57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin with a wildfire emergency in south australia. Around 4,000 people are trapped on the beaches of a seaside town as raging bush fires race to the coast. The fires are so bad near the coastal town that theyve turned the skies a blood red color. The temperature there reportedly topped 120 degrees. Residents say the smoke is so thick that its like choking on dust. Roads to the town are cut off, and australian Officials Say ththat they may have to evacuat people by sea. At least one firefighter was killed yesterday, and the death toll is expected to rise. More than half a dozen people are missing. The bush fires have been raging for several weeks now. Australias Prime Minister fears it may take months to put out the fires. North of the fires, thick smoke can be seen in sydney where new years fireworks are scheduled. Elsewhere around the world people are preparing to welcome in not only a
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A session tomorrow the cabinet also discussed that it will continue to work on a daily basis in the line of the constitution to ensure a smooth handover and a peaceful transition to whatever government comes next not course when youre at Tahrir Square and despite the resignation being announced demonstrators here saw no sign of going home hundreds of High School Students have rallied in Central Hong Kong there calling for democratic reform and standing against what they say is Police Brutality during the recent protests that follows the arrest of dozens of students sort of Polytechnic University protesters there had barricaded themselves for almost 2 weeks some of the most violent scenes since the protests began sara clock has more from hong kong. Members of the older and Younger Generation are attending this assembly here in Central Hong Kong across generational divide whoever is you know. For political reform this peaceful gathering is demanding the government make the 5 demands whic