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. weve been following this dire situation in australia. the deadly bush fires. they are worsening. authorities say people are still trying to escape the flames that pushed them out of their communities. they say an elite team of firefighters from californias angels national forest are heading in to help on the front lines. australias military is increasing its presence. >> the countrys -- welfare of the wooiildlife is a major conc. kangaroos are trying to get out. koala bears are trying to fin...

Across the country, trying to get out simply with their lives, jeff paul is now in australia near one of the fire lines just about sunrise there monday morning, good morning, jeff. >> good morning, leland, a bit of relief finally here in australia as the whether takes a turn, weather cooled off significantly and a few hours it was raining and more rain in the forecast. here in the state of new south whales in australia the shift in weather has helped firefighters gain the upperhand on some fires...

I have no idea what is going on. reporter: now a bit of relief in store today for australia as the weather finally takes a turn. temperatures cooled off significantly. it rain ad fair amount few hours ago. were expecting more rain later today. here in new south wales the shift in weather helped firefighters gain upper hand on several fires but many are still burning and not contained. fire officials say the latest weather not enough to extinguish the massive threat from on going brush fires. fac...

>> they continue to burn throughout australia are now responsible for claiming the lives of 24 people and while the weather has taken a favorable turn, fires like the ones that tore through this area continue to threaten communities and firefighters who are working around the clock to try to contain the fire, so far 12 million acres have burned, 2,000 homes destroyed, thousands and thousands forced to evacuate. those who have made it out recounting how fast the flames raced towards their homes. ...

At some point in their career. >> these foengs were sending are full-time firefighters, and they work on aviation deployed crews. theyre used to this type of diversity of mission basically, traveling, breaking up into small squads, attacking small fires before they become large fires. >> its exciting. im looking forward to the opportunity to reciprocate to our australian brothers and sisters, to assist them in the same way they have come over here to help us. >> scheduled to deploy monday. from ...

Eucalyptus trees. >> eucalyptus are quite a bit different from what we have here. broader leaves and the cast something quite a bit further than ours here. it creates a more extreme environment. >> reporter: shooting out embers that can travel further because of these leaves on these eucalyptus trees? >> exactly. the wind will carry it a much significant distance. theres a great amount of oils and whatnot in the eucalyptus and when it catches, it goes up like a torch. it goes up extreme and torc...

The message is the same. fire authorities have said that saturdays blazes could be as bad as, if not worse, than those of new years eve. in the coastal town of batemans bay, firefighters are racing to protect those who have decided to stay. despite the warnings, geoff and pamela zorbas decided they are not leaving their small town of sussex inlet. hopefully, its not going to be as bad as theyre predicting, but weve got the hoses ready and welljust hose the house down if the embers come. and if t...

For hours in both directions between flitwick and milton keynes after the incident just before 7 this morning. it was reopened northbound this afternoon, but police say the southbound carriageway will remain shut until further notice. police have begun a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death in north london. the man in his 30s was attacked in finsbury park yesterday evening. friends at the scene said he worked as a food delivery moped rider. no—one has been arrested. councils i...

Other countries‘ officials. president trumps issue with his foreign policy in general, especially his iran policy, is that it has been incoherent from day one. he says he does not want war but his policies let us know about war, which we have now seen. leading into an election year, now we are in an election year, it seems like he is hedging between getting a deal, or getting a war and hoping that both sides of that would help him in the election. iraqi television says theres been another air ...

Declared in eastern victoria ahead of tomorrows extreme conditions. up to 100,000 residents are being told to evacuate. if you can leave, you must leave. that is the only safe thing for you, yourfamily, and, indeed, for others who may be called to your assistance. we cannot guarantee your safety. in new south wales, the message is the same. fire authorities have said that saturdays blazes could be as bad as, if not worse, than those of new years eve. in the coastal town of batemans bay, firefigh...