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Officials in california are warning that historically strong winds expected this weekend are likely to fan the destructive wildfires that have taken hold. A state of emergency has already been declared in los angeles and sonoma counties. Chris buckler reports. In several parts of california, families have been forced to flee as wildfires have learned through thousands of acres of dry land and into residential areas. We get a knock on the door at 3am from the sheriffs telling us we needed to leave, and live now. The tick fire in Los Angeles County has already caused a huge amount of damage, but its dwarfed in size by the kincaid fire, which has spread across the Sonoma County wine region in Northern California and now threatens homes in the San Francisco bay area. 50,000 people there have been ordered to leave. Were evacuating because this fire is very dangerous. And it is expected to move towards healdsburg and windsor this evening. The winds that we are going to experience will be much like what we experienced in october of 2017. We already have a fire burning and we have advance notice now, and that is why we are taking these precautions. We want you to start evacuating now. Water is continually being dropped by planes as firefighters try to contain the blaze on the ground. But days of forecast strong, hot, dry winds are going to make theirjob much more difficult. We are potentially going to see a historical wind event, and it has us highly concerned that the vulnerable areas of california could see some explosive fire. So, thats why we are reiterating this kind of vigilance that were preaching to everybody. Power is expected to be cut to almost one million homes in the state as a precaution. There are concerns that sparks from electricity lines, combined with the extreme winds, could prove dangerous. But the Power Outages are causing their own problems. We believe that although the shutoffs are projected to be much shorter, everyone should be prepared for an extended shut off, that is the worst case scenario. That could be 5 7 days if they are not able to restore power right away due to challenges with inspection or with changes in the weather. Smoke is rising spreading across california, and by the strengthening wind. Its forecast theyll reach up to 70 miles an hour as so much of this states land is scorched once more. Chris buckler, bbc news. Hundreds of thousands of catalans have marched through barcelona calling on the madrid government to free jailed separatist leaders. Most of the demonstrations have been peaceful, although militant protesters have clashed with police in one part of central barcelona. 0ur correspondent, sarah rainsford, is there. The police have suddenly started putting people up the street, they are trying to get rid of this crowd. Theyve been firing rubber bullets at the protesters had staged a kind of sit in to basically take positions in the streets and they have their hands in the air, showing theyre no threat to the police but the police carried on firing rubber bullets up the street. They had warned the protesters that they are going to charge, there was an announcement from police, now the crowd are building barricades and pulling metal barricades across the street. This was a peaceful protest at the beginning, a couple of hours ago around about 10,000 people were here on the streets in the centre of barcelona, just throwing insults at the police. Then they began throwing rocks, they began throwing fireworks and eventually the police lost their patience. Do you think the protests will change anything . We hope so. If we dont do anything for sure it will stay the same. I think the only way is to do is to go out on the street and protest and do like this. This fire is burning right in the rich, smart part of barcelona. These bins set on fire. The Pro Independence leaders here have called for todays rallies to be peaceful. And the main rally was just that, some 350,000 people and the leaders on the stage are talking about how this Independence Movement is a peaceful one. But yet again here, in the centre of barcelona tonight, there are fires on the street and protesters clashing with the police. Police have charged a man with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people, after 39 bodies were discovered in a refrigerated lorry container in essex in the south east of england. Maurice robinson, the 25 year old driver, will appear in court on monday. Four others remain in police custody. Severalfamilies in vietnam have contacted the bbc, fearing relatives are among the dead. Jon donnison reports. 25 year old maurice robinson, from northern ireland. Arrested on wednesday, hes now facing multiple charges, including 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, and money laundering. He was the driver of the lorry. Detectives say identifying those who died will take time, but the focus is now on the vietnamese community. Ive met with the vietnamese ambassador and we are building a really good and rapid rapport. But underlying all that, of course, we dont know exactly the nationality of our individuals, but at the moment, im going to focus and engage as much as i possibly can within the vietnamese community. In vietnam, the family of Nguyen Dinh Tu is already grieving. He was trying to reach the uk, while his wife and young son stayed behind at home. His father said he feels certain his son was inside the lorry. Translation he was on that truck, all 39 are dead and he must be one of them. Hes gone now. Father Anthony Dang Huu Nam s a vietnamese priest who has been speaking to families whose relatives are missing. They were on their way to a new life, but they lost their lives, he says. The district is in sorrow. Its a tragedy for the whole country to bear. 21 year old pham thi tra my is another feared victim. In glasgow, we managed to speak to a friend who was hoping to see her once she arrived in the uk. He didnt want to be identified and spoke to us through a translator. Translation i have spoken to some of the families. They told me their daughters and sons travelled on that day. They know about the news, but they dont want to believe it. They are waiting for a miracle. In central vietnam, a makeshift shrine has been set up at the home of bui thi nhung. Her relatives are also fearing the worst. Another heartbroken family, who can only wait for confirmation of what they think they already know. This morning, at tilbury docks, more bodies were driven away by private ambulance. All 39 have now been removed from the container. Theyve been taken to broomfield hospital, in chelmsford, for postmortem examinations. Jon donnison, bbc news, in grays, in essex. Michael brosovski is founder and co chief executive of Blue Dragon Childrens Foundation which helps vulnerable children. As part of that, his team has rescued 902 people from human trafficking. Hes based in vietnam and told me more about the people trying to leave the country to seek a better life in the west. The people who are heading especially to europe tend to be from North Central vietnam, from some really specific areas. They are people who are very poor, who are looking for some kind of opportunity. They do tend to be young adults. Not children and not older adults but people in their 205 looking for opportunity and seeing nothing at home. If they are poor, as you say, who are they turning to for help . The smugglers who have set up for help . The smugglers who have set up these routes to europe also lend them the money to pay for it and so in this way people are being tricked. They think they have got a lifeline and all they have to do is borrow this money and pay it back but it becomes a debt that leads to them being enslaved. When these people do reach the European Countries that they want to get to, what do the families back home in vietnam know about what they are doing and how they are earning their money, or do they still think they are living the dream, so to speak . We are talking here about people who may know very little about the world, and that is why they are so vulnerable to exploitation, so the families back home, they may have no concept of what europe is, what it is like, what the risks are. They may have a vision that everyone in the west as well say if only they can get theirortheir the west as well say if only they can get their or their relatives can get there they will be ok, so they may actually have no idea and think that it may actually have no idea and think thatitis may actually have no idea and think that it isjust like their village except there is more money. In the introduction to your interview, i just mention that you have helped 902 people from human trafficking, a startling number. When you do rescue people, what kind of state are the end . Every rescue operation is different, but what is always the same as that people are traumatised. People who are trafficked, they dont go into that willingly. In the case we are talking about here are people ending up in the uk, of course people do set out willingly to the uk. They may pay a smuggler, but once they get there and things turn bad they are not expecting that. They have put their trust in someone that. They have put their trust in someone and so trust has been severely damaged. They may be in very poor health at the time they found rescued because there is never adequate nutrition, neveraccess found rescued because there is never adequate nutrition, never access to medical care. People are forced to work sometimes 18 hours a day, even children. And so at the time that blue dragon meets and rescues people who are trafficked, they are in need ofa who are trafficked, they are in need of a lot of care, a lot of one on one attention and certainly medical help as well. A vatican conference on the challenges facing the Amazon Region has concluded with a call for some married men to be ordained as priests a move which, if acted upon, would overturn centuries of tradition within the Catholic Church. The suggestion at the synod on the amazon has been made as a way to tackle the problem of a shortage of priests in the region but is highly controversial. John mcmanus reports a vatican conference on the challenges facing the Amazon Region has concluded with a call for some married men to be ordained as priests a move which, if acted upon, would overturn centuries of tradition within the Catholic Church. The suggestion at the synod on the amazon has been made as a way to tackle the problem of a shortage of priests in the region but is highly controversial. John mcmanus reports beautiful and remote, the Catholic Church has long held sway in the Amazon Region. But finding enough priests to minister to hard to reach communities is a growing problem. At the vatican over the past three weeks, bishops and laypeople from the region have been attempting to solve that. Their solution could overturn centuries of tradition. Priestly celibacy has been the norm in the Catholic Church for most of its existence. Though, its always been viewed as a tradition rather than a matter of doctrine. This vote, to recommend the ordination ofjunior clergy deacons as full ministers, regardless of whether theyre married or not could solve the problem that many remote communities being visited by a priest only a few times a year. But opponents of the idea fear it may spread throughout the Global Church and they see it as a further challenge of the orthodoxy extolled by the previous pope, benedict xvi. Some highly placed catholic officials have denounced the synod of the amazon, with one Cardinal Raymond burke accusing it of heresy. Theyre also angry at suggestions women should play a greater official role in church activities. Pope francis says hes going to look again at that issue. Translation i would like to underline something, we have not yet realised what the woman in the church means. We talk about them only for the functional part, which is important, but the role of women in the church goes far beyond functionality, and that is what must be followed. Far beyond. A final decision on priestly celibacy will be the pontiffs alone to make, though the rules have been bent before the to fit local circumstances. When protestant vicars in britain, angry at the ordination of women as bishops left the church of england, Pope Benedict ordained many of them as catholic priests, even though they were already married. John mcmanus, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come. Political turmoil in chile as the president dismisses his cabinet and proposes reforms demanded by protesters. Indie rock candy died yesterday. She spoke of dying in the service of her country and said, i would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood contributes to the growth of this nation. After 46 years of unhappiness these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. No more fear, no more uncertainty. Busted ignition and lift off of discovery with a crew of six asked are not heroes and one american legend. A milestone in human history. Born today, this girl in india is the seventh billion person on the planet. This is bbc news, the latest headlines. Millions of californians face having their power cut as the state battles a surge in wildfires. Another huge protest in barcelona as the backlash over spains jailing of separatist catalonian leaders continues. A man has been charged with 39 counts manslaughter over the deaths of migrants found in a lorry in england. Lets get more on the fires in california. Earlier i spoke to dino bugica, he runs a pizza restaurant in geyserville. He explained whats been happening. We went through evacuation wednesday morning at like 6am. Surreal to wake up and you have the sheriff knocking on your door, packed up the kids and got the dog ready and got everything ready, but we came back and we decided to stay here and things right now, pretty calm. This happened two years ago almost the same day, but it is kind of waiting around for this wind, that hopefully it doesnt turn back on us so we are just Holding Tight for the moment. You have been looking after people in your restaurant, havent you . Local people, it is pretty small, geyserville, but our doors are always open and i have been volunteering for two years and feeding people, the fire department, i dont know where they stay but a few times they came in. We do what we can and we had no powerfor a little while so we are just cooking pizzas and doing what we can for those guys. You sound like youre being quite pragmatic about it, what will be, will be. There is not much you can do. What do you pack . It is like, grab your favourite jacket and talk for the best and make sure your family are safe. We are ready, i dont know. Geyserville, we bounce back. This happened two years ago and we are not too worried but lets hope it doesnt reach town. We have a river and the vineyards, so hopefully the wind doesnt turn back on us. Obviously, as you say, people are most important, but what is the threat to your property and your restaurant . It is kind of the downtown area. I dont know, it devastated santa rosa and there was a time that got totally wiped out stop they say these ones are pretty bad but hopefully, it is a huge brick building. It has been through a couple of earthquakes and i hope it is still standing, but we are going to wait it out. Chiles president , Sebastian Pinera, has dismissed his whole cabinet in order to form a new government and introduce social reforms demanded by protesters. Mr pinera said hed heard the demands from the streets. More than a Million People joined a peaceful rally on friday in the capital, santiago, calling for social justice. He Gareth Barlow reports. Where people protested, now they paint. After days of demonstrations which have brought death and destruction, there is a greater sense of calm in santiago. Translation it is legitimate to protest, it is legitimate to want changes. We all want them but lets not destroy the things that affect all chileans. Translation we have to clean up, its our city we live here and destroying it is the worst way we can protest. On friday, a reported one Million People marched through the capital, a largely peaceful demonstration despite some scuffles with police. In response, president Sebastian Pinera says the night time curfew will be lifted and the cabinet will resign. Translation i asked all ministers to resign in order to form a new government and to be able to respond to these new demands and take charge of these new times. In the past days, at least 17 people have been killed and over 7,000 arrested. Chile is one of latin americas wealthiest countries but also one of the most unequal deep rooted issues that cant be swept away. Gareth barlow, bbc news. Bolivias leader, evo morales, has said he will not negotiate with his political opponents over the countrys disputed president ial election result. But he has said hell take part in a run off with his closest rival, carlos mesa, if vote rigging is discovered during an audit of the official tally, being carried out by the organization of american states. There have been violent protests since the polls closed last sunday, when electoral officials said the result was close and a second round of voting would be held. At least three protesters have been killed in iraq. It means more than 200 people have now died in Anti Government protests this month. The violence comes in spite of protest leaders announcing a pause in demonstrations until the new year, to give the government time to respond to their demands. Our middle east correspondent tom bateman has the story. Protesters were back on the streets in their thousands. They chanted freedom they demanded jobs and an end to corruption. In the Southern City of nasiriyah, a group of protesters tried to storm the house of a local official. At least two people died in the violence. In the capital, baghdad, Security Forces were ready to protect the green zone the fortified area that hosts iraqs parliament. Protesters blame a political system put in place after the us led invasion of 2003, where government jobs are handed out on religious and ethnic lines. They say it has impoverished the people, but enriched their leaders. These are my brothers, this woman said. If i dont protect them, i cant protect my country. More than 50 people died in clashes yesterday, as Security Forces used live ammunition to break up protests. Today, they buried the dead. It is the second serious bout of violence this month, with the governments handling of the demonstrations only fuelling more unrest. Iraqs prime minister, Adil Abdul Mahdi in office for only a year finds himself under growing pressure. He has promised a Cabinet Reshuffle and a package of reforms, but it has done little to quell the anger. Its likely to take far more from the government to calm iraqs streets. Tom bateman, bbc news. Around 200,000 people have joined a gay pride march in taiwan the first since the island legalised same sex marriages. Taiwan is the first place in asia to allow gay people to marry. Rachel stanton reports. Music. Celebrating in style. The island has long hosted the regions largest pride marches, but this year, there is a difference. Music. Taiwan will now allow same sex couples to get married. It is a first for asia, as same sex marriages are not legal in other parts of the region. Since the law was changed in may, more than 2000 couples have taken advantage of this. Translation we hope everybody can understand that gay people are around them. They are your neighbours, families and friends. We can all be Good Neighbours and march together. Despite this change in the law, the Lgbt Community says further steps need to be taken. Translation marriage equalitys the beginning. Its not the end. We have to keep pushing for many other issues, including International Gay marriage recognition, parental and adoption rights, as well as surrogacy. And most importantly, gender equality education. Taiwans Foreign Ministry posted its support for the parade online, urging people to put on their glad rags. With plenty of rainbows and music, this years parade is a march of progress. Rachel stanton, bbc news. A cardigan that was once worn by kurt cobain on stage has sold at auction for a record breaking 330,000. The late lead singer of nirvana wore the cardigan during the bands famous Live Performance on mtv unplugged back in 1993. 26 years later the garment remains unwashed, bearing stains and cigarette burns. Juliens auctions say its the most expensive sweater to be sold at auction in history. Kurt created the grunge look and he didnt wear show clothes so this was a sweater he actually bought in a thrift shop. Made in the 19605, heavily used with cigarette burns, so it is easily identified because of the stains and burns and he wore it at a most important performance in my opinion so it is a holy grail of clothing that can come up for auction. Thatis that is how it is looking at this hour. You can reach me on twitter im duncan golestani. For now, thank you very much for watching. If you are at the end of your tether with the cloudy, wet and windy weather, i have news for you. There is a significant change on the way and it cant come too soon. There are tens of flood warnings out across england and wales and no wonder when you see how much rain has fallen in parts of powys and into devon, notable amounts in derbyshire and also the midlands as well. And the reason for the changes, we are pushing away the weatherfront, keeping low pressure close by in the north of scotland, a lot of isobars so it stays when they come effect of that front moving away to the south is taking away the mild air and we are all in a much fresher feeling regime as we start the new day on sunday. Could be a touch of frost in some locations across the south of england but the skies are clear in the wind is light overnight but converts into a gloriously sunny day. Still plenty of wind and some punchy showers across the north of scotland that may be in the north west of england. Forget all about the 18 and 19 in kent, top of the day, 13 or so. Into the start of next week, not a great deal of change as we say that irans sunnier but noticeably colder by day and night. He does the pattern, it is very much the High Pressure that is dominating the scene, this little ridge of High Pressure bringing a fine unsettled, frosty start. Not much in the way of winds save perhaps for the north and north east of scotland, 12 spots on the Eastern Shore is feeling the keenness of the wind. Just a difference in far south west, and enough cloud for the odd showery burst of rain. These are the highs on the day, about 6 7 up to 11 12 at the very best. Not a great deal of difference from monday into tuesday, a lot of isobars squeezing up, so the wind, a keen one at that, squeezing in from the east and south east. Maybe a shower or two and the onshore breeze from the north sea. Quite a bit of cloud across the eastern counties for both england and scotland but for the most part it will be dry but not warm, seven, eight up to around 11 or 12 at the very best. As far ahead as the middle part of the week, not a great deal changes for many of us although this set of fronts may cause a change for the second half of the week across most parts of the british isles, we will keep you posted. This is bbc news, the headlines officials in california are warning that historically strong winds are likely to fan the destructive wildfires that have taken hold. A state of emergency has already been declared. Millions of people face having their power cut as part of the emergency effort to control the fires. Hundreds of thousands of catalans have marched through barcelona calling on the madrid government to free the jailed separatist leaders. Some of the protesters clashed with Police Following the peaceful protest six people werehospitalised after officers charged barricades built by the demonstrators. More rallies are planned for sunday. A 25 year old man, maurice robinson, has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people after 39 bodies were found in a refrigerated lorry trailer in britain. A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the deaths

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