Destruction. We are talking miles of coastline completely burned. This heat, this tremendous heat. Major the urgent need for more resources as just 100 firefighters struggled to get control of the massive blaze. President biden has signed off on what will likely be a politically charged agreement with iran to bring home five imprisoned american citizens. In exchange, the Iranian Regime will gain access to billions of dollars in blocked funds. The assassination of a president ial candidate rocking the country of ecuador. This less than two weeks before an election has led to a State Of Emergency there. The new Consumer Price index or cpi for joes inflation rose for the first time in 12 months. I have to choose. It is very difficult. Major eye on america. How a Deep Diving Robot is helping electric Vehicle Manufacturers keep up with demand. Each 5 million Robotic Vehicle uses cameras and Artificial Intelligence to find rocks that contain metals, but not animal life. Bears that once exist
Place this week. So what changed . And playing out in the last few hours, a preview of what will be one of the biggest cases in our nations history, the United States versus donald j. Trump. The former president s lawyers, jack smiths team, and u. S. District judge chutkan all facetoface in court for the first time. Its high stakes going head to head over the parameters of a protective order dictating who, including trump and under what circumstances should be trusted with government evidence. The dramatic new details from Behind Closed Doors and what it all could mean for the judges first ruling in the case. And Paradise Lost in hawaii, a birds eye view of whats left of lahaina, after wildfires ripped through the island. This apocalyptic scene wont be the last with other fires still burning and hundreds still missing in what has now become the second deadliest fire in modern u. S. History. One local now grieving the loss of his home and his fathers ashes. Thats the one thing i wanted
Ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights in the ohio constitution. We will go to ohio and then to detroit where a woman was falsely arrested and jailed while eight months pregnant due to faulty facial recognition software. Porcha woodruff is the first woman and at least the sixth person to report being falsely accused of a crime as a result of ai facial recognition. All six people have been black. Then to mississippi where six white former Police Officers who called themselves the goon squad have pleaded guilty to raiding a home and torturing two black men. Not only do they brazenly committees acts commit these acts they left him lying in a pool of blood. Gathered on the porch of the house to decide how to cover it up. Amy we will speak to the two men who survived this horrific police assault. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In a major victory for reproductive rights and democracy, ohio voters re
Good morning, and good to be with you. Im annemarie green. We begin with the death toll jumping overnight in the maui wildfires. At least 55 people have died now. And that number is expected to rise. A Historic Town has all but burned down with more than 1,000 structures destroyed. The fire is 80 contained. Search and rescue efforts continue as crews try to reach remote areas of the island. Officials expect that it will become the states deadliest Natural Disaster in more than six decades. Jessica kartalija has more from maui. Reporter these are the smoldering ruins of the historic hawaiian city of lahaina. We know that many people are suffering, the fatality numbers will climb. Reporter Hawaii Governor josh green toured the devastation yesterday. What we saw was likely the largest Natural Disaster in hawaii state history. Reporter local Officials Say no one could have predicted the massive wildfires that struck west maui this week fanned by strong winds as Hurricane Dora passed just s
Shows that poorer households do suffer high inflation. These people are feeling it somewhere around 5 to 6 . Reporter thats because most of a low income familys budget goes to necessities, which are still rising, like rent, groceries and electricity. And theres new evidence people are using credit cards to cover the bills. For the first time in the u. S. Credit card debt has surpassed 1 trillion. We polled consumers that carry credit card balances about what was behind that. What caused it . Emergency and unplanned expenses was the top answer. But even everyday expenses, about 1 in 4 a sign of financial strain. Reporter now, gas prices have been ticking up in recent weeks. A little too late to impact the july inflation report. But if those prices keep rising it could add some Inflationary Pressure when the september reading comes around next month. Major . Necessities, they always matter. Carter evans, thank you. A political assassination in ecuador has thrown that country into a state