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Because of the wildfires in washington as well as wildfires in canada. all of this unfolding as we have learned from officials that theres one confirmed death, someone who was found in the gray fire zone, another person confirmed to have been found dead in the oregon road fire zone. however, at this point, officials have not confirmed whether or not those deaths have been caused by the fires. so well be watching for an update there amid this devastation, as firefighters, again, continue working ...

With more. hey, matt. >> the president is scheduled to land here on the island of maui momentarily and he and the first lady are scheduled to take a tour by helicopter behind me and the town of lahaina and now he is supposed to visit with fire victims and local officials on the ground here in maui. any one of the presidents moose today could provide us with more video or pictures of the fire zone here today because we have not been allowed understandably because their ongoing assessments, and th...

Firefighters in the region are still racing to contain the fires, imploring people to follow evacuation orders. >> not everyone chose to leave. and some people are going back. the problem is at any point in time fire can change, especially with wind. >> and jesse, that wind is a problem far beyond spokane. >> reporter: yeah, officials worry winds could reignite hot spots even in already hard-hit areas like this one. but winds are also sending smoke far beyond the fire zone, and thats contributin...

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Of children who are among the missing. >> that is possible. thats what were sharing. here internally that is possible there will be many children. this is the largest catastrophe and disaster thats ever hit maui probably ever hit hawaii outside of war thyme -- wartime events. when we got to tour lahaina damage by boat basically only way right now to get a glimpse here on the ground theres a lot of frustration even outrage people say this could have been prevented and the residents and business o...

The lahaina area and behind me there are still a lot of really intense road blocks because right now tragically, there can still be more victims out there. and this morning, the governor of hawaii is now acknowledging there could be any number of children among the missing. >> deaths possible thats what were sharing -- here internally that is possible that there will be many children because of the temperature of the fire -- remains of those who have died in some cases may be impossible to recov...

Is being investigated. but he says that may not be the only reason that they werent used. >> sirens were typically used for tsunamis or hurricanes. to my knowledge at least i never experienced them in use for fires. there may be some reasons for that. sometimes sirens send people up mountain and going up the mountain during a fire can be problematic. going up the mountain when there is a wave is what you have to do. >> and gloria paz me know is on maui with the latest. >> reporter: the search co...

To my knowledge, at least i never experienced them in use for fires. there may be some reasons for that. sometimes sirens send people up mountain and going up the mountain during a fire can be problematic. going up the mountain when theres a wave is what you have to do. >> cnns bill weir, he is in maui, where fires are still burning despite -- just outside in fact the disaster zone. bill. >> reporter: this is the kula neighborhood in maui. were several miles from the destruction in lahaina. and ...

This is really the first time the public at large is getting a look from the ground view at the devastation there. the devastation so vast only about a third of the fire zone has been searched by rescue crews. the governor said until now most of the remains were found along sea side road. today they will shift their focus to begin searching through homes. with that search they expect the death toll to continue to rise. it now stands at 106 people who were lost in the fire. just take a second and...

Every minute, resulting in this tragedy. >> with those kinds and 1,000-degree temperatures, ultimately, all of the pictures you see will be easy to understand. that level of destruction and a fire hurricane, something new to us in this age of global warming, was the ultimate reason that so many people perished. >> authorities say they dont know how many people are still missing. only 3% of the fire zone has been searched with cadaver dogs. officials are urging those with missing family members t...