overnight more than 1,000 travelers had no choice but to sleep on airport grounds after several flights were canceled. officials now discouraging nonessential travel. even as of this morning planes were landing on maui with tourists. this is not a safe place to be. reporter: bill weir, cnn, en route to maui. a little more now on the exodus from maui. we ve been hearing from locals and tourists who are desperate to escape and many are still stranded. there were people who didn t get out. there are quite a few homeless people in the area and people just not able don t have access to vehicles. high winds have been making matters worse for the crews racing to taken these fires. officials don t fully know the true extent of the damage so far.
inferno is berated a state of emergency has been declared, and officials are preparing to ask for federal funding as soon as they get a better idea of the scale of destruction. fema and the military have been called in to help. at least six people have died and 20 are seriously injured. the death toll is expected to rise. thousands are staying in shelters, and officials are discouraging all nonessential travel from the mainland, at least for the next few days. cbs s mark strassmann has the latest. [bleep]. reporter: iconic lahaina, a paradise lost. let s go! it s hot. reporter: wins from a hurricane south of maui with gusts up to 70 miles per hour. pushed flames that raced across the island and fueled several large wildfires. in a horrifying incident, a wall of fire chard a piece of maui all the way to the ocean. the coast guard rescued at least a dozen people from these waters.
Epidemic of Violent Crime in america. His focus, overwhelmingly and as expected is on guns. If White House Correspondent peter doocy starts us off from the north lawn, good evening. A few minutes ago, the president said he never gives up hope that congress could someday pass on Assault Weapons Ban but in the meantime he thinks there are more common sense measures that can be taken to protect crimeridden cities making the same joke twice. He doesnt think anybody needs a gun with 100 rounds of ammo unless they think a deer is wearing kevlar. We arent changing the constitution, we are enforcing it. Speak of the headlines of the president s multipoint plan are arrest firearms dealers, help former prisoners reenter the community and expandable limit opportunities for young adults. Help make sure the young people pick up a paycheck instead of criminal. Critics argue criminals are emboldened by softer sentencing standards and bail reform. The biden plan will not address the rise in murder and
Epidemic of Violent Crime in america. His focus, overwhelmingly and as expected is on guns. If White House Correspondent peter doocy starts us off from the north lawn, good evening. A few minutes ago, the president said he never gives up hope that congress could someday pass on Assault Weapons Ban but in the meantime he thinks there are more common sense measures that can be taken to protect crimeridden cities making the same joke twice. He doesnt think anybody needs a gun with 100 rounds of ammo unless they think a deer is wearing kevlar. We arent changing the constitution, we are enforcing it. Speak of the headlines of the president s multipoint plan are arrest firearms dealers, help former prisoners reenter the community and expandable limit opportunities for young adults. Help make sure the young people pick up a paycheck instead of criminal. Critics argue criminals are emboldened by softer sentencing standards and bail reform. The biden plan will not address the rise in murder and