More than 2200 structures homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed. Recovery crews are combing through the charred ruins and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. The wildfires are the worst to hit a state in america in over a century, and there is growing anger on maui over both the lack of warning about the fires, and the response by officials, to the thousands left without homes, and in some cases without adequate food and water. Sophie long reports from the island. This is what remains of lahaina. Cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. Homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. President biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it. But days later, people here say its not yet reaching those most in need. And people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. Im frustrated. People are hungry. Were all together, were one family. We need to take care
Today the death toll from wildfires in hawaii edges towards 100. The states governor warns to expect many more. The Tourist Town Of Lahaina has been almost razed to the ground, and traumatised survivors ask where is the help . To hear people in the same pads since the fire on thursday, kids in the same diapers since thursday. People without food. Like, they havent drank since before the fire. What are we doing . Police plea for longer to make the town safe after some residents were allowed back before the grim task of recovering bodies is completed. I dont know how much more you want me to describe it. Thats what youre stepping on. Give us a little bit of time to contain that. Please. Well have all the latest from the scene of whats now being called americas worst wildfires in over a century. Also on the programme. Pressure builds on rishi sunak over small boats crossing the channel after six deaths. Labour says People Smugglers are running rings around government policy. Stepping into
insurrection findings. the outline out showing never before seen video showing they are expected to go into greater detail to explain how the big lie that the 2020 election was stolen led to the january 6th riot on capitol hill here s the rundown. the committee will reconvene about 24 hours from now at 10 am eastern, to talk about the origins of the big lie. then on wednesday, they will describe the turmoil within the justice department, for the weeks following the 2020 election. and on thursday, the panel spotlight donald trump s efforts to pressure mike pence to reject certain states electoral votes. among the witnesses who are expected to testimony testify at these hearings, the former acting attorney general who was put in charge of the justice department after bill barr left his post in the late december 2020. also expected to testify is greg jacobs, former vice president that pence s top lawyer, who advised him that he did not have the authority to reject the electora
comparing notes and an ultimately laughing at the ridiculous farce that both of our imprisonment and i m sure his family is praying beyond to try to get him home as soon as possible. jason resign. thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. this morning. a new our of cnn news central starts right now new reporting this hour on president biden and donald trump, not just what they plan to do on stage during tomorrow night scene and debate but if focus now on what they plan to not do onstage during the debate new reporting also out of the department of homeland security today, the new data point he do a big drop in migrant apprehensions at the southern border in the three weeks since president biden took those new steps to crack down on asylum claims, what the homeland security secretary great has to say about that, and it s telling, our team, julian assange, just pleaded guilty and is now home and a free man. so what is next? for the wikileaks founder i m kate bold