Really good afternoon, everyone. Right. Apologies for the delay. We had the administrator was actually briefing the president in the oval office. So we wanted to make sure that she was ready to go and the president got the briefing that he needed before we came out. So apologies for a late start in the briefing. So in a minute, you will hear directly from the fema administrator on how the Biden Harris Administration has mobilized a robust whole of government response effort to support immediate and long term rescue and Recovery Efforts in maui. Hawaii. First, as the president said yesterday, we are praying for those who lost so much who lost loved ones, their community, their businesses, their households. We are also incredibly thankful to the First Responders and also the the very brave firefighters who are on the front lines who are dealing with this response and recovery effort. Early today, we announced that the president and the first lady who will be traveling to hawaii on monday
State of massachusetts rejected their application over religious beliefs and now they are suing the commonwealth over it. Im john roberts, welcome to wednesday. Gillian nice to be here on a beautiful blue sky day. John what a picture. Gillian im Gillian Turner in for sandra smith. Kitty and mike burke say they were turned down because of adherence to catholic teachings, a letter says they would not be affirming to a child who identified as lgbtqia plus. Comes as they struggle to accommodate 1500 children in the foster care system. Chief religion correspondent lauren green has been looking into all of this and joins us from new york. The issue is, can a secular government prevent someone from participating fully in a community because of their religious beliefs. Now, the Supreme Court has actually ruled in favor of religion in a similar case about two years ago. But the burkes say this has been devastating for them, saying massachusetts would rather children sleep in the hallways of hos
Good morning and thanks for waking with us. Im darya james and his. Were taking a live look outside. We know weve got john coming up with our hot Weather Forecast for today. So more on that in a moment and rainy. Youve got the very latest coming exactly we know that families are suffering out there. We found a way that you at home can help and just to help ease the burden out. There very good at the right. Lets get a look at the weather because one more hot one, right. Another hot one today. Just as hot as this weekend was to which i know for a lot of us was maybe a little too hot for sure where were heading as we make our way through the next few days will eventually provide some relief to us. So we have that to look forward to looking at coit tower right now, downtown San Francisco as well, sitting under some surprisingly Clear Conditions for many of you that may have been expecting a little fog this morning. Not going to happen because we have that offshore wind. Its pushed fog out
With ongoing recovery efforts and an estimated 6,000 people still in search of longer-term living arrangements, greater emphasis is being placed on encouraging property owners to offer their available units as long-term housing for survivors and their families.
With ongoing recovery efforts and an estimated 6,000 people still in search of longer-term living arrangements, greater emphasis is being placed on encouraging property owners to offer their available units as long-term housing for survivors and their families.