These locations, also some thunder and lightning starting to occur in some of these thunderstorms. One thing to note is we do have a Flash Flood Warning in effect for two counties in Southern California, again, just because of the amount of rain that has already fallen, and in anticipation of the amount that is expected to fall over the next 48 hours. We also have flood watches, all of the green you see for numerous states in anticipation of all of that rain that is expected to fall in the coming hours. The storm is expected to weaken further as it really pushes into colder waters in the next 24 to 48 hours. When it finally pushes into california, it will be a Tropical Storm, so, yes, the winds, the overall winds of the storm are going to weaken significantly, but the overall forecast in terms of rainfall really has not changed. We will really start to see a lot of the heavy rain really begin to filter into the area by tonight, especially overnight hours. This will continue off and on
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
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
it is at the base of the mountain. this old sugarcane plantations. the sugarcane plantations are filled with invasive grasses a. it s like gasoline, diesel fuel, you light it up and it explodes. and so they said that it s urgent that you need to reduce the fuel and one people, have plans. and we talk to the author of that report. she said that nothing was done, zero. in 2021 last year, this same person was involved in the commission that said it was urgent to do something. we had fires in 2018, which almost actually wiped out lima then. and 2019 was the first and yet nothing was done. it is just so tragic that this happened. what is your thought on this business about the tsunami sirens? on the face of, it there is some logic to the idea of people hear sirens and they think, head to the mountains.
most of those identified so far were over 70 years old, a lot of the seniors, obviously, weren t able to get out of the path of the fire. community leaders also yesterday held a press conference, along with her washe hall of fame de facto leader of the hawaiian homes community which survived, and they have not yet met with the governor, who held an emotional press conference last night saying lahaina will rise again. and that worries them that they re not being consulted at this level as to what is the sensitive way to reopen, how should the local community be at the table as they decide the future. generationally, the hawaiians here have been victimized and taken advantage of, lost land and water rights, which created the fire conditions of what used to be sugarcane plantations in lahaina. so a lot of trauma built in historically to obviously what they re going through right now. yeah, it s seemingly never ending. bill weir, thank you so much.