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Ahead on cnn newsroom. It looks like a war zone out there, really looks like somebody came along and bombed the town. Billions of dollars and losses, dozens dead, the scope of the fires in hawaii is becoming clear. Gop president ial hopeful campaign at the Iowa State Fair ahead of their first debate, front runner donald trump refuses to comply with one requirement to qualify for the event. And Five Americans have been released from irans most notorious prison, what it will take to bring them the rest of the way home. Live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. The catastrophic wildfires scorching the Hawaiian Island of maui have killed at least 53 people, it is feared the death toll will keep rising as emergency crews reach more areas turn to ash. Power and cell service are still out in western maui, ....
Areas turn to ash. power and cell service are still out in western maui, and the main tourist district of lahaina which is making it difficult to determine how many people are still missing. the white government up 1700 buildings there were destroyed, the wildfires not the second deadliest in the u.s. in the past century, the governor says the fire is likely the largest natural disaster in hawaiian history. one resident describes the terrifying moments of her escape. here she is. when the pump trees that are 40 feet up in the air, the fire hit it and the heat hit us, it was maybe 50 to 100 yards away, we said we have to go. we ran out in panic mode and we said let s stay together but there was no time to wait for anybody, i jumped in my truck and the smoke, it was four or 5:00 in the afternoon, it was pitch black the smoke was so thick and black. ....