this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a force of nature wildfires rip through parts of colorado, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing thousands to flee. we know that there are structures, both homes and businesses, that have been burned and lost. diplomacy or deterrence president biden s phone call to president putin laying out the us position over ukraine. south africa says it has passed the peak of the omicron driven covid wave. and, last minute checks and tests as the countdown to new year celebrations begins.
i mean, listen, i agree up around guns. i started hunting when i was 12. i became an army ranger miami a i m a gun owner now. i ve very familiar with them. but we ve created this gun that romanticizes it where people s identity gets tied to guns, and it takes people who otherwise might be mentally disturbs and makes them a very dangerous person. at the same time, ma does appear to be clear is this person had extremist beliefs, was on extremist blogs, wrote about this, was promoting right-wing ideology in many ways. and ef-to take a look at this and law enforcement tells us that we have to be part of this broader trend of this type of extremism. one last question, congressman. you have a wildfire in colorado, destroying hundreds of homes, displacing many families. what s the situation on the ground like there today? completely devastating. we have almost a thousand homes destroyed.
the surge, but at the same time, we re kind of stuck where we re at right now in terms of level of protection we have and we just have to know that. it is not the news everyone wants to hear going into the new year. that is the reality we re dealing with. michael osterholm, thank you for joining us this morning. we hope you have a great 2022. thank you very much. take care. all right, a state of emergency, in colorado. with sending thousands of people fleeing their homes as two fast moving wildfires driven by historically powerful winds, hurricane force winds, destroying hundreds of homes. most people had little warning, and little time to escape. cnn s lucy kafanov live in denver with the details. lucy? john, it has been absolutely catastrophic for the state of colorado, the most destructive wildfires in state history, burning more than 500 homes so far. 100-mile-an-hour wind gusts spreading this blaze. it is moving faster than
this is bbc news. i m simon pusey. our top stories: a force of nature: wildfires rip through parts of colorado, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing thousands to flee. we know that there are structures, both homes and businesses, that have been burned and lost. i m speaking about hundreds of structures. this is the scene live in boulder county. it has been described as the most destructive wildfire in the modern history of colorado. diplomacy or deterrence: president biden s phone call to president putin, laying out the us position over ukraine. south africa says it has passed the peak of the omicron driven covid wave. 3, 2, 1.happy new year! and last minute checks
after a devastating wildfire in the us state of colorado. the blaze swept through several towns on thursday, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee. snowfall helped to bring the fire under control, but is also now hampering the rescue mission. twenty one people have been rescued after becoming trapped overnight in mountain tram cars, in albuquerque, new mexico. the tramway was stopped because severe ice was affecting the emergency cable. the stranded passengers were eventually rescued after the cars were lowered using a rope system and then evacuated via helicopter. yesterday we told you about max woosey, the 12 year old boy whose spend 640 nights sleeping in a tent in the garden raising enough money to hire 16 extra nurses for his local hospice. max was awarded the british empire medal in the new year honours after raising over half a million. well one of max s heroes, rugby legend jonny wilkinson, heard about his amazing efforts and has sent us