At least 15 people dead and destroyed hundreds of houses. 20,000 people have fled their homes, and a state of emergency has been declared. California is no stranger to wildfires but these are some of the worst on record. A combination of dry weather and strong winds are fuelling the ferocious pace of the flames. The bbcs dave lee is on the scene. Its the vast scale of these wildfires thats most alarming. More than 15 major blazes raging across 73,000 acres, creating an apocalyptic landscape. The conditions were perfect dry tinder, ignited with the help of 50 mph winds. When the flames came up, we came down here, and you could not see your hand in front of your face. Fire was coming up over the houses, about 100 feet, both sides of the street. Firefighters say containment has been virtually impossible, so they have been concentrating on getting people to safety. These people in this car fleeing to escape, shocked by the mass destruction. Holy moly and in towns and cities north and south
You should call him pooh. Pretend you are just saying pooh. Pooh after the war there was so much sadness and then winnie the pooh came along and happiness came out. Goodbye christopher robin, rated pg. In select theaters friday. And now, bbc world news. Laura this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, im Laura Trevelyan. While players race across Northern California while players race across northern wildfires race across Northern California. A state of emergency has been declared. Everything is gone. Its a fire pit. Laura catalonias president says he has a mandate to declare independence from spain, but holds off from now. And icelands active volcano creating havoc for travelers. Now scientists are trying to predict the next major eruption. Laura welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. The wildfires raging across californias famous wine region have left 15 people dead. Hundreds of houses have been destroyed, and a state of emergency
Thats right. President trump has now been in office for six months. I know, said melania. [ laughter ] according to cnn, President Trump has spent almost a quarter of his time at his Golf Properties during his First Six Months in office. So its official golf is not good exercise. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] have you been golfing . You look the same. [ light laughter ] after President Trump said in a new interview that he had regrets about appointing attorney general Jeff Sessions, sessions said today that he will continue to serve as long as it is appropriate. So only until about 1955. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] President Trump said yesterday that he went to speak with Vladimir Putin at the g20 summit dinner because he was seated next to the wife of japanese Prime Minister abe, who spoke no english. Which means they had at least one thing in common. [ cheers and applause ] trouble with it, have i also. Senate republicans reportedly met last night to discuss reviving
President trump today removed chief strategist steve bannon from the National Security council. [ cheers and applause ] bannon will go back to doing what he does best, drinking vanilla extract in a gas station bathroom. [ laughter ] in an interview with the New York Times, President Trump defended fox news Host Bill Oreilly against allegations of Sexual Harassment. Because thats who you want defending you. [ light laughter ] what, was bill cosby too busy . He seemed like a nice guy who wouldnt do the touching and the thing. [ cheers and applause ] President Trump said today he is working very, very hard to create peace between israel and palestine. Said trump, theyre absolutely my two favorite real housewives. [ light laughter ] according to a new report, amazon is now worth twice as much as walmart. In response, walmart announced that theyre planning to open a second checkout lane. [ laughter and applause ] got to stay competitive. Got to stay competitive, walmart. The nfl and amazon
Get ready for the hoverbike. A whole lot more on a busy friday. Early today starts right now. Good morning. Everybody, im betty nguyen. Thanks for joining us. A wild night at west. Hundreds of donald trump protesters took to the streets of costa mesa, california. Among them, a police car was destroyed. At least 20 protesters were arrested. And after a prolonged period of intensity and violence things have begun to calm down. Those protests came after a letter laced with white powder was addressed to Donald Trumps Campaign Offices in new york. That is being investigated. Six people exposed to the substance and isolated as a precaution. Jeb bush is speaking out for the First Time Since dropping out of the race. He talked with cnns jamie gangel about trumps nomination and what it would mean to the republican party. My personal belief is donald ive been pretty consistent about this. We will lose the senate and we will lose the presidency in a landslide and our country cant afford that. All