The middle of the island, is about 70 contained, and officials are also dealing with a third fire in up country maui, with no estimate on its containment. In just over four days, the fires have burned roughly 2,000 acres and have destroyed more than 1,000 buildings. These are images from the Historic Town of lahaina, which was hardest hit. Local officials are allowing residents and tourists back into the town, but a nightly curfew is in place. We are now beginning to learn about the harrowing stories of survivors, like this one, where one family was forced to jump into the ocean to escape the flames. The ocean almost dragged my kids away a few times. But, yeah, we stuck together, we held on. I said, were not going to die, and were here, were alive. An unprecedented logistical effort is underway from all over the United States as Government Agencies are mobilizing resources to send to hawaii. The States National guard has chartered planes to help fly First Responders and Emergency Crews
Nominee. How it could influence the race to replace the republican leader. And the record busting billions that president ial campaigns will pour into buying a mountain of negative ads. Can all that money buy a winning message or is it just so much white noise . Msnbc chief political analyst chuck todd will join me to talk about that, and why it may takes weeks to get an answer. We start with today, the official start of the rematch most voters say they didnt want. Joe biden versus donald trump, an unprecedented race in extraordinary ways. To candidates, older than any in history, both extremely wellknown yet deeply disliked facing a polarized electorate and toxic political climate, and yet they have essentially cemented their partys nominations even before they have the delegates to make it official. Trump is now the presumptive nominee, after this morning nikki haley suspended her Campaign Congratulating but not endorsing trump with a warning that seemed to directly target him. Our c
not to bring ukraine into the nato family now at this moment in the middle of the war. ukraine now promises it will not use the american supplied cluster munitions in russia. it comes as the controversial weapons divided congress. they want these as self-defense to use against russians in their own country of ukraine. i don t see anything wrong with the, these weapons would be a game-changer. cluster bombs should never be used. that is crossing a line. we would risk losing our moral leadership. also new today, treasury secretary janet yellen returns from china after a weekend of high stakes meetings. the secretary is optimistic progress is being made to shore up tense relations. i had a very construct a visit. i received a warm welcome and had a very substantial series of meetings. an objective of my trip was to explain the national security is something that we can t compromise on and we will protect. capitol hill is bracing for a potential far-right feud as marj
the story is here in new hampshire on the eve of the first in the nation primary. my interviews state from the campaign trail with the final two, donald trump and nikki haley. that s coming up. we ll also hear from the people that make it happen, the voters. we ll speak with some of those crucial undecided one days left for them to make up their minds. we ll see what they re thinking from my stop at the bookery, which is a great place to talk to voters in new hampshire. so senator tim scott is also here today. we re going to ask him about his endorsement of president trump and is he on the short list for v.p. as well. also, he just got engaged. a lot to talk to senator scott about. first, let s bring in bret baier, the chief political anchor, anchor of special report. good to see you this afternoon. one day to go. you ve been out on the campaign trail a lot. what are you picking up out there? listen, new hampshire takes it seriously just like iowa, all of these folks di
breaking news. we just learned that escaped inmate is back in custody. how police in philadelphia caught the 18-year-old linked to four murders. major moves in the battle over abortion. a 12-week ban is now law in one state after republicans override their governor. plus one of the nation s most conservative courts is taking on a popular abortion pill. it s about to become the only union of its kind in the united states. how one group of strippers is set to soon make history. these stories and more coming up on cnn news central. happening now. there is a ceremony at the white house. we ll get to the news out of philadelphia in just a minute, but president joe biden awarding the medal of valor to some slain police officers, emts and firefighters, as well. let s listen in. [ applause ] firefighter justin hessler. firefighter justin hessler of new york city fire department for the absolute courage he displayed as he rush into a burning house and went through thi