Good morning. We are 13 miles away from the town of lahaina. Next to a road block. Seeing heart breaking scenes of folks come out. Pleading with officers, wanting to be let in because they lost their friends and Family Members residents arent going to be let in for some time now. This is still an active Search And Rescue scene. They are still trying to get people out, busing people out of the Evacuation Zone this as the death toll unfortunately continues to climb. 55 people at least confirmed dead at this time. Several fires burning on the island of maui since tuesday. None of them yet fully contained by officials here. Yet unknown how they started. Most destructive on mauis west side ripped through the community of lahaina driven by fierce winds High Pressure to the north and Hurricane Dora as it passed hundreds of miles to the south. According to hawaiis governor the fire destroyed more than 1,000 buildings in lahaina and destroyed the towns ban i dont know tree the peaceful Island P
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Northern isles. It doesnt look like it will last many of us although i think we will hold on to a fine weekend in southern and eastern parts. Low pressure starts to work backin parts. Low pressure starts to work back in bringing the temperatures back in bringing the temperatures back down below average with outbreaks of Rain For Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some warm weather to come thursday into friday. Thats it. Ill be back at 10pm, but you can keep up with all the latest hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. England into the last 8 at the womens world cup but the Lionnesses Ride their luck against nigeria. I think thats what football is all about, fight until the end and being ready at the moment and being able to take the penalties for that of course for us that was great. Not so great though for laurenjames, whos sent off in the second half. How much could that cost them . And the Mathildas March On theyre too strong for denmark, the co hosts putting their early tourn
Codefendants appearing in court as the former president makes a new and unusual request in the classified documents case. Plus, inflation ticks up after a yearlong streak of declines. What it could mean for your wallet as the fed plots its next move. And Playing Tourist at the edge of space. A mother daughter duo and a former olympian blasting off with Virgin Galactic, is this the future of commercial space travel . Our nbc News Reporters are covering it all. We begin with those raging fires in maui. President biden issuing a major disaster declaration for the area. Nbcs Dana Griffin Reports from an Evacuation Center. Reporter we are at the largest Evacuation Center in maui where 300 to 400 people here slept overnight. Many escaping the flames in lahaina. Several people have told me that their homes are destroyed. Many, however, are kind of coming here with a very positive attitude, expressing gratitude for still being alive. We know several people have been killed. At least 36, and th
But breaking tonight, we first told you about this last night. But now at least 36 people are dead and thousands are fleeing their homes as i will wildfires sweep across the Hawaiian Island of maui. The flames have forced some adults and children to literally run into the ocean to avoid blaze. This is a disaster of historic proportions for the island state. President biden is promising immediately help for those affected. And the u. S. Military is assisting in the response. Some historic areas have been totally destroyed. National correspondent William La Jeunesse joins us now from outside a shelter on maui. Good evening, william. Good evening, bret. You know, the fires are still burning. So this remains a Search And Rescue operation. In fact, were told a number of individuals are still up in lahaina. They survived the fire but they dont want to leave because they wont get back. In the video i want to show you is from lahaina. Thats the commercial heart of this island and it was litera