Deal in the country. Protestors celebrated outside the commons. Borisjohnson says hell now push for a general election. Im rico hizon in singapore. Also in the programme Hurricane Dorian devastates parts of the bahamas the countrys Prime Minister calls it an historic tragedy and scientists warn that the massive ice sheet covering greenland may have melted by a record amount this year. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its eight in the morning in singapore and iam here in london, at the end of a historic day in british politics. The Prime Minister borisjohnson has lost his first vote in the house of commons. This was the moment the result was announced. The ayes to the right, 328. The noes to the left, 301. On wednesday, mps will now decide whether to make a no deal brexit impossible, by forcing the Prime Minister to ask the eu for an extension to negotiations, if he cant get a deal by the end of october. Borisjohnson was defeated by 27
The fire started. They say its clear the fire almost instantly overwhelmed them. There was an extraordinarily hot fire and the bodies do exhibit signs of extreme thermal damage. Reporter also a grim change in tactics. Just before 10 00 this morning, this went from a rescue mission t to a recovery operation. A total of 34 people are presumed dead. Only 20 have been recovered. The five survivors are all conception crew members, including the ships captain. All were stationed on the top deck when the fire started. Today we also learned that many of the victims were from northern california. Today a mother of one of those 34 victims showed up at the shoreline memorial. We showed up because my daughter, alexander kurtz, was on the conception. And she died. I can tell you that very poignant duty that we have. Reporter a vly shaken sheriff says hes spoken to many moms and dads who have happen and why were so many lives lost . And they will rely on us to do everything in our power to find out
The scene shortly thereafter. We expect to be on scene about seven to ten days. During that time, our investigators will be collecting the perishable evidence. We will not be determining the cause of the fire while on scene. That comes later in the investigative process. And today we are learning more about the people on board that boat who did not survive. Sid garcia from our sister station in los angeles begins our team coverage. As of 9 40 a. M. This morning coast guard has suspended search efforts pending further development. Reporter the search for any possible survivors is over. Heartbreaking news for families and friends of those on board the conception. Those who didnt escape mondays deadly fire perished. Among the dead, 25yearold allie. Her mother says she loved diving. She loved it here and she loved the boat and diving. And she would just do she could do anything she wanted. Reporter also killed, two students who attended pacific and a woman in stockton posted she lost a fat
The ntsb arrived today and they will try to determine how this fire started. Investigators plan to interview the survivors to learn more about what may have sparked the blaze. Meantime Officials Say they will use rapid dna analysis to try to identify the victims. You will remember, that was the same analysis used to identify victims of the wildfire that devastated the town of paradise last year. Five members of one family are among those on the dive trip. A relative says the family was from stockton. Susanna rojas posted on social media that her three daughters, their father, and their stepmother were all on board conception when it caught fire before dawn yesterday morning. They were outstanding citizens, they are just beautiful, special, they did everything, i evan was on with her father, her sisters nicole and angela, and their stepmother. Evan, her father and stepmother all worked as rses at Joseph Medical Center in stockton, angela was a middle School Teacher in stockton and nicol
A very warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. As ever, you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hello and welcome to a brain soaked westminster. The weather perhaps a metaphor after yesterdays sunshine for what is happening as far as borisjohnson is concerned over his government. Rain soaked. British mps are set to discuss legislation designed to extend the Brexit Process to at least the end ofjanuary, blocking a possible no deal departure on october 31. This was made possible by a dramatic move on tuesday in which opposition parties, aided by a group of 21 conservative rebels, voted to take control of parliamentary time. Prime minister Boris Johnson immediately said he would not ask the eu for an extension and confirmend that he would push for an early general election. Our first report this morning is from our political corresponden, jonathan blake. It was Boris J