There will be active recovery over the coming days and we of the bones of those who have been lost. So it will take time. To give perspective, it is going to take many years to rebuild lahaina. When you see the full extent of the destruction of lahaina it will shock you. It does appear like a bomb and fire went off, if i may. And all of those buildings, virtually, are going to have to be rebuilt. It will be a new lahaina. Lets recap the latest details from hawaii. At least 53 people are now known to have died in the fires, though weve heard the governor say that number will rise. Billions of dollars of property are also expected to be destroyed. Governor green says as many as 1,700 buildings have been destroyed and 11,000 people are still without power or water in west maui. The fires began on tuesday and Officials Say none of these fires are 100 contained. The blazes spread quickly, fuelled by strong winds generated by a hurricane over the pacific ocean. Thousands are still in emergency shelters. Visitors are being evacuated from the island. These are some of the pictures we have of the islands, with smouldering ruins, and total devastation. The worst destruction has been on the island of maui, where some beach front areas have been completely levelled. Us President Joe Biden has now declared the wildfires a major disaster. This triggers the release of federal funds to help recovery efforts. 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 lost a loved one, whose home has been damaged or destroyed, is going to get help immediately. And ive directed that we surge support to these brave firefighters and First Responders and Emergency Personnel working around the clock there, risking their lives. At the Press Conference earlier, us senator brian schatz said Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer promised to work to send congressional aid to the state. Lets take a look at what else is being done to help the situation in hawaii. The federal Emergency ManagementAgency AdministratorDeanne Criswell will travel to the state to meet with officials. Earlier, fema announced that federal Disaster Assistance has been made available to supplement local recovery efforts. California is sending Search And Rescue teams to help recovery efforts. Thats according to the states governor, gavin newsom. California officials have a lot of experience in dealing with such blazes, including the 2018 camp fire that killed 85 people. And the main airport in maui has turned into an unofficial emergency shelter. More than 111,000 tourists have already been evacuated. This is all happening as the extent of the devastation becomes clearer, as our North America correspondent nomia iqbal reports. Much of the Hawaiian Island of maui is now scorched earth. A pilot can hardly believe what hes seeing. Oh, my gosh look at the harbour this looks like baghdad or something. The Historic Town of lahaina barely exists any more. Since the fire began on tuesday, it has ripped through, fuelled by Hurricane Force winds, leaving burnt out cars on once busy streets and instead of historic buildings, there are Smoking Piles of rubble. Everybody still out here, its time to go for anyone still in the town, the message is clear get out. If anybody� s still here, the fire is on front street and it is time to go this Satellite Image from last month and yesterday lays bare the destruction. Its something youd see in a war zone. I was the last one off the dock when the firestorm came through the banyan trees and took everything with it. And ijust ran out to the beach and i ran south and ijust helped everybody i could along the way. Still got dead bodies in the water, floating, and on the sea wall. Theyve been sitting there since last night. Weve been pulling people out since last night, trying to save peoples lives, and i feel like were not getting the help we need. The us military has now mobilised as it tries desperately to suppress the fires over the island. A state nicknamed � the paradise of the pacific� is now paradise lost. The Us Coast Guard has been working to rescue people off the coast of the town of lahaina after manyjumped into the water to escape the burning flames. They say a total of 17 people have been saved from the water. Another a0 survivors have been found on shore and brought to safety by boat crews. The coast guard says Search Efforts have covered 689 square nautical miles which is just over 2000 square kilometres. Thousands have been displaced on maui, waiting to safely return to their homes. These are images taken by our bbc digital Reporter Max Matza of the maui War Memorial Stadium which has been Housing Scores of evacuees. Long lines and people settling in on Air Mattresses and temporary bedding in a crowded gymnasium thats overflowing. Earlier, i spoke to our bbc digital Reporter Max Matza, from the scene. Max, i understand that you arrived fairly recently. What are you seeing there . Thats riuht. I are you seeing there . Thats right i came are you seeing there . Thats right. I came into are you seeing there . Thats right. I came into the are you seeing there . Thats right. I came into the airportj right. I came into the airport this morning, which is quite full of people trying to get out. Thousands have already made it out there are still hundreds of people trying to find any way to the other islands or to the mainland. They spoke to one mother of three who, with herfamily, jumped into the harbour of lahaina to escape the flames. She was battered against the rocks, cuts all over her legs, and eventually they had to flee after a firefighter found them running through the flames and now they are heading home to kansas. I have met other people who have had other close calls, turning around, leaving everything behind, medication, laptops, clothing. 0ne everything behind, medication, laptops, clothing. One man im mad he arrived at the shelter said he had spent the last two nights in his car with his cuts with only the clothes on his back. � ,. , with only the clothes on his back. I, back. Absolutely shocking testimony back. Absolutely shocking testimony there. Back. Absolutely shocking testimony there. And back. Absolutely shocking | testimony there. And what back. Absolutely shocking testimony there. And what about what people actually need when they are coming to that shelter and how is that shelter being run, because as they understand it in the shelters a lot of volunteers are taking part, really a sense of all Hands On Deck here. Really a sense of all Hands On Deck here deck here. Thats right. The ymca have deck here. Thats right. The ymca have been deck here. Thats right. The ymca have been helping i deck here. Thats right. The | ymca have been helping and deck here. Thats right. The ymca have been helping and lots of others, government agencies, tons of volunteers who are coming, chopping of dropping off fruit, as a man with a bunch of bananas over his shoulder, othertraditional away and translate shaved eyes, they are Offering Acupuncture and massage. But people do have to bring their own bedding and many people dont have that, so there is also charitable clothing and pillows, sheets, and everything people need. Theyre slipping on Air Mattresses, you can see behind me, kotze. But really the volunteer effort is just very grassroots it seems so far, its not very organised. Earlier here today the governor arrived. I was also told that 0prah arrived. I was also told that Oprah Winfrey, one of the most famous maui residence, was also here as well meeting people. So far it doesnt seem very co ordinated, but they do have quite a lot of supplies. 0ur colleague max matza there. And for more on the disaster, please visit our website. This page has a breakdown of the latest facts from officials, as well as detailed timeline of events leading up to the wildfires. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other news now. Northern irelands police chief has said he is deeply sorry about two Data Breaches revealing the identities of thousands of his officers and staff. Police unions say their members are scared of the potential risk to their safety. Members of militant groups in Northern Ireland say theyve acquired private details of some officers. But those claims have not been verified. The Us Supreme Court has blocked a settlement that would protect the owners of drug maker purdue pharma, from being sued for deaths caused by opioids. Under the deal, the Sackler Family would have been shielded from legal liability. 0verdoses of such painkillers are blamed for Tens Of Thousands of deaths across the us each year. The 75th Emmy Awards have officially been postponed to 15january, as hollywood writers and actors strike over Labour Disputes with major studios. The ceremony was originally scheduled for september. Nominations for the highest honours in television were announced in july, just days before the dual strikes were declared. Its the first time that both writers and actors are striking since 1960. Youre live with bbc news. The us and iran are reported to have reached an agreement to free Five Americans in exchange for five jailed iranians. And there are reports this deal will lead to 6 billion in iranian assets being unfrozen. On thursday, iran moved Five Americans out of the notorious evin prison to house arrest, the first step in the alleged deal. Sources tell the bbc that the Five Americans will be released once irans assets now in a restricted account in south korea are deposited in qatars central bank. The american prisoners involved in the agreement include siamak namazi, who has been held in iran for nearly eight years, emad shargi, a washington, dc resident, and morad tahbaz, a us and uk national. Two others wish to remain anonymous. Earlier my colleague Caitriona Perry spoke to former Us National Security advisor john bolton on the developments in iran shortly after this news broke. Thanks forjoining us, ambassador. If they can start by getting your reaction to a story that has just been breaking today, the news that five american prisoners in iran have been moved from prison to house arrest. The way houses negotiations for their eventual full release are ongoing and delicate at this time are not all of their identities have been released. But those that we do know, at least some of them would have been still in detention while you are in the white house the National Security advisor. Can you talk was a little bit about what might have been going on behind the scenes here. The scenes here. Were obviously the scenes here. Were obviously happy the scenes here. Were obviously happy to the scenes here. Were obviously happy to get| obviously happy to get americans released. They never should have been detained by iranian authorities in the first place. Really civilised nations dont do that. We dont know really much about what the terms of the release are and that, i think, terms of the release are and that, ithink, is potentially troubling, because at least some reports indicate that in exchange for therapy release of Five Americans, the ultimate result, that the us will unfreeze 6 billion of iranian funds, which would put the price per american at 1. 2 billion. And that is part of the problem with exchanging unfairly kept hostages for asset, for criminals we have arrested for terrorist, for money. Nobody is unhappy that people are being released to never should have been held, but when you put a price on their heads to get them out, youre also putting a price on the heads of other americans and that, i think, is a legitimate concern. The new york times. Legitimate concern. The new york times, though, legitimate concern. The new york times, though, is york times, though, is reporting that the International Crisis group, who was familiar with the deal, says that the money will only be used for humanitarian purposes. Is it fair to make that kind of deal . That kind of deal . That is a preposterous that kind of deal . That is a preposterous statement. L that kind of deal . That is a i preposterous statement. First of all, money is fungible. It freezes the iranian government responsibility do that, to spend 5 billion on the Nuclear Programme. 50 spend 5 billion on the Nuclear Programme spend 5 billion on the nuclear rouramme. ,. ,. , ~ , programme. So how does one keep control of this programme. So how does one keep control of this type programme. So how does one keep control of this type of control of this type of situation, though, as he began by saying you want to see these american prisoners free from detention . I american prisoners free from detention . American prisoners free from detention . I think you have to kee in detention . I think you have to keep in mind detention . I think you have to keep in mind the detention . I think you have to keep in mind the large detention . I think you have to i keep in mind the large american interest, there over 320 million americans. They travel overseas. They could be detained illegally, unlawfully, by a rogue state or a terrorist group. Are we going to have to pay one billion to get everyone of them out . Is not a happy situation. Is not for the families of the hostages. They understand that. Ive met with Hostage Families myself, know what they go through. We have to think about them but also americans who could be captured in the future by people even less scrupulous than the government of iran. 50 less scrupulous than the government of iran. So what should be government of iran. So what should be done government of iran. So what should be done to government of iran. So what should be done to guarantee government of iran. So what should be done to guarantee the full release as soon as possible . I full release as soon as possible . Full release as soon as ossible . Russia is already doing that to itself and iranian assistance to the russians in this conflict is another reason to keep the pressure on both governments to stop their unacceptable behaviour. Brute governments to stop their unacceptable behaviour. We have seen a tax unacceptable behaviour. We have seen a tax on unacceptable behaviour. We have seen a tax on unacceptable behaviour. We have seen a tax on tax unacceptable behaviour. We have seen a tax on tax on unacceptable behaviour. We have seen a tax on tax on both seen a tax on tax on both sides, you about the pace of the counteroffensive . I think we would the counteroffensive . I think we would all the counteroffensive . I think we would all like the counteroffensive . I think we would all like to the counteroffensive . I think we would all like to see the counteroffensive . I think we would all like to see the i we would all like to see the pace of the counteroffensive . I think we would all like to see the piece improved, but what worries me more is even if gridlock on the battlefield continues, what im really worried about is a russian diplomatic offensive in the fall, where they say, you know, this war has gone on for a year and a half, calla this war has gone on for a year and a half, call a ceasefire and a half, call a ceasefire and have negotiations, because the russian success in this war has been extremely limited and it may be that putin will try and storage the haemorrhaging that he has experience. And im very afraid both in europe and the United States that there are people who will say, great, lets have a ceasefire and negotiate, because that will freeze a new russian border. Unlike the situation in 2014 it wont control 20 was 10 of ukraine, it will control 20 . Walked to the International Community to do . Injeddah that russia was invited to. I community to do . In jeddah that russia was invited to. Russia was invited to. I dont think there russia was invited to. I dont think there is russia was invited to. I dont think there is willingness russia was invited to. I dont think there is willingness on | think there is willingness on either side to negotiate at the side and its understandable. The talks injeddah will help also the government of ukraine to get its position out to countries around the world for their own good reasons, not as familiar with the nature of the russian attack, the conduct of the war, and really whats at stake here. So i think that was a good thing to do, but i think ukraine wants to be in a stronger position before it accepts negotiations and i agree with that. I think we set our objective as the full restoration of ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity. I think we have to show we mean what we say. Looking at the blockade in the black sea and as we saw, the Green New Deal is not in place anymore. A lot of food exports there, millions of people depending on those food exports, the food relief there. What do you think should be done to try and stop that blockade and get the expo