Wildfire alert. 96 people are now confirmed dead in the devastating maui wildfires as officials warn that the number expected to grow. Hawaiis governor promising he will get answers to the deadliest blaze in more than a century. I have authorized a comprehensive review of what happened in the early hours of the fire and the hours thereafter, having been to ground zero twice, there is very little left there. Brian lawyers from one firm investigating the fire say they are nearly positive what started it saying quote all evidence, videos, witness accounts, burn progression, burn equipment points to hawaiis electric equipment being the ignition source of the fire. Hundreds of structures wiped out as crews continue searching through the rubble. Continue asking loved ones for d. N. A. Samples to help identify the bodies. President biden is facing backlash for not yet commenting on the tragedy. Is he vacationing in delaware i have will be at the white house around noon. Take your time. Lets g
Their family members, their loved ones, Communication Systems are down on the west side of the island, 911 isnt operable. Cell service isnt possible. Right now were standing at a road block on the road to lahaina. This is one of the hardest hit areas. Right now residents arent being let in and they wont be let in for the foreseeable future. Evacuations are still ongoing. People being bused out of the fire zone. This as the death toll from these fires continues to rise. Now, Search And Rescue teams have been in maui from all over the country. The National Guard is also here on the ground. Take a listen. The National Guard hag activated 134 National Guard personnel. 99 from the army National Guard and 35 from the air National Guard to assist with the ohio wildfire response. Several fires burning on the island of maui since tuesday. None of them fully contained according to officials here. Still unknown how these fires started. The most destructive the fire on mauis west side, which rippe
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W visitors ordered to leave the island. The Air Port Overflowing with people trying to get out. President biden speaking with hawaiis governor, ordering the military to help with the evacuations. We have an extensive team on the ground in maui with new reporting tonight. Also on this thursday night, new images of the deadly fbi raid in utah. The suspect accused of threatening to assassinate president biden, shot and killed during an attempted arrest, just hours before the president visited the state. What Authorities Say happened moments before agents opened fire. Overseas tonight, in a deal with iran, the regime releasing four american prisoners, moving them to house arrest. The white house insists they have been unlawfully detained for years. Martha raddatz and what iran is getting in return. A chaotic scene in ecuador. Gunfire erupting. A president ial candidate killed, less than two weeks before the election. His campaign promising to target corruption. Special counsel jack smith p
Of the wildfires. Officials said it is still difficult to determine the true extent of the damage on maui, and have warned the death toll may rise. Some of the people caught up players we just had the worst disaster i have ever seen. Its burnt to a crisp. Its like an apocalypse. Woke up this morning and got on our Phones Temperatures of our house down to the slab, nothing but smoke. The winds picked up, i everything flew away, our Apartment Complex is right above the aquatic centre. We thought we were 0k| but then the wind came, gas station blue up, everything caught fire by the brush and we had to evacuate. 0ur weather presenter ben rich has been looking into the Weather Conditions that have contributed to the fires in hawaii. Rarely causes board size but it can bring provisions that make them lightly and the weather on its own rarely causes wildfires, but it can bring conditions that make them more likely and help to fan the flames, which is exactly whats happened in hawaii. Its been