and the tory party is furious with these rivals, saying it hands the initiative to the eu. how does it possibly help our party? the front page of the daily mail as welcome which we will bring up, it is reporting on this story. i think it will come, here it is, eventually. jessica, the fact is, i know we all said, it is a hoary old phrase, a week is a long time in politics, theresa may last week flying to brussels was enjoying her eggs benedict, heurtaux stand her orange juice. she has no appetite on that plane tomorrow, has she? she will be as sick as a pig! this has been the hallmark basically of theresa may's entire career as pm, about how quickly things can change will stop look at that front page. proud of yourselves question? yourselves i look at that front page. proud of yourselves i mean, what is that?! to be honest, they probably are proud of themselves. jess was pointing out, the telegraph front page where they had the mutineers were stopped nicky morgan tonight, a lot of these tory mps will face huge problems in their own constituencies, but she is saying the teleg

the extreme brexiters do not speak for the tory party. and the idea of walking away and leaving the issue of northern ireland unsolved issue of northern ireland unsolved is not a view of all the tory party oi’ is not a view of all the tory party or the whole of parliament. even if we walk away, are we not responsible for some of our liabilities? we can't say, we are not paying anything, and off we go. look at the eurostar back! we have to respect the referendum. we have to try to leave the eu on good terms. if it turns out that things are changing, and david davis seems to be realising that the political decision to leave the single market and customs union, which was not something people voted on, may need to be rethought, that is responsible. but we must not abandon northern ireland or abandon the peace process that is so precious on the island of ireland. let's move on to the sports page of the guardian, winter olympics ban for russia over doping. it is a banner up to a point. some might say it is the wisdom of solomon. what is your ta

a lot of young voters completely deserted the tories for the labour party. lot of that was to do with not this is the only particular policies or tuition fees, but just the way the tory party was promoting its values. going back to much more kind of conservative, socially conservative values, away from cameroonian liberal conservative feel. after being burnt on things like fox hunting, the ivory trade during the election, this is a real push back to try and win some of that. you can sense that they don't want to go back to being they don't want to go back to being the nasty party, a sense that they have been sort of uncaring and they wa nt have been sort of uncaring and they want to become the kind of, very sympathetic and loving and animal loving, you know, other things they are going to focus on our school standards, there was a sense that they lost some of the mummy vote at they lost some of the mummy vote at the time, it's notjust the environment. as with everything, there's been a bit of a backlash around the whole rebranding that was going on. it's one

parliament, not the tory party, had its day. is your sense on the impact of this on the prime minister's authority at westminster and in brussels? it was nail—biting and it will be embarrassing for theresa may to have to arrive to that crunch summit in brussels to greet the eu leaders, having a few hours before been beaten by her own site. it is a drama for number ten today but it is not an out and out disaster. we should not overemphasise the impact. the vote was very close, this vote does not stop brexit in any way and the legislation is a long way from ending up on the statute books, so like it or not there months and months of argument ahead. something important has happened tonight, mps from all parties, tory, labour, snp, lib dems, working together to make the collective will of the commons chamber speak louder than the government. there were only four votes in it, it is not the case at all that parliament will certainly have its say on everything to do with brexit, the government has suddenly become a better player, but i

that in and of itself given the divisions in the tory party, the divisions in the tory party, the divisionss of approach between the uk and eu that is an achievement for a prime minister who lost her majority down the back of a sofa not long ago. and she has been applauded. yeah. and i have to say that in the eu there is a real sight of relief, actually, and it is not that it of relief, actually, and it is not thatitis of relief, actually, and it is not that it is one of those occasions where it is an eu summit e is a waltz out the door and they ally, did you see what... —— and she walks out the door and they are like, did you see what she did... i will do that many times over the next few months. they didn't do it this time. they were like, oh my god, you know, they took about someone who has a couple of cahoonas and they think she has found a way out of a tough situation. they were so taken aback by the dup phone call she received while in brusselsjust a few by the dup phone call she received while in brussels just a few days before and the people in the room describe it in such awestruck

party. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. the torys, huddled among their colleagues on the left, and labour on the right, thought they had lost. weeks of energy and effort gone to waste. but watch that shuffle of mps, the four approaching in the middle. cheering. the signal theresa may had been beaten. the ayes to the right, 309, the noes to the left, 305. there was only four votes in it. look, one of the tories who had voted against the prime minister on the top left in white, reaching to colleagues in congratulation. cabinet ministers tucked behind the chair wondered what would happen next. the key thing is the balance between getting the legislative detail in place for a smooth brexit and making sure parliament has the proper transparency and accountability, so we will look again to make sure we get the balance right, it is a minor setback but will not stop us leaving the eu in march 2019. but the first defeat of its kind for theresa may is not a minor incident. it is a success for the opposition parties and a powerful group of tor

not care for anyone else if you have the if you actually think that the tory party in this country believe in social haitian italy believe in society margaret thatcher said there is no society there's only and this is not just a movie this is cain moche this is dennis paw this is a postman what stuff this is a saying of the chains this is a show clone creativity documentary film camera and get on people tell you they'll tell the truth for some in this country put on a screen expressing the human cost of the housing crisis on the big screen this documentary explores the cats struck phase that led to a chronic shortage of social housing in britain essentially we've had success in the city haven't seen the role for social housing and they've been cutting in. senior producer peter bennett's there i'm outside the ground fell to our north kensington in london now with the director of dispossession the great social housing swindle paul first of all just your reaction to. hear lots of the mainstream media cameras go here anymore. looking at the building obviously you can't really comprehend what w

the good friday when we settled the troubles if you're a unionist, and the formal title of the tory partyne nounionist party, y' want to see northern ireland turn into a quasihong kong special arrangement with the eu. so you're seeing dwigs withdivin the tory party realign themselves, and those who are one nation conservatives are reasserting themselves we're watching what is the new alignment, where the new cleavage is within the tory party and is that where the split mideasterns today. emerges today >> peter, quickly, to wrap things up, what is the reaction of the pro brussels, pro europe elite who of course want the eu to continue to strengthen. would they have wanted a deal yesterday or are they again rubbing their hands with glee at how badly this is going for the brexiteers >> they think any collapse of the british government, any divisions within westminster is bad for them if there's no deal this is bad for ireland. ireland uses britain as its gateway to europe. it can't have a hard border between ireland and britain and still survive economically so they don't want bad things to

give away all of these and boris johnson has said suckling but this is one of the problems in the tory party on and notjust over brexit. it never seems to settle. as far as i can see, the cabinet talks, they will meet next week... is everybody going to fall into line? the rugged site that the subcommittee has some sort of coming together of the view. and the negotiator for the eu would say that. david davis, theresa may, they will take their negotiating position and i suspect that if they are rational, both sides will come to some mutually agreeable...” are rational, both sides will come to some mutually agreeable... i am sorry but i not sure they are rational. in the guardian, they have a different approach... a lot of the arguments we were having earlier, ruth were saying... the raikkonen is that disagree with you, ruth, and 82% in surveys done... by the ft... notjust 82% in surveys done... by the ft... not just the 82% in surveys done... by the ft... notjust the fd, and every time i said this, they are foreign, lefties, irish, but they are economists and they have said this thing is not g

people are you going to see in this film what can we offer the tory. party enough and i told them we know they don't care politicians and those trees are mean cousin . what do you make of all the ones that she's brought on board and the care that is going to make a difference now that's not going to make a difference it's going to be listening to. her parents show selfishness less. not care for anyone else if you do if you actually think the tory party in this country believe in social haitian italy believe in society margaret thatcher said there is no society there's only people that she's not just a movie that she's trained moche she's dennis paw this is a boy from her black stuff this is a saying of the times this is a show clone creativity documentary film camera and get on people tell the truth for some time in this country put on a screen expressing the human cost of the housing crisis on the big screen this documentary explores the cats struck phase that led to a chronic shortage of social housing. essentially we've had. simply haven't seen the road f

that means that the focus of negotiations this shift is to inside westminster parliament with the tory partyup. justin trudeau was scheduled to meet with president xijinping later today. and met with the premier of china yesterday but the two sides we re china yesterday but the two sides were not able to announce the start of formal trade talks as was expected. my colleague has been keeping an eye on the visit. what has happened 7 keeping an eye on the visit. what has happened? they delayed the start of the free trade agreement talks which had hints of that... they had been talking about it. there is some disappointed and there. the canadians say they seek a progressive trade agreement that will include issues such as labour reform finesse, the environment and gender issues. they were able to agree on three things, however, including an action plan on energy cooperation. it also included a memorandum of understanding about food products and a canadian initiative. relations between the two are important. the canadians are seeking more bilateral relations elsewhere, trying to diversify away fr

it will be a problem for some in the tory party. as giles might not.backbenchers will not be impressed if we are still taking rules from europe after we have left. some elements of the party, so then it is more important to get out rather than the deal, which is problematic in terms of scrutiny and getting a good deal but that has been noticeable. how much kick back on what theresa may came back with in the initial divorce proceedings. a tory mp told me today, i want to get out, ijust wa nt today, i want to get out, ijust want to scrub the eu symbol from my passport, that is all i care about. hopefully that is not everyone who sees hopefully that is not everyone who sees that issue. having got past this period where these three issues had to be resolved up to a point, are we now starting afresh? the sides are starting this far apart and will move closer together?” still think the time period is unrealistic. you speak to the people who did the ee you can as a deal and that took seven years with one country and we are talking about so many countries. the

welcome to a going underground special on the day the british prime minister tereza may addresses the tory party faithful in manchester she's also preparing to send troops more troops for the longest war in american history the war in afghanistan which is why we caught up with the former president of afghanistan hamid karzai at the central london undisclosed location because i. been an atrocity in less vegas that scene making headlines around the world it's always the ads are getting to the fairly five thousand dead or wounded by shootings in the united states far more than military deaths or injuries in afghanistan but immediately after reports came up people suspected isis diaster symptomatic of the fear that extremism is no borders the tragic shooting in in the united states my condolences to the american people and especially sad incident we. feel their pain because we have gone through it a lot and almost every day we can give the criticism of the bomber and ministrations response to violence in afghanistan in a moment but it's clear the president on trump as a candidate was talking about i

tory rebels going with the opposition labour party and the opposition liberal democrats won a vote, gotn proposed by dominic grieve, tory mp. it insists there is a full vote and debate on the final brexit deal. the government had opposed this amendment but theresa may was defeated. the other political shotgun is what has been happening in alabama because doug jones, the democrat, will be the first democratic senator there for 25 years. see you in a minute. good evening, some of us have had at least for today something less cold. but no real sign of the north—east usa getting out of the deep freeze any time soon. this area of low pressure which has brought some snow in the north uss and eastern canada. we winds all the way down from the arctic, into places like atlanta and miami, who have had some disappointing temperatures over the last few days. for many, it will remain cold during thursday. new york, chicago and detroit's struggling to get much above freezing. out west, there have been wildfires in california and nothing much in the forecast that will help. it stays dry across califor

so i've been looking at how this row with the dup is now spreading into the tory party.should soon be upon us. for the moment, it all feels a bit scratchy as the government's brexit negotiations are thrown into the air. in an ideal world, theresa may would have hailed an eu deal with a european ally today. a pre—christmas meeting with her spanish counterpart still went ahead. the prime minister now faces a new headache after tory—leave supporters rejected the eu proposed deal in its current form. the prime minister has bent over backwards in every way and we have been rebuffed by the eu. they need to go away and think again. today we want a trade arrangement? in which case it's a bit absurd to block everything up before you discuss trade. iain duncan smith took his cue from the dup. we want to see a sensible brexit and we will work through the basis of the clear red lines we have set down, which are, as we understand it, the red lines of the government as well, so a sensible brexit in which the uk leaves as one nation with a sensible relationship with the rest of the eu.

to the media and it appears they may have broken the law and the knives are out for them in the tory partyons of the media. and it worries me, it asks a big question about the trust equation between the public and the police. because when it happens with personalities, they will always take sides because they have people to defend and they have reputations to protect but if you look at people we have never heard of, in the high street tonight, and the police doing it, they will say, you are going to tuck me up like you tut. damian green, and then there is a lawyer somewhere, and it worries me, the behaviour of these retired officers could damage some good policeman doing a good and difficultjob, and also of course, in public life, people might think, i'm not going to be an mp is look at what happens to you. and then whether it is labour, liberal, green party or new cap, conservative, you don't have good people going into politics. —— or ukip. they will say this was in the public interest because of what damian green was saying on television, it was a conflict with what he said in private.

given how far apart the two sides were, and the distance between the different wings of the tory partynister might feel entitled tonight to take a pause for breath, a moment to savour having reached this junction. but with clashes in the commons to come, in the cabinet, and contradictions between the european union and the uk, still, she has little time or energy to waste on celebration. and to reach this point, not even halfway, she's already had to yield so much. indeed, at times it felt like the prime minister simply might not make it even this far. it is a very long way still until the end of this whole journey. tonight, ministers appear to have headed off the possibility of losing a second vote in the house of commons next week. the government was defeated on wednesday, in a vote over how much say mps would have over the final brexit deal. some conservative rebels had suggested they'd vote down plans to enshrine the date of leaving the eu in british law. a compromise now appears to have been reached — meaning the date will be written into law, but ministers will have the power to

and surely the rebels at the tory party would argue this, and labour and the lib dems and the snp wouldall about. there is that line, you want to take back control, this is it. it is driving them mad. this is got to come back to

but today a number of tory mps from across the party have put forward a compromise that keeps the datesters to change it if they think it needs to be. and perhaps for once all tory mps across the board seem happy with the compromise. but as laura said, there are much bigger, tougher arguments to be had now within the government, around the cabinet table, about the precise sort of economic relationship britain wants with the european union after brexit. ben wright at westminster, thank you. ajudge has called for an inquiry after a university student was cleared of rape because police failed to disclose evidence which could have proven his innocence. 22—year—old liam allan spent two years on bail, before his trial at croydon crown court was halted when it was revealed his accuser had sent him thousands of text messages. he's been speaking exclusively to clive coleman. the day after the case against him was dropped, liam allan is coming to terms with the end of a two—year nightmare. i was relieved, notjust for myself, but for everyone that's been with me every step of the way. and everyon

the fundamental here is that the tory party do not agree on who the tory party do not agree on who the the details of how they should approach the future relationship with the european union. and therefore they look at theresa may, and they think right now, in this difficult position, she is probably just about the only person who can kind of keep it all together. does that mean soaring visions of the future? political inspiration, the kind of leader people would follow to the end of the world. it does not. but for now, it does mean she seems to be in a relatively safe position. of course, things being volatile. it could change, and change very fast. as she gets to the end of the year, does not seem like she's going anywhere. thank you very much. that is my favourite phrase of the whole programme. we can stable. —— week and stable. coming up next, 0utside source. also the view is in the uk, all the latest headlines. good evening, murky weather will continue to be a feature of our forecast for the next few days. some practice today. this was a scene for the weather watcher in the scotti

powerful people in the tory party and some labour, for whom it is never going to be good enough. to be enough. that is what theresa may has to navigate in the coming weeks and we will see what emerges from the cabinet meeting this week. in the us, the first democrat has been elected senator for alabama in 20 years. doug jones beat roy moore, even though the republican had been endorsed by president trump. did moore lose because of the allegations of sexual harrassment against him, or does the vote suggest wider problems for the administration? the republicans now have just 51 out of the 100 seats in the senate. stephanie how significant was the alabama vote? it was very significant for a number of reasons. short—term, it makes it more difficult for donald trump to get his agenda through congress. they only have one vote and can lose in the senate. it strengthens the hands of moderate republicans in the senate. republicans have opposed him on a number of issues. they will get the tax bill through because doug jones will not be sworn in and they will vote on it next week. he will b

theresa may has a few weeks over christmas to actually come to a position and the tory party and the the middle. you have one side, they want access to the single market, but no free movement. you have the other side, the loonie brexiteers. as you would characterise them, they wouldn't characterise themselves like that. of course not. they want a canada style plus agreement. that is to say, free trade agreement. the problem is, when one solution, the norway style agreement, you can have no border, no hard irish border. but with the hard brexit solution, you need a border in northern ireland. we have parked a deal for another day. even if there was a bit of drama on the way, it is a good sign, isn't it? a willingness on both sides to get something. no side wants no deal? i believe you cannot fast forward reality. but when reality arrives, you have to deal with it. there has been this extraordinary fantasy. one of the things britons, i am a british citizen now, they have to realise the information they have been given for decades, the reality of the eu and britain's relationship inside

the us has forty other countries lining up to do trade deals with us is humiliating climbdown the tory party of close ranks on this and even the people who said take back control that was their slogan they've talked so just on the river is policy for them people and country second. now will the americans compete in the upcoming winter olympics in south korea we find out why the sunday times after the break. hey everybody i'm stephen bach. hollywood guy suspect every proud american first of all i'm just george bush in our view to say this is my buddy max bemis financial guru well she's a little bit different. going to the well you know we know that up with all the drama happening in our country i'm sure the brood have to meet everyday americans. and hopefully start to bridge the gap this is the great american. welcome back this confusion about whether the usa will take part in the upcoming winter olympics in south korea white house spokesperson sara saunders has tweeted that the country is looking forward to the games in chung chang although security remains a top priority but it's just hours

to a going underground special on the day the british prime minister to raise a may address is tory party faithful in manchester she's also preparing to send troops more troops for the longest war in american history the war in afghanistan which is why we caught up with the former president of afghanistan hamid karzai at the central london undisclosed location. been an atrocity in less vegas that scene making the headlines around the world it's always the ads oddly any of the thirty five thousand dead or wounded by shootings in the united states far more than military deaths or injuries in afghanistan but immediately after reports came up people suspected isis diaster symptomatic of the fear that extremism has no borders the tragic shooting in the united states my condolences to the american people and especially sad. incident we. feel their pain because we've gone through a lot and almost every day we can get a criticism of the obama administration's response to violence in afghanistan in a moment but it's clear that president otranto as a candidate was talking about isolationism some sa

to a going underground special on the day the british prime minister of tourism way addresses a tory party faithful in manchester she's also preparing to send troops more troops to the longest war in america his. the war in afghanistan which is why we caught up with the former president of afghanistan hamid karzai at the central london undisclosed location. been an atrocity in less vegas that's seen making the headlines around the world it's always the ads early any of the fairly five thousand dead or wounded by shootings in the united states far more than military deaths or injuries in afghanistan but immediately after reports came up people suspected isis symptomatic of the fear that extremism is no borders the tragic shooting in in the united states my condolences to the american people in this very sad incident we. feel their pain because we have gone through a lot and almost every day we can get a criticism of the obama administration's response to violence in afghanistan in a moment but it's clear the president on trump as a candidate was talking about isolationism some said his resp

given how far apart the two sides were, and the distance between the different wings of the tory partyer might feel entitled tonight to take a pause for breath, a moment to savour having reached this junction. but, with clashes in the commons to come, in the cabinet, and contradictions between the european union and the uk still, she has little time or energy to waste on celebration. and, to reach this point, not even halfway, she has already had to yield so much. indeed, at times, it felt like the prime minister simply might not make it even this far. it is a very long way still until the end of this whole journey. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, brussels. austria's conservative people's party has struck a coalition deal with the anti—immigration freedom party. if the coalition is confirmed, austria would become the only country in western europe to have a far—right party in government. bethany bell is in vienna with the latest. we have a government which is conservative and far—right, and it was noticeable that during the election campaign, it was dominated very much by the question of t

there's forty other countries lining up to do trade deals with us is humiliating climbdown the tory party have close ranks on this and even the people who said take back control that was their slogan so just down the river it's policy for them people and country second or news after this short break. leave the announced show seems wrong. why don't we all just don't all you get the world to get a sheep out just do you can you continue and in detroit you ignore the trail. going so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. i. welcome back there's confusion about whether the usa will take part in the upcoming winter olympics in south korea white house spokesperson sarah saunders has tweeted that the country is looking forward to the games in pyongyang although security remains a top priority but just hours before she had implied the team line was even be going no official decision has been made on that and will keep us posted as those decisions are made will stand as was quizzed after the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. claimed america's participation not the games wa

the us has forty other countries lining up to do trade deals with us is humiliating climbdown the tory party of close ranks on this and even the people who said take back control that was their slogan just on the river is policy for them people and country second. now the european union is named and shamed countries and i tax haven blacklist but the effort to crack down on tax avoidance has come under fire. like for many plops over the years so i know the game and so i got. the ball isn't only about what happens on the pitch for the final school it's about the passion from the fans it's the age of the super money. spend spend to do twenty million. it's an experience like nothing else not to because i want to share what i think what i know about the beautiful guy a great chance for. a. minute. welcome back now this confusion about whether the usa will take part in the upcoming winter olympics in south korea white house spokesperson sarah huckabee said on this is tweeted that the country is looking forward to the games impelling chan security remains a top priority but just hours before she ha

there are those in the tory party who say his clashes with the government had become so great his resignation iranian government has called on citizens to avoid "illegal gatherings", after two days of anti—government protests. thousands of people joined the demonstrations, with scores arrested, prompting the united states to warn "the world is watching" how the iranian government is dealing with them. today, thousands of people are attending rallies across the country in support of the government. the rallies are commemorating the 2009 demonstrations held in support of the then conservative government of mahmoud ahmadinejad. there are also fresh reports of counter protests. jon ironmonger reports. iran is beset by the worst public unrest for almost a decade. there have been two days of widespread protests and outbreaks of violence, particularly in the western city of kermanshah, where police used force to disperse the crowd. and the capital tehran, with reportedly dozens of arrests. what began as frustrations about the rising cost of living, have escalated, becoming a broader campaign of defi

the us has forty other countries lining up to do trade deals with us is humiliating climbdown the tory party have close ranks on this and even the people who said take back control that was their slogan they've told so just down the river it's policy for them people and country second . will be americans compete in the young coming winter olympics in south korea we find out why there's some doubt after the break. we're going to. leave the announced show seems wrong. but i'll be wrong just don't all you get the world to get a sheep out just do you can't you can't you can't and in detroit you ignore the trail. you can suddenly find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. here's what people have been saying about rejected in the vicinity of the lawn are some of the only show i go out of my way to find you know what it is that really packs a punch oh yeah it is the john oliver of our dear mary it's good to see we are apparently better than to see people you've never heard of love jack to the next president of the world bank very. seriously send us an e-mail. welcome back the

this committee, as i say, really important for the tory party in crucial in any future leadership partyk, lindsay hoyle, nick clegg, the former lib dem leader. he becomes sir nick clegg. the inevitable criticism, the snp say that it demeans the system. labour say that it is honours for cronies. the honours committees are independent. these are not gongs given up by the prime minister. the prime minister sets out the broad terms of what direction she hopes the gongs will go in. aqua look at some of the numbers, there were more politicians in receipt of a knighthood or dame hood this year than last. in the queen's birthday honours injune, there were no politicians on the list because the whole thing was cobbled together during the general election campaign, so you can't sprinkle honours around when there is doorknocking to be done. politicians make up fewer than 2% of those who got a gong. we will leave it there, chris. with all your numbers! we will find out how this story and many others are being covered in tomorrow's front pages. i do hope that you willjoin me at the blood and 30 pm a

former vice chair of the tory party about the world's greatest humanitarian crisis the whole house willsupport what the prime minister said last week in the middle east on her visit about the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe. will she continue to provide so much so much pressure to lift both the humanitarian and commercial blockade she said she would but have been arteries are made policies in reality joining me now from bordeaux in southwestern france is journalist but there's a belief she's recently been in syria where she's been investigating u.k. government toys to what british mainstream media has for so long called moderate rebels but there's a thanks for being on going on the ground just before we go to syria what about to resume condemning the blockade of the ports in yemen surely a sign of a u.k. a good intentions in the middle east. unfortunately i can't agree that the u.k. has any good intentions in the middle east whatsoever they've been responsible in yemen from an taining blockade through the u.n. security council resolution two two one six that has effectively used an i

directly, that takes the thing to a whole new level and that is what is upsetting some members of the tory partyinuing with brexit. david davis sidelined as a civil service takes over the negotiations. they are quoting sources saying that 0liver roberts, the former parliamentary secretary, has been moved in as a bit of a substitute for davis and that he has been going to these meetings in brussels. july and september he went to significantly more meetings than david davis. he reports to theresa may. this is quite worrying for david davis... because he is of the brexit secretary and if he is not doing anything... not taking part in the negotiations, what is he doing? i not sure... playing golf? i am sure you are not doing that, david. is it surprising considering that david davis has been the face of brexit negotiations so far. his competency and credibility have been questioned and credibility have been questioned and we can all agree that brexit negotiations have not gone as planned even though we have some progress in the last couple of weeks but nonetheless there was a lot of scrutiny around

in a way this is the grand canyon divide within the tory party which has never been resolved. spelled—out where she stands on that. thank you. one thousand firefighters are battling to contain a huge wildfire in california. hundreds of buildings have already been razed to the ground and thousands more are threatened. the fire is burning in ventura county — about 50 miles north of los angeles. nearly 30,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. from california, james cook reports. the wildfires are exploding with terrifying speed, driven by ferocious desert winds, whipping down the dusty canyons. this blaze ravaged the beach—side city of ventura and last night, itjumped the main coastal motorway, causing terror for drivers. this is literally like 15 feet away from us right now. this is the cross. we‘re at the cross. 0k, hold on. we need to get out of here as soon as possible, that fire is right there. only one thing could stop the blaze, the pacific ocean. each fire leaves a trail of physical destruction and emotional damage, scores of families have seen their homes redu