Their way back to lahaina devastated by these fires, hundreds of homes reduced to metal and ash. What happened to the Warning Systems . Im Outside Lahaina where hundreds of people are still missing. As the search continues, fema in flying in extra cadaver dogs to assist. Hundreds still missing. Others filling shelters. Is there enough space . Im in maui. Harrowing stories of escape and kindness. Well have the latest. Also tonight, weather threat. Extreme heat scorches the sunbelt and northwest. Damaging storms, thunder across the east. You know the answer to that. Plus, donald trump tonight facing a fourth indictment, a Georgia Grand Jury considering the case. Deadly explosion, a blast destroys homes and lives in pennsylvania. Eating a sandwich and heard a very loud explosion. And later, hawaii strong. Out of the horror, help and hope, the faithful gathering today focused on healing. Announcer this is the Cbs Weekend News. Good evening. Im Major Garrett in new york. The death toll from
in the region, more than $400 million in damage, nearly 700 acres burned and 550 buildings affected. minutes from the airport we spotted a team of locals looking for still-smolders hotspots and hoping to snuff them out. mark joseph is a carpenter by trade. there s probably about 60 or 70 that we put out today. everything is scorched and burned. reporter: just up the road, ma monica told me winds drove the smoke and flames over a gulch and straight toward her family property. we re putting out a fire right here by the cottage. we were dousing it with bottles of water and a garden hose. that s all we had. reporter: but the moment came when they could no longer hold back the fire. we evacuated when the wind shifted and the flames became three and four stories high and
most amazing experiences i have had. the fact of the matter is, i wasn t prepared for the sound of it, the sound it s making while you have the gases escaping from that molten lava, also the color of it, that deep orange, it almost looks like it s infused with color, because it looks so fake many you have that and the splatter, and how far it s flying, and the ash coming off of it, and the lava rock that comes off of if as well, that s being spewed from it, there s nothing that can prepare you for something like that when you re that close. imagine this happening in your neighborhood, imagine this happening four doors down from where you re living. and that s what happened to one man that we just spoke to. steve told me he built the house he s living in on his own, he s a carpenter by trade, just finished the house, he said, unlike lava flow that takes a long time. this happened quickly, and he knew his house was a threat.
going to open up, we spoke to one man who built his house from the ground up. he s a carpenter by trade, he bought his land, built liz house, no mortgage, said it was just four doors down when one of these fissures opened. take a listen to what he said. life has completely turned upside down. yesterday, everybody looked looked like the beverly hillbillies, they had everything in their trucks and on the run. this is the first morning after evacuati evacuation. and now trying to figure out what the future brings. now you re starting to feel it? yes. am i going to have to move to somewhere else on the island?
pete: why do you think washington resists him as you said not just democrats but republicans? because he is not a politician. that s the other reason why i elected him. i didn t want another politician in the office. pete: kenneth, i have got to ask you, as you a carpenter by trade. right. pete: what is it about this administration that you like. he is keeping his promises to the people. is he a common man. and i think he loves this country. more than most. pete: polsters will say his poll numbers are low. what do you say to that? pay no attention to them. keep plowing. it will come up. we will reap the harvest. pete: what gives you the assurance that that will happen? i just think he is a different made man than what we have had in there in the past. i think he is honest. sincere and wants to grow this country. and he is not in there because he needs the money. pete: that s for sure. that s for sure. momma s west main is in it for the money to so make sure you pay your check