We begin this morning in hawaii where authorities have increased the death toll caused by the wildfires there, at least 55 people now confirmed dead from the raging inferno that swept through the town of lahaina. The community there is just devastated from the loss. We are going to try our very best to identify those that have perished so that the families can have their closure and can have that understanding. When the mayor said it is all gone, it is all gone. It is all gone. It is gone. The governor estimated thursday that about 80 of the overall lahaina area was destroyed. County officials in maui say the fire there is mostly contained. The federal government also swinging into action with President Biden issuing a Disaster Declaration for maui and parts of the big island. And sfeefema oig administrator traveling there today. And i want to bring in a woman who is safe but also separated from her family. Her parents home has burnedsis firefighter there. First of all, how are you doi
in much better conditions than they had faced previously. now, three of those detainees are well-known to the american public. siamak namazi is the longest serving american prisoner in iran. he has been held since 2015. and he made that really brave move a few months ago speaking to christiane amanpour from inside evan prison making that appeal to president biden to get him out of there. very courageous major risk he took by speaking to cnn. and he said these are desperate times that call to desperate measures. and the other two held by iran since 02018. this was a complex negotiation that involved third country parties. you ve got switzerland, qatar as well as iraq and uae also involved in some way. and it will involve the