Peter Bowes

And that gives you the scale of the situation that we're dealing with. And in between those big fires, there are some smaller fires that are burning as well. And it really is because of this perfect storm scenario of extremely dry brush, very strong winds and very difficult situation for the firefighters. So it's about as bad as it could be. If you live in Los Angeles, you're not surprised.

And we heard the governor, Gavin Newsom, saying a few hours ago that he now considers wildfires to be a year-round threat. Really, I think we've known that for the last few years, that these fires can happen at any time. Right now, January to March should be the wet season. It should be the rainy season. It isn't. It's very dry.

And we heard the governor, Gavin Newsom, saying a few hours ago that he now considers wildfires to be a year-round threat. Really, I think we've known that for the last few years, that these fires can happen at any time. Right now, January to March should be the wet season. It should be the rainy season. It isn't. It's very dry.

And it is a little unusual that we've got such serious fires just into January.

And it is a little unusual that we've got such serious fires just into January.

It's going to be revolutionary. This method will allow us to see the type of relations that are being formed with the native population. Are they cooperative? Is there interbreeding? Are a lot of native sub-Romano Brits able to make their way into the elite?

It's going to be revolutionary. This method will allow us to see the type of relations that are being formed with the native population. Are they cooperative? Is there interbreeding? Are a lot of native sub-Romano Brits able to make their way into the elite?

It's a pared-down spending bill to keep the government functioning for the next three months, that's all. Just enough that both sides, Democrats and Republicans, could agree to avoid a shutdown. It includes, amongst other things, funding for disaster relief and there's some aid for farmers. But it doesn't include a debt-ceiling measure that Donald Trump wanted.

It's a pared-down spending bill to keep the government functioning for the next three months, that's all. Just enough that both sides, Democrats and Republicans, could agree to avoid a shutdown. It includes, amongst other things, funding for disaster relief and there's some aid for farmers. But it doesn't include a debt-ceiling measure that Donald Trump wanted.

That's a limit on government borrowing that... The president-elect has been campaigning for he would like to see the ceiling suspended for at least the next two years. The Democrats are hailing that omission as a victory.

That's a limit on government borrowing that... The president-elect has been campaigning for he would like to see the ceiling suspended for at least the next two years. The Democrats are hailing that omission as a victory.

Their leader in the House, Hakeem Jeffries, said that they had successfully stopped, to use his words, the billionaire boys club that wanted a $4 trillion blank check by suspending the debt ceiling.

Their leader in the House, Hakeem Jeffries, said that they had successfully stopped, to use his words, the billionaire boys club that wanted a $4 trillion blank check by suspending the debt ceiling.

Well, you know, this Trump-Musk double act is emerging as certainly a new, a rather unusual force in Washington. We know that Speaker Johnson was in constant touch with the president-elect, Donald Trump, but that Elon Musk has, as you say, also weighed in, sometimes very vocally, very publicly to the situation. of many in Washington, especially the Democrats.

Well, you know, this Trump-Musk double act is emerging as certainly a new, a rather unusual force in Washington. We know that Speaker Johnson was in constant touch with the president-elect, Donald Trump, but that Elon Musk has, as you say, also weighed in, sometimes very vocally, very publicly to the situation. of many in Washington, especially the Democrats.

Remember, when the bill was first released on Tuesday, he said any member of the House or Senate who voted for what he called this outrageous spending bill deserved to be voted out in two years. He called it one of the worst bills ever written. Now, it's important to remember that no one has voted for Elon Musk. He is a Trump appointee to an unpaid post, a spending czar with the new administration.

Remember, when the bill was first released on Tuesday, he said any member of the House or Senate who voted for what he called this outrageous spending bill deserved to be voted out in two years. He called it one of the worst bills ever written. Now, it's important to remember that no one has voted for Elon Musk. He is a Trump appointee to an unpaid post, a spending czar with the new administration.

But I think many people In the Republican Party especially, we'll be watching very closely to see how or whether he continues to wield power, if that's what it is, in the way that we've seen it in the last few days.

But I think many people In the Republican Party especially, we'll be watching very closely to see how or whether he continues to wield power, if that's what it is, in the way that we've seen it in the last few days.

Well, it tells us that despite his overwhelming election win, securing both houses of Congress, having a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, it won't be all plain sailing for Donald Trump. The last few days have revealed significant differences amongst Republicans, especially on this issue of debt ceiling, fiscal policy. They don't like borrowing. And the clear message to Mr. Trump is,