the build up of troops along the russia/ukraine border. plus this whole event has gone beyond just vaccines. it is now about the entire ordeal. we re asking for our freedom. that s all we want. it s being called a siege. blockades and protests as the so-called freedom convoy spreads. and queen camilla? the new title queen elizabeth has just granted. newsroom starts right now. hi, everyone. happy sunday to you. thanks for joining me. i m amara walker in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with breaking news. the search is over for the man who police say rammed his truck through a gate at mike bloomberg s ranch in colorado, kidnapping an employee at gunpoint as he hunted for the billionaire s daughters. cnn s camilla bernal joining me now with more. let s start with this brand-new video released to cnn showing a s.w.a.t. team arriving at the motel where the suspect was hiding out and they were able to rescue the woman who was kidnapped. can you walk us through this
the middle of the island, is about 70% contained, and officials are also dealing with a third fire in up country maui, with no estimate on its containment. in just over four days, the fires have burned roughly 2,000 acres and have destroyed more than 1,000 buildings. these are images from the historic town of lahaina, which was hardest hit. local officials are allowing residents and tourists back into the town, but a nightly curfew is in place. we are now beginning to learn about the harrowing stories of survivors, like this one, where one family was forced to jump into the ocean to escape the flames. the ocean almost dragged my kids away a few times. but, yeah, we stuck together, we held on. i said, we re not going to die, and we re here, we re alive. an unprecedented logistical effort is underway from all over the united states as government agencies are mobilizing resources to send to hawaii. the state s national guard has chartered planes to help fly first responders an
authorities have declared an emergency. jessica parker has this report. this was a worst case scenario that s now unfolding in front of the world s eyes. a wave of molten rock is carving its way into what was a thriving fishing town. grindavik s been evacuated, again, but abandoned homes and businesses lie in the path of an overwhelming natural force. this, it appears, was the first house to fall. translation: while this i is a bit surreal to watch your family home just disappear, i m still realising what s happening. trucks building defensive barriers against the lava suddenly found it surging towards them. fiery liquid burst out into the open on sunday morning. another fissure then tore up through the earth. the icelandic president tonight addressed the nation. translation: today is a black day for grindavik and today - is a black day for iceland. but the sun will rise again. together, we will deal with this shock, whatever may happen. we reported from grindavik back in nov
this follows a similar eruption in the same area last month this time, it s much closer to the fishing town of grindavik. people living nearby have already left the area and local authorities have declared an emergency. jessica parker has this report. this was a worst case scenario that s now unfolding in front of the world s eyes. a wave of molten rock is carving its way into what was a thriving fishing town. grindavik s been evacuated, again, but abandoned homes and businesses lie in the path of an overwhelming natural force. this, it appears, was the first house to fall. translation: while this i is a bit surreal to watch your family home just disappear, i m still realising what s happening. trucks building defensive barriers against the lava suddenly found it surging towards them. fiery liquid burst out into the open on sunday morning. another fissure then tore up through the earth. translation: today is a black day for grindavik and today - is a black day for iceland.