and tests as the countdown to new year celebrations begins. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. wildfires in the american state of colorado have destroyed hundreds of homes and prompted the evacuation of 30,000 people in two towns north of denver. the national weather service described it as a life threatening situation and ordered the residents of louisville and superior to leave. here s the sheriff of boulder county, joe pelle, at an earlier news conference. it has been a harrowing day in boulder county with two significant fires fuelled by dry conditions and very high winds. we currently have thousands of individuals in the south part of our county and in the areas of superior and louisville who have been evacuated. we know that there are structures, both homes and businesses, that have been burned and lost. i m speaking about hundreds of structures. we know that people are anxiously waiting for word about the conditions of their homes and their
hello and welcome to bbc news. wildfires in the american state of colorado have destroyed hundreds of homes and prompted the evacuation of 30,000 people in two towns north of denver. the national weather service described it as a life threatening situation and ordered the residents of louisville and superior to leave. six people have been treated in hospital for injuries. this shows the ferocity of the flames and as i said 500 homes destroyed, and it looks like this could be a building in alder county and we will keep you up to date with the live pictures as they come in. boulder. here s the sheriff of boulder countyjoe pelle at an earlier news conference. it has been a harrowing day in boulder county with two significant fires, fuelled by dry conditions and very high winds. we currently have thousands of individuals in the south part of our county and in the areas of superior and louisville but have been evacuated. we know that there are structures, both homes and busines
and afghanistan s former president defends his decision to flee the country as the taliban closed in earlier this year, saying he did it to prevent the destruction of kabul. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, daughter of the late and disgraced media mogul robert maxwell, has been found guilty of having helped her lover, the financierjeffrey epstein, sexually abuse teenage girls. the 60 year old was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced including the most serious charge, of sex trafficking a minor. it means maxwell could spend the rest of her life behind bars. aleem maqbool reports. court sketches show the moment ghislaine maxwell s victims have waited decades for. after five days of deliberation, jurors decided she was guilty on five counts linked to the sexual abuse of teenagers. and it was four of her victims who helped put her behind bars. the court heard how ghislaine maxwell gained the
but a leading lender suggests a slowdown is coming. and a make or break moment for the new james webb telescope, on its thrilling mission to capture the light from the first ever stars. good afternoon. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been found guilty of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by the late american financierjeffrey epstein. the 60 year old was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced including the most serious charge, that of sex trafficking a minor. maxwell faces spending the rest of her life in prison after she was found guilty by a jury in new york, but her lawyers say they are already preparing to appeal against the conviction. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. court sketches show the moment ghislaine maxwell s victims have waited decades for. after five days of deliberation, jurors decided she was guilty on five counts linked to the sexual abuse of teenagers. and it was four of her victims wh