Shows that poorer households do suffer high inflation. These people are feeling it somewhere around 5 to 6 . Reporter thats because most of a low income familys budget goes to necessities, which are still rising, like rent, groceries and electricity. And theres new evidence people are using credit cards to cover the bills. For the first time in the u. S. Credit card debt has surpassed 1 trillion. We polled consumers that carry credit card balances about what was behind that. What caused it . Emergency and unplanned expenses was the top answer. But even everyday expenses, about 1 in 4 a sign of financial strain. Reporter now, gas prices have been ticking up in recent weeks. A little too late to impact the july inflation report. But if those prices keep rising it could add some Inflationary Pressure when the september reading comes around next month. Major . Necessities, they always matter. Carter evans, thank you. A political assassination in ecuador has thrown that country into a state of emergency. And tonight an fbi team is arriving there to assist in the investigation. A president ial candidate who vowed to root out corruption was shot and killed after a rally on wednesday. Seven suspects from colombia were arrested. One died after a gun battle. Ecuador, a key u. S. Ally in the fight against drug trafficking, is set to have its president ial election later this month. President biden marked the oneyear anniversary of the pact act. Thats the bipartisan law that expanded Health Benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxic fumes from military burn pits and other sources. Cbss ed okeeffe reports the deadline to qualify for retroactive benefits has been extended but time is running out. In april of this year reporter marking the anniversary of a landmark law, today in utah President Biden recalled his son beau, who was one of the veterans exposed to toxic fumes from burn pits at bases in iraq and afghanistan, and later died of brain cancer. Its personal for my family, but its also personal for so many of you. Reporter Army Reservist leroy torres also served in iraq. Ten years later he was diagnosed with constrictive bronchitis. I was more concerned with either, you know, indirect fire or getting shot, but never did i know that this invisible enemy was going to follow us home. Reporter the pact act is designed to assist up to 4. 5 million veterans exposed to burn pits or to agent orange in vietnam. So far there have been about 800,000ups veterans like us are now eligible for new va care and benefits. Reporter secretary of Veterans Affairs dennis mcdonough. Were providing more care, more benefits to more veterans than in the history of va. 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Reporter this underwater robot being lowered into lake huron is built by a Company Called impossible metals. Impossible because this is hard to do . Yes. Very much so. Reporter thats because its job is to mine the bottom of the ocean. Deep see mining is the concept of pulling metals off the ocean floor. Reporter Company Cofounder renee grogan says parts of the ocean floor are filled with potatosized rocks containing vast amounts of cobalt, copper and nickel, metals needed to make batteries for electric cars. How much of this stuff is down there . A lot. The second question is how do you get it . Reporter we watched a test of their prototype, which used a retractable arm to pluck rocks off the bottom of the lake. The real thing will be three times larger and travel four miles down into the deep sea. Each 5 million robotic vehicle uses cameras and Artificial Intelligence to find rocks that contain metals but not animal life. 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The flames engulfing the coastal town of lahaina have forever changed one of hawaiis most historic cities, one that dates back to the late 1700s and once served as the capital of the hawaiian kingdom. An inferno that left people with little or no time to escape is eerily reminiscent of the 2018 California Camp fire. Heavenly father, please help us. Reporter the deadliest and most destructive in that states history. Now much of lahaina, once graced with stately landmarks, is but smoldering ruins. A majestic 150yearold banyan tree offering shelter and shade to locals and visitors for generations is badly burned but still standing. A symbol of the citys proud heritage and resilience. And that is the overnight news for this friday. For some of you the news continues. For others please check back later for cbs mornings. And of course you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews. Com. Reporting from the nations capital, im major garrett. This is cbs news flash. Im shah nell kaul in new york. Authorities in hawaii are just beginning to assess the damage from catastrophic wildfires that are still burning across the island of maui. At least 53 people have died, but that number is expected to rise in the coming days. Governor josh green said its likely to be the largest Natural Disaster in state history, adding that hundreds of homes have been destroyed and thousands of people will need to be housed across the state. President biden approved a federal disaster declaration earlier on thursday, and fema officials are knew on their way to maui. Right now there is no power or water on the islands west side. For more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. Im Shanelle Kaul, cbs news, new york. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. We begin tonight with those catastrophic wildfires in hawaii that are tearing a path through maui, leaving behind death and destruction. The fastmoving flames have turned this colorful tropical paradise into black smoke, ash and soot. Take a look at these before and after photos from the city of lahaina and its historic harbor. A vibrant neighborhood reduced to scorched earth. At least 36 people have been killed and an unknown number are missing. President biden today approved a major disaster declaration for hawaii, and county Officials Say the fire near lahaina is 80 contained. Cbss Jonathan Vigliotti will start us off tonight. Jonathan, good evening. Reporter and major, good evening to you. Battling wildfires is an enormous job, but here on the island there are only around 100 firefighters responding to three different scenes. For context in new york city 200 firefighters responded to a crane fire last week. And for that reason the military has been brought in to assist with search and rescue and even civilians are helping out. Tonight hawaii is in a state of shock and resources are stretched thin as firefighters battle three large wildfires burning in maui. [ bleep ] fire right here. Reporter hundreds of structures mostly in the town of lahaina are already gone. There goes the house i lived in. Reporter blue hawaiian helicopters is delivering basic supplies to those who lost everything. Roads are blocked and power lines are down. One of the quickest ways to get things in and get people out is by air. Reporter we were there as they helped this family evacuate. When our people need them were there and were going to take care of them and make sure they get the support. Hurricaneforce winds sent a wall of flames tearing across the island on tuesday, giving residents little time to react. The coast guard rescued 17 people who ran into the ocean to escape the flames in an apocalyptic scene. This is not even the worst of it. Still get dead bodies in the water floating. And on the sea wall. Its been sitting there since last night. Oh, my gosh, look at the harbor. Reporter the death toll is expected to climb as block after block of lahaina has been reduced to charred rubble. Were talking dozens of homes in this neighborhood alone completely gone. And whats incredible, miles of this coastline are charred just like this. Gallery owner alan decarr watched the entire Business District go up in flames before quickly evacuating. Grabbed some people who didnt have a way out. Told them get their stuff, get in my truck, and we headed out. Reporter more than 11,000 people, mostly tourists, have already been evacuated. Its a major blow to mauis economy. Last year tourism generated more than 5. 5 billion in revenue. Roughly 80 of total revenue. The wind was so intense reporter 76yearold william bugle says he was burned on his arm when the roof blew off his house and he was hit by red hot shingles. You saw this fire grow oh, yeah. It went from like nothing to like i felt this heat, this tremendous heat. Reporter and we have spoken by a number of survivors who describe truly nightmarish scenes, the bodies of people in the streets, in burnedout cars, even on the beach. Tonight the search continues and sources close to it say they fear that death toll could rise significantly, major. Working around the clock for us, Jonathan Vigliotti, thank you. For more now on how strong winds from Hurricane Dora are fueling these flames lets bring in meteorologist mike bettis from our partners at the weather channel. Mike, good evening. Major, good evening. Unfortunately, it was the perfect set of weather circumstances that came together to fan the flames in maui. High pressure to the north of the island, a hurricane to the south, and the Pressure Gradient created a very intense wind right over the qulooinld island chain. Winds very intense out of the northeast. You can clearly see that depicted here. Then the fires that broke out, especially the one there in lahaina that created all the destruction, and we know a number of lives have been lost. On the big island 82mileperhour winds. On maui gusted as high as 62 miles per hour. And then theres drought that goes hand in hand with that. The worst drought in all of the island chain is on the Western Shores of maui, where we had the fires. Now, unfortunately we dont think that the winds are going to let up all that much. The hurricane is pulling away for us here, major, but the winds will remain intense for at least the next 24 hours if not beyond. Mike bettes, thank you. Now to a surprise deal between the United States and iran that will free five imprisoned americans in exchange for releasing billions of dollars in frozen funds. Cbss chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan on why some are criticizing the agreement. Reporter as the first step of President Bidens deal with iran, these five americans were transferred from tehrans notorious evin prison to house arrest. Secretary of state antony blinken. My belief is that this is the beginning of the end of their nightmare. Reporter the prisoners may be back on u. S. Soil as soon as september. For years the detainees families have urged President Biden to just bring their loved ones home. My dads just a dad. Like let him come home. Reporter businessman emad sharghi was taken in 2018. So was environmentalist morad tahbaz. The brother of businessman siamak namazi, imprisoned in 2015, today called the past eight years of imprisonment horrific. Two other americans whose names are withheld will also be released. The breakthro