Stop at 11 00 am this morning, weve got a series of votes, ant we are going to observe an actual ten minute clock. Its the first time in senate history, but thats the goal this morning. So we want to be able to hear from everyone this morning, ande have an opportunity for the very, very important conversations regarding this issue. We are here today to discuss the impact of wildfires on the reliability of our electric grid and efforts to mitigate wildfire risk and increase grid resiliency. In recent years, devastating wildfires and related electricity blackouts in california have drawn National Attention to the challenge of maintaining grid resiliency in the face of extreme conditions. Tragically, we remember last years camp fire, the deadliest and most destructive fire inou california history, which incinerated the town of paradise, killed 85 people. Ve state investigators determined that the fire was caused by degraded, 97year old power lines during socalled fire weather, strong wind
The day the berlin wall came down. Those who poured across made history, others watched and wept. Europe whole and free, proclaimed the United States. Some observers heralded the end of history, a conclusive victory for western liberal democracy. But three decades on, is europe still celebrating . That is the question we will consider, but before we do that, thomas started off by giving your recollection of that day, because you were already halfway through your adult life, and indeed, the wall had been there for all of your life up until that point. So, when you saw it come down, how did you feel . I felt throughout, a must see. I participated in the bbc Newsnight Programme the night after it fell, asking a east german dissident and myself what i thought of the uniting of the country. I was honest and said i did not know much of east germany. I lived on the western side and had never visited east germany in my previous life. I had never had any notion. I could not believe it was happe
Tomorrow, then, outbreaks of rain to clear from eastern england. The rain lingers across the Northern Isles for a time. Then its a day of sunny spells and showers, some of the showers heavy and thundery, winter over high ground in the north. A wintry day and a rather chilly one as well. The royal family and senior politicians join military veterans and religious leaders at the cenotaph to remember those who lost their lives in conflict. Now 10,000 veterans are marching past the cenotaph to mark remembrance sunday. The chancellor defends a conservative Party Analysis of labours spending plans, as labour says they are a complete work of fiction. The Environment Agency continues to warn theres a danger to life from high river levels in south yorkshire, with seven severe warnings still in place. A warning that extreme weather conditions in australia could fuel more bushfires. Three people have already lost their lives. Now on bbc news, click investigates whether sg networks could damage ou
From the bbc sport centre. Good afternoon. There was a flashback to the summer, as englands cricketers needed a super over to beat new zealand in their fifth and final t20 international. They were tied after ii overs each in auckland, the match shortened because of the weather. So, just like the World Cup Final between the same two sides, they went to a super over. England scored 17 runs and restricted new zealand tojust 8 for their over. It means england win the series 3 2, and the former england bowler steve finn says theres plenty to get excited about. It all looks very healthy at the moment. I think series like this where guys come in and stake a claim in their first series to really put their hand up and say, i belong in international cricket. I can do that and i can perform to the best of my ability and do what i think. And bring that to the international scene, i think the guys have done that here. I think itjust grows the pool of players that england have to pick from when it c
Of the last week in parliament before decembers general election. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The conservatives have claimed labour would cause an economic crisis within months of winning the general election. The tories say a Jeremy Corbyn led government would spend over a trillion pounds in office. Labour has dismissed the figure as an absolute work of fiction. Heres our Political Correspondent helen catt. Labour has said it wants to spend big if it wins this election, to bring about what it calls a programme of radical change. But the conservatives are keen to suggest it would spend too much, recklessly so. Theyve calculated what they are calling the cost of corbyn £1. 2 trillion. Speaking to andrew marr, the chancellor of the exchequer defended how the party had done its maths. Every single costing in this dossier, that we have published today, has either come from labours own figures, most of them actually, most of them actually, over 50 of the costings are from labou