Sirens on this i island. And why that wasnt activated, because it clearly would have given people more time to escape the flames and get out of town. And, of course, the number of fatalities would probably not be the number that it currently is. Another big challenge here, mike, is housing. Why . Theres not much of it. Its expensive to rent or own. And unlike, say, the mainland there are not any towns that can simply absorb 4,500 people right now that need shelter. Lahaina was really small, nice historical place, and its gone. All the kind of, like, precious memories of my kids and kind of generational stuff. Reporter so eva adams, she lost her home. It was in this new 89unit, Affordable Housing complex that is now, of course, as you see, just ashes. There are about 2,700 buildings here that were destroyed in lahaina, 86 of those were homes. And the community of lahaina is a very working class, a lot of Native Hawaiians who serve the resorts, and right now those people who are now home
denise, what will be senator scott s strategy? is it as simple as having a moment on the debate stage? every time senator scott gets in front of the people, they connect with him. that s what we re seeing in all of the polls. whenever he lays out his policy priorities, people resonate with them. and he has had an e incredible record that he can stand on proudly. but the most important thing that senator scott is going to convey to the american public is that his life, his experience growing up with a single mom, understanding poverty, is going to resonate with people that might not be our traditional voters that are going the to be looking for other alternatives and see that there s someone who understands. he is somebody who understands, respects them, and is going to be the leader that we need for a better future not just looking backwards, but forward thinking and setting a new precedent and tone in washington. mike: caroline, everyone knows former president trump, certainly repub
gle denise, is that fair, is it difficult for senator scott and the gop field? well, the polls are showing otherwise, and that s why what what we ve seen in the headlines is this new term that i love, momentum. we re so excited to see the direction in this race is shaping up, especially in iowa where senator scott s connection with iowa voters and their heart and faith and love of country is really what s guiding them to switch, really consider the whole field, look at him very closely and see that he has a conservative record and a record of not only fighting, but actually winning on these issues. mike: here is former congressman will hurd. let s play it. it s the an indication of how fragile our election system is and how donald trump s efforts were making us increases our lack of trust in our systems. and one more example of why donald trump is running for president is because he s trying to stay out of jail. mike: caroline, how do you
thoughts on what the other candidates need to do that night. well, i m not sure, best of luck to them. what i do know is whether or not donald trump debates, he will win this primary. and since denise said forward thinking, donald trump has unleashed a robust, comprehensive policy plan. it s under his agenda 47 tab on his web site, don j trump donald j trump.com. disastrous economic agenda under joe biden, securing our border, launching the most massive deportation policies in america, these are in addition to the ones he implemented a few years ago to solve the many crises. best of luck to all the candidates on that debate stage, and if donald trump doesn t attend, they should be grateful, because we all know what happened back in 206. mike: he loves a good tv show, so we sure hope he does attended. thank you so much for your time and analysis today. great to have you. thank you, mike if.