the hawaii governorjosh green is giving an update on the coordinated response to the maui wildfires. he is currently there with a colleague. let's take a listen. it is a special place. a unique and vibrant community. for generations, lahaina's beauty, culture and rich history through artists, musicians and visitors from around the world. tragically, it took less than a single day for us to lose lahaina in the deadliest by our country has seen in more than a century. country has seen in more than a centu . ,. ., , country has seen in more than a centu . ,_,, ., century. the scope of the devastation _ century. the scope of the devastation on _ century. the scope of the devastation on maui - century. the scope of the devastation on maui is i devastation on maui is difficult to express in words. more — difficult to express in words. more than 2200 buildings have

been _ more than 2200 buildings have been destroyed and others have been _ been destroyed and others have been damaged at a cost of $6 billion — been damaged at a cost of $6 billion. but far more devastating than any material loss is — devastating than any material loss is the loss of precious lives, _ loss is the loss of precious lives, of— loss is the loss of precious lives, of mothers, fathers, grandparents, sons and daughters, wives that can never be replaced. now, we are engaged in the difficult work of searching for survivors, reuniting _ of searching for survivors, reuniting separated families and identifying the remains of those — and identifying the remains of those we _ and identifying the remains of those we have lost. there are now _ those we have lost. there are now 470 _ those we have lost. there are now 470 search and rescue workers _ now 470 search and rescue workers and 40 search dogs combing _ workers and 40 search dogs combing through the hundreds of burned _ combing through the hundreds of burned buildings and they have already— burned buildings and they have already completed searching more — already completed searching more than 60% of the disaster area~ — more than 60% of the disaster area the _ more than 60% of the disaster area. the number of lives we have — area. the number of lives we have lost_ area. the number of lives we have lost has claimed over 100 and we — have lost has claimed over 100 and we expect it to increase each — and we expect it to increase each day _ and we expect it to increase each day as we continue our search _ each day as we continue our search. this process is agonising for the families waiting for word from their loved _ waiting for word from their loved ones. and heartbreaking for those — loved ones. and heartbreaking for those sifting through the debris, _

for those sifting through the debris, testing our capacity to continue — debris, testing our capacity to continue searching, our ability to endure _ continue searching, our ability to endure pain and loss and our commitment to low—cut and identify— commitment to low—cut and identify everyone affected by this disaster. —— locate. right now— this disaster. —— locate. right now we're _ this disaster. —— locate. right now we're bringing in relief and — now we're bringing in relief and aid _ now we're bringing in relief and aid to those affected by the fire _ and aid to those affected by the fire on a massive scale. the — the fire on a massive scale. the hawaii national guard continues to assist first responders on maui with search and rescue efforts and with securing _ and rescue efforts and with securing the fire damaged areas as they— securing the fire damaged areas as they also helped active—duty military— as they also helped active—duty military and volunteers with the delivery of food, water medicai— the delivery of food, water medical supplies. the efforts of the — medical supplies. the efforts of the national guard, our first— of the national guard, our first responders and the entire maui _ first responders and the entire maui community have been nothing _ maui community have been nothing less than heroic and we thank— nothing less than heroic and we thank them for their courage, dedication and sacrifice. we have — dedication and sacrifice. we have secured over 2000 housing units _ have secured over 2000 housing units on — have secured over 2000 housing units on maui to shelter those displaced by the fire and we are working with the american red cross _ are working with the american red cross to provide housing to all the — red cross to provide housing to all the survivors as long as it is necessary. i have personally

been _ is necessary. i have personally been on — is necessary. i have personally been on the ground in the disaster— been on the ground in the disaster area as much as possible, helping to manage the response, caring for the injured _ response, caring for the injured and comforting survivors, listening to their stories— survivors, listening to their stories of— survivors, listening to their stories of tragedy, loss and hope — stories of tragedy, loss and hope i_ stories of tragedy, loss and hope. i held the hand of a 30—year—old local lahaina man as he _ 30—year—old local lahaina man as he was— 30—year—old local lahaina man as he was being bandaged with extensive first and second degree _ extensive first and second degree burns to his legs and face, — degree burns to his legs and face, which he suffered as he pulled — face, which he suffered as he pulled strangers into his car to save _ pulled strangers into his car to save them from the fire as his own — to save them from the fire as his own clothes were burning. i spoke — his own clothes were burning. i spoke with— his own clothes were burning. i spoke with an eight—year—old japanese _ spoke with an eight—year—old japanese man who shared that for the — japanese man who shared that for the last decade he had spent _ for the last decade he had spent most of his time volunteering in west maui and now he — volunteering in west maui and now he is— volunteering in west maui and now he is unable to locate two of his — now he is unable to locate two of his best _ now he is unable to locate two of his best friends.— of his best friends. governor josh green _ of his best friends. governor josh green and _ of his best friends. governor josh green and the - of his best friends. governor josh green and the first - of his best friends. governor| josh green and the first lady jamie green speaking their live from maui with the latest from the hawaii wildfires. north america is dealing with three devastating weather

events thousands of miles apart, involving fire and water, and disrupting the lives of local communities. in a moment we'll have the latest on the evacuations in canada, where the residents of yellowknife are scrambling to safety. then we'll focus on the aftermath of the hawaii wildfires, and new questions over how the blazes started in the first place. but we start in california, where for the first time ever, a tropical storm could hit the southern part of the state over the weekend. hurricane hilary is a category four storm. it's expected to make landfall in mexico in the state of baja california, seen here, on saturday. it's forecast to downgrade to a tropical storm before hitting southern california, with san diego and los angeles in the path. preparations are already under way there, including working to shore up hillsides. officials are worried about landslides and major flooding. the last tropical storm to hit california was in 1939, over 80 years ago. this map shows the predicted path this storm might take. on friday, the centre of the hurricane was located roughly 400 miles south

of mexico's southern edge. president biden spoke about the preparations under way. i also want to note that my team is closely monitoring hurricane hilary, which has the potential to bring significant rain and flooding to southern california. fema has prepositioned personnel and supplies in the region, and they are ready to respond as needed. i urge everyone, everyone in the path of the storm, to take precautions and listen to the guidance of state and local officials. david roth is a weather forecaster with the us national weather service. hejoins me now. david, thank you very much for joining us. firstly, what are we expecting from storm hilary? it is moving northward and is expected to hit barger california in about — i guess

on sunday morning. and the centre itself will scrape the coast up towards southern california. once you get north of pointe eugenio which is the little peninsular in the middle of the pacific, the water temperature gets cold so we will have the combination of cold water increasing wind from the upper level low an upper—level trough which is pulling it northwards and interaction with the peninsula ranges of baja california that extend into the southern part of the state of california in the united states. they will all work to weaken the system. it is probably not going to have a lot of central thunderstorm activity. by the time he gets to southern california but that is not really where we are expecting the main threat. we are expecting it to be from all this moisture, instability and strong winds coming up from the gulf of california into the east of bajar. they saw an

uptick in thunderstorm activity today in nevada and portions of arizona and that should increase over the next few days. sunday and monday are expected to be the worst days for heavy rainfall and the forecast calls for 75 to 100 millimetres of rainfall, just broadly, with local amounts to 250 millimetres. if we were in the southern areas of the united states this might have a modest impact, depending on the place, may become moderate impacts, but we are dealing with the deserts and the ground is very hard. you are dealing with rugged topography. the mountains come up very sharply. you are also dealing with — because it is a desert, whether we are talking about the mojave desert, which is the lower desert, which is the lower desert or the higher one in the great basin, we are not dealing with a lot of vegetation except on the mountains so every time it rains in some of these

places, these washers, which are basically dry rivers, or dry river beds, they activate. suddenly you have these rivers and streams where they really have not been in a long time. . have not been in a long time. , david, clearly a huge geographical area and it could potentially have a large impact as you are saying there and it is very rare for this sort of storm to take place and make lentil in california.— lentil in california. they don't get _ lentil in california. they don't get impacts - lentil in california. they don't get impacts very i lentil in california. they - don't get impacts very often, but there was a tropical storm that was not that far off the coast last september named k and they did have some significant impact along the peninsula ranges of our southern california but the impact expected with hilary are expected to be much more extensive. it is a larger system. the centre may actually make landfall this time. most of the systems come up west of mexico they decouple and they have the thunderstorms which ship off to the northeast and then you are left with a low level swell that never makes it

in. this time it is expected to make landfall so that is unusual. i think the last time before this, a centre of a tropical storm got very close to the border of arizona and california which was in 1997. i do believe that nora does count as a tropical storm landfall, but it was in south—west arizona and far southeast california. the real problem for south—western united states is all this moisture and instability getting to a place where they don't normally get it. usually all these coastal ranges that we have across the west united states keep the pacific moisture from making it into the interior. like in the portions of southern nevada and into the deserts. they would not be deserts otherwise. david, thank you so much for your time and for giving us so much information there. we appreciate it.— much information there. we areciate it. ., ., appreciate it. you are welcome. that is david — appreciate it. you are welcome. that is david roth _ appreciate it. you are welcome. that is david roth from - appreciate it. you are welcome. that is david roth from the - that is david roth from the national weather service. the western canadian province of british columbia has

declared a state of emergency as the country deals with its worst wildfire season on record. the western city of kelowna is under threat after embers blew across a lake from neighbouring west kelowna. and residents of the remote northern city of yellowknife, which is threatened by a huge wildfire, have been scrambling to leave. an official deadline to evacuate has already passed. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports the scale of the emergency facing yellowknife and its 20,000 residents can be seen in these satellite images. smoke billowing over the city as fire rages all around. everyone is trying to get out. there have beenin trying to get out. there have been in long queues at petrol stations and for buses to ferry people to safety. there is just a few belongings and their pets but how to get out is the problem. there is going to become the only option at some point if the fire keeps encroaching towards yellowknife. there isjust the

one road south to the rest of canada. it is a small road with one lane in either direction for about 600 kilometres. it is a huge distance. there is no infrastructure to get people up by road. dozens of planes have left the city over the past few days and more flights are being arranged by the canadian military. the federal government has promised that no—one will be left behind. scary. i keep crying. i don't even know how long we are going to be away. it even know how long we are going to be away-— to be away. it is a race against _ to be away. it is a race against time _ to be away. it is a race against time for - to be away. it is a race - against time for yellowknife. officials fear strong winds could fan the flames towards the outskirts of the city within hours. this is a country under siege from wildfires — a separate blaze in the west threatening colonial and british columbia growing at terrifying speed. there are more than 1000 active fires burning — half of them out of control. canada's worst ever

wildfires season is showing no sign of letting up. it's hard not to see the striking similarities between the scenes in the northwest territories and those that played out last week on the hawaiian island of maui. authorities there continue to search for victims in the rubble of the town of lahaina were the death toll now stands at 111. earlier this week, the source of those deadly fires seems to have been found. this security camera footage shows the moment a tree fell on a power line in maui's so—called upcountry. it's believed to be the first in a chain of events that led to the widespread devastation we saw last week. washington post reporter brianna sacks found data and video evidence indicating electrical faults in the island's power grid most likely ignited the most devastating wildfires on maui. here's what she had to say. i found some security footage that took place at 10.47pm monday night in upcountry, which captured this bright flash — which we now believe is what's

called an arc flash, and that's what happens when the electrical grid faults — meaning a line can come in contact with a tree, vegetation, another line falls to the ground. and the woman narrating that video said, "i think a tree fell on a line," the power goes out, then fire sparks right in that same location. and i overlaid that with some electrical grid sensor data that i obtained from a company called whisker labs. and those things occurred at the exact same moment, so that was the first time that an electrical malfunction was caught on video which directly correlated with data confirming that the power system experienced a major problem at that time. washington post reporter breanna sachs. the british government has ordered an independent inquiry into how a nurse came to murder seven newborn babies in her care and tried to kill another six.

lucy letby was found guilty after a trial in manchester which lasted ten months. the inquiry will consider why concerns raised for months by doctors who worked with her were not taken seriously by managers at the hospital in chester. nick garnett reports. hello, lucy is it? this is the moment— hello, lucy is it? this is the moment when _ hello, lucy is it? this is the moment when the - hello, lucy is it? this is the moment when the net - hello, lucy is it? this is the - moment when the net closed-end. moment when the net closed—end. michael foreclosed in. in tears, lucy letby is brought out of her house under arrest and taken away. it seemed unbelievable. a neonatal nurse, a protector of the most vulnerable members of society. lucy letby had worked at the countess of chester children's hospital since 2012. in early 2015, she qualified to work in the neonatal high dependency and intensive care units. on 28th that year, she committed her first murder. 28th that year, she committed herfirst murder. the next 12 months, the attacks continued.

in june months, the attacks continued. injune 2016, two babies died in two days. on the third day, another baby collapsed. letby was taken off clinical duties. two years later, letby was arrested for the first time. police found medical records under her bed and hand scrawled notes. i am under her bed and hand scrawled notes. iam horrible, person. one says. i am evil. i did this is another. i don't deserve to live. i killed them on purpose because i'm not good enough to care for them. i am a horrible, evil person. a confession or, as letby claimed, the tormented thoughts of someone accused of awful crimes. the trial was told letby had used hard to detect methods to carry out her attacks. in detect methods to carry out her attacks. ., , attacks. in her hands, innocuous _ attacks. in her hands, innocuous substances| attacks. in her hands, - innocuous substances like air, milk or medication like insulin would become lethal. she weapon

eyes her craft to inflict harm, grief and death.— grief and death. legally, we cannot identify _ grief and death. legally, we cannot identify the - grief and death. legally, we cannot identify the families| cannot identify the families who were involved in the case. these are the parents of twin boys born prematurely at the hospital. their mother was taking milk to them when she heard one of her sons crying loudly. in heard one of her sons crying loudl . . ., ., loudly. in the corridor, i could immediately - loudly. in the corridor, i could immediately hear| loudly. in the corridor, i - could immediately hear crying. it felt more than crying. it was screaming. it was screaming. and i was like what is the matter with them? i walked into the room to see my boy, they had brought around, and lucy was there. faffing about. you know what it feels like somebody wants to look busy but they are not actually doing anything? the busy but they are not actually doing anything?— busy but they are not actually doing anything? the baby died that evening. _ doing anything? the baby died that evening. the _ doing anything? the baby died that evening. the next - doing anything? the baby died that evening. the next night, l that evening. the next night, they could not believe it when

their other son also fell ill, another victim of letby. he survived but now has complex needs. the trial may be over. b will serve life in prison for her crimes. but now, focus turns to what lessons could be learned and if she could been stopped sooner. the government has a public enquiry will be held. ,., . held. the important thing here is that something _ held. the important thing here is that something like - held. the important thing here is that something like this - is that something like this must never happen again and, of course, the nhs must learn lessons. that's why the government is wanting an enquiry to make sure that all the lessons that can be learned will be learned and that all possible action is taken so that this can never be, never happen again. that this can never be, never happen again-— that this can never be, never happen again. letby, a nurse in charue of happen again. letby, a nurse in charge of the — happen again. letby, a nurse in charge of the most _ happen again. letby, a nurse in charge of the most vulnerable l charge of the most vulnerable among us. instead of coming to work to care, she came to kill. nick garnett, bbc news. thousands of indigenous australians and allies are protesting in sydney to highlight continued systemic discrimination in the country. it comes ahead of a referendum

which is expected to take place in october. the reforms proposed by prime minister anthony albanese give indigenous communities a so—called voice on policymaking, as well as recognition in the constitution for the first time. let's speak to our sydney correspondent phil mercer. firstly, what is the nature of the protests taking place? this is art of the protests taking place? this is part of a _ the protests taking place? this is part of a very _ the protests taking place? ti 3 is part of a very long—running campaign by indigenous campaigners in the country to highlight discrimination and disadvantage. the black lives matter movement in the united states has given, over the years, a fresh impetus to the campaign for indigenous rights in this country, indigenous activists have, for decades, agitated for change around racism and disadvantage and they do see parallels between

racism and discrimination in the united states and the situation here in australia, so campaigners gathering in sydney have a very long list of grievances, among them the issue of black deaths in custody. that has been an amazingly emotive issue over the years and as we say, it was given fresh impetus by the movement, the black lives matter movement, in the united states. �* ., . matter movement, in the united states. . ., ., ., states. and how far would the ro osed states. and how far would the proposed reforms _ states. and how far would the proposed reforms address - states. and how far would the proposed reforms address the grievances?— proposed reforms address the urievances? ~ ., , ., grievances? well, the answer to that depends — grievances? well, the answer to that depends on _ grievances? well, the answer to that depends on who _ grievances? well, the answer to that depends on who you - grievances? well, the answer to that depends on who you ask. i that depends on who you ask. the australian prime minister is a man called anthony albanese and he is promising to hold a referendum to give indigenous people constitutional recognition in this country for the very first time through a so—called indigenous voice to federal parliament. this would be a committee that would advise politicians and the government on indigenous policy, helping

to shape and craft policies that would be designed to improve the lives of indigenous people in the country. mr albanese, the prime minister, believes that the referendum will be a unifying moment for the country. we don't quite know when it will be held. october is a pretty good guess but no date has yet been faced but no date has yet been faced but this is an issue that has divided australia. we but this is an issue that has divided australia.— but this is an issue that has divided australia. we have 'ust lost. . . divided australia. we have 'ust lost... voice i divided australia. we have 'ust lost... voice proposal. i divided australia. we have 'ust lost... voice proposal. he h divided australia. we have just lost... voice proposal. he is i lost... voice proposal. he is still there, _ lost... voice proposal. he is still there, we _ lost... voice proposal. he is still there, we will— lost... voice proposal. he is still there, we will try - lost... voice proposal. he is still there, we will try one i still there, we will try one more time, phil. no, we have lost phil mercer in sydney but luckily i think we have discussed most of the issues therefore now. police investigating the murder of a 10—year—old girl in surrey say they want to speak to her father, stepmother and uncle. they flew to pakistan the day before sara sharif�*s body was found with extensive injuries at her home in woking. joe inwood reports.

when police found sara sharif�*s body, she was all alone. they had received a 999 call that led them to this house in woking. today, officers revealed the call was placed from pakistan by sarapov and urfan sharif. he had travelled with his partner and the rest of the family. we with his partner and the rest of the family.— of the family. we have identified _ of the family. we have identified three - of the family. we have j identified three people of the family. we have - identified three people we would like to speak to as part of the ongoing investigation. sara's father urfan sharif, his partner beinash batool and her uncle, faisal malik. it's believed urfan sharif travel islamabad in pakistan in company with his partner and his brother on wednesday the ninth of august.— ninth of august. that was the day before — ninth of august. that was the day before sara's _ ninth of august. that was the day before sara's body - ninth of august. that was the day before sara's body was i day before sara's body was found. police say the postmortem has not yet established how she died but it is given a glimpse into the suffering she had endured. the postmortem — suffering she had endured. tie: postmortem did, suffering she had endured. tug; postmortem did, however, reveal that sara had suffered multiple

and extensive injuries which are now likely to have been caused over a sustained and extended period of time. the fact that we now know that sara had suffered injuries over an extended period has significantly changed the nature of our investigation and we have widened the timescale and the focus of our enquiry. flowers remain outside the house where sara lived and died. one bunch left by her mother, olga, read sleep sweetly, my darling daughter. you are an angel in heaven now and watching over us from above. joe inwood, bbc news. cases of covid—19 are on the rise again in a number of countries but they remain well below their pandemic levels. in august, more than 10,000 people were hospitalised for covid in the united states, according to data from the us centers for disease control and prevention — that's up 60% sincejuly. in the uk, positive covid cases are up 17% over the last seven days.

this comes as a new omicron subvariant, eris, has become the predominant covid strain in the us. health agencies in the uk, us, denmark and israel have also detected the emergence of a new highly mutated strain of the virus. dr peter hotez is dean of the national school of tropical medicine at baylor college of medicine. he says the new variants may be more transmissible but not necessarily more dangerous. so i think for the immediate future over the next couple of months, i think you're going to see these xbb variants loom. but there are, as you point out, others that could take off, or may not — we still don't know. well, they may be more transmissible, they're not necessarily more dangerous than previous variants, in terms of severity of disease. but when i talk to people about these xbb variants, here's what i tell them — generally speaking, among large populations, although the number of hospitalisations may increase, it's unlikely

we're going to get to anything near what we've seen in the past, whether it's with the delta variant or the bai omicron variant. having said that, even though on a population level, it should not have as great an impact as an individual, it's really important that you have your own situational awareness to know your level of previous immunisations and boosters, so that if you've not been boosted for several months or over a year, as many americans and presumably those in the uk have not been boosted, then you are at risk potentially for hospitalisation and severe illness. so, this is a reminder or a wake—up call that, as the xbb variants and their shoot—offs and spin—offs start to go up, it's really important that you be mindful of the immunisation status of you, your loved ones, your kids, and take those steps to get boosted appropriately.

dr peter hotez. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. storm betty is bearing down upon us through the rest of the night and the start of the weekend. second named storm this month and giving a lot of wet weather and windy weather, particularly for the western side of the uk. so, heavy rain, potentially some really nasty thunderstorms across central and eastern areas being warned of could give some likely disruption, as well as the unusually windy weather which could bring down the odd small tree. not great news for those under canvas, either — those winds are more akin to autumn. so, there are warnings out — quite widespread warnings. more details on the website but those gusts of wind could reach 40 or 50mph inland as well. as i say, there's a potential for some really torrential thunderstorms, impactful weather.

because it's so muggy and warm, that's also giving energy to these storms. now, getting towards morning, that rain is slow—moving across scotland and northern ireland. it only slowly creeps its way northwards. the winds starting to abate a little but pushing showers ever eastwards. and look, for northern ireland, parts of scotland, it's just shower after shower but longer spells of rain for some. before the event moves out of the way, that's storm betty. we could have a month's worth of rain in some areas. but given some sunshine through the day, particularly for the likes of eastern scotland, north east england with an offshore wind, it might feel warmer than it did on friday. and then, as we go through the evening and overnight, the showers ease off further, the winds gradually decreasing, so we could have some mist and fog in southern areas in particular by sunday morning. and it will feel a little less oppressive — we're losing that humidity, so a little bit more comfortable for sleeping saturday night rather than the remainder of this night. sunday sees fewer showers. we will keep them in northern and western areas. just there'll still be one or two getting into eastern areas but there should be fewer

showers on sunday for many parts, so perhaps the drier half of the weekend, still feeling quite warm — it is august, after all. and with high pressure close to the south as we move into next week, we should see some more warmth here but the lower pressure further north will maintain the risks of showers — on monday, as you can see, some longer spells of rain coming in. well, it is an area of the uk where we haven't seen as much rain but nevertheless, east of the grampians best of the drier, brighter weather — 25—26 further south. so, some warmth and some drier weather as we move into next week butjust for the remainder of the night, storm betty still with us. there are numerous warnings. more details on the website.

this is bbc news. the headlines: california is bracing for its first tropical storm in more than 80 years as hurricane hilary heads towards mexico before moving up to the south—western us. forecasters say it could cause heavy rain and flooding leading to significant and rare impacts for parts of california and nevada. the canadian province of british colombia has declared a state of emergency as wildfires continue to rage across the country. some 4,800 people are now under evacuation orders

as the fast—moving wildfire threatens to destroy more homes in the area around the city of west kelowna. and the uk's government orders an independent inquiry into how a nurse came to murder seven newborn babies in her care. lucy letby was found guilty after a ten—month trial. the inquiry will review why concerns raised by doctors were not taken seriously by hospital management. now on bbc news, the travel show. good girl, straight on. oh, i want you two to come so badly, but i don't want you to be eaten by lions. a lion and a buffalo? yes, he wanted to hunt. music plays kenya has been at warfor decades. its enemy? the poachers who prey on its precious wildlife.