more on this story at the top of the hour and newsday. right now. so far there has not been major impact on financial markets with the benchmark korean index trading 0.2% higher. you can find out more of our coverage on south korea on our live page which is “p korea on our live page which is up and running and available. you could also find it on our mobile app as well. more on this story at the top of the hour and newsday. thank you for watching business today. it's lucy with the catch up. an appealfrom police in london. tiktok being replaced. and some lighter news as well. there is ongoing talks to try and secure a deal for a ceasefire in gaza for the release of israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. those talks are being held in doha, qatar is the key mediator. it says an agreement is very close but it also says the deal could still fall through. it is believed there would be different phases to the deal with a number of israeli hostages released on day one and then israel beginning to withdraw troops from gaza after t

i will be back on newsday at the top of the hour.up, an appealfrom police in london tiktok being replaced and some lighter news as well. there is ongoing talks to try and secure a dealfor ongoing talks to try and secure a deal for ceasefire ongoing talks to try and secure a dealfor ceasefire in gaza for the release of israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. those talks are being held in doha, qatar is the key mediator, says an agreement is very close but it also says the deal could still fall through, it is believed there would be different phases to the deal with a number of israeli hostages released on day one and then israel beginning to withdraw troops from gaza after that. if you want the latest on that. if you want the latest on that it's on the bbc news website and app. some other stories now police investigating the fatal stabbing of a 14—year—old boy in southeast london names to people they are looking to speak to. 15—year—old colin, killian died shortly after being attacked on a bus on 17 january. no arrests

welcome to newsday.t yoon. amidst the political chaos, us secretary of state antony blinken is in seoul and holding key talks with the acting president. more than 60 million people across the united states are under winter weather alerts as a powerful storm sweeps across the country. plus, the 82nd golden globes takes place in los angeles. we'll bring you the latest. welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai.

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai.efire deal which will come into effect on sunday. a permanent end to fighting will be negotiated if the first phase of the deal is successful. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has tonight thanked president biden and donald trump for helping secure the deal. on october 7, 2023, hamas fighters stormed israeli communities — killing about 1,200 people

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai.e begin in los angeles, where fires continue to rage with attention turning to forecast warnings of an increase in high winds overnight. authorities say they are prepared for the change in weather, which will put the whole of la county under fire threat. so far, 2a people have been killed and several others are missing. tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and officials say they will not be able to return for at least four days. these wildfires are on track to be among the costliest in us history. accuweather has increased its preliminary estimate of financial losses from the blazes to between $250—275 billion. reiterating those sentiments, california governor gavin newsom said that 1a,000 people are actively working against the fires in what he says could be the worst natural disaster to hit the country. here's emma vardy with the latest from los angeles. the race to stay ahead of the deadly fires enters a sixth day. helicopters fly just above the smoke, b

thank you so much- _ ihank for thank for company ihank for company here on newsday. is on newsday.rightness later on through the afternoon. but another one starts to approach from the south through the morning, then that area of rain a little cooler. across the board as high pressure starts to edge in. weather fronts edge in from the west. wall street. i'm steve lai. that's the biggest one—day loss in us history. trump calls the chinese ai app deepseek a wake—up call for the us tech industry, as its rising popularity spooks wall street. plus, with the lunar new year upon us, we take a look at how the world's second—largest economy is staying on track. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. we begin in the us, with nvidia losing nearly $600 billion in market capitalization on monday. that's the biggest one—day loss in us history. the sell—off was spurred by the rising popularity of a low—cost chinese artificial intelligence app — deepseek, which is presenting increased competition in the global ai battle.0ur north america business

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. some breaking news to bring you — several news agencies are reporting that the office of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said a "deal to release the hostages" has been reached. a statement said the families of the hostages had been informed and that preparations were being made to receive them upon their return. if the deal is approved by israel's cabinet, the truce agreement would begin on sunday and involve the exchange of israeli hostages for palestinian prisoners, after which the terms of a permanent end to the war would be finalised. our international editorjeremy bowen has this report from jerusalem. just a few hours after the ceasefire agreement was announced, men in northern gaza were back digging through the rubble for the dead and wounded after an israeli strike. the ceasefire is not due to start until sunday. then they heard a small voice. boy screams. he was alive. strong enough to wave for help. his name is assad fadel khalifa. his parents, sister, aunt and

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. in the past few hours, president trump has announced the creation of a huge artificial intelligence project called stargate. it will see the private sector invest $500 billion in al infrastructure in the united states over the next four years. it comes after he delivered on his promise to immediately sign a blitz of executive orders. one of the first, pardoned more than 1,500 people convicted or charged in connection to the 2021 capitol riot. president trump commuted the sentence of another 1a people — meaning their sentence will end but convictions will remain on record. several have already been released from jail including former proud boys leader enrique tarrio, who was serving 22 years for seditious conspiracy. and the founder of the 0ath keepers stewart rhodes who was jailed for 18 years. 0ur north america editor, sarah smith reports on day one of donald trump's return to the white house. cheering he's obviously feeling invincible, sword in hand, dancing shoes on, celebrating hi

thank you for watching, back at the top of the hour with newsday. in the meantime, sports is next. catch—up. tonight allegations against mcdonald's, meta makes changes and a well—earned retirement. first tonight, a 14—year—old boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in southeast london. he was killed this afternoon. no arrests have been made. that story is on the bbc news website. mcdonald's workers have said they are still facing harassment and sexual abuse. a year ago the boss promise to clean ahead at the company. matt used to work in mcdonald's. he said he quit because of a toxic work environment. for me it was being bullied for having a learning disability, having a problem with my eye. the boss in the uk said 29 people have been dismissed over sexual harassment allegations in the past 12 months and in the alleged cases published today were unacceptable. some other stories now. meta is getting rid of independent fact checkers on facebook and instagram. commenting on the accuracy of posts will be left to users. mark zuckerberg said third—party moderators were too politically bia

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. and clashes thorughout the morning. investigators forced entry into his residence to arrest him early on wednesday morning. it was their second attempt to arrest him after being thwarted by president yoon's security staff. in the last few minutes, president yoon himself has released a video message saying he has agreed to

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai..5 days in the white house — donald trump has signed a slew of sweeping executive orders. the latest — a mandate to dismantle all diversity, equity and inclusion programs. on to more in the way of cloud, maybe a little bit of rain, and temperatures 5—8 degrees.

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. country's history, a sitting president has been arrested. president yoon suk yeol was taken in by investigators this morning after a failed attempt earlier this month. he's being questioned for his short—lived martial law declaration in december. you're looking at live pictures outside president yoon�*s residence where crowds seem to have dwindled since the arrest. you dwindled since the arrest. can still see many flags they're you can still see many flags they're still waving. —— flags there. earlier, that was where investigators forced entry with 1,000 police officers reportedly deployed to assist.

forced to evacuate so far, much more coverage on the story as these wildfires continues to blaze on newsday thanks forjoining me here on business today and i will see you again soon. hiya. i'm betty with the catch—up. tonight: the latest on the woolwich stabbing, wildfires, and baby pandas. a vigil has been held after 14—year—old kelyan bokassa was stabbed to death, tuesday afternoon, on a bus in south east london. no arrests have been made yet, but detectives are saying they are working at pace to find those responsible. keylan�*s mother, mary bokassa, said her son had been groomed by gangs after running away. by gangs after running away from care and living on the street. she told the bbc how she had tried to stop kelyan associating with these gangs. ifeel hurt, as i tried to prevent it. i have tried so many, so many times. i screamed it, i said, "my son is going to be killed". more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed and tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in the los angeles wildfires. firefighters have been battling the four wildfires around the city, but la official

hello and welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. we begin with news out of the middle east.ncluding civilian hostage arbel yehud. israel had accused hamas of breaching their ceasefire terms when she wasn't released along with other hostages on saturday. in return, israel will allow displaced palestinians

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tariffs on the us, and it's all because of the deportation of migrants which we told you about on newsdaybeen following the story. this has escalated quickly. talk us through what happened. indeed. it has escalated rather quickly, hasn't it? as we have been reporting about it, the united states has started deporting migrants back home in military planes and the colombian president has barred those planes from landing, saying they are not criminals and they should be treated with dignity and respect and should be returned as a civilian planes. he even offered to send a presidential plane get them back home. that is when mr trump announced this 25% tariff on everything that gets imported from columbia into the united states, which he said will be raised to 50% in one week. gustavo petro though has basically retaliated, saying he would also match the 25% tariff on everything that gets imported into columbia from the united states, so what kind of products are we talking about? the united states imports about 20% of its coffee from colombia as well as crude oils, avocados and flowers and if i

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai.oss los angeles have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further flames with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday in ventura county, north of la. while they're not not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70mph, about the force of a categoryi hurricane. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained. the eaton fire remains the second largest. there have been great stories of people helping each other

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai.rease in high winds overnight. authorities say they are prepared for the change in weather, which will put the whole of la county under fire threat. so far, 2a people have been killed and several others are missing. tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and officials say they will not be able to return for at least four days. these wildfires are on track to be among the costliest in us history.

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai.amas have finally agreed to a ceasefire deal. it will take effect on sunday, and a permanent end to fighting will be negotiated if the first phase is successful. us presidentjoe biden praised the agreement, saying it brought 15 months of terror and suffering to an end. he first proposed the framework for the deal last may. here's some of what he had to say. phase one will allow six weeks. it includes a full and complete ceasefire, withdrawal of israeli forces from all the populated areas of gaza,

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai.prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said a "deal to release the hostages" has been reached. a statement said the families of the hostages had been informed and that preparations were being made to receive them upon their return. if the deal is approved by israel's cabinet on friday, the truce agreement would begin on sunday and involve the exchange of israeli hostages for palestinian prisoners, after which the terms of a permanent end to the war would be finalised. 0ur international editorjeremy bowen, has this report from jerusalem. just a few hours after the ceasefire agreement was announced, men in northern gaza were back digging through the rubble for the dead and wounded after an israeli strike. the ceasefire is not due to start until sunday. then they heard a small voice. boy screams.

we will also have more on the situation in los angeles on newsday at the top of the hour.th behind shein bargains, the mother of all festivals and britain's most remote populated island. we will start in los angeles where three wildfires are still burning. thousands of people have lost their homes and displeased victims are paying massive fees to landlords in hotels. jason 0ppenheimer is a property mogul who stars in selling something on netflix and says there are landlords using the disaster to make a profit. using the disaster to make a rofit. ~ ., ., using the disaster to make a rofit. ~ . ., ., ., , profit. we are having landlords taken advantage _ profit. we are having landlords taken advantage of— profit. we are having landlords taken advantage of the - taken advantage of the situation. i had a client, we sent him to our house asking for $30,000 a month, he offered $20,000 a month and offered to pay six—month upfront and the landlord said no, i want $23,000.— landlord said no, i want $23,000. ., , ., , $23,000. some other stories, the bbc has _ $23,000. some other st

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. nasa's jet propulsion lab. the area is popularfor hiking near millard waterfall. a crew at the scene reports the area is now "dry as a bone". some progress has been made as firefighters continue to battle multiple fires across the city — but the la county fire chief says that the threat of more blazes is still very high. the death toll has now risen to 24. meanwhile, at least 20 people have been arrested for looting,

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai.his short—lived martial law declaration in december. there have been angry scenes and clashes outside the presidential residence where there have been angry scenes and clashes throughout the morning. investigators forced entry into the president's home to arrest him early on wednesday morning. it was their second attempt to arrest him after being prevented by president yoon�*s security staff. in the last hour, president yoon himself has released a video message. in it, he said:

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai.e start we start in we start in the we start in the middle we start in the middle east. israel and hamas have finally agreed to a ceasefire deal which will come into effect on sunday. a permanent end to fighting will be negotiated if the first phase of the deal is successful. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has tonight thanked president biden and donald trump for helping secure the deal. on october 7, 2023, hamas fighters stormed israeli communities — killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 people captive. since then, the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says over 46,000 palestinians have been killed, and more than 110,000 people injured. displaced palestinians in gaza have been celebrating the idea of returning home — or to where their homes once stood. in israel, families of those taken hostage expressed relief their loves ones could be returned. since the agreement was announced, the authorities in gaza say at least 20 people have been killed in israeli strik

hello and welcome to newsday.'s order to end automatic citizenship for babies born on american soil. the judge in seattle said the order was "blatantly unconstitutional" and barred the administration from implementing it for two weeks. the case, brought by four states, is one of several

hello and welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. we start today in the middle east.ael says six hostages will be freed this week, including civilian arbel yehud. prime minister benjamin netanyahu had accused hamas of breaching the ceasefire deal under which israeli civilians were to be freed first in exchange for the release of palestinian prisoners. israel has now said it will allow residents to return to the northern gaza strip on monday after the row over ms yehud was resolved. in other developments — egypt has rejected any attempt to relocate palestinians from gaza after us president donald trump said he'd like to see 1.5 million of gaza's residents taken in by other arab nations. he told reporters that the strip was "literally a demolition site" and suggested it be "cleaned out". our correspondent lucy williamson sent this report from jerusalem. dreams of going home aren't only for hostages or prisoners, but also for gazans displaced by the war. the road to an israeli checkpoint on gaza's coast, now a waiting room for tens of thousands impatient to return to the

hello and welcome to newsday. a federaljudge has temporarily blocked president trump's order to end automatic citizenship for babies born on american soil. the judge in seattle said the order was "blatantly unconstitutional" and barred the administration from implementing it for two weeks. the case, brought by four states, is one of several lawsuits challenging mr trump's effort to end birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented migrants and foreign visitors. 22 states in all are challenging the executive order. the us department ofjustice has responded, saying it: our north america correspondent nomia iqbal says this roadblock was to be expected. this was always going to be a difficult one for president trump to get through. for more than 125 years, nearly anyone born on us soil does get automatic citizenship — and that's regardless of their parent's immigration status. so, we're talking about undocumented migrants, people who are legally in the us but temporarily, such as tourists, students, workers

. >>> "newsday" reports prosecutors are accusing a former new york state trooper of shooting himselfthe leg, then societying off a wild goose chase for a nonexistent shooter. thomas ma see awe was arrested on several charges including falsely reporting an incident. prosecutors say macia claims he was shot by a driver on a highway last year and planted shell casings at the scene in a bit to gain attention and sympathy. his parents were charged with weapon possession because the gun was allegedly found in their home. >>> the portland press herald says an earthquake rattled maine. it was felt hundreds of miles away including pennsylvania and as far as new york city. it shook houses and buildings but there were no reports of major damage. >>> ahead, delivering the feels. a young clydesdale steals the spotlight in a new super bowl ad. super bowl ad. when caroline has a cough, she takes robitussin. so she can have those one-on-ones again. hey, jim... can we talk about casual fridays? for sure. what's up? get fast powerful cough relief with robitussin and find your voice. ♪robitussin♪ when

we will be covering a lot of them as well but here on newsday at the top of the hour, see you again soons back in the white house, elon musk faces backlash and a deadly fire in turkiye. it's donald trump's first full day as president for the second time, so let's talk about what is done so far. his party and many other supporters who were arrested in the capitol riot in 2021, his asked for the cost of living to be addressed, his declared the es will only recognise two sexes, mail and female, his halter diversity equity and inclusion programmes, he signed off on withdrawing from the paris climate agreement and on the top of the climate and fossil fuels, he was what he said. i fuels, he was what he said. i will also declare a national energy emergency, we will drill, baby, drill.— drill, baby, drill. there's been outrage _ drill, baby, drill. there's been outrage over- drill, baby, drill. there's been outrage over a - drill, baby, drill. there's- been outrage over a gesture elon musk made a donald trump's inauguration. he made this one arm gesture during a speech celebrating trump's return

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is in south korea, as the country deals with its ongoing political crisis. mr blinken is due to hold talks with acting president choi sang—mok shortly. but it's unclear who is really in charge. on friday, investigators tried and failed to arrest the impeached president, yoon suk yeol, with his bodyguards preventing the officers from making the arrest. on sunday, they said they'd stop any further attempts to detain mr yoon. and in the last few hours, south korea's anti—corruption agency requested an extension to their arrest warrant, and sent a notice to police that it is handing over the execution of the arrest to them. meanwhile, mass protests both for and against the president have been taking place in seoul. thousands on each side have taken to the streets over the weekend as the country falls deeper into political divide. i'm joined now by kim joon—hyung, an opposition mp from the rebuilding korea party. get us up to speed about what you

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. nearly all public schools across los angeles have reopened after almost a week of wildfires. but the city is bracing for further flames with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday in ventura county, north of la. while they're not not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70 miles per hour, about the force of a categoryi hurricane. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained. the eaton fire remains the second largest. there have been stories of people helping each other through the difficult fires, but also scenes of those taking advantage of those already struggling. the la county district attorney has charged several people with looting saying those charged were "seeking to exploit this tragedy for their own benefit." 0ur correspondent emma vardy reports. the debris still smoulders. thousands of acres of damage still unto

welcome to newsday.om los angeles where you can see flames and smoke have picked up again as forecasters are warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday in ventura county, north of la. while they're not expected to match last week's intensity,

hello and welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai.begin in the united states, where donald trump is cracking down hard on immigration. he is sending 1,500 ground troops to its border with mexico, along with aircraft support, as part of a crackdown on what he calls "illegal aliens". according to a senior military official, these troops will not be involved in "law enforcement". instead, they'll be used to build physical barriers and other "border missions". meanwhile, all refugee travel to the us is also being suspended, following a separate order, one of several signed by trump in the first few days of his presidency. in an email to organisations involved in the program, the us state department said that "refugee arrivals to the us have been suspended until further notice". the processing of asylum claims has also been suspended. the us was meant to take in up to 125,000 refugees in 2025 under its refugee admissions program, but the state department now appears to have taken that program's website offline. our state department corresp

hello and welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. we begin with news out of the middle east. israel says hamas will hand over six more hostages this week, including civilian hostage arbel yehud. israel had accused hamas of breaching their ceasefire terms when she wasn't released along with other hostages on saturday. in return, israel will allow displaced palestinians to return to northern gaza from monday morning. since the ceasefire deal came into force, seven hostages and more than 200 prisoners have been released. lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. dreams of going home aren't only for hostages or prisoners but also for gazans displaced by the war. the road to an israeli checkpoint on gaza's coast now a waiting room for tens of thousands impatient to return to their homes in the north. faith in the promises of gaza's ceasefire deal undimmed by new delays and disruptions. samir ali hussein said he'd moved six times since the war began. translation: we want to go home. god willing, we will. we spent the night here. it was cold. it rained and soaked our clothes and the g

welcome to newsday, i'm katie silver. the long—awaited ceasefire in gaza has come into effect.fter a delay, fighting stopped on sunday, and since then, displaced palestinians have been returning to the homes they had to flee during 15 months of war. lorries carrying vital aid are now flowing into the territory. in the past couple of hours, 90 palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the ceasefire deal. in tel aviv, crowds celebrated as three israeli hostages were released by hamas — handed over in dramatic scenes. among them 28—year—old emily damari — a british—israeli — who was reunited with her mother. and 24—year—old romi gonen and 31—year—old doron steinbrecher who were met by their mothers. the war was triggered by the hamas attack on israel on october 7 2023 — which left over 1,200 people dead, mostly civilians, and saw 250 taken hostage. since then more than 16,000 palestinians have been killed in gaza, according to health officials in the territory. our international editorjeremy bowen bring us our top story as the ceasefire in gaza begins. in gaza, a show of

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. its ongoing political crisis. mr blinken is due to hold talks with acting president choi sang—mok shortly. but it's unclear who is really in charge. on friday, investigators tried and failed to arrest the impeached president, yoon suk yeol, with his bodyguards preventing the officers from making the arrest. on sunday, they said they'd stop any further attempts to detain mr yoon. and in the last few hours, south korea's anti—corruption agency requested an extension to their arrest warrant, and sent a notice to police that it is handing over the execution of the arrest to them. meanwhile, mass protests both for and against the president have been taking place in seoul. thousands on each side have taken to the streets over the weekend as the country falls deeper into political divide. i'm joined now by kim joon—hyung, an opposition mp from the rebuilding korea party.

welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai. we start in south korea where for the first time in the country's history, a sitting president has been arrested. president yoon suk yeol was taken in by investigators this morning after a failed attempt earlier this month. he's being questioned for his short—lived martial law declaration in december. you're looking at live pictures outside president yoon�*s residence where crowds seem to have dwindled since the arrest. you dwindled since the arrest. can still see many flags they're you can still see many flags they're still waving. —— flags there. earlier, that was where investigators forced entry with 1,000 police officers reportedly deployed to assist. the last time an attempt was made to arrest him, it was blocked by his security guards after a stand—off that lasted hours. shortly after his arrest, we heard from president yoon himself in a pre—recorded message. is that his decision to submit himself questioning was to avoid any violence after witnessing thousands of lives of other

we start newsday in the us where the death toll from california's wildfires has risen to five.

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai.ing president choi sang—mok shortly. but it's unclear who is really in charge. these are live images of people protesting in seoul. thousands in favour and against the president protested and weekend as the country falls heavily into a political divide. on friday, investigators tried and failed to arrest the impeached president, yoon suk yeol, with his bodyguards preventing the officers from making the arrest. on sunday, they said they'd stop any further attempts to detain mr yoon. and in the last few hours, south korea's anti—corruption agency requested an extension to their arrest warrant, and sent a notice to police that it is handing over the execution of the arrest to them. kim joon—hyung is an opposition mp from the rebuilding korea

welcome to newsday. i'm katie silver. the long—awaited ceasefire in gaza has come into effect, after a three—hour delay, fighting finally stopped on sunday. in the past couple of hours, 90 palestinian prisoners were freed, in exchange for hamas releasing three israeli hostages. among them 28—year—old emily damari, a british—israeli, who was reunited with her mother. 24—year—old romi gonen and 31—year—old doron steinbrecher were also met by their mothers. all three women are being treated in a tel aviv hospital, and are in stable condition. this truce is after 15 months of war sparked by the hamas attack on israel on october seventh 2023. our international editorjeremy bowen has the latest on this long—awaited ceasefire in gaza. in gaza, a show of force by hamas, as they handed the hostages over to the international red cross. in the white vehicles, doron steinbrecher, romi gonen and emily damari were starting their journey back to freedom. the men and guns were there to send a signal to israel and other palestinian factio

hello, and welcome to newsday.year's day has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar. 42—year—old shamsud—din jabbar. a us 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar. a us citizen and army veteran from texas. at least 15 people have died. dozens more have been injured. the attacker was killed in a shoot—out with police officers — two of those officers were injured. authorities say the attack was an act of terrorism and jabbar wasn't the only one responsible. these images shared by earth cam show

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai.her flames with forecasters warning that strong winds are set to return. the strongest winds are expected to be on tuesday in ventura county, north of la. while they're not not expected to match last week's intensity, wind gusts could reach 70 miles per hour, about the force of a category1 hurricane. three major fires are still burning.

hello and welcome to newsday. i'm steve lai.s president donald trump has urged russia's vladimir putin to make a deal to end what he called the "ridiculous" ukraine war orface new tariffs and sanctions. in a post on social media, president trump said "we can do it the easy way, or the hard way". russian ambassador to the un dmitry polyanskiy responded saying, "we have to see what does the �*deal�* mean?" here's our north america editor sarah smith. applause. donald trump has enormous ambitions that include ending the wars in the middle east and ukraine. my proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. that's what i want to be. he had claimed that on his first day in office he would end the ukraine war. obviously that didn't happen, but he is making clear he wants to see a peace deal asap, threatening that russia will pay a high price if they don't enter negotiations. he posted on social media... meeting mr trump in new york just after the election, ukrainian leader volodymyr zelensky said he thinks the new president

welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai.irefighters in los angeles are tackling new fires that have flared up in angeles national forest, located just above nasa's jet propulsion lab. the area is popularfor hiking near millard waterfall. a crew at the scene reports the area is now "dry as a bone". some progress has been made as firefighters continue to battle multiple fires across the city — but the la county fire chief says that the threat of more blazes is still very high. the death toll has now risen to 24. meanwhile, at least 20 people have been arrested for looting, including two who allegedly posed as firefighters. earlier today, governor gavin newsom said that 1a,000 people are actively working against the fires in what he says could be the worst natural disaster to hit the country. so far, firefighters have managed to contain the kenneth fire from spreading. the largest fire in the palisades is contained by only 11% and is still spreading east, threatening the suburb of brentwood where vice president kamala harris ha