And yet another indictment for former president trump. And more than 100 Million People are under a severe storm threat this morning. Well tell you the areas most at risk. Good morning and welcome to our viewers in the u. S. And around the world. Im rahel solomon. Great to be with you. The officials in hawaii raised the death toll to 96. Already it is the deadliest wildfire in more than a century. Officials say the lahaina fire is 85 contained. A lawsuit has been filed against the main power company. The company kept its lines energized despite dangerously high winds. The cause of the fires has not been determined. The high winds drove the fire to spread at the stunning speed of nearly a mile a minute. In the wake of widespread criticism, the state has launched a formal review of the Emergency Response including why a Warning Siren system wasnt activated. In the meantime they are being given permission to be allowed back into the town and homes. Reporter this is the only checkpoint for
once you goat a couple yards ay from us this narrows into one lane of traffic. it s somewhat of a difficult road to navigate. it shows you how difficult things are to access the area and for people to see what, if anything, has survived. that s the latest here on maui. i m mike va layer yes. back to you. maui resident shalena barrier narrowly escaped. a video was taken from her backyard before conditions got even worse. lahaina. reporter: she joins us now from california. good morning. we appreciate you being with us today. first, just if we could start at the beginning. when did you know something was wrong? walk us through how quickly it all happened. clearly we can tell something was wrong in the morning when there was no power and the wind was crazy. my husband came home early from work and was helping our