john sudworth is in tampa. john, just how bad could this get? in tampa, but the hurricane is still well over 100 miles away, out in the gulf of mexico, still a bit of traffic on the streets here because it is not expected to make landfall for another 12 hours or so, but as the storm approaches the shore, it's the storm approaches the shore, its expected to gain energy from the unusually warm sea temperatures, and that's where the real risk to life comes from, notjust because of the wind speed, expected to reach up to 120 mph or more, but because of the storm surge, those winds forcing water up among the gulf coast of florida and threatened communities from here all the way up the coast. the authorities are saying repeatedly that this could be catastrophic. it's a word we hear time and time again about the potential impact the governor, ron desantis, today telling residents of the state that they need to buckle up. the state that they need to buckle u . _ ., ~' the state that they need to buckle u n . ., " , ., the state that they need to buckle

thank you, john sudworth in _ to when the next one comes. thank you, john sudworth in tampa. in may 1940, during world war two, the royal navy launched operation dynamo, a rescue plan that saw the evacuation of more 300,000 british and french soldiers from the beaches and harbour of dunkirk. lawrence churcher was sent ashore to help. our correspondent duncan kennedy is in portchester in hampshire. a life lived across a great arc of history. lawrence churcher, today passing through the columns of sailors from his cherished royal navy. he served for more than 20 years in war and peace. his family came to mourn as he was held in the arms of those who also serve and who today were present for his final journey. let us remember before god... we first met lawrence three years ago for the 80th anniversary of dunkirk, saluting those who had never made it off the beaches. news archive: ships i of all shapes and sizes... in may 1940, he sailed with the royal navy into dunkirk, part of a great fleet to save those fleeing. lawrence, here in the middle, knew his brothers edward and george

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.as prompted the evacuation of nearly 4,000 people. the fire, which broke out on tuesday, is spreading through a forest in the northeastern part of the island. about 250 firefighters — and 13 planes and helicopters — have been deployed to help with the emergency. the head of the regional government said it was the most complex fire in the canary islands for a0 years. around 50 north koreans have left the country on a rare international trip. it's thought it could indicate that pyongyang is relaxing its strict covid—era border rules. the group are believed to be taekwondo athletes heading to kazakhstan for a tournament. they were spotted leaving a beijing train station on buses bound for the north korean embassy. this is the first time the north has sent a sports team overseas — since it sealed itself off from the world in 2020. public gatherings have been prohibited for seven days in the pakistani city of jaranwala, after five churches were torched. the punjab provincial government has

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.itzerland, has been shut to passenger services, after a derailment. the local authorities say the damage will take months to repair. officials said there was "no indication" when the tunnel would reopen. 16 carriages are stuck inside a week after the incident on the 10th of august. the gotthard rail link was opened in 2016, took 20 years to build and cost more than £8.2 billion. according to us media reports, pop star britney spears and her husband sam asghari have split after 1a months of marriage. the couple first met on the set of a music video in 2016 and were married injune 2022. asghari supported spears through her mental health treatment and the end of her conservatorship, but rumours of their marital struggles have been splashed across us tabloids. representatives for spears and asghari have not yet commented. on sunday, england faces spain for the women's world cup final in sydney. this means that, due to the time difference, the game will kick off at 11am here in the uk, when

our north america correspondent, john sudworth, reports from the island.ital supplies being loaded onto a boat that would normally be taking tourists whale watching. these boats are now making multiple daily trips into the disaster zone with a growing sense of frustration. we are all wondering, why was there no help sent from oahu? why the limited resources or police on this island let alone? where is support for them? why are we taking supplies on a boat instead of helicopter? we do this because we have two. an hour into the journey and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with the hurricane blowing away to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the island, picking up speed on the way down the mountainside and then picking up sparks from that fire and bringing them directly into the town. they didn't stand a chance. inside, there is little left. just remnants of shatt

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.es in british television, has died, aged 88. in a long and hugely successful broadcast career, he interviewed some 2,000 stars of entertainment and sport from around the world. they included boxer muhammad ali — pictured here — sparring with sir michael - in 1974. other guests included some of the world's greatest actors, such asjudi dench, tom hanks, and musicians such as sir paul mccartney. among many eye—catching moments — victoria beckham let slip that her nickname for her husband david was "goldenballs" in 2001. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. don't you get fed up of each other? oh, yes, yes. i call him golden balls, you know, now. - did you ever say, "you dirty rat?" never. jimmy cagney. orson welles. jimmy stewart. these were distant, mysterious screen gods until parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that? well, number one, he's ugly. his interviews with muhammad ali wer

john sudworth on — journey ahead. john, thank you.ek started with the first asylum seekers boarding the bibby stockholm barge on the dorset coast. it ends with them being evacuated after legionella bacteria was discovered in the vessel's water supply. the government says their evacuation is a temporary measure. it comes as the latest figures show more than 750 people crossed the channel in small boats yesterday. that's the highest daily number so far this year. our home editor mark easton reports. tonight the bibby stockholm lies virtually empty in portland harbour. the 39 migrants who were moved on to the barge in a blaze of publicity this week have been quietly disembarked after potentially dangerous levels of bacteria were found in the vessel's water system. it is only days since a home office minister guaranteed the barge was safe. but i can absolutely assure you that this is a safe facility. in a statement the home office has said, "the health and welfare of individuals on the vessel is our utmost priority. environmental samples

~ , ., picture of the challenge that lies ahead. g ., ., ~ i. g ., ahead. 0k, john, thank you, john sudworthd trump is set to face fresh charges relating to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. the new indictment involves alleged interference with electoral votes in the state of georgia after his defeat there byjoe biden. it's understood there could be more than a dozen defendants in the case. our north america editor, sarah smith, is in the georgia state ca pital of atla nta. sarah, this indictment could come at any time? sarah, this indictment could come at an time? . , sarah, this indictment could come at an time? ., , ., ., , , any time? that is what all the signs are, that there _ any time? that is what all the signs are, that there will _ any time? that is what all the signs are, that there will be _ any time? that is what all the signs are, that there will be fresh - are, that there will be fresh charges laid against donald trump very soon and that will of course be the fourth criminal indictment against the former president. there was briefly a great flurry of

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.s in british television, sir michael parkinson, has died at the age of 88. in a long and hugely successful broadcast career, the legendary chat show host interviewed some 2000 stars of entertainment and sport from around the world. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. don't you get fed up of each other? oh, yes, yes. i call him golden balls, you know, now. - did you ever say, "you dirty rat?" never. jimmy cagney. orson welles. jimmy stewart. these were distant, mysterious screen gods until parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that? well, number one, he's ugly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2,000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i interviewed everybody from henry kissinger to and i'm only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. he's no

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.ls have confirmed that the british government has invited crown prince mohammed bin salman to the uk in october. the visit has been criticised by opposition parties and human rights groups, who say the uk should not be welcoming a man with such a poor human rights record. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports the crown prince last came to the uk in march 2018. the later that same year a journalist was murdered. intelligence agencies said that it had been organised by mohammed bin salman which he denied. some say inviting him back will send all the wrong signals. back will send all the wrong siunals. ~ . , ., ., back will send all the wrong siunals. . , ., ., , signals. what we should do is think about _ signals. what we should do is think about how _ signals. what we should do is think about how we _ signals. what we should do is think about how we influence | think about how we influence those countries and as i said rolling out the red carpet, treating them as welcome guests

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.mp fire, happened in 2018, centred near a small city in northern california called paradise. 85 people died. the similarities between that disaster and this one are stark — both fires took place in remote communities, both were fast moving, leaving people little time to flee. residents there are still rebuiling in paradise and now reliving their grief as they see what's happened in hawaii. earlier i spoke to the mayor of paradise, california greg bolin. thank you further being with us tonight. you must be following the tragedy in lahaina closely. what's been your reaction and what are your feelings as the events play out in hawaii? 0ur events play out in hawaii? our hearts break. it isjust heart—wrenching to watch and so similar when we first saw the visual of what was going on, it took you right back to that time and they are going through exactly the stuff we went through and everybody i talk to, there is heartbreakfor them and offer prayers go to each and every one of them. i each a

john sudworth reporting there.sidents of lahaina have lost everything — like blake drewry, who spoke to our correspondent helena humphrey. on the inside, people need help. gas, people can come back, everybody�*s stranded. there are a lot of people still stranded over there. nobody has a cell phone service so they don't know what's going on, for those who don't have cars it is even harder. people are riding bikes for 20 miles to get to the other side to find out what's happening, just to see that everybody is living a normal life on the other side of the island, it's hard to accept. so anybody that is looking to donate, try and do your research and go to the small families and find private party gofundmes and things like that, rather than the bigger organisations, because that is good for long term and that money is much appreciated, but lahaina needs you right now and that money that's going to these small organisations, these small families, is directed that day, the money is spent that day. that day, the money is

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.ill be missing after a boat carrying migrants sank in the english channel. 60 survivors have been taken ashore on both sides of the channel after a rescue operation triggered by a passing ship reported an over loathing —— overloaded vessel. simon jones loathing —— overloaded vessel. simonjones reports loathing —— overloaded vessel. simon jones reports from loathing —— overloaded vessel. simonjones reports from dover. the sea has claimed several more lives. the french lifeboat had the grim task of bringing five bodies back to shore, a sixth person airlifted to hospital didn't survive. some of those rescued were taken to dover, after lifeboats from the uk joined the search operation. many of the survivors had been in the sea, screaming for help. others had been trying to bail out their sinking boat using their shoes. translation: they were in trouble. some were suffering from seasickness and the boats are quite simply overloaded. they overload the boats and so the boats can no longer mov

here's our north america correspondent, john sudworth.now making multiple daily trips into the disaster zone with a growing sense of frustration. we are all wondering, why was there no help sent from 0ahu? pearl harbor is a 20—minute flight away, right? why are the limited resources of police on this island left alone? where is the support for them? why are we taking supplies on a boat instead of helicopter? we do this because we have to. an hour into the journey and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass was burning and what happened with the hurricane blowing away off to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the island, picking up speed on the way down the mountainside and then picking up sparks from that fire and bringing them directly into the town. they didn't stand a chance. inside, there is little left, but the remnants of shattered lives and livelihoods. a stark reminder o

many thanks, john sudworth. under growing pressure to do more to tackle people—smugglers operating the small boats crossing the channel — after six people drowned in a vessel off the coast of france. bridget phillipson, labour's shadow education secretary, says people smugglers are running rings around government efforts to tackle the problem. ministers have pushed tougher laws through parliament, which make it illegal for people to claim asylum in the uk if they've arrived on small boats. simonjones reports. despite yesterday's deaths in the channel off the coast of france, the crossings continued. 500 more people were brought to shore this weekend. every boat arriving puts more pressure on a prime minister who has made stopping them one of his top five priorities. labour says the people smugglers organising the journeys are running rings around the government, and it accuses ministers of allowing the asylum backlog to get completely out of control. process cases, get decisions made as quickly as possible, and

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.audi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman has been invited to visit the uk. the visit is likely to prompt sharp criticism over the gulf leader's human rights record. it would be the first trip to the uk by the crown prince since the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul in 2018. us intelligence agencies concluded that the prince must have authorised the killing. our political correspondent, helen catt explained why the government is pusing this controversial trip. well, rishi sunak and mohammed bin salman spoke on the phone this afternoon, and some of the content of their conversation i think offers a bit of an answer to that. so they spoke about developing "a trade and investment relationship," particularly in what they described as "new cutting—edge industries". now saudi arabia is spending very big at the moment, trying to diversify its economy away from oil. it's also been investing very heavily in sport in recent years — the uk wants more trad

from maui, john sudworth sent this report. maui's fight continues.e in the centre of the island where, last week, just before the fires, the cameras at this bird sanctuary captured a bright flash. staff believe it is a tree falling on a power line. shortly afterwards, flames can be seen in the forest. ross hart saw something similar before his home burned down. we could hear some trees falling here and there in the distance. one big one fell here on the bridge and it knocked over the power lines. and then you saw the house... you could see it burn? i saw it begin to burn and they wouldn't let me stay to watch it. they were dragging me out, because the ambers were starting to come over on my truck and stuff. questions are now being asked about whether lives might have been saved. should maui's power grid been turned off? could more have been done to sound the alarm? for many of those who escaped from lahaina, alongside the trauma there is now a deep sense of anger. i hate it, i want these people to explain to me why we didn't get an alarm when they ha

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.l: spanish authorities have evacuated more than 4000 people from the holiday island of 10 reef -- tenerife because of an out-of-control wildfire, burning since tuesday. it is spreading through a forest in the north art of the island. nearly two hundred 50 firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze. recent dry conditions and high temperatures put the canary islands at high risk. officials call this the most complex fire in about 40 years. back here in the u.s., law enforcement officials in georgia are investigating threats against the grand jury that voted to indict former u.s. president donald trump on charges related to election interference. e fulton county sheriff's office released a statement saying they are aware the names of addresses -- names and addresses of grand jury members were shared online. joining us now is wera davis from bbc. how concerned are officials about the safety of the members of the grand jury? >> i think very concerned. . earlier this week, there were r

. >> john sudworth in a very windy and wet tampa. thinking to much for your reporting.ll let you go now. president biden says he is monitoring the storm along with fema director dian criswell. he told reporters he spoke to florida governor ron desantis and promised the state would have "everything they needed." let's get more with brian mcnulty, a senior research associate at the university of miami's rosenstiel school of marine, atmospheric, and earth science. you were tweeting the forecast for idalia had been consistent. what are you expecting to see on florida's gulf coast over the next 24 hours or so? brian: we have not seen a lot of huge changes in the track forecast. kind of been and -- then expected to intensify in the eastern kofi of mexico. if not a category two hurricane. what we are going to see most of the west coast of the florida peninsula, and through big bend, and then tap into the eastern side of the panhandle, that is where we will see the stronger winds and certainly the higher storm surge. the big bend part of florida there where the peninsula and pa

christian: in tampa forest, north america correspondent john sudworth. see behind you, it is the calm before the storm. in the next few hours, temple will get the out of bounds of this hurricane, and it could be a rough night. john: that's right. you could be forgiven thinking it is a normal day in tampa. a few minutes ago, we had the first band of rain move through, very heavy downpour. the eye of the storm is a few hundred miles off over the gulf of mexico, moving slowly. and that in itself is a concern because the slower hurricane moves, the more sustained the damage is likely to be. authorities predicting landfall sometime tomorrow morning, local time. as you have mentioned, it is not just the speed of the winds with the storm expected to intensify to a category three, winds well over 100 miles an hour. but really the storm surge that they are most concerned about. this concern that those wind speeds will push water from the gulf of mexico up along florida's gulf coast, into that area that you mentioned. the big bend area of the state, where the panh

john sudworth went out with one group of volunteers taking relief supplies by boat. ocean spirit, a boat owned by the pacific whale foundation, a marine conservation charity. but today staff and volunteers on board are on a different mission. if you look down here, these are full fuel cans. a lot of people inside the disaster zone depend on generators for cooking. this, of course, is a vital lifeline. over here, something else badly needed... ..fresh drinking water. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and what you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass was burning. and what happened with the hurricane blowing way off to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the island, picking up speed on the way down the mountainside and picking up sparks from the fire and bringing them directly into the town. they didn't stand a chance. as well as the devastated town of lahaina, which is a short distance that way, there are communities like this one. they were not directly affected by the wildfire but have nonetheless

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.ens of thousands of people are rushing to evacuate from a city in canada's far north, as wildfires close in on their remote community. fires have been spreading across canada's sparsely—populated northwest territories for months now but in recent days they have started to threaten the territory's capital, yellowknife. it has a population of 20,000, located 1,000 kilometres away from another large city, making the evacuation a logistical challenge. the order to leave came on wednesday night, as the fire bore down on yellowknife�*s boundaries. the city has set up convoys to help drivers navigate their exit as smoke blankets the only highway in or out. earlier, my colleague carl nasman spoke to 0llie williams, a journalist from yellowknife who has already escaped harm's way. 0llie, thank you so much forjoining us, especially under these circumstances. i understand you have been able to flee these fires. just bring us up—to—date in terms of what took place, what happened and how you are co

earlier i spoke to our correspondent john sudworth, who gave me the latest from tampa in florida. and as you can see, the streets of this city are pretty quiet today for a population of some 400,000 people. the hurricane has largely passed us by, which will be a relief here. this city was fairly close to the original predicted track. it is now making landfall, as you say, a little bit further north in the big bend region of the state. now, there's some good news there. that is a relatively less populated part of florida. lots of marshy swampland, but there are, of course, a number of communities there, towns and villages. and the concern, a real concern for the authorities, is the risk posed by this storm surge that you've been talking about and in particular, for those residents who have failed to heed the warnings to leave. right up until this storm began to make landfall, the authorities were saying to those who hadn't yet got out who might still be able to move to safer areas to do so with urgency, because the emergency services have been saying once this thing makes landfall,

curfew is in place for the worst hit areas, and some remain closed entirely. 0ur correspondent john sudworthsland of maui and has more. the restrictions on travel into the devastated town of lahaina have now been lifted. but residents who do choose to return to what, if anything, is left of their homes are being warned to brace for the emotional turmoil of what awaits them there. for many, of course, hawaii is a paradise tourist destination, but for a few hours on tuesday, that community faced what can only be described as scenes that are apocalyptic. the stories emerging are truly horrific, some describing their only recourse to escape from the wall of fire by seeking refuge in the ocean, trying to stop children from going under the waves whilst shielding them from the burning debris raining down upon them. there have been some questions raised about whether enough warning was given. some residents say they did receive text alerts to say that the wildfire was threatening their community. others say they got nothing. for now, though, for the authorities, the priority is to provide assistance

our north america correspondent john sudworth has the latest from the town of hudson, in florida.ut of the evacuation zone, an area where the authorities had been telling people for days that it wasn�*t safe to stay in their homes. about three o�*clock, the water was still two feet below the sea wall. so i went back to bed, and he woke me up about 7:30 and said, "we�*ve got water in the house". so, that�*s where we�*re at. did you guys not get the warnings to leave? yes. but we left the last one and didn�*t have to, so... right. ..we thought we�*d be able to sit it out. guess not. don't ever trust the weatherman! the whole front building at the faraway end, - where the swings were, _ just came apart and it's washing up the street towards us. the hurricane made landfall on what�*s known as florida�*s big bend, a relatively less populated area of the coast. but once again, the warnings were clear, the floods pose a major threat to life. but while many thousands have followed the advice, others — worried about damage or looting — have taken their chances with the storm. it�*s just on

of hope that i think is going to be a really positive impact. 0ur north america correspondent john sudworth government response to this disaster. so it will be welcome news here on maui that the president and the first lady are coming here. i'm in the community, we are some distance away from the devastated town, but nonetheless, you can see from these destroyed homes and businesses the power of the weather event that the fire crews were tackling that night. the same smoldering wildfire is fanned by the offshore hurricane, bringing destruction to this area as well. the real onerous task, of course, as well as the emotionally challenging work is going on down in the town, as the forensic experts continue to come to the wreckage there in the bid to discover the remains of more victims and to identify them. it is this work in the immediate recovery rector as well as what's happening down there that the president and the first lady will be able to see for themselves. to ukraine now, where there's been a significant development in the effort by ukraine to continue its exports across the black se

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.ate for the federal charges that the former president faces over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. that would come well after the upcoming 2024 us election, in which mr trump could be the republican candidate for president. special counseljack smith has asked for the trial to start in january of next year, just weeks before the first votes are cast in the republican primaries. a spokesperson for smith declined to comment on the request for the later date. plus, law enforcement officials in georgia are investigating threats made to members of the grand jury which voted to indict former us president donald trump on charges related to election interference. the fulton county sheriff's office released a statement saying they are aware the names and addresses of grand jury members were shared online. more than 100 people have been arrested in pakistan after mobs burned churches and vandalised christian homes. the violence in the city ofjaranwala, in punjab, was triggered by

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.p have asked for an april 2026 trial date for the federal charges the former president faces over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. that would come well after the upcoming 2024 us election, in which mr trump could be the republican candidate for president. special counseljack smith has asked for the trial to start in january of next year, just weeks before the first votes are cast in the republican primaries. a spokesperson for smith declined to comment on the request for the later date. more than 100 people have been arrested in pakistan, after mobs burned churches and vandalised christian homes. the violence in the city ofjaranwala, in punjab, was triggered by claims that two christian men had torn pages from a copy of the quran. they've now been been arrested. 0ur pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, has more. narrow streets with destruction at every turn. you can see there. the enormous damage that has been done here. this is jaranwala's christian quarter. yest

our north america correspondent john sudworth reports.n of lahaina, home to 12,000 people, traced its history back centuries. all but wiped from existence in a few short hours. the intensity of the fire seen from this commercialjet. with daylight, the charred ruins were revealed. the wildfires, fanned by the winds from an offshore hurricane, have left thousands homeless. survivors absorbing the scale of the disaster.— of the disaster. people lost everything _ of the disaster. people lost everything - _ of the disaster. people lost everything - homes, - of the disaster. people lost everything - homes, jobs, | of the disaster. people lost - everything - homes, jobs, their everything — homes, jobs, their cars, some their pets. there's still people missing. there wasn't even time for, like. — there wasn't even time for, like, officials to come around and _ like, officials to come around and tell— like, officials to come around and tell you to evacuate. nobody _ and tell you to evacuate. nobody came into our complex until_ nobody came into our

our north america correspondent john sudworth has been meeting with some residents who have lost everythingks like doomsday, armageddon, basically. brian captured the destruction of his home town on his mobile phone. cars, propane or anything with gas or whatever, gas stations, was going boom, boom, boom. and it sounded like a warzone. he is one of 23 members of this extended family, all now refugees from lahaina, crammed into the home of a relative. this is what they've left behind — the line of cars burned as people tried to escape and the charred remains of businesses and homes. the house, the house that we stayed in, is all gone. nothing left? nothing, so it so breaks my heart, because we're expecting we go home from work. no more place to stay, yeah. the family, like thousands of others, are now relying on handouts of clothes and struggling with the trauma of what they saw that night. it's so fast. you can see the fire jump. getting closer and closer? yeah, closer and closer, but we cannot do anything. we just stand up and watching. i said, let's go, the fire is here! so that's the tim

john sudworth reports. the storm surge was always the biggest threat and, as expected,

from maui, here's john sudworth. videos of the disaster continue to emerge.his one shows lahaina's residents huddled in the water — the only place of refuge they could find — as the smoke and ashes from their burning town rained down upon them. hundreds are still listed as missing. the authorities say temperatures here reached 1,000 degrees. the task of both finding and identifying the bodies will take time, according to hawaii's governor, himself a trained doctor, speaking to us media. they will find ten to 20 people per day, probably, until they finish. and it is probably going to take ten days. it is impossible to guess, really. the fire was so perilous, it took lives — it didn't leave survivors. some residents have been allowed to return to the charred remains of their homes. there is our bed. but beyond the physical destruction, there is a far deeper concern for those who survived — the fate of neighbours yet unaccounted for. i'm rattling her door, like, come out, but she has locked, so i can't answer it and bring her out because she's got locked. so i'm

john sudworth, bbc news, maui.st, the camp fire, happened in 2018, centred near a small city in northern california called paradise. 85 people died. the similarities between that disaster and this one are stark. both fires took place in remote communities, both were fast—moving, leaving people little time to flee. residents there are still rebuilding in paradise and now re—living their grief as they see what's happened in hawaii. joining us now live is the mayor of paradise, california, greg bolin. thank you so much for being here with us tonight. you must be following that tragedy in lahaina very closely. what has been your reaction and what are your feelings as you are seeing the events playing out there in hawaii? . , the events playing out there in hawaii? ., , , ., ~ the events playing out there in hawaii? . , , a' v hawaii? our hearts break. it's 'ust hawaii? our hearts break. it's just heart-wrenching - hawaii? our hearts break. it's just heart-wrenching to - hawaii? our hearts break. it's| just heart-wrench

humphrey there —— saying that maui is a strong and will rebuild. 0ur north america correspondent john sudworththe american red cross. irate haftarjames from the american red cross. ~ ., ., ~ ., cross. we are working with our nonrofit cross. we are working with our nonprofit partners _ cross. we are working with our nonprofit partners in _ cross. we are working with our nonprofit partners in the - cross. we are working with our nonprofit partners in the area, | cross. we are working with our- nonprofit partners in the area, and these families are displaced, we have to make sure they have a safe space to stay, food, access to medical care, to crisis counselling, and, of course, knowing they have a safe place to go until they figure out what their next steps are. we have had thousands of people coming through the shelters, over 2900 overnight stays so far and a lot of folks coming into the shelter during the day. they can charge their phones, get email, talk to some of the other partners we have to get information and if they need to stay, they know they are more than welcome to stay with us. tha

john sudworth has this report from maui. boats are now making multiple daily trips into the disaster zone with a growing sense of frustration. we are all wondering why there was no help centre. where are the resources? why are we taking supplies on the boat instead of a helicopter? we do this because they have do. fin helicopter? we do this because they have do. �* ., ., ., , have do. an hour into the “ourney and the devastation h have do. an hour into the journey and the devastation along - have do. an hour into the journey and the devastation along the - and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out the landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with the hurricane blowing away to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the island, picking up speed on the way down the mountainside and then picking up sparks from that fire and bringing them directly into the town. they didn't stand a chance. inside, the

john sudworth went out with one group of volunteers taking relief supplies by boat.oard the ocean spared a boat owned by the pacific whale foundation on marine conservation charity, but today, the staff of volunteers are on a very different type of mission. have a look down here. these are fuel cans. a lot of the people in the disaster zone depend on generators for cooking. this will be a vital lifeline. over here, something else badly needed, fresh drinking water. we can clearly see the town of lahaina now and what you can make out is the blackened line scape above the town. that was where the grass was burning and what happened with a hurricane blowing way off to the south, the pressure brought to the wind over the top of the island and picking up speed as it was going down and picking up sparks from the fire and breaking them directly into the town. they did not stand a chance. as well as the devastated town of lahaina which is a short distance that way, there are communities like this one that were not directly affected by the fire, but nonetheless have been cut

john sudworth reports. the storm surge was always the biggest threat and, as expected, idalia has brought serious flooding to florida's west coast. these residents are being brought out of the evacuation zone, an area where the authorities had been telling people for days that it wasn't safe to stay in their homes. about three o'clock, the water was still two feet below the sea wall. so i went back to bed, and he woke me up about 7:30 and said, "we've got water in the house". so, that's where we're at. did you guys not get the warnings to leave? yes. but we left the last one and didn't have to, so... right. ..we thought we'd be able to sit it out. guess not. don't ever trust the weatherman! the whole front building at the faraway end, - where the swings were, _ just came apart and it's washing up the street towards us. the hurricane made landfall on what's known as florida's big bend, a relatively less populated area of the coast. but once again, the warnings were clear, the floods pose a major threat to li

but first, our correspondent in houston, john sudworth, sent this report.at and, as expected, idalia has brought serious flooding to florida's west coast. these residents are being brought out of the evacuation zone, an area where the authorities had been telling people for days that it wasn't safe to stay in their homes. about three o'clock, the water was still two feet below the sea wall. so i went back to bed, and he woke me up about 7:30 and said, "we've got water in the house". so, that's where we're at. did you guys not get the warnings to leave? yes. but we left the last one and didn't have to, so... right. ..we thought we'd be able to sit it out. guess not. don't ever trust the weatherman! the whole front building at the faraway end, - where the swings were, _ just came apart and it's washing up the street towards us. the hurricane made landfall on what's known as florida's big bend, a relatively less populated area of the coast. but once again, the warnings were clear, the floods pose a major threat to life. but while many thousands have followed t

john sudworth, bbc news, florida.e been left behind at campsites following leeds festival at the weekend. drone footage shows camping equipment littered all over the fields at bramham park. volunteers and charities who visited the site to salvage the tents described it as appalling. i thought those pictures were from the festival ongoing. an awful lot of mess to clear up. good luck with that to the volunteers. here's carol. in the studio with us. it is lovely to be with you both. 0n in the studio with us. it is lovely to be with you both. on a day when the weather is quiet, more quiet than in the states. what is happening in the uk is a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. fewer showers than yesterday and a bit more sunshine. we start this morning with showers in the north of the country and the west. some cloud will bubble up through the day which will bubble up through the day which will spark showers. they could be sharp in east anglia, and thundery here. towards the evening, many showers will fade and w