Lahaina is now contained. The pulehu fire, in the middle of the island, is about 70 contained. And officials are also dealing with a third fire in upcountry maui, with no estimate on its containment. In just over four days, the fires have burned roughly 2,000 acres, and have destroyed more than 1,000 buildings. These are images from the Historic Town of lahaina, which was hardest hit. Local officials are allowing residents and tourists back into the town, but a nightly curfew is in place. We are now beginning to learn about the harrowing stories of survivors like this one, where one family was forced tojump into the ocean to escape the flames. The ocean almost dragged my kids away a few times. But, yeah, we stuck together, we held on. I said, were not going to die, and were here, were alive. An unprecedented logistical effort is under way from all over the united states, as Government Agencies are mobilising resources to send to hawaii. The States National guard has chartered planes to
The middle of the island, is about 70 contained, and officials are also dealing with a third fire in up country maui, with no estimate on its containment. In just over four days, the fires have burned roughly 2,000 acres and have destroyed more than 1,000 buildings. These are images from the Historic Town of lahaina, which was hardest hit. Local officials are allowing residents and tourists back into the town, but a nightly curfew is in place. We are now beginning to learn about the harrowing stories of survivors, like this one, where one family was forced to jump into the ocean to escape the flames. The ocean almost dragged my kids away a few times. But, yeah, we stuck together, we held on. I said, were not going to die, and were here, were alive. An unprecedented logistical effort is underway from all over the United States as Government Agencies are mobilizing resources to send to hawaii. The States National guard has chartered planes to help fly First Responders and Emergency Crews
He wasnt supposed to be out here. Hes supposed to have been at his friend house. His father says hes trying to peace the story together. He has a lot of questions. His friends came and knock on my door and told me that my son was in the Delaware River and they couldnt find him. Reporter rushed to the linden of a boat ramp friday night search was already underway. It lasted several hours and resumed when the sun came up. A couple of us went up to the store we come back and all this happening. Like. Michael greenwood says fox Lincoln High School sophomore was with a group of their best friends unwinding after a long week. Even though fox cant swim, friends say he likes the water and jumped in a few times for fun with his buddies. They did it four times. He was perfectly fine. Obviously, he didnt expect things to turn out this way. No one did. No one could have predict it. Fox is described as a special young man who impacted teachers and staff at lincoln high several of whom spent their s
Fire. In my 29 years in the London Fire Brigade i have never seen a fire of this nature and i have seen many high rise fires. Around 70 people are being treated in six london hospitals, 18 of them are in a Critical Condition. In the us, a gunman opens fire on republican members of congress during a Baseball Practice in virginia. The attacker is killed by Police Officers. We are united in our shock. We are united in our anguish. We are united in our shock. We are united in ouranguish. An we are united in our shock. We are united in our anguish. An attack on one of us is an attack on all others. Of us. 21 hours after this fire started in g ru nfeld 21 hours after this fire started in gru nfeld tower, the 21 hours after this fire started in grunfeld tower, the fire is still blazing. The fire service had been working tirelessly to put the fire out. They have managed to get a hydraulic Crane Imposition and they are firing water remotely into the upperfloors of are firing water remotely into
[inaudible conversations] thank you for coming. Nice crowd. First of all, i have to deal with the title of this panel, which really, through history, laws of nature, laws of man. The title is a little difficult for me as a political reporter, i write about the laws of man and i never think about the laws of nature unless im covering a Natural Disaster, like our 1994 earthquake. Our panelists have two tasks, most important for them is to talk about their books in such a compelling manner that you will all brush out afterward, by copies and have the authors assign them. The book signing is in signing area number one. This is noted on the festival math in the center of the program or one of the volunteers in the room will help direct you i have been thinking. The laws of nature explains like the formation of the great coral reef, once thought of as permanent and now, we know theyre not. We hope the laws of man can save them from global warming. These of books deal with these two conflicti