0:00:08 > 0:00:10Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12We'll begin in New York where there's been
0:00:12 > 0:00:14an attempted terror attack.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Three people have minor injuries - so does the suspect,
0:00:17 > 0:00:18who's in custody.
0:00:18 > 0:00:26Here's the city's mayor.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31there are no additional known incidents at this time, there are no
0:00:31 > 0:00:34additional -- no additional known activities.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37It's the last full day of campaigning in Alabama ahead
0:00:37 > 0:00:39of a senate election that's become a national issue.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Donald Trump is supporting the Republican Roy Moore,
0:00:41 > 0:00:42who's accused of child molestation.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Vladimir Putin's been to Syria to announce he's pulling Russian
0:00:45 > 0:00:46forces out of the conflict.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47He's also been to Cairo and Istanbul.
0:00:47 > 0:00:54We've details of the deals done on each stop.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56And we'll be live in California as firefighters battle
0:00:56 > 0:00:58some of the worst wildfires in the state's history.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Let's start with the attempted terror attack in New York.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21It happened in downtown Manhattan during the morning rush hour
0:01:21 > 0:01:24in the underpass at the Port Authority terminal -
0:01:24 > 0:01:33that's America's biggest and busiest bus terminal.
0:01:33 > 0:01:40This is Street view of the terminal on a normal day.
0:01:40 > 0:01:46You get the sense it is right in downtown Manhattan, traffic and
0:01:46 > 0:01:46commuters all around.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48It serves more 65 million people a year.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50The authorities are saying a "low-tech explosive device"
0:01:50 > 0:01:53was strapped to the suspect's body.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59Here are some eye-witnesses.
0:01:59 > 0:02:07Over my head, I heard a loud bang and I looked out the window and I
0:02:07 > 0:02:09saw people running towards the second and then everybody took off
0:02:09 > 0:02:14running in the opposite direction. Everyone was freaking out on the
0:02:14 > 0:02:19train, people were laying down, some people were looking at the exits,
0:02:19 > 0:02:24because it is fairly crowded in the morning.I was in a restaurant,
0:02:24 > 0:02:30sitting inside the Port authority and suddenly, I see a group of
0:02:30 > 0:02:39people, like 60 people, running like mad and a woman fell and nobody,
0:02:39 > 0:02:47even cops, stopped to help because the panic so scary.Three people
0:02:47 > 0:02:51suffered minor injuries, so did the suspect who is now in custody. Here
0:02:51 > 0:02:54are some pictures of the police response in the moments after the
0:02:54 > 0:03:01attack. As you imagine, it was sizeable, near nearby subway
0:03:01 > 0:03:07stations were evacuated and the Port authority was temporarily shut. The
0:03:07 > 0:03:09suspect has been identified.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11He's been identified as a 27-year-old called Akayed Ullah.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17New York's Mayor Bill De Blasio shared more details.
0:03:17 > 0:03:24This was an attempted terrorist attack.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30Thank God, the perpetrator did not achieve his ultimate goals.Nearby
0:03:30 > 0:03:33to whether Saban, Nada Tawfik has been reported grid reporting all
0:03:33 > 0:03:41day.Akayed Ullah entered this busy transit hub at 7:20am during rush
0:03:41 > 0:03:46hour and as he was walking through the underground passageway,
0:03:46 > 0:03:50authorities say he intentionally set up the device. It is what they
0:03:50 > 0:03:54described as a low-tech crude pipe bomb strapped to his body with
0:03:54 > 0:03:59Velcro and when it went off, he himself suffered the worst injuries.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Three others nearby were injured but as he fell to the floor and clamped
0:04:03 > 0:04:09down, authorities were able to get him into custody. They say he came
0:04:09 > 0:04:14here in 2011 on an immigrant Visa, he was actually sponsored by someone
0:04:14 > 0:04:18here in the United States, to come along with his family and three or
0:04:18 > 0:04:21four siblings and he was able to eventually gain permanent residency
0:04:21 > 0:04:26and he has lived in Brooklyn. Authorities are investigating his
0:04:26 > 0:04:31motives, combing his home in Brooklyn, going over a video of
0:04:31 > 0:04:34surveillance here. Reporters asked authorities during the press
0:04:34 > 0:04:38conference here in New York whether he was known to have any known links
0:04:38 > 0:04:42to the group that calls itself Islamic State. They said he made a
0:04:42 > 0:04:46statement but wouldn't elaborate more than that.And where the
0:04:46 > 0:04:49explosion took place, is it still sealed off or has life returned to
0:04:49 > 0:04:55normal?Well, it is pretty remarkable, just a few hours after
0:04:55 > 0:04:59this happened, you had eighth Ave back up and running, the Port
0:04:59 > 0:05:07authority running out and bus service but the subway lines that
0:05:07 > 0:05:10run through this underground area where the explosion took place, that
0:05:10 > 0:05:15is still closed off for now. Authorities say in terms of the
0:05:15 > 0:05:19evening rush hour that all of this will be back up and running at 100%
0:05:19 > 0:05:24capacity so it is pretty remarkable to see that, authorities are very
0:05:24 > 0:05:29quick to underscore that New York won't have their main lifeline, the
0:05:29 > 0:05:32subways and the transit system, shut down in the face of this attack and
0:05:32 > 0:05:35are very keen to get New York back to 100% up and running.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38It's the last full day of campaigning in Alabama.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40The Senate election is on Tuesday - and it's been followed
0:05:40 > 0:05:42across America.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44That's not because of the Democratic candidate Doug Jones,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47it's all to do with the Republican Roy Moore.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49A number of women have accused him of sexual assault -
0:05:49 > 0:05:52some have alleged he had sex with them when they were teenagers.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Mr Moore denies this - and the allegations haven't
0:05:54 > 0:05:57stopped President Trump offering his support
0:05:57 > 0:06:05in a number of ways, including these automated telephone calls.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11Roy Moore is the guy we need to pass our make America great again agenda.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16Roy is a Conservative who will help me steer this country back on track
0:06:16 > 0:06:20after eight years of the Obama disaster. Get out and vote for Roy
0:06:20 > 0:06:28Moore. His vote is a Republican Senate and it is needed. We need Roy
0:06:28 > 0:06:32to help us with the Republican Senate. We will win and we will make
0:06:32 > 0:06:33America great again.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36That's called a robo-call - they're used a lot in political
0:06:36 > 0:06:37campaigns in the US.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Obama has done one for Doug Jones too.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Alabama has two senators - Roy Moore will be one if he wins.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46The other, already serving, is a Republican
0:06:47 > 0:06:53and said this at the weekend.
0:06:53 > 0:06:59I want to reiterate again, I didn't vote for Roy Moore, I wouldn't vote
0:06:59 > 0:07:02for Roy Moore. I think the Republican party can do better.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Here's what the man himself Roy Moore has to say.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10I do not know them, I had knowing counter with them, I have never
0:07:10 > 0:07:13molested anyone and for them to say that, I don't know why they are
0:07:13 > 0:07:14saying it but it's not true.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16The latest poll by Fox News
0:07:16 > 0:07:20puts Jones ahead of Moore with a 10-point lead.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23That's a 2-point slide for Moore.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25If the poll is right, Republicans will only control
0:07:26 > 0:07:32the Senate by 51-49.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35That is why the president and lots of other Republicans are paying this
0:07:35 > 0:07:42so much attention. But these polls are proving very tricky to follow.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46He is box media pointing out Doug Jones leads by ten points, other
0:07:46 > 0:07:50polls saying that Roy Moore is winning. They make the point it
0:07:50 > 0:07:54comes down to turn out assumptions, one of the reasons it is
0:07:54 > 0:08:04particularly hard to call.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Anthony Zurcher can talk us through the importance of what happens in
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Alabama to the importance of Washington.That is the way he has
0:08:11 > 0:08:15framed it, whether you like Roy Moore not, he is a more reliable
0:08:15 > 0:08:18vote for the Donald Trump agenda than the Democrats and Roy Moore
0:08:18 > 0:08:21himself has been campaigning on that, saying he is going to vote for
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Donald Trump's immigration policy, for building a wall, for defence
0:08:25 > 0:08:30spending. When you're talking about just a handful of seats in the U.S.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Senate, if the Democrats picked that up and Doug Jones wins, it makes it
0:08:33 > 0:08:36much more likely the Democrats would have a realistic shot at taking
0:08:36 > 0:08:42control of the Senate come 2018. There are a couple of states where
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Democrats have a pick-up opportunity. After that, it is a
0:08:46 > 0:08:49much longer reach for them to pick up three seats in next year. It puts
0:08:49 > 0:08:54it within reach and that is the way I think Donald Trump wanted to view
0:08:54 > 0:08:57this race in Alabama.Help us out with why this is proving so
0:08:57 > 0:09:03difficult to predict.As you mentioned, it is about turnout and
0:09:03 > 0:09:05what pollsters do, they construct models to try and predict who will
0:09:05 > 0:09:11turn up at the polls. This is an election just two weeks before
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Christmas, special election, the only people on the ballot are these
0:09:15 > 0:09:21Senate candidates, plus you have a Republican candidate with his own
0:09:21 > 0:09:24problems, you have a Democrat running in a very Conservative
0:09:24 > 0:09:32state, Alaba map -- Alabama. The Democrats are motivated but a small
0:09:32 > 0:09:36number, the Republicans, will they vote for a riding candidate and hold
0:09:36 > 0:09:40a ballot for Roy Moore or just a home? It is very difficult to
0:09:40 > 0:09:43predict and when you change the model, you can see anywhere from a
0:09:43 > 0:09:48big Doug Jones went to a big Roy Moore win, and a couple of pollsters
0:09:48 > 0:09:53have put their cards on the table and said hear how you can come up
0:09:53 > 0:09:57with Roy Moore up big, this is how you could come up with the Jones up
0:09:57 > 0:10:04six. It is very difficult but we are seeing an absentee ballot, people
0:10:04 > 0:10:08are paying attention in Alabama.And it is quite something that Roy Moore
0:10:08 > 0:10:12is still in with a shout, these allegations would have finished off
0:10:12 > 0:10:15many candidates. Had we understand that in this case, that has not
0:10:15 > 0:10:20happened?Alabama is one of the most Conservative states in the US.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25Donald Trump is still very popular there and Donald Trump has put
0:10:25 > 0:10:28himself fully behind Roy Moore. Roy Moore also is a known quality in
0:10:28 > 0:10:34Alabama, he has been off and on the ballot for 20 years, he has run
0:10:34 > 0:10:39state-wide, won a Supreme Court justice seat there so he has had
0:10:39 > 0:10:43votes cast him. He has a strong evangelical following and they have
0:10:43 > 0:10:46stuck by him thick and thin and don't believe the allegations made
0:10:46 > 0:10:50against him and Roy Moore continues to it, so of all the states where
0:10:50 > 0:10:55you can have a Republican with a over his head and still have a
0:10:55 > 0:10:59chance to win, Alabama is one of the top five.As and when we get the
0:10:59 > 0:11:05results, we will of course bring them to you here on the BBC.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Vladimir Putin has been in three countries today, including in Syria.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12He's been at an air force base used by the Russians.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14President Assad was there -
0:11:14 > 0:11:15his government has benefited
0:11:15 > 0:11:18enormously from Russian military help.
0:11:18 > 0:11:28And at the air base, President Putin made this announcement.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33TRANSLATION: In two years, the Russian armed forces, together with
0:11:33 > 0:11:37the Syrian army, have defeated the most efficient group of
0:11:37 > 0:11:42international terrorists and so I have made a decision a significant
0:11:42 > 0:11:44part of the Russian military contingent in Syria is home to
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Russia.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Russia intervention has undoubtedly made a difference.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48But at a cost.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Russian air
0:11:51 > 0:11:55strikes in Syria have killed 6,328 civilians,
0:11:55 > 0:12:00including 1,537 children.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02And we should be clear - this announcement today
0:12:02 > 0:12:06is not the end of Russia's military presence there.
0:12:06 > 0:12:13Olga Ivshina from BBC Russian can explain.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Troops are being withdrawn, some helicopters and fighter jets have
0:12:17 > 0:12:22already flown back to Russia, but actually, a Russian presence remains
0:12:22 > 0:12:28in Syria. There are two military bases, Russian linked bases in
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Syria, unable one and an air force one and that is very important for
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Mr Putin to keep. That allows him to re-establish himself as a very
0:12:36 > 0:12:40important player, at least, in the Middle East and he will try to
0:12:40 > 0:12:44present himself as an important player on the international arena as
0:12:44 > 0:12:51well because he uses this Syrian card, big gamble on wider issues
0:12:51 > 0:12:56also discussing matters with the United States, Turkey, Iran, the
0:12:56 > 0:13:01eastern Ukraine, the question of sanctions, he will keep using Syrian
0:13:01 > 0:13:04card to play on all of that.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05Mr Putin visited three countries today.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Syria first, Egypt next.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09He met the President Abdel Fatah Al Sisi in Cairo.
0:13:09 > 0:13:18Two things to note about this.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21First, Russia says in principle
0:13:21 > 0:13:23it's ready to resume passenger flights to Egypt.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Two years ago, a bomb brought down a Russian
0:13:25 > 0:13:28passenger plane over Egypt with 224 people on board.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Also, Egypt and Russia have signed a final contract
0:13:31 > 0:13:36for the building of Egypt's first nuclear power plant".
0:13:36 > 0:13:40for the building of Egypt's first nuclear power plant.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Mr Putin's final stop was Turkey and a meeting
0:13:42 > 0:13:48with President Erdogan.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50These two had an awful lot to talk about.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Mark Lowen is our correspondent in Istanbul.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58They talked about energy, they talked about tourism, they talked
0:13:58 > 0:14:01about the issue of Jerusalem, the US declaration of Jerusalem as the
0:14:01 > 0:14:07capital of Israel, both leaders agreeing that it was destabilising,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09President Putin saying it could raise the prospects for peace
0:14:09 > 0:14:14between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and they discussed
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Syria. This is the really interesting point between the two
0:14:16 > 0:14:23because you will remember, two years ago, the two men also came to blows
0:14:23 > 0:14:27with a Russian jet was shot down by Turkish military over Turkish
0:14:27 > 0:14:32airspace and they were on opposite sides on the war in Syria, Turkey
0:14:32 > 0:14:36backing the rebels against President Assad, Vladimir Putin and Russia
0:14:36 > 0:14:42backing the Assad regime but there has been an incredible rapprochement
0:14:42 > 0:14:46between the two. I say incredible, the reason there has been a
0:14:46 > 0:14:50rapprochement, there is a you scratch my back, I scratch yours on
0:14:50 > 0:14:55this because Turkey has tolerated and in effect backed or endorsed
0:14:55 > 0:15:00Russia supporting the Assad regime in return for Russia allowing Turkey
0:15:00 > 0:15:03to send its troops into northern Syria to hammer the Kurdish
0:15:03 > 0:15:09militants in Syria. So it is really both sides basically allowing each
0:15:09 > 0:15:16other to further their own aims and objectives in Syria and turning a
0:15:16 > 0:15:20blind eye to what they don't like and that is the basis of that
0:15:20 > 0:15:25rapprochement, that is why these two leaders stood together in Ankara
0:15:25 > 0:15:27tonight, the eighth meeting this year and that shows you the level of
0:15:27 > 0:15:31cooperation there is now between Turkey and Russia, just two years
0:15:31 > 0:15:37after almost being on the verge of a military conflict.So finding a way
0:15:37 > 0:15:42to work together on Syria. Tell me about energy, what do Turkey and
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Russia do for each other in that sector?Russia is the biggest source
0:15:46 > 0:15:51of gas for Turkey, Turkey imports a lot of energy from Russia and so
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Russia is building a nuclear power plant in Turkey, that is getting
0:15:55 > 0:16:02under way, and also there is a gas pipeline, Turk stream as it is
0:16:02 > 0:16:05known, being pumped from Russia to do Turkey and could potentially be
0:16:05 > 0:16:08sourced out to other countries in Europe like Greece and Bulgaria and
0:16:08 > 0:16:15that could be as early as 2019. So a big sense of cooperation between
0:16:15 > 0:16:21them. Tourism as well, Turkey saying for provide million Russian tourists
0:16:21 > 0:16:27came to take you to share. President Erdogan prospect critics say that as
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Turkey's ties with the West have strained, it has got closer to
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Russia and that they lament the cosying up, as they see it, of one
0:16:35 > 0:16:41authoritarian Government to another. Well, already on Outside Source, we
0:16:41 > 0:16:45have reported on stories in Turkey, Syria and Egyptair in New York and
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Alabama but we will turn to California in a few minutes because
0:16:48 > 0:16:52the most destructive wildfire there has expanded significantly. We are
0:16:52 > 0:17:01going to be live in Santa Barbara. Snow, ice and plunging temperatures
0:17:01 > 0:17:08have caused major disruption across swathes of the UK today and
0:17:08 > 0:17:12forecasters are warning temperatures could reach -13 degrees overnight.
0:17:12 > 0:17:18That is what you call a lot of salt. We are at the gritting station next
0:17:18 > 0:17:21to the M5 just outside Stroud in Gloucestershire and as you can see,
0:17:21 > 0:17:25they are getting ready for another busy night. They have been added
0:17:25 > 0:17:30since Friday evening gritting the roads here and they will be out
0:17:30 > 0:17:33tonight, really busy indeed, because here in Gloucestershire, the
0:17:33 > 0:17:38temperatures could get as low as -12 Celsius. That is the air
0:17:38 > 0:17:41temperature. The roads will be a little bit warmer than that, if you
0:17:41 > 0:17:46can call it warm, at minus nine Celsius so it is really important
0:17:46 > 0:17:49when this salt goes out onto the roads, the timing is crucial, that
0:17:49 > 0:17:59it goes onto the road when it is still quite wet and will absorb all
0:17:59 > 0:18:02of that but they also have to make sure they don't cause maximum
0:18:02 > 0:18:04congestion problems with other traffic. They have to make sure it
0:18:04 > 0:18:09is not too cold as well.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11This is Outside Source live from the BBC newsroom.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13There's been an attempted attack at New York's
0:18:13 > 0:18:14busiest bus station.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Four people have been injured, including the attacker
0:18:16 > 0:18:17who's in custody.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21His device failed to go off properly.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Other stories making the news...
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Saudi Arabia has announced it will lift a ban on cinemas that's
0:18:26 > 0:18:28been in place for more than 30 years.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30It's part of a major drive by Crown Prince
0:18:30 > 0:18:36Mohammed bin Salman to modernise the country.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40That is from BBC Arabic, we will have more on that in a few minutes.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44The Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah has one this year's BBC African
0:18:44 > 0:18:49footballer of the year. He helped Egypt's the World Cup for the first
0:18:49 > 0:18:54728 years and is top scorer for Liverpool this season. -- for the
0:18:54 > 0:19:00first time in 28 years. I wanted to show you this satellite image.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02This is the area in California that's
0:19:02 > 0:19:03affected by the wildfires.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05It's the size of New York City.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06There are a number of fires.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08This is the one in Ventura County.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11It was the first to start - it's burnt through 930 square
0:19:11 > 0:19:13kilometres in a week -
0:19:13 > 0:19:16that makes it one of the largest fire in California's history.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18that makes it one of the largest fires in California's history.
0:19:18 > 0:19:28But there are now other fires - some in Los Angeles county.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32It is putting huge pressure on thousands of firefighters who are
0:19:32 > 0:19:35working all hours of the day to bring the fires under control. He is
0:19:35 > 0:19:38one of them.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Hot and heavy, it moved down into this community that you see behind
0:19:42 > 0:19:46you, it is really unfortunate, but if you turn around and see what
0:19:46 > 0:19:50these guys saved last night, what they did last night was amazing.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56They saved this entire community. I am a 29 hours straight, every other
0:19:56 > 0:20:02day, everyone on this division is on 28, 29 hours, we are exhausted but
0:20:02 > 0:20:04not coming off until it is done.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06The Californian governor Jerry Brown has connected these fire
0:20:06 > 0:20:08The Californian governor Jerry Brown has connected these fires
0:20:08 > 0:20:11with climate change.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16This is the new normal and this could be something that happens
0:20:16 > 0:20:20every year, every few years. It happens to some degree, it is just
0:20:20 > 0:20:23more intense, wore widespread and we are about ready to have firefighting
0:20:23 > 0:20:29at Christmas. This is very odd and unusual but it is the way the world
0:20:29 > 0:20:33is. With the kind of carbon pollution that we are not only
0:20:33 > 0:20:38living with but we are generating still, it is still increasing. We
0:20:38 > 0:20:42have to make that turn, it is going to take Herek efforts.Let's bring
0:20:42 > 0:20:48in Chris Martin is from CBS, live from Santa Barbara County. Tell us
0:20:48 > 0:20:53more about what you have been seeing today.I will show you right behind
0:20:53 > 0:20:56me what is happening, you can see a helicopter and it might come back
0:20:56 > 0:21:00here in just a minute, and get some water out of this pond to make the
0:21:00 > 0:21:04drop like it is doing right now. They are able to do that today
0:21:04 > 0:21:08because finally the winds here are very calm, so that is helping
0:21:08 > 0:21:11firefighters start to get a leg up on this fire but you said a minute
0:21:11 > 0:21:15ago, this is now one of the largest and worst fires in Californian
0:21:15 > 0:21:24history, more than 230,000 acres burned here. Right now, it is about
0:21:24 > 0:21:2815% contained, so firefighters have a long way to go. More than 800
0:21:28 > 0:21:33homes have burned in this one fire, thousands more are threatened and we
0:21:33 > 0:21:37have nearly 6,000 firefighters and fire crews battling this one. It has
0:21:37 > 0:21:42been around the clock fight for just about a week. Today, finally, they
0:21:42 > 0:21:45are starting to see some improvements with the weather and
0:21:45 > 0:21:48hopefully that will help them turn the tide here and start to get this
0:21:48 > 0:21:56fire a bit more under control.Does the state have enough firefighters?
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Well, they don't. Just in California. However, the
0:21:59 > 0:22:04firefighters here have come from across the state and they are coming
0:22:04 > 0:22:07from other states nearby here in the western US, they have a mutual aid
0:22:07 > 0:22:10agreement so when there is a fire like this, firefighters from around
0:22:10 > 0:22:17the region come to help, so firefighters are from states like
0:22:17 > 0:22:22Utah, Arizona and Nevada and even further like than that. Leaving get
0:22:22 > 0:22:26help in from Australia as well and man, they sure do needed because
0:22:26 > 0:22:30these guys are working long hours around the clock, barely getting any
0:22:30 > 0:22:34rest because this fire was growing so rapidly and with such intensity,
0:22:34 > 0:22:39they weren't able to take a moment away from fighting it. So hopefully
0:22:39 > 0:22:42here in the next couple of days, now the weather has changed and those
0:22:42 > 0:22:51very in -- intense winds are dying down, they will finally get a leg
0:22:51 > 0:22:55up.Much has been made of the wins and quite rightly but the terrain
0:22:55 > 0:23:01looks arid. To what degree has the drought in California played a role
0:23:01 > 0:23:04in these fires?To a very large degree and in fact, that is what we
0:23:04 > 0:23:08have seen here over the past few years. California had a tremendous
0:23:08 > 0:23:14trade of the last six or seven years and this has sort of become a new
0:23:14 > 0:23:16normal -- such a tremendous drought over the last six or seven years.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21The ground is so dry all across the state that we could see these fires
0:23:21 > 0:23:26at any times, you have those very dry grounds and the wins that fan
0:23:26 > 0:23:29the flames and it is a devastating combination and that is what we saw
0:23:29 > 0:23:34last week. It is rare, not unprecedented, but rare to see fires
0:23:34 > 0:23:39of this magnitude at this time of year and that is why it caught so
0:23:39 > 0:23:42many of the firefighters and the residents of this area off-guard
0:23:42 > 0:23:47because it is not something we see that often, but with those dread
0:23:47 > 0:23:50conditions we are talking about, this is something we have to be
0:23:50 > 0:23:55aware of and on guard for really all year round.Chris, we appreciate the
0:23:55 > 0:23:59update, thanks for your help, Chris Martin is from CBS News live with us
0:23:59 > 0:24:06from California. Let's talk about an interesting business story, and full
0:24:06 > 0:24:09is buying Shazam, an app that listens to a small part of a song
0:24:09 > 0:24:19and tells you what it is and you can buy the song if you like it. Let's
0:24:19 > 0:24:21bring in my correspondent, eyelid use Shazam but have no idea about
0:24:21 > 0:24:27it, how big an operation is it?It has been around a long time and is a
0:24:27 > 0:24:31British firm and is unique because from the get go, it has been able to
0:24:31 > 0:24:35make money and they have been doing that from advertising revenue and
0:24:35 > 0:24:40there are always adds coming up on Shazam, as you may have noticed as a
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Shazam user. They have an incredible number of daily users, some 20
0:24:44 > 0:24:50million people use the site every day and it comes on every phone, on
0:24:50 > 0:24:55android and iPhone is, so it is a really popular app, but the question
0:24:55 > 0:25:01of course is why did Apple want to buy it? Because Apple could really
0:25:01 > 0:25:08recreate a similar kind of service to try and track what a song is, but
0:25:08 > 0:25:13the key is actually in the data that Shazam has accumulated over the
0:25:13 > 0:25:17years. They have just got a massive amount of data on people's listening
0:25:17 > 0:25:22habits, what they like to listen to, when they like to listen to it and
0:25:22 > 0:25:26if you find a song that you like, it directs you to purchase it either on
0:25:26 > 0:25:33spot a five all Apple music, rather, and now they are going to directed
0:25:33 > 0:25:38to Apple music.Samira, we will be watching that news with you live
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