Harris Tours Battleground States, Ukraine Receives Weapons, Hawaii Fire Anniversary

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🗓️ 8 August 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz are drawing large rally crowds in the Midwest. Ukraine has received more weapons but is struggling to halt a Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, and one year after the devastating Maui wildfires, officials want to make evacuations safer.

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0:00.0	Hello, Leilovottle. What are you doing? I'm about to...
0:07.0	Host a show.
0:08.0	Lead a national radio show alongside with my...
0:12.0	Do you see that?
0:13.0	He's like talking about me like I'm a sidekick.
0:15.0	I'm kicking you off the show.
0:19.0	This is going to be Laylist show today.
0:21.0	Yeah, you put that one on a tee for me today.
0:23.0	That's on you.
0:27.0	The Harris Wall's campaign is drawing massive crowds in the Midwest.
0:31.0	This is what's like jazzed everybody up because now we have hope and there's a chance.
0:36.4	Can they turn that August enthusiasm into November momentum? I'm Leila Falden. That's A Martinez and this is up first from NPR News.
0:46.0	Ukraine is getting new weapons like F-16 fighter jets to aid in its war with Russia.
0:51.5	But Ukrainian troops are still struggling to gain ground in the
0:54.4	conflict. Will the new weapons make a difference?
0:57.6	And Maui residents are remembering the Lahaina fire one year ago, some question whether
1:01.6	the town is prepared for any future disasters.
1:04.1	We have no evacuation spaces, even though they're creating some, it's still one way in and one way out.
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