Major funding for the pbs has been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and friends of the newshour including leonard and norma clore fine. The william and flora hewlett foundation, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to support a better world. And with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Im vanessa really is with newshour west. The death toll from the maui wildfires and tin you to climb. At least 99 are confirmed dead. The rescue effort continues with a fraction of the effect it area search so far. Geoff bennett has our report. Search and Recovery Efforts are underway after the nations deadliest wildfire in more than a century. As officials survey the devastation, residents continue to look for missing loved ones. I would like to find the quijano family, coloma family and vil
For you guys to make the decision. So tell them about all that. Caused flooding. You can see some here, mudslides, several fallen trees. Originally they declared a local emergency on january 4th. And they started doing some cleanup work, but turns out theyve had to keep a extending this emergency because the work is not done. Council Officials Say that what they still need to fix theres a slide on front street and still damage from that slide. So that works going to extend until probably they think the end of september. Were going to take a break here at 7. 10 coming up, San Francisco police have arrested a woman accused of crashing into a family as they were crossing the street. Now, Pedestrian Safety advocates say this is another example of why the city needs to do more to protect pedestrians. Plus, police are searching for people caught on camera trying to carjack a woman in her driveway in the eveverery y bubusisines dedeseservrveses a a g gre. Ththatatss w whyhy c comoms isis l la
Weekend has been provided by Consumer Cellular, this is sam. How may i help you . This is pocket dial. With Consumer Cellular you get nationwide coverage with no contract. That is kind of our thing. Have a nice day. And with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. And friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contbutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. John good evening, im john yang. The death toll from the maui wildfire keeps climbing. It now stands at 93, the most People Killed by any u. S. Wildfire in a more than a century. Hawaii governor josh green surveyed the damage with fema head Deanne Criswell and warned that the number of dead will grow. He said the search for bodies will take time. We have to go with caution. There are heavy metals there. There are toxic states where the houses have come down and the businesses have come down. The recommendations are to avoid those stru
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Saying, quote the fires began on tuesday and are now about 80 contained. The blazes spread quickly, fuelled by strong winds generated by a hurricane over the pacific ocean. Thousands are still in emergency shelters. Visitors are being evacuated from the island. These are the latest pictures we Have Smouldering Ruins and total devastation. The worst destruction has been on the island of maui, where some beachfront areas have been completely levelled. Us President Joe Biden has now declared the wildfires a major disaster. This triggers the release of federal funds to help Recovery Efforts. He spoke earlier. We have just approved a major disaster declaration for hawaii, which will get aid into the hands of people who desperately need the help now. Theyve lost, anyone who has lost a loved one, whose home has been damaged or destroyed, is going to get help immediately. And ive directed that we send support to these brave firefighters and First Responders and Emergency Personnel working arou