The world. Im kim brunhuber, ahead on cnn newsroom. What we saw was likely the largest Natural Disaster in hawaiis state history. Deadly wildfires tear through maui. Entire neighborhoods wiped out. We write you the harrowing stories of those who escaped the fastmoving flames. Plus, the big event that has them racing to see the iowa fair. In zaporizhzhia, as President Biden asks congress for more assistance for ukraine. Well have the live report from the latest. Live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. Tremendous devastation, a sense of deep loss and a scramble to save whatever can still be saved. Thats all happening on the Hawaiian Island of maui, where 53 people have been killed by wildfires described as apocalyptic. The death toll is likely to go even higher as Emergency Crews Sift through countless properties, now in ashes. The wildfire is now the second deadliest in the u. S. In a century, and the governor says its likely the largest Natural Disaster ever in h
we re all shocked that it s happening here, says this woman in moscow, but we re not politicians, so we don t want the comment, she told local media. i ve got two kids. i want to stop being ashamed. they were born in this time, says another, her face blurred to protect her identity. but on the battlefield, ukraine s slow progress is fueling kremlin hopes that a turning point may soon be reached and the patience with ukraine in the west may eventually run out. matthew chance, cnn, moscow. the severe winds that pushed the deadly wildfires in hawaii have eased off significantly. cnn s chad myers will tell us if that will continue after the break. plus, bankrolled by billionaires. the new report into the lavish lifestyle of supreme court justice clarence thomas. we ll have more on the luxury gifts he s been receiving. that s when we come back. please stay with us.
probably be as big but not quite as maneuverable. you have to think this thing has to fit. it s almost like going to the carnival. and throwing a ring over the top of a two liter bottle. you ve got to go never get that. so you have this blowout preventer and lower this thing on down to the top of it. and they have wesw, north, south, east, west, because the gap is where the pipe is going to be coming out. they re going to put it on top. get to work. that s for sure. thanks, chad. i think it s going to work. i do. 100% confident they have the technology to get those rovers down there and get it aligned and on top p. appreciate it. still to come, the national day of prayer and the battle against it. live report from the nation s capital.
they are treated with kid gloves in every respect. they are the least regulated industry from an environmental point of view in the country. reporter: obviously they re going to argue just the opposite. they can t. reporter: we wanted to ask bp about its relationship with mms and the oversight of the company s wells. in a statement bp said simply, speculation over the causes or implications of the deepwater tragedy would be premature, add that the drilling rig was owned by another company. we also wanted to know what exactly mms would say. but after three days of repeated requests for interviews with officials at the minerals management service, they refused to talk to us. ed lavandera, cnn, new orleans. chad, you know a lot of folks are calling this 100-ton containment dome a contraption right now. and what they re trying to do with this thing, extremely difficult at best. right. help us understand what it is and whether attempting to do
it, only a mile to the ocean floor. we have some breaking news for you this hour. we now have confirmation that that oil slick has finally made contact with the shore. and this has happened in free mason island. free mason island is the southern most island in the chandelier island chain, off the coast of louisiana. it s part of st. bernard parish. now we just again, this is confirmation that the oil has reached shore there. there has been some response teams sent out, two by water, one by air. it will be their primary job to re-establish some of the booms that were in the area and put some new ones out. apparently this oil was able to get over or past the booms that they are already deployed. so the first time we now have this oil slick hitting land here in louisiana. okay. cnn s david mattingly for us. we expected it and now we have confirmation. david, appreciate it. cnn meteorologist chad myers will show us exactly how the