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Im amara walker. Im rahel solomon. Great to be with you, amara. Thanks for coming back. Its been fun. Thank you for spending part of your morning was us. Heres what were watching for you this morning. This is the largest Natural Disaster we have ever experienced. Its going to also be a Natural Disaster thats going to take an incredible amount of time to recover from. The death toll from the maui wildfires jumps to 93, making it the deadliest wildfire in the past century. We are live in maui as federal help pours in. Also hearing from residents frustrated with the governments response. The Fulton County District Attorney investigating donald trump and his attempts to interfere in georgias election expected to present her case to a grand jury this week. What we are learning about some of the key witnesses ordered totive. A viral Triple Threat adds the new Covid Variant emerges. Concerns heading into cold and flu season and what we should be doing to prepare. What caused a United Airlines flight to plunge towards the Pacific Ocean just after takeoff. Remember this . What investigators found. Its quite up settling. Just ahead. We begin with the death toll from the fires in maui. It continues to rise this morning. So far, 93 bodies have been pulled from the ashes. But officials warn that number is expected to grow in the coming days. The lahaina fire has now become the deadliest fire in the u. S. In the past 100 years. Femas chief visited maui on saturday to see the devastation firsthand, and she spoke with residents who lost everything. She also heard harrowing tales of how they survived when so many didnt. I heard their stories. I heard their harrowing stories of escape. Evacuating, then evacuating again. A car that was caught on fire and they got into somebody elses car. Yet, what i always find, even during these incredibly tragic times, is this resilience of a community to come together and support each other. Thats what i saw. And in the midst of just so much tragedy, we are also seeing some stories of hope. Mike captured terrifying videos of the flames approaching as he tried to flee the fires last week. The lahaina resident believed he was going to die, so he called his family and said his goodbyes. He and his wife were trapped on lahaina and forced to jump over the seawall to stay safe from the flames and they made it out. With no cell service, he hasnt been able to tell his family he is alive. Eventually, they were reunited. Cnns Gloria Pazmino is in maui. You are on that road that heads back into lahaina, the source of a lot of frustration for people there. Any sense of when the residents will be allowed back into the town . Reporter now, that is exactly what we are watching today because, as you said, this road yesterday was packed with cars of residents trying to get back in. They are trying to head back into lahaina to get an idea of how much they have lost, to see if there is anything left of their homes, their businesses. They are trying to connect with their families and loved one. This is highway 30 where we are standing right now. It leads into lahaina in that direction. As you can see, this highway is pretty empty. Its completely desperate, and that is because it is closed off and only used for official vehicles. We watched a Power Utility Convoy Go by just in the last hour or so. Officials here tell us they are not allowing residents to come through this road. And that is creating a lot of frustration because this is where people were told they were supposed to come. People were waiting for hours in their cars trying to get back in. The governor and the local Police Officials have been responding to the frustration of residents, asking people to be patient. We ask for a lot of understanding about traveling to the into the zone where the fire occurred. The reason for that is the health consequences. We have to go with caution. There are heavy metals there. There are toxic states where the houses have come down and businesses have come down. Today we identified two. So were going as fast as we can. But just so you know, 3 , thats whats been searched with the dogs. 3 . Reporter this is going to be a long process. Just to give you an idea of the frustration, we have heard of people lining up in cars for several hours and they are being very strict in about who they let into the area. There is good reason for that. You heard it there. The area still remains extremely dangerous. There is debris all over the place. There are substances that have been leaked into the ground. It is simply not safe for people to go around the area just yet. Most importantly, search and recovery is still continuing. Officials have only been able to identify two people of the more than 90 that have been killed so far, and it is our understanding that officials still expect the fatalities to increase in the next several hours. Search and rescue, search and recovery, all of that takes priority. Of course, the frustrations are understandable as well. Thank you. As Search And Rescue efforts continue across maui, the community there is coming together, helping out in any way they can during what has been a very difficult time. Yeah, cnns bill weir is in maui and has more now. Reporter rahel, amara, it was the great mr. Rogers who taught me the best tip of disaster coverage. When things get scary, look for the helpers. Thats what i tell my kids. Look at this. So many helpers on maui today as people come to grips with how much was lost on lahaina. These are improvised boat lifts. Beach landings, jet skis, better days would be used to tow surfers into big waves, now everybody trying to lend a hand. At the same time, vacationers are still here. They are trying to help some, going to shelters and dropping off donations as well. We are hearing from fema for the first time yesterday about their efforts. But i also talked to a gentleman named tom cook, a south maui commissioner. You can see the real strain on these leaders, local leaders, as they are caught between desperate homeowners, people from lahaina who want to get back and see whats left, Search And Rescue effort still ongoing, and support pouring in from all corners of the globe. Listen to his frustration. You know Friends And Family who lost absolutely everything, okay . So right now i think that the administration is dealing with Search And Rescue, trying to identify how many people have been impacted, what way they have been impacted. The Hazardous Waste is going to be a big issue. So, really all towns. So a lot of those aspects need to be addressed. S you have been to lahaina, you know the access is limited. One way in. One way out. In general, the island is pulling together. The aloha spirit is alive and well. We are extremely bruised, hurt, and suffering. Reporter this is a really heartwarming sign of sort of owe hannah, the hawaiian sense of family and community. At the same time, we heard reports of looting around the lahaina area. But a National Guard presence has been accelerated to try to get a handle on that right now. Right now there is so much uncertainty about the death toll and what comes next for people who literally lost everything. Rahel. Amara. Bill, thank you for that. So someone else who lost everything is jordan. He grew up in lahaina. When we say everything, that also includes his family home. Thankfully, he and his family made it out alive. Jordan is now joining us. First off, im extremely sorry and saddened for you. I am sorry that you have to join us under these circumstances. Can you tell me how you and your family made it out . Yeah. Initially, we were helping a relative out with her home, with the storage that was uprooted. We saw white smoke come into the sky from the area, the initial fire happened that morning. So we kind of was like, okay, maybe we need to get ready to go, since its kind of close and the wind is pretty strong. And by the time we dropped off my brother at his house and i made it back to my grandmothers house, there was already just dark, black smoke right behind the houses that was adjacent to lahaina luna road, which is about three houses from my grandmothers house. And with that said, you know, they were already scrambling to grab things that they could reach, put it in their car. My grandmother was, you know, she all she grabbed was her purse and maybe a pair of a change of clothes for her. And as were trying to get everyone from that house into the car, you just see, you know, one or two houses already on fire. And that right there, you know, put us in a very intense fightorflight mode because when we saw it initially, it was nothing. Just white smoke. And then to be in that phase so fast, maybe about 20 minutes later, max frrks when we saw the smoke, there was already already houses on fire. So, i mean, so you were talking about minutes to react, right . And did you get any kind of minutes. Warning . Because we know that the outdoor sirens were not activated. That is according to Emergency Officials in hawaii. So you were kind of on your own to figure out correct. How and when to leave, is that correct . For the most part. I know that there was one vehicle right before i got to my grandmothers house. Mind you, there was already homes on fire. It said we must evacuate. I just recalled that, actually. And i actually posted on my facebook, we still had service. I was like two and three needs to evacuate because of the fire. And i just got confirmation from somebody in my hometown that said there was no service for her, and if i didnt post that, her and her daughter probably wouldnt have made it out. But, so you clearly saved some lives. Yeah, i just got, without knowing, you know, they just messaged m messaged maybe 30 minutes ago. I was like, wow. Im happy, but im also sad because how many other people may not have made it. To think about if, through facebook, and just with the, you know, the most spotty internet that she had, she was able to see my posts, of all of the posts on her facebook. Tell me about those concerns, jordan, because you made it out. I see that you are in oahu with your family. But the fact that there was no outdoor sirens blaring, a it is usually would if there was a tsunami or other Natural Disaster coming. Hawaii has one of the largest outdoor systems in the world. You are concerned that there were people left behind. Why . One, the way that lahaina luna, the subdivisions, there are kind of, they are set up, there is one main access road, and that main access road is lahaina luna road. And when the fire started, the fire came from lahaina luna roadside. So anyone when my neighborhood could not use that route to exit. There were firefighters, you know, with the fire truck posted up near my grandmothers house where the exit is, and which meant there was only one other exit point. And so as im trying to leave with my grandmother, there is just a congestion of cars from different areas, you know, funneling into one road. And with that said, we were inching. We were not moving at all. So what felt like what may have been only five to ten minutes felt like an eternity because you just watch. You see the smoke get closer. You see, you know, in the furthest distance of what you could see through the houses or trees is things catching on fire already. And these pictures that we are seeing, this is your house in flames with the smoke engulfing it, correct . The picture you are seeing is someone elses house from my house that you can see. Got it. Jordan this and when i got to my grandmothers house go ahead. Oh, go ahead. I was saying, like i said, when i got to my grandmothers house, you could see houses already on fire, and the reaction time, you know, puts into perspective. If my family, who already thought about leaving because we saw the smoke, there is many other houses, numerous houses that exist below where we were, that were in the line of fire, that did not have the opportunity to leave because the wind literally blew it 80 miles an hour and the fire didnt just go as one big wall. What was happening is the fire was projectiling embers into the neighborhood, and the neighborhood, Ran Double Houses were catching on fire and creating new starting points. I cant imagine the emotions that you are feeling knowing this is your hometown, you have deep roots here, these are people that you know, that you care about, and, you know, i hope you get more information about anyone that youre looking for. Jordan, were so glad you made it out with your family at the very least. We wish you strength in these tough times ahead. Thank you, jordan. And for more information on how you can help, go to cnn. Com impact. Text hawaii to 707070 to donate. Thank you. We are learning new information this morning about Donald Trumps attempts to overturn the 2020 Election Results in georgia. Sources say prosecutors have texts and emails linking trumps legal team to a Voting System breach in georgia. This comes as the District Attorney Investigating Trump In Georgia Affairs be close an indictment. D. A. Fani willis is expected to seek charges against more than a dozen people. She is likely to begin making her case to the grand jury this week. Cnn Political Correspondent sara murray has more details. Reporter Fulton County District Attorney fani willis has notified witnesses to be prepared to testify before a grand jury early next week. Its the most significant indication we have yet she intends to seek indictments in her longrunning investigation into efforts by donald trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. Now, this notification is significant. It means these witnesses have to show up, they will have to testify. Sources have said that her presentation before the grand jury may take up to two days, so its possible she could begin this presentation on monday and carry it over into tuesday, which is when former Lieutenant Governor geoff duncan has been told he should show up as well as independent journalist george chidi. And again this has been the culmination of a two and a halfyear investigation. Fulton County District attorney has looked into everything from Donald Trumps infamous call to raffensperger where he asks raffensperger to find the votes needed to overturn the election to the fake elector scheme in georgia to efforts to harass local Election Officials as well as Voting Breach in rural coffee county, georgia. Sources told us she may seek to bring charges against more than a dozen individuals when she does go before that grand jury next week. Sara murray, cnn, washington. All right. Coming up for us, after slow gains in the south, ukraine says its making progress with the southern offensive. Now cnn is getting a firsthand look from the front lines. Plus, its being called a Triple Threat. States now bracing for what could be a rough season for rsv, covid, and the flu. 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Reporter yeah, look, it is a slow fight. A difficult grind, certainly. It is one which ukrainian soldiers say they are making progress in when you put to them the idea from western analysts that they are not moving as fast as they could be. We saw ourselves the first journalists to get access to the front lines exactly how that fight looks. The brutal work here, the world hasnt seen, but wants its results. From the west, they have words and weapons of support, but out here its them alone. In searing heat, cloaked in dust, in the Southern Counteroffensive, ukraine has the initiative. Yet, they have to shoot their way forward roundbyround. The russians are just past the building on the horizon. Get moving, guys. They are very anxious. Reporter we are the first journalists to reach that part of ukraines counteroffensive push south. Pretty sure the tank was spotted by the russians. Now we are moving fast out of here. They are expecting return fire. Reporter the losses from their earlier assaults evident with the u. S. Supplied bradley armored vehicle. These tankers moving forwards to fire at russian positions, what they say are beginning to look in peril as ukraines Southern Counteroffensive pushes forward. The 15th National Guard have lost many friends here, but also gained ground. It has been incredibly tough, but some faces we saw over the past week have brightened. Some have the assessment of the fight and the tools given towards it great here. They are being expected to do things no nato army would attempt with equipment theyd scoff at. The humvee we travel in with tires to thread been bare, no american would be expected to drive it. They have no time for Armchair Assessments that they are failing. Reporter and that underestimation is visible here, pummeled by the main problem. Russian Air Superiority and the halfton bombs they drop. At any moment, it may not matter how much cover you have. We take cover in a basement. One day, 20 rockets hit in as many minutes. The wait now is for what they think is another missile to come and land. The smell of death haunts the rubble where entire lives have been torn through. Now, this was the main humanitarian aid point of the town, and weeks ago this was where the remaining locals would be hiding out, getting shelter from airstrikes, but its taken a direct hit, and quite a few people lost their lives when this explosion happened. You can still smell the explosive in the air. In moscows warped world of targeting, it is these men, the military medics, to who feel hunted. The underground world in which they live is hidden as their last two Triage Points have been bombed. And in the three hours a day they spend above ground, this is what happens. This is rare footage of their front line rescues. The painkillers clearly not enough. Treatments given up to 100 miles an hour over bumpy shelled roads. It seems miraculous anyone makes it. In the back of this armored vehicle, not everyone has. These transfers perilous. Their vehicles bunched together, perhaps visible to russian jets. Sometimes they dont all come back. On friday, fellow medic andre, age 33, was hit by artillery. They buried him monday. Reporter down here, death is far too close, and they seem to shut it out. Reporter they need the war to end in months though, not years, before nothing but dust is left. Now, that particular town received a devastating airstrike in recent days that killed a police officer, injured many more. Relatively common there. We have been learning, too, about the results of Artillery Shelling on kherson nearby that took seven lives, including that of a 12yearold child. To the civilian toll continues to rise here as russia seems to visit its rage on civilian areas while ukraines pushing forward in the south. No end in sight. Nick paton walsh, thank you. All right. 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Now as youre thinking about all the vaccines your teen might need, make sure you ask your doctor if your teen is missing meningitis b vaccination. With fastsigns, create striking custom visuals that inspire pride districtwide. Fastsigns. Make your statement. Welcome back. States are bracing for a possible trifecta of respiratory viruses this fall. Covid19, the flu and rsv. Major Pharmacy Chains have already started rolling out appointments for flu and rsv vaccines and an updated covid19 booster could be ready neck month. The message is get your vaccines and get them early. Dr. Jane morgan joins us to discuss, a cardiologist and Executive Director for health and Community Education at Piedmont Health care in atlanta. Great to see you. Thank you. So what is your message for people watching this right now . I think we need to start to get used to what is this new normal when we have three viruses in the mix, rsv, flu, and covid coming together this fall. Weve also noted that three summers in a row we start to see a surge in covid, even though viruses are generally more prevalent in the fall than the winter. This is three summers in a row that we have seen covid begin to tick up. And while we may not have a surge this time, we certainly see hospitalizations increasing, Emergency Room visits increasing, and overall illness. Tell me more about this new Covid Variant. I live in new york. Certainly anecdotally, i noticed that more people have seemed to get covid as of late. Whats happening here . There is a new variant, really not a variant. Its an offshoot of this prolific omicron family. We are still in omicron. This is ald eg. 5. It is a daughter, should we say, of the xbb variant. We are still in the same family that continues to evolve. In terms of symptoms, is more severe . The symptoms seem to be the same. So perhaps mild symptoms. However, we are starting to see an uptick in hospitalizations and Emergency Room visits. Seems in the laboratory to be producing more neutralizing antibodies. It confers some advantage and we start to see it becoming the more dominant variant in the United States and across really all of europe. So we know it has some evolutionary advantage. Thats why the World Health Organization has just elevated it to a variant of interest such that it can be tracked. What should people do . Get your vaccines early, but does it differ depending on your age, depending on your medical status . Remember, you know, a pneumonic call c. A. T. , check with your physician or health care people. H, remember this is about your health. This is not a trick. Think about your health. A, always ask questions. And t, find a trusted medical resource, especially on social media and websites where people tend to follow their Favorite Chef or favorite entertainer. In this particular instance, find a scientific influencer, someone who is steeped in science, and follow that information. When we talk about viruses and covid, leave your entertainers for that entertainment information. I didnt realize there were health care influencers. Doctor, are you concerned at all that we have gotten to a phase where maybe everyone is over covid . I mean, even just personally, when i saw the rise in new york i thought, okay, we are back in covid. I mean, are you surprised perhaps by some of the feelings as of late . Three years is a long time. And what we have to remember is the Lessons Learned from these long three years, especially when we are rolling out vaccines and rolling out information. We have got to go into the communities, take the information to people. Remember, you communication is important. Thats where we saw the cdc falter in that they had excellent scientists, excellent research, excellent data, but faltered with communication with the public. It needs to be clear and concise. 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To imagine you were a passenger on that flight, first off, tell me about this ntsb report that says the plunge was caused by an apparent miscommunication between the two pilots over the position of the planes wing flaps. How did that happen . Right. Well, it happens because of pilot error, as they concluded. But what occurred is there was bad weather. Really bad weather. There was something called a lowlevel wind shear alert. And wind shear is dangerous because one minute you have a headwind, the next second you have a tailwind, updrafts, dow n and put the nose down a little bit. At that point, youve got the flap setting corrected and then the plane is in a slightly nosedown attitude, and the flaps come off. So then you get into much greater speed. With the nose slightly down and then the flaps came off, which lets the plane go faster, it was in a dive. And to putting it in perspective, the Em Spire State Building is twice the height this plane was when they finally saved it. Imagine a Plane Heading in, halfway up the Empire State Building . Lets listen to one of the people on that flight who spoke about this conference to cnn. Like a roller coaster. Count your blessings. You start asking yourself, is this the last time you are going to see your family. You get on the intercom and they said, well, ladies and gentlemen, you probably felt a couple of gs on that one and everythings going to be fine, its going to be okay. A couple gs. What does it feel like to have a sudden rapid plunge like that . Well, so the passengers got both. They got negative gs and positive gs. First as you are diving and being driven into your seat. Then when they pull it out, you are thrust against your belt. I think they calculated 2. 77 gs, which is almost three times your normal weight. So it would have felt like you were three times as heavy. And thats comparable literally as the gentleman just said, its comparable to a roller coaster. And it would have been quite a ride. By the way, those gforces are also something that you have to check when you land because airplanes and, you know, commercial Passenger Jets are only rated for certain gforces, as are the flaps. So the pilot was worried about too much speed on the flaps and they also should have checked out what the gforces did on the plane. So lots of things were on here. But in the end, technology, the aircraft was literally screaming at the pilots, terrain, terrain, pull up, pull up Technology Saved the flight. So thank our engineers. Got to go quickly. Whats the Lesson Learned from this . Oh, the Lesson Learned and the ntsb said it best, the pilots literally left their air speed and flying of the plane get out of control. They werent paying exact attention to all of the parameters, and fortunately the plane saved them, but they criticized the pilots for not staying on top of their air speed. Oh, gosh. Human error. Mary, thats unsettling. Thank you very much. Really interesting interview. 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Right now kansas city, omaha, these are the target points toer this morning but this is multiple rounds of Severe Weather for a lot of portions of the central u. S. Spreading into the ohio, tennessee and Mississippi Valley region and that will continue into monday as most of the moisture begins to spread farther east and then the ohio valley and midatlantic and southeast get weather 24 to 48 hours from now. But for today, up into des moines, springfield and kansas city, the main threats are damaging winds and the potential for large hail and some tornados are possible. Heat is the other big story and that is across the southeast and the Pacific Northwest and the key point is that remember, folks, not a lot of those areas have airconditioning in their homes and that is the bigger issue with prolonged heat. Along the gulf cost, factor in the humidity, heat index, is high. 115 in corpus christi, 111 in new orleans and 107 for montgomery. We talked about the Pacific Northwest. 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