Mounting about why residents werent given more warning. Whether more should been done to alert people, to what the governor says, will likely be the largest Natural Disaster in state history. Nbcs joining us from maui, lets talk the latest on the search for survivors. Is it still being classified as a Recovery Operation . How are they looking at their . This is still a Search And Rescue effort. You may have seen me spinning around as this was happening. That is because the road behind me has just opened up. This road has been shut down due to a curfew for the last few hours. Really, overnight, stay lit a few people in yesterday. Then they shut it all down all of a sudden yesterday. People have been waiting here for hours, since 3 00 in the afternoon yesterday. It is now 5 00 in the morning. This is finally opening. This is a huge deal to folks. They are still waiting to get into see their homes. Maybe reunite with people that are missing. This is happening as we speak. I will tell you
path. homes flattened loans of cars incinerated the historic town of lahaina in ruins. nbc tom giannis flying with a helicopter company now delivering water supplies to the people in need. it s so heartbreaking. it is hard to put into words what we ve seen out here. the exact cause of the fire still unknown. dramatic new video now emerging showing the frantic moments as people jumped in the water to escape the flames. there was a very challenging situation for our small boat crews. rescue teams combing through one destroyed building after another. it is the most heartbreaking thing i ve ever been through. residents making their way to the burn zone over the weekend, the line of traffic getting back into the highness trenches for miles. this is horrendous. we are just trying to figure out what we have. if we have anything at all. many who evacuated, shock and sadness now turning to questions. usually they put on the hurricane sirens. they do something to warn us.