Seen have killed at least ten people and forced around 20,000 from their homes. At least 1,500 properties have been destroyed as the flames spread in hot weather, whipped up by strong winds. Governorjerry brown has declared a state of emergency in the wine counties of napa, sonoma and yuba. The bbcs dave lee reports from san francisco. Fierce winds and low humidity the perfect conditions for a raging blaze to spread across californias famous wine region, north of san francisco. Late sunday night, dramatic videos posted to social media showed locals desperately fleeing towns that were being engulfed by the flames. Slow down. Stop winds as strong as 70 mph meant the fire spread quickly and unpredictably. What started the initial blaze is not yet known. 11 oclock somebody came around honking their horn, like, just crazy. Were just like what is going on . And i dont know what inspired me to look out my bedroom window, necause its in the back of the house and the car was in the front of the
Insulator on the tracks. Crews are working on ventilating the smoke. No one was hurt. Bart is dealing with growing concerns with crime and policing at stations. A Safety Committee is meeting right now. Reporter in the last 24 hours, theres been four documented crimes at bart stations. And bart is still facing a Police Shortage and questions over how it handles crime data. Sexual assaults are up and bart stations have seen 45 more robberies in the 1st quarter. Thats according to the San Francisco chronicle. I dont feel safe. Some of the characters can be a lot more shady. The new police chief is facing criticism for the way the Agency Reports crime. It puts data on crime mapping. Com. A website that shows you where and when crime happens but doesnt provide many details. At the Safety Committee meeting, bart will go back to having a watch commander create a narrative summary. Theres not another Police Department in the bay area that does narratives like we were doing them. And were willi
South of france and corsica fight huge forest fires banned by high temperatures and strong winds. Close to the Tourist Resort of saint tropez, nearly 2000 Fire Fighters have been put into action as dozens of homes are evacuated. And britains adam peaty has broken his own 50 metre breast stroke world record, in the heats of the World Swimming Championships in hungary. Good morning. Its tuesday the 25th ofjuly. Im ben brown. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Builders could be banned from selling new houses as Leasehold Properties in england under proposals put forward by the government today. It comes after it emerged some Housing Developers have been selling the leasehold on to Investment Firms without always telling homeowners, leading to extra costs or rising charges. The government says there is a particular problem in the North West Of England where houses were being sold on leasehold although its not clear why. The communities secretary, sajid javid, has said enough is enough as he set
Singapore, midnight in london, and 9am in melbourne, australia, where one of the popes most senior advisers has just entered court. Cardinal georgpell has returned from rome saying that he is innocent and will clear his name. And we are seeing these pictures of his arrival from just a little while ago. Cardinal george pell. Phil mercer is outside the court in melbourne. Updaters with what you have seen. We have just seen, updaters with what you have seen. We havejust seen, Cardinal George pell, having to battle his way through a huge Media Contingent, here at the melbourne magistrates court. I dont remember seeing Media Interest in a case quite like this. Cardinal george pell arrive in the last ten minutes or so for a procedural hearing. It is called a filing is hearing here in australia. This will set out the framework for the rest of the court case that he will be involved with. As you say, he has been accused of historical sexual abuse allegations, and we understand that there are m
To push the boundaries in a pool. The olympic champion broke his own world record in the 50m breaststroke twice in one day. And sniffing out disease. Could dogs hold the key to early diagnosis of parkinsons . And carol has the weather. After a bright start in the east, the rain already in the west will move east through the day and we will all see it, heaviest in scotla nd will all see it, heaviest in scotland and Northern Ireland and Northern England and itll be accompanied by blustery winds. Behind it we see a return to sunshine and showers. More in 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. All sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2040 as part of efforts to reduce Air Pollution. The government is also expected to announce more than £250 million of funding for local councils to tackle emissions from Diesel Vehicles. Holly hamilton reports. Drives up in a 9001908 model t. Weve come a long way in terms of design but for 100 years weve been relying o