describes it this way. this isn t just a fire that moved through. there are 200 foot tall fire cyclones. the firestorm that came through and burned the entire harbor down to the waterline. we re still working on the process of recovering our loved ones. they say 36 people have passed away. everybody knows that number will be dramatically higher. harris: it s affecting members of our own family at fox as well. first person i will share with you will cain will join us later this hour. his mom is in hawaii right now. we ll have a crew as well reporting on the ground from maui and a report coming up in just a few minutes. keep watching for that. first right now virginia s governor glenn youngkin is hosting an event to empower parents stressing their right to speak up about what and how their children are learning. parents rights are a key issue in that state you know. it helped propel youngkin to the governor s mansion and now after another altercation at a school board meeti
the un secretary general has called for a ceasefire in gaza to mark ramadan, the muslim month of fasting. antonio guterres also called for the release of hostages held by hamas, and the speedy delivery of aid to the palestinian territory. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, hasjoined leaders of caribbean nations injamaica for emergency talks on the crisis in haiti, where gang leaders are demanding the resignation of the prime minister. the world food programme has warned of famine conditions in the haitian capital as armed gangs terrorise much of the city. authorities in new zealand say 12 people have been admitted to hospital following what s been described as a mid air technical problem on a flight between sydney and auckland. witnesses described people being thrown through the cabin, as the plane suddenly lost altitude during severe turbulence. a flag raising ceremony has taken place in brussels to mark swedenjoining nato. sweden formally applied to join along wit
we start here in the uk where the government is once again under scrutiny over its decision to house asylum seekers on a barge off the south coast of england. the first men to be housed on the vessel called the bibby stockholm began arriving on board today. ministers hope that up to 500 will follow, to await decisions on their asylum applications. the government says it ll help reduce the costs of housing migrants in hotels and today new figures showed that a record number of asylum seekers more than 50,000 were in so called contingency accommodation . but campaigners have raised concerns about the conditions on the barge and it s believed that some asylum seekers have had their transfers cancelled after legal interventions. protestors gathered close to the barge in dorset. this was what they had to say a little earlier: i m against the barge, i think it s extremely dangerous, as has been proved by the fire brigade. i don t think they should be on the barge.
hannah miller, has the story. in homes across the country and public services on the ground, it can seem like everyone is crying out for cash. we have got roads full of potholes. are you confident that the chancellor will be persuaded to give you more money to spend on housing in the budget in a few weeks time? well, i m doing everything that i can. i mean, short of laying siege to his own home. well, i want us to be, you know, l cutting taxes in a responsible way. under pressure from backbenchers and with less money to play with than he d hoped for the chancellor s scrabbling around for ways to pay for a tax cut on a scale that voters will notice. today, mr speaker, i m going to cut the main 12% rate of employee national insurance. last year, he chose to cut national insurance contributions and it s thought he may do that again. a tax cut for workers that brings no benefit to pensioners. the number crunching going on inside number 11 is not just about the state of the
that her husband had been tortured for three years on president putin s orders and then murdered. applause in her address in strasbourg, which received a standing ovation, yulia navalnaya said that people outside russia need to understand that putin is not a politician, but the head of an organised crime gang. she said he can t be negotiated with, and is capable of anything. she promised to continue his work towards a free russia. in her speech to meps, yulia navalnaya spoke of the treatment her husband received during his prison sentence. on his orders, alexei was tortured for three years. he was starved in a tiny stone cell, cut off from the outside world and denied visits, phone calls and then even letters. and then they killed him. even after that, they abused his body and abused his mother. on the one hand, the public murder has once again showed everyone that putin is capable of anything and that you cannot negotiate with him. and let s just take a moment to remind ou