but breaking tonight, we first told you about this last night. but now at least 36 people are dead and thousands are fleeing their homes as i will wildfires sweep across the hawaiian island of maui. the flames have forced some adults and children to literally run into the ocean to avoid blaze. this is a disaster of historic proportions for the island state. president biden is promising immediately help for those affected. and the u.s. military is assisting in the response. some historic areas have been totally destroyed. national correspondent william la jeunesse joins us now from outside a shelter on maui. good evening, william. good evening, bret. you know, the fires are still burning. so this remains a search and rescue operation. in fact, we re told a number of individuals are still up in lahaina. they survived the fire but they don t want to leave because they won t get back. in the video i want to show you is from lahaina. that s the commercial heart of this island
good evening, i am bret baier . following two big stories tonight, president trump takes the stand during his social defamation trial. we begin with the biden administration, giving texas a deadline of friday to allow federal agents back onto federa and feel the southern border to cut razor wire of there. texas official seeds the area nearly three weeks ago removing federal officers and putting in new measures to stem the flow o illegal immigration. matt finn following it all in eagle pass, texas again tonight. good evening, matt. texas officials don t have plans to comply with president biden s deadline tomorrow to remove the barbed wire here. in fact, right now, the texas national guard is installing additional razor wire here in shelby park. the texas attorney general tells fox that his state does not plan to comply with the biden administration s deadline for texas to reopen shall be park to the biden border agents. two give the biden administration doesn t even p
the five people on board who are hoping to see the wreckage of the titanic. submersible could use up all its air in less than about a day and a half. let s get an update from correspondent molly line in boston. good evening, mollie. good evening, bret. the coast guard reported there is no sign of the missing submarine with the five people on board and at this moment an estimated 35 hours of life support left there on board private and military assets are scouring above and below the surface covering thousands of miles. the canadian coast guard playing a major role. remote operating vehicles and diving planes are conducting a grid search. they are specialized if being able to see these things from the air. they have given it everything that they have to it. and if it s on the surface, we re fairly certain we would be able to find it. the founder of observation gate leading the mission. in 2021 the firm started taking paying customers to the titanic rec. will hammish ha
canadian wildfires. meteorologists expect the effects to linger for at least another day and possibly into the weekend. millions of people are affected. doctors in some places are advising people to limit their time outdoors. many schools, cities and sports organizations have postponed or canceled events because of the air quality. new york city is clearing up a bit, but the smoke is kind of drifting elsewhere. correspondent nate foy is in jersey city, new jersey tonight. nate, good evening. trace, good evening to you. what a difference 24 hours can make. we can actually see the sky tonight in new york city which was not the case yesterday. but other parts of the country remain heavily impacted as the smoke continue informs drift. one day after the worst air quality ever recorded in new york city today cities like philadelphia and washington, d.c. are covered in dense smoke as residents breathe air defined as very unhealthy by the e.p.a. the smoke obliterated the island y
bret: good evening. i m bret baier. president joe biden vacations in the caribbean as republican presidential candidates return to the campaign trail. police in texas investigate the deaths of a pregnant teenager and her boyfriend in what they call a perplexing case. and doctors are warning about a tripledemic this winter as a new covid strain spreads throughout the united states. dr. marc siegel joins us to discuss. but, first, breaking tonight, another massive group of migrants is making its way through mexico as immigration officials work to process the thousands already waiting at the border. many of those who have been allowed to enter the u.s. are being sent further north where local officials say president joe biden and his administration have ignored their pleas for additional assistance. the president, meanwhile, is heading south to the caribbean for vacation as his top cabinet officials meet with mexico s president to discuss the crisis. we have fox team coverag