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we get more now from stephanie elam. >> reporter: dave and christine, it was an early morning weak-up call as kilauea continues to erupt. a sharp plume came into the sky about 30,000 feet. scientists do believe this was in line with that lava getting below the water table and water and lava mixing, causing these erupti eruptions. there are still people who live in leilani estates and gardens. this was the road. you can see the power lines down and the sea of lava. this road used to drop off, i'm told. now it's rising up into a mountain of molten rock that's still steaming. you can hear the crunch of the rocks underneath us and these massive fissures that are opening. it's not clear if they will turn into the fissures that will ooze gas and lava but still people here have been watching to see if it will engulf their homes and in some cases, it has already done that. >>> this next story is for you migraine sufferers, first drug for migraines. once a month shot saw their migraines cut from eight days to four on average with some minor side effects. it costs $6900 a year without insurance

stephanie elam has more. >> reporter: 4:00 in the morning when a plume came into the sky about 30,000've not been able to look inside just yet but scientists do believe this was in line with that steam event, the lava getting below the water table, lava and water mixing, causing thee eruptions. while that's happening, there are still the residents living in leilani estates and gardens. it looks like we're on a different planet. this is the first real look we've been able to have to see what it's done to this neighborhood. it doesn't even look like homes were here. this was a road. you can see the power lines down and the sea of lava. this road used to drop off, i'm told. now it's rising up into a mountain of molten rock that is still steaming. you can still hear the crunch of the rocks underneath us and these massive fissures that are opening. it's not clear if they will turn into the fissures that will ooze gas and then lava but still this is what people in the neighborhood have been watching, to see if it will engulf their homes. in some cases it has already done that. christine and

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we get more from stephanie elam in hawaii. >> dave and christine, you can see the eruption continues here at this lava fountain that continues to explode up to the sky here. >> reporter: at times it gets stronger and softer. the force is still quite obviously there. adding to that river of black lava that has coursed down the side here into the ocean and from here and from helicopter as we have seen the plume where the lava is running into the ocean is still very much releasing steam. that mixture of something called laze of hydrochloric acid and particles of glass which could be dangerous to the skin, eyes and breathing as well. that plume has been nonstop since the lava has hit the ocean and continues to hit there. the air quality is still a very big concern for the people who live here as those plumes of volcanic gasses continue to erupt from the earth. also, in the distance, you hear the loud sonic boom every now and then. that is volcanic gasses escaping from the earth. tossing up lava bombs. molten lava pieces. that is a concern. officials are asking anyone whether lives south

for the very latest, let's bring in cnn's stephanie elam. stephanie, we see these incredible, i don't know, like mini mountains of orange lava behind you. how far away from those plumes are you? >> reporter: you know, i imagine it's probably about a mile, is my guess. things look different when there's nothing in the way when you're looking at it this close. i'm going to step out so you can take a better look at it, fred, but you take a look at what's happening there, and you can see that the sea of black lava around it as well. so building up and fountaining. one of the things that's striking to me is whenever i've looked at images of lava fountaining out like this before, i always thought it looked like it was in slo-mo. this is exactly how it looks right now. what you're seeing is what we're seeing, too, and in the background you may hear some extreme sounds of air leaving the earth. that is another fissure that we are not too far from, but i would say probably still about a mile away or so. those volcanic gases, when they come out, it's l

joining us now from the big island is cnn's stephanie elam. stephanie, you and your crew were right there, so close to some of those fissures. what was that like? >> reporter: surreal. it's hard to really explain it. to see that close. because when you are there, the sound of that escaping lava and the gas coming along with it, you can feel the thunder of it in your chest. you can smell it, that sulfur dioxide, when it blows, the wind changes and it comes your way, it almost takes your breath away. that is why they're saying people need to stay away and on top of it, the magma, the color is so intensely orange and pieces of lava rock are flying around you and over you and there's ash. it's nothing to play with. it is very serious situation, and that is why they've evacuated these neighborhoods nearby. we spoke to one man who lives in one of these communities that has been evacuated. he built his house all by himself. he's a contractor by trade, a kaer carpenter, and he said it was so quick when the fissure opened up, there was the earthquakes a

stephanie elam joins us now from pahoa.volcanic glass in the air, what are people doing to stay safe? >> the coast guard has set up a 360 degree radius keeping people away from the lava flowing in the ocean, about 1,000 feet, they don't want people getting too close to it, getting that hydrochloric acid or the glass particulars. that's one thing. the other thing is the fissures that have seemed to die down have now reactivated. let me show you here because it is mesmerizing when you watch lava spurting out of the earth in real time. this is what's really happening here. you can see how it's created a cone around it building up and below that it oozes to a sea of black. this eastern riff zone flowing down toward the ocean. we know two of the structures were burned down here from the lava flow. i need to address what you probably are hearing behind me, those loud explosions. that's another fissure that's about a mile away. that is volcanic gas erupting from the earth and at times throwing rocks and lava from the holes. when i

cnn correspondent stephanie elam joins us live from near hilo. stephanie, what's the latest?fred, i wish that i could actually express to you just how amazing that was, standing that close to that fissure. the fact that it was that loud, that you could see the magma, that it was as orange as it was. it almost looked like it was fake. this is what they're concerned about. these fissures have kept opening up in the area of leilani estates, where we're standing by now. that is the concern. these fissures, they're dangerous, obviously. you've got hot, molten lava in the middle of these communities. they have some 1700 people who are evacuated, some 700 buildings under threat because of this. because of this molten lava that is moving in this volcano, they've had massive earthquakes that have knocked out power to people in this area and also causing the hawaii volcano's national park to close. take a look at one resident who had to evacuate, take a listen to what he had to say. >> we're holding up good. i'm with 11 people that have been displaced and our homeless and workless righ

we get more from stephanie elam. >> reporter: dave and christine, residents were able to get in and get last minute things they were not able to evacuate with the first time around. they are not allowed to stay. they want the residents to get what they need and get out as the fissures continue in the neighborhood. they are concerned of the toxic gasses. lava is spewing forth out of the vents. those gasses are dangerous. they are widening the perimeter as the fissures are continuing to open. if you look at where i'm standing now, this is a lava flow from 2014. you see how the lava cascaded down and built up the wall on the side. there is no way to stop lava from flowing coming down at that speed and heat. it is hard and it is really difficult to move. this has been sitting here for four years. that is why for those people who live in the communities is terrifying and homes have been destroyed. for some people, they will never go back to the neighborhood the way it was. dave and christine. >> thank you, stephanie. >>> ahead, the houston rockets one win away from the conference finals than

stephanie elam is in hawaii and known for its beaches.to keep people away from the coast with this new laze threat? >> reporter: right. well, ana, one thing is the lava has flown over 137 which is a highway that runs along the coast in this southeastern part of the island here. that's one way and also from the water, the u.s. coast guard is keeping a perimeter to keep people from getting close to the lava flow into the ocean of 1,000 feet. they want people to stay away it from. that's a concern and then here on land, you can see what it looks like. still bubbling here and throwing lava up into the sky. sense we have been out here today we have watched as the volcanic gases increased behind that fountain that you see there and then also to the side there's another bit of gas being emitted from there. this is new developments as this eruption continues to move. it seems so malleable. some of the fissures that were dormant, coming back to life and then sea of black lava downhill going towards the ocean here and what we understand is two stru

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cnn's stephanie elam has more. >> reporter: for people who live in the areas affected by these fissures in leilani estates, many of them were able to get back in to retrieve anything they weren't able to evacuate with the first go-around. but still, officials do not want them to stay there. they're saying the fissures continue to open and they don't know when the fissures will stop opening. they don't know when the kilauea eruption will finish. they want people to get out of there. not just because of the lava that is bubbling up out of the earth and shooting up into the skies some 60 to 100 feet based on what some residents told us, they don't want people to stay there also because of the toxic gases. you're talking sulfur dioxide that is also very dangerous. that's why they've widened the area around where the fissures are opening. this is a lava flow from 2014. as you can see, it came down and skated around, threatening some buildings right here nearby. there is no way to stop a lava flow when it coming down. hot, molten lava. you just have to let it go. and that is the danger here f

stephanie elam joins us. what are the main concerns at this point?s raining and overcast and some of the clouds behind me are not clouds, they are volcanic gases that continue to emit from the fissures inside the earth. it is almost hard to imagine the roads that were nice, even, smooth paved roads are cracked and broken apart in sections that almost looks like a school bus could fall into in some places. some of these could turn into fissures and others are cracks in the road. when you're standing there and listening to the volcanic and one said it sounded like being in a war zone and another described as grenade going off in your backyard and in there, as well. there is also a sense. the morning we were in there and you could hear those exmroepgzs but not as constant and not as often. in the afternoon, much louder and then we saw the lava starting to splatter, again. that's what you saw some of those residents had to get airlifted out because things got so serious. many of the roads in there are impassable because of these cracks. then you add into

back to you. >> stephanie elam, thank you. let's get the latest from pedram javaheri. pedram, looking at the images, the power of the earth at work, doing its thing, you just don't know what to say there is no way to stop this. >> there is no way to stop it. just looking at the past history of this particular volcano, know three, four, five months is very realistic estimate of how long this could last. of course, we've seen eruptions last much, much longer than that. and this particular one already going on about four weeks i believe when we began to see some of the initial tremors leading up to the initial eruption, all taking place. the sulfur dioxide levels another element of this multidimensional setup across the region added to the mix. that has tripled in the last couple of days across this region. of course you have the vog, you have the laze and the sulfur dioxide levels significant across the region. you kind of see the plumes as they're pushing south based on the prevailing winds at this point. if the winds shift, they often do, you direct this towards other

as our stephanie elam reports from hawaii, that park is home to a volcanic crater at the center of allis. >> reporter: volcanic eruptions spewing moeltsen rock, ash and gases onto hawaii's big island. the eruption stemming from a series of cracks in the rift zone miles from the kilauea volcano. video from earlier this week shows walls of smoke billowing as the wall collapses, leaving behind a red rocky surface similar to that of mars. with gaping holes giving us a glimpse of the liquid orange magna smoldering below. and this time lapse shows gushing rivers of lava flowing as night turns to day. residents are fleeing from their homes as forests burn and roads break open. >> you can feel the heat coming from the ground. yeah, there's heat coming up out of this. >> reporter: the sulphur dioxide levels are extremely dangerous. more than 700 structures and 1700 people are within the mandatory evacuation area. >> now we have about 100 people up here at the facility at the shelters. we just got another wave of them that got evacuated because the volcano is erupting more up on the street. >> l

back to you. >> stephanie elam there in pohoa, hawaii. let's talk more about this with ken rubin. the chair of the department of geology and geo physics at the university of hawaii, live for us from honolulu at this hour. these images just are incredible, just to see the power of the earth playing right out in front of your eyes. let's take full inventory of what we're seeing here, the dangers. first, the free-flowing lava carving out a path of destruction, prompting evacuations. not to mention the noxious gases associated with it all. >> yes, so kilauea is a often accessible volcano. it's easy for people to get to, and it's a quite dangerous volcano. the intensity of lava flow has really picked up in the last day and a half or so, which means that there is more lava coming out and it's moving more quickly. it's more fluid. and this presents various kinds of hazards. there has also been an increase in the suffer dioxide gas coming out by something of a factor of two or three and several of these fissures, this is associated with what we believe is a different pulse of magma coming

stephanie elam was there when the lava began shooting hundreds of feet into the air. >> reporter: thickmount of volcanic rock. this didn't exist just a few days ago. >> we gamble d and maybe -- maye didn't win. >> reporter: every day steve heads into leilani estates to check on the house he built by hand. only one way to his place remains. but this road is now scarred with jagged cracks, a byproduct of kilauea's eruption. steve says some folks in the neighborhood patched the road enough to make it passable -- at least for now. when we first met steve three weeks ago, it was just days after the eruption began. back then he thought his home would be gone i go now. >> there's three fissures next to my house. i'm thinking they'll grab ahold of each other. >> reporter: steve's fear turned to fact. the fissures have banded together into a massive volcanic complex. kilauea's eruption is callous in its haphazardness, leaving residents with a thick vein of hope each day. how defeel? >> at this point we're numb. it's been three weeks. the heart breaks slowly. >> reporter: a few hundred feet away

stephanie elam reports. >> reporter: the eruption seemed incessant.ster of fissures spewing molten rock and devouring all in its path, including more than two dozen structures. from a helicopter, we can see the destruction is dynamic. at the head of the churning lava, a curtain of fiery red visible through a veil of smoke and volcanic gas. earlier in the day, this molten march glowed brightly in the predawn light. now, it declared more buildings, likely homes are lost. that right there is devastation. you can see it looks like at least three structures on fire there where the lava has flowed deep around basically -- like oozing around the sides of the buildings. >> reporter: these volcanic vents continue to ravage the community of leilani estates, opening along the lower rift zone of the kilauea volcano. there is the circular house where you can see where the lava first broke out. you can see that it is still smoldering, surrounded by the dead trees that were burned there. >> the fissures are breaking open over the rift zone now. pretty much every mor

stephanie elam has that story. >> reporter: thick waves of fresh lava blaze a path down a mountain of volcanic rock. this didn't exist just a few days ago. >> we gambled and maybe, maybe we didn't win. >> reporter: every day he heads into check on the house he built by hand. only one way to his place remains, but this road is now scarred with jagged cracks, a byproduct of kilauea's eruption. steve says some folks in the neighborhood patched the road enough to make it passable, at least for now. when we first met steve, three weeks ago, it was just days after the eruption began. back then, he thought his home would be gone by now. >> there are three fissures by my house. i think they will get a hold of each other. >> reporter: his fear turned to fact. the fissures have banded together into a massive complex. kilauea is leaving residents who haven't lost their homes with a sick pain of hope each day. >> at this point we are kind of numb. the heartbreaks slowly. >> reporter: a few hundred feet away from his driveway, lava continues to ooze closer. it has already taken out home seer, swal

cnn's stephanie elam is on the scene. what is the very latest? what are you seeing there right now? now is that some of that lava flow has has broken up into three channels that are entering the pacific ocean. i can see it from here. the plume coming up from it is very large and it is cascading away with the strong winds that we're having here today. that's one thing. we know some of the fissures have become reinvigorated and are spewing forth lava. they're keeping their eyes on that ask the summit because ash explosions continue to happen up there. and they are accompanied by earthquakes as well so ash plumes are another thick to be concerned with besides the lava and the toxic gases. as far as that geothermal plant is concerned things there are steady, they continue to quench those wells there. but no new lava has ended up on that property since. so far things are stable there, wolf. this very small section of the big island. >> what's the latest on the danger to residents? >> well, there is always the danger of these toxic gases and the lava. they continue to allow residents in e

cnn correspondent stephanie elam is live for us near helo.als there say more potential danger is ahead. >> exactly. as if it's not enough to not know where one of these fissures where the lava is spewing forth out of the earth, but then dealing with the air quality and the earthquakes. it's a lot for the people who have been forced to evacuate from their homes. volcanic eruptions spewing molten rock, ash and toxic gases on to hawaii's big island. the eruption stemming from a series of cracks and the drift zone miles from the kilauea volcano. video shows walls of smoke billowing as the vent collapses, leaving behind a red rocky surface similar to that of mars. with gaping holes giving us a glimpse of the orange liquid magma smoldering below. the time lapse shows gushing rivers of lava flowing as night turns to day. residents are fleeing from their homes as forests burn and roads break open. >> you could feel the heat coming from the ground. yes, there's heat coming up out of this. >> reporter: officials warn the sulfur dioxide levels are extre

we know a couple years ago the eruption that occurred there that we saw stephanie elam and her story place, that added some 200 acres of land across that region in the last couple of years. additional land formed from that eruption pushing out towards the coastal community. here is the eastern riffs really the area of concern. 35-year period we've watched and seen eruptions in 1983. and of course 2012 to 2014, we lost 200 structures. lava in places as much as 35 meters thick across this region. so again, not something that could be manipulated and is a very dangerous situation from a the lava and the poisonous gases in the atmosphere, there rosemary. >> it most definitely is. and it's important for people to get out of that area if they are there right now. thank you so much, pedram. let's chat again about this next hour. appreciate it. >>> and we'll take a short break. but your past is a hard thing to run from. and that could cause one trump nominee a promotion. why some lawmakers are worried about the president's choice to run the cia. >>> plus waiting for results in lebanon's parl

stephanie elam, cnn, leilani estates, hawaii. >> what an image.tation there. >>> now to the u.s. gulf coast. the first named storm of the 2018 hurricane season is set to hit. get this. just as americans get ready to celebrate the holiday weekend. our meteorologist derek van dam here to tell us about it. >> it's very unfortunate timing, isn't it, george? a lot of people going to the beaches across the gulf coast. unfort notally that will be met with cloud cover, rain and potential for tropical storm force winds. here's subtropical storm alberto. and the latest update from the national hurricane center doesn't show any strengthening from its 2:00 a.m. update to 5:00 a.m. local time, but nonetheless, the storm is still looking very unorganized as it moves across the yucatan channel here. still sustained winds at 40 miles an hour. there's a lot of organization here which is good news. however, it is moving into an extremely warm gulf of mexico water and that means the potential for development and strengthening does exist. national weather service sti

let's bring in stephanie elam. known worldwide for its beaches, how are they going to keep people away from the coast with this new laze threat? >> reporter: that's the problem, this is a lot more rocky and craggy on this side of the island. because people are likely to try to get out there and take a look at what that looks like with those two heads of lava that flow down, came together as one and went into the ocean overnight. that lava hitting the ocean, and in that area, the u.s. coast guard is saying they're keeping it clear in a 900-foot, 360-degree radius to keep people from getting too close to that lava because of the dangers that you just talked about. also the sulfur dioxide level is up two times what it was yesterday. it's raining here, but that a has nothing to do with stopping the erupting lava that you can see in this picture. that's probably less than a mile from where we are right now. this whole area, when we look down past it, you can see it's just a sea of black lava, this is part of what was ca

stephanie elam joins us with the latest. stephanie, is the volcano showing any signs of letting up? no, anna, the people mo study these things don't know cha they're going to do, despite the fact that know so much about these volcanos. people are getting a look back at their home, but still so much uncertainty. >> tears. a lot of tears. saying goodbye to my house. >> steve geddy fled his neighborhood not long after the volcano erupted. his built this house with his own hands and doesn't even know if it's still standing. just three doors down from his home, a volcano fissure started spilling magma into the air. tell me what it was like when you first saw lava coming out right by your house? >> it was really orange, splattering about, at first about four feet tall, the street was still raw at the time with the lava coming up and within five minutes, there was probably a 3-foot wall of lava on the street. the highest splatter i saw personally was about 60 feet tall. it. >> reporter: several other eruptions have erepresented south of hilo forcing mandatory evacuations. >> i wish volcano

let's get to stephanie elam who is covering this kilauea volcano. unbelievable, stephanie. what is the most amazing aspect of what's going on right now other than the fact you're standing in front of, clearly, a very, very active volcano. >> reporter: yeah, in fact, i'm going to step out so you can get a better vision of that lava fountain you see there. the color of it is just phenomenal, but you see behind it, that plume of white gas behind it, that is a huge concern for the people who live in this area because it is toxic. the sulphur dioxide can be very dangerous, and depending on which way the wind is blowing, it makes it very difficult for people to breathe, it can irritate the eyes. it's a problem. then if you look down, you see how the lava has just burned through and taken out this part of the big island here. i want to explain that sound you probably heard behind me as well, besides this lava you see there. you can see in the distance where the lava has coursed down and it has hit the sea water, and where its hit that sea water, it's having a reaction where it's c

stephanie elam joins me right now. stephanie, what is the very latest there? is there any hope on the horizon that things are going to calm down? >> reporter: it doesn't look like it right now, kate. what you are looking at are 10 fissures that have opened up. yesterday we saw more fissures opening. we know 26 homes have been demolished by this flowing lava. there's nothing you can do to stop lava. if it's coming, it's coming. it's almost like in slow motion where the lava is cascading around these buildings and then the buildings catch on fire and that is that. so you're looking for these people that live in knethese neighborhoods, you're looking at them, waiting, a tedious process for them as they're standing, waiting outside to go back in, maybe trying to get some last-minute things they didn't get the first time, maybe some pets. authorities want people out of there, not just because of the lava but because of the gas you smell. they are pun gent agent and the deadly, kate. >> is there warning this is going to happen, or are they just blasting out of the g

let's get right to cnn's stephanie elam. what's the danger to you? so dynamic, don. it's hard to say demanding on where you are, one could be an issue more than the other. we know since i last spoke to you from the summit of kilauea, there was an ash explosion soaring ash up into the sky some 8,000 feet. luckily it was the middle of the night here. but here in the eastern rift zone, i know most of us think of the volcano exploding from the top, but a lot of it is coming from this side eastern rift. over the last 24 hours fissures that had calmed down have begun to get stronger again. and we've seen that lava bubble up and create those rivers still heading down towards the ocean. what has happened those two fissures that have bubbled back to life, they have now crossed lava cross a geothermal plant across two different streams. they've quenched 11 wells there and monitoring it to make sure there aren't even steam events from that. you've got that concern. you've got lava percolating up from new fissures. i was in touch with one woman who said it's now

joining us now, stephanie elam.here, so close to some of those fissures, what was that like? >>. >> i have to say it's one of the most amazing experiences i have had. the fact of the matter is, i wasn't prepared for the sound of it, the sound it's making while you have the gases escaping from that molten lava, also the color of it, that deep orange, it almost looks like it's infused with color, because it looks so fake many you have that and the splatter, and how far it's flying, and the ash coming off of it, and the lava rock that comes off of if as well, that's being spewed from it, there's nothing that can prepare you for something like that when you're that close. imagine this happening in your neighborhood, imagine this happening four doors down from where you're living. and that's what happened to one man that we just spoke to. steve told me he built the house he's living in on his own, he's a carpenter by trade, just finished the house, he said, unlike lava flow that takes a long time. this happened quickly,

cnn correspondent stephanie elam is live near hilo, hawaii. hanie, officials say there's still more danger ahead? >> reporter: definitely, ana. they have now recorded seven fissures that have opened up spouting that lava into the sky. and many of those fissures right in neighborhoods right by people's homes. those neighborhoods have been evacuated. they have moved everyone out of there and then as if that wasn't enough to have to worry about the lava, there's also the issue of the sulfur dioxide which is impossible to breathe. when you smell it, you get near it, it almost takes your breath away so because that is also erupting, they've had to clear out further areas just to make sure that no one is impacted by that, and then as you mentioned, those earthquakes, which one so strong yesterday, 6.9 maeggnitu on the richter scale, it knocked out power to thousands of customers so they're trying to get that back and deal with the sulfur dioxide in the air and also the lava that is springing up in these neighborhoods. >> just incredible images. steph

stephanie elam in hawaii for us. stephanie, what are you seeing right now? wolf, it is extremely windy here. on the big island where i'm standing here. that is a good thing as far as pushing those toxic gases away but a very big concern as they're going to cross the estates and terrorized by the volcanic eruptions in the subdivisions there. what i can tell you a new stream of lava made the way into the ocean since we last spoke and also on top of that we can tell you that the concern about that geo thermal plant, we do know that no new lava encroaching there. they're keeping everything away. now they say they're stable, monitoring for sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide and detected none of that and asking people in the east area to be prepared to voluntarily evacuate if necessary to get out of there if conditions do change here. all of this as we >> we continue to see there are are more and numerous ash explosions from the summit of kilauea. i know that the lava fountain behind me is not as big today as it was yesterday, but it all can come back stronger, s

stephanie elam is on the scene for us. what's the latest? >> reporter: there you go.oing to warn you about. i'll show you a shot of the lava, and that was volcanic gas escaping the earth from a fissure about a mile away. i've seen it when it gets launched out of that fissure, the rocks launched at 200 feet, maybe more. one man was hit wiand they're asking people to be cautious. this lava first doountain, we'v watching. notice the color changing inside, how deep orange it is in the middle. as it comes up, hits the sky, comes down darker and begins that cooling process. behind it, that big white plume of volcanic gas, that's a huge concern for the people who live in this section of the big island. that volcanic gas there is very difficult, it is very irritating to the eyes, to the throat. and it causes respiratory problems. then you see the sea of black lava cascading down here towards the ocean. we know this lava did make its way across a highway that runs along the ocean and a major evacuation route. but also, when it crossed over into the ocean, it created something

. >> cnn's stephanie elam has more for us now. >> reporter: volcanic eruptions spewing molten rock, ashnd toxic gases onto hawaii's big island. the eruption stemming from a series of cracks in the rift zone miles from the kilauea volcano. video from earlier this week shows walls of smoke billowing as the vent collapses leaving behind a red, rocky surface, similar to that of mars. with gaping holes giving us a glimpse of the liquid orange magma smoldering below. and this time lapse shows gushing rivers of lava flowing as night turns to day. residents are fleeing from their homes as forests burn and roads break open. >> you can feel the heat coming from the ground. yeah, there's heat coming up out of this. >> reporter: the sulfur dioxide levels are extremely dangerous. more than 700 structures and 1,700 people are within the mandatory evacuation area. >> now we have about 100 people up here at the facility at the shelters. we just got another wave of them that got evacuated because the volcano is erupting more up on the street. >> lava is coming out in leilani so this is real. >> reporter

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stephanie elam has more. what's the latest?ure has opened. this as residents are are dealing with flowing lava and a swarm of earthquakes. volcanic eruptions spewing toxic gases on to hawaii's big island. stemming from a series of cracks in the rift zone miles from the kilauea volcano. residents are fleeing as forests burn and break open. >> heat coming down. there's heat coming up out of this. >> reporter: officials warn the sulphlivan dock ide levels are dangerous. more than 700 structures and 1700 people are within the mandatory evacuation area. >> now we have about 100 people. the volcano and it's erupting more up on the street. at the center is of the activity, a resident there captured this la over 100 feet into the air. >> down the road. all we heard was a boom. what is up? >> all of a sudden, we smelled sullivan far. we knew something was happened. within minutes, some smoke. and now, all this lava coming across the street and it's pumping right now, so this is opening up and this is our next e rums. >> it's part of a s

stephanie elam is out front and there on the scene.and if you see the force with which they're forced out of the earth, erin, you would know you have to steer clear. there's one place not far from here, you can see them launched out of these holes in the earth several hundred feet into the air. that's just one concern. that is somewhat localized. that is one of the very few people that has been hurt in this disaster happening here from the kilauea eruption. now, what we do know is at 3:45 local time in the morning, there was an eruption of esche frash kilauea sending that into the sky at 8,000 feet. it causes difficulty in breathing, and that is one thing they're worried about. the other is the very active lava that is flowing out of the earth, out of these fissures. and some have come back to life. we've seen one of those fissures rolling their lava down toward the ocean floor. so all of that is what they're dealing with here, as well as those toxic gases in the air. so it's a very tenuous situation here. >> thank you very much. just

stephanie elam is on the scene for us. right now, what, la ra is flowing from multiple fissures. you. >> right, wolf. what we know is that there are multiple fish you ares that have crossed over the property where the plant is taking out an older building there. we just learned that from the hawaiian civil authority telling us that. that's one concern that they're watching. authorities say they have squelched is the word they used, down ten of the 11 tanks there. filling them with cold water. saying they are monitoring this issue, but right now, they tony think there's going to be an issue with that. still, there are many other situations happening here as this is almost a vibrant and alive zdisaster here on the big island. i can tell you that the hawaiian governor has signed a patriot en to reassess the property damage, so we're learning about that as again, we've seen fissures that have stopped producing lava, and it is now spreading out and threatening more homes. very much a problem inside leilani estates, which has been the brunt of this situation. we've seen the brunt reall

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the latest from stephanie elam in hawaii ton. >> reporter: volcanic eruption spewing molten rock ashnion the big island. the eruption stemming from a series of cracks in the rift zone miles from the kilauea volcano. video from earlier this week shows walls of smoke. leaving behind a red rocky surface similar to mars with gaping holes giving a glimpse of the orange liquid magma smoldering below. the time laps shot last week shows the gushing river of lava flowing as night turns to day. residents flee homes as forests burn and roads break open. >> can you feel the heat from the ground. yeah, there's heat come up out of this. >> officials warn the sulfur die ox i'd levels are dangerous. they have closed large sections of the hawaii volcano national park. more than 700 structures and 1,700 people are within the mandatory evacuation area. >> now we have about 100 people up at the facility at the shelters. we just quiet another wave of them that got evacuate the because of the volcano and erupting more on the street. >> lava is coming out in lelani this is real. >> he at the center are the

stephanie elam in hawaii for us, i know you'll stay in touch with us. thank you very much for that report. that's it for me. thank you very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>> "outfront" next, rudy's word, the white house says giuliani adds value to the president's legal team, this as we're learning team trump has a date where they'll make a decision on a mueller interview. and the president is just hours from announcing whether he'll withdraw from the historic iran deal. and did michael cohen pay off other women besides stormy daniels for trump? let's go "outfront." ♪ ♪ >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett, "outfront" tonight, the true value of rudy. the president's new lawyer hit television screens again saying there could be more payments to women besides stormy daniels and that it doesn't matter if the president lied to the american people about it. to this white house, those claims and others are simply added value. >> is the president pleased with the appearances of rudy giul

the newest explosions from kilauea are getting hotter and more dangerous and stephanie elam is there.o sign of letting up. >> this is my backyard. >> reporter: residents forced to dodge creeping lava flows, as they rush in and out to check on their property. are you concerned about how much you're breathing in here? >> i am. i feel saturated when i go home at night. i just feel like i can't get clean. it feels like it's stuck on my skin and my lungs. >> reporter: the images getting stranger by the day. here, methane gas from burning veg taketation creates blue fla rising from cracks in the road. lava bombs raining down on homes. >> snapped it in half at the ankle and foot. >> reporter: darryl clinton was struck by a bowling ball-sized lava bomb as he checked on his homes. this cnn interview with clinton, just the day before, showed the danger of the falling lava. >> i just wanted to live. i didn't care if they cut my leg off down there or not. >> reporter: where lava isn't the problem, cracks are. >> and the house is literally falling into that crack system here. >> reporter: this hom