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among the buildings evacuated is the ronald reagan presidential library, home to millions of historical president and first lady. they're calling this the ‘easy fire'. putting it out is proving anything but. we're on the hill by the presidential library, where there's a massive effort to get this under control. they're fighting it from the air and from the ground, but the wind is blowing very strongly. and it's the wind that is their greatest enemy. it is ferocious here, with gusts of up to 70mph. it's propelled the fire through more than 1,000 acres in just a few hours. the winds down south are going to be very serious, it's a very serious fire situation developing across northern california. i am concerned for southern californians down there. this is just one of many fires burning across california, where a state of emergency has been in place on sunday. they are dangerous and they are disruptive. hundreds of thousands of homes have been evacuated and many more are without power. roads are closed, so too are the schools and businesses. and the hot, dry conditions are expected to cont

among the buildings evacuated is the ronald reagan presidential library, home to millions of historicalng place of the former president and first lady. they're calling this the easy fire. putting it out is proving anything but. we're on the hill by the presidential library, where there is a massive effort to get this blaze under control. they're fighting it from the air and from the ground, but the wind is blowing very strongly. and it's the wind that is their greatest enemy. it is ferocious here, with gusts of up to 70mph. it has propelled the fire through more than 1,000 acres injust a few hours. the winds down south are going to be very serious. it's a very serious fire danger situation developing across southern california, and i am concerned for southern californians down there. this is just one of many fires burning across california, where a state of emergency has been in place since sunday. they are dangerous and they are disruptive. hundreds of thousands of homes have been evacuated, and many more are without power. roads are closed, so too are the schools and businesses. and t

the fire, fuelled by winds gusting up to 70mph, surrounded the ronald reagan presidential library ande easy fire. but putting it out is proving to be anything but. we're just at the entrance of the ronald reagan presidential library, and you can see how strongly the wind is blowing the flames in directions all around. they're fighting the fires here, but it's the wind that is the greatest enemy. while this fire trebled in size to consume more than 1,300 acres injust two hours, others continued to burn in the celebrity—studded hills of los angeles. there are pleas for the public to be vigilant as new fires are sparked every hour, but optimism that the strongest santa ana winds for more than a decade could soon start to abate. now we're going to see we're on the back end of that wind, we're going to see the activity start to reduce, and we do have sufficient resources to jump on new fires and continue to fight the fires that we also have in place. in northern california, authorities say the kincaid fire, which has consumed more than 120 square miles around santa rosa, is now 30% contain

among the buildings evacuated is the ronald reagan presidential library, home to millions of historicale is a massive effort to get this under control. they are fighting it from the airand from control. they are fighting it from the air and from the ground but the wind is blowing strongly. and it is the wind that is the greatest enemy. it is ferocious here with gusts of up it is ferocious here with gusts of up to 70 mile an hour. it has propelled the fire through more than 1000 acres injust a propelled the fire through more than 1000 acres in just a few hours. the wind down south is very serious, it isa wind down south is very serious, it is a serious situation developing across northern california. and i am concerned for southern californians down there. this is just concerned for southern californians down there. this isjust one of many fires burning across california where a state of emergency has been in place on sunday. they are dangerous and they are disruptive. hundreds of thousands of homes have been evacuated and many more are without power. roads are closed, so too are the sch

first extreme red flag warning, and the fast-moving things are now very close to the ronald reagan presidential library john the heubusch is e executive director of the ronald reagan presidential foundation and institute. john, thank you for being with me. first of all, we talked with your spokesperson last hour, was not on-site, and add the police been open this morning you would have been part of that evacuation. however, you stayed. you were sheltering in place. what is the situation for you now? >> i can hear those helicopters over the top of me right now. >> harris: we can see it. >> yeah, it's a bit of a war zone. fortunately the fire broke out before the library was open. normally we would have thousands of people up on this hill. so the good news is there was no one to evacuate. it's just the buildings at risk. >> harris: tell me how far away those claims are, and is this a ring of fire type situation? if you are up on a mountain, how surrounded are you? go totally surrounded. it is a ring of fire. that's a good way to describe i it. i'm staring right now at fire licking the hillside, right by

there are mandatory evacuation for ronald reagan presidential library and more than 6,000 homes nearby. fire broke out during the first ever extreme red flag warning that was issued at least 1300 acres ha d meanwhile, farthe re crews ep the getty fire under control. we have have much more on the fires in a few minutes. >>> looking live at the massive kincade fire burning out of control in sonoma and lake counties. firefighters continued to battle the flames there. limiting spread and increasing containment amid critically dry weather with gusty winds. now here are the latest numbers from cal fire. more than 76,000 acres have burned and the fire is 30% contained. 206 structures have been destroyed and 94 are homes. we are learning two firefighters have been injured. despite the red flag warnings in effect, the majority of the fire lines held overnight. kpix5 jackie ward keep fighting. . >> reporter: a lot goes into coordinating more than 5,000 firefighters who are fighting this big of a fire and this is where they reish and refuel. these fire crews are returning backe orme after being o

raging wildfires in california — but the ronald reagan presidential library is now said to be out of

it is close to the ronald reagan presidential library and crews are working to protect the complex which is closed for the day. the fire has forced mandatory evacuations and closed multiple school districts flamed by the strong santa ana winds. a stretch of highway 23 remains closed and in addition to fighting the flames, look here. crews had to deal with this. about a dozen horses got loose in the area this morning. fortunate some ranchers stepped in to help wrangle them. no word on how they got out. miguel almaguer is on the scene with more. >> reporter: these are the dangerous conditions firefighters are facing on the frontlines. the flame driven by the wind. it is fairly contained right now. there is no homes on the top of this ridge but later on this afternoon there is fear that a small ember from a fire like this one could easily travel a mile away and ignite a new fire. you could see the conditions firefighters are working under in here. it is smoke and heavy and hard to breathe for the crews on the ground and here you could see the flames are really starting to take off. crews ar

for the easy fire, that's what they named it in simi valley, still threatening the ronald reagan presidential library. more than 26,000 people remain evacuated. at least two structures are destroyed. >>> and finally the fire that started near the getty museum is still active but is about 40% contained. >> with all those fires are they getting any relief weatherwise, kari? >>> it's windy there. the winds do stay up in southern california. we are getting calmer winds, more of the smoke drifts into the north bay as we get a live look outside and look at our air quality. moderate for most of the bay area today. actually good air quality while most in parts of the north bay. we see the very chilly temperatures we're starting out with especially in napa and santa rosa in the upper 30s. some freeze warnings in effect as we look at where we are now. novato one degree above freezing. we do see some low 50s in sonoma and clover dale, still a wide range in temperatures starting out this morning. we'll close that gap with a lot of us in the low to mid-70s. now you have a new crash in san jose. >>> i do north of

in simi valley as the so- easy fire ignited wednesday coming within 30 yards of the ronald reagan presidential library you could see the flare-ups here as well as it's inching closer and closer to the library. >> reporter: the landmark is where the former president and first lady nancy reagan are now buried. inside the building air force one and a dozen people sheltering in place as flames raced up the hills. an employee describes what those firefighters saved. >> we have an actual air force one airplane on display that served seven u.s. presidents. every speech ronald reagan ever gave, every handwritten note, every memo, every photograph ever taken of him, there's so many priceless items within our wall, i couldn't name them all. >> reporter: ground crews worked ardy.seous in >> we tried to save them all. we can't always be in the right place at the right time. >> reporter: homeowners jumped in, some using buckets trying to desperately douse the flames. others scrambling to get themselves and their terrified animals to safety. >> we grabbed the trailers and took off. >> reporter: in riverside county,

raging wildfires in california, but the ronald reagan presidential library is now said to be out of danger

to look at to seeing smoke there in the aftermath of the flames quite close to the ronald reagan presidential library the staff there they have been told to evacuate the area both ends north and south the state of california struggling to tackle the blazes really strong winds fanning the flames and the local electricity supplies they are bringing in deliberately electricity blackouts so there are power outages going on that is deliberate to lessen the risk of more fires and to lessen the risk of the fires therefore being fueled and spread spreading further afield than where they've got already is pacific gas and electric company the state's biggest utility its own a 3rd round of sweeping blackouts in just a week trying to prevent its electric wittman from you know we talk lingo coming into contact with branches and therefore sparking even more fires dramatic pictures too coming to us out of california there more on that for you on the web site al jazeera dot com and we'll keep across all the developments as they happen. still to come here on al-jazeera helping to hack for the messaging service whatsa

again, roughly a mile away from the ronald reagan presidential library., you can see it on the right-side of your screen. it's now out of here -- we obviously don't control this helicopter. this is the helicopter being used by our affiliate there, but you can see some of the multi-million dollar homes that are somewhat commonplace in this particular part of ventura county, california, as those flames, the walls of fire that have been some prominent over the past week or so, are creeping closer to this particular residential area. we will go there in just a moment. >>> first, though, right now on capitol hill, the ceo of boeing testifying before the house transportation committee for a second straight day. he's facing some tough questions about the 737 max jetliner and problems with its flight control system, now believed to be behind two deadly crashes. and there's a powerful image to share from his testimony before the senate yesterday, as families of victims who died in one of those crashes held up pictures of their loved ones lost. ved ones lost hi i'm

the so-called easy fire broke out before dawn and raced toward the ronald reagan presidential libraryrt of the fire line was visible from inside near that air force one. >> the easy fire spread quickly and forced about 30,000 people to evacuate. it was fueled by winds so strong the national weather service issued its first-ever extreme red flag warning. abc's matt gutman was right there. >> reporter: the strongest santa ana wind event in years. we watched as the easy fire roared out of control. there was nothing they could do with that wind. this is the fire going on the other side of the car. you can see the embers right there. with winds gusting over 70 miles an hour, it makes targeting the fires from the air extremely challenging. right now we're about to get dropped on. you can hear that plane coming through. look out! firefighters unable to keep the flames from jumping this highway. this highway is probably about 70 yards wide. look at that tree go up right now. those high winds can carry burning embers for miles. and you can see how fast this wind is moving, just picking the smo

all of this propelling the fire to grow very rapidly yesterday and threatening the ronald reagan presidential library you look inside, you can see the retired air force one inside. luckily, as things have been standing now, they look a lot better for the library itself. but still, the fire growing very fast. this easy fire in simi valley, because of the winds, propelling the embers very fast. they're fighting the fire from the sky, from on the ground, as well. at the same time in northern california, the kincade fire, the winds are more favorable up there. and they look to ease the restrictions as far as evacuations are concerned. but still, with winds this strong, you can imagine that fire season is far from over here in california. dave and christine? >> thank you, stephanie. as she mentioned, the kincade fire in northern california. crews are finally getting ground on the huge fire. it has crown to 76,000 acres but is 45% contained. evacuation orders remain in place for 6,000 people. pacific gas and electric think its equipment may be linked to three more fires in the state. 200,000 customers with

one fire is threatening the ronald reagan presidential library.nted ‘extreme‘ red flag warnings have been issued for much of the state. more on our website — bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. markets for asia business report. cheer as the fed cuts agi wall markets cheer as the fed cuts again. wall street closes higher after the us central bank lowers rates for the third time this year. the sun shines on silicon valley. us technology giants apple and facebook give investors plenty of reasons to celebrate. welcome to asia business report live from singapore. let's start with the world economy because the us central bank has cut interest rates again, hoping to shield america from the impact of trade wars as well as the global slowdown. the federal reserve lowered the target for its benchmark rate by 0.25%. this is the third cut injust four months. rate by 0.25%. this is the third cut in just four months. wall street welcomed the move, with the three main stock index is closing higher. the fe

we are just at the entrance of the ronald reagan presidential library and we can see how strongly the the wind that is the greatest enemy. while this troubled insides to consume so many acres in just two hours, others continue to burn in the celebrity studded hills of los angeles it's, new fires are sparked every hour but optimism that the strongest santa ana winds for more than a decade could soon start to abate. we are going to see that we are on the back end of that wind and the activities or to reduce and we do have sufficient resources to jump on new fires and continue to fight the fires that we also have in place. in northern california, they say the kincaid fire which is consumed more than 120 square miles around santa rosa is now 30% contained and they are hopeful that further progress cannot be made as the wind has dropped. two thousand service personnel have joined forces with veterans, volunteers and celebrities to try to raise a million pounds in a single day for the royal british legion in london. it's the biggest street cash collection of its kind in europe, with collect

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the so-called easy fires threatening thousands of homes, horse ranges and even the ronald reagan presidential libraryone point today. the threat continues tonight. >> reporter: we are only a mile from the library but the good news is what you don't see which is a wall of flames, you have hotspots behind me but when you consider conditions around california am a 50 mile an hour winds san francisco to la sustained at times, humidity under 10% it is amazing. consider the easy fire, one structure damaged, no fatalities, no homes destroyed and they saved the reagan library. he jumped the freeway but that was knocked down and considering the conditions, 1600 acres is pretty small. hand crews were here to knock down the small fires, bulldozers have live containment lines that could creep beyond that. that is good news from the fire chief tonight. >> to give us that containment, we have got resources, a hose line around most of the fire. that is what we call it contained but it is not under control yet. >> another fire east of la to evacuate patients from a nursing home, 300,000 without power but it is and h

by in simi valley also threaten an american icon flames tore up the hill towards the ronald reagan presidential library. in the end the fire department helicopters saved it baiting back a blaze that was within 30 mages of a library full of valuable historical documents i mean the smoke in the wind i've been here in l.a. for 45 years and i've been through a lot of fires in this was one of the scariest nearly 1000 firefighters have been brought into the battle against the supplies the county is using every resource it has to tackle it. but firefighters don't expect conditions to improve in the next 24 hours meaning the risk for multiple suburban neighborhoods a southern california reminds. whether it's to jerusalem now where excavate is all building an underground cemetery inside a mountain now the idea is to eventually create a city of the dead a final resting place for tens of thousands of people space is at a premium in jerusalem with existing cemeteries filling up. in west jerusalem lies how many caught with 170000 graves the hilltop cemetery is the city's largest if it's long been considered too sma

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>> reporter: well, john, we're in a neighborhood just next to the ronald reagan presidential library.borhood that was affected by the easy fire, and in fact, you have to look no further than the ground to see the fire retardant that was dropped here on the sidewalk, you can see the fire hydrant completely drenched in this retardant here, over the course of yesterday. right on the edge of mandatory evacuation zone, for this simi valley area. but evacuation zone or not, you may be able to tell, it is windy, and it is a huge part of what has been fueling these flames, and what brought these flames right to the doorstep of the ronald reagan presidential library. our crew is actually up there yesterday, as the flames began to rip up the hillside and got so intense, we actually had to abandon our setup and scramble for safety, through our escape route. and the fire officials told us, the fire burned on all sides of the library complex, good news, it never posed an imminent threat, to use their words to any of the actual buildings that are part of that complex. and then overall, when you tal

thisime in simi valley where winds of 70 miles an hour fanned the flames towards the ronald reagan presidential librarysmoke surrounded the site but the center escaped damage. whole neighborhoods spent inanxious hours watg the fires march across dry hillsides as helicopters d tecra plants jumped -- dumped water to slowly fire. firefightersound of the alarm overnight. >> the worst wins los angeles hareseen in years. rter: the national weather service issued rarely used extreme red flag warning's, signaling severe fire danger over we stretches of the state. in northern california's wide -- wine country the kincade fire continues to burn. trees across sonoma county were painted red with fire retardant yesterday. by this morning powemablackouts reed in effect for hundreds of thousds of pg&e customers in the north. cioffis said some blackouts could last for days. some of those forced tovacuate our coping with no electricity. >> i hate to say it. you should not be experienced in somereing like this. rter: but governor gavin newsom insblted today that kouts must be short-term. brighter days in ture.here are i

right in front of us flames coming within 50 feet of the ronald reagan presidential library. employees bracing for the worst, protecting precious pieces of history inside. >> the fire actually surrounded the library, 360 degrees, but the firefighters did an outstanding job. >> reporter: but the danger isn't over. t . >> the footprint of the fire is under threat. >> reporter: 26,000 people forced to flee their homes. >> time to get out don't stick around and wait. >> reporter: your vehicle is packed? >> right there three dogs and truck 'ready to go. >> reporter: residents rush today save horses from a nearby ranch. this horse seemingly ran back into the flames to help others get out. looks like it's coming this way. >> yeah. that's what it looks like hopefully, we all get y fire as it's called just one of several new infernos sparked by today's dangerous winds. in riverside county elderly residents had to be evacuated when the hill fire ignited nearby. >> folks started coming out. >> reporter: firefighters battling the getty fire on the west side of l.a., now 27% contained. off

the flames are now threatening the ronald reagan presidential library.a coleman joins us live from simi valley with the latest. christina, we understand that the fire is threatening to encircle the library, and they are not letting people in and out of the area any longer. is that what you are hearing? what can you tell us? >> that's right, melissa. right now i'm actually in the parking lot of the reagan library. if you look behind me you can see some of these active flames. there was a helicopter that just passed us. they did a water drop. those flames were just going, just moments ago. lots and lots of smoke around this area. as we walked around the parking lot, you can see those flames just burning the land here. 407 acres have burned so far in this easy fire. that's what it's being called. the evacuations are underway. around here you have the ventura county school district, that's close. the library is closed. a spokesperson for the reagan library tells fox news that there are five doors across the museum that protect the displays and artifacts insi

firefighters are battling a fast-moving brush fire the earlier today it is now threatening to ronald reagan presidential library. officials there say the building is surrounded by flames and everyone inside is sheltering in place. christina coleman is live on the ground, this came up so quickly what can you tell us? >> dana i am here in front of the reagan library or you can see this wind is blowing very strong and it's this when that firefighters are so concerned about because it is fueling these numbers and spreading them. you can see some of the smoldering come of the smoke from the smoldering ashes that are out there right now. so much of this hillside is just burnt. the fire moved so quickly. i can hear helicopters flying to bali, they've been doing the water drop since this fire started. they want to get this under control, they do not want it to damage this library. this library has been surrounded by these firefighters and these trucks, they've been hosing down the area just trying to stop it from flaring up again. the fire has been called an easy fire, it's burned 972 acres since it started about four

wildfires are raging across california — and near los angeles, the ronald reagan presidential libraryunder threat. we'll report from the scene. just on the hill by the presidential library where there is a massive effort to get this blaze under control. they are fighting it from the air and the ground, but the wind is blowing very strongly. and in the last hour, twitter‘s announced it's stopping all political advertising, all around the world. we'll look at why we begin with the grenfell fire that killed 72 people in june 2017. today a report into the tragedy was released. and it calls for the government to treat its response as ‘a national emergency‘. lucy manning has this report. my family! why?! the last thing i was hearing from my aunt was where are the firefighters? and i rest it at that, where are the firefighters? i pray every single day, since the grenfell tower, to die sooner. because i have no meaning in my life. no inquiry can comfort them. no blame brings them back. n0 warm words ease their harsh reality. grenfell was a national tragedy but their deeply personal one. he lo

time, in simi valley, where winds of 70 miles an hour fanned the flames toward the ronald reagan presidential library. smoke surrounded the site, but the center escaped damage. whole nehborhoods spent anxious hours watching thear fire's across dry hillsides, as helicopters an tanker planes dumped water and chemicals to slow the fire. firefighters had sounded the alarm overnight. >> worst win los angeles has en in the last two to three years. >> reporter: indeed, the ssnational weather serviced rarely used "extreme red flag warngs," signaling severe fi danger over wide stretches of the state. in northern california's wine country, the kincade fire continued to bn. trees across sonoma county were painted red with fire sttardant day. and, by this morning, power feblackouts remained in ef for hundreds of thousands of pg&e customers in the north. officials said some of the blackouts could last for days. some of those forced to evacuate or coping with no electricity to the havoc.oming habituated >> i hate to say it we're experienced. you shouldn't be experienced in something like this. >> reporter: but gov

the fire, fuelled by winds gusting up to 70mph, surrounded the ronald reagan presidential library and the wind is blowing the flames in directions all around. they're fighting the fires here, but it's the wind that is the greatest enemy. while this fire trebled in size to consume more than 1,300 acres injust two hours, others continued to burn in the celebrity—studded hills of los angeles. there are pleas for the public to be vigilant as new fires are sparked every hour, but optimism that the strongest santa ana winds for more than a decade could soon start to abate. now we're going to see we're on the back end of that wind, we're going to see the activity start to reduce, and we do have sufficient resources to jump on new fires and continue to fight the fires that we also have in place. in northern california, authorities say the kincaid fire, which has consumed more than 120 square miles around santa rosa, is now 30% contained, and they're hopeful that further progress can now be made as the wind has dropped. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. time for a look at the weather. these

county north of los angeles, the so-called easy fire came nearly to the doorstep of the ronald reagan presidential library as hundreds of firefighters worked to control the blazes. this is simi valley resident david pollack, one of 30,000 residents of the region forced to evacuate the climate change-fueled fires. >> as we get up, get out of here, get the car moving, everything else can be replaced. breathing at the end of the day is better than not breathing at the end of the day. amy: chile's president sebastian pinera announced wednesday his nation will not be hosting the u.n. climate summit in santiago in december as planned. he also canceled the scheduled asia-pacific economic cooperation conference, as mass protests against inequality in chile entered their third week. his announcement came as a shocking new report warned 300 million people are at risk from rising sea levels, three times more than previous estimates. we'll have more on the fires in california and the climate crisisis after headlineses. in los angeles, protesters interrupted jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon wednesday as he appeared at a

the so-called easyire dangerously close to the ronald reagan presidential library. the complex was evacuated along with roughly 7,000 homes in the area. people living nearby used garden houses to fight the flames. >> never comes out of this fire safe and sound, then i'll be -- i'll be a happy camper. >> firefighters were able to prevent flames from reaching the presidential library. forecasters say the strong santa ana winds and high fire danger will continue through today. >>> a massive fire erupted on a train in pakistan overnight leaving at least 65 people dead. the flames roared through the train cars. authorities say several people who were injured jumped off the train. many to their deaths. investigators believe the fire was caused by a small gas stove that a passenger brought on the asked about paid political ads. >> seeing twitter take the lead, especially right now, really does two important thing. one, it defines democracy in a nonpartisan way by saying that they're not going to take the money for these types of political ads. >> the decision drew immediat

the blaze surrounding the ronald reagan presidential library, coming within 50 feet of historic exhibitsbut sparing the compound, thanks to a steady air attack from water dropping helicopters and fixed wing planes laying down lines of retardant. >> time to go, bud. >> reporter: an intense firefight saving thousands of homes. resources have been stretched thin withmultiple fires breaking out across the region. in riverside county winds strong enough to topple tractor trailers kicked up a fast-moving fire near the freeway. as the flames approached dozens were quickly evacuated from a senior center. neighbors helping save animals. this horse seemingly running back into the fire to help other horses escape. on the west side of l.a. residents returning to assess the damage after the getty fire destroyed a dozen homes. and in northern california firefighters finally making progress against the devastating kincade fire which has now torched more than 76,000 acres over the past week, claiming at least 266 structures. >> this cannot be the new normal. >> reporter: but on the front lines the most

ronald reagan presidential library and nearby homes. ventura county officials say the brushfire started just before dawn in the seamy valley area north of los angeles. santa ana wind developed a more slowly than expected today but were talking 50 miles per hour in some areas before dawn. the national weather service called an extreme red flag warning for much of southern california through thursday evening, with some wind gusts reaching 80 miles per hour. it could be the strongest wind event in years. againstests in chile the president to cancel next month's asia-pacific economic cooperation summit. president ximp and jinping were set to attend. there are reports that the two may sign an interim trade deal. violence died down over the weekend but last night riders burned stores in central santiago. treasury secretary steven mnuchin and says he is encouraged by china's verbal commitment to open markets and remove certain investment restrictions as part of a trade deal with the united states. secretary mnuchin tells reuters china is also

currently battling and mu fost movining blaze which is threatening amongst other things the ronald reagan presidential libraryn the los angeles area well nearby homes have been evacuated as fire crews raced to protect the area from fast moving flames. which are being made all the more unpredictable because of powerful gusts of wind. another fire the los angeles there is burning

the latest is threatening the ronald reagan presidential library tside l.a. >> we are just on the the presidential library r ere there is a massive effort to get this undentrol. they are fighting it from the air and from the gund, but the wind is blowing strongly. laur u.s. defense officials have released footage of the trat killed islamic state leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. plus, chile cancels global environment as anternment trprotests rattle the coun laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." thpowerful winds are makin raging fires in california even worse tonight. firefighters have been working up and down the state to battle the infernos. a new brush fire in southern california is dangerously close to the ronald alagan presidenibrary. thousands have been evacuated as the wildfires threaten homes and lives. the bbc's sophie long has more. soie: another day, another fire. california continues to burn. as the hot, dry weather delivers the fires forecasters feared it would. this time the strong santa ana winds whipped flames through the sim

the fire, fuelled by winds gusting at up to 70 mph surrounded the ronald reagan presidential library ld reagan presidential library. you can see how strongly the wind is blowing the blaze in directions all around. they are fighting the fires here, but it is the wind that is the greater enemy. while the spire travelled —— trebled in size to consume more than 1300 acres in two hours, others continued to burn in the celebrity studded hills of los angeles. there are pleas for the public to be vigilant as news fires sparked every hour, but optimism that the strongest sa nta a na but optimism that the strongest santa ana winds in more than a decade could start to abate. house of commons speakerjohn bercow is standing down today after ten years in the job. his distinctive shout of "order" has turned him into a cult figure on social media — and mps across the house of commons paid tribute to him in his last prime minister's questions yesterday. let's take a look at some of his most memorable moments cani can ijust can i just say and whether can ijust say and whether i can or not, i'm going to

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is burning in california this one in southern california and is getting close to the ronald reagan presidential library, it's called the easy fire. it erupted early this morning in simi valley, the fast-moving blaze prompted evacuations in that area, including the reagan library staff there started working early in the morning to try to secure some of the artifacts and memorabilia there the executive director says the flames reached the edge of the parking lot. but he's hopeful that the asphalt will actually save the building. >>we want go to the cal fire officials who are updating the public on what's happening with the kim k fire. let's see what they have to say don't take that live. >>my name is jonathan cox division chief information officer with cal fire incident management team 6. just a few things to start off if you can your telephone if you do have a a ringer on and secondly if you do need to make a phone for a to conversation we ask you take it outside of this area as usual. we will have time for questions and answers at the conclusion of the formal speakers. a additionally we will have a spa

one fire is threatening the ronald reagan presidential library.recedented extreme red flag warnings have been issued for much of the state. that's all, stay with bbc news. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. imagine having an extraordinary sporting talent but finding yourself traumatised by the realities of elite—level competition. imagine being defined by your gender and physicality in ways that crushed your own sense of yourself. add to that a prolonged battle with alcohol and drugs and you have the pain—filled early life of my guest today, olympic swimmer—turned—artist, model and now writer, casey legler. what did it take to emerge from the darkness? casey legler, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. you come here having just written a rather extraordinary memoir of your early life, the first 21 years or so of your life. it is raw, it is full of pain and it exposes some of the very dark places in your own life. how hard was it to write? um, first i just want to say that it's great to be here. i told you bef

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1600 acres and forced the evacuations of about 30,000 people it also surrounded the ronald reagan presidential library. here's nbc's miguel almaguer >> reporter: this is what the battle looks like on the front lines, a rage being bling blow h a fire no homeowner can outrun it is incredibly dangerous with the wind it is going right up this ridge here as gusts approach hurricane force tearing through both ends of california, crews are up against the double threat. flames and the winds that fan it suddenly turning day to night. these are the conditions firefighters face in these wind-driven fires. it's not just the flames that are on the move, but these small embers which can spark a new fire a mile away deadly conditions outside los angeles as residents scramble to flee hillside communities with no time to waste we saw the treacherous conditions with firefighters >>> as the winds hit 60 miles an hour, it's blinding out here look at how fast the flames are moving the powerful winds known as santa ana originate from dry high pressure in the desert, gaining speed while ripping through channels and mountain

by in simi valley also threaten an american icon flames tore up the hill towards the ronald reagan presidential library. in the end fire department helicopters saved it baiting back a blaze that was within 30 made his of a library full of valuable historical documents i mean this smoke in the wind i've been here in l.a. for 45 years and i've been through a lot of fires and this was one of the scariest nearly 1000 pot by this has been brought into the battle against this blight is the county's using every resource it has to tackle and. the pot is dug expect conditions to improve in the next 24 hours meaning the risk for multiple suburban neighborhoods the southern california remains. has cooled off to a major international summit. the setback for embattled president sebastian pinera who says he needs to focus on restoring calm amid massive protests at least 18 people have died in the on rest now new venues will need to be found for the cost $25.00 climate summit and the asia pacific trade meeting which was scheduled to bring together wild leaders including u.s. president donald trump and china's she's i

this is raging just outside of the ronald reagan presidential library. more than 26,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes. and the famous getty museum is the center of a wildfire. the l.a. firefighters say the fire was sparked when a tree branch fell onto a live power line. you can see the moment it happened there. the getty fire has burned more than 650 acres. this is in the brentwood area, right off the 405. it's destroyed more than a dozen homes. >>> back here in the bay area, n mom in napa and a boy she has a tall tale about about the birth of her baby girl. meet penelope page. she was born monday in a room at the andaz hotel in napa. her parents were forced from the windsor home by the kincade fire. that happened over the weekend. they fled with photos and their home birth kit. first stop, a friend's house, but then they moved to the hotel for more privacy. >> yeah, this is happening and i'm probably going to have the baby and we're not going to be at home. oh, my gosh, i can't believe it, this is like really happening. >> dad james ac