The world. Im kim brunhuber, ahead on cnn newsroom. What we saw was likely the largest Natural Disaster in hawaiis state history. Deadly wildfires tear through maui. Entire neighborhoods wiped out. We write you the harrowing stories of those who escaped the fastmoving flames. Plus, the big event that has them racing to see the iowa fair. In zaporizhzhia, as President Biden asks congress for more assistance for ukraine. Well have the live report from the latest. Live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. Tremendous devastation, a sense of deep loss and a scramble to save whatever can still be saved. Thats all happening on the Hawaiian Island of maui, where 53 people have been killed by wildfires described as apocalyptic. The death toll is likely to go even higher as Emergency Crews Sift through countless properties, now in ashes. The wildfire is now the second deadliest in the u. S. In a century, and the governor says its likely the largest Natural Disaster ever in h
mobilization plan. more than 1300 detained. and, how global markets are reacting to get another big interest rate hike by the u.s. federal reserve. lives, from cnn center, this is a cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. thanks for being with us. legal troubles are mounting for former u.s. president donald trump as he faces a new lawsuit and an unprecedented number of investigations. a federal appeals court dealt trump the latest blow, ruling the justice department can resume its criminal investigation, and review of classified documents, seized from his mar-a-lago home during an fbi search. that, coming hours after the new york attorney general announced a sweeping civil lawsuit against trump, three of his children and the trump organization. they are accused of staggering fraud, deceiving lenders by inflating the value of assets. trump reacted swiftly, saying a disclaimer was included on load applications. is basically so subduing institution, you want to loan money, y
Hello and welcome to our viewers and all around the world, im paula newton with the very latest on the israelhamas war. Nearly three weeks after hamas murdered nearly 1300 men women and children, expanded Ground Operations in gaza. As you can hear for yourself, gaza residents did report the israeli air strikes and think report that they have become more intense than ever on top of aural of it, nearly all communications in and out of the enclave appear to be severed. The mounting death toll in gaza led the u. N. To denounce it as despicable in light of the October 7th Mack aconsiders ceres. As an assistant to Benjamin Netanyahu,. We saw the sort of gruesome terrible horrific violence they inflicted upon us. We refuse to live with that sort of neighbor anymore. We are now going to create a new reality in gaza. So the civilian death toll in the meantime in gaza continues to be absolutely staggering. And that includes dozens of aid workers, medical staph and journalists. But hamas leaders
Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. And we start today of course with our world lead. And a new warning about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in gaza. Today u. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken returned to israel after meeting with multiple allies throughout the middle east. Trying to get a humanitarian corridor open for innocents to evacuate from gaza before israel ramps up attacks on hamas. Right now israel is pointing the civilians toward the Southern Gate into egypt, known as the Rafah Crossing which is still clowes. Video shows dozens families including babies waiting next to locked gates. A u. S. Government memo showed more than 250 u. S. Citizens in Southern Gaza waiting for the crossing to open. And earlier reports suggested that it was the Egyptian Government to open the gate when i pressed Jake Sullivan on this issue yesterday, he blamed the closure on on altogether different group. The egyptians have in fact agreed to allow americans to depart to get safe p
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. and i m standing on a rooftop looking out over tel aviv. it is just after 10:00 p.m. here and it is been 23 days since the horrific terrorist attacks that by hamas that caught this country and much of the world by surprise. we start today by this declaration from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, quote, this is a time for war. netanyahu said during an address a few hours ago. despite the humanitarian crisis in gaza, and the thousands of casualties, including an untold number of civilians and children, netanyahu dismissed calls by some for a cease-fire. although the united states is not among them. saying israel simply cannot stop its mission to target and destroy hamas. the government that sent invaders into israel to cruelly slaughter some 1400 israelis. the united states would not agree to a cease-fire after the bombing of pearl harbor. or after the terrorist attack of 9/11. israe