Ahead on cnn newsroom. It looks like a war zone out there, really looks like somebody came along and bombed the town. Billions of dollars and losses, dozens dead, the scope of the fires in hawaii is becoming clear. Gop president ial hopeful campaign at the Iowa State Fair ahead of their first debate, front runner donald trump refuses to comply with one requirement to qualify for the event. And Five Americans have been released from irans most notorious prison, what it will take to bring them the rest of the way home. Live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. The catastrophic wildfires scorching the Hawaiian Island of maui have killed at least 53 people, it is feared the death toll will keep rising as emergency crews reach more areas turn to ash. Power and cell service are still out in western maui, and the main Tourist District of lahaina which is making it difficult to determine how many people are still missing. The white government up 1700 buildings there were de
woman tells cnn. her town in mississippi obliterated us. forces in syria strike back after coming under attack for the third time in two days. the iranian connection in this escalating conflict and i said you skied directly into my epping back and he said, oh, sorry. sorry. i m sorry. actress gwyneth paltrow gives her version of a skiing accident at the center of a lawsuit against her the case of she said, he said. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom leila harare. we begin this hour with extreme weather in the southeastern united states, where multiple tornadoes barrel through the state of mississippi in the past few hours, the national weather service says a large tornado cost significant damage in several towns, including rolling fork and silver city, leaving homes and buildings flattened and trees and power lines down. officials are sending search and rescue teams and first responders to the area northwest of jackson and as the storm system moves east, millions more
gone. us president joe biden back home after meeting with prime minister justin trudeau in canada, why illegal immigration across the u. s northern border was a hot topic. and people all over the world getting ready to turn off the lights to mark earth hour. it s a way to help raise awareness about the climate crisis. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with leila harare. we begin this hour with extreme weather in the southeastern united states, where multiple tornadoes barreled across mississippi in the past few hours, the national weather service says a large tornado cost significant damage in several towns, including rolling fork and silver city, leaving homes and buildings flattened and trees and power lines down. search and rescue teams and first responders are on the scene in the area northwest of jackson. we spoke with the president of one of the town s hard hit in mississippi should described what she went through. we watched this tornado form. through the lightning
mississippi officials reported least eight deaths and sharkey county, which includes the town of rolling fork, where homes and businesses were flattened, and trees and power lines were knocked down. humphreys county. at least three people were killed and at least two people are in critical condition. search and rescue teams and first responders are on the scene in the area northwest of jackson, and we spoke with the president of one of the towns that was hard hit, who was on the phone with her grandmother when the tornado went through? listen to this. you could hear the tornado in the you could hear the roar in the background and she started screaming. for help. and she said that, um she wants it stopped roaring her, she said. it s raining through my roof. it s raining through my roof, so we rushed down to evacuate her immediately. officials in morgen county, alabama, say first responders freed up to seven people who were trapped in a group home and as the storm system moves
the u.n. humanitarian official says she is appalled by russian strike on a hotel, frequently used by the organization in various ngos in ukraine. it happened on thursday, in the city of zaporizhzhia, ukraine says one person was killed and 16 others were wounded. children s day camp who close during the day an hour before the strike. ukraine has ordered an evacuation of civilians from the city of kupiansk which is under russian military pressure. in the south the front lines are holding despite reports of heavy fighting amid ukraine s counteroffensive. moscow s rushing reinforcements