Hospital. Were live with more on what weve learned about the moments leading up to the deadly crash. Plus, search teams and cadaver dogs are now on the ground in lahaina as stories of survival continue to come out. We hear from a San Francisco family who escaped the flames in maui by jumping into the ocean. Increasing community outreach, the way officers in one east bay county came together to assure residents theyre doing all they can to deter criminals from breaking into cars. What they hope to install soon to help. This is today in the bay. Thanks so much for joining us on this wednesday morning. Im kris sanchez. Marcus washington is off. And im laura garcia. The big day for thousands of students across the bay area, more than 20 Different School districts are starting up today, including campbell unified, berkeley unified. The triplets head back today. Hey, all right. Im sure theyre not even up yet. Lets start with a look at that forecast. Meteorologist kari hall is tracking what w
Come to Little Saigon feeling forgotten. Businesses in one Community Says the crime has no signs of letting up. Also, one east bay School Finally saying goodbye to what some call a controversial mascot, but its going to be a minute. Details on the latenight vote signaling the end that an era. This is today in the bay. Good thursday morning to you. Thank you for starting your die with us. I am laura garcia. I am marcus washington. We will get a look at the commute with mike in a bit, but first lets get to kari hall. Its going to be a few degrees lower compared to yesterday. Instead of upper 90s, how about low 90s today . We continue with the elevated fire danger as well due to isolated storms that may fire up once again in the bay area. We will watch at the impacts it will have further to the south. And we are reaching 77 in oakland. Hayward, 81 degrees. 71 in San Francisco. San jose will be in the mid80s. We will talk about the weekend coming up. Mike, how is it looking in the south ba
We hear them crying, their tears, they are desperate. It is real, it is very real. We will be hearing from people still on the island and what is happening now and what will happen next. This is nbc bay area tonight. I am jessica aguirre. We will start with the Deadly Wildfires on maui. The scope of just how bad things are is still coming into focus as we speak. Many of those who lost their homes and businesses are seeing what is left for the first time. The number of People Killed continues to rise. Officials now confirming that 67 people have died and so many more are missing. The National Guard among those on the ground. The guard going house by house and block by block in the town of lahaina. The majority of the structures are gone. Among those who lost everything, parkman and his family. He and his wife are in the bay area when the fire hit. Their youngest daughter stayed safe by literally getting in the ocean. Today they returned to lahaina to find everything that they own gone.
Overnight the death toll climbing even higher. Its august 16th. This is today. Daunting task. 106 now confirmed dead on maui as the first victims are identified. Federal officials joining the search for the hundreds missing. It is the worst thing ive ever seen. This morning our closest look yet inside that burn zone and the investigation to uncover what sparked the historic fires. Countdown. Donald trump and officials in georgia preparing for the former president s surrender following his fourth criminal indictment. Trumps new claim that he can prove fraud in the 2020 election and how his legal troubles are playing out on the campaign trail. Escalating tensions. North korea breaks its silence on the american soldier detained there for nearly a month saying he crossed into the country to avoid mistreatment and racism in the u. S. Army. This morning the pentagons response and the growing push to bring him home. Shakedown . The family at the center of the blind side fighting back, calling
Network of emergency sirens for the fire spreads, but activate other systems, including warnings to peoples cell phones. Nbcs crisp alone has the latest. Reporter in the hawaiian town of lahaina, on the island of maui, the scope of the devastation is becoming clear. I have never seen something ravaged so fast. Reporter dozens, dead so far, and at least 1000 buildings destroyed. Wildfires that started tuesday quickly became an inferno driven by actually high winds. The fires moved so fast, people jumped into the ocean to save themselves. Local officials dont know who or what they will find as they search for the missing. We want to reunite families, want to get people information. Whether they are family members and one shelters, or whether they are among those in the parish. Reporter information is hard to come by. Tens of thousands are without power and phone service. Please, please. People are desperate. Reporter local radio stations are trying to keep people connected. We hear them