In southern california, as firefighters struggle to contain windwhipped wildfires, a situation that will probably get worse before it gets better. Thanks for joining us. Im kristin zee forr alma daetz. These fires are coming up to land marks. The biggest is the thomas fire in Ventura County where 150 homes and roughly 100 square miles have burned, an area twice the size of San Francisco. The newest has burned near the getty museum. So far the museum is unharmed but four homes have burned down nearby. We get a look on the ground. Reporter terrifying images along a freeway in los angeles. Part of interstate 405 shut down. Nearby, flames surrounded the iconic getty museum. Its just one of several fires raging out of control in southern california, scorching tens of thousands of acres, firsti forcing evacuations and shutting down schools. The thomas fire burning in Ventura County northwest of los angeles. Every time you see the flame coming up your heart sinks down and you keep praying and
School massacre. Hello from sydney, where our where in the. , and opening the market spread. Had to theke you asiapacific trading, but today markets were closed because of the president s day holiday, so i will send it over to you. Heidi european stocks faltering and futures looking at low bit low, but look at the set up here in new zealand where we are seeing trading under way and had output and input prices coming in, pretty much banking on expectations. Seeing a flat session when it comes to kiwi stocks and the kiwi dollar trading at 7371 with the u. S. Dollar a little bit weaker overnight. Futures in australia, ahead of four pointspen is the downside, and the aussie dollar also a touch weaker against the euro and the yen, and the aussie kiwi is at 1. 0737. Down,o have gold futures and crude seeing gains, wti lets get you to first world news. The reason may is preparing to set up her vision for the u. K. Post exit trade deal in a speech seem to aim at domestic trading. Did as yet th
Meanwhile, new measures to curb immigration are understood to be among the pledges in the conservatives manifesto launched tomorrow. A Record Number of people in work, but there are more warnings of a squeeze on living standards. And trying to fight digital propaganda the millions of fake profiles created on social media pumping out misinformation. And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news theres so much at stake in the championship as Sheffield Wedmnesday and huddersfield look to reach the play off final to face reading. Good evening. President trump is facing what his critics say are the most serious allegations to beset his presidency so far. He has been accused of trying to get the former head of the fbi, james comey who he sacked last week to drop an investigation into links between his former National Security adviser and the russians. The claims have prompted a small but growing number of the president s fellow republicans to call for an independent inquiry into l
Event. We are fortune to have the second here. The 77th secretary of treasury and ive worked directly for four treasury secretaries. I counseled four count four eye ones deer friends so i know what takes to be a good secretary. And having spent time withing this secretary and the president s vision and his team i am confident this gentleman has the right ideas and the right team in place to advance a very progrowth agenda. So with that like to introduce and thank you or or 77th 77th secretary of the treasury, steve mnuchin, and mark wineburger. [applause] well, put a lot of pressure on you there, mr. Secretary. Very kind introduction. Well, thank you. Let me add my thanks for being here. Start on the permanent side, mr. Secretary. Obviously you had an incredibly distinguished private career. Im not sure that prepared you necessarily for going into government, and my first question is, what is the biggest surprise, the biggest change you feel going into being the secretary of the tress
Secretary here today. Directly for four treasury secretaries. I know it makes a good treasury secretary. I have traveled millions of miles within that havent spent time with this secretary, his vision in the president s vision, let me say im incredibly confident that this gentleman has the right ideas in the right team in place to advance a very progrowth agenda. So with that like to introduce and thank you or or 77th 77th secretary of the treasury, steve mnuchin, and mark wineburger. [applause] well, put a lot of pressure on you there, mr. Secretary. Very kind introduction. Well, thank you. Let me add my thanks for being here. Start on the permanent side, mr. Secretary. Obviously you had an incredibly distinguished private career. Im not sure that prepared you necessarily for going into government, and my first question is, what is the biggest surprise, the biggest change you feel going into being the treasury of the United States of america. The skill sets carry over into government.