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
As Hawaiʻi grapples with a surge in wildfires threatening communities and ecosystems, bipartisan efforts are underway to introduce legislation to tackle prevention and preparedness.
As Hawaiʻi grapples with a surge in wildfires threatening communities and ecosystems, bipartisan efforts are underway to introduce legislation to tackle prevention and preparedness.
president biden and the first lady are on their way to visit maui, and they may not exactly receive the warmest of responses and welcomes from everyone there. biden has pledged an all of government response to the lahaina blaze and is expected to meet with survivors, local officials and some of the more than 1,000 federal agents who have been on the ground to help the recovery. but there are some residents who are still angry at both the local and the federal government s initial response. we don t need you. don t come here. stay out of our way. get rid of the red tape. meanwhile, the official death toll has risen to 114 people. while the number of missing has gone from 1,285 to 850, still a
difficult day. yes. very difficult days and months ahead for your community. criticism is growing, in terms of the handling of this, in the early stages. how do you respond, for instance, to the records, showing that hawaii, underestimated the increasing deadly threat, posed by a wildfire, exacerbated by hurricane force winds, like the lahaina blaze. again, it was hard to predict that the hurricane winds would turn upward, toward our islands, instead of the expected path below the islands. so, that was something that nobody knew was going to happen. although, we need to keep in mind that this is hurricane season for hawaii.