Staying in Emergency Shelters with many not knowing when basic services will be restored and if their homes are still there. Plus hunter biden is being investigated by a Special Counsel. Why republicans arent pleased with the developments. And australia and france fighting for a spot in the world cup semifinals. Well have the latest on all the actions. We begin this hour in hawaii, where were getting a better understanding of the devastation caused by Deadly Wildfires that tore across the Island Of Maui and sadly a new death toll. 80 people are now confirmed dead from the fire. That number could rise dramatically in the coming days as crews with Cadaver Dogs Sift through the ashes of homes and buildings. The only public road in and out was open briefly on friday to give people a chance to see whats become of their homes, but authorities closed it again a short time later. Officials say the fire is 85 contained, but the danger isnt completely gone. Criticism is growing on how authoritie
i m whitny wild. cnn this morning starts right now. morning, everyone. we re glad you re with us. it s thursday, december 29th. don is off this week. and ukraine is our lead story. under attack. more than 120 russian missiles launched at ukraine overnight. 90% of lviv this morning is without power. we ll take you to crane. here in the united states, thousands of air travelers are struggling to find their way home still. one major airport is launching an investigation into the meltdown at southwest airlines. and the death toll is rising once again in buffalo. the city s mayor now coming under fire for handling of that recovery and the storm. a new migrant processing center is going up in el paso, despite a supreme court decision to keep title 42 in place. we begin this hour with ukraine. president zelenskyy s adviser says russia has launched more than 120 missiles at the country. it happened overnight. a top official in odesa is calling it a massive missile attack in
baby formula shortage that s left families scrambling to feed their children. throughout the pandemic, stores are trugling to keep the shelves stocked. the white house is considering several actions aimed at easing the critical shortage now that manufacturers say it may be weeks or months, before supply s at full capacity. potentially months. that s a scary thought for some parents that are going to extraordinary lengths just to get the food their babies need. if they have it in stock. it s another full-time job. i m up with him and searching for formula. starting every week. i start with the similac website. after that i go to target. after that, i go to meijer, walmart. she is on a hunt for baby formula across the nation. this is thought-provoking and worrisome. when i get to work in the morning, i m looking for formula. we re sitting on the couch, we re looking for formula. i haven t found any in about three weeks. reporter: she has supply for three wee
Down on corruption in military recruitment centers. he fired all top regional military recruiters across the board, and at least some of them now face criminal investigations for reportedly profiteering on their jobs. more on all this, we have more from london. let s start with the evacuation of the children. there s already mandatory evacuations in place, but now authorities considering specifically an evacuation order for children. there s about 800 children that live there, so that would make them the priority. it comes as ukrainian officials say that russia is intensifying efforts in the ckharkiv region o take grab land and push its forces forward. ukraine military officials saying that russia is trying to make the north region the. center of the fighting, pulling away ukrainian forces from their focus in the south along the southern access.
Car right next to the house, to the left of the house, they emerged unscathed. so the air defenses seemed to work fairly well. but as you mentioned, in for instance the city of ckharkiv, four missiles did get through, hitting what we re told was critical infrastructure. here in kyiv, 40rity. the authorities are trying to restore that at the moment but by and large it appears the goal of the massive strike using missiles and drones was to hit energy infrastructure. and, of course, the goal, it appears, is to leave the country in the dark and cold as new year s approaches. now the commander in chief of the ukrainian armed forces said that apart from the drones, 69 missiles were fired at ukraine, but the air defenses managed to take down 54 of them.