>> the world's most active volcano is going from bad to worse in hawaii where dozens of homes have been destroy'd. >> under fire, drawing skroocru in the post 9/11 program. >> gas prices on the rise, up seven cents in the last few weeks. >> and going ga ga over london's new prince. we start with a disaster on

hawaii's big island. after the kilailea volcano erupted last week. lava is now bursting out from as many as ten volcanic fissures. molten rock over 2,000 degrees swallowing everything in it's path swallowing degrees and vehicles. >> they have also triggered more than 1,000 earthquakes. also lethal concentrations of toxic sulfur gas in the air. steve, what is the latest this morning? >> officials have started letting people in to just correct their items. you see them there to collect personal affects and medicine.

but they're saying be careful and be ready to flee at a moment's notice. >> the earth opened again. the releaptle lerelent let e -- eruptions. >> your whole life, boom, comes to a screeching halt. >> she knows the trauma of the volcano all too well losing her childhood home. >> my kids childhood home and our community having to go through it again. >> the world's most active volcano exploded on thursday. snaking rivers of lava through

big island's east coast accompanied by hundreds of earthquakes including a 6.9. tourism officials concerned ant the cancellations saying it's business as usual for those outside of the riff zone. prayers in paradise that the eruptions end soon. >> one of the things they're most worried about is the sulfur dioxide coming up from where the ground is splitting. now a growing fiekt to the new frequenter of the nation natinational

organization the cia. but democrats are gearing up for a fight, kelly o'donnell has more from washington. >> after decades of dangerous work in hr life as a spy, the peril she faces now is politics. >> finding enough votes as turned into a different mission. so much so she was prepared to step aside concerned a bruising confirmation battle would do damage to the agency, her reputation, and the men and women she leads. hoping to save the nomination, they went to cia headquarters to reassure haspill. former director michael hayden. >> a president that does not

always attach his decisions to data and evidence, she is the one woman i want in that room. >> she ran a secret cia prison in thailand where a suspect was water boarded and she destroyed videotapes of them. >> those of us that worked on the torture know some things that are classified and it is an important part of her career. >> much of her career history is classified including achievements the white house would like to highlight. former colleagues praise her skills and 33 years of service. >> i can talk to you about how she did her job as a senior cia official with the utmost honesty

and integrity. >> with help from the white house, haspel is preparing for the grilling he have face this week on capitol hill. after the failed nomination of ronny jackson to be secretary of v veteran's affairs, the white house is under even more pressure. also in washington, the president and his top attorneys are in damage control mode. the president is looking to clean up some missteps regarding stormy daniels. rudy gooiuliani is hitting the r waves again to clear up what he

said. >> calling robert mueller and his investigators heavy handed, president trump said the president will probably not agree to answer questions in the russia probe. >> not after the way they account acted. i came in with a desire to do it and they keep convincing me not to do it. >> the former new york mayor said trump would probably not cooperate with a subpoena, either. >> the president is trying to clarify what he knew and when he knew it after giuliani revealed that president trump paid back michael cohen for paying back for stormy daniels.

>> what they're trying to sell the american people is just not believable. >> chris pa loan, nbc news, washington. >> with the dead looip on tlinen deal, meeting with officials including secretary of state mike pompey owe and mike pence to lobby for the united states to stay in the deal. of all of the options they have for insuring that iran never gets a weapon, this has the fewest disadvantages. let's get to ali arouzi. >> that's right boris johnson is urging the united states not to give up on the nuclear deal saying at this juncture it would be a mistake to walk away. he is the third big power to

visit washington to convince to the white house to stay in. johnson argued only iran will benefit from getting rid of the agreement. he says there iswill r some problems, but iranian foreign minister warning today that tehran's reaction would be fierce for any violation of the nuclear deal. but right nouhani says they may in it if the u.n. honored their end. an unexpected final few moments, a pickup truck crashed into the airplane.

they were pulling into the gate when the truck hit the aircraft. all 172 passengers were able to get off of the plane with no injuries. and a muddy track in louisville. justify took the lead in the rain that poured down all day. it was the wettest kentucky derby on record. one woman end the day soaked in crash. one woman won $1.2 million on a $18 bet. >> that is almost as much as the owners of justified made. not a bad day at the office. >> yeah, that works, but taxes will collect some of that. you to go to the expensive window to collect that one. >> let's talk about the storm system from yesterday. there was a lot of lightning

strikes with that yesterday afternoon. they be moving out of monday and into the northern planes. just a little cooler weather conditions today. billings, the storm is near you. fine in seattle, much of california looks good and we continue with our heat in the maritime air. the pacific northwest looking good today outside of idaho. >> looking at how that warmth is in the west. the st. louis cardinals will

be without their catcher. molina had a leave the game and get emergency surgery. his brother says he is at home now recovering and thankfully he already has a couple kids, too. just in case. >> can't imagine. >> still ahead, vladimir putin >> still ahead, vladimir putin will be nominated again today.

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