Seeing smoke as fire rages at the steel recycling plant near the port of oakland. The latest on what we know about air quality concerns because of this fire. Plus, wildfires across the state in past years have fire specialists looking for a different way to fight fires before they happen. Well talk about the new tool cal fire is using to do just that. This is ktvu fox two news at noon. Good afternoon. Im andrere senior. M allie rasmus. This afternoon, parts of maui are a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities. The results of several wildfires that continue to tear through the island, which has already claimed three dozen lives. And Officials Say the death toll could increase in the hours and days ahead. And while firefighters are starting to get a handle of some of those wildfires, now comes the massive and difficult task of sifting through the damage. Overnight, we learned that on top of the 36 deaths, more than 270 buildings have been destroyed or damaged, includin
Head on at the fair. Iowa is an important state in the president ial election cycle. Holding the lead off president ial caucuses in jana bright Alexis Mcadams live in des moines, iowa with the latest force. John, good evening from des moines, iowa at a busy i was state fair. We had a lot of fun today but we also worked really hard and caught up with almost all of the candidates who are out here on the ground including former President Donald Trump, which we will get to in just a minute find out if hes going to show up to the fox news debate in milwaukee just days from now. We also walked around the fair with 40 Governor Ron Desantis talking to him one on one asking how it feels like he has connected with the voters here in iowa. He says hes going to go to all 99 counties. Topic to border and talked about why he things he should be the next president , listen. What you want people to know about you if they are just going to end up having to side between you two is a top Front Runners .
High pressure systems to the north. What it is doing is putting the squeeze on the Hawaiian Islands and allowing those winds out of the east to gust. We just checked, over 40 Miles Per Hour in some of those locations. That is going to complicate fire efforts. Look at the aerial video that you are seeing on your screens right now. This is imperative. The fire that impacted the west side of maui, the location, the economic hub of hawaii where all the resorts and businesses are generally located, where people go as tourists to visit, well, the fire ran out of room to burn. It literally moving into the ocean as it had nothing else to char. It was incredibly harrowing. Adjectives use like dyer and apocalyptic. You can see exactly why with some of these first aerial visuals that we are getting. Now, everyone in hawaii knows how to handle a hurricane. Everyone knows how to handle volcano as well. As difficult as it can be. This caught people off guard. As a meteorologist, we were watching Hur
Island. The Airport Overflowing with busloads of people trying to get out. President biden speaking with hawaiis governor, ordering the military to help with evacuations. We have an extensive team on the ground in maui with new reporting tonight. Also on this thursday night, new images of the deadly fbi raid in utah. The suspect accused of threatening to assassinate President Biden shot and killed during an attempted arrest, just hours before the president visited the state. What Authorities Say happened moments before agents opened fire. Overseas tonight, in a rare deal with iran, the regime releasing four american prisoners, moving them from one of the countrys most notorious prisons to house arrest. The white house insists they have been unlawfully detained for years. Martha raddatz on what iran is getting in return. A chaotic scene in ecuador. Gunfire erupting. A president ial candidate killed less than two weeks before the election. His campaign promising to target corruption. Spe
And current Un Special Envoy for Global Education gordon brown tells us he believes they can. Well speak to the lawyer who prosecuted slobodan milosevic. Also on the programme. Joe biden issues an Order Banning Private Equity and Venture Capital investments in some Chinese Technology companies, escalating washingtons efforts to Prevent Beijing from developing Cutting Edge Technology for its military. But what effect will it have on the American Economy . And will the uk follow suit . First the latest in a series of extreme weather events around the world that experts say have been intensified by Climate Change. Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have been killed. The popular tourist town of lahaina, on the island of maui, has been largely burnt to the ground. Us President Biden has approved a Disaster Declaration for the state of hawaii. That makes federal funding available for people in maui county. Us soldiers have joined search and Recovery Effor