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Welcome to the lead, aim jake tapper. And we start with breaking news, violent and explosive wildfires in hawaii. Fueled by strong winds from a hurricane, 800 miles away. It is a situation so sudden and so catastrophic on maui, local Officials Say a dozen people ran into the ocean to try to escape the flames. And they went out so far they then had to be rescued. Hawaiis governor said hundreds of families have been displaced and some loss of life is expected, unquote. Cell towers and 911 are out of service on the the hardhit west side compounding the difficulty for many. Were expecting a Press Conference and well bring you that when it starts but Derek Van Damme looked at where this erratic disaster may be headed next. Reporter hellish scenes of wildfires engulfing normally picturesque maui. Powerful winds, associated w ....
Response teams are working together to gain control of the island. the disaster wiping out power to around 14,000 homes and businesses. people sleeping everywhere. reporter: also stopping travel at the airport forcing several travellers to sleep on airport grounds. and according to maui county officials, the u.s. coast guard has rescued at least 12 people from waters saying they jumped into the ocean to escape the smoke and fire conditions. some residents comparing the scene to an apocalypse. people running for their lives. reporter: many now saying they are homeless. our house is gone. everything that we had ever known is gone. everyone i know in law hina, they re homes have been burnt down. zprf reporter: similarly to what southern california residents experience with santa ana winds, the winds that rushed over maui in the terrain went through some ....
Spreads very rapidly, and can be spread between people who are double vaccinated. evans: cbs debora patta is in johannesburg, south africa, where omicron was first discovered. reporter: the discovery of the new variant has sent a chill across the globe, and scientists are understandably worried. omicron has over 30 mutations, which could make it more transmissible and vaccine resistant, and many countries have rushed to slap travel bans against south africa. but public experts, bike epidemiologist salim abdool karim, warn that the virus is probably already in many countries. stopping travel from one country, or even a small group of countries, very soon becomes superfluous. it s really not the solution. reporter: international travelers have been left stranded as the u.s. joins countries in europe and asia in ....
To affected southern african countries to slow the spread, but south africa says it s the wrong approach. stopping travel from one country or even a small group of countries very soon becomes superfluous. it s really not the solution. french president emmanuel macron accuses the uk of not being serious about dealing with the migrant crisis as the diplomatic row deepens. ukraine s president claims a plan to overthrow his government, involving russia, is imminent as a russian troop build up sparks fear of an invasion. # there are bugs on her dugs # there are flies on her eyes. one of the most influential figures in musical theatre, the legendary american songwriter stephen sondheim, has died at 91. ....
This is bbc world news, i m simon pusey. our top stories: a new covid strain found in southern africa is classed a variant of concern by the world health organisation over fears it may be more infectious and more resistant to vaccines. this variant has a large number of mutations, and some of these mutations have some worrying characteristics. the us is the latest country to impose travel restrictions to affected southern african countries to slow the spread but south africa says it s the wrong approach. stopping travel from one country or even a small group of countries very soon becomes superfluous. it s really not the solution. french president emmanuel macron accuses the uk of not being serious about dealing with the migrant crisis, ....