The uk could soon carry anti smoking messages and advice inside the packet, as well as outside. But will it be enough to convince smokers to quit . But first to the ongoing Recovery Efforts in hawaii. 96 people are known to have died in wildfires on maui, with officials warning that number is likely to rise. Hawaii governorjosh green said more than 2,700 buildings had been destroyed in the Historic Town of lahaina. Hundreds of people are still missing and only about 3 of the affected area has been searched. Residents say they had no official warning before they fled for their lives, raising difficult questions about the effectiveness of the emergency response, and whether more people could have been saved. Early warning sirens failed to sound, according to officials, a failure now under investigation by hawaiis Attorney General. Our correspondent, nomia iqbal, has more details. The historic la haina the Historic Lahaina is now nothing but ashes and dust. It looks like it has been bombe
Ahead on cnn newsroom, much of Southern California now under a Storm Warning never seen before. Well tell you what the region could see. In hawaii, the latest on Rec Recoveriests and the search for those still missing. And cnn learns when donald trump is expected to sure rending himself to a jail here in tlapt. Details and the legal negotiations going on right now behind the scenes. Reporter live in cnn center this is cnn newsroom, we begin this hour in the Southwestern United States where people are bracing for catastrophic flooding. Hurricane hilary could dump more than a year worth rain of in a few days. Its likely to make landfall in mexico but its moving fast and could arrive in california as a Tropical Storm, the first such storm to do so in decades. Its been 84 years since one came ashore, so its a Once In A Lifetime event that were going to be experiencing. Preparations are already under wa the federal Emergency Management agency is sending personnel and supplieso Southern Cali
developments this morning following the military s shootdown of the suspected chinese spy balloon off the south carolina coast. the fbi analyzing the pieces of the balloon as china sends a warning to the white house. our team is covering this story from multiple angels. plus, new details on that train derailment that sparked a massive fire in eastern ohio. officials now saying train cars contained hazardous materials. the latest on that cleanup effort. and the fbi offering a $25,000 reward for information about the attacks on two power substations. why officials say these stations are increasingly being targeted by extremist groups. and could artificial intelligence soon put us all out of work? you may want to polish your resumé. it s all ahead on cnn this morning. we are starting another week and we are grateful to have you. it is sunday, february 5th. thanks so much for waking up with us. amara, i don t think as much attention has been paid to a balloon since tha
oren liebermann at the pentagon. let s go arlette at the white house. reporter: president biden offered his first comments on the situation regarding that chinese spy balloon just moments ago, saying they are prepared to take care of it. president biden has been receiving briefings since tuesday, including potential options relating to how they could address this. here is how he answered reporters questions moments ago. you heard president biden say we are going to take care of it. officials here at the white house say the president is consistently being briefed on the various options they have been presented. one option was the possibility of shooting down this plane. that s something they have not ruled out. previously as he was presented that option, he was warned about the potential impact it could have o and impact it could have here on the ground and affecting people. we will see what else the white house and pentagon has to say later today regarding this balloon. it
british gas suspends its force fitting of prepament meters following a report that it was imposing them on vulnerable customers. its chief executive, chris 0 shea has apologised. there chris 0 shea has apologised. is nothing that i can 5 can there is nothing that i can say that can express the horror i had when i heard this, when i saw this. it is completely unacceptable, that language is completely unacceptable. the largest ever outbreak of bird flu is now infecting mammals in the uk. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. europe s biggest energy firm, shell, has reported record annual profits of nearly $40 billion in 2022, more than double what it made in the previous year. the profits are the biggest in the firm s history boosted by higher energy prices since the start of the ukraine war. shell has already said it will pay tax in the uk for the first time since 2017 as a result of the government s windfall tax. let s take a closer look at t