sophie long in los angeles. sophie long in los angeles. now it's time for the weather with stav.he weekend, certainly into the start of the new working week with colder, dry, sunny conditions moving governmental. we started out alpha monday with a frosty note with mister fog around. 0nce alpha monday with a frosty note with mister fog around. once that cleared we saw some glorious autumn sunshine beaming down on the douglas autumn colours. the next couple of days we should hold onto this dry and largely sunny feed with the cold weather said to continue. it is all change towards the end of the week as low pressure invaders from the south stop high pressure has been the dominant factor the last couple of days. it will be again on tuesday, bringing more fine condition throughout the day after a frosty start. a few showers peppering the northern and eastern coasts. and we have an area of low pressure trying to bring more breeze, cloud, outbreaks of rain. another cold day with temperatures reaching the highs around 9— 12 degrees. some changes

sophie long, bbc news, simi valley. laura: so many homes and businesses under threat in california tonight. just a short time ago the pentagon released images captured during theaid which killed isis leader abu bakr they show fire from two. locations. i'm joined by the bbc's chris buckler. wh more can you tell us about the images and what the pentagon said about the audacious raid? chris: s frome of the first video we are seeing we are seeing u.s. troops surroun ing the compouwhich al-baghdadi was hiding and making their way in. there is a startling video afterwards in which they completely destroyed the compound. we know it had been left in rubble. we see it being exploded and completely destroyed. they set in the briefing that it was left essentially as a parking lot. asthat is the way iteft. they talked at length about what happened inside the compound itself, talking abt those individuals that were killed on site, moving towards the troops in a threatening fashion, not stopping when they we asked to full to there wa

sophie long has the latest. sophie: a state of emergency is intalace across the entire s of california. here is why -- the latest blaze to break out as the hot, dry weather continues to present perfect conditions for fires to spark d turn into massiv infernos with incredible speed is in los angelelo the getty fire started this morning. it has already destroyed at least five homes, and authorities say thmo number will certainly rise. i'm in brentwood hills in west l.a. you can see the fire burning behind me. just beyond the trees and houses is the 405 freeway. that is the only thing separating the flames from the mentions of bel air anthe rest the sprawling city of los angeles and beyond. the priority is to get people out of the thousands of homes that remain at risk. as hungry flames lick thehe parcland, the fight to save them is conducted from the air and the d ound. >> leave your home. gest and mostfires and tragedies destructive blaze currently burning at kincaid in county. flames are destroying vast swathes

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.a: life after the white house can be different for each president but often, there gs a theme ing back. for jimmy carter, that means building hses well into his 90's and george w. bush has taken up pnting to honor those who have sacrificed for the u.s. de creates portraits of wo veterans, the very men and women he sent into battle. a collection of these are now on display at the kennedy center in washington and we went to have a look whether you spend 20 minutes or an hour in this space, you can't come away without being moved what is reflected in the face of the individuals in these portraits. this exhibit imade up of 66 portraits, plus a large mural, all of individuals who have served in the military. really an important opportunity for us to see them as human beings and recognize and honor their service. i think this is a reallyte sting work because it actually demonstrates the relationship that the president really built with so many of thesveterans. and then you see that they are

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. for the first time, this thursday, on procedures for the impeachment inquiry into president trump. in a letter to democrats, speaker of the house nancy pelosi says it will lay the groundwork for public hearings and the next phase of the inquiry. i asked our correspondent, david willis, how significant the news is. i well, i think it follows pressure, doesn't it, mike, from donald trump and senior republicans who have argued consistently the impeachment inquiry is illegitimate all the time it is not backed by a full vote of the house of representatives. indeed, even though there is no obligation in the us constitution for such a vote to take place, the white house has used that as justification for withholding documents, discouraging witnesses and basically disregarding subpoenas. it won't have the opportunity to do so... or as much excuse to do so, anyway, once a vote takes place on thursday because that will be a vote in the house of representatives, where the democrats have the majo

thousands have been evacuated, as the wildfires threaten the bbc‘s sophie long has more.es 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 simi valley. among the buildings evacuated is the ronald reagan presidential library, home to millions of historical documents and the resting 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'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 burnin

the bbc‘s sophie long has more. another day, another fire.eather delivers the fires forecasters feared it would. this time, the strong santa ana winds whipped flames through the simi valley. among the buildings evacuated is the ronald reagan presidential library, home to millions of historical documents, and the resting place of the former president and first lady. they‘re calling this the easy fire. putting it out is proving anything but. we‘re just 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‘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 danger situation developing across southern california, and i am concerned for southern californians down there. this is just one of many fires burning acro

sophie long, bbc news, simi valley.rigade commissioner, dany cotton, has rejected calls for her to resign from survivors of the grenfell tower fire, but she has expressed her deepest sorrow at not being able to save more lives. 72 people died in the tower block fire in june, 2017. our special correspondent, lucy manning, reports. and a warning, some viewers may find some of the images in her report upsetting. myfamily... here are my family here. why, why? they die, i cannot sleep, always crying. 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 tower, to die sooner, because i have no meaning of my life. and they do not want to become a political football... no enquiry 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. el—alami hamdan lost his daughter, her husband and their two children. leena, six months old,

the bbc‘s sophie long has the latest.ss the entire state of california, and here's why. the latest plays to break out as the hot, dry weather continues to present the perfect conditions for fires to spark and then turn into massive infernos with incredible speed is in los angeles. the getty fire started this morning. is already destroyed at least five homes and authorities say that number will almost certainly rise. i'm in the brentwood heels in west la, you can see the fire burning behind me. just behind the trees and houses as the 405 freeway and that at the moment is the only thing separating the flames from the mansions of bel—air and the rest of the sprawling city of los angeles beyond. the priority now is to get people out of the thousands of homes that remain at risk as hungry flames lick parched land, the fight to save them is conducted from the air and them is conducted from the air and the ground. leave your home. we've seen fires and tragedies where people have believed they can stay in place or they thought th

the bbc‘s sophie long reports.h gusts of up to 70 miles an hour, new blazes are sparked before others can be contained. the fire causing most concern is burning through kincade, you can actually hear the winds coming down the canyon over my neighbours from here. it sounds like a rocket. another is the tick fire about 30 miles north of los angeles. currently we're estimating the fire to be at 3,950 acres plus, with zero containment. and we have over 500 firefighters on the incident right now. we had approximately 10,000 structures that were impacted by the incident. as tens of thousands of people were told to abandon their homes, memories are evoked of the devastating wildfires of the past two years that killed more than 100 people. the threat to human life here is real. the last reports were approximately 40,000 to 50,000 residents have been evacuated. we know numerous homes have been burned, and we cannot get an accurate count during the evenings. last year, the deadliest fire in california's history was sparked b

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.ramme we'll be talking to the writer and director bella monticelli who lives in the brentwood area of los angeles. she lives a block away from the evacuation zone. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. protesters in chile have clashed with security forces despite measures announced by president pinera to meet their demands. in the capital, santiago, a small number of demonstrators looted a shopping centre and started fires outside the metro system. the pentagon says two men were captured in the us special forces raid in syria on saturday that killed abu bakr al—baghdadi. the remains of the islamic state group have been disposed of, but us officials havent said how or where. the us house of representatives is to hold its first vote on the impeachment inquiry into president trump on thursday. the democrat—led proceedings are into claims that the president put pressure on foreign governments to investigate his political rivals. the boss of boeing is due to be quest

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.ed on in arizona. it'll scan one galaxy every 20 minutes and will help researchers to understand dark energy — the substance which makes up most of the universe. it'll also help explain, why the universe continues to expand, when scientists thought it would contract. pallab ghosh reports. this telescope in arizona is about to begin the most detailed observation of the universe ever carried out of an invisible force that dominates our universe. what we see here on earth and in the stars and galaxies are made of atoms — that accounts for just 5% of the universe. the rest is mostly dark energy. it is just embarrassing to live in a universe where we only understand 5% of it, wouldn't you agree? i mean, how could we live in a universe knowing only 5% and not knowing about the other 95%? this is human curiosity. it will define our deep understanding. the nature of that dark energy, what is it, may well lead to a whole revolution in physics, in the whole of physics. in order to understand wha

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.in a shark attack in australia. the pair were snorkelling off the whitsunday islands in queensland when they were attacked, as jon donnison reports. shark attacks in australia are relatively rare. but, for those who get in the water, that threat is always there. the latest victims have been named locally as 28—year—old alistair raddon from southampton on the left, and 22—year—old danny maggs from plymouth. the two british backpackers had been visiting the whitsunday islands in queensland. they'd been snorkelling off a tour boat when the attack happened. they were airlifted to hospital after receiving initial treatment on the boat. one of the male patients was attacked first and the shark is believed to return and come back and attack the second patient. both patients were loaded onto the vessel they were out on on the day cruise. there were believed to be two international paramedics on board that vessel, who have instigated first aid treatment. paramedics say mr raddon had his foot bi

sophie long has sent this report.ons around southern california. as wildfires raged across ranchland, people fled from the flames and bewildered horses tried to make their own way to safety. in the simi valley, about 30 miles north of los angeles, more than 25,000 people were told to evacuate as flames quickly engulfed whole hillsides and the valley filled with thick, dark smoke. the fire, fuelled by winds gusting up to 70mph, surrounded the ronald reagan presidential library and threatened 7,000 other buildings nearby. it's being called the 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

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. frederick barclay, are reportedly in the early stages of selling the newspaper. the brothers, who are in their eighties, bought the paper in 2004 for more than £660 million. our business correspondent, katie prescott, is with me now. is it really up for sale? it was news to journalists and the telegraph and i spoke to them this morning. but we understand from sources close to the brothers that they are, over the next couple of years, looking to unwind their assets. the telegraph being just one of those, in order to pass their wealth down to future generations. so the owned the telegraph, they owned the ritz hotel, that is already up for sale. they also own a delivery company and shop. the telegraph home to the current prime minister's former column. politically, it has been very pro—brexit. the newspapers in this country play a big part in politics, don't they? so whoever buys this paper will be keenly watched. goldman over the years, they will have been rumours of a telegraph sale. -

sophie long there. communications are difficult to the area, as you can imagine. is mayor of healdsburg, a town that's been evacuated due to the kincade fire burning nearby. he joins us from the city of napa, which is around an hour south of the fire. if we can hear each other all right, give us an idea of how it is? healdsburg was actually spared from the fires. everything really for us... the fires. everything really for us... on tuesday evening we got notification to activate the emergency evacuation centre, which we did, and our staff tojump right to do that, opened around midnight. and then on wednesday... i'm sorry, on saturday morning around 10am, we gave the evacuation notices to everybody in the county... not eve ryo ne everybody in the county... not everyone in the county but the affected zones... there's an emergency evacuation order, so we we re emergency evacuation order, so we were able to evacuate healdsburg fairly smoothly, everyone was gone around apm. power went out around 5pm or 6pm, then on sunday morning around 3am, that's when the winds reall

sophie long, bbc news, simi valley.ay's other news: an inquiry into the fire at the grenfell tower apartment block in london two years ago has issued a damning report. 72 people died in the fire injune 2017. the report concluded more lives could have been saved if the building had been evacuated sooner, and found systemic failures in the london fire brigade response. the us federal reserve has cut interest rates for a third time this year. policy makers are trying to keep the economy on track in the face of ongoing trade wars and possible headwinds from brexit. fed chairjerome powell suggested he does not expect the bank to change rates again unless economic conditions worsen unexpectedly. british prime minister borisjohnson and the labour 0pposition leader, jeremy corbyn, have traded blows in parliament, a sign they are getting ready for the general election. while brexit is still a key issue, mr corbyn also said voters had a once—in—a—generation chance to save the national health service. borisjohnson warned of econom

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.ourt this morning, charged with a double murder at a house party in milton keynes. dom ansah and ben gillham—rice were stabbed to death last weekend. earl bevans, who's 22, has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder. another man, 21—year—old charlie chandler, was remanded in custody on the same charges. at least a0 people have died in iraq after a fresh wave of anti—government protests descended into violence. reports say half of the victims were killed while trying to storm the offices of militia groups and the government. protesters are demanding more jobs, better public services, and an end to corruption. meanwhile, the dup conference begins in belfast today amid further signs of tension between the party and the conservatives over brexit. leader arlene foster, who will make her speech this afternoon, has accused borisjohnson of breaking commitments he made when speaking to the dup conference last year. she added her party will consider this weekend whether to back th

so for long reporting there from california on the wildfires there. —— sophie long.ding onto this brief spell of fine, dry and sunny weather, it will remain colder with an overnight frost continuing, a little bit of mist and fog can be in. things will turn more unsettled towards the end of the week. that is thanks to this area of low pressure moving up from the south—west. high pressure has dominated through monday, and tonight, it will be a dry and cold one and the largely clear skies. if you shower is peppering the coast, but breezy with more cloud across the southwest and more cloud across the southwest and more spots of rain, so less cold, and the further north, you can see the blue hue indicating a frost. a cold start on tuesday for many, plenty of sunshine through central and northern areas, more clout through the south, outbreaks of rain pushing into south wales as well. temperatures, 12—13 in the south—west, but a cold day for all, 9-11 south—west, but a cold day for all, 9—11 further north. rain will push further northwards and eastwards, and by thursday, cl

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. brexit, but it looks like they won't set a date until after parliament votes on a potential general election. borisjohnson wants to go to the polls on 12th december, but it's not clear if he'll get enough mps to back his plan. let's chat to our political correspondent tom barton. explained to us exactly where we are right now, if you can! i will try! we have a conclusion of sorts in the eu's ambassadors last night, not really one that gets us any closer to know what happens next in the brexit saga. so they have delay to the brexit deadline but haven't as you say told us how long the delay is going to be, and that is crucial because boris johnson is going to be, and that is crucial because borisjohnson says he wants an election to sort all of this out on december 12. he can only do that with the support of opposition mps. and they have made it clear that they will only support an election if it happens before the date of brexit, which means for now we are no clear on whether borisjohns

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.greed to delay brexit, but it looks like they won't set a date until after parliament votes on a potential general election. boris johnson wants to go to the polls on 12th december, but it's not clear if he'll get enough mps to back his plan. let's chat to our political correspondent tom barton. he is across this for us this morning. he needs a two thirds majority of mps to get that election that he says he craves? that's absolutely right. that really is boris johnson's absolutely right. that really is borisjohnson‘s problem. absolutely right. that really is boris johnson's problem. we absolutely right. that really is borisjohnson‘s problem. we have a conclusion of sorts from eu ambassadors last night but it doesn't get us closer as to what happens next. although they agreed to an extension to the brexit date, they did not say how long it would be. it's crucial, borisjohnson wa nts to be. it's crucial, borisjohnson wants to hold an election on december 12 but he can only do that with t

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. into the grenfell tower disaster. london fire brigade's response is described as wholly inadequate and lives could have been saved if the building had been evacuated sooner. boris johnson will try again today to win support for a december general election despite mps rejecting his plan yesterday. residents flee parts of los angeles as some of the city's wealthiest areas are threatened by wildfires. in sports, england must be aware of the boks. jonny wilkinson described south africa is incredibly dangerous opponents ahead of the world cup final injapan. opponents ahead of the world cup final in japan. haringey opponents ahead of the world cup final injapan. haringey borough edge 0val town are urging togetherness when they replay their fa cup tie later. the original fourth round tie was abandoned amid allegations of rachel appears to haringey players. after losing 9—0 on friday, southampton travelled to champions manchester city for the efl cup. city boss pep guardiola says he will notj

the bbc‘s sophie long has the latest. you'll probably be able to see the fire burning behind me. can see the smoke coming up from the trees. there are flames down there. we've been down here for the past hour or so and have watched as helicopters and planes have been fighting this fire from the air, dropping the red retardant. just in the distance there, if you see the trees and the houses, and then there's some thicker smoke. that is the 405 freeway behind there, and that is the only thing separating these flames from the mansions of bel air and the rest of the sprawling city of los angeles beyond. so people are very worried about the location of this fire. it's currently burning about 500 acres, which is tiny in comparison to other fires that are burning at the moment, particularly that one in sonoma, the kincade fire, that is still burning, that started on wednesday, and firefighters are still fighting that around the clock. but here in los angeles, the main priority at the moment to get people out of their homes. there has been an evacuation order in place since the early hou

sophie, thank you for that, sophie long in los angeles.t some points in our lives we do change our minds on things. whether it's making the decision to change careers or shifting our thoughts on a political issue. but how exactly do we do it? well, many people would say you should sit down and go through the pros and cons and make a reasoned and rational decision. but in her new book — stop being reasonable — eleanor gordon—smith argues that when it comes to finding out what's true or convincing others about what we know, being rational might involve our hearts as well as our minds. and shejoins us now. thank you so much. this idea, people think you should logically make your case, and you will persuade people to your point of view, but you are saying that that is not true? this is not a new insight. this is an insight that goes back hundreds of years, that what we need to use as well as the traditional armoury of logic and reason and rational debate is something much more human and intimate that has to do with our emotions, and the ways t

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.usually mix — unless you count ‘cocoa' chanel. but these models took to the catwalk in paris wearing dresses made from chocolate. each outfit was based on the traditional dress of cocoa—producing nations including the ivory coast and peru. one outfit featured 2,000 chocolate pearls made from cocoa powder. you see, the problem they are, not that i'd want to be a model, obviously, but if i was, i'd have eaten some of that before i could get to the end of the catwalk. i'm not convinced that everything on those outfits is made of chocolate anyway. what do you think? you have to make sure. it looked like it was material with chocolate on it, not made of chocolate. it makes sense because it would melt. it would be a bit sticky. i don't think i'd want to chocolate outfit. you didn't come here to talk about chocolate fashion. i be quite happy to but i'm afraid it's 48 hours to go until the rugby world cup final. i know you are a little bit excited, charlie. you know, it's been a while. and it'

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.rming up to the world cup final. england have been training in the la st england have been training in the last hour. we are expecting more news from japan from england and south africa and we will bring all of that to you this morning. everyone has a confident mood around england at the moment. yes... is there but... was having a discussion about this yesterday. they are not the most free flowing side, they will kick the ball all day long and they are also very brutal. all sorts going on in the scrum. it is a different type of rug. rugby world cup winner jonny wilkinson has described south africa as incredibly dangerous opponents ahead of saturday's final injapan. england are favourites to lift the trophy after their superb victory over new zealand in the semi—finals. south africa were less dominant in their three point win over wales, but wilkinson says they haven't shown what they're capable of. after losing 9—0 on friday, southampton travel to the champions manchester city tonight

the bbc‘s sophie long has more. another day another fire. california continues to burn.ial library, home to millions of historical documents and the resting place of the former president and first lady. they are calling this the ev fire. putting it out is proving anything but. we are on the hill by the presidential library where there 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 fire

sophie long has sent this report.the simi valley, about 30 miles north of los angeles, more than 25,000 people were told to evacuate as flames quickly engulfed whole hillsides and the valley filled with thick, dark smoke. the fire, fuelled by winds gusting up to 70mph, surrounded the ronald reagan presidential library and threatened 7,000 other buildings nearby. it's being called the 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 goin

our correspondent sophie long is close to that fire.l where there is an effort to get this blaze under control their fight to get on the airand ground but control their fight to get on the air and ground but the wind control their fight to get on the airand ground but the wind is blowing very strongly. and it is the wind that is their greatest enemy. it is ferocious here, with gusts of up it is ferocious here, with gusts of up to 70 miles an hour. it has propelled this fire through more than 1000 acres in just propelled this fire through more than 1000 acres injust a propelled this fire through more than 1000 acres in just a few hours. the winds down south are going to be very serious, this is a very serious fire danger situation developing across southern 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, there is a state of emergency that is been put in place on sunday. they are dangerous and they are

sophie long has this report from los angeles. another day, another fire. burn as the hot dry weather delivers fires they we re hot dry weather delivers fires they were afraid it would. it whipped fla mes were afraid it would. it whipped flames through the scenic valley. among buildings evacuated is the ronald reagan library which is home to many documents and the resting place of former first lady. putting it out is proving anything but easy. we arejust on it out is proving anything but easy. we are 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 airand under control. they are fighting it from the air and the ground but the wind is blowing very strongly. it is the wind that is their greatest enemy. it is ferocious here with gusts of up to 70 mph. it has propelled this fire through more than 1000 acres in just propelled this fire through more than 1000 acres injust a propelled this fire through more than 1000 acres in just a few hours. the winds down south are going

sophie long, bbc news, los angeles.ients were on a day—cruise vessel out at airlie beach, and they were snorkelling at the time. both patients are male and both in their 20s. they are believed to be british backpackers visiting the area. one of the male patients was attacked first, and the shark is believed to have returned and come back and attacked the second patient. our sydney correspondent phil mercer told us the area where they were swimming is a known hotspot for shark attacks. in the last year, there have been five shark attacks in those waters, and a couple of attacks in september of last year did prompt the authorities in queensland to install what are known as drum lines. these are traps with baited hooks that catch sharks in sensitive areas where swimmers surface and snorklers go. and as far as the first aid given to these two young british men, we understand that there were two international paramedics on that tour boat who were able to administer pretty proficient first aid, you'd have to imagine. so it co

from los angeles, sophie long reports.s and bewildered horses tried to make their own way to safety. 30 miles north of los angeles, more than 25,000 people were told to evacuate, as flames quickly engulfed whole hillsides, and the valley filled with thick, dark smoke. the fire, fuelled by winds gusting at up to 70 mph surrounded the ronald reagan presidential library and threaten 7000 other buildings nearby. it is being called the easy fire. but putting it out is proving to be anything but. we are at the entrance of the ronald 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 strong

sophie long has sent this report.d from the flames and bewildered horses tried to make their own way to safety. in the valley, around 30 miles north of los angeles, more than 25 people were told to evacuate, the valley was filled with thick dark smoke. the fire, fuelled by winds gusted up to 70 miles an hour surrounded the ronald reagan presidential library and threatened 7000 other buildings nearby. it is being called the easy fire. but putting it out is proving to be anything but. we arejust fire. but putting it out is proving to be anything but. we are just at the entrance of the ronald reagan presidential library and we can see how strongly the wind is blowing the fla mes how strongly the wind is blowing the flames and directions all around. they're fighting the fires here, but it is 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 tha

we can cross now to california and join sophie long. you can see the fire still burning behind me. you see the smoke coming up there behind that is the getty centre, that is become known as the get the fire. beyond that, is the four or freeway and the only thing stopping those flames from jumping over that freeway into the mansions of bel air and the sprawling city of los angeles. —— 405 freeway for some quite a fretful morning here in los angeles today, this fire broke out about 1:30am this fire broke out about 1:30am this morning, it is now moving across at least 600 acres, thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and as you rightly say, thatis their homes and as you rightly say, that is really the priority here to get people out of their homes and into a safe area as we heard lebron james it this morning and also arnold schwarzenegger, the former governor did as well. most people are heeding those warnings, but as you heard from peter, things change very quickly. we have heard people fighting into local radio stations

level of melatonin in your bloodstream and we think we can make a really neat ip of this long-haul travel. sophies going to be a science experiment basically in the skies. what demand is therefore a new york to sydney direct flight over london to sydney direct flight? >> we think it is massive. had a 95% c after on for service were typically long-haul travel, you get 75% to 80%. people are paying a significant premium in business pull class of over 1000 pounds in the uk2 fly on that service compared to one stop. today, qantas, because it cannot reach new york, has a flight that lands in l.a. every day and goes on to new york and we feel it. we know they demand is there. we think there will be a premium for it and we think it could be really profitable for the business, but we still have a .umber of hurdles to get over shery: let's not get a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. losing its sweet spot in china after slowing growth last year. growth in the u.s. was stronger, but the overall slowdown in asia contrasted the strong lvmh'sance by rival products. they put a stronger perform

sophie, we are in for another long afternoon. back to you. simon, thank you.sex has admitted he and his brother are "on different paths" amid reports of a rift. in an interview with itv he said they have "good days and bad days". in the same interview, the duchess of sussex said her friends warned her not to marry the prince, because the newspapers would as she put it destroy her life. jon donnison reports. films during their recent trip to africa, this documentary reveals that despite appearances, the royal couple are at times struggling. harry says he sees his mother diana in every camera and flash bulb. every single time i see a camera, every sickle time i hear a click or see a flash, it takes me straight back. so in that respect it's the worst reminder of her life as opposed to the best. meghan says she has been shocked by the level of press intrusion, even though her friends had warned her before she got married. my british friends said to me, i'm sure he's great, but you shouldn't do it because the british tabloids will destroy your life. and i very naiv

is, not necessarily hong kong will go into recession, but rather how that will be and how long it will last. sophier that, the processor reporter here in hong kong. sherry: let's get a quick check of the latest business flash headlines. american airlines abandoned hope of using their 737 max 8 lanes this year and a are following southwest in dropping the jets from their schedules until at least the start of 2020. american is canceling 140 flights a day with their 2000 macs aircraft unable to fly. -- max aircraft unable to fly. it will create a reduction in pretax earnings. paul: boeing is placing another round of groundings. jetsthan 5% of all the 737 were found to have cracks where the wings make a few cilic -- the the fe -- meet fuselage. sherry: indonesia's private airline is moving towards ipo's. the airline began preparations for an offering early this year and is targeting about one billion u.s. dollars. investor appetite has already spurred 40 firms to go to market this year, setting the exchange. [no audio] paul: marco rubio wants the treasury department to review the leak. they accused the

a long ways back, in 2002, then-board president tom ammiano, together with the sponsorship of sophie maxwell, offered legislation that general obligation bonds would be split 50-50 between tenants and landlords. and it was effort, really, to reduce opposition by either party if there was -- if there was the ability to pass through 100% to tenants or 100% to property owners. and it proved pretty good. we've had a pretty good record of passing bonds. and some years after that, we actually came up with another promise, and that was that we would retire as much debt as we issued, so our marginal property tax rate would stay the same, and that, too, helped build support for the passage of much needed general obligation bonds for a host of things, from public safety to parks, you name it. and over the years, the controller has indeed just done that, and we've continued to maintain excellent credit ratings and not raise our property tax rates. now of course our property tax rates have gone up because this does not apply to the san francisco unified school district, the community college dis

my predecessor, sophie maxwell, also had an unwavering -- was a visionary in laying out the bones of this infrastructure. so we've come a long way. and i want to be honest with you, because today we're here celebrating and it feels really good, but maybe i'm the only one who has ptsd from the meetings, from all of the folks who told me it couldn't be done, that we couldn't rebuild sunnydale and paturo trail. they said we would never be able to raise the money to make this a reality. they said it couldn't be done. it is too expensive. but here we are today, by the grace of god, standing together shoulder by shoulder. i want to recognize also doug shumaker and bill witty, who have been instrumental in this project. [applause] >> thank you. and kate hartley, who has also recently departed, had an instrumental effect in this project. hope s.f. has been raising leaders and encouraging people to get involved in this community. theo, thank you for taking the helm of that awesome task. i'm here just to run this victory lap with you. my name is melia cohen, and i'm chairman of the board of equalization. the board of equalization is i

long as there is trade optimism, the yen would remain week. you have a risk of sentiment matter what the boj does work if yenboj stays on hold, the would rally. sophie: turning to the korean it -- yuan, we have seen move below 1170. what should check to redo you see for the korean yuan going fo rward? eugenia: the koran yuan has a higher effect on the trade war then the yuan. every time the yuan is depreciating by 1%, it could have depreciated by 1.4%. yuan is stable, the yuan could depreciate by 1%. the exposure of the economy to the trade war is a big factor. even domestic demand in korea is still weak. we don't see that bottoming out anytime soon. that is why we see limited downside. we are actually of the view that uan could go up. sophie: there is a phase one signing in chile. what are the probabilities you to seeing for the u.n. breach that handle given the scenarios that could be at place? eugenia: at this point, the phase 1 does not include any pathway to a tarriff for china. that could limit downside. we are seeing it at around 55% of that happening. schedule of are a pullback in the existing tariffs . that is a very low probability on the

long way to go in that regard. but just the fact we've gotten to this point in many ways is impressive, in and of itself, so credit where it's due. sophieat is the likelihood of a unity government being formed? alexis: you know, i think that frankly it's an unlikely possibility at this point. in my estimation, if an agreement is reached in the house of commons, boris johnson calls a snap elections, in my opinion he wins those elections and his prime minister the next 3-5 yewars. labour obviously doesn't want to facilitate that. on the other hand, members of parliament want to move forward, and get something done, so it is certainly a possibility. frankly, i don't see it happening. sophie: the deal that home is running into problems with the northern irish party, the dup, pledging to vote against it. the e.u. said they are shutting down talks about a fallback if the deal is defeated. where does that put boris johnson, if that outcome happens? alexis: that puts him in a tough position, obviously. but i think what happened here, we moved from what was a policy debate, policy negotiation, to purely a political one. at the end of the day, th