Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 7am injakarta where rescue workers have been searching for survivors after a firework factory exploded in the indonesian capital. At least 47 people have been killed, others are still missing, and dozens were wounded in the blast in the tangerang industrial zone, just west of jakarta. The bbcs ian palmer reports. A factory building destroyed. Just hours before it was full of workers but something went wrong. The fireworks inside caught fire. The explosion was so loud People Living nearby said it sounded like a bomb. Hundreds of fireworks ignited, the flames spread, factory workers had just arrived for the day shift. The fire took hold, the roof collapsed, dozens of people inside. The factory had only been open for two months. Many of the survivors suffered severe burns and life changing injuries. The list of those still missing as long. The relatives of those affected by the blast have many questions for the authorities. Translation we have check
Its 9 00 oclock. k. Good morning to you. Ood mo thank you very much for youyu joining us on this monday,da december 27th im wisdom, erin como, Steve Chenevey maureenauen umeh. Holly and allison theyre out oo here. Theyre on vacation. Good for them. Hem. Time off enjoy it. Oy i well get to weather in little n bit. T. First though we do want to get g caught up on breaking news news coming out of dc. Putting the ants together for you late details in missing womans case that turned into aa Murder Investigation just winusi the last few hours. Local Yoga Instructor andinctor actress went missing oness went Christmas Day. Her body was recently found andd a suspect apparently has been arrested. Sted moment ago the dc policehe dpoli Department Just wrapped up appea press conference with a lot ofoo new information. Anjali hemphill is breaking it down for us this morning. Morni. There was a lot of informationni to sort through there, anjali. Make it simple for us. Have they arrested someone andoe
Creek stranding livestock, damaging homes. Rescue crews saved nearly 50 people. Search and rescued didnt have time to notify people. They didnt have time. They didnt know what was come. Reporter so in the Santa Cruz Mountains we also saw the San Lorenzo River breach its banks also flooding some homes over there. Today we have learned the usc gs will be out at Santa Cruz Beach at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River to figure out how major storm events like the one this week shape and erode our coastline. But there is some good news because of the recent storms. Now, take a look at the lexington reservoir. And how full it is. Were told 40 of california including the bay area is no longer in a drought because of this weeks storms. Lexington reservoir like many others in the area is at full capacity. Meantime, right now, again, here in hollister, officials are warning people in some parts of the area to avoid drinking their tap water. They were giving out bottled water yesterday and no time
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Because hes under audit. But tax experts says that shouldnt matter. This was President Trump in january. You know, the only one who cares about my tax returns are the reporters. Reporter but in february, a cbs news poll found 56 found its necessary for him to release his tax returns. 43 said its not. Hes the only president not to release them this more than 40 years. Before taking office, mr. Trump often criticized mr. Obama of being too secretive. He tweeted he is the least transparent president ever, and he ran on transparency, but on friday, the white house said its visitor logs will no longer be made public. A practice begun by president obama. Donald Trumps White House is less transparent than president obamas. Reporter Kathleen Clark is an expert on government ethics. We dont know how much money the president owes and to whom he owes it. Reporter White House Press secretary sean spicer. There are now experts on both sides of the aisle who say this is the least Transparent Adminis