7,000 extra hospital beds this winter including in pop up sites the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. and the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest seven uk cities are in the running. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal, prolonged dry weather, drought and severe drought. eight areas have been moved to the third stage, including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london. as well as east anglia, thames, lincolnshire and northamptonshire, east midlands. in the wake of low rainfall and high temperatures, water c
Jumped out. This cell phone picture captured the flames as they lit up this door and window. It was scary very scary because we heard people screaming in the hallway. And they were screaming and crying and i opened the hallway door and all i saw was smoke and people running and screaming. Lyle downs saw tla tried to help. We started spraying the hose or the fire extinguishers at the flames started with the top and work your way down. Downs spotted two people who were trapped on the second floor. Officer reeve asked me to grab a ladder, as i went to run and grab the ladder and came back with it he backed his suv up to the window and they jumped out of the second story and landed on the roof of the truck. The one guy bounced off and fell on his head but the boy seemed like he was ok he was crying pretty bad he was scared. They were shaken up. Sheldon Fire Department says no one was injured. Theyre still keeping an eye on the Garden Apartments which is less than a half mile from uwwhitewa
Overnight construction on northbound 894 and 94 eastbound was closed and now open and running smoothly in the area. Now to the travel times. Thats a look at the morning commute, back to you. Matt, thank you. Breaking overnight, protests around the country and crowds are filng against donald trump. Demonstrations are in at least seven major cities. Tim is live for us in the news room with more on this situation. Tim. Tim donald trump has been president elect for about 24 hours or so, but thousands are marching in the streets, like in chicago, they are chanting not my president outside of the trump power. On the west coast, the freeway in Downtown Los Angeles was flags. A similar seen in seattle as well. The biggest protest in new york city, they gathered outside of the trump tower and blocking the traffic there and we have learned 15 people were arrested. Of course, we are continuing the watch the protests and bring you new information as it is coming in. Tim, the prozests are coming ho
Already in the 40s this morninunr a clear sky. That sw wind will gust to 30 mph this afternoon with sunshine and highs in the lower 60s. Another cold front moves in tonight, and the wind will shift to the nw with lows near 40. Breaking overnight anti donald trump protests across america. In los angeles hundreds took to the streets. Blocking traffic and destroying property. In Portland Oregon hundreds gathered outside the courthouse to protest against the president elect. Five people were shoin seatte ar the protests, but Officials Say it does not appear those shootings are gets his first inside look at his new home and workspace. Hes headed to the white house for a briefing from president obamatracie potts reports. sot donald trump r president elect 00 07 it is time for us to come together as one united people. That begins today. With the extraordinary image many thought would never happen billionaire now president elect donald trump and his wife melania. Side by side with the obamas a
Morning under a clear sky. That sw wind willust to 30 mph thisafternoon with sunshine and highs inthe lower 60s. Another cold front moves in tonight, and the wind will shift to the ith lows near 40. Overnight closures are slightly delaying trafc on the roads drive safelyand give yourseadditional drive times this morningotherwise drivetimes are at or around posted were following breaking news on milwaukees northwest side. Policeon the scene shooting. Ann sterling is live near 57th and philip with more. Milwaukee Police Investigate serious shooting on the northwest side. It happened near 57th and philip. Mpd confirms st one vict in critical condition. Breaking overnight demonstrations in parts of the country, people protesting the at those ests and why milwaukee city leaders are watching them closely today. Were told a protest against the election of donald trump is planned here in milwaukee. This evening at red arrow park. Last night. We saw protests in the democratic stronghold cities