Oh, my god oh my god. Jesse the Hawaiian Island of maui has burned beyond recognition, devastating wildfires roaring across the islands and residents are comparing it to the apocalypse. The death toll is expected to increase. Significantly. Dozens more are missing as the island resembles a war zone. Oh, my gosh, look at the harbor. Oh, my gosh this looks like baghdad or something. Jesse the historic vacation town is almost unrecognizable. Thousands evacuated behind charcoaled cars and homes. Joe biden is asking for aid from fema. It is affecting everyone from surfers, workers, to retirees. Even Oprah Winfrey owns a home there. We have Trace Gallagher with the latest. Thats right, we should begin by saying the damage is widespread, the images as you saw there were astonishing. But right now, that is the second biggest concern because there are still hundreds of people missing at this time, families and neighbors using google documents to try to locate loved ones. Although we should note
We hear you. And we stand with you. We are steeped in the good evening, america. Im katie britt, and i have the honor of serving the great people of alabama. But tonight, ill be auditioning for the part of scary mom. And ill be performing an original monologue called, this country is hell. You see, im not just a senator. Im a wife, a mother, and the craziest [ bleep ] in the target parking lot. First and foremost, im a mom. And like any mom, im going to do a pivot Out Of Nowhere into a shockingly violent story about Sex Trafficking. And rest assured, every detail about it is real, except the year, where it took place, and who was president when it happened. And tonight, i am not just responding to the State Of The Union, i am also selling these bejewelled cross necklaces. Kitchens are where families have the hard conversations, like the one well have tomorrow about how mommy freaked out the entire country. To the American People who are struggling right now, know this, we hear you. We
Photo. We begin with nbcs Aaron Gilchrist in New Hampshire where President Biden just touched down a short time ago. Aaron, what are we expecting there . Reporter chris, good afternoon, we expect to hear from the president near the bottom of the hour here, and this is an official event as opposed to the Campaign Events we saw on saturday and on friday in philadelphia area, and in atlanta. Today the president s focus as we understand it from a white house official, will be on lowering health care costs, something he talked about during the state of the Union Address and will reiterate today, highlighting in particular his call on congress to make some changes to enact some policies that he believes would Lower Health Care costs, proposals that are in the president s budget that was released today, the 2025 budget. In particular, theres one portion of the president s policy plan that would reduce rather, cap costs for prescription drugs, theyre drugs that are already capped for people wh
Tonight the devastating impacts from Severe Weather on the east coast now blamed for at least one death. A pair of tornados confirmed in the southeast. Nationwide thousands without power, trees toppled, and flash floods coming down pretty heavy winds are gusting. Even an avalanche warning. The region still under threat and the good news for the week ahead. Americans evacuated from haiti. The countrys spiraling Out Of Control from Gang Violence as haitis Prime Minister struggles to hold on to power. The unrest on the ground and the race to get those americans to safety. President bidens allout push for the general election what his top allies are doing and how soon former President Trump could clinch the nomination. The president s harshest words yet for israels Prime Minister. Hurting israel more than helping israel. The latest u. S. Steps to get critical humanitarian aid to gaza. And nbc news exclusive. The u. S. Militarys new battlefront with russia anywhere we go, i know we can figh
Eyes that magic number to officially secure his nomination. All as they trade verbal fire like never before. Plus, a massive week ahead in georgia. A judge set to rule any day on whether fani willis will stay in charge of trumps sprawling election case. Also ahead, back in court, new jersey Senator Bob Menendez expected to be arraigned again on new charges this morning. Later, a new doj investigation into that midair scare on an Alaska Airlines flight. What it could mean for that airline and boeing. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Its good to be with you. Its 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin this morning with the intensifying and newly combative race for the white house. President Biden Planning a big Campaign Swing this week fresh off his state of the Union Address. With tomorrows primaries in georgia, both he and the president in that state over the weekend trading verbal jabs and sharing two vastly different visions for america. Two nights ago we a