President s sacks, all of his original recruitment chiefs as part of the cracks down on corruption and says they werent guilty of taking millions and brian the Marietta Evans being welcome. We begin in hawaii where Authorities Say the death toll from devastating wildfires. There has no reason to 80 that makes it one of the dead leaves disasters in the us states history. The coastal town of la hina, on the island of maui, has been raised to the ground as firefighters continue to battle the flames. Some residents are returning to take stock of the damage to their homes and businesses of the historic hawaiian town of la haine, a reduced to smouldering rubble. All most of the nights as firefighters work to extinguish the last of the flames or authorities have begun. Assessing the scale of the damage, we probably have well over a 1000 buildings that have been destroyed. Many, many hundreds of families have been displaced, will rebuild the president has already just in 6 hours authorized and approved our request for emergency support. But its going to be a long scene from the air. The once vibrant, the town appears. Little more than a wasteland of ash and ruins. Rescue teams have been deployed from the us mainland. But with hundreds of people still missing. There a fee is that many never made it down a live some of those who did a returning home, only to find theyve lost everything. So this is our 1st time coming back and like actually knowing that our house for now we havent really known anything for the last couple of days because theres no information coming through. Tens of thousands of tourists have been evacuated from the island of molly. But for the majority of la haine, as residents, there is no home to sleep too. Many will now move to emergency shelters across the island. As the Government Works to open hotels and holiday houses for those now left homeless. This is gonna take years, years to recover and it just breaks my heart. Thats all the history from back in the waiting days. The 1800 us ashton does. But despite the challenge, end of the cost, hawaii, so sort of these ended people have vowed to rebuild. However long it takes to, lets turn our attention now to some of the other stories making use this our hundreds of cruise. The porters have rallied of the French Military base and new share the demonstration to place a day after leaders from the west African Regional block, known as eco, was said, theyd create a stand by force that could be deployed to restore new shares, elected president s to power United Nations says its remove more than 1000000 barrels of oil from a rusting super tanker off the coast of him and the decaying vessel has been more there for more than 30 years. Officials set a spill from the ship could have caused an environmental disaster in the red sea. The funeral has taken place of ecuador and president ial candidate. So nanda via the sense here who was shown that on wednesday, the other says here was outspoken about corruption and a legit link between politics, big business and organized crime. 6, columbia and man had been arrested in connection with his murder. Ukrainian president told him here as the landscape says, he has fired all of his regional recruitment, chief side, and corruption concerns. The officials in charge of enlisting soldiers have been accused of accepting cash bribes from individuals who wanted to avoid conscription. The landscape called this an act of treason. He said the 33. 00 suspects under investigation will be replaced with soldiers injured in combat because they can be trusted. So how much is corruption affecting the military capabilities of ukraine . I put that question to money in the matter on a researcher at the worst studies departments at Kings College in london. It is there has been reports earlier from the brain ministry of defense. And by early i mean in 2016, 2017. Acknowledging the problem of corruption. However, it has never been discussed publicly outside you praying. And there have not been investigations which were able to cover this topic and to effectively address it. So corruption exists, we dont know to what extent it exists and what were seeing now. And we have seen that before was a defense ministers at the end. There was corruption in the procurement department. As far as we know, the risk corruption when it comes to recruitment of soldiers, how serious of a problem it is difficult to assess, but it is definitely affecting the bringing forces. And i fear that these news will, of course, not come to, to do the publicity to that does International Media or will be try to, to be concealed as far as possible in order to, for russia not to exploit this particular point as of where its going on because the idea was to address this problem once a more is over, not while the war is raging. And the in a separate development, weve been getting reports that the German Government is considering sending torres cruise missiles to ukraine. How significant would this be as well right now . Um, what we know about the store as much missiles and what the ukraine wants to do with them is the fact that these missiles can be somewhat compared to the british storm shadow into the french scarlet missiles. However, they have a great arrange something with one 3rd of the scarlet missiles. That being said, um it is not known. Whereas are, these missiles will be exported with that same range because of the fear that the Ukrainian Armed forces might be using these missiles to target the facilities inside russia. Even if so, it was a military facilities and this trust has been shaking, especially with the use of drains to strike moscow in the recent months. So the rest of the discussion, however, from a miller tree perspective, they would give you creating the capability to increase the range and strike deeper into um, russian hill territories, especially when it comes to heart targets. So they are essentially like storm shadow. However, germany has more missiles available, so that thats, that gives you brains the opportunity to strike more targets without having to be very economical. And besides countries like spain and last 3 years with potentially contribute their taurus missiles, which they are currently operating. And them being cruise missiles, as opposed to Ballistic Missiles that would make it more difficult for the russian air defenses to the tech savvy. And also the low trajectory would also mean that the crew is relatively c one deploying those missiles. That was money in, in the around of Kings College. Medina. Thank you. We appreciate it. Thank you or the at the womens football world comp england take on columbia later in the final last day of class. The european champions our favorites. But columbia have been the surprised team of this tournament. England coach serena whitland is bidding to go one better than 4 years ago when she was runner up with her native netherlands. England have no new injury, worries, bonds against columbia. Theyll be without england miss hilder lauren james, following her red card last time out. And d, w, as far as correspond in town, ganna is covering all the world of action for us, and he joins us now from the stadium in sydney. Tom, good to see you. So i know youve been watching the match between host australia and france. Whats the atmosphere like . Well, its been getting tens and tens, as you can imagine, because that game is now going into extra time. And there are many, many thousands of australia supporters here outside the ground in sidney way. England are about to take on columbia. You could almost forget the england, the columbia of the teams playing here tonight, the number of green and gold shirts that weve seen around many thousands watching back game in public viewings. He outside the stadium. 50000. 00, of course, in the stadium in prison, just on the and over and over. And this is just a bit of an indication quite how profound the ground sort of support as being that the strategy and team has been enjoying this tournament so far. Packed into the mc g right now, probably close to 80000 or 0 strickland firms. But the kickoff event, much has been to not huge while the stadium shows them until this game. And they obviously did id even further. Now that the game has gone into extra time, that might not sound like much, but that would have been on thinkable here in australia just a few short months ago. And as i say, says as an indication of just quite how you know, just of the magnitude is the support that the materials are enjoying here at this tournament. So, um, yeah, from an australian perspective, of course we got so do you think england are the favorites . Are they likely to come out on top . Yeah, i think england the probably the book make his favorites for the rest of the tournament now. Probably alongside australia. So fall at the tone that we havent seen, you know, the very best of england yet. Now, of course, thats not a bad thing because its a good thing. Actually. I meant to build momentum as you go along. But with the exception of that code group group game against china and things and havent really been not impressive. One positive, of course, is that theyve already conceded one goal in normal time so far, and that was a penalty. So defensively they being very solid. And obviously you mentioned a serena vague man whos got plenty of tournament pedigree. She wasnt she one that you were paying championships with things in last year she won the european championships with the netherlands in 2017. And she took the evidence to the final of the was caught back in 2019 so certainly a manager who knows how to go for when it really comes down to it in tournaments. We spoke to england kept saying many pride often that last game against all julia and she was off to what will you be celebrating this result and how wrong. So it was a from no, we plenty of what to do. Theres no separation. Theres a long way to go. So am i thinking and youre taking it one game at a time and then mentality. Is that because a lot of what left is to be done and tom, one of the columbia, theyve been very strong. In fact, as i understand, its been a historic run for them. Half of it. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, receive it, you know, any team underestimates columbia, that payroll gem and he did that and not indeed very, very badly for the jam inside a particular, you know, one to watch really for columbia is an 18 year old teenager. I mean, theyre kind of say theyre the one who screwed that fantastic gold against germany, which, you know, neat task, spend your hoot instead of neighbors and then smashed it into the top corner. So yeah, its columbia, its a carrier, only its own mclean, the guy said it was set and we have a big role to play. Hi, im, im the columbia fancier, certainly confident that runs doesnt end to you tonight. Thats the the way as far as corresponding tom can i for us in sydney. Tom, thank you so much for your afford willing fridays world come action. Sweden shock favorites depend to one to power into the semi finals having also knocked out title holders. The us in the last round swedens progression means a trophy will have 1st time winters this year. Sweden, if in the queens of the sick days at this tournament, and yet again, they cost private, can defend bucks through a free kick and escape go to see the worth of the sofa. Despite the defend aconia for sweden and get pen again, couldnt deal with it. The scandinavians appealed for a humble and the 3 went to check them all on to. It was given a video review. And philip, under the did the rest to pam roll. So what it does take you a 1st class as soon as a bad say for the 2011, when as soon as the frame of the go with they did. Finally, mondays a goal for her norco i see, but it was too late sweeten mot. Song and we spoke to sweeten goal scoring defender, amanda. It listed after the game. So i could bring them through. I mean uh it says unbelievable. Um, but of course im really happy, really happy that i could help the team with scoring goals also, but its a, its a, its a teamwork out there. And its not about one person were doing so well as a team. So im really happy about that. And turning now to mens football, topping them hot sport striker harry kane has completed his move to bundles like a champions by munich. A fee of over 100000000. 00 euros has reportedly been agreed upon for the england captain. That would be a born just legal record. His contract will run until 2027. Kane is englands all time leading goals for your up to date on the w news. Ill have more headlines for you at the top of the hour. A Marietta Evans team from me and the entire news team in berlin. Thanks for watching the people in trucks injured one trying to feed the city center more and more refugees are being turned away