Area. Bridges. But first, more horrific imagery coming in from hawaii tonight as devastating wildfires continue to burn there. Now california crews are on their way to help fight the flames, including one bay area firefighter, thanks for joining us at 10. Im ken wayne. At least 53 People Killed in those wildfires. And Officials Say. That number is expected to rise, making it the states deadliest disaster in hawaii and more than 60 years. The fire ripped through the Historic Town of la hina, popular Shopping Dining district. You can see the cell phone video taken from the ground showing just how many Historic Buildings and sites have been level to just gone. Kron fours grant lotus here in the studio with a look at the fire from above and the bay area crews are heading there. Grant their folks are headed there trying to help. This is a satellite image. Showing what la hina so many people have. Then theyre visited there looked like before the disaster picturesque town and then right after
New this year and the ongoing challenges in one of our regions Largest School districts. Live from jack, london square. This is morning. Time to the nine, right . Good morning to you. Today is thursday, august 10th. And were starting with this here. Were looking live at the oakland estuary across the oakland estuary where you can see that steel recycling plant. It is still burning this hour near the port of oakland, although the smoke has gone down considerably, even since just a couple of hours ago. Welcome to the nine. Because of the dense smoke given off from the fire since it started the bay area air Quality Management district issued an air quality advisory. However, the Environmental Protection agency says its hazmat teams have tested the air and say air quality levels are within normal limits. Despite all the smoke smoke. So nothing particularly toxic burning there that were all breathing in. Officials are worried that that smoke, though, could drift over and affect cities like
Reached enough people in time from ktvu fox two news. This is the four and new images this afternoon underscores the scope of the destruction and fire toward maui. The death toll in that Devastating Blaze climbing once again today to 59 while rescue crews continue to search for survivors. Welcome, everyone, to the four on this friday afternoon. Im heather hall. And im alex savage, the 59 deaths in the lahaina wildfire now make it the second deadliest fire for the us in the last 100 years. Right behind the 2018 camp fire in butte county. That killed 85 people in the town of paradise. Local, state and federal officials now looking forward to the recovery there in lahaina and the surrounding areas. Fema Disaster Relief is also on the way to hardhit communities. Fox max gordon has more now from maui, where some people are being let back into their neighborhoods to see the damage themselves. Right now, were standing about 13 miles away from the town of lahaina at a roadblock where officials
Driverless cars to San Francisco. And today, the puc agreed with them. The vote is three one. The item passes on thursday. The California Public Utilities Commission passed two resolutions voting 3 to 1 on each to allow more driverless taxi rides in San Francisco. So crews and waymo will now have the ability to expand driverless rides around the city. This is an incremental approval. It builds on existing approvals and its not the last action. The cpuc or the dmv will be taking in regulating these vehicles. Commissioner genevieve koroma was the only person to vote against expanding driverless car rides, citing opposition from First Responders who have expressed safety concerns. First responders say self driving cars have interfered with their jobs nearly 70 times since 2022. One woman says she ds advanced enough for more use on busy streets. The greater problem is that the cars dont dont recognize unusual situation. And like a lot of people said today, theyre still learning. Still supp
Biden, then suddenly, a loud bang. Tonight, the role Donald Trumps Social Media Platform played in alerting the fbi. The shocking assassination caught on camera in ecuador the president ial candidate leaving a Campaign Event when the fatal shots are fired. And launching into history. The civilian astr astronauts on their aweinspiring ride aboard Virgin Galactics first Space Tourism flight good evening, and welcome, everyone. The scope of the devastation and loss of life in maui from that Rampaging Wildfire is coming into horrific focus tonight. Revealing a landscape of incinerated homes, businesses, cars, and so much more before and after Satellite Images illustrate the path of destruction, as the firestorm blew through the Historic Town of lahaina. Fire still burning today, but winds have thankfully calmed. And this evening, survivors are sharing with us their harrowing stories of escape, which, for many, involved a desperate dash to the ocean with the flames at their backs tonight, P