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CNN 5 Things

12 PM ET: Texas wildfire, Hunter Biden deposition, brain chip implant & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

A monster Texas wildfire is burning through 150 football fields a minute. Hunter Biden says his deposition today before House Republicans should end the impeachment inquiry into his father. We’ll break down how the Biden campaign is viewing last night’s primary results. CNN speaks to an ALS patient with a brain implant that translates his thoughts into motor functions. Plus, the White House wants to stop foreign powers from buying your personal data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi there from CNN I'm Chris de Boe with the five things you need to know for

0:05.1

Wednesday February 28th. I'm using what resources I have on his dream. They got

0:11.4

water to fill me up.

0:12.5

I'm just going to be a heads up.

0:13.7

They're running out of water.

0:15.2

That's a first responder in border Texas

0:17.1

battling the second largest wildfire in the state's history.

0:20.4

It's currently raging out of control across half a million acres in the state.

0:25.0

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties in response to the Smokhouse Creek Fire,

0:31.0

which is tearing through the Texas panhandle, threatening homes, businesses, and farms.

0:36.0

CNN's Lucy Kaffinoff has more from Amarillo, Texas.

0:39.7

The air here is still full of smoke, burns your eyes it burns your mouth and

0:44.2

throat residents are being encouraged to stay inside to keep their pets

0:48.6

inside this is also one of the areas that folks who can get here from neighboring counties are being

0:54.7

encouraged to come here for evacuation.

0:57.6

Since the fire began Monday afternoon it is averaged burning across 150 football fields every minute and it's zero percent contained.

1:08.0

The president's son Hunter Biden is on Capitol Hill today, this time for closed-door depositions with GOP-led House committees.

1:14.8

Hunter Biden said in a statement he never involved his father in his business

1:18.4

dealings and that his testimony today should put an end to the Republican

1:22.2

impeachment inquiry into his father.

1:24.0

It's a make or break moment for House Republicans who have so far provided no clear evidence

1:29.3

of their corruption allegation against the president. There's more doubt growing around the probe in the

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