hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me from washington, d.c. i m fredericka witfield. we begin with the apocalyptic destruction from the deadliest natural disaster in hawaii s 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 flare-ups on maui. the devastation costing an estimated $5.5 billion. governor josh green has ordered a comprehensive review of the state s response. let s go to cnn s mike valerio. last hour you were approached by a woman who was very frustrated about the road closures. what s 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 b
minnesota to as far south as the carolinas. but it is the most hazardous right here in new york city. we re experiencing the worst air quality in history and smoke forcing faa to shut down multiple airports during the day. and major league baseball postponed tonight s yankee s white sox game due to the air quality. the city s mayor warning vulnerable residents to stay inside. new yorkers must take precaution. re-recommend vulnerable new yorkers stay inside someday inside, close windows and doors and use air pryor fioers. pure fieres. wile americans choke on the smoke, the far left smells a opportunity. aoc thinks this is a great time to push her green new deal. she says that we must adapt our fooour, systems, energy grids, d healthcare to prepare for what s to come . other democrats are pumping up climate hysteria and bringing back, you guessed it, mask insanity. i wear my mask in solidarity. environment change is not a hoax. we re not only seeing the haze from thes
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
We're headed into the beautiful but dry fall season in the mountains, and the North Carolina Forest Service is urging folks to be careful when burning outdoors.