Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me from washington, d. C. Im fredericka witfield. We begin with the apocalyptic destruction from the deadliest Natural Disaster in hawaiis history. Almost 80 people are dead and thousands displaced. At any moment, lahaina residents could return to assess what might be left. Crews are working to fully contain three major fires and prevent flareups on maui. The devastation costing an estimated 5. 5 billion. Governor josh green has ordered a comprehensive review of the states response. Lets go to cnns mike valerio. Last hour you were approached by a woman who was very frustrated about the road closures. Whats been happening there . Reporter good morning. The sun is now up over maui. This is the moment, fred, that people have been waiting for for more than 14 hours. Hundreds of car s queued up in the background, now able to move through the main route that goes into the Disaster Zone o f la h these are people who have been waiting after
butter, formula and cereal for babies. reporter: you re seeing the start of a new chapter, people hoping to see what s left, taking the highway for about 20 minutes into the epicenter of this crisis. we re going to get in the line as well. we ll bring you updates throughout the morning here. sun rise now, a new day on maui. a new day, but many tenuous moments. thank you so much. we ll be on the journey with you. as officials in laina work to extinguish flare-ups, cnn went inside the devastation before officials shut down the main road. bill weir takes a look. the trees behind you, this was all from the tornado that came through. we ve never even seen a tornado in ohio. reporter: in a place so familiar with weather extremes,