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 h
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 muc
Unless he renegotiates his brexit deal with the eu. Good evening. 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. Maurice robinson, the 25 year old driver, will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates Court on monday. Four others remain in police custody. Severalfamilies in vietnam have contacted the bbc, fearing relatives are among the dead. Jon donnison is at grays police station, in essex, this evening. Well, this investigation may be centred here in essex, but it now involves several Police Forces gcioss involves several Police Forces across the uk. There are also investigations under way in belgium, in ireland and in vietnam. But with the first person to be charged today, a significant development. 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,
The only ones who should be doing so. China should start an investigation into the bidens. Also on the programme. The high court in belfast rules that a near total ban on abortion in Northern Ireland breaches the uks human rights legislation. The us is imposing 7 billion of new tarrifs on eu goods, as part retribution for the illegal subsidies paid to airbus. Scotch whisky will be one of the hardest hit. And Jason Donovan, dressed only in his pants, rushes to put out a housefire in london thats when Good Neighbours become good friends. Hello, im Michelle Fleury, Christian Fraser is in london. As with most nights recently, theres two big stories on both sides of the atlantic. More on brexit in a moment, but First Washington and the impeachment inquiry. It is just 10 days old yet new developments keep coming thick and fast. Today, Congress Hears from its first impeachment witness. Kurt volker was the special us envoy to ukraine until he resigned last week. Hes not a household name, but i
It is slowly coming to me that i am a World Champion which means so much to me. Around four million women will hear if changes to their state pensions amounted to discrimination. As the last emergency flights bring back stranded thomas cook customers, im at customers, Manchester Airport, where later today therell a jobs fairfor ex thomas cook workers. Afair bit a fair bit of sunshine, changing as storm lorenzo approaches introducing hailfor storm lorenzo approaches introducing hail for some. Its thursday, the 3rd of october. Our top story Boris Johnsons plans for a new brexit deal will go under scrutiny today following their announcement at the conservative party conference. In westminster theyll be debated by mps. Meanwhile european leaders are still considering a detailed response. The question is whether the Prime Ministers proposals are enough to break the deadlock before the leave date on 31st october. Our political correspondent, Jessica Parker has more. Borisjohnson has always b