastrophic damage and killed more than 100 people in the state after making landfall in late september, western north carolina, now under a weather advisory until monday afternoon as parts of the tar heel state are expecting freezing rain, ice, snow and gusty winds. i'm joined now by north carolina governor josh stein. governor, thank you so much for being with us, and congratulations on your new job. >> thank you. >> you've got a lot on your plate right now. what sort of weather impacts are you expecting in your state? what are you bracing for? what kind of help are you anticipating? you're going to have to dole out? >> yeah, we're worried about freezing rain and ice accumulation, particularly in the mountains. >> the northern part of the mountains, especially. we are braced for whatever comes our way. and our emergency management team is ready to provide whatever help is necessary. but the consequences of this storm really underscore the urgency for us to respond to hurricane helene, which was just a mas

spo support this response, to support the recovery, and support the recover pris from hurricanes helene and milton, and the other 179 declarations that we had last year line across the united states. i think we have to look for support in our community block program through hud. those are the type ofs of things that might be needed to support the recovery, but to take care of what we need right now, we're good. >> jonathan: and quickly before you go, your job expires i think at 12:017 on january 20th adds the new administration is sworn in. how is that transition working? are you confident that it will be a smooth transition? >> we've been through many transitions before. we've established lines of succession, and i have a regional six -- regional administrator that's coming in to act. he's got 37 years of experience with fema. he's going to be able to take the realm at 12:01, and the women and men of fema, they are committed to continuing to support all of the recovery efforts across the nation. >> jonathan: all right, deanne criswell. thank you for your time this morning and good luck

and that is where our correspondent, helen humphrey, is at the moment.to us what it is like where you are there in altadena right now. helena: we are still in an evacuation zone. 0% containment in terms of the fires. the good news, a 30 say is that at least it is not growing anymore. you can see the scale of the devastation we are seeing now. picture the scene, and keep in mind we are seeing 10,000 acres facing a similar level of devastation. this area is so stricking, clearly this bungalow had been someone's pride and joy. when you look at those beautiful plants that they have put in place. now you have l.a. firefighters coming by, trying to put out the remainder of that smolder. the concern and the warning from authorities is we are not out of the woods yet. those santa ana winds can pick up any time, and they can fan the flames. you can see how random all of this is in this community. take a look at this bungalow, belonging to a first-time homeowner. she has not even paid her first mortgage payment yet. her house is still standing. if you look at the

democrats are criticizing that threat, and note that relief was given to victims of hurricane helene and milton with no strings attached. fema says it has enough money to respond to the wildfires and other disasters in the near future. after congress approved $100 billion in emergency aid last month. more bay area counties are sounding the alarm on the importance of wildfire preparedness in the wake of those devastating wildfires in southern california. supervisor jackie spear asking cal fire and other first responders to brief the san mateo county board on the current levels of preparedness and ways to boost safety. a presentation will be held next week to talk about wildfire safety. fire departments across san mateo county have sent more than 150 firefighters and engines down to l.a. to help with the fires. well, tonight, fremont is touting the addition of a new truck company for its entire fire department. it has come. it has come at a time when many cities are facing budget cuts to their firehouses. ktvu jana katsuyama brings us a look at how the department was able to add person

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but weather is also affected by natural phenomena like helen, the new. it's a climate test and the cost is wilma ocean, temperatures and kind of affect global weather, leading to wild fires and more the walk humans are doing is undeniably having an effect. and with all the changes that are coming with global warming hops, it's hard not to panic. we comp time back time and reverse what we've done. but some of us are doing things that can help slow climate change and help us live with this matter. whether trees having more trees is almost always a good idea. they absorb the global warming gas, carbon dioxide, they shade and cool the surroundings and can help against floating by absorbing water. i'm diversifying crops to include drove or system varieties, so the crops fail less often and when they do, it's not such a problem. early warning systems can also help communities best to prepare for extreme whether we have a global problem. and so we need to think big the most obvious thing we can do is to stop funding fossil fuels as fast as we can, or that will