all i can do is pray. so i said to her, iam all i can do is pray. so i said to her, i am in agreement with you right now and i'm standing in agreement and i'm praying now. she said, thank you, thank you. the headlines on bbc news. a state of emergency is declared in australia as bush fires rage and the death toll rises. as we've heard, delays and cancellations on the ra i lwa ys delays and cancellations on the railways but fair still go up from today by an average of nearly 3%. more accounts emerge of the deaths of three family members who drowned ina of three family members who drowned in a pool in spain. in sport, more bad news for england cricketers on their tour of south africa. rory burns has had a scan after hurting his ankle playing football in a training session. jofra archer is also a doubt for the second test. the arsenal defender calum chambers is out for the rest of the season. he has ruptured a cruciate ligament