The sun rise glimmering on the way from our sutro tower camera as we look east on a sunny sunday morning. Thank you for starting it with us. Im kira klapper. Cinthia pimentel joins us with a quick look at the forecast. What a great way to start the day. But of course, fog is behind you. We just take a little mental picture there of that beautiful way to start our sunday around the bay area. That dense fog hanging closer over the golden gate bridge. Look at the visibility right there in Half Moon Bay down to less than half a mile. Watch as we go into our inland valleys. Were in the mid 60s. San jose and livermore, and 66 in vacaville. Indicative of a very warm day ahead. 90s and triple digit heat over the next couple of days. And it wont be the high temperatures but more about what its bringing with it, the elevated fire danger as the breezes push out west. So ill g guide y you thrhrough in a couple of miminutes. Cicinthia, ththanks. New thihis morning. G. 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The death toll on maui has climbed overnight to 93 people. While some 1,000 remain unaccounted for. Crews are still working in hopes of finding victims and survivors of the three fires that have torn through the island. We have a look at the very latest. The lahaina fire, the biggest one we have been talking about, the west maui wildfire is now 85 contained. Thats the same as was recorded yesterday morning. The south maui wildfire was declared 100 contained yesterday. And the Upcountry Maui wildfire is holding on at 50 containment. So far, more than 14,000 people have been given a place to stay in makeshift shelters in nearby hotels. Some 2200 structures and buildings have been destroyed, most of them homes. Maui county officials are estimating the losses could total as much as 6 billion. The governor of hawaii yesterday acknowledged this unimaginable scope of tragedy and predicts it will take a long time to recover. But he says they will rebuild. So the next few days, as we characterize how many people we have lost and how many people that are coming into the community, its going to be, in the short term, heartbreaking, in the longterm people are going to need Mental HealthCare Services and well rebuild together. Officials are defending that initial response when the fires ignited tuesday, saying even if the warning sirens were functioning, flames moved so quickly, there wasnt much they could do differently. Hawaiis attorney general says her department will review the response and policies that were in place prior to, during, and after the fire. The cause of that massive lahaina fire remains under investigation, and now the states electric utility is under scrutiny. Residents have filed a lawsuit against hawaiian electric, which provides power to 95 of hawaiis residents. The suit claims the company should have shut off power after the National Weather service issued warnings of all the high winds and extreme fire danger. Hawaiian electric did not use a Public Safety power shutoff plan, which a number of states, including here in california, now use to cut fire risks. That utility in hawaii has not responded to the suit. We have heard so many harrowing stories about people fighting to survive those fastmoving flames in lahaina. Marianne favro spoke with one woman who said she spent several hours in the ocean clinging to a sea wall. Reporter emily says it was the sound of dozens of smoke alarms going off that alerted her to the flames headed to her apartment. Reporter she grabbed a few belongings and jumped in her car. It was pitch black. I had my headlights on. I couldnt even see one inch. Reporter but she hit gridlock as people abandoned their vehicles and tried to outrun the flames. I left my bird behind in the car, which breaks my heart, and i jumped over the sea wall. Reporter for hours, she and dozens of others clung to a rock wall or waded in the ocean, including 19yearold noah tompkinson, brother and mom. I was just trying to survive. I was in survival mode, thats it. Reporter ann says she could barely breathe in the thick, black smoke and then things got worse. Cars started exploding, one by one. It was so scary. The whole ground would shake. Reporter sadly, her elderly neighbor did not survive. After several hours in the cold water, they were finally rescued. Now shes living in a shelter, taking on a new fight to improve the Emergency Alert system. We should have gotten an alert. We should have had something telling us to evacuate. Because people were dying in front of me. Reporter marianne favro, today in the bay. Some are staying on maui to help. Volunteers are helping hand out food, water, and other essential items, making and updating lists of what people need, ensuring no one is forgotten. Were doing it as one big family. Thats our mission, just to support the people who need it. Volunteers have begun stockpiling gas, propane, clothes, diapers, and other supplies that will be needed in the coming week. We posted a list of verified organizations that are collecting donations on our website. Just go to nbcbayarea. Com and at the top, on our trending bar, click on how to help maui. Happening today after being trapped for a week in west africa, missionaries from a Bay Area Church will be celebrated. The Mission Group from Corner Stone Church in antioch went to niger for a trip to spread their faith. But a government coup prevented the group from leaving the country. Thanks to the help of the u. S. State department, everyone made it back home safely. The pastor tells us they will have a welcome home Celebration Service at 10 00 a. M. This morning for the missionaries and their families. Firefighters made quick work of this brush fire in the east bay. It worked around 10 30 late last night on collier cannon road in new livermore hills. Firefighters say forward progress was stopped. Crews put a line around the fire. It burned around at least 15 acres. No word on whether any structures were damaged. Were also tracking this fire in the south bay. It sparked late last night among mt. Hamilton road. This isnt far from the grandview restaurant in san jose. Were told it burned ten acres. No word on whether any structures were damaged in this fire, as well. On thursday, you may have heard a state ruling expanded robo taxi operations in San Francisco and part of San Mateo County. Just days later, people in San Francisco reported a big traffic jam involving crews and selfdriving cars. It happened in San Francisco right around outside. Take a look at this video from friday night just before 11 00 p. M. In north beach. People saw around ten crews selfdriving taxis stuck at an intersection, trapping other cars and drivers, as well. The San Francisco board of supervisor president said he was flooded with complaints. That came the day after the California Public utilities allowed them to expand their robo taxi operations in San Francisco and San Mateo County to 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I think that gavin newsom needs to do something about this before somebody gkilled. This traffic jam happened the same weekend as outside lands. Crews said a large festival posed wireless band width constatements, causing delayed connectivity to our vehicles. We are investigating and working on solutions to prevent this from happening again. Just shy of 7 11 right now. Much more ahead. Coming up, well go live to coming up, well go live to washington, d. C. For our weekly visit yourur lolocal volvo o retaililer, toto experience a volvo fully electric vehicle during the summer safely savings event. Welcome back. This coming week its suspected that an atlanta area prosecutor will seek charges against former President Donald Trump in relation to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Lets bring in chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of meet the press. As always, thank you for joining us this morning. You had the opportunity to talk with trumps former Vice President , mike pence. It is widely believed that pence will testify against trump. Did you talk about that at all . Was he able to tell you what hes planning to do . Well, look, he continues to say hes just told what he told the truth and how he seen it. I asked him specifically, in fact, the anecdote that he asked him to violate the constitution. Donald trump denied that. Mike pence said what he said is the truth. So we will see how that plays out when or if he ends up on a stand. Im more curious to see how does mike pence articulate all this on a debate stage . Its one thing in an interview, one thing at the state fair. What does he say when he knows theres a whole bunch of people almost wanting to jump on him the second he talks about it. Thats the moment im going to be fascinated to watch, how mike pence navigates this on a debate stage when the question is asked. Thats a great point. We look forward to your interview, and we look forward to the debate stage, as well. Chuck, as always, thanks for ha preview this morning. We hope you join chuck for this mornings meet the press. Hell have that interview with former Vice President mike pence. And an exclusive interview with representative dean phillips of minnesota who himself is testing the waters to run against joe biden. Stick with us and meet the press is on after us. Coming up in about 30 minutes from now, well talk to our political analyst Larry Gerston for our weekly segment. Take a look at those recent reports surrounding Supreme CourtJustice Clarence thomas receiving benefits and trips from billionaires. How this could be a conflict of interest, and the potential consequences, whether hell face any. Now to los angeles, where this wild scene yesterday. Dozens of people robbing a nordstroms store. New video capturing the chaos at the Westfield Topanga mall near calabasas. Police say 30 to 50 people swarmed the store at the same time. Some thieves used bear spray on security guards. The Massive Group got away with about 60,000 to 100,000 worth of luxury items. So far, police have not made any arrests. And unwind in downtown san jose. The annual summer jazz fest returned friday night, taking over the park and a number of streets downtown. That was the sole rebels, a band out of new orleans. The festival has been bringing jazz to downtown san jose for more than 30 years. And this years event also coincides with the 50th anniversary of hiphop. The festival, unfortunately, wraps up today. If you cant make it to the jazz festival, here are other events you can attend. Good morning, kira. Lets get this party started, or continued with day two here in San Francisco. Were celebrating food, family and culture with eight pavilions devoted to our heritage, innovation, sports, and theyre going to Showcase Live performances of all types, local artisans and the opportunity to help others discover filipino heritage and traditions. But instead of reinforcing that, some folks might want to focus on a culture of demolition. So we go to the Demolition Derby. At the fair grounds in santa rosa, theyre sporting monster trucks, just basically Demolition Derby in general. Sounds like its describing the morning commute, right . We hope not. And schools kicking in around the bay, some are kicking in for kids. We have kutz for kidz where kids are eligible for a free haircut and backpacks there at the barbershop in san jose on santa clara street. Ill be tracking your commute tomorrow morning. Ill be here on today in the bay. Mike, see you tomorrow morning. Trending this morning, dunkin coffee may be a big part of our mornings, and the drinks are reportedly getting a new twist for the nighttime. The chain is set to release a line of spiked coffee and teas. The Company Reportedly received approval for the new labels called dunkin spiked. Dunkin donuts has been in the alcohol beverage game. A website for dunkin spiked has been launched but no release date announced. Time now to check in with Cinthia Pimentel for a look at the forecast. I dont know, i dont know. Oh, my gosh. Its so beautiful behind us. Lets move on from the spiked coffee and look at the beautiful sun rise. For the evening hours, ill stick to an espresso martini. Not sure about that in a can. Lets see whats going on with our weather, starting off with dense fog over pacifica in the mid 50s. Give yourself extra time to head out the door. Mid 60s this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. Look at dublin, already seeing pacificas daytime highs at this hour, and were going to warm up for your lunchtime hour near 90 degrees by the time we go to 1 00, 2 00 p. M. But were in for a very warm day around the bay area. Well see the 90s in our inland valleys. 94 in livermore. 95 in morgan hill. 70s and 80s around the immediate bay, and 71 in San Francisco for the last day of outside lands. But thats not the temperature that were keeping an eye on closely. Its more so of whats happening over the sierra. Look at that picking up on some lightning strikes, as this low pressure continues to turn, and possibly getting closer to the bay area. All of that moisture, spinning around that low pressure thats been hanging tight over southern california. So you could see those high clouds passing on through, making the conditions feel more muggy, struggling to go outside later in the afternoon. Really, aside from the temperatures and possibly the thunderstorms is the lightning concerns. The blue squares that you see on your screen really coming closer to the bay area. So by tonight, we could see showers down here in the south bay. When you hear thunder roar, go indoors. As we go on through the late hours of tonight, Early Morning commute hours, could see some wet roadways, and really those blue little squares start to come a little closer. Were seeing some over the mt. Hamilton area, through the north bay mountains, and still heavy activity over the sierra. Thats what we are watching right now, mixed in with the high temperatures, the breezy conditions in the mid to upper levels of the atmosphere, could be a potential of some wildfires sparking around the bay area. So thats what we need to be mindful of over the next few days. Well keep an eye over whats developing monday into tuesday. I think tuesday will be the hottest day where we start to see some of the triple digit temperatures out there in fairfield, possibly concord, and down through the santa clara valley. By wednesday, we are seeing the high temperatures stick around. So drink lots of water, be fire safe and aware. I dont see any cooling coming our way in there in the north bay into the weekend. A lot going on. Almost 100, wow. All right, cinthia, thanks for the warning. Just shy of 7 22. Much more ahead on today in the bay. Coming up, a giants losing streak hits four in a row. Why they struggled to score against their former general manager and the texas rangers, despite hitting two home runs. Sports is next. Introducucing togoss new frech dip p sandwicheses. Feataturing fresesh artisan n d piled hihigh with tendnder roast b beef, smothered d with meltyty provolonone cheese, just enougugh chipotlele mayo and d served witith hot au j for dippining. Try ththe roast bebeef or pasti french d dips today. Y. Onlyly at togogos. Good morning, everyone. Im Anthony Flores. The dog days of summer are biding the giants. They have lost four in a row, after falling to the rangers. This is cool. Two legends, barry bonds welcomes bruce bochy back. Giants in the 4th, this is roped to right. Its a solo home run, cutting the lead in half. But bochy has the rangers ready to play. They banged out 16 hits and beat the giants 93. The giants were just 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position. They will try to avoid the sweep later today. Deep right center, going back as garrett looks up, and its gone brett rookers 19th home run of the season gives the as a 21 lead over the nationals. But with the score tied in the 9th, luis calls ball game. Its a walkoff solo home run, and the nats beat the as with the final of 32. The niners kick off their preseason this afternoon in las vegas. Trey lance will start under center while brock purdy sits this one out. Sam donald will play in the second half. Every snap counts for both quarterbacks. Lance and darnold are in a battle for the backup job. As for purdy, if and when he plays in the preseason is up in the air. I think well get to that point. I dont think theres a necessity to do it like this week or anything like that. So getting my 11 on 11 reps at practice, getting my timing and everything down with the receivers as a whole. So the 49ers will take on the raiders this afternoon at 1 00 in las vegas. Thats a look at the morning sports. Im Anthony Flores for today in the bay. Its 7 26 right now. Much more ahead on today in the bay. Coming up, work continues as they try to recover victims and search for survivors on the island of maui. We have the latest as the death toll continues to rise. Plus, its back to school for many students in the bay area, and parents could be feeling the pinch. How much is it estimated to cost to send your child back to school prepared . Good morning. We take this, another gorgeous look at the bay from our tower camera. Usually we get that gorgeous sunshine and the view goes away in a few minutes. But wow, for the last 30 minutes, its been breathtaking looking out on the bay this morning. Thank you for starting your sunday with us. Hopefully, you have some sunshine where you are. Im kira klapper. Cinthia pimentel joins us with a peek at our microclimate forecast. Sounds like it will be a lot like yesterday. A little bit warmer, especially for our inland valleys. Good morning, everyone. Already at 65 degrees over at livermore and its only 7 30. Going to be a warm day. In San Francisco, yes, beautiful shop, but you need a jacket if you want to catch the last remaining minutes of that beautiful sun rise. We are headed for a warm day inland. 90s over in the east bay. Mid 90s through the santa clara valley. 70s and low 80s around the immediate bay. Were going to see a warmup today through the next three, four days. Temperatures could reach the triple digits, but its not so much the temperatures that will be of concern. Yes, we still have to stay hydrated and everything, but we are tracking the chance of thunderstorms and dry lightning coming very close to the bay. Ill give you all those details in a little bit. Sounds like a dangerous situation. Cinthia, thanks. We want to begin with breaking news just in. A deadly crash in the south bay that happened just after 5 00 this morning. Police tell us a driver died after hitting a parked car. It happened at the intersection of story road. Traffic is being diverted from south white road. This is the 30th deadly crash and 31st victim in san jose this year. Were going to turn now and continue our coverage this morning with a heartbreaking updade from hawaiian officials on what is now dubbed the deadliest wildfire in modern u. S. History, surpassing the catch fire in paradise in 2018. The death toll on maui has climbed overnight to 93 victims, while some 1,000 people remain unaccounted for. Crews are still working in hopes of finding victims and survivors of those three fires that have torn through maui. Here is a look at the latest. The lahaina fire remains 85 contained. That was our update yesterday morning. And the south maui wildfire was declared 100 contained yesterday. Meanwhile, the upcountry fire is holding at 50 containment. No change there. So far, more than 14,000 people have been given a place to stay in makeshift shelters in nearby hotels. 2200 structures and buildings destroyed, most of them are homes. Maui county officials are estimating the losses could total as much as 6 billion. The governor of hawaii yesterday acknowledged the unimaginable scope of this tragedy and predicts it will take a long time to recover. But he says he is sure they will rebuild. So the next few days, as we characterize how many people we have lost, and how many people are coming into our community, please understand that we come at this knowing that in the short term, its going to be heartbreaking, and in the longterm people will need Mental HealthCare Services. And well rebuild together. Official rsz defending their initial response when the fire broke out on tuesday, saying even if those warning sirens were functioning, flames were moving so quickly, there wasnt much they could do differently. Hawaiis attorney general says her department will review the response and the policies that were in place prior to, during, and after that fire. For most people, evacuating from a wildfire is unimaginable. But for one north bay couple we spoke with, its something they have unfortunately already been through. Courtney frazier, and aldo vargas were evacuated during the 207 tubbs fire. They never imagined Something Like that would happen again. This time, they were on their honeymoon. They arrived in maui on monday. On tuesday, their hotel just north of lahaina lost power. Things escalated from there. They were at the Grocery Store buying supplies, and they were evacuated. We got back to the hotel, and you could see the smoke from our hotel room. And thats when we d to our car. No warning f thefire, no anything like that. Y said they took turns sleeping in their hotel lobby on tuesday night, trying to get information, as the fire got closer. They got over to the airport by wednesday. They had to fly to honolulu, and then back to maui before coming to the bay area friday night. They are now home in santa rosa. The devastating maui fires were, of course, on the hearts and minds of everyone at the bay area aloha festival on the peninsula. It opened yesterday with a prayer and moment of silence for the victims. This year, the mood at the santa Mayo Event Center was celebratory and somber. Many have friends and family impacted by the fires. We know someone who just passed away, which is hard to accept. I mean, its just knowing that you know somebody. There were opportunities to donate money to the maui strong fund, as well as your Airline Miles to hawaiian airlines. We have also posted a list of verified organizations that are collecting donations right there on our website. Just go to nbcbayarea. Com, and at the very top, click on how to help maui. I. Back herere locally andnd this morning, v video intoo ou nenewsroom shohowing early moro sideshowss in t the north and e bay. Y. You jusust sawaw t that bigig f being l lit as cars didid donut araround it. Ththis firirst sidideshow start just a after 1 00 0 this mornin vavallejo onn sonoma boulevavar lemon street. Police responded and were able to b break up t that sidideshow acactivity a and those fifires. Abouout an hourr late e anonoth sideshow, this one in oakland n 77th street. Yoyou can seee people pointntin lasersrs as thosese c cars d di therere. Andd then alslso in oaklanand, afteter 3 3030 this s mornrningr sisideshow, t this one at the e sectction of m mountain bouleva and reredwood road. You see t that carar at one poin fire, whihile other carars didi donuts a around it. Polilice say theyy got to r res about 300 minutes laters t to disperse the crowds. No word on any arrests. Were going to turn now to news in pennsylvania, where authorities are investigating after an explosion in plum that left one person dead and several injured. The explosion yesterday destroyed three homes and damaged at least a dozen more. Four people were killed, one person is still unaccounted for. Three people were hurt in the explosion, one person remains in critical condition. Two others have since been released. Theres currently no word on what caused the explosion. Former President Donald Trump joined other republicans on the campaign trail yesterday at the iowa state trail, trump repeating his belief that the 2020 election was rigged. Florida Governor Ron Desantis criticized the former president for saying he didnt want to participate in the Republican Debate later this month. Republican candidate rammaswamy talked about having trump as a Vice President ial running mate. And for a second night in a row, one of the stages at outside lands closed early, as people were told to leave. The stage had partially collapsed friday. Crews repaired it and it reopened yesterday morning. But around 5 30 last night, organizers posted on social media saying the stage was closed again because of a problem with the flooring. The artists performing at the time posted on social media, saying yall broke the floor. Many bay area students are going back to school tomorrow. Some already finished their first week. And families are expected to spend more than ever on supplies and gear this year. Thats according to a new survey from the National Retail federation. Nbcs trevor sohaki has tips to help you save money. Reporter sending your kid to the classroom this week could cost you more t than ever, accordining to a newew survevey the natational retail fedederat. Backtooschool shoppingg willt more thahan 4 41 bilillion th, more t than 4 billion greater than last year. If you want to save, you have to be smart. One of my favorite things is now so many places have the ability to scan and compare prices. Reporter shes done her fair share of School Supply runs. She says patience can mean savings. Its hard to find, because everybody gets that same generic list. Youll finind it easier and cheaper a week or two later. Reporter she says you can save on the school clothes, too. Families with elementary skew High School Age kids will spend 900 on everything from binders to backpacks. And College Students and their families are expected to spend nearly 1400 per person. This increase is mostly caused by the highest ever demand for electronics and computer related accessories. All right. Still to come on today in the bay, a south Bay Community rallies behind a fruit vendor. Well show you the turn o for ut good morning. Its 7 41. Waking up with 50s and 60s around the bay that will quickly warm for our warmest day of the weekend. Some 70s and 80s around the immediate bay. 90s as you make your way into the trivalley, the delta down through the santa clara valley. But the temperatures wont be the biggest of the stories. Were tracking moisture already detecting some lightning over the sierra that could push on through into parts of the bay. At times, you might notice the high clouds pushing on through. You might feel it as the afternoon goes on. Weve got some potential of showers pushing on through where you see the yellow and orange spots, some of those amounts would be heavy at times. Those high clouds, the moisture will continue for the Early Morning commute hours on monday. So the rain, along with the potential for dry lightning at times, is becoming a little closer to the bay area. So where you see the little blue squares popping up, we are seeing that activity through the foothills and central valley. As we fast forward to give you more of whats ahead for monday, thats when the chances of it could pop up in parts of the h baaybe l and napa counties there. Even popping up there in mt. Hamilton. Look at the heavy activity through the sierra. What is this bringing along with it . Breezy at times, and its going to be the potential for the humidity levels to go down. Were seeing the hillsides a very concerning brown color. So well kee an eye to see if any of those lightning strikes get too close for home. What are we looking like as far as our temperatures over the next couple of days . We are in store for a warmup. Well start our workweek with some 80s and 90s through the valleys. Still mild along the coastline. Tuesday, that will be the hottest of days. Kids starting school and will need some of that looser clothing, some water to stay hydrated. 101 in fairfield. 90s through the trivalley. By wednesday, we still hang onto the warm temperatures, but it will become more breezy as we see the patterns start to change a little bit. Were watching this low coming a little closer. That blue color will start to bring the breeze up a little bit. The moisture levels, of course, dropping those temperatures down. So i dont see any cooling in the forecast, until we get to about thursday, friday. San francisco going to deal with mild weather there, too. A chance of showers tomorrow. Still warm on tuesday and our inland valleys, yes, from the 90s to triple digit heat over the next couple of. So do be carefulf that. Lawn mower over the next couple of days. Im not seeing any cooling until we get to thursday and friday of next week. Yeah. A 14degree drop. Cinthia, thank you so much. Its 7 44. Much more ahead on today in the bay. Coming up, Larry Gerston is here to discuss that conflict of interest facing Justice Clarence thomas over gifts and travel. Plus, our favorite time of the year, when we work to clear the shelters. This is barbie, a 5monthold basset hound mix. Didnt we have ten yesterday . And next weekend, we are hosting several pet adoption popup welcome back. People in the south bay come together yesterday to support a strawberry vendor who had been harassed by security guards last month. Video Shows Security guards confronting the vendor in the parking lot on story road. They threatened to arrest the man if he didnt leave. They kicked over his strawberries, and called the police. Well, yesterday, dozens of people showed up. Musicians, as well, to support the vendor and buyout all his strawberries. Organizers tell us how disappointed, this is just the latest in a string of incidents where vendors are attacked. Its been unfortunately a lot of things have been happening around with the vendors. So we just wanted to let the world to know, spread awareness that were here to help you guys out, show some love. Thats what the world needs, support. And im super excited we made it happen for him today. So nice. Home depot says the two men in the video no longer work for the company. Now to recent news reports showing that Supreme CourtJustice Clarence thomas received dozens of luxurious vacations and other lavish visits from billionaires without disclosing them. Critics accused him of breaking with judicial norms. Political analyst Larry Gerston is here. Hi, larry. Great to see you this morning. I feel like it depends on which side of the aisle youre on, but has Justice Thomas done anything wrong . Have you been listening at my script . Im cautious, im cautious. We need to be serious about this, though. Were talking about a situation where someone has received millions of dollars of gifts in trips and what have you. The question is, is this person getting it because someone is trying to influence him . Or does he just have a lot of wealthy friends . Those are the kinds of issues that people are thinking about. Either way, Justice Thomas has seen not to report these things very often at all, which leaves people questioning his behavior. What is he supposed to be doing . What are the rules surrounding Supreme Court justices versus the other two branches of the u. S. Government . You know, there are very strict rules when it comes to congress and the executive branch, particularly when it comes to the kind of money that comes in, not necessarily to campaign, but for your own use, for your personal use. You must account for everything, and there are agencies watching over you if you dont. The court, though, is another story. The district and appeals courts have rules, but as far as the u. S. Supreme court goes, very, very flimsy reporting those, virtually none. But there are some. If you dont go buy them, thats a problem in itself. So last march, the court decided to tighten its rules, but were going to use that word tighten loosely, because the new rules arent much different than the old. So loosely tightened. So it sounds like day and night that the other branches have those tough reporting standards and the Supreme Court doesnt. So what about transparency . Suspect that the new thing . Its the new thing, but its not this thing here. We dont have transparency. Clearly we dont have transparency. The biggest problem of all, kira, Public Confidence in our institutions is as an alltime low. For the longest time, while it was going down for congress and the president , the public held the court in high esteem. Not so much any more. These days, the dobs decisions, other justices, not as bad, leave people wondering whats going on . Where is the accountability . Where is the kind of punishment you get if you dont do it right . There is none there. Were counting on them and them alone. And so far theyre not doing a good job. Right. Because from an outsiders perspective, if you are receiving gifts from someone who has cases before you, seems like a conflict of interest. But what do i know . Larry, thank you for joining us. Just shy of 7 52. Up next, a quick look at the top stories, including work to recover victims a and the search for survivors on maui. For survivors on maui. 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Crews are still working in hopes of finding victims and survivors from all three fires that have torn through the island. We have a map of the latest right now. The lahaina fire remains 85 contained. Thats the same from yesterday. The south maui wildfire was declared 100 contained yesterday. And the upcountry fire is 50 contained. So far, more than 14,000 people have been evacuated and given a place to stay in makeshift shelters and hotels. 2200 structures and buildings have been destroyed, most of them, peoples homes. Maui county officials are estimating the losses could total as much as 6 billion, and they are vowing to rebuild. We have posted a list of verified organizations collecting donations on our website. If you would like to help, go to nbc bay area news. At the top there at the trending bar, click on how to help maui. After being trapped for a week in west africa, missionaries from a Bay Area Church will be celebrated in a few hours. The Mission Group from Cornerstone Church in antioch went to niger for what was supposed to be a trip to spread their faith. But a government coup prevented the group from leaving the country. Thanks to the help of the u. S. State department, they made it back home safely. And we are live right now at that church, where the pastor says they will have a welcome home Celebration Service at 10 00 this morning for those missionaries and families. Looks like a Beautiful Day out there already. Cinthia has one last check of the forecast before we go. A Beautiful Day, just gives you that sense of community out there. Its going to be beautiful weather from San Francisco. Look at that. Mild weather over the next couple of days. Still tracking the chance of showers moving in through the city and it passes the inland valleys coming from the sierra. Were going to be dealing with hot and dry conditions over the next couple of days. So stay hydrated and stay fire aware, that is the way to go. Hearing the word fire is something we dont want to hear right now. Cinthia, thank you so much. And thanks to all of you for making us a part of your morning. More local news tonight at 5 00, 6 00, and 11 and all day on nbcbayarea. Com. Before we go, i have to say happy birthday to my mot this sunday, the special counsel election. Its not just Donald Trumps campaign that may go to the courtroom. Attoey