Captain sir tom moore was a hero in the truest sense of the word. In the dark days of the Second World War fought for freedom and in the face of this countrys deepest post war crisis, he united us all. Well be paying tribute to sir tom who died in hospital after Testing Positive for coronavirus. Also tonight following concerns about delaying the second dose new analysis of the astrazeneca vaccine shows the first jab is effective for up to 12 weeks. Pupils in scotland are told theyll start heading back to the classroom from the end of this month. Jeff bezos, one of the worlds richest men, who created amazon, is to step down from the leading role as Chief Executive. And coming up in sport, on bbc news. A huge win for Sheffield United in the battle of the bottom two. Well bring you the latest from the premier league. Commentator absolutely priceless for Sheffield United good evening. Her majesty the queen and the Prime Minister borisjohnson have led the many tributes to captain sir tom mo
The media as well as there are growing questions and concerns about whether the island was prepared for this fire, whether the warning sirens went off on time and with the residents of the area were given enough time to try to make their way to safety, because these fires spread very rapidly. We know they might have been fed at least in part by a hurricane that was taking place in the area, so some very terrifying scenes of residents having to flee to the ocean. It might be ready to get under way here, so lets see if we can get to listen if we can get the hawaiian governor to take the podium momentarily it looks like, about to get under way. 0k. Thank you forjoining us today during this most difficult time, especially for the people of maui. We are here to provide you with the latest updates and information from the county, the state and our federal partners as it relates to the wildfires throughout maui. At this time, i would like to invite governorjosh green to share his remarks. Alo
And shelter for survivors. 93 people are now known to have died, but the governor of hawaii has warned people to expect that number to rise significantly, after the worst wildfires to hit an american state in more than a century. Our North America correspondent, john sudworth, reports from the island. Vital supplies being loaded onto a boat that would normally be taking tourists whale watching. These boats are now making multiple daily trips into the Disaster Zone with a growing sense of frustration. We are all wondering, why was there no help sent from oahu . Why the limited resources or police on this island let alone . Where is support for them . Why are we taking supplies on a boat instead of helicopter . We do this because we have two. An hour into the journey and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. We can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with the H