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alert, two major stories this morning as israel continues to the expand ground and airstrike ises in gaza. families and friends of the hostages still in the region are begging officials in tel aviv to bring their loved ones home. israels says its minister of defense is set the meet with ta. the idf confirms one of its drones hits a terrorist cell many lebanon. pete: officials also say ground and airstrikes will continue in gaza until new orders are in as the idf if killed a senior hama...

More eyes and ears will be around Denton's Downtown Square to help keep people informed, things tidy and overall, safer.

Three teams of two will patrol the 40-or-so block area of Downtown and none will carry lethal weapons, opting instead to win hearts and minds

Meet Painter Justin N. Kim.

For the second consecutive time, the Downtown Boulder Partnership has looked to coastal California for its next leader. 

Northeast Community Fund partnered with Block By Block and Tabernacle Baptist Church for their Serve One Weekend event.

Street, block by block. officials now asking for the publics help. >> if youve got missing family members, go to the fac. we need you to do the dna test. we need to identify your loved ones. >> reporter: outside the family assistant center in kahului, many still searching for loved ones. >> this is jono and adelea. >> reporter: he says hes looking for nine of his family members. >> we have been to a lot of hotels in lahaina, but none are there. we have been to the police station, red cross, anyw...

Conducted by the national guard. how does that even work? how are they going through this? theyre the only people allowed in these areas, i should note. what are they seeing so far? >> yeah, you know, were assisting the police department and fire department, other first responders. we have 30 soldiers and airmen from the hawaii national guard assisting with that mission. we have another 30 assisting the police with the check points, just guarding the area to keep people out. the public is not al...

After that fire? >> it is unbelievable. you have to wait until the sun came up to see. it think it is the wind has died down. the fires are still smoldering in the town, but to see it flat and completely gone, all of those buildings, we used to run in between it when we were small, and she taught there, we just spent an inverse three there with my wife and family driving down front street. it is going to have a long-lasting effect for that community. >> i cannot even imagine. before you can thin...

After a series of roundtable discussions on reducing gun violence in Escambia County, Sheriff Chip Simmons is launching an action plan that will focus the community’s collective efforts in the Brownsville area for the next two months.