Cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, im jane obrien. A dramatic change in u. S. Policy. President trump recognizes jerusalem as the capital of israel. He says it is the right thing to do to resolve the peace process. It is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. Jane wildfires rage near los angeles. Nearly 30,000 people are forced from their homes. Hundreds of buildings are destroyed. One ofs is littlefoot, the worlds oldest and most complete skeletons of a human who lived in africa more than 3 , million years ago. Jane welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america, and around the world. In middle east peace negotiations there is no moresensitive issue than the status of jerusalem. The israelis claim it as their capital, and
Saudi arabia, has condemned president trumps decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. A statement from the Saudi Royal Court described the move as unjustified and irresponsible, and urged the Us Administration to reverse the decision. The palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas warned of dangerous consequences for the entire region. An emergency meeting of the Un Security Council is expected to take place on friday to discuss president trumps announcement. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. Camera shutters click thank you. The president signing this or that proclamation has become a commonplace, but nothing hes put his name to is as consequential or historic as this, a decision that upends us policy to the middle east, the most troubled region in the world. Past decisions had failed. It was time for a new approach. Today, we finally acknowledge the obvious, thatjerusalem is israels capital. This is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality. It is also the
Pizza gains World Heritage status. World heritage status. And coming up in the sport on bbc News Premier League clubs make history in the Champions League with 5 teams from england reaching the knockout stages for the first time. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The leader of hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group, has called for an uprising or intifada in response to president trumps decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. Palestinians in the west bank and gaza strip are today holding a day of strikes and protests and israels military has used water cannon against protesters in bethlehem. Traditional allies of the United States, including saudi arabia and france, have condemned president trumps decision, but israel has hailed it as historic, and mr trump himself insists his plan will help to promote peace in the middle east. Heres our correspondent tom burridge. Tension is again simmering here in the Israeli Occupied west bank. Israeli soldiers confr
Steven fisher is in ven nis, california, not too far from a the u infer no. Reporter the same cannot be be said across Southern California. The wildfires continue to burn. More people being forced to e c evacuate their homes and the air quality around here beginning to become a huge concern. The fight against the flames is hand to hand comment. Across Southern California. Theres nothing anyone could do. The rolling flames racing through more than 100,000 acres taking with them hundreds of homes. Cars, power lines and everything in their path pushed by severe winds gust iing at times to hurricane strength. This is a point you have to pack up and go. More than 200,000 families have been e evacuated. Need to get out of here. Reporter scrambling to safety. You can see thes coming up. That was it. We were out of here. We didnt take anything. Now as some return to their burned out neighborhoods. For so many theres nothing left. Thats just pure devastation to see your familys home just gone.
To the streets in gaza and in jerusalem people are gathering at the mosque we go live to jerusalem also coming up. From the. Britain and the European Union make progress in their blogs the talks leave commission president. And Prime Minister to resign may say it will allow them to move to the next phase of negotiations. Also coming up how do you harness the power of the sun we visit a school in india attracting people from around the was with the promise to teach them how to do just that. And the bobsled a treat a team thats become the pride of nigeria as the country makes its first ever appearance at the Winter Olympics. And naples celebrates as unesco as the citys own version of the pizza to its world edited. List. A warm welcome to you. Two days after the us present donald trump said he recognized as the capital of israel clashes have broken out between palestinians and Israeli Forces in Bethlehem Police have fired tear gas at people who gathered after friday prayers to protest agai