at a vigil, three days after his assassination. and monty norman, the composer of one of the best known pieces of music ever, the james bond theme, dies at the age of 94 it s six in the morning in singapore and eleven pm in london where it s been announced that the uk will get a new leader of the conservative party and therefore a new prime minister on the 5th of september. it will take that long to choose boris johnson s successor due to the way the party organises the contest. anyone who wants the job will have to first secure the backing of 20 of theirfellow members of parliament and then make their way through a series of votes. we begin our coverage with this report from our political editor chris mason. thank you all very much, thank you. from borisjohnson s resignation, to the emerging cacophony of voices trying to replace him. visions and videos, talks of their past and our future, promises and persuasion, and lots of it. is raising taxes during a cost of livi
the earliest galaxies. it s 7am in singapore and 8am injapan where a private funeral will be held in tokyo later, for the former prime minister shinzo abe who died after being shot while at a political campaign event. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects. these are scenes from a vigil at the zo joji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between their two countries. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. shinzo abe was a fresh faced 52 year old when he shocked everyone by becoming japan s youngest postwar prime minister. it did not go well. and in less than a year, he was gone. five years later, he plotted his return with a new hairstyle and a new slogan. and this time, he stayed, for eight years, longer than any other postwar japanese leader. today, japan is laying mr abe to rest. his life snuffed out in a way few here thought po
tomorrow s january 6th hearing, what president trump s former white house counsel may have told lawmakers. plus steve bannon s last-minute offer to cooperate. presidential palace under siege, the remarkable pictures tonight. why these protestors stormed the residence of the president of sri lanka. elon musk versus twitter, the social media stock plunges after the billionaire pulls his $44 billion bid. how this saga could end. and an honor 77 years overdue for an american hero. god bless america. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. tonight in california a fast-growing wildfire in yosemite national park is threatening the park s famous giant sequoias, some of the largest and oldest trees in the world. these national treasury have survived everything for thousands of years and are in jeopardy because of climate change. hundreds of firefighters are battling flames under brutal conditions with heavy terrain, blistering tempera
the results are troubling. lower income households are going to have less resources available to protect themselves through purchasing air purifiers and also have the types of jobs that maybe don t give them the flexibility to change their behavior. there s still a lot of fire season ahead of us. if it s not this fire, sadly, it will be another. emphasizing the need for a plan when the danger comes from the very air we breathe. hottest times are just midday and it s hard. it s not healthy. devin fehely, kpix 5. as devin mentioned the worst of the smoke remained elevated in the atmosphere, well off ground level. this is the current air quality map using all of the purple air sensors which aren t the official epa sensors but we get a good sense of what s going on, and most are registering air quality in the good category. we saw that brown smudge on the horizon, that s the smoke, but it s off the ground level, and the good news for the bay area is the winds are going
the earliest galaxies. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 9am injapan where a private funeral will be held in tokyo later, for the former prime minister shinzo abe, who died after being shot while at a political campaign event. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects. these are scenes from a vigil at the zojoji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between their two countries. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. shinzo abe was a fresh faced 52 year old when he shocked everyone by becoming japan s youngest postwar prime minister. it did not go well. and in less than a year, he was gone. five years later, he plotted his return with a new hairstyle and a new slogan. and this time, he stayed, for eight years, longer than any other postwar japanese leader. today, japan is layin