Dad sudan is celebrating another major step towards democracy the countrys ruling military reaches a firm deal with civilians that has put the country on the top 2 elections. And tension in moscow as police try to fend off what they call an unauthorized opposition rally with hundreds detained this just a week after Security Forces arrested more than a 1000 people protesting a ban on some opposition candidates in city elections. Im irish waiter thank you for joining us protesters who vandalized a Hong Kong Police station have faced tear gas or salutation police intervened after some demonstrators threw stones at the station for coffee and lit a fire at its entrance the clashes came as tens. Thousands of protesters gathered in a normally busy market district hong kong has seen months of unrest triggered by a controversial extradition law the unrest has now evolved into a Wider Movement for democratic reforms past 2 weekends have seen escalating violence from both protesters and police. T
The media as well as there are growing questions and concerns about whether the island was prepared for this fire, whether the warning sirens went off on time and with the residents of the area were given enough time to try to make their way to safety, because these fires spread very rapidly. We know they might have been fed at least in part by a hurricane that was taking place in the area, so some very terrifying scenes of residents having to flee to the ocean. It might be ready to get under way here, so lets see if we can get to listen if we can get the hawaiian governor to take the podium momentarily it looks like, about to get under way. 0k. Thank you forjoining us today during this most difficult time, especially for the people of maui. We are here to provide you with the latest updates and information from the county, the state and our federal partners as it relates to the wildfires throughout maui. At this time, i would like to invite governorjosh green to share his remarks. Alo
Lets go live now to our reporter on the ground in maui, helena humphrey. Helena, the governor of hawaii, josh green, has been speaking again today. What has he been saying . He has been giving up statement in that update he warned once again as he appears to be doing daily now that the death toll which is already significant is likely to rise. He has also been speaking about how it was that these wildfires were able to move so quickly and he said authorities now believe that one of the fires they believed to be extinguished in fact was not and when we saw high winds of a 70 mph, that allow them to take hold. He said at one moment they believe that these fires were moving at a frightening pace of one mile every minute, leaving residents of lahaina with very little time to escape. He has also spoken with the federal response he says the Us Health Department is now involved in more Tree Services and are receiving more us assistance to remove toxic waste in the area of lahaina. He has also
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Asking, where is the aid. People need so much in lahaina, they need food and Drinking Water and shelter, they lost everything and as we see that aid coming in, gradually getting particularly to hard hit areas, there is some frustration. It remains to be seen how that response is received in the coming days and we as it continues to come onto the island. We as it continues to come onto the island the island. Thank you for that u date. The island. Thank you for that update we the island. Thank you for that update. We will the island. Thank you for that update. We will keep the island. Thank you for that update. We will keep an the island. Thank you for that update. We will keep an eye l the island. Thank you for that l update. We will keep an eye on the area where that Press Conference is supposed to be happening with the governor, josh green in a short while. We will bring that to you as it happens. As we have been discussing with each passing day, hearing more stories of survival from