[applause] jamie, Lieutenant Governor, speaker, Senate President , colleagues, governors, mayors, consul generals, dignitaries, cabinet members whove been so wonderful, state leaders and all the peoplell of hawaii. Our s state suffered a tragic ed of devastating loss when fire swept through. Id like to take a moment to honor the memory of those we lost that day in 2023. Please join me for a moment of silence to honor them. I want to express a heartfelt the hollow for the survivors of the tragedy and families over the last five and a half months. People have been so brave in the face of tough times. I also want to say i respect those that have progressed us to do more to help those in need. Its been an extraordinary experience to serve as your governor the past year and we are deeply grateful for your support and encouragement. Today im here to report that although we faced great challenges and suffered even greater loss over the past year weve come together to recover and heal. I am he
say. when people have power and money, you get afraid. startling developments and a headline making mystery. you see the blood spatter, very compelling. the disappearance of jennifer dulos. what do you think happened in that garage? a serious, violent assault occurred my garage. finger-pointing started immediately. is your husband involved? i have not been there. have you had anything to do with jennifer s disappearance? i have. not investigators speak out. this is a new element. our theories are the zip ties were used to incapacitate jennifer. this is an effort to leave no stone unturned. someone has information, someone knows something. we are going to find her. hello, and welcome to dateline. jennifer dulos and her husband made things. fotis disk constructed mentions, jennifer constructed plays and novels. together, they built an active life for their five children. but it all came crashing down when jennifer suddenly vanished, leaving a m
we start in china where earlier today we got to see more evidence of its economic difficulties. new home prices fell for the fifth straight month in november while property investment dropped 9.4% over the year so far. retail sales growth missed forecasts but on the plus side, industrial output, what those factories churn out, expanded in november at its fastest pace since the start of last year. the world bank is forecasting that china s economy will slow next year, with annual growth falling from 5.2% to 4.5%. duncan wrigley is chief china economist at pantheon macroeconomics. he told us more about the economic data we ve seen come out today from china. the general picture is pretty soft, soggy. one standout piece of data, actually, is the accelerated decline in existing home prices. now, property market, as i m sure everyone knows, is very weak in china. but part of the process is going to be clearing some of the excess overhang. there s a lot of investment properties boug
on them. the brigade had been operating in a high-intensify combat zone inside gaza on friday. the idf says the three hostages had either managed to escape or were abandoned by their hamas captors. meantime, another hostage has died while held captive by hamas, according to the israeli prime minister s office. her death means there are now 129 hostages who remain in gaza, 21 of whom have died. a source tells cnn that the head of israel s intelligence agency is expected to meet with qatar s prime minister to discuss getting hostages released. right now, families of the other hostages who remain in gaza are holding a rally in tel aviv. alex marquardt is there. how are people reacting to this accidental killing of three hostages? reporter: there s shock, sadness and so much anger. there s a lot of desire for the families and friends of the hostages for the government to are bring those hostages home as soon as possible. we just got the news of a 27-year-old who died in hamas c
good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. a massive storm churning along the east coast. this storm is getting stronger. rudy giuliani is ordered to pay $148 million to two former election workers he defamed after the 2020 election, but these women may never see a dime of the money awarded to them. new this morning, the israeli military just announced a tactical pause in fighting in one gaza neighborhood so people there can get desperately needed food and water, but this won t last long. new information about the death of matthew perry. the powerful drug found in his system when he died. we re starting with the severe weather that s threatening millions of people. this powerful storm system bearing down on florida right now, really up the entire east coast. the possibility of flooding and severe winds has prompted florida s governor to activate the national guard. tens of thousands of