Flames came dangerously close to his home, scorching nearly every building on his street. As of this hour hundreds are presumed missing bodies being pulled from the ocean after people had no choice but to jump in to escape the flames. Thousands are scrambling for safety. Max gordon is on the ground in maui. Max. You got it there. Its an Island Paradise that was turned into a hellscape the field behind Me Blackenned by the fire, the scent of smoke heavy in the air but good news this morning We Saw Rain Roll through. Much neededed needed for this scorched island. My gosh. Look at the harbor. Oh my gosh. Long time residents here shock at what they saw, people here in maui have dealt with so much loss because of these fires at least 36 people dead, its the deadliest u. S. Fire since the 2018 campfire. Officials here say the conditions have been dry and winds from passing Hurricane Dora fanned fires and caused them to spread quickly gusts up to 85 Miles Per Hour reported, grounding firefigh
of football fun. we all have a mate who takes it too far on a night out and that was man city players last night as they celebrated winning the treble. can you really blame them, though? that is very good work, lads! you are all caught up now. bye! this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk from manchester. i m stephen sackur. this city styles itself the capital of the north of england, but with the pride there is also some resentment of the degree of centralisation in england, the dominance of london, and the lack of regional autonomy. my guest today is the mayor of this city, andy burnham. he quit westminster politics to come here and he is committed to a radical vision a decentralised, united kingdom. but is own party, let alone the country as a whole, ready for his brand of radicalism? andy burnham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. now, mr mayor, y
the city is growing in stature, physically, but i think also in terms of its reputation, both in the uk and around the world. this was, obviously, the home of industry going back a couple of centuries. hit a decline in the second part of the 20th century, but manchester is most definitely back. and i think there is a lot of energy flowing around the city right now. but i guess we have to measure your performance against promises, and you made some key promises. one was on housing tackling manchester s housing problems but, in particular, tackling the number of people sleeping rough on the streets, the number of homeless people in the city. sure. if you look at the latest report from the respected housing charity shelter, they say that the number sleeping rough have gone up in the last year, that manchester s rate of homelessness is far worse than the national average, and that, as they put it, it is the most problematic city in the north west of england. so, you failed? no,
a me to take it too far on a night out and that was main city players last night as a celebrated winning the trouble. can you really blame them, though? that is good work lads. you are all cut up now. goodbye. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from manchester. i m stephen sackur. this city styles itself the capital of the north of england, but with the pride there is also some resentment of the degree of centralisation in england, the dominance of london, and the lack of regional autonomy. my guest today is the mayor of this city, andy burnham. he quit westminster politics to come here and he is committed to a radical vision a decentralised, united kingdom. but is his own party, let alone the country as a whole, ready for his brand of radicalism? andy burnham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. now, mr mayor, you have had six years
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