of the wildfires in hawaii. we are waiting on a press conference form hawaii s governor, josh green, along with other state and emergency officials. we can go to our correspondent helena humphrey who s in maui. what do we expect to hear from the governor when he delivers the governor when he delivers the youth shortly? == the governor when he delivers the youth shortly? the youth shortly? the u date the youth shortly? the update shortly. the youth shortly? the update shortly. the i the youth shortly? the update shortly. the flags | the youth shortly? the i update shortly. the flags are at half mast as you would and we expect a death toll update, very likely because we have already had warnings earlier today from josh green that it could potentially even double over the next ten days. we also expect to hear more from fema officials expect to hear more from firefighters, first responders about the situation, specifically in lahaina because we know that there have been some e
devastating storm and loss of life and property. dr. sans told nbc news that the next death toll update will come some time tomorrow. and joining us now by phone is the honorable thompson, the minister of state for the grand bahamas. minister thompson, can you tell us what you know at this point about the changing death toll? it suddenly went up by seven. is that because it s easier to be able to make some of these identifications and recoveries? yes. and i want to say good night to you. good night to all of the folks there in the u.s. and the world who s joining. you re absolutely correct. the flood waters are now receding. persons are now able to get into the areas that were impassable