Decimated by a wildfire that traveled at extraordinary speed. Well hear one resident story ahead. Donald trump could be facing a fourth criminal indictment. This time, the case is unfolding right here in georgia. What were learning about key evidence that prosecutors have gathered. And what has been taken from a cargo vessel in the black sea. What ukraine is now calling an act of piracy. We begin with the deadly fires that swept through the Hawaiian Island of maui and details about the astonishing speed of the flames that have now killed at least 93 people. Hawaiis governor says the wildfire that ripped through lahaina last week, moved as fast as one mile a minute. He di etailed the estimates but tried to stay positive. Over 2,700 structures were destroyed in lahaina. An estimated value of 5. 6 billion has gone away. People are suffering and we continue to work to find them. Theres a lot of information that people want. To that end, i thauthorized a comprehensive review. We will build
steve: you don t blame them. brian: when you live in the desert you don t expect to be a flood victim. ainsley: no, you don t. steve: when it rains hard that s when you get all these problems that they re experiencing out there. we will have another report very shortly. in the meantime 7:04 in the east. president biden will finally visit the island of maui today two weeks after deadly wildfires absolutely destroyed lahaina. ainsley: now green activists are calling on the president to declare a climate emergency after the disasters. brian: i wonder if he will have a comment when asked about hawaii. peter doocy is at the white house with more. hey, peter. peter: many house democrats it will eager to link the wildfires were climate change. one you elected democrat is getting impatient with president biden for not declaring a climate emergency. it s congressman earl blumenauer he says in part i refuse to accept people choosing between burning alive or jumping into the ocean h
the vast majority of structures destroyed in lahaina were people s homes. now, some residents are slowly starting to sift through the debris. we go to maui with this report. this is the only way to get into the disaster zone for residents to access the area s near la main in a. the officers are checking to make sure that anybody that goes in here is a resident, not a tourist and not somebody that would engage in looting from a different part of the island. some people we have met, have told us this is a profoundly emotional juncture for them.
ocean to give you more perspective. the position as you see the beautifucoer of the world and a couple miles down the ro, u see the moonscape, seared, scarred. it narrows into one lane of traffic. it s been so slow for people to get in the disaster zone to figure out what survived and how they move forward. ryan is a resident of maui who lived in lahaina but was on the other side of the island when that fire erupted. he s been unable to return to his home. he joins us live via skype. thanks so much for talking with us at this very difficult time. i wanted to ask if you received any information about your home from authorities or anyone else?
as one mile a minute. he di etailed the estimates but tried to stay positive. over 2,700 structures were destroyed in lahaina. an estimated value of $5.6 billion has gone away. people are suffering and we continue to work to find them. there s a lot of information that people want. to that end, i thauthorized a comprehensive review. we will build back together. we ll find out what we could have done to prevent such loss of life to the best of our ability. cell phone service is coming back. but authorities say they don t know how many people are missing. 3% of the fire zone has been searched with cadaver dogs.