Watching the Middle East teetering on the brink of all war after iran launched a massive Missile Attack on israel, sirens sounded across the country as the bombardment unfolded high in the sky. Israeli Air Base was hit, but the Israeli Defense Forces says, its Iron Dome Missile interception system, stopped a large number, almost all, in fact, of the nearly 200 missiles launch, preventing what could have been obviously death and large scale destruction. Now, iran says this was in retaliation for israels killing of hezbollahs leader, Hassan Nasrallah, In Lebanon last week. Thank you for staying with us On Fox. As we continue our Breaking Coverage of these dramatic developments in the Middle East, im jonathan hunt, live in los angeles. Israel now vowing fierce response, but iran says any retaliation from israel or its allies, including, of course, the united states, will be met with an even more severe response. All this, of course, happening just hours before last nights ,first and only
We begin this morning in hawaii where authorities have increased the death toll caused by the wildfires there, at least 55 people now confirmed dead from the raging inferno that swept through the town of lahaina. The community there is just devastated from the loss. We are going to try our very best to identify those that have perished so that the families can have their closure and can have that understanding. When the mayor said it is all gone, it is all gone. It is all gone. It is gone. The governor estimated thursday that about 80 of the overall lahaina area was destroyed. County officials in maui say the fire there is mostly contained. The federal government also swinging into action with President Biden issuing a Disaster Declaration for maui and parts of the big island. And sfeefema oig administrator traveling there today. And i want to bring in a woman who is safe but also separated from her family. Her parents home has burnedsis firefighter there. First of all, how are you doi
we re live with what all this means for a critical moment in the war. health officials are on their way to ohio following that toxic train derailment. the health concerns residents say they are now liveing with despite assurances from local officials. plus funeral services set to be held today for alonso baggily, the man killed by police. we re getting our fist look at the body cam video shows the moments leading up to his shooting. plus taking up arms, how some asian americans are taking steps to protect themselves following an increase in awe tacks on the asian community. that s coming up on cnn this morning. welcome to the weekend. saturday, february 18thth, we re so grateful that you are starting it with us. good to be with you. coffee has kicked in, so let s go. vice president kamala harris condemning russia s acts in ukraine as crimes against hu humanity. she delivered the rebuke against russia had in a speech before the security conference. here s a clip.
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and in that mass shooting at a dance studio, we re learning what investigators found inside the gunman s home as the death toll rises this morning. the war in ukraine, russia reinforcing its front lines by adding tens of thousands of troops to the battlefield. but they re arriving unprepared as moscow builds up for a spring offensive. from new mexico to maine, the nation braces for a multi-based storm threat of snow and tornados that covers 2,000 miles. and a key hearing today in georgia over whether donald trump broke the law when he tried to overturn the election. the findings are in, but will the public see them? cnn this morning starts right now. we re going to begin with yet another grim reminder that our nation is suffering from what seems to be a never-ending crisis, a problem that is unique to america. california s reeling from three back-to-back mass shootings, investigators say a gunman killed seven people at a mushroom farm and trucking facility in a smal