fast and deadly wildfires turn the hawaiian island of maui

into a burning wasteland see the latest efforts to get everyone safely off the island the armorer facing manslaughter charges over an accidental set shooting will have her day in court. the date is set for the "rust" shooting trial we'll tell you when. a key inflation report is set to hit in a matter of hours. we will break down what it will mean for american wallets. and a vegas residency we can't get ouout of our hides we have e all the detailils of e minogue's plans in sin city. a look inside virgin galactic spaceship before e the first all-civilian flight. we're blasting off into thursday, august 10th. "early today" starts right now glad you could with be us. i'm frances rivera we begin with a dire situation unfolding innize an island paradise has gone up

in flames. the a least six people have been killed as wildfires ravaged maui about a dozen people were pulled out of the ocean as people plunged into the water to escape the fast-moving fire the coast guard says mass rescue operations are still under way tourists are now scrambling to find flights home, while many locals say they've lost everything >> ply my mom's place is gone my place is gone pretty much everybody i know has lost everything that we have i haven't been able to assess, but everybody told me front street's gone. >> satellite images show the widespread destruction on the island at least 270 structures have been impacted. the full extent of the damage is still unclear as crews continue to battle the flames now to a disturbing story out of utatah hoururs beforere presidenent biden lalanded in t state on w wednesday, fbi agents

carried out a raid on the home of a man accused of making threats against public officials, including the president himself. for more on this, we go to brie jackson in washington. walk us through what happened in utah and what the allegations entail >> reporter: good morning, frances. on wednesday morning, federal authorities shot and killed a man in provo, utah around 6:00, after attempting to serve an arrest and search warrant at the man's residence. the home belonged to a man in his 70s, named craig robertson, according to charging documents, those documents detail multiple alleged threats robinertson had made against numerous officials, most notably, those made against president biden. the latest came on monday ahead of president biden's expected travel to utah on wednesday. according to the documents, robertson said he needed to dust off his sniper rifle and camouflage in preparation for biden's arrival. that's documents show examples

of robertson's alleged collection of firearms, some of which he labeled as democrat eradicators. robertson first came to the attention of officials after an i ledged threat made against alvin bragg who's prosecuting former president trump in a new york hush money case the fbi originally investigated robertson in march, after receiving a tip about his threat against bragg whom he said he planned to kill in a parking garage the documents also note that robertson was observed in march wearing a hat with the word "trump" on the front a said president biden was briefed on the raid. robertson's daughter-in-law said authorities have spoken to her husband and that it's a very, very difficult time for the

family frances? >> okay, brie, thank you for the break down president biden signed a new executive order wednesday that places restrictions on u.s. investment in china. the order is targeted toward high-tech sectors, including quantum computing and ai and states that strides by china in these crucial areas constitute an extraordinary threat to the u.s.'s national security in a statement earlier today, the chinese skcommerce ministry voiced its concern over the order and thougnoted it reserve right to take action florida governor ron desantis is taking action against an elected state prosecutor today that attorney is pushing back, accusing the governor and presidential contender of carrying out a political hit job and calling him a weak dictator. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: state attorney

monique worele is off the job. she's firing back calling governor desantis a weak dictator >> this is commutel absolute absolutely a hit job and he needed something to put him in the national spotlight. >> reporter: she campaigned on criminal justice reform and was backed by a committee that got money from liberal mega donor george soros the police union has criticized worrell for being soft on crime. >> this governor has always put the victims has always put the law-abiding citizens ahead of the criminals. >> reporter: worrell's

performance frequently slammed by republicans days ago, two orlando officer were shot and wounded by a suspect who'd been released on bail worrell says she had no say over his release. governor desantis is saying you're just not enforcing the law, that you're abusing prosecutorial discretion your response? >> it's just not true. crime is down in orange and osceola counties, not up and that decrease has happened since i took office two and a half years ago >> reporter: this is the second time desantis has suspended a democratic prosecutor. worrell tells us she's reviewing her legal options. >> gabe, thank you on tuesday, california senator dianne feinstein fell at her home in san francisco. a spokesperson telling nbc news that she went to the hospital as a precaution they said all of her scans were clear, and she returned home about a, after about a two-hour visit. it is the latest health challenge in what has been a difficult year for the 90-year-

senator. she was absent for three months as she recovered from shingles a presidential candidate in ecuador was shot and killed while campaigning overnight. he was known for speaking up against corruption and held a rally just ten days before the election as he was leaving, there was a burst of gunfire police say several others were injured, including some officers ecuador's president confirmed the assassination and suggested that organized crime could be behind the killing violent crime is on the rise there. almost two weeks after being kidnapped, a 31-year-old nurse and her daughter haven have been released she works at a christian charity, elroy, haiti, run by her husband. it's unclear whether they will stay in the country where her husband was born the organization reported that

she and the couple's child were taken from the campus. the same day, the state department issued the highest-level travel advisory for haiti, urging non-essential personnel to leave haiti has noted an uptick in kidnappings of women and children new this morning, two men have turned themselves in after that confrontation in montgomery, alabama. they face charges of third degree assault richard roberts was already in custody. the arrests come after a group of men were seene seen atting a dockworker the police say they expect to bring more charges the date is set for the manslaughter c manslaughter trial stemming from the fatal shooting on the set of

"rust. this is tied to the accidental shooting of halyna hutchins. actor alec baldwin was holding the revolve ver. hannah gutierrez reed faces up to three years in prison if convicted. yesterday marked 100 days since hollywood writers dropped their pens for picket signs. they are doubling downfor demands on increased pay and better residuals and more. hopes at the negotiating table were dashed last week after an answer didn't emerge about when talks would resume it's the first time hollywood has seen two unions on pause since the is 1960s

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so 3.3% is the anticipated figure for that july cpi report. it's supposed to reflect that there is a slight increase on a year on year basis when it comes to that data, but the june number was 3%. this is a marginal increase, then, when it comes to the headline figure for inflation meaning that price growth has gone a little higher but there is a supposition from goldman sachs that this is to be anticipated. while the june is lower than anticipated, there is a general downward downward trajectory. last summer was 1.9% it is sufficient enough dayta t perhaps get the federal reserve to look at a pause in interest rates. let's remember they have hiked interest rates to the highest level in 22 years.

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wow. even in this simulator, earth just seems like a miracle. >> it is it's a very, very beautiful thing. >> reporter: all this, part of british billionaire sir richard branson's quest to make space travel accessible to eveveryone. more than 800 people on the wait list f for a seat wiwith current ticket prices at $450,000. >> ah! >> reporter:r: though keysha an ana scored their tickets via a lotterery. >> hopefefully thihis will inspe otheher people as well >> take your dreams back out conquer your fears and go get them >> and our thank

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