at the press conference earlier, us senator brian schatz said democratic senate leader chuck schumer promised to work to send congressional aid to the state. let s take a look at what else is being done to help the situation in hawaii. the federal emergency management agency administrator deanne criswell will travel to the state to meet with officials. earlier, fema announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to supplement local recovery efforts. california is sending search and rescue teams to help recovery efforts. that s according to the state s governor, gavin newsom. california officials have a lot of experience in dealing with such blazes, including the 2018 camp fire that killed 85 people. and the main airport in maui has turned into an unofficial emergency shelter. more than 111,000 tourists have already been evacuated. this is all happening as the extent of the devastation becomes clearer, as our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports.