susan stephos talking to james reynolds there.icide bombings in syria. a market in the south western city of sweida was among the targets. there were further attacks on outlying villages according to state media and a war monitoring group. around 3000 people are still waiting to be rescued in laos, after a partially built dam collapsed, unleashing a wall of water that inundated nearby villages. the dam was part of a hydroelectric project involving laotian, thai and south korean firms. as many as 20 people have been killed but with many more still missing, it's feared the death toll could rise. it has been four months since protests broke out on israel's border with the gaza strip, thousands have been wounded but behind the dramatic scenes health workers are worried about something more long term, the deteriorating mental health of gaza's nearly 2 million people. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has this report. 0n the busy streets of gaza, and man sets fire to himself. the fla mes and man sets fire to himself. the flames ar

debate has now erupted over who should be held to account over the response to the disaster. james reynoldsed to be built on the coast, blocking access to the safety of the ocean. the fact that homes, some of them were built in an unlicensed way over decades and the fact that homes and forest, pine trees which were extremely flammable or build right next to one another. there are no easy answers for this. the government blamed residents but they have stressed that there was no coherent town plan here and a lot of the building along this coast line, which stopped access to the sea happened in the 19605 and 19705 when it was legal under the government. james reynolds in greece, the state of california is also experiencing high temperatures and wildfires — with blazes leaving at least one person dead and hundreds fleeing their homes. rebecca hartmann reports. . high temperatures, erratic winds and low humidity are fuelling wild fires in california as firefighters struggle to control blazes on both ends of the state. the governor for california has declared states of emergency in two counties,

james reynolds reports. the criticism has come from the people here.horities to rescue them. but the other argument is this, who was responsible for the bad design of mati, that made the death toll worse? buildings were able to be built on because to, blocking access to the safety of the ocean. holmes, some were built in an unlicensed way over the decades. homes were built right next to one and other and were flammable. there are no easy a nswe i’s. flammable. there are no easy answers. the government blamed residence yesterday but residents said there was no coherent town planning. the building happened in the 60s and the 70s, when it was legal under the military government. that is according to one... it appears much of the western hemisphere has been dealing with extreme temperatures this week. it has also been happening in california. now it's california's turn with temperatures of 37 degrees and blazes leaving at least one person dead and hundreds fleeing their homes. rebecca hartmann reports. high temperatures, erratic winds and low humidity are

james reynolds reporting.and their visitors who are overheating. the high temperatures are also making the job difficult for nurses themselves on wards where temperatures have exceeded 30 degrees. a senior member of plaid cymru has resigned from the welsh assembly and from his own party after being arrested by police investigating allegations of possessions of indecent images. simon thomas, former mp, has been an assembly member since 2011. ministers should scrap the mot test because it does not make accidents less likely. that‘s the claim from a new report by the adam smith institute which says mots are outdated and a waste of money because most car crashes down to driver error rather than mechanical faults. with me is the head of research at the adam smith institute, some demetrio. and i‘m joined via webcam by the motoring journalist maria mccarthy. welcome to you both. sam, what makes you say this, that the mod should be scrapped? while we looked at the evidence, we looked at the evidence, 3a states don‘t h

james reynolds reports. we will come to that report in a moment.on, following the release of the latest official figures on us economy growth. 4.1% is the figure. he has already tweeted today saying, great figures on gdp. he's emerging with his economic team and we can expect to hear from the president shortly. this is the fastest rate of economic growth since the third quarter of 2014, boosted by consumer spending and farmers bringing forward exports of soybeans to china to be in position of trade tariffs. some of the details. president trump probably giving a broader explanation for why the us economy is doing so well at the moment. everybody in place, and we will stick with this, because it's just moments away. exports in united states growing at the fastest pace since the fourth quarter of 2013. on the debit side... this is because a lot of companies wanted to seek to avoid the new tariffs being introduced by the president, tariffs on $34 billion worth of chinese goods from july six. we can hear from president donald trump as he ta kes to from

guys the story about blake lively a ryan reynold and the adorable freakout and the moment came when they started playing "gorgeous" which features their baby james at the beginning of e song. >> i would go far for baby james. >> don't you love proud parents. i mean, your baby can do anything and you're like oh, my god! >> yeah, yeah. >> parents are all the same. >> reporter: right. >> have the samereactionf you watch the kid tie your shoes. >> at 15. >> new parent syndrome. >> all right. >> ksthscott. >> reporter: thanks, guys. >> stay with news 4 as we track the chances for rain the rest of this evening and the res of the week. >> plus, debris dangers. days of storm forcing chunks of trash down the bay. thearning for boaters. >> and deadly fires burning right now in northern rn califo, officially one of the most destructiveildfires w >>> we'll benealing with r for the late afternoon and evening hours. latest on the timing bas storm team 4 radar. it's moving east at to miles per hour. some updated times. moving towards gaithersburg at 4:50 and bethesda at 5:50 and avy rain in the district between 5:300 and 6 p.m. and moving on to clinton, maryla

reynolds. that's them there. they're at taylor's show in massachusetts. when it came time for swift to perform "gorgeous", blake and ryan started freaking out. see them. they heard their 3-year-old daughter, jamesstars couldn't contain themselves as their daughter's voice played over the speakers at the packed stadium. the couple called it the cutest thing. that's a pretty big deal at 3. right? i think i would have done the same thing. >> good start. >> adorable. >>> coming up here, heated debate started in "the new york times" about an op-ed called motherhood in the state of fear. we'll have what the mom is saying this morning. >>> plus, what to do when a dna test reveals shocking family secrets. one woman whose life was forever changed by the results is now helping others cope with the same surprise. she will be joining us live. >>> then take a look. the mirror ball is back, and it's "dancing with the stars" time with a twist. we have an amazing audience. so much more for you so stay with us. ♪ this woman is my destiny ♪ this woman is my destiny we'll be right back. and they got it from theirs. it's your skin, and it can protect you from millions of things. so we're here to help you protect y