Destroyed. Most of the Historic Town of lahaina wiped out. And now an investigation into the Emergency Alert system, with residents telling us they had little to no warning of the raging fire. Many now lining up for a chance to return home. Some are finding a wasteland where their houses once stood. We meet a mother and daughter searching through the ruins. A family that may have lost four members. And a pregnant woman who fled the flames, due to have her baby any day, desperate for a steady place to stay. Were following the massive Relief Effort under way. Donations pouring into maui. Neighbors racing to help each other. Gio benitez standing by. And our Team Coverage across maui. Also in our news tonight, millions on alert for extreme weather. Damaging hail in the midwest. Severe storms sweeping into the east. Including possible tornadoes. Blistering heat as the Pacific Northwest braces for a dangerous heat wave. A deadly Home Explosion. The flames spreading to other homes in the neig
Years and the tough questions moving more quickly than expected at this hour. The unexpec move late today. Could any possible criminal indictment now come as early as tonight . Aaron katersky standing by live at the courthouse with what weve just learned. Also tonight, the new and difficult images just now emerging from hawaii. The mother and hersonsar hours after jumping in to survive the flames. Tonight, hawaiis governor warning the death toll could be much higher. Survivors now being asked to provide dna to help identify victims. And now major new questions. Where were the warnings, the sirens . Why werent power lines shut down amid the red flag warnings . Whit johnson and Gio Benitez In Maui again tonight for us. Ginger zee is also here tracking severe storms moving up the east coast at this hour. Late today, the Tornado Warnings now Thunderstorm Warnings damaging winds. Washington, philadelphia , the flood watches at this hour in New York City. Ginger will time it out. The alarmin
Rescue teams going through the rubble as we get a clearer picture of the devastation. Authorities face with mounting questions about warnings and response. Whit search for the missing. Loved ones desperate for answers. Were looking for some relatives. Nine of them are still missing. Whit hoping to be reconnected with Family Members they havent seen in days. Gio school plans shattered. With Public Schools in lahaina closed or destroyed, whats ahead as classes are scheduled to start this week and children deal with the trauma of their lives overturned. Janai eyes on iowa. Gop frontrunner donald trump and ron desantis vying for support. What voters are saying. Will damaging storms slamming through nearly the entire east coast. Whos in the danger zone today . Plus, 110 million americans under heat alerts. Janai fourth indictment . The most significant indications yet that a new indictment may be coming against donald trump in the election interference case. Will house explosion. A blast de
Thats a big one. Janai a string of at least 15 tornadoes ravaging the heartland, ripping trees out from roots and destroying homes. The scene of the crime, i guess. Janai were live on the scene with the latest on the damage. Whit spring break beach chaos. Hey, drop the [ bleep ] gun whit that shocking scene on a crowded Florida Beach as a teen brandishes a gun. Now new restrictions to control rowdy crowds. Messaging is clear. Spring break is over. Whit but will the new rules make a difference . Gio plane plunge. The terrifying moment a boeing 787 seemed to drop out of the sky. We are now safe now. We are now safe now. Gio boeings message for airlines as the ntsb investigates. Janai georgia ruling. The judge in Donald Trumps election interference case allowing d. A. Fani willis to stay on the case forcing the special prosecutor she was romantically involved with to resign. This as the former president wins a delay in his hush money case in new york. She said, ooh shut up and dance with
Make it back home, described the desperate conditions they left in maui, and how the thankful to now be safe. We had power out for the resort we are at. Hurricane winds. We went for a walk, turned the corner. Behind it was on fire. Reporter back on the island, the area most severely impacted, the Historic Town of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom, and home to 12,000 people, now utterly destroyed. Driving through the town, charred trees, burned down cars, every structure, rubble. The entire seafront decimated. The ocean did not deter the flames. This very burned out. Evacuation efforts are difficult. You can see this is the way in and out as people are waiting. Dozens of cars lined up, waiting to see if they can check on their homes and neighbors. Melissa adan, abc news, maui. Kristen the lhasa devastation is being felt by bait loss and devastation is being felt by bay area residents. Reporter as the smoke settles on maui, the community is taking into account what has be