The anger. The new questions about what happened and the threat is in overcoming here tonights headlines. You can just see how much of the landscape has been charred. The town just totally wiped out. Its been on our visit to historic lahaina now in ruins. Nothing but ashes. Its like an ash and moonscape, every single house. Every single tree. And it goes on like this for block after block after block. We speak with survivors as a Community Waits for news about their loved ones. I do expect the numbers to rise. Heads up, its live on the ground right there. Nrah tonight the new video about what may have caused the fire and the stories of desperation to get out alive. One of the islands most famous longtime residents Oprah Winfrey spent the last several days doing what she could to provide emotional comfort and physical aid to one of the hardest hit areas. You are a good. You dont realize that, but you are here. You are good. Former President Donald Trump could face a fourth indictment as
Good morning, welcome to cnn this morning. Great to be with you. So glad youre here. Thank you for being here. Im amara walker. Thank you for waking up with us at 7 00 this morning. We do begin with some very tragic news and the devastation in hawaii. Officials now say at least 80 people are dead. That number is expected to rise. The search teams continue to comb through the destruction. Now hawaiis Attorney General is ordering a review of the states response. And today more republican president ial contenders get ready to make their case to voters at the Iowa State Fair. Well have the latest as the candidates kick their campaigns into high gear. Plus lays down the law to President Trump during a contentious hearing. Shes putting the former president on notice about any fu future inflammatory language or intimidation of witnesses. We begin with the grim news from hawaii, where those devastating wildfires have now claimed at least 80 lives. Officials warn the death toll will likely rise
The new questions tonight about what happened and the threat is is not over. Here are tonights headlines. You can just see how much of the landscape has been charred. The town just totally wiped out. Our visit to historic lahaina now in ruins. Nothing but ashes. Its like an ashen moonscape, every single house. Every single tree. And it goes on like this for a block after block after block. We speak with survivors as a Community Waits for news about their loved ones. I do expect the numbers to rise. Heads up, the line is live on the ground right there. Norah tonight the new video about what may have caused the fire and the stories of desperation to get out alive. The sirens did not go off and even Fire Hydrants did not have water. How did so much go so wrong . One of the islands most famous longtime residents Oprah Winfrey spent the last several days doing what she could to provide emotional comfort and physical aid to one of the hardest hit areas. Former President Donald Trump could fa
It to. Us hello, im alicia menendez. As we come on the air tonight we are closely monitoring the second deadliest wildfire in u. S. History in hawaii on the island of maui. 80 people are now confirmed dead. Sadly, the kit mayor tonight wanting the death toll could go up as more damages are assessed. From the air, the toll of these fires, well, look at it, it is hard to take in. Homes reduced to rubble. This as half a dozen fires are still burning in maui and on the big island. Officials say fire in the Historic Town of a hyena is now 85 contained the governor saying he believes these fires could be the largest Natural Disaster in the states history. , tonight residents either working to evacuate maui, if they can returning home or in cases they are finding nothing. There are also air quality concerns to talk. About we will over the next two hours with live updates from maui we will also speak to a 911 First Responder who is there on the ground working to help fellow americans displace.
Getting a better look at the scale of the damage. The Catastrophe Modelling Firm karen clark and Company Estimates the total area burned at about 2,200 acres. Roughly 1,000 buildings have destroyed. Attempts to flee the devasting and fast moving fires were hampered as flames were fanned by winds coming from hurricane dora. The devastating and fast moving fires. We are now learning the harrowing stories of survival like this familys, who was forced to flee into the ocean. The ocean almost dragged my kids away a few times. But, yeah, we stuck together, we held on. I said, were not going to die, and were here, were alive. Some residents are now being allowed into destroyed areas. These pictures show residents and tourists waiting in traffic to return to the Historic Town of lahaina. For many, this will be the first time theyve been able to go home to see the damage for themselves. But a curfew is in place for the worst hit areas, and some remain closed entirely. 0ur correspondent John Sud