Been rising and we will continue to see loss of life. The death toll rises after devastating wildfires rage across the island of maui with no estimate on how many people are still missing. It is all right now on the afternoon edition. Good afternoon. Im elizabeth cook. 55 people are confirmed dead and Dozens Injured from that catastrophic wildfire that was scorching maui. The wildfires that began earlier in the week closer to being contained. This, after winds by Hurricane Dora on tuesday fanned the flames. According to the maui county mayor, one of those fires destroy the Historic Town of lahaina with residents there saying it, quote, looked like it was raining fire. President biden freeing up federal assistance by approving a disaster declaration for hawaii. Anyone who has lost a loved one, whose home has been damaged or destroyed will get help immediately. I have directed that we send support to these very firefighters and First Responders and Emergency Personnel who are working roundtheclock, risking their lives. Reporter the fema administrator is expected to arrive in hawaii today. Search and rescue teams with cadaver dogs are being brought in from california and washington state. Firefighters from oakland specializing in the type of work are also among the crews heading to the disaster zone. San Francisco Mayor london breed was in maui for a personal trip when this all happened. She has since left to a wahoo. Her office gives a statement saying, quote, the mayor was never in danger. This wildfire is devastating to witness and our thoughts are with the people of maui. In san jose, volunteers from the red cross will be flying out to maui to offer help to those affected by these wildfires. Our Shawn Chitnis caught up with some of the volunteers. Reporter a dozen people with the red cross based here in the bay area have already left for hawaii and now more on the way. They will get to maui but know that they need to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of the situation. Both will assist government leaders who are on the ground covering the response of these wildfires. One aspect that is a unique challenge for these veterans at the red cross is the separation of the island but they are prepared for this assignment. The red cross is there on somebodys worst day of their life. We are trying to take care of those who have lost everything. Weve got to stabilize that situation for them and get them in a place that is safe. I got married there, in maui. I just had so many family memories. I just want to help them heal. Michelle tells us she has had a place on maui for 25 years. She does not know its condition after the fire. Her friends and lahaina are okay but their homes were destroyed. She is troubled by what many of the locals are facing there. She is close with people who own businesses and work on that part of the island. They have lost everything. That is why this mission is so popular for her. While this type of assignment can be overwhelming, they have some assurance in knowing that they are part of a larger team with the red cross responding together to this disaster. Donations are pouring in for those who are left with nothing from these devastating wildfires. To find out how you can help, you can go to our website, www. Kpix. Com. Lets switch gears for a moment and come closer to home. First alert meteorologist Jessica Burch has a look at our weather. A lot is happening all throughout the bay area. In the county fair up in santa rosa all the way down to San Francisco for outside lands, d we are dealing with such a different forecast. Starting up with Current Conditions at the golden gate bridge, still very foggy. A lot of people trying to see the bridge and take photos of it. I am so sorry you cant see it right now. The rest of the bay area seeing sunny skies. 80s in livermore. San jose all the way up to 81 degrees. For everyone who came in from out of town from outside lands, expect 60s all weekend long. This is not coachella. Make sure you are pondering up and wearing some layers especially in the late evening hours. Down into the Santa Clara Valley, blue skies throughout Santa Clara Valley. San jose, even north into hayward. 65 in the heart of the bay. We are warming up into the 80s in our inland areas and we will have more on that coming up in a bit with your weekend forecast. Thank you. Now to headlines around the bay area. Airquality officials have issued a pair of violation notices. The recycling plant where that massive fire broke out on wednesday. The fire blanketed several parts of the east bay in a thick black smoke. Oakland firefighters spent more than 24 hours battling the fire in a debris pile of aluminum, tin, iron and steel. The fire was burning at radius recycling, formally known as schnitzer steel. This is not the first incident at this recycling yard. Back in 2021, the plant paid more than 4 million to settle a lawsuit from Alameda County and the state claiming it allowed hazardouswaste to pollute nearby areas. Expect to see more driverless taxis out in San Francisco. Two robo Taxi Companies just got the green light to offer rides around the clock in the city. Public comment at yesterdays Public UtilitiesCommission Meeting went on for more than five hours before the commissioners voted 31 in favor of the two rival companies. San francisco is now the first city in the world to have multiple Companies Offer fully operational paid driverless taxi services. Get excited. Outside lands is finally here the foo fighters are coming to the Music Festival tomorrow but tens of thousands of people will fill San Franciscos Golden Gate Park to catch the headliner Kendrick Lamar today. The threeday Music Festival is sold out online but that is not much of a surprise considering all the great musical acts that are coming out this year. Lets check out todays lineup. Again, Kendrick Lamar headlining today. There will be more performances from jenelle monet, zedd and many more. It all started a few moments ago and noon and goes in through sunday. Outside lands is celebrating 15 years of bringing great music to San Francisco. Since it began, the festival has brought in 1 billion to the city. At a time when all eyes are on our economy and our economic recovery, this festival is critical to San Franciscos ability to thrive. With more than 100 local restaurants, tons of great music and new stages and offerings, you wont want to miss any of the fun this year. The niners gearing up for their first preseason salolonpas lidococaine flex. A susuper thin, flexible p h with maxaximum ototc strengthth lidocainee ththat contoururs to the b by to relelieve painn riright where it hurts. And did d we mentionon, it re, really stiticks . Salolonpas, itss good medidi. We are counting down the hours until the 49ers preseason opener against the raiders this sunday right here on kpix. The niners reunited with a familiar face over the weekend. As our vern glenn details in the red and gold report. Reporter welcome to sin city where the 49ers are getting ready to take on the raiders in their first preseason game this sunday right here on kpix. Joint practices between the two started on thursday and the underlining story, the reunion between the 49ers and order back to me garoppolo. Here is jimmy g, no longer in the red and gold. He is wearing the silver and black. He bases his former team of six seasons in his very first joint practice as a radar. Garoppolo had his ups and downs during his time in San Francisco but it was all smiles when asked about facing his former teammates. It was fun. It got things going right away but those are my brothers. I love those guys. We had a good time out there. I think jimmy was unbelievable. There are not many people on this planet who can play quarterback at the level that jimmy can. Definitely not 32 and i really dont think there is 15. To have one of those guys, take a chance. Our Juliette Goodrich was also in vegas and had a chance to go on a tour of allegiant stadium. The venue is not just playing host to sundays game but also super bowl lviii and february. Check it out. Reporter welcome to allegiant stadium, home of the raiders and jimmy garoppolo. Some raiders fans are still getting used to the new name on the roster. Tell me about jimmy g and all of that. He is new so i dont know much about him. What . Jimmy garoppolo . Reporter allegiant stadium was built in 2020 and is nicknamed death star for its star wars like design. It can house 65,000 people and i want 20 of us to be able to mess with those two things. Reporter you can pay 60 bucks to take a 75 minute tour inside the silver and black territory. Up one escalator and you can see al Davis Memorial torch. It stands 92 feet high. Our tour guide was a walking raiders encyclopedia. How did the raiders wind up in vegas . We spent 47 years in oakland delivering the city two super bowl trophies. Reporter the retractable field was rolled up during our tour to get the stadium ready for a concert. Not taylor swift but artist karol g. The 2 billion domed stadium is fully enclosed to protect players and fans from the vegas heat and other elements. A documentary actually featured the 31 month Long Construction and the infamous super flush where crews tested an important game day feature, the plumbing in the stadiums 297 restrooms. This is one of the last boxes to check that says we are ready to accept guests. Reporter back to the tour where no video, just photos allowed in the private parts of the stadium, the locker room where Jimmy Garoppolos name has been added to his cubby along with his new raiders swag. Here is the medical treatment area, cold plunge, hot plunge and lots of ice to be had. Former hall of famers like pleasantons john madden line the stadium walkways and super bowl trophies are very visible. The owners suite along the 50 yard line, of course, and has the only white and black seats in the house. Speaking of in the house, lifesized art of Marilyn Monroe and elvis presley. Elvis, by the way, still appearing nightly along the vegas strip. Im a raiders fan. You can continue to see the reports from vegas this week. You can watch all of the 49ers preseason games right here on cbs news bay area afternoon edition starting on sunday. Lets come back to the bay area permanent. Weve got outside lands. Weve got other stuff going on across the bay, festivals, fairs. Im going to the giants game tonight. It feels like the bay area is alive right now. It is so lively right now. We can forget about triple digits here in the bay area. It is beautiful, a little cool. It is not coachella. You cant be going out in shorts to outside lands thinking you will be warm. You will probably want to dress warmer, keep that in mind. That marine layer is keeping us a little bit below average. Mind you, the Golden Gate Park live on that coastline too. You guys will be the first ones to see any of these clouds. Here is a live look at the city of San Francisco split in half. Watch what happens through the evening hours tonight. It kind of fills the bay area. If you live near oakland, that is when you will start seeing the clouds filled back in. It is cool along the coast today. 80s down in the Santa Clara Valley where earlier this morning, you guys got drizzle left over from Tropical Storm eugene. Now that is starting to dissipate. 80s today, 60s in the heart of San Francisco. Here is what we are looking at for outside lands for the next couple of days. 60s, partly cloudy and a little breezy but that is normal here during this time of year. Outside lands is the same time everywhere. 80s for us over in santa rosa. 60s for anyone heading out to stern grove on sunday. Big changes in the forecast for us. Concord warming up a lot next week, just in time for the first week of school. We are attacked out average as we wrap up the first week of school. Up next , average temperatures are rising but what is that doing to our bodies . We will look at that as part of our project series. You can watch us anytime, anywhere on our streaming service cbs news bay area. You can find us on the free cbs news app or on pluto tv. Goli, taste your goals. From Deadly Wildfires on maui to a sizzling heat zone in texas send a heatwave across the Pacific Northwest all made more likely by human caused Climate Change. And tonights project earth report, anne makovec looks at lethal effects of our planets rising temperatures and what we can do to adapt. From devastating wildfires, blistering heat and warming oceans, july was brutally hot. Who knows what is in store for august. The world that we grew up in, you and i, everyone who was watching this, that climate, that idea of summer, that idea of the kind of temperature ranges that we live in is gone. We are moving into and already are in a much hotter world. Reporter journalist jeff goodell spoke this week at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Just because it has never been 125 degrees in San Francisco before does not mean that it cant be 125 degrees in San Francisco at some point in the future. Reporter the topic, his interest bestseller, the heat will kill you first, life and death on a scorched planet. He has written about Climate Change for decades but this time, the reaction was different. I think there is that kind of a feeling right now that this thing that we have talked about for decades is finally really here and not just at a wildfire like we had in california but it is touching everyone, everywhere. Reporter rising temperatures are an invisible danger that puts a strain on the human body. When the temperature rises, our heart starts to work much harder. A lot of people who essentially die from heat, die first from a cardiac arrest. That is what does them in because their heart is working so hard to cool off. Reporter the documented science is clear. Average temperatures are rising around the world. Californias average summer temperature is now 3 degrees hotter than it was a little more than a century ago. Add to that, the fact that our bodies have not evolved to handle extreme heat. The temperature inside gets up about 103, 104 and the actual membrane of your cellular structure begins to melt. The proteins that control the structure of those cells begin to unfold. Your body starts hemorrhaging inside of you. You literally melt from the inside. Reporter despite the worries and implications of a new climate, udell remains hopeful. I feel very optimistic about what we can do if we Pay Attention if we put our minds to it one of the reasons i feel that way is because i grew up in silicon valley. I grew up in a place where innovation mattered. Reporter what is the key to change . Quickly getting off fossil fuels and into electric vehicles, creating protections for outdoor workers and reimagining cities. We are building a new and different world. It is up to us what the world will look like. Air conditioning wont solve the problem. 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