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gusts making it nearly impossible for fire crews to fight the flames. as the fire moved so quickly, the length of a football field gone in seconds. at least six people are injured and officials saying the fire likely started after the raging wind gusts brought down power lines. i want to go right to emily ekada standing by for us in lewisville, colorado. emily, talk us through what you ve been seeing as you ve been there. reporter: yasmin, i will say it s hard to put into words the degree of devastation we re seeing in these neighborhoods. as you mentioned we just came from one in louisville, the homes reduced to rubble, we re seeing charged out vehicles, trees, and then small hot spots scattered about. it really is quite apocalyptic looking and the sun is still not even up yet. you will expect we will get to understand the gravity of the damage even more so once the sunrises here. because of the hazardous material and continued recovery missions that is why we are on ....
you got to say? everybody is welcome. your phone or needs you. get in touch. text and call. the text messages are coming in already. now the news. former top civil servant at the department for education says the budget for repairing schools with failing concrete was halved. jonathan slater said it was frustrating that funding was only given a50 schools after a by rishi sunak. the government says it will do whatever it takes to fix the problem. keir starmer is expected to reshuffle his cabinet today, although most senior roles will be unchanged. former civil servant sue gray is set to begin her role as chief of staff. the first supplies of the weight loss jab wegovy is arriving in the uk. it will be available via weight loss management clinics. and huddersfield and manchester victoria are the railway stations in britain with the highest rates of cancelled trains this year. network rail says it is working with train operators to make improvements. the state of our school ....
or partially shut. it s over safety concerns about what is known as raac a type of concrete, that s known to be at risk of crumbling. meanwhile, in the last hour another twist with the education secretary caught on camera voicing herfrustrations about the media coverage. this is gillian keegan after an interview with itv news. does anyone ever say, - you have done a- good job because everyone else has sat on their bleep and done nothing? no signs of that, no? the footage was captured by itv news as the camera repositioned for extra shots at the end of an interview with the minister, while she was still wearing her microphone. this was the prime minister s response to accusations of refusing to adequately fund school repairs. are you to blame for. what s happening now? and do you want to apologize to parents and pupils? - i think that is completely and utterly wrong. actually, one of the first things i did as chancellor in my first spending review in 2020 was ....
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for poor performances in training. good afternoon. the new school year begins in england this week with more than 100 schools completely or partially closed because of fears about crumbling concrete, known as raac. a former top civil servant has accused the prime minister rishi sunak of cutting the money for school repairs when he was chancellor mr sunak says it s utterly wrong to blame him. in scotland, 35 schools are affected and checks are under way in wales and northern ireland. ellie price reports. school is back. sort of. but not for those affected by the wrong kind of concrete. for many, it has meant a partial closure of school buildings and a mad scramble right at the start of a new school year, to find alternatives. we at the start of a new school year, to find alternatives. at the start of a new school year, to find alternatives. we have three com anies to find alternatives. we have three companies coming to find alternatives. we have three companies comi ....