Enough to fight fire at night. Over time well have the capability of operating those with night vision goggles at night on fires. Reporter the chopper can drop more than three times the amount of water than the old fleet. The cal fire hawk features a retractable snorkel capable of sucking up a thousand gallons of water in just 45 seconds. Hopefully with the speed involved they will be getting more water to the fire quicker to support those crews. They have a hoist. Reporter the Current Fleet of vintage is more than five decades old. They were used originally in vietnam. Reporter the upgrade is badly needed but it is not just the chopper fleet getting a boost. Seven c130s are also in the pipeline. The f w dp four times more retardant and utilize a bigger crew. Firefighters hope the new aircraft will help them knock more fires down quickly. And save lives. Hopefully be able to give a bigger punch. Reporter we are back here live looking at some of the current helicopters. The old hueys. S
A culture of looking at the stereotype question if you think the future of the country that im not on the time. Needed to be picked for this grandmother am to me its all about. Nothing i might show joins me from the gym and funded up the. Post. How do you do it japan and turkey try to unreliable carlos gomez fugitive flights to beirut but will the Justice System in levanon take any action against the former auto executive well take a look. Also on the show another year another record day on wall street the bull market is charging in the 20 twentieths full speed and well discuss whats behind the optimism. And thai retailers kick off the new year with a ban on single use plastic bags. This is your Business Report im Stephen Beers in berlin its good to have you with us. Interpol issued a red notice for former Nissan Renaud executive carlos ghosn on thursday jumped bail in japan earlier this week and fled to lebanon to avoid trial there on charges of financial misconduct the question now i
Stocks. It really started, if you think about it, a year ago today with a big rally the day after christmas, the after the Christmas Eve selloff last year. Now as we get set for a new year, nasdaq 9,000, what is next . What are you thinking about . Im really optimistic where the markets are going in 2020. It is kind of interesting, if you look at this historically, with a year where markets are up over 20 , on the average the dow has been up over 75 of the time with an average of close to 9 . The s p 500 has been up over 83 of the time with an average over 11 . Past returns are not indicative of future returns but if stats is on our side, history is on our side, markets are still good value, there is still room to grow and a lot of potential as weve seen in the past. Connell gary you and i spoke couple days ago right before christmas. Youre more of a worrier, right . Nothing wrong with that. Someones got to but how do you look at this run . At this point, is it getting toward as point
Locals in bethlehem to celebrate christmas in the holy land. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Its Christmas Morning in australia but hundreds of families are spending the day in emergency shelters, unable to celebrate in their homes, as the country battles one of its worst bushfire disasters in years. Figures released by firefighters in New South Wales reveal nearly 1,000 houses have been destroyed. Conditions have eased, but another extreme heatwave is due later this week. Prime minister Scott Morrison was criticised for going on holiday during the bushfires. Hes since returned and apologised for being away. He says volunteer firefighters who work in the federal Public Sector will be given an extra four weeks paid leave. Phil mercer reports from New South Wales. Koalas and other Australian Animals are the unseen victims of the fires. Much of their habitat has been destroyed and the survivors need all the help they can get. The true extent of australias bushfire crisis is gradually emerg
And we look back at one of the most extraordinary operations of the korean war to save hundreds of thousands trapped in a north korean port. Thousands of worshippers have packed st peters basilica in rome for Christmas Eve Midnight Mass. Pope francis told the faithful that god loves everyone, even the worst of us, and urged them to give thanks. The pope, generally seen as a reformist leader of the catholic church, also spoke of change. This from our rome correspondent mark lowen. In the gilded splendour of st peters basilica, this was a solemn Christmas Eve mass. Amen. The seventh that pope francis has led. His homily talked of gods love. You may have mistaken ideas, you may have made a complete mess of things, but the lord continues to love you. That will be seen by some as a reference to church scandals, including sex abuse. Francis papacy is in many ways reformist shaking up the traditional governance of the church. Perhaps then, there was a pointed message in his words, we change,