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The 7

Thursday, August 10, 2023

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Thursday briefing: Maui fires; Trump’s Twitter data; Fernando Villavicencio assassination; Robbie Robertson; and more


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0:00.0

If anybody's still out here, the fire is on Front Street and it is time to go.

0:09.3

A tragic situation is developing in Hawaii. That's where we're starting today on the

0:13.9

seven from the Washington Post. I'm Jeff Pierre. It's Thursday, August 10th. Let's

0:19.2

get you caught up with today's seven stories. Number one, at least 36 people have died and devastating wildfires in Hawaii.

0:30.0

Several large fires are raging across the Big Island and Maui.

0:34.0

Video shows a rescue helicopter flying over the

0:37.0

the estimated tourist town of Lahaina on Maui.

0:40.0

Oh my gosh, look at the harbor.

0:49.0

Oh my gosh. Dry conditions, drought, and high winds connected to Hurricane Dora have fueled the fire spread.

0:54.8

Shelters are at capacity. Hundreds of families have been displaced and visitors have

0:59.5

been asked to stay away. The situation is developing fast so you can follow updates as they unfold on our site.

1:06.0

Number two, Twitter was fined $350,000 for failing to turn over Donald Trump's data.

1:21.3

New court filings show that back in March, Twitter was ordered to give the data to the special

1:26.1

council investigating the lead up to the January 6th, 2021 attack.

1:31.1

Twitter, which is now named X, was fined for handing the data over three days after the court

1:36.5

order deadline.

1:38.0

It's not clear what was in the data, but an indictment against a former president, which was revealed this month,

1:44.0

references 18 of his tweets, including 7 from January 6th. Number three, an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was assassinated.

2:02.4

Fernando Viesencio was shot dead. candidate was

2:04.0

shot dead as he left a political rally in Quito last night.

2:07.7

He was one of the leading candidates in the upcoming elections,

2:10.9

which are less than two weeks away.

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