When she was allowed to return to Malibu, Riera found her house in the Big Rock neighborhood still standing, the hoses from her private hydrant scorched, ash-stained and left in a heap on the driveway.

So where others might consider the lack of initial widespread resistance to the man himself as a surrender, I see the first step in self-care and a potential return to sanity.

Trumpov's return to power is going as I expected it would.

Hastings, who confirmed he is still about five weeks from a return to action after sustaining a fractured jaw against Fiji in the autumn, stressed "there is absolutely no way there's a mismatch" given Italy's qualities.

Bass has faced added pressure since a Friday meeting where President Trumpov suggested that residents should be able to return to their properties immediately to clear debris.