But breaking tonight, we first told you about this last night. But now at least 36 people are dead and thousands are fleeing their homes as i will wildfires sweep across the Hawaiian Island of maui. The flames have forced some adults and children to literally run into the ocean to avoid blaze. This is a disaster of historic proportions for the island state. President biden is promising immediately help for those affected. And the u. S. Military is assisting in the response. Some historic areas have been totally destroyed. National correspondent William La Jeunesse joins us now from outside a shelter on maui. Good evening, william. Good evening, bret. You know, the fires are still burning. So this remains a Search And Rescue operation. In fact, were told a number of individuals are still up in lahaina. They survived the fire but they dont want to leave because they wont get back. In the video i want to show you is from lahaina. Thats the commercial heart of this island and it was litera
war in afghanistan. i supported the withdrawal from afghanistan, burr we should learn from mistakes that were made. bret: y all are heading overseeoverseas. co-chairs of india. how important is that relationship, the u.s.-india, in context, especially with china and all that it s doing around the world? it s a defining relationship for us in the 21st century for two reasons one national security. they are going to be a key partner to make sure that china doesn t become an asia hegemon to make sure china has a check on invading taiwan but secondly we can have an economic partnership that creates jobs here. we don t have to have a trade deficit like we do with china and we can have much more secure supply chains. s it the world s oldest democracy in the united states with the world s largest democracy in india. and as representative can that said it s not just the military relationship, although we have