And an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones. And a new twist in the hunter biden program. U. S. Attorney general announcing its Special Counsel to investigate president bidens son. History taking shape at the womans world cup stage, now set for a first time winner, after japan was knocked out in the quarterfinals. Live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom we begin in hawaii, and wouldve another evacuation on maui. The Police Department just posted that there is a fire in west maui, and residents in the area are currently being evacuated. That comes as a whites Attorney General says she will lead a comprehensive review of the decisions officials made, as Deadly Wildfires broke out earlier on maui. More criticism is now growing over how authorities handled things in the early stages. As flames quickly spread and destroyed the iconic area. Hawaii Emergency Management says mauis Warning Sirens were not turned on after the fires broke out. But many people were unaware of just how b
reporter: the 2021 report also makes the troubling point that, despite the increasing number of wildfires, fire prevention was given quote, short shrift in a strategic plan for maui s county department of fire safety. they also said quote, nothing about what can and should be done to prevent fires, which it called a significant oversight. given how catastrophic this event was, i think there will be a lot of pressure on the state and other organizations to improve their fire prevention actions that they are taking statewide. the increase in fires comes, as maui has faced increasing drought conditions in recent years come a contributing to warnings like this, at a may webinar of the hawaiian wildfire management organization. hawaii has a big wildfire problem. we are on par with the most fire prone states in the western continental u.s. the impact of fire are broad and long-lasting. reporter: now residents, like mark, are left to rebuild