We begin this morning in hawaii where authorities have increased the death toll caused by the wildfires there, at least 55 people now confirmed dead from the raging inferno that swept through the town of lahaina. The community there is just devastated from the loss. We are going to try our very best to identify those that have perished so that the families can have their closure and can have that understanding. When the mayor said it is all gone, it is all gone. It is all gone. It is gone. The governor estimated thursday that about 80 of the overall lahaina area was destroyed. County officials in maui say the fire there is mostly contained. The federal government also swinging into action with President Biden issuing a Disaster Declaration for maui and parts of the big island. And sfeefema oig administrator traveling there today. And i want to bring in a woman who is safe but also separated from her family. Her parents home has burnedsis firefighter there. First of all, how are you doi
whatyou tell us about the community and people there? lahaina is the strongest group of people that you will ever meet. they hold true to the lahaina strong belief that you are a family there. there is nothing like anything ever if you have visited lahaina, if you have experienced lahaina, if you have been born and raised in lahaina, you are a proud human being, you are a proud person. and all my family, all my community, all my friends in lahaina, i know you are suffering and i m so sorry, i m so sorry for all the loss. i m so sorry for all of the pain and suffering.