The world. Im kim brunhuber, ahead on cnn newsroom. What we saw was likely the largest Natural Disaster in hawaiis state history. Deadly wildfires tear through maui. Entire neighborhoods wiped out. We write you the harrowing stories of those who escaped the fastmoving flames. Plus, the big event that has them racing to see the iowa fair. In zaporizhzhia, as President Biden asks congress for more assistance for ukraine. Well have the live report from the latest. Live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. Tremendous devastation, a sense of deep loss and a scramble to save whatever can still be saved. Thats all happening on the Hawaiian Island of maui, where 53 people have been killed by wildfires described as apocalyptic. The death toll is likely to go even higher as Emergency Crews Sift through countless properties, now in ashes. The wildfire is now the second deadliest in the u. S. In a century, and the governor says its likely the largest Natural Disaster ever in h
Pushing for a un backed police force. The Transitional Council announced by the Caribbean Community bloc will be in charge of nominating a new Prime Minister, but haitis gangs are demanding a seat at the table. Our Central America correspondent will grant is just outside of haiti and sent us this report. This is the Border Crossing between the Dominican Republic and haiti and we have already seen dominican authorities deporting patients back to the poorest country in the americas at a time it is facing an acute humanitarian crisis, since the 2010 earthquake. They are being deported into applicable vacuum. Prime minister ariel henry stood down citing the fact his situation was untenable due to the violence in the capital Port Au Prince. The caricom and the us Secretary Of State held an emergency meeting Injamaica Emergency Meeting in jamaica and Emergency Meeting Injamaica and made clear that they saw the roadmap towards the transmission of administration in haiti starting with his resi
Max foster has the week off. Just ahead i know some people didnt get out. The fire is on front street and it is time to go. So quickly the flames reached other neighborhoods jumping highways and destroying peoples homes. You never know who is living next to you. Trump has been clear that he expects to be indicted for a fourth time. This is the same game. Weve watched it play out before. He is angry, he throws red meat to the crowd. Live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. It is thursday, august 10th, 9 00 a. M. Here in london and 10 00 p. M. In maui where Deadly Wildfires are burning out of control. State and federal officials held a News Conference last hour and had this update. Primary focus is to save lives and prevent Human Suffering and mitigate great property loss. So that is what the counties were and have been doing and are doing. What we do anticipate is additional requests and were already providing support for trying to get the communications
Maui coming into stark relief. So much property destroyed, including important historical and cultural sites. Today, the disaster is far from over. We will have a live report from hawaii, just ahead. And were learning more about a deadly encounter where fbi agents shot and killed a man they were trying to arrest after alarming and threatening posts. And in florida, we are live outside the courthouse where former President Trumps body man walt nauta pleaded guilty. Were covering they stories coming into Cnn News Central. Still we have dead bodies in the water, floating, and on the seawall. Theyve been sitting there since last night. Weve been pulling people out since last night, trying to save peoples lives. I feel like were not getting the help we need. Its a nationwide issues issue at this point. We need help, a lot of help. We have to get people down here. Just moments ago President Joe Biden responding to the pleas for help, speaking with hawaiis governor and approving a National De
News, we are tracking devastating and Deadly Wildfires across hawaii. Drought and hurricaneforce winds fueling multiple blazes which have killed at least six people. Hawaiis Lieutenant Governor joins me live this hour. We are following Breaking News out of utah where a man accused of threatening to kill President Biden has just been shot dead by fbi agents trying to arrest him. The Fulton County District Attorney is expected to seek indictments against more than a dozen people as she nears Charging Decisions in her probe of the Election Interference by donald trump and his allies. Stand by for details. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get straight to the Breaking News. The horrendous wildfires scorching the Island Of Maui and that way. We are very grim reports of a rising death toll as authorities urge residents and tourists to flee the fastmoving blazes. Cnn Meteorologis