Authorities say they expect the death toll to rise significantly. Wildfires are still burning and firefighters are working to bring them under control. These pictures are from the Us National Guard which is providing assistance. Hawaiians are donating supplies to be sent to the worst affected areas. But locals on the island of maui say much more help is needed. Hawaiis governor gave this update. It is a harrowing sight in maui. When those providers, the police in this division, do come across scenes in houses or businesses, its very difficult for them because they know ultimately theyll be sharing with our people that there have been more fatalities. I do expect the numbers to rise. Our North America correspondent sophie long, whos on maui, has been hearing from some of the bereaved and survivors who have lost everything. She sent this report. The fire left more than a city devastated, and charred black buildings behind. Existential questions hover above the emptiness. How can you rebu
But so far only a tiny fraction of the affected area, less than 5 m has been searched. Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, and authorities are expecting the death toll to rise significantly. Wildfires in the area are still burning with firefighters working to bring them under control. These pictures are from the Us National Guard which is providing assistance. Hawaiians are donating supplies to be sent to the worst affected areas. But maui locals say much more help is needed. Hawaiis governor has given this update. It isa it is a harrowing sight in maui. The police in this division, when you do come across scenes in houses or businesses, it is very difficult for them, ultimately will be sharing with our people that there have been more fatalities. I do expect the numbers to rise. More now from our North America correspondent sophie long who is in maui. The death toll now stands at 93 but we are told that that will rise. Over the past five days we have heard countless harrowin
what happens next and how will vladimir putin use this in the war? the alleged shooter of a hospital building here in atlanta is captured hours after he killed one woman and wounded four others. authorities are trying to figure out what set him off. and the special counsel investigating possible obstruction of justice charge against donald trump issues a flurry of subpoenas to some of trump s closest allies, including two men in charge of surveillance videos at mar-a-lago. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom we kim brunhuber. it is nine a.m. in kyiv, where authorities are reporting the most intense air attacks since the beginning of the year. military official says a ukrainian air defense intercepted all incoming russian missiles. it s likely retaliation for what russia claims is a pair of ukrainian drone strikes on the kremlin, an attempt to assassinate president vladimir putin. he was not at the building at the time. and ukraine strongly denies any such involveme
let s remember that ecuador is kind of sandwiched between colombia and peru, which are the biggest producers of cocaine in the world. in recent years, ecuador has become more and more attractive, not only for transit but also for stock and distribution of cocaine from south america to europe and to the us. reports claim that big cartels are working in alliance with local gangs in the country. as a result, violence hasjust spread in ecuador and 2022 was one of the most violent in the history of the country. and we are seeing this rise in violence. three politicians killed since february this year. will elections go ahead as planned? is there more security being put in place? how is this latest murder going to impact them? well, there s no change on the election date itself. it s going to be held next sunday as planned.
business report. coming up today. gas workers in australia will vote on whether to strike threatening a surge in prices in europe and asia. and russia s rouble slumps to a i6 month low against the dollar, as the economy reels from western sanctions. and action also in ukraine of course. let s start in australia, where workers at the country s lng plants those that produce liquefied natural gas will decide this week if they ll go on strike over pay and employment rights. why is this important? european natural gas prices surged almost 40% last wednesday, when the threat of strike action was first announced. demand and reliance on lng has grown especially since the russian war in ukraine has made countries seek out alternative energy supplies,