South. Its closed some of thats going through the Santa Clara Valley. Santa cruz mountains over towards santa cruz, monterey. I dont think it will amount to too much, but its in the mix there. So 68, mostly cloudy south, partly sunny, north, 6070s and 80s. Sal is here on a friday and im i got to get out of the house right now. My commute is its pretty good you know we do have a new crash reported on the san mateo bridge on westbound 92. We can go right out there. I dont see anything yet, but chp is on the way to a crash westbound bound near the high rise. And well see if chp does indeed find something when it gets there. You can see also that the traffic is going to be okay. In fact, a lot lighter than usual at the bay bridge toll plaza. Another update in just a few. But now at 701, lets get back to the headlines. We begin the latest this hour with the latest information on the wildfires in maui. Officials confirmed the fire killed at least 55 people. That number, however, is expected to go up as search crews look through some collapsed buildings and some of the devastation you see there on the left hand of your screen. Most of the deaths are in lahaina, where the wildfire is now 80 contained, more than 1000 buildings have been destroyed. There is no water or power on the west side of the island. And weve got Live Team Coverage on the maui wildfires this morning. Ktvu james torres in san jose where volunteers are scheduled to leave for maui today. But first, lets go to andre senior in studio with an update on the devastation andre. Well, frank, heartbreaking images coming out of maui, specifically lahaina right now. They show an entire town incinerated. Hawaiis governor says Natural Disaster in that states history. Video from lahaina shows the still smoldering flames that reduce that town to rubble. Burned out. Cars lined the streets, house after house scorched. The Downtown Business district gone. Survivors say hawaiis Emergency Warning System did not alert them as fire raced towards their homes. Officials confirmed that the Emergency Management records show no indication that the warning sirens were triggered. Governor josh green walked through lahaina to see the devastation firsthand. It is going to take many years to rebuild lahaina when you see the full 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. Yeah, absolutely stunning images here. The governor says a priority right now is finding shelter for those who have lost their homes. He says 200 or 2000 rooms are needed right now and hes encouraging the community to open up their homes to survivors. A woman who owned a shop on front street in lahaina that was burned says the destruction is devastating. Line is such a special place, and not just for the people that live there, but for so many people that sorry, im holding it together. But im on the edge for the community and for all of the islands and for so many visitors that come see us every year. Its the historic significance and just the memories, their common emotion, their state Officials Say it will take billions of dollars to rebuild lahaina, another business destroyed in lahaina, fleetwoods restaurant owned by Mick Fleetwood of fleetwood mac. Just down the street, that iconic banyan tree that was damaged. But it is still, as you can see, her standing. But you could see the damage all around the trees, the burnt stump of those trees here. It was first planted in 1873 and stands more than 60ft tall. Back to you. All right, andre, thank you for that. More help is on its way to maui as well. They got strike teams and volunteer groups from the bay area and they will play a role in helping survivors of the wildfire now burning in lahaina. Ktvu james torres live from bonita san jose airport where the first group of aid has already taken off this morning. James frank, good morning to you. What we expect more volunteers to take off a little later this morning. We know that about a flight from here over to maui is about 5 to 6 hours. And many of the volunteers who are headed that way say theyve taken that flight several times in their lifetime. A cruise are all with the american red cross. They say they are there to provide as much aid as they can to any of those survivors. In total, we expect about 13 relief workers to head to the hawaiian island, with more set to leave this morning. And later this weekend , we spoke to the ceo of the red cross and the central coast. She says she owns a home along front street and all the surrounding areas has burned down. She says its tough to see all that destruction in an area thats so special to her. It is. But i feel fortunate in being able to be here and go over and know that i can hopefully help make a difference and provide support and. Just do everything i can to hopefully make a difference. Additionally, governor gavin newsom signed off on sending an urban search and rescue strike team to maui. Part of that Team Includes a firefighter from oakland. And each of those members, they say, have extensive experience in handling wildfires and the aftermath. Officials in maui say another search and rescue strike team from nevada is already on the ground. Each of those volunteers will play a wide variety of roles from search and rescue to getting supplies to evacuees to acting as government liaisons. These california crews we here will likely stay in the area for about three weeks. Well have this morning from manana san jose. Im james torres, ktvu fox two news. James thank you. Right now, cell service, other Communications Still wiped out near lahaina and Officials Say outages could last days if not weeks. This is making it very difficult for people trying to find their loved ones there. One woman in maui has put together a spreadsheet to help it lists the status of people in the lahaina area. If you dont see the name of a person youre looking for, you can add some of the information to the list and check back for updates. We also have a link to that spreadsheet on our web link section of our website. You can also go to our home page for the very latest updates from officials in maui. All thats on ktvu dot com. 706 now in california, attorney general robert has issued a formal apology for his offices roles in the forced relocation and internment of more than 120,000 japanese americans during world war two. But his apology comes three years after the California State Legislature issued its own apology for the internment program. President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the program back in 1942. The man who is californias state attorney general back then, earl warren, supported the program. He became californias governor. The following year. Tomorrow will be the last two scheduled forums to discuss the search for oaklands new police chief. The Police Commission is seeking public input on the qualities they want to see in the next leader. Its been six months since oakland mayor shengtao fired former chief loren armstrong, saying she lost confidence in him for his handling of some Police Misconduct cases. The commission is responsible for vetting candidates and submitting a final choice to the city council and mayor for approval if this final candidate is rejected. The entire process has to start over. Tomorrows first session is at the 81st Avenue Branch library. At 1030 in the morning, the second hearing starts at two in the afternoon tomorrow at the west Oakland Library branch on adeline street, san jose is off to a slow start when it comes to filling many open positions in its police department. This years city budget set aside 2. 9 million to create 31 new staff positions. Another 1. 3 million was allocated to fund bonuses and other incentives to hire and retain police officers. But mayor matt meehan says san jose has fallen short of its hiring goals for this year. It still has one of the Smallest Police departments of any major city in the us. Time now. 708 organizers of outside lands. They are all set, ready to open the gates to tens of thousands of people. All on their way to Golden Gate Park over the weekend. The festival kicks off later this morning. This week, crews have been busy setting up the stage and vendors have been setting up their booths. Organizers say they sold 225,000 tickets and this year, fans can expect larger cocktail areas and a lot more menu items. San francisco Officials Say the festival is expected to generate some 70 million for the city. This festival is employing 5000 human beings. And at a time when all eyes are on our economy and our economy recovery, this festival is critical to San Franciscos ability to thrive. Some of the featured artists scheduled to perform include rapper Kendrick Lamar and the foo fighters. And were also learning that drag icon trixie. Mattel has canceled her outside dance performance. Mattel posting the news on instagram, citing unforeseen circumstance, as sfgate reports. Bob the drag queen is now slated to fill in and there could be some issues for people on the peninsula trying to get to the festival. Caltrain is suspending its service between millbrae and the city this weekend and next weekend, all due to construction projects. But the agency says there will be offering a bus bridge during that suspension. Oh three time now is 710. We do have a pretty light commute underway for a friday, which sometimes we do get. Im happy to tell you the bay bridge doesnt have a big backup right now. Its looking pretty good now. We were looking for a crash on that san mateo bridge and it does look like they found it, but it hasnt affected the bridge traffic just yet in a major way. Were looking at some of these commutes and looking at it. Theres a little bit of a backup near the high rise thats about all dumbarton bridge looks good. No problems on 880 or on the peninsula. Definitely looking like a light day at 710. Lets go back to the desk. Thanks sal. Big win for Driverless Cars. Still to come, the expansion of robo taxis throughout the streets of San Francisco and a neighborhood business thats been teaching kids life lessons for more than half a century is now in danger of shutting down the help. Supporters are trying to provide. At the 11th hour the crash happened on sunday as firefighters battled a brush fire in riverside county. People from multiple agencies came out to pay their respects to cal fire assistant chief Joshua Bischoff and captain tim rodriguez. Chp led the funeral procession as a cal fire helicopter followed overhead. Were going to miss them tremendously, not only personally, but, yeah, having them out here on fires, theyre the guy they are the guys you could turn to and look for that help when you need that help on the fire ground. So, no, nobody could replace them. An investigation is underway to figure out why the two helicopters crashed and collided while flying over that brush fire. The crash killed all on board, including the pilot. Time now,od are now rallying behind a Martial Arts Academy that is now in danger of shutting down for good. The costcos Martial Arts Academy. Thats a macarthur boulevard in east oakland, opened up way back in 1972. The academy, run by bill and mary owens, offers classes on selfdefense for people of all ages. But now they say their business is facing foreclosure after suffering huge financial losses during the pandemic. I kept thinking i could beat that with the dream that this is going to be over. This is going to be over. My students are going to come back. Sadly, the students never came back. The numbers the owner saw prior to the covid. At the same time, their monthly mortgage payments have nearly doubled. It saddens me. It hurts because we put so many hours into our training and developing and these arts. The owners say they need 88,000 to stop the foreclosure. Thats scheduled in about two weeks, august the 24th. They also need 250,000 to pay off a loan. Supporters of their academy are working currently to raise money to help them with a go fund me page. Regulators have vetoed plans to convert a richmond Historic Site into a private pickleball club. Richmonds waterfront greenway pavilion is where military tanks were tested during world war two. It was poised to become a mecca for the nations Fastest Growing sport of pickleball, the city of richmond. And state regulators, though, said no to the plan because they say it wouldnt benefit the general public. Developers say they hope the agencies will change their mind after learning more about the proposals so called public facing aspects in the years after the start of the covid 19 pandemic, most students went back to class, but not all of them. A stanford study shows that the rate of student absences in the 2018 2019 school year was more than 14. Then in the 20 2122 there were more than 1 Million Students absent from inperson classes, the highest in the nation. Some of the bay areas largest districts experienced those high rates of absenteeism. Oakland unified had one of the highest rates at 47 for the 20 2122 school year. Thats an increase of 13 from before the pandemic. Other large School Districts saw similar increases as for the highest overall in the bay area, vallejo city topped at 57, a 29 increase from the year before. You can see on your screen how other large districts here in the bay area saw big increases in student absences as well. For the first time in nearly half a century, russia has launched a spacecraft and its on its way to the moon. Theyre looking to become the first country to successfully land at the moons south pole. Its all part of a Mission Study the lunar surface and search for resources. Places like water only three governments have had successful moon landings. Soviet union, china and, of course, back in 1969, the United States. 717 lets go from the skies to the roads and see how traffic is looking at their cell. You know, it looks okay. Ive been looking at a couple of things. First of all, if youre driving to San Francisco or driving across any bay area bridge, it is going to be lightly traveled today. Seems pretty good when it comes to that. There is a crash on the san mateo bridge westbound 92. As you head out to the high rise. Theres a little bit of slow traffic now beginning to appear. You can see it here on our camera. So since the dumbarton bridge and the bay bridge are doing so well, you might want to just think about that instead. South bay commute has been quiet. Its nice getting over to sunnyvale, cupertino and palo alto. Seven over 18. Lets bring steve back with todays weather. Thank you, kind sir. Yes, sir. All right. We have the trifecta. Whats that . Hurricane dora formed in the eastern pacific. Now in the central pacific. And tonight, will cross the international dateline. Going into the western pacific and become a typhoon. This is the first system to do this since 1994. So it started right there off central america. We went across went south of the Hawaiian Islands, still a hurricane, but its going to move tonight across the international dateline, still be a hurricane, then turn tropical. But still itll be a name. Typhoon so congrats to dora for maintaining its strength and identity all the way across the pacific. We have a low thats off the Central California coast that tapped into a former tropical system. Eugene, if your name is eugene, your tropical moisture is over us right now. And you can see on the visible satellite, a lot of that moisture continues to drift across from east to west and underneath that, from west to east, you have a low cloud deck. So the combination of the two and even a little bit of activity around san jose, south. Now, a lot of remember the lower layers of the atmosphere are dry. So it would take more than just probably this to generate some rain, but its certainly possible here from about south peninsula, south san jose, fremont, south towards the Santa Clara Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains down towards gilroy, hollister, and maybe even down to monterey. Thats where the bulk of this has been has been some thunderstorm activity up in the mountains. Also rotating back around. But its close enough for us that its in the forecast for today. A little breezy out towards travis west, southwest gusting to 28mph. So a few things going on here, including much warmer lows due to the cloud cover. So a little bit higher humidity, maybe a muggy feel here if you get the combination of the after the fog burns off, you get the clouds and some sun, those tropical clouds will add a little bit of humidity to the mix. 40s in the mountains. Now and its going to get warmer because the cloud cover is beginning to move up into the sierra. So you can see some of that cloud cover drifting across. Any activity should be south about Fremont South as the way it kind of looks. You can see that most of it, though, is staying to the as far as any measurable amounts. Heavier amounts will be south. But for us its close that well mention it to tropical moisture continues to move in. Itll be with us not only today, but i think off and on. Occasionally youll get these bands going through into the weekend. A bigger band to me looks tont tha again. Big fog bank, mild to warm lows, lots of drizzle out there. Fog sun. More, more sun. North more clouds south. Kind of muggy. Will mention a few showers as well. South so temperatures 6070s and 80s. It does look like the inland temps want to warm up. But if theres cloud cover, theyll have a hard time doing it. But well ease into that with some inland temps bumping