Good evening, and welcome, everyone. The demand for accountability is growing louder on the Hawaiian Island of maui tonight amid the search for something to explain how so many, how so much could be taken so quickly. No cause of the fire has been determined, but the local power company, Hawaiian Electric, is coming under increased scrutiny tonight over how it responded as live power lines toppled under 80mileperhour winds spewing showers of sparks, potential sources for ignition of the incredibly fastmoving fires. The utility acknowledging shutting off power as conditions worsened was not a simple solution, but no search for answers in all of this is more urgent than accounting for the missing. Over 100 have been found dead, and there is still so much ground to be searched. Tom llamas once again leads our coverage from maui. Reporter tonight, search teams in lahaina continue their heartbreaking work already more than 100 bodies found, and theyre still looking for the lost what was once
With signs of hope slowly emerging. Good morning. Its august 17th. This is today. Fire starter . Video showing downed power lines sparking a blaze. Just as work to recover more victims moves forward. A key road is reopened, clearing the way for more help to arrive. Were there live. Midair scares. Alarming video shows the engine of a Southwest Airlines plane in flames moments after takeoff. While on a flight from miami, the pilot suddenly collapses and dies. His crew safely landing that plane. Both incidents now under information. Well have the very latest. Extreme weather. Tens of millions under new heat alerts this morning, from the Pacific Northwest down to the south. Severe storms expected across the midwest and the northeast. Als tracking all of it. Shark watch. Officials increasing patrols, even holding rare drills on new york beaches after a string of attacks. You cant let go until help arrives. This morning, the new steps to keep swimmers safe heading into a busy summer weekend.
Started watering. I have the aroma of ammonia coming over me. I knew that it wasnt just me. So whatever that was was really strong. We saw cops with ar15s Walking Around up and down the block. We knew it was a little bit serious. The company took precautions to make sure we were taken care of. We still do not have an update on the condition. The police chief is set to address the media in 30 minutes. Hopefully we get a little more information on how that officer is doing and how this all started and the condition of the suspect. Ryan . Now to San Francisco where Community Members are mourning the death of a fouryearold girl who was struck and killed by an suv last night. This all happened at fourth and king streets right outside the caltrain station and just down the road from the oracle park where crowds were making their way to the giants game. Police said the parents were pushing the child in the stroller at the crosswalk at the time of the crash. The father suffered lifethreatening
The blind side, the Family Firing back after the Football Star At The Center of the movie said they didnt really adopt him. Nbc news investigates the danger of abandoned oil and gas wells, and could they be connected to that Pennsylvania House explosion . And Baseball Players wanted the mlbs search for the next generation of stars. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening, and welcome, everyone. The demand for accountability is growing louder on the Hawaiian Island of maui tonight amid the search for something to explain how so many, how so much could be taken so quickly. No cause of the fire has been determined, but the local power company, Hawaiian Electric, is coming under increased scrutiny tonight over how it responded as live power lines toppled under 80mileperhour winds spewing showers of sparks, potential sources for ignition of the incredibly fastmoving fires. The utility acknowledging shutting off power as conditions worsened was not a simple solution,
me. i m jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. and right now on andrea mitchell reports, search crews and loved ones fearing the worse for the five people on board the small submersible with the coast guard discovering a debris field within the search area. i ll speak to former u.s. commander in just a few moments. a district judge is about to unseal documents revealing just who paid the $500,000 bond to keep disgraced congressman george santos out of jail after he turned himself in on federal criminal charges, including money laundering and wire fraud. and president biden is scheduled to hold a joint press conference with india s prime minister modi as the administration hosts a controversial leader, an ally they hope could be a military and economic counter weight to china, but closely tied to russia, accused of widespread human rights abuses. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington, we ha