Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- California Struggles To Gain On Fires As New Ones Appear Daily.

-- 'Samurai Sword' Attack At Tokyo Shrine Leaves Three Dead.

-- 'X-Men' Director Bryan Singer Accused Of Sexual Assault.

And here are more early headlines:

1st Major Brexit Agreement Reached Between E.U. And U.K. ( Guardian )

Palestinians Protest Trump's Decision Recognizing Jerusalem. ( Washington Post )

Rep. Farenthold To Be Investigated On Harassment Accusation. ( Politico )

Calif. Rep. Nunes Cleared Of Improperly Disclosing Information. ( CNN )

Three Die In New Mexico School Shooting. ( Farmington Daily Times )

Met Conductor James Levine Denies Sex Harassment Accusations. ( Billboard )

U.N. Says More Than 1 Million South Sudanese A "Step Away" From Famine. ( U.N. News Centre )

Ohio Man Involved In Bosnian Massacre To Be Deported. ( Reuters )

Liberia's Top Court Clears Way For Presidential Runoff. ( Bloomberg )

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