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Separated this familys property from a disaster. stephanie elum is near the volcano in pahoa, any signs of this chaos ending? >> reporter: not right now. and that is exactly the fear, jake, for the people who live in this community. behind me there is leilani estates and weve had rain so it is hard to see right now, but for the people that live there, that is the fear of the unknown and not knowing whether or not their homes are standing. >> rivers of smoldering lava threatening hawaiis big isla...

Additional fissures should be expected. the poisonous gas will be released. and every time we have one of the new fissures, thats when officials expand the boundary, the area of the threat zone where folks are removed away from this region. but youve only got so much land to work. with i want to break down the age of these islands. once you go towards the northwestern periphery of the islands, the island of kauai is the oldest. you work your way into oahu, 3.4 million years. lanai comes in at 1....

Melania trump is ready to layout her platform as first lady 16 months into the tenure. she has a rose garden event this afternoon. she said for months she plans to focus on the well being of children. it is less clear what that means. a spokeswoman for mrs. trump says the platform will include a variety of issues that affect children. public events have touched on opioid abuse on newborns to being nice on social media. look for some clarity this afternoon on that platform. the eruption of the ...

Rattled the region. stephanie elam reports. >> reporter: the eruption seemed incessant. a cluster of fissures spewing molten rock and devouring all in its path, including more than two dozen structures. from a helicopter, we can see the destruction is dynamic. at the head of the churning lava, a curtain of fiery red visible through a veil of smoke and volcanic gas. earlier in the day, this molten march glowed brightly in the predawn light. now, it declared more buildings, likely homes are lost. ...

Lelani subdivision. the lava pressure is what creates the fountain of ash and rock and toxic gas. we shot video in the neighborhood showing some homes destroyed, others saved. people let people go in a few minutes to collect a few things, this man we spoke to was relieved to learn his house survived. >> my house is about 200 yards from the initial eruption? >> are you optimistic? >> absolutely. >> as that man just mentioned, when will this end? only mother nature knows. back to you. >> shepard: ...

Speech of american state. those sanctions today joined dozens of current officials. u.s. already targeted. more than two dozen homes have been destroyed by the continuing eruption of hawaiis volcano. >> it was roaring sky high. it was incredible. it was fuming. it was roaring. it was thundering. rocks were flying out of the ground. >> since first erupts thursday, the volcano hasnt stopped. >> eruption is progressing. >> like others, victor just learned his house survived the

So about 25 miles down slope from the summit or the crater at the top of kilauea and it is sending millions of tons of red hot magna to the underground tubes and it is venting out literally at the subdivision. so there are ten active eruptions going on right now. the one you are looking at is twice as long as a football field. we talk to the residents as they return from the burned-out neighborhood. the trucks filled with the medications, appliances, pets, papers. you name it. some homes are gon...

Planets crust at the subdivision. >> it was roaring sky high. it was fuming, roaring, thundering, rocks were flying out of the ground and it only took probably from 6:00 in the morning to 9:00 in the morning to fill that whole area with lava. three or four hours only. >> police finally allowed residents back into the neighborhood yesterday to retrieve medications, appliances, pets, etc. now the eruption released high levels of sulfur dioxide gas which is toxic and makes the area uninhabitable. s...

The presidents historic tax cut, deregulation and pro-growth policies are creating jobs and restoring confidence in americas economy. on another important matter, the white house has been in close contact with the state and local officials in hawaii since the initial earthquake and volcanic eruption. the president continues to monitor the ongoing situation. fema and the white house encourage all individuals and potentially effected area to monitor local radio and tv stations for updated emergenc...

Will boris johnson make a strong case for the u.s. to remain in the nuclear agreement. the presidents new attorney, rudy giuliani taking some heat for his media blitz. has it been a success? hundreds of earthquakes, dozens of home destroyed. lava and ash spewing into the air. how long with kilaueas eruption threaten folks on hawaiis big island. >> bill: some saying if president trump walks away from the nuclear deal it would be a big mistake. benjamin hall with more on this. >> weve been seeing ...