no monthly are 31 day sales event ends march 31st for a free appointment during our sale bowl 1805011400. that s 1800 i m pete muntean. it reagan national airport. this is cnn your move fed drawback is about to issue its decision on interest rates as it works to battle inflation. we re standing by for that decision set to come at any moment plus confusion on the border after whiplash rulings on a controversial texas immigration law, a new decision could come at any moment. and while buckingham palace fields questions about photos and photoshop and new scandal about who may have tried to violate princess kate privacy by looking at her health records, were following these major developing stories and many more, i ll coming in right here to cnn news central we are breaking news from the federal reserve, the central bank, announcing a decision on interest rates as inflation continues, the slowly eat into americans wallets still a little bit higher than the fed would like
week, setting up a fourth possible indictment for trump. also ahead, we will explain the new development in the department of justice s investigation of hunter biden and the special counsel now appointed to that case. and plus, we will bring you an update on the catastrophic maui wildfire which is now the deadliest in modern u.s. history. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this monday, august 14th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. and we will begin with the latest on the devastating wildfires burning across the island of maui. firefighters there in hawaii continue to battle flames this morning as officials have now confirmed that at least 96 people have died. the wildfire now ranks as the deadliest in modern united states history, surpassing 2018 s campfire in california which killed 85. hawaii governor josh green said the fires will likely be the largest natural disaster in his state s history, with damages estimated a
this is the damage at one hotel in the town of kiotari. and some fires are still burning these pictures have come into us from the turkish ministry of agriculture, taken from one of their planes, which is helping to fight the blazes. well, many people spent the night in temporary accommodation like this, after being evacuated from hotels. others have been forced to gather in public buildings, like halls and schools. these images are coming from journalist katy dartford, who is in corfu. i spoke with her a short time ago. thank you so much for being with us. now, i did see a photo that you did actually post on twitter, close to where you are. the wildfire on the horizon. i mean, it must be quite terrifying. what is the situation where you are currently? situation where you are currently? situation where you are currentl ? ~ ., ., currently? werderl am in corfu town, currently? werderl am in corfu town. which currently? werderl am in corfu town. which i currently? werderl
the security council for the safeguard of the homeland have decided to put an end to the resume you know. this follows the continuing deterioration of the continuing deterioration of the security situation and poor economic and social governance. the apparent coup attempt has drawn strong international a spokesman for the un secretary general said in a statement, the secretary general calls on all actors involved to exercise restraint and to ensure the protection of constitutional order. the united nations stands by the government and the people of niger . us secretary of state antony blinken also condemned the attack, and called for mr bazoum s immediate release. we are very closely monitoring the situation and developments in niger. i spoke with president bazoum earlier this morning and made clear that the united states resolutely supports him as the democratically elected president of niger. we call for his immediate release. we condemn any effort to seize power by fo
the acclaimed irish singer songwriter sinead o connor has died at the age of 56. she shot to fame in 1990 with her song nothing compares 2 u. tributes have been pouring in from across the globe. her family said they were devastated . our arts correspondent, david sillito, has been looking back at her life. the acclaimed irish singer songwriter sinead o connor has # since you been gone i can do whatever i want # i can see whomever i choose. sinead o connor, nothing compares 2 u. # i can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant. quite why a song becomes such a huge global hit is often a bit of a mystery. but one thing is for certain. the emotion, the heartbreak. # nothing compares 2 u. there was nothing fake here. herfirst hit, mandinka marked her out as a performer with an edge. when a record executive had started talking about her hair, she shaved it off. she was wary, angry. she had a troubled upbringing and spent part of it in care. butjoining a band revealed her gift. # chiqui