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fresh warnings from the governor josh green that the death toll here on maui is likely to rise further and also more details from the governor about why this wildfire was able to take hold of the island with the ferocity that it did. the governor saying that they now believe they thought this blaze was under control when, in fact, it hadn t been extinguished. and then these high winds, winds averaging 70 mph, reignited those flames and, at times, they now believe that that fire was moving at a speed of one mile every minute, leaving those residents of lahaina with little chance of escaping. now here at this harbour today, we ve met volunteers who have been taking their boats, packing their boats with aid, trying to get over to lahaina to distribute much needed humanitarian aid. people still need food, water, clean drinking water, shelter. the absolute basics at the moment, which are in short supply.
now, five days after hawaii saw the deadliest wildfires in the us for more than a century, search teams still don t know the full extent of the disaster. at least 96 people are known to have died, but that number is expected to rise significantly. and questions are being asked about the emergency response. some survivors say the island s warnings sirens didn t sound before their homes were engulfed by a fire hurricane. our correspondent helena humphrey sent this update from maui. fresh warnings from the governor josh green that the death toll here on maui is likely to rise further and also more details from the governor about why this wildfire was able to take hold of the island with the ferocity that it did. the governor saying that they now believe they thought this blaze was under control when, in fact, it hadn t been extinguished.
authorities say they expect the death toll to rise significantly. wildfires are still burning and firefighters are working to bring them under control. these pictures are from the us national guard which is providing assistance. hawaiians are donating supplies to be sent to the worst affected areas. but locals on the island of maui say much more help is needed. hawaii s governor gave this update. it is a harrowing sight in maui. when those providers, the police in this division, do come across scenes in houses or businesses, it s very difficult for them because they know ultimately they ll be sharing with our people that there have been more fatalities. i do expect the numbers to rise. our north america correspondent sophie long, who s on maui, has been hearing from some of the bereaved and survivors who have lost everything. she sent this report. the fire left more than a city devastated, and charred black buildings behind.
most amount of hands versus who dominates the headlines? what do you think will yield the best results? i mean, i think there is no doubt you re not going to be able to shake enough hands to actually win the iowa caucuses necessarily, but i do think that that is important as each of that county by county organization. it is also true that donald trump is more organized as a campaign and a candidate than he was back in 2015 and 2016. they have a ton of data from his term as president and the 16 and 20 election to be able to target voters and they are doing that as well. he had a volunteer force that was quite apparent at the fair separate and apart from his brief visit. fascinating to watch. unprecedented in so many ways. david chalian, always a pleasure. thanks so much. jim? coming up, new updates on the just horrific fires on maui. and a new lawsuit is blaming the island s main energy provider for contributing to the disaster. plus as we approach two years since the fall of