And vehicles. It could take ten days to learn the full death. An review has been ordered into whether residents were given sufficient warning about the fire. It appears some early sirens never sounded. There are also questions over the speed of the emergency response. Lets go to Helena Humphries who is live in maui. They really have their work cut out for them. Out for them. The latest billin out for them. The latest billing from out for them. The latest billing from the out for them. The latest | billing from the governor out for them. The latest. Billing from the governor is the death toll has climbed again now to stand at 99 fatalities. 99 lives lost and of course rescue teams and Recovery Teams continue to comb through the rubble. They fear the death toll they say could potentially double and at the same time they have the challenge of looking after those people who have simply lost everything, of getting military in eight of them and providing shelter, food, clean drinking water.
Recovery crews are combing through the charred ruins. More than 2,200 structures, homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed. The states governor says some areas look like a war zone. The wildfires are the worst to hit a state in america in over a century, and there is growing anger on maui over both the lack of warning about the fires and the response by officials to the thousands left without homes and, in some cases, without adequate food and water. Jill tokuda, a democratic congresswoman from hawaii, told cbs that officials had been taken by surprise by the tragedy. Everybody who has ever lived in hawaii knows the warning sirens, it goes off once a month, and if it doesnt hawaii knows the warning sirens, it goes off once a month, and if it doesnt it hawaii knows the warning sirens, it goes off once a month, and if it doesnt it nets hawaii knows the warning sirens, it goes off once a month, and if it doesnt it nets fixed hawaii knows the warning sirens, it goes off once a m
Are known to have died but hundreds still remain unaccounted for. Search teams are checking through the rubble of burned out buildings and vehicles. Many people were forced to run into the sea, to escape the flames. An official review has been ordered into whether residents were given sufficient warning about the fire. It appears some early sirens never sounded. There are also questions over the speed of the emergency response. From maui, heres john sudworth. Videos of the disaster continue to emerge. This one shows lahainas residents huddled in the water the only place of refuge they could find as the smoke and ashes from their burning town rained down upon them. Hundreds are still listed as missing. The Authorities Say temperatures here reached 1,000 degrees. The task of both finding and identifying the bodies will take time, according to hawaiis governor, himself a trained doctor, speaking to us media. They will find ten to 20 people per day, probably, until they finish. And it is p
Trumps legal team will face the federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case. This as the Special Counsel requests an aggressive trial date. Meantime, trumps 2024 republican rivals are flocking to iowa for the annual state fair. Former Vice President mike pence is being heckled by some people at the fair as a traitor. A Covid Variant grips the country as Health Experts brace for a surge in the flu and rsv as well. A viral Triple Threat threatens america. And thousands of hackers are headed to las vegas for a chance to win millions of dollars in prizes to crack chatgpt. The white house is telling them, do your worst. Cnn this morning starts right now. Breaking news this morning, that death toll from the catastrophic set of wildfires across maui has risen to 55 people. Officials are warning its expected to increase as Search And Rescue efforts continue. We are seeing loss of life here. As you know, the number has been rising, and we will continue to see loss of life. Its
[national anthem] [national anthem] pete welcome to fox friends on this saturday morning, our nations anthem and your photos. They continue to pour in, and we thank you for them. Keep serving them, friends foxnews. Com, and welcome to the show. Its august 5th, year of our lord 2023, and its Rachel Campos duffy and will cain. Rachel were all back the bands back together. Pete it was never apart, but its together. Great to see you guys. Rachel great to see both of you. Loved the photos today, especially the photo of the virgin mary right behind the american flag. Thanks for sending that. Will we want to say happy birthday this morning to Louis Anthony izino, hes a world war ii hero who turned 100. Pete that is awesome. Rachel he looks great, by the way. Look at that, playing the piano. Pete were until toll he plays 30 minutes a day at his Retirement Home in ocala, florida. On a daily basis. Other folks there look forward to him plague. World war ii vet, still kicking. Love it. Rachel yes