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And celebrated together for dec decades, for generations, are completely destroyed, and i mean mold ser still. some church, some stones are still up. we re grateful to the president. he was very generous already with us, providing support through fema. but it is destroyed. we will have hundreds of families displaced. we ll begin to recover soon. first we ll find out the extent of the loss of life. we ll get to that in a moment. i know you had a conversation with president biden earlier today. how soon under his federal disaster aid actually starts making a real difference in hawaii? and where is it needed most right now, governor? well, it s made a difference in our spirit already this morning, knowing we ll have resources for displaced ....
And hub. he made a harrowing heartbreaking escape. we ran downstairs, and we lost a cat and a dog because of confusion. the fire just engulfed our house. reporter: officials say winds associated with hurricane dora helped fuel the fires that have now impacted more than 250 structures in lahaina, plus hawaii s big island. these before-and-after images near a beach resort are staggering. same with this stretch of beach, where a number of buildings are simply gone. today president joe biden approving a disaster declaringation for hawaii, providing federal financial assistance. the pentagon now activating more than 100 national guardsmen to help in the response. anyone who lost a loved one or their homes destroyed will get help immediately. ....
Community foundation. the hawaiian community foundation is raising money for the recovery. it s the most reputable in hawaii and a lot of people will be helped. i just want to also share with our viewers, some information we have here at cnn how you, our viewers with help. go to cnn.com/impact, or text hawaii to 707070 to donate. really important. if you can do that, everybody we re grateful. governor josh green, thank show so much for joining us. we ll continue to check in. sadly, the story is not going away. just ahead, other news we re following, the special counsel reveals his preferred start date for donald trump s election subversion trial. will the judge agree to try the former president s case just before the first republican primary ked ex? ....
everything that we know, in all my 50 years of life, is completely burned to the ground. reporter: today residents and tourists alike finding refuge in a honolulu convention center. we just had to outrun a fire. reporter: residents look at the month mental task ahead. it s a loss of our entire community, our town that we ve known it to be for generations. it s completely devastating. we are shook to our core. reporter: as severe drought conditions to continue to intensify in maui county, there is science-backed research that attributes our wildfires to a changing climate. 90% of hawaii is actually seeing less rainfall than a century ....
First of its kind. you have six michigan republicans who have been charged for felonies for their role in the fake elector scheme, to help turn over the election. and they are going to challenge this as a novel issue, because it s such an unprecedented case. we will watch it, of course, guys, thank you very much. coming up, at least four republican candidates have signed the party s so-called loyalty pledge, despite donald trump s refusal to say he ll support the eventual nominee. first, we go back live to hawaii to hear the harrowing firsthand accounts of the wildfire survivors that shot this terrifying video. stay with us, you re in the situation room. i ll be taking meetings. with family and friends. and chececking voicemail. as my activities permit. ....