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un's humanitarian coordinator said hundreds of thousands of malnourished children were at risk of dying. the conflict between the army and the paramilitary group called the rapid support forces broke out in april and it has led to the displacement of millions of people. this was what un spokesperson had to say a little earlier. ~ . ., , ., , earlier. warning today is really that the entire _ earlier. warning today is really that the entire team _ earlier. warning today is really that the entire team in - earlier. warning today is really that the entire team in the - earlier. warning today is really - that the entire team in the country of sudan is at risk of being consumed by this wall. the hunger, displacement, the disease and the devastation of children's futures that follows in its wake. the longer this fighting continues, the more devastating its impact is going to be. hundreds of thousands of children are already severely malnourished and at imminent risk of
will meet with survivors, first responders and volunteers. the president saying in a statement this morning, quote, i will do everything in my power to help maui recover and rebuild through this tragedy. throughout our efforts we are respecting sacred lands, cultures and that is a nod about some of the federal response efforts thus far. as part of the long-term commitment the president will be announcing bob fenton, the fema administrator for that region will be named the chief federal response coordinator for this effort -- demonstration, the white house says, long-term commitment after rebuilding the deadliest wildfire in a century. >> jeremy diamond at the white house. thank you. we're tracking two deadly wildfires in washington state this morning. one person is confirmed dead in the oregon road fire that's just north of the city of spokane.
this tragedy. he will be here for as long as it takes for maui. and that will ultimately be the message that the president delivers today as he also announces that bob fenton the regional fema administrator will be named the chief federal response coordinator for this effort, something that white house officials say is intended to signal that the white house, the federal government is here for the long haul. kate? >> and it's going to be very long to try to get these -- make this community whole once again and recover. jeremy, thank you very much. we will watch for the president today. a memorial outside a clothing store in southern california after a gunman shot and killed the owner and it may have been connected to a pride flag hanging outside her shop. the sheriff's department says the suspect made several disparaging remarks about the flag before shooting 66-year-old laurie carlton, deputies shot and killed the gunman after finding him armed a mile away. health officials are warning about a deadly list rea outbreak
shelter for people who will be displaced and have idea when they'll get their homes back, wolf. >> what do we expect to hear from the president after he finishes this tour on maui? he's going to be making remarks. is there any indication of what we're going to hear from him? >> show of support nationally for the people of hawaii and for the devastation that they have gone through. he's going to be rephrasing that role as consoler in chief he often takes on. whether it's visiting tornado victims in new jersey. he spent a good part of his presidency making those visits and has come under criticism for doing less of that. we expect him to step back into that role in a big way when he makes those remarks and also talk about the long-term recovery effort. the fact he's tapping a very senior fema official to be the coordinator for the federal
when you think about, you know, there is a mom, a woman named andrea. she is a mom -- stay-at-home mom raising her kids. she has stepped up and spent every day and night trying to be a coordinator to get the supplies that volunteers are trying to bring in. and oftentimes having to circumvent blockades put in place by the county just to get those supplies to them to get them to where they need. not only are they not getting the support that they need, but oftentimes they have been getting blocked from being able to receive the support from their friends and neighbors. this is a crisis that is continuing on. it is not at all lost on the people of west maui when they are told that fema is going to give those impacted a one-time $700 payment. and as they look at the news, they are seeing tens of more millions of dollars being sent to ukraine. some of them said hey maybe if we change the name of maui to ukraine maybe they will pay attention to us.
let's return to afghanistan where it's been two years since the taliban takeover. the un says the country is experiencing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world, and has warned of a huge shortfall in funding — and a deepening economic crisis. women and girls have faced severe restrictions since the taliban came to power, including the banning of girls from secondary schools. these are the latest images from kabul where the taliban marked the anniversary with celebrations and a public holiday, saying "no invader" would be allowed to threaten the country. flags of the islamic emirate of afghanistan — the taliban's formal name for the country — fluttered across the capital. our chief international correpsondent lyse doucet, spoke to the un's resident humanitarian coordinator for earlier i spoke to sahra karimi. she's an film director and former head of afghan film — that was a government body in charge of cinema in afghanistan — before it was closed down by the taliban. sahra was evacuated on the day the taliban arrived in kabul. she told me her thoughts — two years on from the taliban takeover.
translation: my baby has no cradle. i sold it to buy some flour. i got some food on loan from the shops, but i can't pay them now. if there is no other way, i will be forced to sell my children to survive. a desperate decision for so many parents. survival. that's life now. lyse doucet, bbc news. are corresponding has been speaking to the new coordinator of the un have humanitarian response in afghanistan. we have humanitarian response in afghanistan-— have humanitarian response in afghanistan. have humanitarian response in afuhanistan. , ., afghanistan. we should be able to cive to 18 afghanistan. we should be able to give to 18 million _ afghanistan. we should be able to give to 18 million afghan - afghanistan. we should be able to give to 18 million afghan people . afghanistan. we should be able toj give to 18 million afghan people in need a monthly food ration. we are unable to give to 13 million in spain, and now we had to cut it to 5 million because of the funding situation stop it is inevitable that
well, biden was on his way that day to meet ukrainian leaders in kyiv when he threatened to withhold that billion dollars in u.s. aid if they didn't fire their top prosecutor viktor shokin. so what happens when you are a biden facilitator? well, you continue to work for the family. that's what happens. hochstein now serves as special presidential coordinator to biden. now, it's information like this that our next guest declares emphatically it means that joe did benefit from hunter's business deals. joining me now jonathan turley professor of law at george washington university and a fox news contributor. professor turley, there are all sorts of unsavory or different types of characters coming in and out of this biden drama. but what pushed you to feel most comfortable about making the claim of the director benefit to joe biden. >> well, we have heard this drum beat recently that the media is
>> steve: he said, the court said i had to do it. >> ainsley: when joe biden was vice president, he went to ukraine and bragged about firing the prosecutor, i will not give you $1 billion in tax dollars ukraine, unless you fire this person who sits on the burisma board with my son. there is a picture surfaced and house republicans are really slamming joe biden for they are saying this is proof he was over there to conduct business with burisma. the guy to the right, right? his name is amos hochstein. he was or is president biden's current special presidential coordinator, was in communication with hunter and hunter's associate at burisma holdings when the first son was serving on the board, according to e-mail reported by fox
right. how do you have time to do anything else? >> all i do is work. all i do is work. >> sounds like it. all right. fascinating times. turning now to the deal the white house announced with tehran to move five americans from prison on house arrest in exchange, sources say, the white house has agreed to free up $6 billion in iranian assets for humanitarian purposes. the money had been held up. let's bring in coordinator for strategic communications tat white house, rear admiral john kirby. tell us about this deal. >> we're still negotiating the deal, joe, so we're careful about how much we put out in a public space. we're glad these five americans are now out of evan prison. that is a good thing. it is a good first step. there's a lot more steps to come here. now, i've seen the speculation and the criticism about this $6 billion. i think you characterize it exactly right. i think it is important to remember, again, without getting too far ahead of where we are in the negotiating process, that what we're talking about here are iranian funds that were in a