we have breaking news out of hawaii. new urgent warning as the kilauea volcano explodes violently. take a listen. live pictures show the volcano shooting what the locals call lava bombs into the air igniting homes. one lava bomb struck a man in the leg. that is the most severe injury of the volcano eruption that we know of. the new cause for concern is this, lava use lava oozing into the ocean with a toxic gas and sending particles into the air. and stephanie elum is live in hawaii and we could see the lava erupting behind you. do the gases come in your direction? reporter: where we re standing, the trade winds are blowing in the favor and blowing the gas away and that is one of the americanm concerns th onef the many concerns that people here are living with.
trump tweeted on sunday he may want to take another look at those penalties. so that s raising a set of questions. there s another issue with zte. u.s. intelligence officials say they and other telecom companies present a national security risk to the united states because if they penetrate the u.s. market, their a spying risk. a u.s. intelligence official affirmed that in congress today at a hearing, chris. and so the idea that donald trump would be trying to give a benefit to this chinese firm zte is raising a lot of hackle also among people of both parties on capitol hill. nbc s ken dilanian, thank you. turning now to a dramatic situation in hawaii. lava erupting in leilani estates, forcing many people to leave their homes. this is the 19th fissure that opened in kilauea. now there are growing concerns of a possible explosion in the volcano s crater. for democrats looking to take control of the house of
stephanie, you ve actually been close to this toxic sulfur dioxide gas coming out of the volcano. what s that like? reporter: john, there s nothing that prepares you for it. it takes your breath away. also the thundering, pounding sound of the lava erupting from the earth, along with that gas, you feel it in your chest. and as you heard, the man that we interviewed in the piece say, steve gebbie say, we it s coming out, the orange is so intense, it almost looks fake. nothing prepares your eyes for what you re seeing. and to know how hot that s burning and the danger that it poses for the people living in these communities, john. pictures are simply stunning. stephanie elam, please stay safe. thanks so much for being with us. up next, our latest on the breaking news from the white house, the wall street journal reporting the president s lawyers hope to decide within days if he should testify in the mueller investigation. according to the wall street journal a q&a practice sess
volcano. what s that like? reporter: john, there s nothing that prefair pares you it. it takes your breath away. also the thundering, pounding sound of the lava erupting from the earth, along with that gas, you feel it in your chest. and as you heard, the man that we interviewed in the piece say, steve gebbie say, we it s coming out, the orange is so intense, it almost looks fake. nothing prepares your eyes for what you re seeing. and to know how hot that s burning and the danger that it poses for the people living in these communities, john. pictures are simply stunning. stephanie, please stay safe. thanks so much for being with us. up next, our latest on the breaking news from the white house, the wall street journal reporting the president s lawyers hope to decide within days if he should testify in the mueller investigation. according to the wall street journal a q&a practice session did not go as planned. the details when we continue
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