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
our pamela brown reports, that is not the only concern about hawaii s wildfire paradise. reporter: cnn is learning hawaiian officials underestimated the risk of wildfires in a recent report. even as other documents show officials knew they lack resources to prevent and fight fires. we had advance notice coming into the summer. this week, the winds, the low humidity, and the fuel in the ignition would have sparked a pretty big fire, that is exactly what we saw. reporter: in a state report out just last year, ranking national disasters, officials classified the wildfire risk to human life as low in this color- coded chart. the assessment though, coming years after hurricane lane and the flames of fire in hawaii, ravaging hawaii in oahu in 2015. that perfect storm of conditions highlighted the threat, and how unprepared