And the tourists still trying to evacuate. Also ahead, lawyers for donald trump just arriving for a high stakes hearing in the Election Interference Case. How much will trump be allowed to discuss publicly and could that trial begin as soon as january . It is 10 00 eastern, thanks for being with us on this friday, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york, and we begin with the staggering death toll from the wildfires in hawaii. Authorities on maui revealing overnight at least 55 people have died in those fires, and by one account, up to a thousand remain missing. Communications on the island remain difficult making it hard to confirm who is safe and mauis mayor says intense Search And Rescue efforts are still underway. Search in the interior of the buildings. Were waiting for fema to help with that search, as they are equipped to handle the Hazmat Conditions of the buildings that have been burned. Shelters on the island are full of residents who have now lost everything, along with touri
Welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. We start with apocalyptic scenes in hawaii. Us soldiers have joined search and recovery efforts. At least 36 people are known to have died in wildfires others are still unaccounted for. Large parts of the tourist town of la highna on The Island Of Maui have been burned to the ground. This is what it looke like overnight when flames spread rapidly forcing some people to jump into the sea to escape. Multiple areas have been burnt to the ground and the western side of the island is almost cut off. Officials say, the Hospital System is overwhelmed, with many people suffering burns and smoke inhalation. Our correspondent Richard Galpin has this report. Is anybody still out here . Its time to go these are the desperate calls for people still in the historic City Of Lahaina on The Island Of Maui, as the flames on the marina gets closer and closer. Many neighbourhoods were burned to the ground as
bounce back. reporter: and that is kind of the sentiment we re hearing from a lot of people, ana. they say that it is likely going to take several years and cost at least a billion dollars to rebuild, but they say, hey, maui is resilient, and they re looking forward to seeing what it will look like in the years to come. such beautiful people and a beautiful place, it s absolutely heartbreaking to see all those images. dana griffin, thank you, please stay with us as i bring in speedy now. we just heard some really harrowing stories of the people who had in some cases just minutes to flee. i know you are a regional director of an air ambulance company. how would you describe what you re witnessing and experiencing right now? thank you. just to be clear, i m the regional director for not only the air ambulance company, but importantly american medical response, and we re the ambulance services that were on the ground during this event.
and the tourists still trying to evacuate. also ahead, lawyers for donald trump just arriving for a high stakes hearing in the election interference case. how much will trump be allowed to discuss publicly and could that trial begin as soon as january? it is 10:00 eastern, thanks for being with us on this friday, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with the staggering death toll from the wildfires in hawaii. authorities on maui revealing overnight at least 55 people have died in those fires, and by one account, up to a thousand remain missing. communications on the island remain difficult making it hard to confirm who is safe and maui s mayor says intense search and rescue efforts are still underway. search in the interior of the buildings. we re waiting for fema to help with that search, as they are equipped to handle the hazmat