>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. kumasi: deadly disaster on maui. cyrus killing dozens of people and leaving buildings damaged and destroyed. evacuations underway for residents and tourists. reggie: air-quality warning, a fire near the port of oakland

still smoldering. the health risk. kumasi: the first day of school for two bay area school districts in this year brings changes in the south bay, what san jose unified is doing to address concerns from parents attitude just and students. --parents and students. drew: numbers in the mid 50's to the low 60's, some dense fog along the coast this morning and some coastal drizzle with our marine layer. you can see from our mount tam camera, a live look at the low clouds. we will begin with a dust with sudden clouds, temperatures very similar to yesterday, at or near average, 70's and 80's away from the coast. we do have some changes, warmer ones into the weekend. let's see how traffic is doing on this thursday. jobina: throughout our show we

have been following this deadly crash in mountain view, to start our commute commit we are asserting to see a miners low-down nearby. southbound know what southbound 85, investigators and a coroner on scene. we are not seeing much backup in this spot, a nice time to move your way into san francisco if you need to. busier at the san mateo bridge. you can see taillights traveling. a look at our drive times, tracy to dublin slow, 53 minutes for that ride and concord, 27. kumasi: you might notice a bad smell or bad air quality in oakland this morning. a fire broke out at the steel facility near the port of oakland and it is still burning. sky 7 was over the fire after it started burning around 6:00 p.m.. live from our emeryville camera, the smoke is still rising from

the site. it prompted air quality warnings and people at jack london square had to cover their noses and mouths when they were getting off the ferry. >> it is n if it wasn't for the dog it would not be out here. kumasi: people passed out masks to help other people stay protected from potential >> like a war zone. dead animals in the streets. cars abandoned reggie: it hear the heartbreaking situation in maui, wildfires continue to rage across the island. at least 36 people have died because of these fires. dozens have been evacuated.

visitors are leaving and are urged to not go to maui. nearly 300 buildings including homes and businesses are damaged or destroyed. the historic town behind it is essentially gone. a before and after picture, the image on top is what it used to look like and the bottom is what it looked like yesterday. the lieutenant governor says the road to recovery will likely take years. kumasi: packed with hundreds of displaced families and hospitals. the strong winds that fueled the flames are expected to slow down. military helicopters are helping with firefighting efforts and search-and-rescue response efforts are being -- department of transportation director expects 1500 people to fly out of maui, today more than

11,000 and we are hearing from residents who escaped. >> everybody we know lost their homes. >> we don't know anyone yet who kept their homes. >> the fire storm came and took everything with it. i just ran to the beach and helped everybody along the way. kumasi: the tree he mentioned has been around for 150 years. the big island is also battling multiple wildfires. president biden expressed condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. he says federal assets are existing the first response and abc 7 has confirmed san francisco mayor london breed was among those evacuated from maui. a source close to her says she is ok. kumasi: for many, getting off the island is no easy task. many are stranded at the airport

this morning, sleeping on the floors. >> this has turned into a travel nightmare for so many after authorities came out and said if you don't have to be on this island, you should get out. families raised only their flights have been canceled. families and kids sleeping on the ground, the airport is lined with people trying to figure out when they can make it home. one family were told the feckless -- fast as they can get a plane will be saturday, the hotels are evacuated or sold out in shelters are jampacked. this is not just an issue here, in--on the mainland, passengers are demanded to be let off planes they were finding out the devastation. i was on a plane from l.a. to maui when one mother with tears in her eyes was asking the crew

to be let off the plane. she says she had planned a dream trip only to have to stay home. she says as devastating as that was it is nothing compared to the families who have lost everything here and her heart goes out to them. reggie: we are keeping and i are in this situation all morning on abc 7 and as the newsbreak school posted on our website. find the latest on our homepage. kumasi: it is the first day of school for two of the bay area's largest school districts. students in -- and bay, san jose unified going back. amanda del castillo the changes we will notice in the classroom. >> san jose unified spoke to us about the number addressed challenges every it

happens to be the biggest school district in santa clara county, welcoming more than 26,000 students back. many will arrive at hoover in san jose. overwhelmed, tired, excited. that is how parents are describing to return to school. the district is adding eight full-time behavioral support specialists throughout its system. this is in response to issues experienced last year when the district saw an uptick in behaviors in youngest students, such as difficulty with conflict resolution. they attribute this to pandemic related struggles, such challenges are a nationwide trend at all levels. school safety is always top of mind. we will remember several incidents between april and may of last year within sj usd, involving social media threats, a school shooting and students bringing firearms and a knife onto campus. they are

parents quickly and establish mitigation during emergencies. >> the increased capabilities in terms of emergency alerts with schools having something happen at the school. it will still be a balancing act. i don't know that we will ever get information out in as fast a fashion as a kid who is texting from the classroom home. but we want to make sure we are providing factual information as quickly as possible. >> they serve more than one 26,000 students and staffing shortages continue to be a challenge. there are roughly 30 vacancies for teachers as the school year starts. substitutes will be in class today. the district assuring that every classroom will have a teacher as students come back for the first day of school. live in san jose, amended a

concilio, abc7news. kumasi: why some say the oakland mayor's approach to crime is controversial. reggie: why you will be able to travel between san francisco and middlebury stations on weekends for the rest of the month. drew: going back to san jose unified, a bright afternoon, warm later by 3:00 p.m. as we are finishing our first day of school, temperatures in the low

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drew: we have live doppler 7 invisibility mode because the past hour, his ability keeps dropping along the coast. onto less than a mile in half moon bay. thick fog with some drizzle, away from the coast we do have clouds upstairs, no reduced

visibility in other cities. the winds will pick up later this afternoon. future tracker and wind gust showing you we are under the breezy pattern for the rest of the week. the afternoon, winds gusting 20 to 25 miles per hour. the study average pattern of morning clouds, afternoon sunshine and a breezy afternoon. numbers similar to where we landed yesterday, comfortable for this time of year. the three day forecast, we will find widespread drizzle tomorrow morning, thanks to the remnants of tropical storm eugene. saturday come out warmer weather starting to move in. we will have the weekend forecast in about eight minutes. kumasi: one day away from the opening of outside lands, a highly anticipated artist just announced she has canceled her performances. how many steps should you be taking every day? the new research suggesting less than 10,000 can still provide health benefits.

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kumasi: a lot of neighbors in the east bay have questions about multiple people being found dead inside of a home in danville. law-enforcement was called to the home off of work would circle around 5:30 p.m. for a welfare check. the contra costa county sheriffs office says it is investigating this as a possible murder suicide. abc7news spoke to a longtime neighbor who can't believe this happened so close to his home. >> this is shocking, i have kids here. i have lived here for 20 years. you can't process it. i think we have even had

anything as far as murder, suicide. kumasi: the sheriffs office says there is no threat to the public. reggie: the oakland mayor highlighting the work heard meditation is doing to tackle violence. some people say what is being done is not enough. $2 million will go to work reducing school violence. it details claims to add more foot patrol officers and a cease fire initiative which focuses on gang and group violence. some critics say too much money is being given to opd when other programs need funding. >> we are causes of property crimes, robberies, people are struggling to survive. reggie: they want more put toward violence prevention, which recently saw a budget cut. kumasi: executives from the

online educational company chegg are facing charges for insider trading and more. according to the san francisco chronicle, the lawsuits claim executives were aware of an academic cheating scandal that drove up sales during the pandemic. the statements of mismanagement and an unjust enrichment as sales dropped. they allegedly made $1.4 million after sharing shares at inflated prices. reggie: the biggest music festival just one day away. the concert happens at golden gate park, headliners for the main festival include kendrick lamar, odessa and the foo fighters. there will be several night acts playing at after hours shows across the city. one performer robot be there, trixie mattel. she is pulling out of the

festival and her after party set that was supposed to happen. she says on her interim story that she is sad to say she is unable to make it to this weekend. she says you will know i love a live gig and showing my music with you. unfortunately, due to an unforeseen circumstance i'm going to have to sit this out. there is good news though, because bob drag queen is going to replace her for the 7:50 p.m. slot saturday night at outside lands. kumasi: all i care about is dan ashley performing. he will be 12:15 to 12:55 and that is all we need to know. drew: that is a good time. reggie: i was excited to see that. when your name is on that. come on, dan. kumasi: his picture is up reggie: it's happening. drew: we are one degree of

separation away. reggie: check them out. drew: and saturday is looking beautiful, tomorrow is the beginning of the festival at golden gate park, cloudiest of the festival days and the coolest as well. start with some morning fizzle, son in the afternoon. temperatures 61, saturday and sunday you get the brighter sky, warmer temperatures. by sunday, you could be in the park with the t-shirt. keep the layers for sunday. i marine layer giving us dense fog on the coast, drizzle, another day where we are breezy in the afternoon and pretty average. hot summer weather returns for the upcoming weekend. cloud cover pulled back from the coast for afternoon sunshine. then late tonight, you see all the cloud cover. remnants of tropical eugene moving into our atmosphere.

not only will it turn our skies overcast but likely bring widespread in cities inland. morning cloud cover making it to sunshine. overnight we will find those remnants moving through. cloudy with temperatures in the 50's and 60's. the seven-day forecast shows you keep it steady and cool through tomorrow. we are starting to warm up over the weekend and that pattern will hold for much of next week. jobina: golden gate bridge, i thought it would bring in that camera. visibility in and out of the north bay. tracy to dublin has reached an hour for that ride. significant for supercomputers. we are still continuing to follow this deadly crash in mountain view. southbound on 101 to south bend 85, emergency crew investigators

are on the scene. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza that is beginning to fill in. those lights came on a 5:34. reggie: we're going to turn to ginger zee with a look at what is coming up on gma. ginger: good morning, it is great to be with you. we are following a story i know you have been covering, the latest from maui, where the death toll is climbing to at least 36 people. we were there on vacation and i turned into - in evacuation's, the wind subsiding which will help them to fight three different fires. video of the moment a las vegas what tune -- swat team senate on a home connected to the unsolved murder of tupac. plus back on wheels, live in philadelphia. we are making the viral

sensation burger tacos and carly rae jepsen is live. reggie: did you get to see her? ginger: so many times, i her walk in and said good morning, she was helping the group. she seemed so sweet. she was running around here in the full sequin jumpsuit. reggie: she played auto rock, a dust bottle rock, eight napa music festival. she is tiny. >> so tiny. and the way she was just happy dancing. yeah. reggie: looking forward to that. we will be watching.

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3:00 p.m. a warm but comfortable afternoon, temperatures around 82. let's take you to maui and get the latest on conditions as firefighters continue to fight these wildfires. the winds are a lot weaker than yesterday. we have winds gusting over 50 miles per hour. the winds at 27 miles per hour. they will ebb and flow between 15 and 25 miles per hour. a lovely view from our mount tam camera. breezy, temperatures near average by 4:00 p.m.. reggie: heads up if you are planning to take caltrain this weekend, service suspended between the san francisco and millbrae stations on weekends for the rest of the month. the dates affected are on your screen because caltrain is working on the electrification project. crews will be installing and testing the signal system. new trains will have digital displays, more storage. expected to be ready by the fall

of next year. a new study finds you may not need to take 10,000 steps a day to find health benefits. research suggests at least 4000 a day could reduce the risk of dying from any cause, at 30 to 45 minute walk or about two miles. 2300 steps a day can reduce the risk of dying for cardiovascular diseases. but they say the more you walk, the greater the health benefits. first time students, the new data showing record numbers when it comes to admissions at uc campuses the school year. a live look outside. 627 time.

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destroyed or damaged. kumasi: the pivotal votes today in san francisco that could allow driverless cars to carry passengers. reggie: barbie, beyonce, the summer of girl power. how women are providing a boost to the economy. we love to see it. kumasi: 10. reggie: i saw barbie twice. could i make it a third time? i could. drew: good for you. cloud cover first thing, drizzle, temperatures starting in the mid 50's to lower 60's. a live look from the camera, very pretty but a great because of the marine layer. underneath the steady pattern of fog to son, will find those temperatures close to average for this time of year.

we do have warmer weather on the horizon. let's see how traffic is doing on this thursday. jobina: we begin a walnut creek, 680 moving smoothly for the most part. then this is the richmond-san rafael bridge where we are seeing slowing in the westbound direction, where all of the vehicles are going. once you make it through the center span, other drive times, the bay bridge slightly under the limit. 12 minutes to get across once you make it through the meter. our biggest issue still remains, a deadly crash in mountain view, first reported before our show started. continuing to follow it. southbound 101 to southbound 85 is the site of the crash. reggie: the latest information on the maui wildfires, the number of people dead has jumped dramatically. it is now at least 36.

state officials say the governor of hawaii will travel to maui to get a first look at the damage. evacuations are underway after nearly 300 buildings have been damaged or destroyed. hawaii lieutenant opener silvio says that includes homes and small businesses that took years of hard work. >> the road to recovery will be long. we need to figure out a way to help a lot of people in the next several years and to build some of these structures. reggie: taurus are being told to get off the island as soon as possible. moments ago we saw a reporter where people were sleeping in the terminal of the airport trying to get out. about 11,000 people flew out. if you had a trip to maui plants, officials are asking you to reconsider and asking everybody to cancel non-essential travel to maui. several airlines are offering waivers to change her trip without penalty. one woman was supposed to see her husband and kids on the

island. >> i want to see them, i want them home. trying to figure out what the best thing to do is if i fly into a wall who and take -- oahu. but there is no cell service and i have not been able to get in touch with them. reggie: others had flights to maui, but there was no warning before the plans changed. >> literally got reggie: if you had plans to go to other islands, you are in the clear. kumasi: it is spot but is also historic, it was the captain will best capital of the wind kingdom. there was a lemon our district in 19 622.

here is a historic landmark, the oldest house on maui, lived to have burned. a total of 62 historic sites within the district. we don't know how many have been reduced to rubble. there are fears that the most famous massive tree has been lost, it covers a stands 60 feet tall. just download area app. reggie: a key vote the acceptance of more self-driving car's. the governing body that oversees public safety issues in california will decide if crews can begin charging fares for driverless rides in san francisco and carry passengers 24 hours a day. abc 7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is in the newsroom to

explain. >> and till, robo taxis have been able to operate with time and location restrictions in san francisco. the vote could lead to a massive expansion of the driverless robo cars, not only here but in all of california. the decision has been delayed twice while the cpuc works to get more information on autonomous vehicles disrupting fire scenes and block streets. monday, crews are presented dave's the system. there has been opposition to these cars especially after incidents like this one, at the san francisco pride parade where a self-driving car stopped in the middle of an intersection and added to the traffic backup. they are working t

vehicles stay out of the way whenever possible. but the san francisco fire chief -- opposes the expansion of the self-driving services. they have lost ambulances and more. the chief spoke out. >> we are not ready for prime time. >> they fire department knows exactly how to access you or i if we are in need of them, no matter what the traffic situation is. >> the former san francisco mayor willie brown is a cruise advisor it is tired of the emergency response argument. they're excited about automated driving and what it means going forward. but they do not support 20 47 our extension across the city. they are expected to make a final decision on expansion

today and it means they should -- they could offer passenger service and autonomous vehicles without a driver in san francisco at all hours and collect fares for these rides. this starts at 11:00 in the morning, tracking it for you and we will bring you the latest. kumasi: the south bay, teachers and students in san jose invite school district returning to the classroom and they will be coming back to some changes. amanda del castillo live with the latest. morning. metta: -- amanda: we are being festive first day. ready to welcome back more than 26,000 students of the campuses, the district is the largest instant -- santa clara county. with this welcome improvements to both safety, behavioral support and communication with

parents. the district says it has been hard at work doing training over the summer for staff and administration, preparing eight new full-time behavioral support specialists throughout the district. they will be working with specific schools in the first few weeks dictated by need. we are told this is in response to last year. pandemic related struggles, such challenges are a nationwide trend at all levels. >> we are working with teachers and classroom staff and also trying to make sure the pave your stays positive at all the students are trained. >> sch

of mind. you will never several incidents between april and may of last year. students were bringing loaded firearms and a knife onto campuses. it is why the district was incrementing a platform called parent square to establish an avenue of medication during emergencies. we did speak with parents and students ahead of the first day and they say parents -- parents say they are overwhelmed and tired. students are overwhelmingly excited to get back to their friends. kumasi: the year is prompting a new campaign from the south bay. it is: slow down and keep families safe. it is strongly supported by school districts, public-health apartments in local leaders. >> we need to raise awareness

and realize that every time people get behind the wheel, we make choices conscious or unconscious about how safe we are going to be. it is about education, awareness and behavior change. kumasi: safety is important. the number is down this year. reggie: students were required -- invited to pick up bring school supplies last year. backpacks filled with school donated -- they gift cards to buy new school clothes. the need for school supplies has increased in recent years. >> these families sometimes have to make hard choices like between gasoline and these types of things. so we want these children to have a fair start in school where they don't have to make those choices.

reggie: the center says it will consider expanding the event next year and the school year starts august 23. kumasi: an idea to he said he pitched changing the street. it includes lining the street inviting musicians to drum up traffic. for city -- city hall and the embarcadero is closed off but many businesses have seen a decline due to fewer customers and a rise in drug use and crime in the area. reggie: the tony award-winning intercompany in the bay area at risk kumasi: of shutting down for good. kumasi: we are up about 330 points on the new york stock exchange, an update on the markets next. reggie: stay with us on the up for abc 7 at seven.

download the app wherever you stream. drew: live doppler 7 still invisibility -- half moon bay at mild's ability and coastal drizzle first thing. future tracker wind gusts underneath this pattern of morning fog to son and a breezy afternoon. the winds will pick up an onshore flow, about 20 to 30 miles per hour keeping the temperatures close to average for the time of year. a live look outside of our exploratorium camera, overcast skies. increasing sunshine, the breeze picking up and numbers similar to yesterday afternoon. 70 in oakland, 80 widespread drizzle and the remnants of eugene moves through

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kumasi: we continue to follow deadly fires in maui. at least 36 people have died and most of the coastal town has been destroyed. she'll be neat has is in maui with the latest. >> w and destructive wildfires, unbelievable destruction and death that we are seeing play out on maui. 36 people have died. that is the latest number. three wildfires are still burning and they are not contained. the winds seem to be dying down a little.

no doubt there are concerns about what this means moving forward. the latest coming up on good morning america. we will hear harrowing of survival from so many people who are here and still trying to make it through and get back to the mainland. those stories coming up on gma. reggie: dianne feinstein is resting at home following a fall that's the hospital. the 90-year-old tripped over a piece of furniture at her san francisco home on tuesday. her office issued a statement saying the senator was taken to the hospital as a precaution. all of her scans were cleared and she returned home. she has battered a series of health issues this year. >> there are concerns about her ability to do the job, mental and physical the this dust fitness. she was out for months with

shingles. and confused by the details of her own medical condition. reggie: the senate majority leader says she -- he spoke with her and she's doing well. kumasi: an investigation into death threats made toward president biden ended with a deadly shooting just hours before he was set to land in utah. at the live desk with the details. jobina: crispy in utah this morning for a visit to the state, but hours before he landed, a 75 your old man was shot and killed. the fbi says they were investigating threats made by this man online and he had heard the president was coming to town and posted that he would quote clean the dust off his and 24 sniper rifle. they arrived yesterday morning to arrest him when gunfire was exchanged. >> he was coming and he would be

in close proximity, this individual had what looked like he was on a planning path to carry out an attack. >> including the new york attorney general and more. se morning will go to the salt lake city veteran affairs health center to highlight the first anniversary of the pact act. kumasi: unelected top state attorney in florida is suspended for her position as the governor says she is lenient on criminals. police officers were shot allegedly by a man with a long criminal history who had been released on bond. the second democratic state attorney moved -- removed by dissenters.

-- desantis. >> she is abuse that position and nullify laws. that preaches her duties to the people of florida under her state constitution. kumasi: legal experts say it is clear the governor has the right to remove these prosecutors but she is considering legal action. a company firing -- filing for bankruptcy, a battery manufacturer. in debt. the company has been manufacturing 1000 electric transit buses since 2010. reggie: inflation up for the first time in a year. the price index jumped to 3.2% in july, boosted by higher energy prices.

it is a point to increase from the month of june. they should play a key role in the upcoming decision on rates. new york stock exchange is reacting in positive territory, generally it seems like the rise in inflation could not be considered a huge deal. kumasi: i had to wait because what you're talking about was serious. ♪ who run the world? girls ♪ it is the summer of the from the booster from female driven movies and music it is helping the economy. barbie earned $1 billion at the box office, the most ever for a film directed by a woman. beyonce's concert in boosted inflation and people

were mad. she is performing at levi stadium on august 30 so please boost our economy here. concerts in l.a. added $320 million to the local economy and taylor swift's latest announcement that her own version of her without them 1989 -- fifth album 1980 nine is coming up this fall. jobina: we were talking by the vma's, this is the year my everyone nominated is also a woman. reggie: did it the performances yet? jobina: i was trying to find it. drew: they're working on it. kumasi: everybody is on tour. reggie: they're working. jobina: making the city's money. drew: outside lances tomorrow in

golden gate park for three days, we have the forecast where it's arts cool and cloudy but by saturday and sunday we will find more sunshine, warmer weather. the upper 60's to near 70 at golden gate park, a warm afternoon on sunday. a live look outside for the east bay hills camera, the fog down the hillside, dense along the coast with drizzle this morning. all about the breezy afternoon, we will have those temperatures near average later on and tomorrow. hot summer weather does return for the weekend. but show you future weather. hour-by-hour, we have cloud cover pulling back to the coast. leader tonight, and a lot of high cloud cover on future weather. that is the remnants of what was tropical storm eugene having an further south. what it will likely do, enhance our marine layer come out more areas of drizzle away from the coast. don't be surprised if you wake up to wet pavement today. we'll get some sunshine temperatures near average.

a breezy afternoon, numbers a few degrees within where we should be this time of year in most cities. overnight, we will see the clouds -- skies turn cloudy. drizzle around the region in the 50's and low 60's. we will keep a steady pattern when it comes to temperatures due tomorrow, we warm up over the weekend. much of next stay above average for this time of year. jobina: thank you. live cameras outside, in oakland we are showing you the coliseum camera. as far as the east bay and the south bay, which is why we are showing san jose looking live at 101, not too bad excluding one major issue we are following after drive times. antioch to concord we are beginning to see a slowdown.

southbound 85, investigators are still on the scene. reggie: 50% of students admitted to the schools this year are californians. a milestone for historically underrepresented groups of the first-year students, most 40% of the admits are latino. kumasi: a tony award winning theater needs or help to stay afloat after the pandemic. they have started an emergency funding campaign to million by november. if that does not happen it will be forced to shut down. the theatre works has reached a danger point. reggie: no better way cool off the summer than with a cool -- a pool party. adoptable stray dogs get to be

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kumasi: seven things you need to know, at least 36 people have

died in the wildfires across maui according to the mayor. there is no power or cell phone service. hundreds of homes have been destroyed. there is a positive sign. officials say it weather conditions have improved and that is helping firefighters. reggie: a recycling plant near the port of oakland has been burning through the night. it has prompted warnings about air quality in the area. oakland fire officials say the fire is contained but is expected to burn for some time. this is video from last night, not live. kumasi: state regulators are set to decide they future of companies seeking permission to expand driverless car services in san francisco 24 hours a day. reggie: back to school for bay area students, san jose unified and san ramon valley school districts. have a good day. drew: here's the forecast come

out morning clouds giving way to sunshine, temperatures in the low 80's by three clock p.m.. a great first day at school. a live look from our export-oriented camera. morning marine layer will give way to increasing sunshine. a breezy afternoon and temperatures by 4:00 p.m., similar to where we landed yesterday but very close to average for this time of year. low 60's along the coast, low 70's bayside, mid-80's inland. kumasi:-- jobina: following the deadly crash in mountain view, southbound 101 to southbound 85, still two lanes blocked. investigators on the scene, this was first reported this morning at 3:45. kumasi: and i don't this much better. this is the 2023 butter cow, illinois state fair unveiled it. it is made from 500 pounds of butter and took five days to sculpt it. the cow has been an icon and one

of the most popular attractions since the 1920's. an icon. reggie: if you have not been to the fair you do not understand. it is another level. a social event. this is the stuff they like to say. ♪ good morning america. this morning the maui wild fire death climbing at least 36 people. hundreds of buildings damaged or destroyed and the mass evacuations under way for residents and tourists. we're there live. new details about the man killed by federal agents trying to arrest him for threatening to assassinate president biden. one of his social media posts from just days ago saying he was