There will be active recovery over the coming days and we of the bones of those who have been lost. So it will take time. To give perspective, it is going to take many years to rebuild lahaina. When you see the full extent of the destruction of lahaina it will shock you. It does appear like a bomb and fire went off, if i may. And all of those buildings, virtually, are going to have to be rebuilt. It will be a new lahaina. Lets recap the latest details from hawaii. At least 53 people are now known to have died in the fires, though weve heard the governor say that number will rise. Billions of dollars of property are also expected to be destroyed. Governor green says as many as 1,700 buildings have been destroyed and 11,000 people are still without power or water in west maui. The fires began on tuesday and Officials Say none of these fires are 100 contained. The blazes spread quickly, fuelled by strong winds generated by a hurricane over the pacific ocean. Thousands are still in emergen
months of russian s brutal war in ukraine. the cost of this war difficult to measure. there are the military costs, the billions of dollars spent, the military, the lives lost, the refugees forced from their homes, the disruption to daily lives for ukrainians living in the shadow of putin s war, not to mention the spike in food and energy costs, and these costs all continue to mount. this week, the u.s. pledged nearly $3 billion in additional security aid to ukraine. this comes as putin decreed in the size of the military as well. after half a year of war, what would it bring to bring this conflict to a close? i want to speak to john kirby now. admiral kirby, thank you for taking the time to be with us this morning. let s begin with the state of the war a half a year in. the u.s. has given its biggest military package so far, and you increasingly hear from ukrainians about not defending ground or defending territory, but we re seeing them attack from behind lines and even tal
griff jenkins. jacqui: i m jacqui hinrich. they re battling brutal summer heat and steve has the latest for us, hey, steve. 104 degrees yesterday, it s supposed to be 100 all week and that hasn t slowed down the stream of mar grants crossing illegally. we ve seen small groups here in the morning and several pregnant women making that crossing. in recent days, large groups as well, sometimes 300 strong crossing the river together. many of the towns along the border region, overwhelmed by the numbers and it s been the recent policy of text s governor abbott to bus some migrants to northern cities. that s drawn the outrage of a number of mayors, including the mayor of washington d.c. and new york city. not only the federal government, but we need some of those states that have been giving people one-way tickets, we need them to understand that, this must be a partnership in this country, new york is going to do its share, but we have been overburdened shelter system now.
hostage families myself, know what they go through. we have to think about them but also americans who could be captured in the future by people even less scrupulous than the government of iran. 50 less scrupulous than the government of iran. so what should be government of iran. so what should be done government of iran. so what should be done to government of iran. so what should be done to guarantee government of iran. so what - should be done to guarantee the full release as soon as possible? i full release as soon as possible? full release as soon as ossible?
consul of europe and organization and security in europe and cooperation in europe. this is like a common position today that russia is state terrorist, is state sponsor of terrorism and hope very much that it will also supported in the united states. mike: texas republican congressman you know well michael mccaul commented on the war today. let s play it. we give them what they need, they win. we don t it s a long war. mike: is that correct in your view, álexi? absolutely. 100%, congressman mccaul is strong in foreign relations. i know him personally and i have this honor, he s absolutely right. we can finish the war quickly, ukraine if we receive more weaponry and that s the benefit of the whole world. it will be very long if we do not receive the weaponry. i just want to tell you, that is the best investment, i think, one of the best investments in