Toll rising, up to 1,000 people still unaccounted for on the island. The Historic Community of lahaina that stood for centuries, now a wasteland. Hundreds of homes, businesses and cultural landmarks Reduced To Ashes by a fastmoving inferno. Shelters jammed with survivors. Residents saying they had little to no warning before being forced to evacuate. Fire officials now being pressed on why Warning Sirens were not activated when the fires began. The governor saying its likely the largest Natural Disaster in hawaiis history. Whit johnson in maui tonight. Also on this friday night, the surprise turn in the hunter biden investigation. After the plea deal for president bidens son fell apart in federal court. Attorney general Merrick Garland today granting Special Counsel status to u. S. Attorney david weiss. What this means for the case. Could hunter biden now stand trial. Pierre thomas in washington. Mary bruce at the white the judge warning donald trump about his public attacks, possibly
A century and there is growing anger on maui over both the lack of warning about the fires, and the response by officials to the thousands left without homes and in some cases, without adequate food and water. Sophie long reports from the island. This is what remains of lahaina. Cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. Homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. President biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it, but, days later, people here say its not yet reaching those most in need and people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. Im frustrated. People are. Were all together. Were one family, we need to take care of each other. No one s feeding everyone. Theyre traumatised. Theyre upset. No one s giving hugs. They need mental help. What do you need for me . To hear people in the same pads since the fire on thursday. Kids in the same diapers since thursday. Pe
You watching us here in the United States, canada, and all around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom efforts to air drop aid into gaza turned deadly as a parachute malfunctions. Were live in cyprus with look at what this says about the ongoing struggled to respond to an exploding humanitarian crisis. Plus us President Joe Biden takes his fiery state of the Union Message on the road. As he kicks off a Battleground State tour. Well look at how his message is resonating on the Campaign Trail and bragging about turning to roe v. Wade. Have no clue about the power of women reproductive rights are hot topic this Election Year will look at how the issue is motivating those going so the polls live from atlanta this is cnn newsroom with Kim Brunhuber in the past hour or there has been a new air drop of aid into gaza. Have a look here. You can see the parachutes and aid pallets in this video. Now we dont know which country dropped this aid, but its one of many airdrops thats happe
North america correspondent, sean dilley. A community in smouldering ruins. Many homes here in lahaina burnt to charred wrecks. The church and the harbour among the Historic Sites wiped out by the flames that tore indiscriminately through the formerly picturesque tourist town. The us marines and National Guard among the Emergency Workers on the ground. The us president , joe biden, has declared the situation as a major disaster. We are seeing loss of life here. As you know, the number has been rising and we will continue to see loss of life. But we have extraordinary professionals working on this job. We also have seen many hundreds of homes destroyed. And that is going to take a great deal of time to recover from. Lahaina has felt the biggest impact from the wildfires. The death toll is rising. Most fires are under control, but authorities are still working on a number on maui and the neighbouring big island. Here in lahaina, Rescue Efforts are moving more quickly now that winds of up
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