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helena humphrey. _ very long one i had. helena humphrey, thank— very long one i had.ing, whether we like it or not. artificial intelligence may have the potential to transform the world and the uk and tends to be at the forefront that transformation. the prime minister — sir keir starmer — setting out his government's intentions — what's called the ai opportunities action plan. leading tech firms are said to be investing leading tech firms are said to be investing $14 billion. let's listen to some of what the prime minister said. the investors. — the prime minister said. the investors, the _ the prime minister said. the: investors, the entrepreneurs, the researchers who will make those breakthroughs. they are looking around the world. they are choosing where to make their home. trillions of pounds worth of investment at stake. a battle for the jobs of tomorrow is happening today. joining me now is dr eleanor drage. she's a senior research fellow at the university of cambridge and co—host of the good robot podcast. the prime minister they are saying that is a vast pote

many thanks, helena humphreys reporting from - humphreys reporting from pasadena in california.er, former insurance commissioner, for his assessment. most people have insurance, but as has been widely reported, private insurers some time ago, and with increasing ferocity, began to non—renew homeowners. we do have what is called the california fair plan, which is the insurer of last resort to which homeowners and businesses can go if they can't get private insurance, and that is where many have gone. to give you some idea of when i left office in 2018, they had about 180,000 policyholders, and are now at about a50,000. the exposure of the fair plan in the pacific palisades alone is $5.8 billion, and that is a problem, because the fair plan has between its reinsurance and its reserves close to $3 billion in claims paying capacity. beyond that, what happens is, under new rules adopted last year, all policyholders in the state of california get assessed if the fair plan has a shortfall. we're not there yet, but that's where we might go. the overall insured losses are estimated to be

peter: what attracted you to hubert humphrey in 1968?tuart: hubert humphrey had his office right next to mine. i knew his staff. i got to know him. he was a brilliant speaker. had been a courageous civil right fighter going back to 1948 at the convention. in fact, caused the dixiecrat walkout. i had great empathy. he was warm, friendly. charismatic in his own way. he did speak a lot and too long. his wife once said hubert, to be memorable, you don't have to be interminable. but i became his research director. i was there from the first day of the campaign when he announced at the fay flower hotel in washington to the hotel in indianapolis when the returns came in and we barely, barely lost. but he had the great disadvantage of a divided democratic party. kennedy was assassinated. there was the big ant movement and i was in chicago for that 196 convention with mayor daley and the police and the tear gas with the demonstrators and it ripped the party apart. after the convention he slowly began to build support up and here's a story that ve

helena humphrey reports.s you walk in, you would be met with the living room, which is literally right here in this area. the only thing that's basically standing is the chimney. and, yeah, now it's nothing. a picture of utter devastation. the flames here are pitiless, sparing nothing in their path, not the glitzy houses of pacific palisades, nor the hillsides. hey, everybody. notjust this community, the community next door, i'm sure all the people up there have lost everything. it's just pretty devastating. i don't think la has seen anything like this before. the house, the house goes on fire. - our house will- definitely be next. with the fires still burning, more people are being told to evacuate their homes — faced with the agonising decision of what to take and what to leave behind. you look at something and you go, "you know what? i've had that for almost all my life. but you know what? i can let that go. i can let it go." and then i took photographs and things that meant something, a little...a little

a jubilant secretary, humphrey. senator styles bridges and mrs. bridges. and. the president and mrs. eisenhower were escorted into their box by. their hosts, mr. and mrs. akers. as the orchestra salutes the president. we bring to a close, a salute by the american to their leader. the president, the united states. dwight david eisenhower, and his beloved mamie mamie.

a jubilant secretary, humphrey. senator styles bridges and mrs. bridges. and. the president and mrs. eisenhower were escorted into their box by. their hosts, mr. and mrs. akers. as the orchestra salutes the president. we bring to a close, a salute by the american to their leader. the president, the united states. dwight david eisenhower, and his beloved mamie mamie.

senators humphrey and dulles lead the cabinet members.d by the nine black robed justices of the united states supreme court. former president herbert hoover. and an outspoken champion of the eisenhowers administration, governor and misses dewey. the chairman of the republican national committee. and now accompanied by members of the joint inaugural committee , the vice president of the united states richard nixon takes his place on the platform. the moment everyone has been waiting for has now arrived. the president of the united states steps interview, and a tremendous ovation resounds across the capitol from the thousands who have gathered from near and far to witness his solemn oath of service to the american people and to assume the leadership of this great country of ours for another four year term. an expectant hush envelops the throng. >> the oath of office will be administered to the vice president by senator william f. noland of california. ♪ >> raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> i, richard m. nixon, do solemnly swear

sound cuts out we have lost the signal there for helena humphrey.ecking back in with helena in the coming hours. in the meantime... a task force has been set up involving several local and national agencies to determine if the separate blazes are linked. officials are also defending their response to the incident, saying it was not a lack of preparation that led to the fires but rather, the cause of "a natural disaster". kathryn barger, a member of the los angeles county board of supervisors, is calling on the federal government to do more. we need all level of support, both at the _ we need all level of support, both at the local county level, the state level in _ at the local county level, the state level in the — at the local county level, the state level in the federal level, and we needed _ level in the federal level, and we needed immediately. today, i read a letter— needed immediately. today, i read a letter to— needed immediately. today, i read a letter to trump him to engage in every— letter to trump him to engage in every effort to see the

helena humphrey reporting there — helena humphrey reporting there.overage of donald trump's inauguration here on bbc news with the — inauguration here on bbc news with the special programme from washington _ with the special programme from washington starting _ with the special programme from washington starting at _ with the special programme it"rrrn washington starting at 12 gmt on monday. join us for that if you can. 17 people have been injured, three of them seriously, after a ski—lift accident at a resort in the pyrenees in northern spain. it happened at the astun resort near the french border. eyewitnesses say a cable appeared to fail, throwing people from their chairs. at one point it was thought 80 people were trapped. here's our madrid correspondent guy hedgecoe. high in the mountains, what for many was supposed to be an idyllic weekend in the snow halted abruptly. rescuers rushed to skiers, with the exact cause of the accident on the chairlift on the canal roya ski run yet be confirmed. but eyewitnesses told of the panic as it happened. tra

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our first report this hour is from helena humphrey.t of destruction. imean... there's no manual. there's no book. it's hard to put into words the level of devastation here, but the la county sheriff put it bluntly. in some areas, he said, it looks like a bomb had been dropped. so far land more than twice the size of manhattan lies in ruins. and still these fires rage out of control. on thursday, a brief lull in those fierce santa ana winds allowed aircraft to streak across the skies, dropping water and fire retardant onto the flames. but there's no guarantee that that calm will last, with forecasters warning more winds could fan these infernos even further. some residents have ventured back, bracing themselves for what they'd find, only to discover their homes reduced to little more than ash. many told us they're simply too devastated to speak on camera. these fires don't discriminate, tearing through every kind of neighbourhood from lavish mansions to humble bungalows, all of them once a place of safety for someone. i can't describe i

helena humphrey, bbc news, los angeles. to the bbc�*s peter bowes, who's in los angeles. just bowes, who's in los angeles. give us the latest by telling just give us the latest by telling us where you are under sort of activity around you? i am in santa clarita which is a suburb of greater los angeles, the northernmost tip of the la county. next to the san fernando valley. one of the threatened areas which is also next to hollywood which again has faced its dangers. to the west of me is the —— one of the two huge fires still burning around pasadena, the pacific palisades fire which is also still burning mostly out of control and as you can tell from the trees behind me the santa ana winds have returned. they are likely to increase in intensity over the next couple of days. the critical period will be between about this time tomorrow, tuesday morning, to wednesday afternoon. for better or worse things are going to change over the next few days. we hope for the better. but firefighters are prepared for these strong winds agai

helena humphrey there in altadena in los angeles.lse who has seen the damage up close is tanner charles, a storm chaser, who a few days ago help his friend evacuate his home in the palisades area when that fire started out. thank you joining -- for joining us. i know that you and your friends found that dash from the home as it was about to be consumed by flames, running along a road where all the homes were on fire. tell us where you are now and how you are? tanner: thank you for having me. currently i'm in the palisades. brought up here by some other news agencies to do some interviews. that is why i'm in the vehicle right now. being here, my second time, it is surreal. there is literally nothing left. my friend's neighborhood is completely gone. there is maybe one house standing. it really feels like a war zone out there. mentally, i'm doing a lot better. the first two days, we didn't sleep at all. there was just too much. what we experienced was too much, so we just stayed up and talked to each other, processed with each other, a

helena humphreys reporting the la.w by major anthony barnes — general secretary of the salvation army southern california division. thank you forjoining me and speaking to me about this today. tell us more about the people approaching your organisation for assistance. the people approaching us have been affected by this disaster many have lost times, so many don't know what the condition of their home is or neighbourhood because they have not been able to get back to the community, they are tired and need a place to rest and food and water, a few other neat supplies so we are providing that to them. where are ou providing that to them. where are you able — providing that to them. where are you able to _ providing that to them. where are you able to help _ providing that to them. where are you able to help them - providing that to them. where are you able to help them do | are you able to help them do they have to stay overnight? absolutely there is a number of them coming up and it continues to evolve and grow as more

helena humphrey, bbc news, los angeles.r california legislator and la resident mike gatto told us anger is mounting at how the authorities have reacted. there is a lot of anger here, i'm not going to lie to you. you know, i am a democrat, california is a state that is run by democrats. there's a lot of voters here who are democrats. but more and more i am hearing quite a bit of rage from people who live in los angeles at our democratic elected officials. the common phrase that's going around was that this was 50% weather and 50% incompetence. it's things like the response time, the preparation, did we heed the warnings? i mean, angelenos, to give you a sense of things, the other day we all got a frantic notice on our cell phones that said you need to evacuate. just about everybody in this county of 10 million thought that their house was on fire or their street was on fire. it turned out to be a false alarm. they announced it was a false alarm. and then a few hours later we got another evacuation notice that was another fal

helena humphrey, bbc news, los angeles.ible stories of rescues and bravery as people fled their homes. and many neighbourhoods now look like this — completely deserted for block after block. many people who escaped have talked of the speed with which the fire spread, including aaron sampson who helped this father—in—law get out — here is their story. we've just been evacuated. we've just been evacuated from this good samaritans car. you got it, dad. we're having to walk. this is crazy. there's a fire right outside our car. we got it. no, not that way. dad! my father in law has parkinson's. he can barely move. this was a heroic effort on his part. very wobbly. here, let me try to get you some help. which way do i go? this way. to the sidewalk. i went outside. i saw smoke and fire near my father in law's house and realised we need to go. the problem is, we didn't have a car. by circumstance, we had no car in the house. iran up and down the street where he was. glen haven, finally found a neighbour who was willing to swing by

helena humphrey sent this update.t one this is just one of the areas where the palisades fire came through, if you take a look in every direction it is 360 degrees worth of destruction here. this is a scene being played out right across la county, tens of thousands of acres that have been destroyed like this, with all of these houses raised to the ground. as we have been here in the area we have been here in the area we have been feeling those notorious santa ana wind picking up once again these are the enemy of those fire crews fighting so hard to control those fires. essentially they could whip up the flames once again, that is the concern in those fire crews are stretched to the limit right now. we know today president zelenskiy of ukraine is offered to centrefire teams from ukraine to help in the effort, here in this area today we have ed aerial drops of water which have been effective, half a billion gallons of water dropped from the sky to try and control the blazers but it is a race against time now with the wi

caitriona: helena humphrey there for us in altadena. to olivia victoria, a palisades santa monica resident who has had to evacuate her home. she is in palm springs now appear thinking for being with us here on abc news. i'm sure this is a very difficult time for you. you tell us about your experience of the last couple of days and deciding to leave your home? oliva: of course. it has all been very confusing, overwhelming. i'm lucky -- i am just a renter. in the grand scheme of things, everything is fine. i went to my apartment when we realized that the fire was emerging close to where i live, and grab things that cannot be replaced, packed a bag, and went to venice, four miles down from where i live. and we decided that air quality was too bad to stay there as well. i'm here with a group of friends, we packed up our cars and headed to palm springs. again, the level of disaster is just ridiculous and i'm in such a lucky position to be a renter. i cannot imagine all of the families that have their homes, where they grew up and their child

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helena humphrey, thank you.veral local and national agencies to determine if the separate blazes are linked. meanwhile, officials are defending their response to the incident, saying it was not a lack of preparation that led to the fires but rather, the cause of "a natural disaster". kathryn barger, a member of the los angeles county board of supervisors, is calling on the federal government to do more. we need all level of support, both at the local county level, the state level and the federal level, and we need it immediately. today, i wrote a letter to president—elect trump him to engage in every effort to see the impact first—hand on every socioeconomic individual in this county. engaging the white house makes the way for the rapid deployment of federal resources. joining me now is jeffrey schlegelmilch, director of the national center for disaster preparedness at the columbia climate school. could have you on the bbc. california stated, that a course to wildfires. and has almost more resources. why have th

humphreys says people should take an experimental approach to it. >> taking a month off can't hurt. it gives you a chance to kind of think about what is the role of this in my life. do i feel better or worse day to day? and you know, there's always february. >> back at portland area that tastes just like champagne, candice and her staff will welcome customers back in the new year on friday with alcoholic and nonalcoholic options to sip on. >> you're still enjoying time out with your friends or family or coworkers, and not having to deal with the stigma of not drinking. >> she will be participating in dry january except for her birthday this weekend. >> not my fault that my birthday is in january in the south bay. >> lauren martinez abc seven news. >> a spider monkey found during a traffic stop in the central valley is moving to the oakland zoo. the animal was seized monday when a chp officer pulled over the driver of a rolls royce in madera county. he's accused of speeding, dui and drug possession. the madera county animal shelter posted video of the monkey. isn't it cute? writing h

helena humphrey, bbc news, los angeles.rby addresses have been bored to used only boiled or bottled water for cooking until further notice. as we have said, there are now at least five fires burning across the los angeles region. the woodley and 0livas fires have been contained. they are spread across a wide area — threatening coastal areas, communities near the hills, and two are close to central urban areas. 0ne is in the hollywood hills — which has led to scenes like this on the famous hollywood boulevard. the city's fire chief said as many resources as possible were being brought in to try to stop the spread of the fires, but so far, that task had proved impossible. the fire has been mapped this afternoon at 10,600 acres, and it is still growing. we have 0% containment. we have over 750 firefighting personnel assigned on the line, and mutual aid resources from out of state, including arizona, have arrived to assist us with this firefight. let's show you now the moment one man in the pacific palisades had to flee his hom

humphreys says people should take an experimental approach to it. >> taking a month off can't hurt.gives you a chance to kind of think about what is the role of this in my life. do i feel better or worse day to day? and you know, there's always february. >> back at portland area that tastes just like champagne, candice and her staff will welcome customers back in the new year on friday with alcoholic and nonalcoholic options to sip on. >> you're still enjoying time out with your friends or family or coworkers, and not having to deal with the stigma of not drinking. >> she will be participating in dry january except for her birthday this weekend. >> not my fault that my birthday is in january in the south bay. >> lauren martinez abc seven news. >> a spider monkey found during a traffic stop in the central valley is moving to the oakland zoo. the animal was seized monday when a chp officer pulled over the driver of a rolls royce in madera county. he's accused of speeding, dui and drug possession. the madera county animal shelter posted video of the monkey. isn't it cute? writing he is

helena humphrey in malibu, thank you.re, home to painting by van gogh and rembrandt — by van gogh and rembrandt, is under an evacuation warning zone. joining me live is the president and ceo of thej. and ceo of thej paul getty trust, katherine fleming. great to have you here. the getty centre really not far from the front lines of the palisades fire which is still burning there in brentwood — what's the latest you've been hearing from fire officials? i'm up at the getty centre right now. the most recent report is fairly optimistic to do with wind direction. the wind has not turned array —— the wind has now turned away. sorry, my phone is ringing off the hook here! i away. sorry, my phone is ringing off the hook here!— the hook here! i imagine you are bus ! the hook here! i imagine you are busy! one _ the hook here! i imagine you are busy! one thing _ the hook here! i imagine you are busy! one thing that _ the hook here! i imagine you are busy! one thing that has - the hook here! i imagine you are busy! one thing that has

helena humphrey, bbc news, los angeles.ly in his new york hush money case. it comes after the president—elect lost a last—ditch appeal after the supreme court found he didn't have presidential immunity — because he isn't yet president. judgejuan merchan will now hand down a sentence that's he indicated will be an unconditional discharge. but the conviction holds, meaning mr trump will become the first occupant of the white house with a criminal record. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik has the very latest from new york. trump has really fought all the way to the supreme court to avoid this long delayed sentencing, because once it happens, he will formally be a felon. and it's happening just ten days away from his inauguration. so he wanted to avoid carrying that designation into the white house. but nevertheless, the supreme court rejected that emergency reprieve request. and this will go ahead as planned. but thejudge has really signalled that he will sentence donald trump without any punishment. so this is expec

our first report this hour is from helena humphrey.e burn down live on the news. yeah, this was a beautiful home. had a lot of good times here. it's hard to put into words the level of devastation here, but the la county sheriff put it bluntly. in some areas, he said, it looks like a bomb had been dropped. so far, land more than twice the size of manhattan lies in ruins. and, still, these fires rage out of control. there is a new fire, unfortunately, in west hills pushing into ventura county. and we are expecting this fire to rapidly spread due to high winds. this is a reminder that this is a very dynamic situation that can change quickly. on thursday, a brief lull in those fierce santa ana winds allowed aircraft to streak across the skies, dropping water and fire retardant onto the flames. but there's no guarantee that that calm will last, with forecasters warning more winds could fan these infernos even further. the wind definitely played the biggest part, especially with the flying embers. i mean, i rememberseeing embersjust shootin

helena humphrey reports from los angeles. they got out. that's what matters most.d ruin, a hug from dad promises everything will be all right, even if this family doesn't yet know how. when the fires tore through altadena in the dead of night, daisy and keith bundled their young children into the back of the car. they had no official warning. i'm waiting to get some sort of urgency that we've got to leave because it's getting more dangerous but we didn't get anything, it was just my gut feeling that said, "we have to go." it was 1.30 in the morning and when i saw more flames going up, i said, "we have to get out." like so many here, all this family has left is each other. the dream home they worked day and night for gone an instant. it moved so quickly. it was on a distant ridge one minute and then ten minutes later it was like right on top of us. it was crazy how fast it moved. for now, authorities are focused on the immediate crisis. california governor, gavin newsom, is calling for an independent investigation into reported water shortages that hampered firefigh

helena humphrey, bbc news, los angeles.ck, a climate expert and former vice—mayor of arcata in california, says these fires bring back memories of his time there. i know exactly what this feeling is like, it is terrifying. i've been stuck in these fires, my cousin lost her house in this area a few years ago when it burned down, and even as a youth in this area i remember nearby fires, i was on the roof of our wooden shingled home with a garden hose, hosing down the roof so that flying embers with these big winds called santa ana winds would not catch my house, it was terrifying. so when we see fires on this scale, the worst in los angeles history, and we're told by climate change experts that the frequency is likely to increase, what needs to change, first of all, in terms of how emergency responses are organised, in your view? ok, the short—term thing for emergency response, there are some small things that we are learning from these lessons we are hearing in the news. the water planning needs to be done a bit better. they

should have been president, who would have been one of the greatest presidents in history, hubert humphreypplause] i have appreciated what this convention has set about hubert humphrey, a great man who epitomized the spirit of the democratic party and i would like to say that we are also the party of governor jerry brown and senator edward kennedy. [applause] i would like to say a personal word to senator kennedy. ted, you are a tough competitor and a superb campaigner and i can attest to that. [applause] your speech before this convention was a magnificent statement of what the democratic party is and what it means to the people of this country and why the democratic victory is so important this year. i reach out to you tonight and i reach out to all those who supported you in your valiant and passionate campaign. ted, your party needs and i need you. [applause] [applause] i need your idealism and your dedication working forward. there is no doubt that even greater service lies ahead of you. then we are grateful to you -- [applause] and to have your strong partnership now in a larger caus