on the west coast of maui. firefighters are continuing to battle wildfires with officials saying they are 80% contained. this report from our north america correspondent sean daly. a community in smouldering ruins. many homes here burned to charge rex. the church and the harbour among the historic site wiped out by the flames that tore indiscriminately through the former picturesque tourist town. the us marines and national guard among the emergency workers on the ground. the us presidentjoe biden has declared the situation as a major disaster. we situation as a ma or disaster. we are situation as a ma or disaster. we seeing situation as a major disaster. - are seeing loss of life here. as you know, the number has been rising and we will continue to see loss of life but we have extraordinary professionals working on this job. we also have seen many hundreds of homes destroyed. and that is going to take a great deal of time to recover from. to take a great deal of time to r
businesses think of the election results. new research suggests that confidence has fallen because of the political uncertainty following the election and concerns about brexit talks. i will be talking about it with business leaders. just weeks after he was elected president of france, emmanuel macron is on course to secure another stunning victory, this time in the country s parliamentary elections. in sport, mixed emotions for wales. they take a point in serbia but yet another draw in world cup qualifying onlyjust keeps alive their slim hopes of qualifying for next year s finals in russia. cheese that grows on plants and fish fingers made from chicken, we ll find out where some children think their food comes from. and carol has the weather. a breezy day ahead. particularly windy across scotland and north east england. we have showers, many will fade and many of us will have a dry day. i will have more details in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. theres