Welcome to three hours of checking out the truth behind stories. We start in hawaii, where 55 people are now known to have died in devastating wildfires. About 1,000 remain unaccounted for. Damage to Communication Lines is making it difficult to locate people. To give you a sense of the utter devastation on maui, i first wanted to show you these pictures. They were taken by a passenger on a Plane Landing on the island. They really capture the extent of the wildfires as they burn out of control. The governor of hawaii estimated that 80 of the town is gone. He said it was probably the us states largest ever natural disaster. We can also show you these pictures. They show that some buildings seem to have been left untouched by the flames whilst others just metres away have been completely destroyed. Locals have been left to just look in horror at what theyve lost. There were no warning sirens to alert them as the flames moved towards their homes. Authorities say it will take many years an
President in 2020. Okay. Plus, new high tech gadgets for your head, your wrist and even your fingernails. Well take you to the Worlds Largest Consumer Electronics show where the robots are taking over. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. What a mess. You have car accidents, massive flooding and 101 completely shut down. Heavy rains force evacuationings in california. First major rain storm of the year. Threatening to unleash mudslides in areas devastated by wildfires. North and south korea facetoface. The first highlevel talks in more than two years began overnight. They have made some agreement. So suddenly it seems positive at this point. The Trump Administration ending whats called temporary protected status for nearly a quarter Million People from el salvador. At the white house today, a Bipartisan Group of lawmakers will meet with President Trump to find a way forward on daca. The president was with a Friendly Group of farmers as he to
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