In north korea, the regime confirming for the first time it has custody of an american soldier who bolted into its territory last month. What the north is claiming he said. And back at home, Soccer Superstar lionel messi propels his miami team to new heights. We begin this morning with a Wildfire Devastation in hawaii. This morning, the white house announced President Biden and the first lady will travel to maui on monday to meet with First Responders and survivors. And as the death toll climbs to 106, were starting to learn the identities of some of the victims. They include 74yearold robert vickman, 79yearold buddy jantoc, franklin teros, who was trying to save a friends dog, Carol Hartley who lived on lahaina for 36 years and a family of four that was trying to escape. And as news crews with Cadaver Dogs Scour the area, a growing number of families are facing a grim reality, one man spoke with our affiliate khnl outside a morgue, saying he was waiting to identify his stepfathers rem
For companies building new homes across america. they are the only option that some people have out there to buy. because of that, you are getting some of the more juiced up housing starts in building permit numbers you mentioned. the thing to watch for in the coming weeks and months is whether or not you start to see some of the home builders getting more aggressive with their discounting or inseine incentives. we see mixed signals for the shopping industry. yeah. specifically the corporate financial results that we got this morning for tjx companies. this is the parent company of tj maxx, marshalls and home goods. they report better than expected profits and sales. better sales growth at existing store locations. it raised its outlook for profits for the year. these are off price retailers, ones that give bigger discounts to shoppers that frequent them.