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Getting the help we need. at 3am, we got. a call, "get out" — that was our- neighbour calling — and the sky was red. so, i grabbed my three children — and i have also the child - of a friend staying with us — grabbed all four kids, - threw them in the car, drove past fire trucks, | police officers were doing| door—to—door evacuations and it was really scary. the president says help is on the way. we have just approved a major disaster declaration for hawaii, which will get aid into t...

53 according to the latest statement released in the last hour from the maui county government. joe biden has already issued a major disaster declaration and the governor has said it is the deadliest natural disaster for generations. thousands have been forced to leave their homes and hospitals have been treating patients for burns and smoke inhalation. nomia iqbal has this report. much of the hawaiian island of maui is now scorched earth. a pilot can hardly believe what hes seeing. oh, my gosh!...

Ruins, total devastation. it is the worst destruction which can be seen on the island of maui where some beachfront areas has been completely levelled and us presidentjoe biden has now declare the wildfires a major disaster and in doing so, it triggers the release of federal funds to help recovery effort. he spoke earlier. we have just approved a major disaster declaration for hawaii, which will get aid into the hands of the people desperately needing the help now. theyve lost — anyone whos lo...

270. one building i believe, it is a pretty clear indication that that number is going to be over 1000 of houses and businesses. the good news is that, after my arrival, we were able to in about 25-minute make the request to the federal administration for support and within six hours, president biden was very generous and approved our presidential disaster declaration, which means well have a lot of resources now coming to the people of hawaii, those who have lost homes or loved ones. so it is a...

Because they felt they couldnt having been in a national or i mean a natural emergency, once the search and rescue is over they have to feel confident that someone is going to save them not emotionally from the trauma but emotional financially to allow them to build again the army corps of engineers. what is the plan going forward once the search and rescue is over? will the people be allowed to come in and assist the people from hawaii? >> yes, a major disaster declaration is going to unlock fe...

Will be a massive effort, according to hawaii governor josh green. >> it is going to take many years. when you see the full extent of the destruction of lahaina, it will shock you. >> reporter: these satellite images show the extent of the damage to lahaina, before the catastrophe and after. nearly every home, building and business decimated. >> it really looked like a war zone. >> reporter: one of the many businesses destroyed, belonged to tiffany nguyen, the owner of whalers locker gift shop. ...

The reality is, we dont like to praise ourselves in the uk, but the truth is, internationally, there is no more important voice on the international stage when it comes to the environment, notjust climate change, but the environment, than the uk. and thats recognised by countries all around the world. so when that first pledge was made by prime ministerjohnson at the un general assembly, there was huge applause, particularly from the climate vulnerable nations, from the commonwealth, more than h...

And literally swept so fast and just absolutely steam rolled so quickly, just caught so many people by surprise. i mean, you had explosions going all afternoon, like in your opinion ukraine. -- like you were in ukraine. you could see embers flying. it just explodes in fire. so at this point, i think its just a matter of i appreciate from the bottom of my heart from the presidents declaration to the governor. we still need more support, more help here desperately because so many families are stil...

That remains open. he was given additional authority to investigate whether hunter biden engaged in improper business dealings overseas. the special counsel will not be subject to day—to—day supervision of any official of the department. you must comply with regulations, procedures and policies of the department. consistent with the special counsel of regulations, the conclusion, mrweiss special counsel of regulations, the conclusion, mr weiss will provide the declaration decisions reached b...

Were not sure if this is a normal seasonal variation or if this is part of a larger pattern, but clearly the extremes of climate are being felt here in the pacific. adam weintraub from the hawaiian emergency management agency, thanks for taking the time to be with us. thank you. leaders representing eight countries in south america are wrapping up a two day environmental summit in the brazilian city of belaine to "prevent the amazon from reaching a point of no return". brazils president luiz ina...