staying in emergency shelters with many not knowing when basic services will be restored and if their homes are still there. plus hunter biden is being investigated by a special counsel. why republicans aren t pleased with the developments. and australia and france fighting for a spot in the world cup semifinals. we ll have the latest on all the actions. . we begin this hour in hawaii, where we re getting a better understanding of the devastation caused by deadly wildfires that tore across the island of maui and sadly a new death toll. 80 people are now confirmed dead from the fire. that number could rise dramatically in the coming days as crews with cadaver dogs sift through the ashes of homes and buildings. the only public road in and out was open briefly on friday to give people a chance to see what s become of their homes, but authorities closed it again a short time later. officials say the fire is 85% contained, but the danger isn t completely gone. criticism is g
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 biden s son. history taking shape at the woman s 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 would ve 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 white s 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 maui s warning sirens were not turned on after the fires broke out. but many people we
gotten so bad that it wasn t safe to breathe. so my wife and i took me, the asthmatic, my elderly parent, and our kids straight to vegas. not because we wanted to gamble, but because it was close and there were cheap flights. now back then, it seemed like a oneself-in-a-lifetime thing. rescue, what is your emergency? reporter: but ever since, the fires in california have gotten worse. dixie fire. woolsey fire. are more towns burned to the ground, more forests devastated and more refugees. this episode is about californians and fire, because we got to learn how to get along. now if you re thinking that you re safe because you live outside of california, nope. wildfires happen across america, from alaska to florida. and they happen all over the world. wildfires sweeping across australia. cape town. estonia and turkey. all the way to the north pole. and even if they aren t happening near you, the effects are definitely coming to your doorstep. there i
california history. agh. lucky for us the fires hadn t made it to where my family lives in oakland, but the air had gotten so bad that it wasn t safe to breathe. so my wife and i took me, the asthmatic, my elderly parent, and our kids straight to vegas. not because we wanted to gamble, but because it was close and there were cheap flights. now back then, it seemed like a oneself-in-a-lifetime thing. fire rescue, what is your emergency? but ever since, the fires in california have a gotten worse. dixie fire. woolsey fire. are more towns burned to the ground, more forests devastated and more refugees. this episode is about californians and fire, because we got to learn how to get along. now if you re thinking that you re safe because you live outside of california, nope. wildfires happen across america, from alaska to florida. and they happen all over the world. wildfires sweeping across australia. cape town. estonia and turkey. nigeria. all the wa
california history. ahh! lucky for us, the fires hadn t made it to where my family lives in oakland, but the air had gotten so bad that it wasn t safe to breathe. so my wife and i took me, the asthmatic, our elderly parents and kids straight to vegas. not because we wanted to gamble, but because it was close and there were cheap flights. back then, it seemed like a once in a lifetime thing, but every year since, the fires in california have gotten worse. the dixie fire. the hill fire. there are more towns being burned to the ground, more people whose lives are devastated, and more wildfire refugees. this episode is about californians and fire, because we ve got to learn how to get along. now, if you re thinking that you re safe because you live outside of california, nope. wildfires happen across america, from alaska to florida, and they happen all over the world. wildfires sweeping across australia cape town sonia and turkey. all the way to the north pole