their disbelief after new zealand s prime minister announces she s stepping down. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the western front leads the nominations for this year s british academy film awards. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 3pm in los angeles where we begin our programme with the news that the hollywood actor alec baldwin is to be charged with the involuntary manslaughter of the cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was shot dead on the set of the film rust. 4pm in los angeles. the film s armourer who was responsible for the weapon will face the same charge after a gun that the actor discharged on set was found to contain live ammunition. sophie long has the latest from los angeles. the frantic efforts to save halyna hutchins in the moments after she was shot. it was during rehearsals on the set at the bonanza creek ranch in new mexico when the shootings and deaths depicted on the 19th c
British actorjulian sands, widely known for popular films and tv dramas including a room with a view, 2a, and smallville, disappeared last friday while hiking in the san gabriel mountains, north of los angeles. ground teams were forced to abandon their search at the weekend due to avalanche risks but will resume when conditions improve. but a car belonging to mr sands has been found near to where he was reported missing. to the war in ukraine now and ukrainian forces have acknowledged stepping back from the bitterly contested donbas town of soledar, captured by russian forces last week in theirfirst significant victory after many months in retreat. soledar is where some of the fiercest fighting of the war has been taking place, it s close to bakhmut, a crucial supply route. 0ur correspondent andrew harding has been to the front line and his report contains some scenes that you may find difficult to watch.
Authorities are still trying to figure out more details on how the attack was planned and who owns the truck. now, a previously unknown palestinian group is known for they attacked. they could have been inspired by isis, jon. jon: thank you. jenna: thousands are left without power, and possible parts of california and western nevada, heavy rain caused widespread flooding there. our meteorologist has the details for us now. unfortunately, more rain and snow on the way. it should be a good new situation, they have been in a drought for years across the west in southern california. too much rainfall, too much snow pack is going to lead to concerns of flash flooding, debris flow, avalanche risks. let s look at the last 24 hours. all of that moisture streaming in. we have delays at the airports in los angeles and denver as the snow and rain continues in. look at tomorrow. look at that wall of water that