Devastating news out of hawaii right now. Officials now say at least 36 people are dead in maui from the wildfires that are tearing through that island. Locals say they fear the death toll is going to go up. Were on the ground. Very shortly, two of Donald Trumps associates due in a florida court. Theyre set to plead not guilty to new charges in the probe of trumps alleged mishandling of classified documents. The fbi raid that turned deadly. A man in utah killed in a confrontation with federal agents serving a warrant over his alleged threats against President Biden. Im kate bolduan with john berman. This is cnn news central. The situation in hawaii has gone from bad to worse, and it is now very clearly the tragedy is not over. At least 36 people are confirmed dead now, and many people, many more unaccounted for as the wildfires continue to rip through maui. The videos coming out show what looks like just an in inscapable inferno playing out. One man said he and everyone he knows and loves are now homeless as their homes are ash. Iconic landmarks have been destroyed. Businesses and livelihoods brought to the ground in what has seemed like seconds. The fires fueled by high winds. Theyre still burning out of control at this hour. Crews from it surrounding islands are coming in to maui to help. And today, the u. S. Army is planning to begin Search And Rescue efforts. Last night, State Officials gave an update of what their Top Priorities are right now. Listen to this. The primary focus is to save lives. And to prevent Human Suffering and mitigate great property loss. Thats exactly what the colonies were and have been doing and are doing. The Historic Town of luhina is one of the places hardest hit. Its located on the west side of the island and its been described as just being decimated. Were going to show you some perspective here before and after of one area. You see in the before, exactly what you would expect in hawaii. A tropical paradise. On the right, then, charred, burned, smoky, gone. Ruined, entire neighborhoods have been wiped out. The Green Building were going to show you right here, you can see in the before and after. That Green Building is an elementary school. Its osnow pretty much gone. Cnns Veronica Miracle is on the ground in maui with more. Oh, my gosh. Look at the harbor. Reporter the view from above is of shock and heartbreak. Oh, my gosh. Reporter wildfires rampaging across the island of maui. Our entire street was burned to the ground. Reporter Decimating Homes and businesses. Local people have lost everything. They have lost their house, they have lost their animals, and its devastating. It is on fire. Reporter the Historic Town of luhina, a popular tourist and economic hub on the islands west side particularly affected with hundreds of structures impacted. It happened so fast. People stuck in traffic, trying to get out, and theres flames on both sides of the road. Something out of a horror movie. Most of the fires on maui fueled in part by violent winds caused by Hurricane Dora, churning more than 800 miles away, the winds now subsiding as the storm pushes away. The primary focus is to save lives and to prevent Human Suffering and mitigate great property loss. Reporter state Department Crews assisting in efforts to restore communication across the islands and distribute water. With military helicopters aiding in extinguishing the fires. They flew 13 hours, did 58 drops and about 150,000 gallons of water to assist with suppression of the fire. Reporter recovery will be a long road ahead, according to hawaiis lieutenant governor. The damage to the infrastructure, its not just buildings. I mean, these were Small Businesses that invested in maui. These were local residents, and you know, we need to figure out a way to help a lot of people in the next several years. Reporter 11,000 people were flown off of the island yesterday. Another 1500 people are expected to fly out today. Airlines are reducing their fares. Theyre increasing their flights to get people off of the island. Officials are asking people also to cancel their flights, to cancel their vacations here. They need to save the resources for those who need it. Kate. Veronica is on the ground for us. Thank you so much. John, this is very much not over. No, and i think we all came to realize how bad it was yesterday, actually, when you were doing interviews and getting video fresh in. You can see it right behind you. These blazes in areas right on the water. Where people live and work, just out of control. You can see how out of control these blazes were. And you worry that, yes, 36 people have been counted as dead so far, but you worry that number could go up given how out of control things have been. So all inbound flights on united and American Airlines to maui have been canceled. The airlines are flying in empty planes to take people back to the mainland. All nonEssential Travel to maui is highly discouraged. What were trying to do right now is make sure that anyone who doesnt need to be in maui for anything but Essential Travel does not go to maui. Well welcome visitors back to paradise after the fire is done. All right, pete muntean is with us now. Pete, give us a sense of the Travel Situation there. Reporter you know, the real challenge now, john, is getting people off the island and evacuated. The airport is the main airport on maui. Its about 15 miles from luhina, and it is really the epicenter right now. Airlines are adding flights. This is the latest from hawaii airlines. They added four flights today after adding nine flights yesterday. In some cases, airlines are doing something called upgauging, meaning swapping out smaller planes that would typically be on a route with larger planes to get more people and more seats headed off the island. In fact, Hawaiian Airlines has even started adding 19 fares to try and incentivize people to leave. The big question now is how to deal with people coming in. You mentioned united and American Airlines have canceled their flights on to the island. Thats a big deal because some of those flights are nonstops from places as far away as chicago, denver, l. A. X. The head of transportation at hawaii, his name is ed sniffen. He says that right now, the best thing thats happening is that airlines are waiving their fees. Meaning that if you had a trip to hawaii, to maui, you can change your trip free of charge. No change fees on pretty much every Major Airline that flies to maui. He says, i want you to listen now, it is helping people although the island will be open for business again soon, he insists. We really appreciate what the airlines have done. We look at the transpacific flights, alaska, delta, united, and american have increased capacity by bringing in larging planes to insure we get more seats to get more people off the island. Southwest has dropped their fares and increased their service. And hawaiian is still operating. Reporter but its also so interesting here that he says that the island will be open for business again soon, and the Transportation Officials there in hawaii underscore that oahu, that hawaii, the major islands are still open for business. Its really just the west side of maui that is the problem right now, and that is the focus trying to get people away from there and off the island to larger places like honolulu so they can get to safety. Look, right now, the priorities is saving lives and getting people to safety. Everything else in due time. Pete muntean, thank you for the update there. Kate. The National Weather service says wind speeds, they are decreasing in maui as Hurricane Dora is moving farther away from the island. That should help when it comes to getting some control over the fire. Lets get the latest on the forecast, Derek Van Dam is joining us now. Walk us through what theyre looking at today. Reporter now theyre going into more of a typical tradewind pattern. We dont have those 50, 60mileperhour winds out of the northeast, but the problem here is they want rain. We need water to help douse some of the flames. The winds are coming at more of a northeasterly direction. Up and over the mountain ranges, and the Windward Side will see the rain today, but on the leeward side, where luhina is located, unfortunately, we anticipate the forecast to stay dry. So any hot spots are going to have a bit of a difficulty actually starting to see any of that relief from the rainfall. As i advance this graphic, youll see on and off again showers. Theres some accumulation, especially in the higher elevations, but really on the eastern facing slopes of maui and into the Island Of Hawaii. This is being exacerbated by the ongoing drought. New information to cnn, the drought monitor, we just got this within the past 30 minutes or so. This is actually increased across the entire state. Yesterday when we were reporting on this, 30 of hawaii abnormally dry. Now its up to 80 . We focus in on maui county in particular. They have had an increase of over 10 of severe drought, and look, just look closely, where that severe drought is located, right along the western facing slopes. The areas that are on the leeward side. So theyre away from that influence of the wind and the potential rainfall. Thats why its so dry. Good news, though, we do still have hot spots, but look at the difference compared to what it was 24 hours ago when we were reporting this originally. What a difference. Basically, it ran out of room to burn. It reached the ocean and it had nowhere else to go. Not a great story to tell, but thats the reality. Look at the winds right now coming out of the northeast as we mentioned. 20 to 25 Miles Per Hour through the course of the day. These are very typical tr tradewinds, but it doesnt look like theres significant rain for the near future. Which is what they need the most. Derek, thank you so much. John. With us now is the Public Affairs officer from hawaiis tourism authority. Sir, thank you so much for being with us right now. You are located where so many people are being evacuated to. What stories are you hearing from them . Hello, john. We are here at the Hawaii Convention center where we established an Assistance Center for folks who are heeding our call for visitors to leave maui at this time so we can focus resources and attention on those who need it the most, the residents whose homes they have lost, whose businesses and livelihoods have been lost. We have helped about a little over 100 people so far today. Were ready for many more. We anticipate more coming in the final flights of tonight. Its 3 12 a. M. Right now. Flights will resume in force in about three hours. Its just great to see that people are taking advantage of that. Coming here, getting a good meal, getting a good nights rest. Getting help with finding other accommodations, whether thats Airline Travel back to wherever home is for them, or lodging here on oahu. Were just really thankful to be able to partner with the American Red Cross and the Many Organizations that help in a disaster effort like this. First of all, i know its 3 12 a. M. , thank you for being with us. Its an all Hands On Deck situation all over the state of hawaii and the very islands there. You again are dealing largely with tourists and people who are leaving maui so that other people who are in need can be reached. I know as a tourist when i go somewhere, the last thing i do is listen to the news. I barely know whats going on 100 yards from me, let alone a few miles. How surprised are the people coming to you . How surprised have the tourist been about what took place on maui . Sure. To paint a picture first. The island of maui has about 150, 160,000 residents. On an average day, 70,000 visitors. So the Visitor Presence is really pronounced on the island of maui. In a disaster like this, theres certainly priority placed on making sure visitors know whats happening, where they need to be, what they need to do. Understanding that, like you said, sometimes folks unplug and relax. So there have been lots of efforts made reaching out through our Hospitality Industry to lodging accommodations, transportation companies, all of that. Trying to get folks where they need to be. We did make a call out for visitors who dont need to be on maui to leave at this time. And you know, we talk about aloha, and its a reciprocal thing. Those who have shown aloha by heeding our call to leave the island at this time, you know, were thankful here at this Assistance Center to be able to reciprocate that and take care of folks on their journey home. Whats your message to people maybe on the mainland who are trying to reach family or loved ones who could be traveling in maui . The American Red Cross does a great job managing shelters. You can call 1800redcross if youre trying to get in touch with someone. Also our state Emergency Management website, ready. Hawaii. Gov has a butch of resources for people looking for people, folks wishing to help in some way, or keeping up with the latest. When do you want tourists back on maui . You know, its important to note that the impacted area is west maui, including the resort areas of luhina, there are other parts of maui, less affected. If folks have travel plans in the coming weeks, they should check with their accommodations to see what the situation is. On the other islands, the Island Of Hawaii had some impact from brush fires, but certainly check with your lodging provider, if you have a trip planned in the next couple weeks. For the rest of the islands of oahu, kauai, theyre here, ready to welcome folks. So if in doubt, check it out. All right, thank you so much for being with us. Best of luck. Get some sleep if you can. Kate. Coming up for us, two of Donald Trumps codefendants are set to enter pleas on new charges in the classified documents case. Were going to take you live to the courthouse in florida. Plus, fbi agents shoot and kill a man while serving a Search Warrant at his home. Hes accused of making threats against President Biden. What we know now about that deadly confrontation. And a new report is shedding some more and new light on Supreme CourtJustice Clarence thomas. 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