Afternoon. Thank you for joining us. Im andre senior. We begin with this continuing to follow the latest developments surrounding the devastating maui wildfires. Now new information this noon is being revealed by Hawaii Governor josh green. A short time ago he said that lahaina residents who evacuated and escaped the fires will be able to get back to their homes sometime today, adding there will likely be a curfew. But new images show the destruction to which theyll return some major destinations and landmarks are damaged or destroyed. The wildfires of the states deadliest Natural Disaster since a 1960s tsunami that killed 61 people. Team coverage of the fires in maui this noon. Tv reporter james torres has a look at the help headed to the island from the bay area. Ktvu meteorologist rosemary oroczo is tracking the weather conditions. But first we go live to jake alexis who joining us live now located just south of lahaina right now. Jake. Well, andre, dozens are dead and an entire tow
South. Its closed some of thats going through the Santa Clara Valley. Santa cruz mountains over towards santa cruz, monterey. I dont think it will amount to too much, but its in the mix there. So 68, mostly cloudy south, partly sunny, north, 6070s and 80s. Sal is here on a friday and im i got to get out of the house right now. My commute is its pretty good you know we do have a new crash reported on the san mateo bridge on westbound 92. We can go right out there. I dont see anything yet, but chp is on the way to a crash westbound bound near the high rise. And well see if chp does indeed find something when it gets there. You can see also that the traffic is going to be okay. In fact, a lot lighter than usual at the bay bridge toll plaza. Another update in just a few. But now at 701, lets get back to the headlines. We begin the latest this hour with the latest information on the wildfires in maui. Officials confirmed the fire killed at least 55 people. That number, however, is expected
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
Maui. Massive wildfires have ripped through the island for the past three days, burning down thousands of structures and some say they had almost no warning before the flames hit the fires surrounded their homes before they could even get out, there was nowhere to go. Were being told by officials here that the focus is quickly turning to rebuilding despite the widespread destruction, there is some cautious optimism among residents and business owners. Many of them lost everything in these fires, but theyre now thinking about how to move forward. Line is such a special place for so many visitors that come see us every year. Its the historic significance and just the memories there. And that will mean plenty of help from the feds as well as state and local governments. Theyve already ramped up their response. Opening shelters for thousands who were forced to evacuate and now private aid groups are starting to show up in big numbers as well. The red cross is here. The people are so kind.
He says 2000 rooms are needed and hes encouraging the community to open up their homes if possible to survivors. More than 1000 structures were destroyed across the island, and the governor says it will cost billions of dollars to restore what is lost. It is going to take many years to rebuild lahaina. When you see the full the full extent of the destruction of lahaina, it will shock you. It does appear like a bomb and fire went off. If i may. And all of those buildings virtually are going to have to be rebuilt. It will be a new lahaina. Right now, there is no water and no power on the west side of the island. Search and rescue crews are moving into lahaina to look for survivors and any additional victims. We are going to try our very best to identify those that have perished so that the families can have that closure and can have that understanding. Were also going to try and connect our families with those who are in our shelters. As you understand, this is an emergency. We phone ser