californians expanding their disaster vocabulary to include a new word, hurriquake. in hawaii, an official number of those still missing, and it s bad. while the 114 confirmed dead, just a handful have been identified among those. a few hours from now president biden will meet with those who lost their homes, their livelihoods and loved ones. what can he say or do today to start to ease even a tiny fraction of their pain? what do you do when fixing a 23-point deficit in a new poll is actually good news. the brand new polling out of iowa that shows republicans closer to donald trump than they are in the vast majority of the national polls. what does that tell us about their chances of maybe pulling a primary season upset? we start out west. with the power of the hurricane, then tropical storm behind her, hilary is churning across idaho and oregon posing more threats while millions in california and nevada have been left shaken and stunned by the kind of catastrophic weathe
this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. how does a society protect those most vulnerable, particularly children, from exploitation and abuse? having the right laws in place is of course vital, but so is having institutions and professions that are open and accountable. how easy is that to deliver? well, my guest is jasvinder sanghera, whose escape from a forced marriage led to her becoming an advocate for abuse survivors. the church of england hired her to help confront abuses, but she and they are now at odds. what went wrong? and what are the lessons? jasvinder sanghera, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are an abuse survivor and we ll talk about that. you re also a lifelong advocate for survivors of abuse and you were hired by the church of england to be part of their independent safeguarding board, but you ve been fired. does all of that su
hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me from washington, d.c. i m fredericka witfield. we begin with the apocalyptic destruction from the deadliest natural disaster in hawaii s history. almost 80 people are dead and thousands displaced. at any moment, lahaina residents could return to assess what might be left. crews are working to fully contain three major fires and prevent flare-ups on maui. the devastation costing an estimated $5.5 billion. governor josh green has ordered a comprehensive review of the state s response. let s go to cnn s mike valerio. last hour you were approached by a woman who was very frustrated about the road closures. what s been happening there? reporter: good morning. the sun is now up over maui. this is the moment, fred, that people have been waiting for for more than 14 hours. hundreds of car s queued up in the background, now able to move through the main route that goes into the disaster zone o f la h these are people who have b
trump s legal team will face the federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case. this as the special counsel requests an aggressive trial date. meantime, trump s 2024 republican rivals are flocking to iowa for the annual state fair. former vice president mike pence is being heckled by some people at the fair as a traitor. a covid variant grips the country as health experts brace for a surge in the flu and rsv as well. a viral triple threat threatens america. and thousands of hackers are headed to las vegas for a chance to win millions of dollars in prizes to crack chatgpt. the white house is telling them, do your worst. cnn this morning starts right now. breaking news this morning, that death toll from the catastrophic set of wildfires across maui has risen to 55 people. officials are warning it s expected to increase as search and rescue efforts continue. we are seeing loss of life here. as you know, the number has been rising, and we will continue to s
A new course at University of Hawaii at Manoa rethinks historic preservation, having enrollees design digital twins of notable structures so that people can experience them virtually