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Concern within the agency, and the ask is going to congress for them to work on this as these natural disasters continue to happen. >> congress that is not currently in session for the month of august, and that supplemental request included ukraine, too. the pathway is up in the air. priscilla alvarez, thank you. maui's emergency management chief has resigned. this as outrage grows in the wake of the catastrophic wildfire that has killed at least 111 people. he was facing serious criticism for not activating warning sirens as this wildfire closed in on lahaina. also under scrutiny this morni...

So, all of these are priorities actions that are being taken. in addition to some 700 federal agency employees who are now there to help with the effort. >> during tonight's briefing, as you probably know, the maui emergency management agency administrator was asked if he regretted not sounding the islands warning sirens. he responded, and i'm quoting now, i do not. senator, you've said he would not make any excuses for failed communication leading up to the fires. have you been briefed on the states review of the emergency response there? are you satisfied with what you know so far? >> well, ...

Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya has made his first public comments since the deadly wildfires ignited last week.

Authorities face mounting questions about whether more could have been done to warn residents as wildfires devastated western Maui.

Close to 100 deaths have been confirmed, making the Lahaina wildfires the deadliest in the US in more than a century.