Good morning, everyone. Glad youre with is pup five things to know for this thursday august 17th. Devastating news again this morning out of hawaii. We have learned children are among the 111 victims killed in the wildfires and the police chief on maui said that number will go up. Only 38 of the area has been searched ed so far and more tha 1,000 people are missing this morning. And a Fulton County circled one day before primary voters head to the polls in more than a dozen states. New overnight a woman in texas has been charged for threatening the judge overseeing jack smiths federal election subversion case. Also this morning, more Young Americans are diagnosed with cancer. A new study says the rate is driven by women and 30 to 39yearolds. The coach for the womens soccer team is out after the devastating world cup. And you see balancing on the stones. Stunned onlookers watched. Eventually escorted away by a guard. Cnn this morning starts right now. You wouldnt you wouldnt do that . I
Like a villain. There is a huge strike going on that can affect a business that is near and dear to all of us which means. There is a civil war at cinnabon and it is delicious. Greg did you think i was talking about the Writers Strike do you people even care . Missing hollywood writers is up there with missing geraldo, john lemon, and ham. What do i care. And workers at the cinnabon declared a strike and filed a civil rights complaint against their employer. The owner installed a policy banning political statements in the store, including pride flags. [laughter] pride flags. It is true. Executive that oversees a bunch of cinnabons sent out a message declaring that we do not discriminate or celebrate any particular race, ethnic group, gender, religious group, any story store is displaying a pride like it is to be taken down immediately. One of the workers asked that a rainbow pin will be okay. Nonspecific pens are okay, but sports team, schools, are not. Lets stick to what cinnabon does
Political losses. Wait until you hear what one heartbroken mother revealed about biden yesterday. First, take a step back tonight. Losing your wife and young daughter in a car crash and decades later losing your son to a brain tumor, that would be hard for anyone to bear, we all know that. Not only did joe get through it, well, he used it to brand himself for the every man. Back in 2019, politico admitted it, publishing a piece titled how grief became joe bidens superpower, two tragedies 43 years apart defined the former vps life. It wasnt about political views or experience, it was about his grief. Today nbc news has another topic, joe bidens brand being tested like never before, his brand as familyoriented Public Servant as been a political asset for more than 50 years. Courtesy of the media. In the absence of successful policy track record, you cant blame biden, it wasnt all he had to run on and it debegan with this photo, which was taken 50 years ago. It is biden from his son beaus
Give republicans minority control over Critical Issues like abortion. And the brawl on an alabama dock that launched a thousand memes. Why is this Fight Resonating so much and will the Folding Chair Wind up in a museum . We begin tonight with donald trump obliterating norms for his political and personal gain. Norms like rooting for your country on the international stage. Call it patriotism, fandom, however you want to characterize it, we generally root for the home team when american athletes compete abroad and we are sad with them when they lose. The defeats can be soul crushing, and a lot of stomachs churned on sunday when the u. S. Soccer team lost to sweden in the womens world cup. It was an agonizing moment for the topranked womens soccer team in the world especially when soccer star Megan Rapinoe missed a crucial penalty kick contributing to the loss and then Something Weird happened. Conservatives relished americas loss, expressing a maniacal glee over their and by their, i me
As thousands of flights are delayed or canceled. New details after two helicopters collide killing firefighters responding to a brush fire. Although this was a tragic event, we are also thankful today that it was not worse. Reporter trumps lawyers pushback against prosecutors and their request to limit what the former president can say. Arguing it is in effect asking the court to censor his political speech. Reporter ukrainian authorities are saying they have thwarted an Assassination Plot against president volodymyr zelenskyy. Reporter one woman has been detained, Ukrainian Secret Service say she was planning russian air strike to hit a Southern Region of the country where the president was said to be visiting. Reporter a new study found black men are more likely than white men to die of melanoma despite making up fewer cases. Its time that we are more aware that this is a Silent Killer within our communities. I thought that i was invincible. Its something you dont know about until it