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The 7

Friday, August 11, 2023

The 7

The Washington Post

Daily News, News

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Friday briefing: Maui wildfires; Trump classified documents case; San Francisco robotaxis; hip-hop anniversary; and more


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0:00.0

Robo taxis are coming to San Francisco. The US is betting on giant carbon-sucking

0:08.5

vacuums and hip-hop turns 50 today. We was just being creative trying to push the envelope.

0:15.0

We'll look back at the moments that define the genre, but first the latest from Hawaii.

0:20.0

I'm Jeff Pierre and this is a seven from the Washington Post. It's Friday, August 11th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:29.0

Number one, Hawaii's devastating wildfires have killed at least 55 people.

0:36.6

None of the four major fires on Maui have been fully contained yet.

0:40.6

The death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue operations continue.

0:44.8

President Biden issued a federal disaster declaration yesterday and

0:48.7

pledge to send whatever is needed to the state.

0:51.6

We're working as quickly as possible to fight these fires and evacuate residents and tourists.

0:57.0

In the meantime, our prayers were the people of Hawaii, but not just our prayers.

1:01.0

Every asset we have will be available on them and we've seen

1:05.7

their homes, their business destroyed and some of lost loved ones and it's not over yet. If you're asking why these fires are so deadly, it's because the wind spread the

1:15.2

fires at devastating speeds. The historic town of Lahaina was destroyed. Many

1:20.4

important landmarks were also lost or damaged.

1:23.4

You can see live updates on our home page.

1:25.8

Number two.

1:27.0

Number two, Donald Trump and his aide pleaded not guilty in the classified documents case.

1:40.1

The former president is accused of keeping classified documents at his Florida home,

1:44.2

and with the help of two aides hiding them from government officials.

1:48.2

Yesterday, Trump and his aide, Walt Nauta, pleaded not guilty to two new charges.

1:53.8

The third defendant, Carlos de Olivera, did not enter a plea.

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