Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Forty feared dead in Oakland fire. Hassan Rouhani promises prompt response from Iran if U.S. sanctions are extended. South Africa beat Fiji to win Dubai Sevens. Gareth Edwards has a cameo in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, December the 4th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:08Fire crews in California worked into the night on Saturday,
00:12sifting through the remains of a warehouse gutted by a blaze during a rave party,
00:17with officials saying they fear the death toll could reach 40.
00:21Relatives of dozens of people missing in the night blaze in Oakland near San Francisco
00:26continued their anxious wait for news.
00:29Nine people are confirmed dead so far.
00:32Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has demanded that President Barack Obama
00:36not sign an extension of U.S. sanctions,
00:39saying the bill is a violation of a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
00:45On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to extend the Iran Sanctions Act by 10 years.
00:50Rouhani promised a prompt response from Iran if the U.S. sanctions are extended.
00:56In rugby, South Africa stunned defending World Series and Olympic champions Fiji 26-14
01:03to win the Dubai Sevens last night.
01:05It was a fifth Dubai title for South Africa,
01:08who were second in the World Series last season,
01:11before going on to take bronze at the Rio Olympics.
01:15Gareth Edwards, the director of Star Wars spin-off Rogue One, A Star Wars Story,
01:20says he gave himself a cameo in the film.
01:23But as with most things Star Wars, Edwards is staying mum on what exactly that entails.
01:29The reveal, he said, might have to wait for the DVD extras.
01:33Edwards is a self-proclaimed Star Wars superfan,
01:36and has said as a child he used to watch the first 10 minutes of the 1977 Star Wars
01:42every day before school.
01:44And finally, the weather.
01:46Today's high across the UAE will be 30 degrees Celsius,
01:49dropping to 20 degrees at night.
01:51That's all for now. Thanks for watching.
01:53And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com