Burned. The governor says the fires will likely become the largest Natural Disaster in hawaiis history. The news at 5 00 begins now. Thanks for joining us. Tonight people on maui are desperate to hear from missing loved ones as rescue and Recovery Efforts continue. Six fires burning in maui and the big island, but the largest and most destructive, the lahaina fire. Its now 85 contained. So far, 2,100 acres burned, 2,200 structures destroyed, including many historic once. Fema says the official total for the cost to rebuild hasnt been calculated but the Pacific Disaster Center says it could be more than 5 billion. The death toll has risen to 80 now. Making this hawaiis deadliest Natural Disaster. Also on track to potentially surpass the camp fire as the most deadly wildfire in modern u. S. History. 85 people were killed in the camp fire that destroyed paradise and butte county in 2018. Search crews move through maui. For most people rack waiting a wildfire is unimaginable. For a north b
Again. And good evening, welcome to politicsnation. Tonights lead, up close and personal. Right now, im reflecting on my exclusive interview this week with Vice President Kamala Harris who i joined at the white house this week ahead of two events. The 60th Anniversary of the March On Washington, which i will be leading with ronald came the third and his beautiful active wife that on august 26th i will be meeting with them as head of National Action network. And andrea waters, came head of the drum major institute. And then of course, the other event is the 2024 election. Just 15 months away. And the heart of both matters are the dueling challenges that democrats face to both retain a black vote that appears to some jeopardy and to protect black voters against republicanled Voter Suppression efforts. And the growing dangers posed by the president ial candidacy of donald trump. So tonight appears to be on the cusp of a fourth indictment. Possibly as early as next week, this one coming fr
Washington, d. C. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin this morning with the apocalyptic destruction in hawaii, the deadliest National Disaster in state history. At least 80 people are dead. And thousands more displaced from the wildfires. And now, rescue crews are bringing in cadaver dogs to help search what is left of burned buildings. Devastation from the lahaina fire, costing an estimated 5. 5 billion am in mountainy county. One lawmaker tells cnn the statement unestimated the possibility of wildfires and failed to plan for emergency issues with the government alert center. The governor has looked at a comprehensive review of the states response all of this developing as we are seeing more videos of harrowing escapes. We got to walk somewhere. Over there. By the beach. [ bleep ]. No, no, no not like this. Not like this. No. [ bleep ]. Oh, my gosh. I mean that family did eventually make it to an evacuation shelter, after taking refuge on rocks, by the ocean. Lets go now to cnns mike val
Suspect in a string of car thefts. They had a witness as describing the suspect as wearing neon shorts and a white shirt. Thats when they saw the boy deshawn and detained him since he was wearing similar clothing and was in the same Apartment Complex as where witnesses saw that Suspect Running off to. The chief here has issued an apology. Heres part of the statement he put out, saying, as the chief of police, i want to apologize this incident had such an effect on this young man and his family. Im asking the community to consider all of the facts of the situation before making a judgment. The relationship with our community has been and will continue to be a top priority for the Lansing Police department. Meanwhile, the Bernard Family Have retains an attorney. The attorney claims the boy was wearing a gray shirt, not a white shirt and that the police should have also seen there was a noticeable Age Difference between the boy, 12 years old, and their suspect. They are considering legal
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