The middle of the island, is about 70 contained, and officials are also dealing with a third fire in up country maui, with no estimate on its containment. In just over four days, the fires have burned roughly 2,000 acres and have destroyed more than 1,000 buildings. These are images from the Historic Town of lahaina, which was hardest hit. Local officials are allowing residents and tourists back into the town, but a nightly curfew is in place. We are now beginning to learn about the harrowing stories of survivors, like this one, where one family was forced to jump into the ocean to escape the flames. The ocean almost dragged my kids away a few times. But, yeah, we stuck together, we held on. I said, were not going to die, and were here, were alive. An unprecedented logistical effort is underway from all over the United States as Government Agencies are mobilizing resources to send to hawaii. The States National guard has chartered planes to help fly First Responders and Emergency Crews
also on the programme. pretty sure we know which sidejoe biden is on. he is in south carolina this hour, pitching more money into solar and renewables. how does science respond? we will talk about the role of ai in all that. and whether uk scientists will have a seat at the biggest table. speculation today that britain might be ready to rejoing europe s multi billion dollar horizon project. brian taylor, former political editor of bbc scotland. he is pro indepence. maura gillespie, former deputy chief of staff and communications director for congressman adam kinzinger and former adviser to speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. lets that with this debate over oil and gas production. the boss of energy giant shell says we need to continue to keep on dreaming. in an interview one speaker suggested we still need to discuss because we are not moving fast enough towards renewable energy. the reality is that the energy system of today continues to desperately need o
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candidates and top ranking party officials making last-minute pitches to voters. in just about two hours, president biden will hold a campaign event in yonkers, new york, while former president trump will be in miami, florida, hosting a rally there. the dueling stops coming just a day after a high-powered saturday of rallies in pennsylvania. that state could hold the key to a u.s. senate majority, as democrat john fetterman and republican mehmet oz are locked in a razor-thin race. the stakes couldn t be higher, as voters make their voices heard on tuesday. cnn is covering all twists and turns on the campaign trail. and let s get started with cnn s kristen holmes live for us in miami, where former president trump is campaigning for senator marco rubio later on today. kristen, what impact could the former president s presence make in this race between rubio and his democratic challenger, congresswoman val demings. reporter: well, fred, that is a really good question, and on