We have been watching this run off here that has been coming just roaring down this wash that goes into a golf course. A lot of rain in palm springs and In The Valley where we are getting a couple of inches of rain which equals about half of what this area gets in a year. Authorities have closed a lot of the roads that goes over these washes. They did that pre emptively before the storm rolled in. They have done some of that here over the last few hours as the floodwaters grew and you see the gusty wind and some of the heavy rain has stopped over the past few hours but now on the backside of the storm this is really starting to gust as hillary moves on to the north. We can see the wind picking up there and in terms of the people who are living there, jason, how accustomed are they to this . You mentioned this is about as much rain as they usually get in a whole year. How vulnerable is this community . They are not accustomed to this at all. This morning i was at a station where they were filling up sandbags and one man remarked i live in the desert. I am not supposed to be doing this. We found a lot of the preparations people were going for really came out of their fear of the unknown and not knowing what would happen. Many of them told us told us that they did not live in low lying areas but with a storm like this so unprecedented, something they had never seen before, they were taking those precautions anyway, not knowing if they might see floodwaters during this storm. This storm is coming in and weirdly on top of it all the region also experienced a at least 5. 0 magnitude earthquake as well. Walk us through those moments . Did you feel the ground start to shake . Here where we were we could not feel the ground. We are separated by a pretty good distance from the area where the epicentre was, and an entire mountain range. But it was significant as everyone started seeing the messages of people who did feel it. I thought we are going through something almost unprecedented with this Tropical Storm and now there is an earthquake and as far as we are aware at this point no extensive damage from the storm but we are not done with it yet or from the earthquake but it did leave a lot of people here wondering what is potentially next. Well, what does come next in terms of this storm . What are we expecting . Well, you mentioned that schools are closed tomorrow and a lot of that is to assess the damage and make sure especially that the roadways are clear and wanting to move anything out of the way before they put more people on the roads. I should emphasise that this is not over yet. There is more rain potentially on the way. There is more to the south and having covered Tropical Storms and hurricanes some of those rain bands can continue even as the storm moves away. Also double and in some cases triple the amount of rain has up fallen in mountain areas. That does take time to work its way down to the valleys. It goes out through these washes again so i know that firefighters and swift water rescue teams are saying they are on standby for the next several hours because they know this is not finished yet. Now lets focus on whats causing these conditions. Earlier, i spoke to jamie rhome, Deputy Director of the Us National Hurricane center. Thank you so much for being here to help us understand a bit more about this Tropical Storm, and california has declared a State Of Emergency. What makes Tropical Storm hilary so dangerous . You have the situation of a Tropical Storm moving into southern california. Much of the area has a soil that does not handle this much rainfall, let alone this much rainfall over a short period of time so when the rain falls On The Ground rather than the ground soaking it up it runs horizontally and creates flash floods. We are seeing, like you mentioned, this is taking aim at communities like palm springs. These are almost desert communities. How vulnerable do you think some of these cities and towns in the path of hilary are . Really quite vulnerable. We have got a high risk, which we dont issue that often, a high risk of flooding. A number of factors are coming together that really make us concerned. First and foremost we just talked about the Heavy Rain Striking the soil that cannot handle that kind of rain. Then you have mountains which enhance you get the mountain enhanced rainfall and in some places the heavy rainfall is occurring where previous fires have occurred. You get these burn scars because that makes it worse because it leaves behind a soil that is virtually like a pavement. Can you help us understand the unusual route this hurricane and now Tropical Storm has taken . As far as i understand normally these storms will veer off to the left and this one is going straight north. What is behind the strange path the storm is taking . Really, fast movement. There is a strong area of High Pressure in the United States which is allowing the system to accelerate north fast and that is what is helping it to sustain its strength even as it moves over these colder waters. Typically a storm would be moving slower and have more time to wind down but because this one is moving so fast, it is able to take the momentum into the south west of the United States. You have covered hurricanes a lot in your career. Have you seen anything like this before . We have seen similar to this. This is unusual but not unprecedented. In 1997, laura went injust a little bit to the east of where hilary is moving, so it is not completely out of the ordinary. It is just not something we would normally see every season or every ten years. Briefly, jamie, after california, what can we expect from this storm . How many other communities might this effect further north in nevada or other states . Yeah, it will move inland and race northwards over the inner Mountain West and produce areas of flooding as far north as idaho and this map i have behind me herejust shows you the wind swath of damaging winds that will occur as it moves inland, even if it drops below Tropical Storm strength. All right. We will be tracking that storm as it continues to move as well. Jamie rhome, Deputy Director of the National Hurricane centre, thank you very much. Thank you for having me. The canadian government is sending in soldiers to help battle more than 400 fast spreading wildfires in the Western Province of british columbia. Officials say two of the largest fires have now merged, destroying houses and other buildings. A State Of Emergency is in effect there as firefighters warn the next few days will be difficult. Heres wyre davies. Oh my god. There are more than 1,000 wild fires raging throughout canada. Desperate scenes in parts of the country, as homes and livelihoods are consumed by the advancing fire. There is particular concern in the Western Province of british columbia, where 30,000 residents have been ordered to leave their homes. Even more have been told to be ready to evacuate at any moment. The town of kelowna to the west of vancouver is being threatened by an advancing inferno, the nearby lake no barrier to fire, as strong winds carry embers across the water, setting fire to homes and buildings on the other side. Dont travel to the region is the advice from the local authorities. At this time, we are strongly recommending that people with plans to travel to fire affected areas throughout the central interior and southeast in the coming days, to cancel those plans. We need tourists and travellers to take this situation as seriously as the residents of these areas do. Further north, the town of yellowknife has been evacuated. 20,000 people leaving injust two days, a huge effort, and some spoke of the devastation they had driven through to escape. When we are driving, most of the high way site it is burned down, so all the trees are black. I think its the internet lines, the poles are down, and we still see smokes coming out. With more gusty winds forecast, towns across the region are still under threat. In a country well prepared for dealing with forest fires, resources are stretched to the limit. Specialist firefighters from overseas are arriving to help, and for those who cant move freely, the Canadian Air Force is airlifting people to safety. As officials urge residents in areas under threat to take immediate action to save their own lives, the canadian government said it was sending in the armed forces to help deal with the crisis. President Volodymyr Zelensky says he hopes more countries will follow denmark and the netherlands in giving F 16fighterjets to ukraine. I9 planes will come from the danes, starting around new year until 2025. The dutch are Still Deciding how many fighterjets to send out of a possible a2. Zelensky toured an airbase in denmark alongside the danish Prime Minister, mette frederiksen. The ukrainian leader also visited the netherlands. Kyiv has repeatedly urged its western allies to provide the us made aircraft. It has all come ahead of a meeting of the brics nations brazil, russia, india, china and south africa in johannesburg on tuesday. For more, i spoke with michael bociurkiw, a non resident senior fellow at the Atlantic CouncilsEurasia Center and Global Affairs analyst. Thanks forjoining us. We appreciate you being here, and, michael, want to start with the latest news, the f 16s being promised and president zelensky calling this historic. Could this be a shot in the arm of the ukraine and its counteroffensive . Yeah. It is a very big deal. It is something ukraine has been asking for for the longest time. The United States dragged its feet for quite some time because no country can send f 16s to ukraine without the permission of the us. The us thought this would be an escalatory move but they came around and having said that it is going to take a while to train the pilots to get these at sophisticated pieces of machinery over there, to integrate them in the so called military envelope. Some analysts are talking about these things being in the air perhaps next year sometime. And as we have seen, the counteroffensive on the ukrainian side is going a lot slower than expected and a big reason for that is the russians have had time to dig in, put in minefields and other added barriers as well so ukraine is looking at the end of the day for Air Superiority which russia has over them right now but it will take some time. And of course you are now in south africa ahead of this weeks brics summit. The war in ukraine likely to be on the agenda there. What are we expecting to hear about the conflict from a very Interesting Group of nations, obviously, when it comes to the war in ukraine, including russia itself . It is going to be fascinating to watch. The president of south africa mr ramaphosa gave a live speech just a few moments ago and he said that south africa, respects the sovereignty of nations and they also said that they are working to get those hundreds of children that were forcibly deported to russia back to ukraine. They are working on the exchange of pows so it seems there is a lot going on behind the scenes we did not know about previously and the other thing that affects most brics members in most countries here on the African Continent is getting the grain moving across the black sea from ukraine into a lot of countries here that desperately need it. The agreement is in tatters right now. As you know, russia has been relentlessly bombing ukraines Port Infrastructure that i am based in 0desa and also ports along the danube river, so a lot to get done and of course, President Putin will be sending his Foreign Minister instead but he will be here virtually and as mr ramaphosa put it he will be here in spirit so lets see what happens on that front. What do you make on the absence of Vladimir Putin and obviously there would have been a potential that he could have been arrested if he sets foot in south africa because he has a warrant out for his arrest in the International Criminal court. I think it shows two things number one that hes scared and the South African President said that his virtual attendance was by mutual agreement, whatever that means, but i dont think south africa wanted to be put in that position where they may have to arrest who is arguably still an ally, and the other thing it shows is that russia is becoming increasingly isolated. I mean, not to be here with one of their key partners, china and also, by the way, india Prime Minister modi will be here, brazil will be here thats a pretty big deal. So, itll be interesting to see how this is spun at home in russia by their pr machine but definitely it shows that he has to watch his step in order to avoid being arrested on that icc warrant. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Do not adjust your set. You are not seeing double. This little fellow was born about a month ago with two heads and the odds of that i thought to be about one in 100,000. Of that i thought to be about one in 100,000. This belief to beain one in 100,000. This belief to begin with one in 100,000. This belief to begin with because one in 100,000. This belief to begin with because they one in 100,000. This belief to begin with because they are i begin with because they are rare. Ive had twins before. And weve even had Cyclops Snakes where they have one eye in the centre. 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It was just over a week left of campaigning when he was shot and it did upend the campaign somewhat and everyone was talking about, all the candidates, talking about security and peace and those with the priorities for them if they were to win power and thats exactly what ecuadorians wanted to hear. This is a country that used to be a safe country, relatively, you know, in the region. Its become in the last few years incredibly violent. Cartels from mexico and colombia have infiltrated local gangs and there has been a real impact on this country which suffered during the pandemic, it suffered from corrupt politics and unemployment and opportunities and many people have migrated north to the us so all of these issues when it comes down to it, you know, safety, security and a Better Future it, you know, safety, security and a betterfuture is it, you know, safety, security and a Better Future is what everybody here was campaigning about and, of course, ecuadorians just could not get that. Ecuadorians ust could not get that. ,. , ecuadorians ust could not get that. ,. , that. Given that backdrop, how crucial is this that. Given that backdrop, how crucial is this election that. Given that backdrop, how crucial is this election being. Crucial is this election being seenin crucial is this election being seen in ecuador . Its going to be a massive task for whoever eventually comes out on top . Thats right, and its a massive task because these elections were actually called early after the current president dissolved the National Assembly due to an Impeachment Vote he was shortly going to be facing, which means the person who is voted, it will probably go to second round and that is what people expect and it will be in october, and the person voted president will only have 18 months before there will be more president ial elections are so very few ecuadorians dont think that much could be done and in fact its not about 18 months, it is a massive task, trying to win back the faith of ecuadorians when it comes to politics, trying to rein in the strength of the cartels and the organised crime and bring that down so suddenly, there is a lot of distrust around the system where microphone whether anything will actually change On The Ground. Anything will actually change On The Ground. Briefly, do we know when On The Ground. Briefly, do we know when we On The Ground. Briefly, do we know when we will On The Ground. Briefly, do we know when we will get On The Ground. Briefly, do we| know when we will get results from this election . From this election . Well, i mean, from this election . Well, i mean. The from this election . Well, i mean, the counting, from this election . Well, i mean, the counting, and l from this election . Well, i i mean, the counting, and they are counting slowly, but were talking probably another few hours before an official count of the next couple of days but we should have an idea of where the vote has gone in the next few hours. The vote has gone in the next few hem the vote has gone in the next few hours. Katy watson for us in ecuador few hours. Katy watson for us in ecuador covering few hours. Katy watson for us in ecuador covering that in ecuador covering that election, thank you so much. Spanish Football Fans are celebrating their teams victory in the final of the womens world cup in australia. Spains la roja beat englands lionesses1 0 in a closely fought match to win the trophy for the first time. Earlier, i spoke to Dw Sports Journalist 0liver moody in sydney. Spain coming out on top. This was a very close match. But given spains tumultuous journey here to the final and just to the top of the womens sporting world, how remarkable is it to see la roja lifting this trophy . Yeah, well, when i was sitting in wellington a few weeks ago watching spain get absolutely dismantled byjapan, 4 0 they lost that game, i will admit i was not expecting to be standing here at the end of the tournament talking about spain being the new world champions, and there were lots of reasons to think this outcome shouldnt be possible. They were missing many of the countrys best and most experienced Football Players due to a row between them and the federation over conditions. Alexia putellas, the best player in the world before she suffered a serious knee injury last year, was very clearly still recovering from that injury and her form at this tournament was a long way away from being her best, and spain also changed their goalkeeper mid tournament a very unusual move because stability is so important in that particular position. And cata coll who came in to between the sticks, shed never played for the full Spanish National team until the Knockout Phase of this world cup, so all of this would make you think that spain should not really be champions and yet they have been, aside from thatjapan game, excellent at this tournament, theyve been the top scorers at the tournament with 18 goals. And youd have to say they were the better team in the final yesterday, they outplayed england. So really, they are deserved world champions. Spain really was a lot of fun to watch. What about england here . The runners up. You could see the disappointment on some of the players� faces. The team overcame so many tough injuries, they made it this far what should england make of their tournament . Well, exactly, theres been a lot of change for england since they won the European Championship last year. You mentioned injuries and of course they were missing captain leah williamson, they were missing beth mead who was the best player and the European Championships and the joint top goalscorer there. They lost a couple of players to retirement as well after that tournament, so all Things Considered i think this has actually been a really successful tournament for england. They had some great moments. In particular, of coursem when they knocked out the hosts ive no doubt that right now, all theyre feeling is huge disappointment and that must be doubly so for sarina wiegman, the coach, who has now been a losing finalist at two world cups in a row but i do think that once those wounds scar over, they will look back on this tournament with a great deal of pride. 0liver, youve been covering this entire tournament from start to finish. Just what was the atmosphere like there in australia and new zealand . It seemed like the fans were having an absolutely a great time. Yes, they were. And there were actually concerns before the tournament especially in new zealand, where they actually gave away tickets to a few of the group games because they were worried about low attendances but i spent most of this tournament in new zealand and i have to say, i was blown away by the crowds and by the atmospheres throughout the tournament. At the opening game of the tournament, just over a month ago now, new zealand set a record attendance for a Football Match in that country and really the pace just picked up from there and for the last few games, the knockout games at eden park in auckland which is the biggest stadium hosting games in new zealand at this world cup, we had a capacity crowd of over 113,000, and here in australia too, of course, the countryjust went matildas mad and as australia progressed through the tournament, you could just feel it becoming more and more of a phenomenon. So, those concerns were certainly misplaced and this has been a really incredible tournament of the atmosphere right up to last night, even though australia were out of the tournament, when the fan festival not far over my shoulder here in sydney was absolutely packed right until closing time with a lot of people really enjoying the party. You mentioned those attendance records in this world cup broke viewership records on television as well. It was incredibly competitive, it featured this big group of nations, new countries competing. What you make of the impact that this tournament had and will have Going Forward on womens football . Well, you know, i remember back right at the start of the tournament i think it was the second game at eden park in auckland i remember overhearing this little girl, probably about five or six years old, saying to her dad, dad, why isnt it the all blacks playing . Referring to, of course, new zealands hugely successful rugby union team. I think this tournament will have changed that. I think a lot of people will now be more aware of football and will have fallen in love with the game. I think well see a huge uptake in the number of people watching football, getting involved and certainly, in the number of kids playing football, too. Weve already heard here in australia, theres going to be a huge fund to support womens sport in the coming years but internationally, interestingly, i think the spotlight may actually fall a bit more on the problems that still exist in the womens game. Weve seen so many people, so many teams talking about underfunding, lack of support. I think that is where the conversation is going to shift before the next world cup. 0liver Moody There Reporting for us from the womens world cup in australia, thank you very much. Stay with us here on bbc news. Thats all from us here in washington. We leave you with these live pictures of london as we hand off to our colleagues there. You can see the london eye there on the right. Thank you for watching. Good morning. 0ur weekend may well have started off wet and windy but we closed out the story with some sunshine and some warmth. In fact, in suffolk, we saw highs of 26 degrees on sunday afternoon. Now, mixed fortunes with our week ahead. In fact, were going to start off monday for england and wales under this area of High Pressure but low pressure over the next few days will dominate further north and that will bring some rain, some of it heavy at times. Early morning patchy low cloud, mist and fog will quickly fade away across england and wales with a light south westerly breeze. The sunshine will start to kick in and take over. But further north and west, some of that rain turning quite heavy through Northern Ireland and North West Scotland as we close out the afternoon here only around 16 or 17 degrees but at the highest values further south of 25 celsius thats 77 fahrenheit. Now, as we go through monday evening and over into tuesday, well see that rain turning quite patchy as it pushes its way steadily southwards. With quite a lot of cloud around, we keep those temperatures around 1a or 15 degrees. Under clearing skies, maybe around 12 or 13 celsius. But that Weather Front could bring a little spot or two of light rain across north wales over into northern england. Behind it, there will be some showers on tuesday. A breezier day, not quite as warm again 19 to 21 degrees. But we keep the sunshine across central and Southern England 25 celsius once again. Now, as we push through the middle part of the week, theres another Weather Front thats going to be pushing in across the south west, still under the influence of low pressure further north, so its quite a messy story through midweek. We could have a little bit of patchy rain through wales into the midlands but this frontal system is the Dividing Line between some pretty humid air pushing up from the south highs of 26 degrees quite possible and noticeably fresher air further north 16 18 degrees at the very best. But its the fresher air thats going to win out as we go through towards the end of the week. Low pressure drifts just that a little bit further south and east. A north westerly Wind Direction will take over and thats going to push that warm russet tones the temperatures in the mid 20s its going to push it back over to the near continent, so that fresher feel will arrive for all. So, our week ahead will be rain at times into the north, warmer for the south until friday. Voiceover this is bbc news. Well have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. How does a society protect those most vulnerable, particularly children, from exploitation and abuse . Having the right laws in place is of course vital, but so is having institutions and professions that are open and accountable. How easy is that to deliver . Well, my guest is jasvinder sanghera, whose escape from a forced marriage led to her becoming an advocate for abuse survivors. The Church Of England hired her to help confront abuses, but she and they are now at odds. What went wrong . And what are the lessons . Jasvinder sanghera, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You are an abuse survivor and well talk about that. Youre also a lifelong advocate for survivors of abuse and you were hired by the Church Of England to be part of their independent safeguarding board, but youve been fired. Does all of that suggest to you that key institutions