arriving in north east scotland later. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of november. our main story. it s the start of a big week for the covid inquiry, which will hear evidence from the high profile doctors and scientists who helped to shape and explain the government s response to the pandemic. the former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, whose diaries from that time accused boris johnson of chaotic leadership, will appear today, followed by professor sir chris whitty, jonathan van tam and damejenny harries over the coming days. our health reporter jim reed reports. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they re increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we re also recommending increased social distancing. that s the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his priv
mandatory evacuation orders. last night, governor newsom declared a state of emergency for the area right around the fire. and the number of firefighters battling this one is on the rise. ktvu greg liggins live in the newsroom with the latest greg mike. wow. the number of structures damaged remains at five in the number destroyed at 10. cal fire says those numbers will certainly go up as the fire grows and pushes northeast. it s proving to be a challenge to fight because of the conditions and terrain. at just over 14,000 acres. the oak fire near yosemite has ballooned in size and is consuming property as it rapidly spreads through parched, drought stricken land. any spots that are fine if they do land into the fuels. those fields are so receptive and that s what s causing this fire to grow so rapidly and giving us such a hard fight. another factor contributing to the hard fight topography. we often utilize bulldozers to put in lines and some of this terrain is just too steep
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