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 lo
Walk us through what they re looking at today. reporter: now they re going into more of a typical tradewind pattern. we don t have those 50, 60-mile-per-hour 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, you ll see on and off again showers. there s 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
To the ground. reporter: decimating homes and businesses. local people have lost everything. they have lost their house, they have lost their animals, and it s devastating. it is on fire. reporter: the historic town of luhina, a popular tourist and economic hub on the island s west side particularly affected with hundreds of structures impacted. it happened so fast. people stuck in traffic, trying to get out, and there s 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
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. they re 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
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