1 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the update time. Sissy Thompson, the Los 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: Angeles County Sheriff, says some areas look like war zones 3 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: as wild fires continue to tear through the city. Sixteen 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: people have been confirmed dead since the fires broke out. 5 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: Another sixteen are reported missing. More than one hundred thousand 6 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: residents remain under evacuation orders. Robert Luna says he understands 7 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: locals are frustrated, but it's too dangerous to go back, so. 8 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 2: I'm just going to see this in driving around some 9 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 2: of these areas, they literally look like war zones. There 10 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 2: are down power polls, electric wires, there are still some 11 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 2: smoldering fires. It is not seat. 12 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: Liberal leader Peter Dutton has delivered his pitch to become 13 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: Prime Minister in front of party faithful in Melbourne. In 14 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: his first major speech of the year, Dutton's promised to 15 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: get Australia back on track if the Coalition wins the 16 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: upcoming election. He says one of their priorities will be 17 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: practical action and for Indigenous communities. The New South Wales 18 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:06,559 Speaker 1: Premier and police Commissioner say they're both extremely concerned about 19 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 1: an escalation in anti Semitic attacks. Across New South Wales. 20 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: Police are searching for two people they believe tried to 21 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: ignite a synagogue in Sydney's Inner West, which was left 22 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:20,639 Speaker 1: vandalized with Nazi symbols. The latest incident involves a forty 23 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:23,639 Speaker 1: seven year old man who's been arrested accused of painting 24 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: a Nazi symbol on a shop front in Newcastle. The 25 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: attacks come a month after a Melbourne synagogue was firebombed, 26 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: leaving the building gutted. It's hoped a new ad campaign 27 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: from the federal government will help Australians become more savvy 28 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: to scams. The ads aim to increase awareness of scams 29 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: with the message stop, check, Protect. Australian Banking Association Chief 30 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: executive and A Blin says she's confident the campaign will 31 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: be effective. Bed a great little reminder. 32 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: They're quite clever. 33 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: I've got a small version of yourself sitting on your 34 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: shoulder saying, hang on, go and check. 35 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 2: Is this really your bank? Is this person really who? 36 00:01:59,480 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: They say? 37 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: That? Sport and Entertainment and X in Sport, the Ossie 38 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 1: Women have drawn first blood in their multi format Ashes 39 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: series against England. The Ossies bold England out for two 40 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: hundred and four with nearly seven overs to spare before 41 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: getting the winning runs within thirty nine overs. The Stars 42 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: have beaten the Renegades by forty two runs in the 43 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: Melbourne Smash. Jimmy Maxwell the star of the show with 44 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: ninety runs off fifty two balls. Arena Sablenka is already 45 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: and ominous form at the Australian Tennis Open. Former US 46 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: Open champs Loan Stevens managed just five games from the 47 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: world number one as Sabolenka advanced to the second round. 48 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: And in the NBL, the Sydney Kings have beaten the 49 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: Cans Taipans ninety one points to eighty seven, while the 50 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: Wildcats have down the Jack Jumpers one hundred and five 51 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: to seventy three. In entertainment news, Miley Cyrus has shared 52 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: an emotional message on social media saying her soul aches 53 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: for the victims of LA's wildfires. The thirty two year 54 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: old singer lost her home in similar circumstances six years ago. 55 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: She shared an image of her burnt down Malibu property, 56 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: saying the image hits her heart in the heart today 57 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: and the fate of the sixty seventh Annual Grammy Awards 58 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: is still up in the air as deadly wildfires continue 59 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: to ravy lay. The ceremony is scheduled for the second 60 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: of February, but there are reports that discussions have taken 61 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: place to potentially delay the show or to turn the 62 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: event into a fundraiser. And that is the latest from 63 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: the Nova Podcast team. We'll see you later on for 64 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: another update. I'm Susie Thompson.