For erin burnett. Outfront, unwelcome . The president making a controversial visit to pittsburgh after the deadliest attack on jews in american history, the president was greeted by hundreds of protesters singing this land is your land. Protesters with signs saying the president s not welcome until he stops what they perceive to be his assault on immigrations and refugees. Until he fully denounces White Nationalism to their satisfaction. The protests on one level are not surprising. Pittsburgh is after all a very capital d democratic city and one week before the Midterm Elections tensions are running high. On the other hand, this is not a normal time and President Trump is not a typical president. Over the past several years even many conservative republicans have expressed concerns about the president s incendiary rhetoric to say the least. President trumps trip also comes as several pennsylvania officials and Community Leaders urged him not to go, not at this time. The mayor of pitts
The cnn newsroom starts right now. 2 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast, the scope of destruction in the state of california is almost impossible to comprehend. The death toll continues to rise. Take a look at the map. You see the state here. These fires in both the north and south, so far theyve destroyed an area larger than chicago. The death toll across the state now stands at 80 people who have been killed, 77 of those lives lost in the camp fire in northern california. Hundreds of people there still unaccounted for. Officials warn the search for the dead and missing is painstaking, and that it is far from over. In the aftermath of so much chaos, there are incredible stories of survival. One of them involving a School Bus Driver praised for helping 22 students to escape the camp fire in northern california. Cnns paul reports how the man was able to navigate that bus and its passengers to safety. Reporter so many stories of absolutely stomachchurning despair, but heres one of great he
Recount by thursdays dead lyld. And french president Emmanuel Macron with the stinging rebuke of nationalism. Live report from paris on the president s visit. If he stays there, he will create a consequentitutional cr democrats vowing to protect special Counsel Robert Mueller from acting attorney general wha matthew whitaker. Welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. 1 00 a. M. In california. We start with california with the wildfire and 200 people still missing and 29 killed in the camp fire in Northern California and two killed by the woolsey fire. Two found in their car trying to flee the flames. Six firefighters injured statewi statewide. Ive never been so scared in my life. In Northern California, terrifying drive through flames and heavy smoke as the entire town of paradise of 30,000 people was forced to evacuate at a moments notice. That fire is the most destru destructive in california history destroying 6,700 buildings since it started on thursday.
Said this . I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people [ cheers and applause ] and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. How did you feel back then . And how about on this day, nearly ten years later . Tonight i can report to the American People and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama Bin Laden, the leader of al qaeda. And a terrorist whos responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. If you were as relieved and proud to hear president obama say those words as you were angry and proud when president bush spoke into that bullhorn, you wouldnt be alone. Osama bin laden wounded this country in a way that could not fully heal until he was captured or killed. People havent forgotten that. We havent forgotten this famous photo from the situation room as the raid on bin laden took place. Nor the sacrifices that made this moment possible. Nor the work of s. E. A. L.
Torched, making the campfire, what it is called, one of the deadliest, most destructive in state history. The town of paradise hit hardest. Officials say 90 of the homes were destroyed there. Meantime, two other fires are wreaking havoc in the los angeles area, south of that first fire we mentioned. The entire town of malibu. Home to some of hollywoods biggest celebrities is almost completely abandoned. We have correspondents standing by in two areas seeing the most damage from these fires right now, dan simon is in paradise, in Northern California where the flames have consumed nearly an entire community. Dan, what is the latest . Reporter well hi, fred. The level and scale of destruction is unlike anything weve ever seen in the state of california. Where we are here, this kind of gives you an idea of the kinds of things were seeing. You can see cars that have just been discarded here. Take a look at this school bus. Makes you wonder if the driver realized that he was in danger and ju