The second deadliest u. S. Wildfire in a century incinerates paradise. This hour, the governor will deliver a new update, and well bring it to you live. Plus, yet another not guilty plea from donald trump in one federal case, as the Special Counsel is asking for an aggressive trial date in the other. Trump also not happy with the date they are seeking. What are friends for, by the way . A new expose on judge Clarence Thomas has unveiled an up roar, an entire 737 just for him . Im kaitlan collins, and this is the source. Tonight, were waiting to get a new update from the governor of hawaii and the mayor of maui. A news conference, we should note, is set for this hour. As fires continue to devastate the island. The death toll has now climbed to 53 people. And officials are warning that that number could only get even higher. President biden issued a Disaster Declaration to unlock federal resources and address the catastrophe while on the road today. Our prayers are with the people of haw
Together to work together to help recover. the devastation that i saw today is significant. i ve been on many fires in my career. i ve been in fema for 26 years, been to the biggest fires in the country. and the downtown area is significantly damaged, and a lot of lost structures down there. some of the programs that we will bring and that are important here is the ability to provide direct federal assistance. what does that mean? i have the authority to ask the president to task other federal agencies to provide support to maui and the state of hawaii. some of those are going to be in the debris removal, household waste, which usually the corp. of engineers removes debris for us. and generator emissions, mass care, commodities, and also bringing in search and rescue teams that help with cadaver dogs to search for human