mira moscow right now five pm in london midday new york city wherever you're watching us around the world welcome to the top stories this hour and fear wildfires sweeping through central russia have left many cities blanketed and small including the capital up to fourteen people are confirmed dead from the blazes which have been fueled by a record breaking heat wave a state of emergency has been declared in seven of the fourteen regions affected by the fires president dmitri medvedev has addressed the nation on what's being done and how the thousands of victims will be helped. see what your budget will show you chieftains to the emergency ministry together with the defense ministry and other security forces is doing everything possible to localize the fire and most importantly save people the heat still here and the forecasts of bleak therefore the threat of new fires persists i've signed a decree today announcing the emergency situation in a number of regions of our country which are hardest hit by the fires but much will depend on our actions it's difficult to stay in the city stuffy an