It is disgusting. Its a land grab. And i know that our Lahaina Community is resilient. Were in lahaina tonight. Were also at berkeley, movein day at cal. Good evening. This is nbc bay area news tonight. Im raj mathai. Were going to get to all those stories in a few minutes but we are following breaking news. Thats where we want to start. A brush fire along 101 in morgan hill. Started about two hours ago about 5 00. The fire has grown to 30 acres. Thankfully, no homes are being threatened. Cal fire says its crews are making good progress. Thats an aerial shot now. Some time lapse video. This is a live look at the scene. 101 is still open, but traffic is slow in both directions. Heres the vantage point. Southbound 101 is problematic at this time. The left side of your screen is northbound 101. You can see those fire engines there and some of the burn scars. Thats where the fire actually is off the northbound part of 101. But traffic is moving. Its slow, but it is moving. As for the smoke
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
Wildfires. Hawaiian residents set their sights on the states Biggest Energy provider as Recovery Efforts continue in the deadliest whievildfire in moder American History what the trials and legal tribulations could mean for former President Trumps 2024 campaign the u. S. Soldier tee detaini north korea allege lid dly breag his silence for the first time why alec baldwin could face charges once again in the Fatal Shooting on set of the movie and why work from home when you can make the office your Home Developers find a blueprint to fill some empty buildings. Its wednesday, august 16th, early today starts right now good morning, im Jessica Layton and im frances rivera. We begin in hawaii where devastating confirmations are reaching desperate families. Officials have begun identifying the lost the death toll has climbed to 106. And the governor warned that teams could find as many as 20 bo bodies a day and while locals deal with this grief, some tell tom llamas that outsiders are now try
Maybe a few scattered showers, Thunder Showers and temperatures above average here, 7080s and 90s, upper 90s for livermore. All right. Sal is here this time. He will talk about pleasant and steve and its not so pleasant. Its not so pleasant on the freeway. 680 is already a Construction Zone as you know if you drive it every day out of pleasanton heading to the san jose area. Well, this morning we had a crash at sonoma boulevard. It really did back things up. And also on valencia road, theres some slow traffic there. Its getting by, but its pretty slow as you drive through. If youre driving from hayward, the fremont, if youre on that side of the hill, thats a little better. Hayward to fremont actually isnt that slow. Bay bridge backed up all the way out to the maze. Metering lights are on 10 to 15 minute delay. San mateo bridge is moderate 701. Lets get back to you the headlines. Thank you, sal. We begin with a developing story in San Francisco. Police are investigating the discovery of
Good morning, everyone. We are so glad youre starting your morning with us. Good morning. Happy monday. Its good to be back. A lot of news. A lot of news to get to, so lets get started with five things to know this monday, august 14th. Breaking overnight, 96, that is the death count so far from the hawaii wildfires and only 3 of the Disaster Area has been searched. The governor calling it a Fire Hurricane. It spread faster than a mile a minute, and now a new lawsuit against the states main electric provide r. Hours from now the Fulton County District Attorney is expected to present her case to the grand jury in the Georgia Election subversion case. This means a potential fourth indictment looms over former President Trump. Cnn learns exclusively about key evidence obtained by prosecutors. And a home explodes outside of pittsburgh killing five. Gas systems were operating as designed, according to officials, who say it could take months to figure out what happened. A new serious concern