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geoff: welcome to the "newshour." president biden is fashion growing calls from a handful of house democrats to step aside as the party's presidential nominee. earlier today in a rare cable news call-in, the president addressed his critics and maintained that he was still the best person on the job. >> i'm getting so frustrated by the elites -- i'm not talk about you or the elites that know so much more. run against me. go ahead. announce for president. challenge me at the convention. >> our congressional correspondent lisa desjardins and laura baron-lopez joins us now. president biden is unwavering. he says he's not exiting this race. give us a sense of what more he's saying and the white house strategy here? >> president biden's message is that he's not going anywhere. he sent a letter to congressional democrats today in

which he said "the question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. it's time for it to end. any weakening of resolve about the task ahead only helps donald trump and hurts us." what president bide season saying publically is what campaign aids are saying privately to donors to democratic lawmakers, to democratic officials across the board and that he has beaten donald trump in the past that the debate was one bad night that that isn't the way he is across the board and that he was strong enough to run this campaign. campaign officials have been making calls to individual doe no, sir, lawmakers. president biden was on a call with doe no, sir in which he said they can't waste any more time being distracted that this needs to end. he's going speak with congressional black caucus, lawmakers. and the campaign is pointing to a recent bloomberg poll showing

that president biden is up in wisconsin and michigan and that their internal polling shows similar and that ultimately they said the debate hasn't had an impact on where the state of the race is. they faced a number of tough questions today as she was asked about the president's mental and physical fitness to do the job, to carry out the job. and she said that he has been three times over the course of his presidency by a neurologist. she was asked about visits over the course of eight months in the last year by a parkinson's special list. and she essentially said that the president has never been treated for parkinsons, is not currently being treated for parkinsons and that he's not taking any parkinson's medication. that is their full-court press against the backlash, the debate right now. geoff: are the effort that is laura outlined the friday abc interview, and the president's barnstorming yesterday in pennsylvania and his call-in to "morning joe" today is any of

this changing the minds of house democrats? >> no they do not. they see these as unfriendly terms and not as challenging as the debate they want to see himself extend himself more. they want to get a better picture of how he operates in challenge situation. now, we know of nine house member who is have called either publically or among leadership for president biden to step aside. among those are four ranking members of committee, including adam smith of the house armed services committee. but there was more news from the senate. speaking to senators themselves and to senior staff, chiefs of staff over there, i can say that there are very few democratic senator who is believe biden should stay in as nominee. however, there is a lot of conversation and debate in a senatorial way of how to go ant it. they wanted a house meeting today. initially is approaching this in a more nuanced way.

his colleagues felt that was not the best approach. they're drawing together sp speaking to the white house more in private about their concerns. those are things that i think helped the president, that they're not being so openly confrontational. as opposed to the white house poll that is laura is hearing about, i'm hearing from internal polls say things are not looking good in new mexico, not in minnesota, not in virginia. they're concerned about those things. they're not just concerned about losing the white house here, geoff, but also about the house and senate, the idea of a republican take over with the favorable supreme court. one senator who is not prone to throwing bombs told me that astounding quote that senator said they all campaigned and in this case everyone can see when a campaign is sort of falling behind. it's just kind of in a death spiral. geoff: there is another candidate in this race who has not gotten much attention and that is donald trump. he's trying to distance himself from this project 2025, just as

democrats are doing more to try to link him to it. this is a controversial governance plan. tell us more about what's happening here? >> former president donald trump says he knows nothing about project 2025. that he doesn't no who is behind it. but multiple partners worked in donald trump's white house. and they're expected to work in a second donald trump white house if he were to win re-election this. project 2025, the blueprint about giving the presidency more power in a republican white house as well as gutting federal agencies, restricting abortion across the board, those are things that biden's campaign really believes that is going to help president biden strike that contrast. they see that voters are actually starting to take stock of it. that voters are paying more attention to the blueprint. that they do see it connected to president donald trump.

ultimately you're going to see more from president biden's campaign and they're going to keep it on that side. geoff: our thanks to you both. we're going to get two perspectives now. two different perspectives from democratic members of congress. first from adam smith, the top democrat on the house armed services committee who called on president biden to abandon his re-election efforts. congressman smith joins now. thanks for being with us. you say that president biden should exit the race. why? is it due to his ability to beth in >> the two most compelling reasons. number one, i don't believe the president is an effective messenger at this point. that's the shame of it. we have a great message. i think the president's done a good job the last few years. when you could look at where the economy was when he came in. he's managed that in a way that

has put us in a better position than any other country in the world coming out of covid. he passed the infrastructure bill. he passed the inflation reduction act. he's pulled together this coalition that has helped us, you know, stop putin from take over ukraine. but what we saw on the debate and what we've seen since then and also in some instances before that, he is not an ef effective messenger for that. and he has healthcare concerns. you saw that at the white house press conference today where there were not clear answers given. so i just think at this point there are other people that could deliver that message better. and the stakes are so high. and yes, we are distracted. but i know the white house have said that members need to stop talking about it. we're not the ones to bring it up. we were not there at the white house press event today. the media brought it up. our constituents brought up. it's what people are talking about. should be talking about our message and donald trump.

but given president biden's performance in the debate what has happened since then, we can't do that. i want the most effective messenger possible because the stakes could not be higher. >> well, in a letter that the president wrote to congressional democrats today he said the question to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. and it's time for it to end. the question i have for you, is at this point what are you planning to do? the president says he's not stepping aside? >> i'm planning to deliver the message. and look, i agree with you. i think the president has dug in. that's incredibly unfortunate. i cannot let that go. it's too important. and that debate performance and what has happened since then made it clear about his ability to be an effective messenger for this party. four years ago when president biden ran, he didn't get off to a good senator the primary campaigns. he lost in iowa, new hampshire,

nevada. and then we wereie sanders emerged as the top candidate. the same people who biden is now dismissing as elites which by the way are the democratic party were worried about that. so they through their support -- threw their support behind joe biden and helped other candidates out of the race. it's what the democratic party has double it's not about joe biden. it's about what's best for the party and the country. this time, it is clear to me that is what is best for the country is to have a different candidate. and i just -- i feel so strongly about that. what's the honest answer to that question when people said what did you think about the president's debate performance? what did you think about this interview where he didn't say it correctly? that's what we're peppered with day in and day out instead of being able to talk about the message we want to talk about. geoff: if not president biden as the nominee, then who?

who is vice president kamala harris or someone else? >> i think it should be vice president harris. i think the last two years in particular, she's been an outstanding messenger for this party particularly on the most salient issue of those two years and that's reproductive healthcare for women. she's been very strong in that regard that's who i would pick. but look, we have a couple dozen really effective, talented experienced candidates all across the board. the convention can make a different choice. i want to make one other point clear. the president is not the nominee yet. he's the presumptive nominee. if we go through the convention and he's the nominee, i'll support him. here clearly the best choice. he's a better choice than who is on the field. i'm just worried that those limitations mean that he's not going to be good enough to beat donald trump. >> the president won 14 million floats the primary. it's often democrat who is accuse republicans of trying to

disenfranchise voters. what tease argument for throwing away the votes of 14 million people who have said that joe bide season our guy? >> two things about that. number one, clam harris was running with him, ok? part of the reason i would also pickamala harris is because of that it was set up. if president can can't, you know, do the job of running this campaign, kamala's right there and she got those votes too. first of all, -- second of all, what if that debate happened in november of last year? you could make a powerful argument that since those people voted, there has been a significant shift in the president's campaign. i'm not trying to pressure the president into doing anything. what i sin serely hope -- sincerely hope is that he and his advisers will do the same thing they did four years ago.

and ask what's the best path going forward? it's about the country, the party, the issues. look at it and look at yourself onestly. do we have a better chance with joe biden or kamala harris at the top of the ticket? i think the question answers itself at this point. that is what i'm hoping. and i've spoken to them, the day after the debate and several times since. so i just -- i want the right choice to be made for the sake of the country. geoff: what do you say to democrat who is view this entire thing as unhelpful. as president biden stays in the race, he will emerge. and two by this open skepticism from democrats like yourself. that there's more harm than good done by this, that he emerges -- that the ticket emerges from this devalid. >> i say two things about that.

first of all, this is out there. we're not the one bringing it up. i said earlier. it is out there. it is being brought up. the plan of let's not address it and hope it goes away, is not working well. and it's not because of us. the people aring can about it. these are the calls coming into my office. were not the one who are bringing it up. second, that's how strong i about this issue. the president was old when he got elected the first time. and i had concerns. >> he had alluded to the fact that he was a bridge. he was going to run for one term. >> , yeah we should probably get a different candidate. he decided not to do that i bought into that. he's the nominee, let's try to support him as much as possible. and i did. again, it's how strongly i feel about it, the debate wasn't just a bad night. it was catastrophic. and it hasn't gotten a lot

better since them >> i hear you. ok. it probably has a slight negative affront. but if it gets us the stronger one -- i just feel so strongly enough about the fact that we have to try. >> that's adam smith of washington. thank you so much for sharing your insight. >> we turn from madeline dean from the state of pennsylvania. she hit the campaign trail with the president. thank you very much for being was. welcome to the "newshour." >> pleased to be with you. thanks for having me. >> i want to get a response from what are clegg, that president biden is an iner equityive american. who should not have the top of the tickets. >> let me say hough i admire and respect ranking member smith. he's been such a critical guide and so many other issues.

i have complete respect for what he has said and the communication he has with the white house. i happen to be in a different place. i'm unapologetically supportive of the president, his record, his decency and his integrity, and i like adam smith am very clear-eyed about the challenges in front of us. so what i've been doing is talking to our leadership, talking to the administration, talking to the campaign itself. be more importantly than all of that, i've been talking to my constituent. >> in that same letter that i referenced earlier, he said the democrats have the record, the vision and the fundamental commitment to america's freedoms and our democracy to win. in your view does president biden have the capacity to make that argument. and win the election?

>> he's made that argument very effectively. he defeated donald trump four years ago. so he has a right to say that. and he has the record to back it up. geoff: what do you say to democrat who is think that the president lost a step that impearl his chances of winning the white house come november and that given the stakes that so many democrats see in this election, that now is the time to change course. the convention is a month away. now, is the time to do it. >> i have constituent who are texting me, writing me on both sides of this. some say that president biden must step aside that the existential threat that is donald trump in a presidency we have seen in the past, which only be catastrophically worse in the future, they believe you

should step aside. others say, no he's the guy that did beat donald trump. we don't know that anybody else can. i'm counting on listening to my constituents and literally saying to the administration and to our campaign. i will tell you, i think you know, i traveled with the president in pennsylvania, to a fantastic church in mt. arie with service that lifted us all right out of our seats. and the president was well-spirited. he worked from a notebook. i know the teleprompter argument goes on. he worked nicely from a notebook. we were together in front of folks who with organizers on the campaign side and labor where the president spoke without any notice. and he was terrific. he was just fine. i was there to say i'm a pennsylvanian. i'm lucky to serve my constituents and i'm lucky to stand on the record of all the dollars, investments we brought

into pennsylvania as a result of the last three and a half years, the legislation that we put forward in private sector investment. >> half a million new jobs start-ups, a half a million new business start-ups. there's a great record there. i am clear-eyed about the challenges ahead of us, and more clear-eyed about that we must defeat donald trump. i say to democrats, independents, democrats, americans need to listen. see joe biden throughout more. see him face-to-face with the american people. and make your decision. we have to defeat donald trump. >> president is the critical must-win state for president biden and right now, four recent national polls have donald trump leading in pennsylvania, one poll, the bloomberg poll has him up by seventh points. do you believe and what is it

going to take? >> that's exactly what i say when i'm saying clear-eyed. i think all the data must be before us, before pennsylvania state p.e. i've spoken to governor chappiera about that. we have to take into consideration the number you're talking about. >> how much longer can this go on. all of this hand wringing about about whether or not he can remain atop of the ticket. how much dodge have you seen from him of president biden and vice presidenten harris? >> how much longer kit go on, i don't have an answer for you. the election is 118, 119s days away. but i real a very confidence in this party. i have a real confidence in democrats. we just got back in washington. we're voting in about 10 minutes. it's an evening vote session. and we will be in cause cushion

tomorrow. i don't see -- and i do watch news all day. but i don't see a circular firing quality. to a person, they have been extraordinarily thoughtful, worried, clear-idaho but ex--- clear-eyed but extraordinarily that way. geoff: private hurricanes how many democrats would you say hold that same view? >> i don't have that number at all. geoff: all right. that is congresswoman madeline dean. we appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. thank you. ♪ stephanie: i'm stephanie sy.

ukraine's president said that 37 people are dead after a barrage of russian missiles hit several cities. more than 170 were injured. one strike partially destroyed the main children's hospital in the capital in kyiev. >> brick by brick, medical staff and volunteers formed human chains to clear the wreckage of the oak madiat center. it was one of the worst attacks on ukraine's capital yet. >> there are people under the rubble. there may be children among them. stephanie: with the oncology department left in ruins, cancer patients moved toward sift. their i.v. bags along with them air raced forced them to the hospital bed. and she >>ed her daughter after the first explosion. >> i could not think that such a thing could happen, that there

could be attacks in the hospital with sick children. it is difficult to describe in words. >> strikes hit multiple other buildings in kyiv including apartments. russia claims they only targeted military sights but they daked civilian infrastructure in five different ukrainian presidents. strikes killed at least 11 people and injured 50. >> beyond any doubt, we are going to rebuild everything. everybody that was injured will get all the people they need. and we pledge to work -- i'm bringing russia to justice for this terror. >> the united states security council will meet tomorrow to address the hospital attack. but action is unlikely. and russia holds the rotating chair this month. zelensky will fend off attacks like this. at the white house, john kirby

said more help is on the way >> to strengthen ukraine's air defense and to help their protected cities and its grid, we will have several weeks's announcement at this year's summit. >> a small signal of support and the expectations that they will face more aids. >> back in it's, hurricane beryl was downgraded to a tropical storm but not before it made landfall. heavy winds knocked out power to nearly 300 alone. harris county officials reported two deaths in the area. they rescued strand resident. who had been stuck on the roof of his struck. >> they urge residents stay hom. >> help us, help you. by staying in place.

sheltering in place, you will assist the community because we need our resources addressing the moster veer situations. >> texas officials say restoring electricity. and no the national hurricane center has more flash flooding. >> multiple western stateses from california were under excessive heat today. in portland, record daily temperatures led to four suspected heat related deaths. dangerous heat killed one american in death valley caller kale. within the u.s. family members of boeing plane crash victims say that are outrage after the justice department saying that the plane maker has to a void a deal that's in connection of two 73

airline crashes that killed 246 in 2018 and 219. an attorney said that "through crafty lawyering between boeing and d.o.j." the deadly consequences of it. it requires boeing to pay a $243.6 million fine after paying that same unanimous 2001 settlement. a boeing jet take off from los angeles. lost and landing here today. this follows an incident earlier where another united. boeing train lost a tie after taking off from san francisco. no one was hurt. >> a judge in new mexico reveals that alec baldwin's volume not relevant to his trial. the decision is a win for his defense team as he limits the evident that can be used against

him baldwin attempted court for the pretrial hearing. he face as single felony count of involuntary manslaughter after a gun he was holding went off during rehearsals killing the the cinematographer. jury selection is set to begin tomorrow. they could have disastrous reprocedure cushions on cease fear. bill burns and u.s. middle east brett mcgoing are in cairo. days earlier, the party's appear to bridge gaps and talks when hamas gave official approval. work on reaching an agreement continues. >> as we said last week when we received a response from hamas, we sound reasons to be hopeful in that response but that said,

we don't yet have a deal. we're not taking anything for granted until and until we get a deal. we continue to secure the release of hostages, would allow to research help. >> meanwhile, israel released video of troops find fighting on the ground in gaza. the i.d.f. has recently or order evacuations. businessman michael bloomberg and his charity are giving $1 billion to johns hopkins your. for most of the schools medical students. those with families will get free tuition. student who is earn less than 1750,000 will have their living expenses cover. it will include financial aid

for graduate schools. bloomberg a former city mail himself graduated from john hopkins in 1964. still to come, tamara keith and amy walter break down the latest political headlines. a and the health effects of maui's devastating wildfire one year later. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington. and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: today, france awoke to the second tally with results that no polls predicted. the country's right wing was expected to take control of parliament. instead a left wing coalition won the largest number of seats but not enough to cover. here's nick shiffrin. nick: last night, supporters of

the gnash right and far left clashed in the streets. perhaps a preview of the cou country's political pugilism. for those opposed to the far right, the results spark rejoicing and rereef that the right wing had been blocked. he usually splintered in left to weak far right candidates. -- weaken far right candidates. who's most powerful faction is led. >> the president has the power to call on the new popular -- but that demand is expected to go unheated by francis. emmanuel macron enter coalition in your second after lose ago quarter of your seats. >> they expect jubilation.

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election and its results and how it might impact support for ukraine, nato and the european union, we tern to tara varma. thanks very much. to the "newshour." in some ways we have seen france do this before. the so-called republican front. the left and the center coalesce together against the far right. how did it happen this time and why did it work? >> it worked again this time because between the first time of the snap elections and the second round that were held on july 7th what we saw was a flurry of extreme right, far right candidates who in the past case scenario absolutely incomp innocent the worst-case sce

scenario. racist, anti-se mitt methic, homophobic. we saw the level of incompetence and people decided not to vote for them and the republican front organized themselves because there was a sense that the french people didn't want to see basically their country to the far right. geoff: at the same time some 12 million french voters did vote for la pen's party. in general, has she erased the stigma of her father? is her momentum at this point irreversible? >> that's what she said. she said that the tied had risen. and they will ultimately win whether it's in the upcoming 2027 presidential election or another snap election that emmanuel macron could call in a year's time. they have now 143. and that's from eight only in 2017.

so the rise is quite massive and clearly consistent and study. it is true that they did win the highest share. so i thanked -- they will continue playing on the sense of anger and frustration that we've seen built up since yesterday. >> post world war ii, france has never had a coalition. before if leaders of a would-be coalition there's no love lost between them. coalition talks going forward looks like. >> this is biggest question that we have right now, france has nodnot had coalition government. but for this to be possible. and they provisioned for the capacity to have a coalitioned government. what's true is that newer generations of politicians have never lived through them. so i have to have innovative and creative way to think about institutions publically. they sus cup.

>> what is if there's no coalition until then? >> he's going to form a technocratic government that will basically take the country up to at least the end of the summer. sit not possible before july 18 that several parties or several coalitions come up with a prime minister and a government. what seems to be happening is that macron will turn to the right to see if they can form a coalition on their -- and i think he would leave the left bind. it is what he would like to do as much as possible. >> what do you believe the impact. >> u.s. priorities are when it comes to france and the support for ukraine, and also a good trans atlantic relationship. >> there's definitely a sense of relief coming out of washington, but other your teen capitals which we're going to see now is actually a large continuity and

policy priors and so that means continue corporation -- cooperation with the u.s. continue investment in the european union to ultimately join the european union. apart from the far left or the other left wing party support these policies. the head of the most popular faction of the new left wing coalition, the new popular front is a divisive figure. he's repeatedly accused of israel of genocide. his critic say that he pushes an unaffordable agenda. how influential will he be? >> he was going to be the first one to speak yesterday just after the results came in. and he kind of decided that he was the most representative, electorial person to claim that victory which was very decisive. but if there's a jord -- and

revelations of this campaign from the left. i think if we see these new faces emerge, then there will be a true path for this lettering coalition. >> all right. vama. thank you very much. >> thank you so much. ♪ >> president biden comes out in a show of force against president to step down from the top of the democratic ticket. donald trump tries to dense answer the i'm sorry from a conservative plan to radically shake our federal government. let's amy waller -- and tamara keith of m.p.r. great to see you on this monday. you hit the campaign trail over the weekend. you were with him. heckled into msnbc morning yo.

beg to the nato summit. takes us inside this to do far more in unscripted situation to prove his fitness? >> that's exactly what he's doing. the campaign head quarters where he spoke to supporters. he did not speak about notice. and they shouted something like for the dark brandon is coming back and you're going to hear more about donald trump and in the weeks ahead. he's moving past part of his reck rick where he's saying i'm not as young as i used to be and he is in the hey, guys we need to move past it. he really is also sort of pivoting a little bit to say this is the elites. the elites want me out. regular voters don't. and i was with him all day yesterday. the feedback he was giving me.

he would be very well received. at that church, he led them ina response saying i love you president biden he stayed and shook hands and took selfies and held the camera himself to take selfies. all of this in three different occasions. and while he was still out there shaking hands and taking pictures. he was running with a man. he has to prove a lot. and conditions them that he's not just saying. he's not going away. but that he really is not going away. and they need to move on, not him. >> amy resilience is a real hall park, so is being under estimate. and that came through in something he said on the conversation on msnb's "morning joe." >> i don't aware what those big

names think. nay were wrong in 2020. they were wrong about the red wave. they were wrong in 2024. >> he says they've been wrong now. does public polling suspect his position? >> i want to talk about these two things which he alludes to about the elites and then being more on. and being against him. the elites are the reason that he is the no, ma'am knee. -- nominee. voters have been saying for over a year, we'd like a different choice. we want different candidates. the democratic party had a choice. they could have opened it up. they could have said we're going to have debates. asking the president to be engaged in those debates. more important, the elites especially the people who would be candidates, those governors and senator who is we hear a lot about now as potential

replacements decide they didn't want to take that risk. so he is where he is in some part because many of those people did not jump in and challenge him and ask him to get into the debate or ask him to have to run a vigorous campaign. all that said, he is correct that the polls have un underestimated him in the pr pro-pa. democrats were going to do much worse. the big difference where those polls are now. in 2022, it overestimated how well biden was going to do in his general reaction. and the second is that the issue right now and you raised this in your interviews with the president of congress. it's not so much can he be a good messenger? right, that's one challenge. but the next is convincing the public that he can actually do the job that he is up to the

physical and mental challenge of being in that job for another jab. that wasn't on display. and finally, what was on does play in 2020. what was the center of everything was donald trump. and he's not the center of everything right now. joe biden is. >> let's talk more about that because there are democrat who is have concerns about president biden's contain. because they said this election is not just an element between two people. it's an election between two different world views and two different scrutiny. one is escaping scrutiny because of president biden. >> he says, he knows nothing about it. he doesn't know anything about the people behind it. even though several people used to work his for administration. and some of them have worked for

his campaign. give us a sense of what was happening. >> these are not just randos off the street. these are people who are craft ago plan that could potentially some of it end up being enacted it. and so trump realizing that they have a lot. ideas that are quick scary to undecided voters or pot rats republicans, some ideas that are just downright unpopular if polls among problem. he -- as someone who governed i had a very fluid attachment to policy ideas. he is someone who would -- if somebody would be persuasive nothing. so in some ways it's hard to

know whether him dissing -- >> it would never happen. and his administration when many of the people he would likely hire were involved in developing. and these are long-term goals of very conservative far right republicans. >> what does this polling show about donald trump? >> we talked about him that she has a solid diehard. he has a fairly love ceiling. has he been able to grow that. >> what we're seeing from the immediate polls right now is what was a small donald trump lead, a little over a point. has grown to basically 3.0. ness. >> but when you know are decided by one and two points, being able to even gain that much is super, super important. and i think what we're hearing from members, folks they talk, to and these swick talks is that

their own voters are depress. and they don't come out to vote. and undefeated be the they may not be breaking right now. tyou can't guarantee that it won't happen as they get closer to the election. >> how do democrats get out of this? >> well, i think it doesn't happen this week. but it might again next week, the republican convention. they will be the certain of attention once again or maybe even this week if he announces his vies presidenten pick. but his former vice president duds not support him. in part because his life was threatened in 1996. >> thank you both. >> you're welcome. geoff: it's been almost a year

since the nation's deadliest wild flowers devastating the island community of maui. many residents are dealing with worrisome health issues that experts say are connected to the fires. >> it's part of our series, race matters. >> all that area. it was a nightmare. >> while some greenery is returning to the valley, she will never forget when this was all a blaze. >> it burned right up here to my hedge. it was a wall of fire. i'm telling you what. >> the fires in this rural inland area are those that consume the town of lahaina. >> over 2,000 homes appear other buildings were lost. well, most of la 1-800a's inverneo was contained.

it made it harder for residents to control. >> i would sigh a familiar-up. it was like constantly. orwas fighting the fire on your own property yourself? >> oh, yes. oh, god, yes. i did that for weeks right outside my back door. >> now, she can't afford to fix the fire damage on her roof and sentence. >> she believes and remaining ash are harming her health. >> it depends on what kind of day it is if it's frenzy and dry. i don't want to be out here. but i am. breathing it in. >> thousands of people in maui live near the area that were burned. in a recent study of residents, almost half reported declines in their health. almost 40% of those examined had compromised lungs punks, smoke,

ash or debris reported similar promise. >> people are stru s struggling. they send to have exacerbated symptoms someone who studied how our behavioral and environment affects our genes. he co-authored the study. he says the fires not only made people sick, but they very little access to care. before before the fire, maui had the largest amount. er. there was no clinical i'd land on this side. like, we lost. the clinic that i had was the clinic that my mom had. >> today, this barren lot is all what's left. but it and the medical clinics.

we first met her family last september. they were crowded in a temporary hotel provided by the red course. our 83 year-old mother was still mourning the loss. >> i'm there cooking. cleaning. but no more. >> they've now found more permanent housing but they have to drive across maui's for their mock's medical care. >> it's just that it compounded. on top of that, many survivors like alex and sandra are convconvincing with physical and mental health challenges. >> i think right now we're more impacted because we can see the repercussions.

i wasn't six but now i'm feeling situation. >> they are among nearly 2,000 maui residents still living in temporary corporations. since the fire, alex and fire must now use inhalers. >> alex was diagnosed with die beets next month but is batting high bloom pressure. >> i had a lot. a lot of anxiety. i countnd leap for months. i have to . and you believe that this is because of the fire? >> yes because before the fires, i had my home. we had our life. and now we don't. >> according to the study, over half the survivors show signs of depression, compared just 1 low pressure 3 bef -- 3/1.

olivas can get by by speak english they say it's nearly impossible to receive care within their native language. >> we have missed a lot there's actually no one to translate. >> maui's latino commune faces other unique challenges, >> about 38% hispanic reported they didn't have the coverage. when maui's tourism kreidered-of their jobs disappeared creating their income and health insurance. it puts you more volable and the true mat that he faces. >> one factor, his study say can make a difference and how it was reported. and they had a better mental health. when we were first here, we saw

local hawaiians banding together to provide food, clothes and other supplies. >> local schools have stepped up to provide that same support. >> we've been able to provide services for the children to help them have some sense of normalcy in their situation. >> donato is the principal of sacred heart school. it's 1. 612 year-old school in lahaina that burned. more than than were displaced by the fire. but the school continued with makeshift classrooms at a nearby church. >> this last day of this school year was very special. we hug. we cried. it felt as though we made it. >> she's relieved they found a temporary campus with four walls. we industrial a long way to go. but having this new things was a

ray of hope for us. we're moving together as the school oh hannah. >> a show of resilience and. for a community that is still card. >> for the pbs newshour, i'm william brangham. >> and that is the "newshour" for tonight i'm geoff bennett. for all of us here thanks for spending part of your evening with us. have a good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> kunod the world awaits. a world of flavor, diverse destinations, and immersive

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