this morning, we are pretty stacked up beyond the over crossing. there is the drivetime from hercules through the back up all the way to the city. kumasi: a slimy hobbyist turned this german snail breeder into a social media hit. she has gone viral. she shows off the different types of snail variety she cares for. this is a huge one. she has been dubbed a snailfluencer and says snails make rate pets because they are easy to care for and little attention. -- need little attention. good morning america. new clues about what may have triggered the maui wild fire, as the death toll rises overnight. is this the moment caught on tape that sparked the deadliest wild fire in modern u.s.

history? the security camera footage that could be the first evidence of downed power lines igniting a fire, as the death toll climbs to at least 111, and families now being asked to provide dna to account for the dead. new this morning, the exclusive message from the president to the people of maui. >> i want the people to know your country's with you. as long as it takes. >> he and the first lady are set to travel to the island. breaking overnight. an entire canadian city ordered to evacuate, as wild fire nears. tens of thousands of people racing to leave right now. new details about former president trump and his 18 alleged co-conspirators. when the trial can start, and why the case in georgia could look so different? overnight the phone call between secretary of state blinken and paul wheelan, wrongfully detained in russia for nearly five years. mid air scare.

flames shooting from the engine of a southwest jet moments after takeoff. a passenger saying they could smell the fuel. the new court ruling about the popular abortion drug and what it could mean for access. britney spears and her husband sam. reports that they're headed for divorce. what we know this morning. miracle rescue. an off duty police officer only on the job for three months races to save a choking toddler. ♪ and i'll rise up i'll rise like the day ♪ >> team gma is live on the ground in the maui disaster zone, from cowboys to a canoe club. every day heroes risking their lives to save others. this morning how so many are jumping in to help. how you can help at home and the incredible stories you haven't heard this morning on maui strong, as we say good morning america. >> announcer: live in times

square and on maui, this is a special edition of good morning america. >> good morning america. want to thank you for being with us this morning. it is a big morning here as we come together to support maui. >> lots in store today. it is so remarkable to see the aloha spirit in action. the every day heroes going above and beyond to help their neighbors in the wake of the devastating wild fires. >> our team has been on the ground taking care with their coverage. gio, whit and becky are live on maui all morning long. they have some incredible stories, including the stranger who rescued this more and daughter as the flames closed in and carried the mother on his back to safety. we are there for the moment they reunited. >> you can help the people of hawaii, too. we're going to have more on that. but first the news out of maui and the death toll climbing to 111 overnight as we learn more about what may have sparked the first fire. gio benitez starts us off with the latest. good morning, gio.

>> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. for the first time, we're seeing new videos of what may have started these fires in the first place. they seem to point to downed power lines. it's all part of the investigation, as the heart ache here just grows. this morning as the death toll continues to grow on maui, new video surfaces raising questions as to what may have sparked the deadliest wild fire in modern u.s. history. 111 people now confirmed dead, hundreds unaccounted for, search and rescue teams have covered 38% of the impact zone. fema, the red cross and the military all on the ground. >> i can tell you it's going to be a long and costly recovery. but much of that work will be done here with our local people. >> reporter: and watch as this security camera captures what could be an early trigger in that devastating wild fire. august 7th at 10:47 p.m. a day earlier you hear a witness describe a flash that might be a tree falling on a power line. >> it's windy and then there's a

flash. i think that's when a tree is falling on a power line. the power goes out. >> reporter: one expert saying those videos taken in upcountry maui show the flames spreading and maybe the first evidence of downed power lines igniing a fire. >> we've got ten sensors that show a drop in voltage at that time. >> power line just went down. >> reporter: by the next morning august 8 at 6:37 a.m. in lahaina, shane true uses a house hose to battle the fire. >> started from up the road there. all of that is still burning. >> reporter: authorities declaring that brush fire under control around 9 a.m. but then lost control of the flames when the winds caused a flare-up. by 5 p.m. lahaina's historic front street up in flames. the power company saying it is

still investigating what triggered the fire, adding the cause has not been determined. the loss weighing heavily as families are now being asked to provide dna to account for the dead. overnight we spoke to the family of the 28-year-old still missing since last tuesday. his mother telling us police visited her home to swab for dna. >> i want to hang on to the hope that he's alive but after doing something like this, how do you hold on to that? >> reporter: and the president and first lady plan to visit maui on monday. now fema has promised full support for the survivors who just have lost everything. they say they need those survivors to apply for that support. so far they say only 1,300 house holds have applied. michael? >> as much support as we can give they can use. gio, thank you. we'll have much more from maui all morning long as we celebrate the maui long spirit and share ways you can help.

rebecca? >> thank you, michael. we are also following a wild fire emergency in canada. an entire town is racing to evacuate right now as the flames close in. ginger is tracking the very latest. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, becca. the city is yellow knife, the capital of canada's northwest territory. it's got a population of about 20,000 people. they've got to get everybody out by tomorrow, when they anticipate the fire that is far too close for comfort to take over, even the highway, the one that goes in and out. this is one of 250 fires within the northwest territories and more than 1,000 across canada. we know they have had an unprecedented season, but this graphic that we're about to show you puts it into perspective. this is all of the acreage burned to date. look at 2023. nearly doubling their worst in the last 40 years of history. and so 600% of normal to date. an incredible one. the impact here has been smoke. there will be unhealthy air quality minnesota, wisconsin,

oregon, parts of washington state. linsey? >> that graphic unprecedented there. thank you. now to georgia where former president trump and his 18 co-conspirators have less than ten days to turn themselves in. former vice president pence weighs in on the indictment for the first time. our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl has the latest. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, linsey. yes, they have to turn themselves in by the end of next week. now district attorney fani willis has said she wants them to make their first court appearance, donald trump and those 18 other co-defendants, first court appearance the week of september 5th right after labor day for their arraignment. unlike trump's previous court appearances, this one is expected to be televised. the case against donald trump in georgia is the most ambitious yet. a sweeping 41 count indictment with 18 co-defendants. now prosecutor fani willis is laying out an aggressive timeline, too.

in a new court filing, she proposed the trial start march 4th, one day before super tuesday, when 14 states are expected to hold their primaries. >> we do want to move this case along. >> reporter: legal experts say that's a tough timeline. they will almost certainly be pushed back, with a multitude of legal motions from trump and the other defendants. former chief of staff mark meadows has already filed to have his case moved to federal court. a hearing on that is set for august 28th. there's no sign trump's indictments have hurt his standing among republican primary voters but a new poll found that 50% of all americans say that he should suspend his campaign because of the charges. while most prominent republicans are defending trump against the charges, mike pence reacted to the georgia indictment by saying, quote, no one is above the law. >> the georgia election was not stolen and i had no right to overturn the election on january 6th.

>> reporter: that echoed georgia's republican governor brian kemp, who said the 2020 election in georgia was not stolen. for nearly three years now, anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward under oath and prove anything in a court of law. ron desantis also said wednesday that he believes georgia's 2020 election was legitimate. despite that lack of evidence, trump announced he will hold a press conference on monday where he claimed he will provide proof for allegations of fraud that have been thoroughly disproven. that press conference is now very much in doubt. multiple sources tell abc news that trump's legal advisers have told him that holding such a press conference with more dubious claims about election fraud in georgia would only complicate his legal problems. his lawyers have asked him to cancel that press conference. the status of it is now very much up in the air.

if he comes forward, michael, those allegations in georgia have been thoroughly disproven over and over and over again. >> jon we'll see if he takes the advice of his lawyers. thank you very much for that. we're going to turn now to antony blinken, and the call between him and paul wheelan, who has been detained in russia for five years. foreign correspondent tom soufi burridge has the latest for us. good morning, tom. >> reporter: good morning, michael. that phone call between blinken and wheelan was long and frank according to paul's twin brother david. paul wheelan in a russian prison camp wrongfully detained for five years according to u.s. officials. wheelan's family thanking blinken but telling us there's no movement in paul's case. it comes as ukraine claims it has recaptured a village in the southeast. ukrainian forces showing russian troops retreating. it's only a small advance.

ukraine's counter offensive moving slowly and at great cost. two soldiers recently injured fighting for ukraine telling me a large portion of men in their units have been injured and a top aide to president zelenskyy telling abc news the war is in, quote, a decisive phase. rebecca? >> those costs keep climbing. tom, thank you. we turn now to the latest midair scare and the video showing the engine of a southwest plane bursting into flames right after takeoff in houston. victor oquendo has the latest. >> reporter: this morning the scare in the skies above houston. a passenger sharing this video she says came from someone else on board. those are flames shooting out of the engine. >> so we felt a little air pocket going up. i heard the boom. then you started smelling fuel, everything going on. >> reporter: it happened shortly after takeoff.

the flight bound for cancun. >> when the pilot told us we were going back, he hardly finished that staple before he hung up the microphone. we were kind of like, what does that mean? what does that mean? >> reporter: with one engine down, they were forced to turn around, making an emergency landing at houston's airport tuesday night. >> you are cleared for runway 4. approach. you still have one engine shut down, is that correct? >> reporter: firefighters standing by as the plane landed. the airline saying the jet experienced a mechanical issue shortly after takeoff and was taken out of service for review. the faa saying they will investigate. quite a scare for everyone on board. those passengers were able to continue on their trip on a different plane. linsey? >> thank you. now to the latest court ruling about the popular abortion pill mifepristone and what it means

for access to the drug. good morning, faithed. >> reporter: good morning, linsey. this court decision is an extraordinary challenge to the fda abortion drug that's been on the market for more than 20 years. the federal court siding with a conservative plaintiff saying the fda's decision in 2016 to expand the use of mifepristone to ten weeks gestation and in 2021 further reactioning regulation making it more widely accessible went too far and ignored some safety concerns. the biden administration is now firing back, making it clear that it strongly disagrees with the ruling. the vice president adding that this is just another step towards a nationwide abortion ban and this is a threat to a woman's freedom to make decisions about her own body. we know this ruling doesn't take effect right away but it does set the stage for another supreme court battle over abortion. the drug maker, meanwhile, is saying that it's confident in the pill's safety and effectiveness and promises to fight the injunction. rebecca?

>> faith, thank you. we turn to two major settlements from apple and face book after settling class action suits. and could you see a pay day? trevor all has the details. tell us how to get that money. >> nobody is going to get rich off these settlements, but millions of people are going to get a check. let's start with apple. they've agreed to pay up to $500 million because they were accused of purposely slowing down their older phones during upgrades. the company said it's never done anything to intentionally shorten the life of any apple product or drive customer up grade. apple is not admitting wrongdoing but lawyers for the plaintiff saying the checks should come out soon. what that means is about $65 per person. that's only if you signed up to join about three years ago. the deadline to sign up for this case has already passed. here's the thing. you can still sign up to get paid in a separate case. if you basically had a facebook account at any time. facebook's parent company meta is paying out $725 million to settle claims that it's allowed third parties to gain

access to users personal data. meta is all denying wrongdoing. anybody who had a face book account between may 24, 2007 and december 22, 2022 can still file a claim. the deadline to sign up is august 25th. attorneys estimate if you join that, you'll get a check for about $35. not gonna break the bank, but will get you a free lunch. michael? >> money is money. i'll take it. >> yes, indeed. >> all right. thank you for that trevor. now to an off duty police officer caught on camera racing to save the life of a young boy who was choking. that officer only on the job for three months. will reeve has the incredible story for us. >> good morning, michael. it really is incredible. this is the story of a cop about to take a nap before his shift who happened to have his police radio on and the presence of mind to recognize the situation and the disposition to jump into action to protect and serve his community just down the block. >> in my head i was like, he's not dying in my hands.

that's not gonna happen. >> reporter: this morning a michigan police officer hailed a hero for saving a choking toddler. >> we're having report of a 3-year-old not breathing. >> reporter: officer hashim was off duty resting at home monday when he heard screaming outside and report of a choking child on his radio. >> 3-year-old male is possibly choking. >> i take off running toward the crowd. >> reporter: watch this survey surveillance video taken from homes along the way, capturing the moment. >> i get there and get handed a baby, basically. this is my time. this is what i got trained to do at the police academy. >> reporter: with only three months on the job, officer hasham said his training kicked in and he began immediately pressing on the child's back. >> i wasn't getting a response. i was basically talking to myself. wake up, wake up. let's go. luckily, i got him to start coughing. >> reporter: it all happened on the same street where the 25-year-old has lived his whole life. he says being able to help his

neighbors is what life is all about. >> just makes you rethink everything. makes you rethink the purpose of living and purpose of being on this earth is for the little ones and making sure they grow up having what they need. >> reporter: that toddler has been released from the hospital and is okay. officer hacham's lieutenant will be nominating him for an award. guys? >> that's awesome. >> hats off to him. truly. great. will, thank you. coming up britney spears and her husband of 14 months reportedly filing for divorce. what we know this morning. also the major medical break through. the nonhuman kidney transplanted into a human now a month in. what doctors are saying. coming up, the everyday heroes in maui, who jumped in to help fire fighters. meet the cowboys who used bull dozers to stop the flames. first back to ginger. >> there is extreme fire danger in parts of the pacific northwest. oregon. still has evacuations in place. we're watching several fires burn as we've been updating the day. we're going to see three dozen

record highs from louisiana back up into washington state. then that heat wave starts to slide east, places like minneapolis will be back in the 90s. your local weather now in 30 seconds. drew: your accuweather forecast, it is humid today, but cooler weather is moving in this afternoon. not as hot as yesterday. overnight lows, it remains muggy

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>> reporter: rebecca, good morning. in addition to the lahaina fires, there were at least two other fires in the koola area and above kihay. they were racing toward populated areas. each one could have been massive and deadly. but heroes jumping in to help the fire department. we're talking about ad-hoc fire brigades made up of cowboys, construction crews, even a canoe club. unprecedented winds, low humidity and a spark. fires cropping up in at least three different parts of maui. first up country. maui fire department responding, but also the cowboys, construction companies, friends, even a canoe club fighting to save his mom's house. >> we got there and it was like an inferno. i mean, winds gusting to 70, 50-70 miles an hour. embers were flying over. hit a couple of our neighbors houses.

they just exploded. what's going on? like out of a movie. >> reporter: fire department crews committed fighting a different front to the fire so he started watering it down and called in the hawaiian canoe club and a bunch of friends. residents from around the island grabbing water pumps and hoses to douse the flames, helping the helicopters overhead. >> we started at the top of our street. went house to house. there were guys from downtown. there were guys, cousins who came. >> reporter: how many guys? >> we had about 40 guys. >> reporter: what did it mean that they showed up for you? >> pretty good. pretty cool. >> reporter: if that hadn't happened, what could have happened? >> disaster. more lives would have been lost, more property. >> reporter: the community here so appreciative of the ad-hoc fire brigades. the canoe paddlers saving marian liu's property. >> i don't know these people,

but they were angels. >> reporter: at the ranch where scorched country side is still being watered down to prevent flare-ups, the president worked with the community to pull resources to stop the spread of the fire to neighboring neighborhoods. >> it was a fantastic and unprecedented outpouring of community support and generosity that i think shows that we all have the capacity to dig deeper. >> reporter: ken miranda was fighting another front to the fire with his water truck. he and his wife also taking in evacuated live stock. many on the island say these actions were instrumental in preventing an even bigger disaster. >> really, it saved us from becoming another lahaina. >> reporter: while ken fought the upcountry fires he sent his cowboys down to join other construction companies to cut over eight miles of fire breaks and stop that blaze from going into the densely populated town of kihay.

for many residents like nancy garnett, she said it was the maui fire department who was instrumental in saving her neighborhood. >> none of them had sleep for days. they went 24 hours. they went 24 hours. more fire men came in. it was a war. we were fighting for our lives. >> reporter: but with three different fires threatening three communities, residents say our firefighters were spread too thin, but the community is united. miley masada who served 600 hot meals to fire kruse and those aiding the cleanup explains the concept. >> to me that's what this is. i'm just doing my part. >> reporter: that hawaiian word is a corner stone of the culture. kulioma. your responsibility. your contribution to the group. all of these people so humble, not boastful. i had to really pull teeth to get them to tell their stories on camera. but i, for one, am so grateful for all the acts of those who stopped these fires.

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all right. we are back with the latest on britney spears. the super star and her husband sam are reportedly filing for divorce after just over a year of marriage. rhiannon ally has this story. good morning, rhiannon. >> good morning, guys. yeah, this is the third marriage for spears. just last august she posted he was the love of her life, the most honest, humble and genuine man she had ever met. this morning the duo appears to be splitting up for good. ♪ this morning abc news confirming britney spears' marriage is ending.

her husband of 14 months reportedly filing for divorce from the super star wednesday. the two met in 2016 on the set of spears slumber party music video. dating for six years before tying the knot in 2022. our will reeve spoke with the 29-year-old actor and fitness model shortly after their wedding. how's married life? >> i have to wear this thing now. you know, it's just surreal, man. it's been a minute. it was way overdue for us. we imagined this being a fairy-tale and it was. we only had 50 to 70 people. we wanted to just celebrate, and that's what we did. >> reporter: by spears side in 2021 when she successfully overturned the 13 year conservatorship her father controlled which monitored her health and financial decisions. neither have yet to comment on the news but overnight spears posting this picture of her

horse back riding with the caption buying a horse soon, so many options, it's kinda hard. sources tell tmz that ezgari had already moved into his own place before filing for divorce. the couple did reportedly have a prenup and spears is set to drop a new book about her life in october. no word on if a new chapter will be added to address this latest happening. >> i'm sure there will be a lot of interest in that book now. thank you very much. coming up next, a stranger, a mother/daughter duo and how he rescued them from the flames on maui. we are there for this special reunion. we are here for this very special reunion. ♪ ♪ ♪ time is gone ♪ ♪ tel you good night close the door ♪ ♪

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but now this morning on this special edition of gma, we've reunited one family with the man they say saved their lives. this mother daughter duo have deep roots in lahaina. as winds moved in last week, they stayed home. but a fire was nearby and it was time to drive by. >> embers are already falling down on us. >> reporter: blasting the ac to stay cool, fire surrounds them. >> then we see another fire like on the side of us, a whole house. we're like in the car and a whole tree is on fire. we're just like -- oh my god, we're gonna die. >> reporter: the only way out, over the sea wall and into the water. but noni has trouble walking. that's when benny springs into action. >> he's like, trust me. trust me. i promise, i got you. >> reporter: he carries noni over the wall on his back, keeping them safe in the water for over eight hours. >> i just kept thinking to

myself, this is a young healthy guy. he could have just left. he could have swam around to safety. but he didn't. >> reporter: now this morning gma setting up a reunion a week in the making. >> i'm so happy. >> reporter: the emotion is palpable. >> i was so scared. >> there's no way morally i could just walk past that and just save myself. >> reporter: now this mother and daughter have a final message for benny. >> we wouldn't have made it without you. i wouldn't have made it. >> we love you. >> we love you. you're part of our ohana. >> reporter: part of our ohana. that word there means family. there's so many stories like this on the island. the truth is that this entire

island is just one big ohana, guys. >> it's such a beautiful story you brought to us. you've been honoring that tradition so beautifully through your reporting. thank you very much to the team, whit and becky as well. we have a lot more ahead from maui and how that community is coming together through food. stay with us. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow ♪ w ♪ ♪

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could be the first evidence of downed power lines igniting a fire, as the death toll climbs to 111, and families now being asked to provide dna to account for the dead. ♪ and i rise up ♪ >> this morning we are all maui strong, coming together across the country to help those affected by the wild fires in hawaii. >> we are maui strong. >> meet the neighbors helping neighbors. >> i don't know these people, but they were angels yesterday. a big my heart. >> and people providing a roof, food and support. >> in hawaii we have a word. it's ohana. it means family. >> plus the locals on the front line becoming real life super heroes, like this extraordinary staff who helped more than 200 residents of this shelter evacuate as the flames closed in, and how maui is healing through food. meet the restaurants and chefs

working around the clock to feed the community. >> this morning how you can get involved and help maui recover and rebuild. >> we are maui strong. we're with you. we will not abandon you. >> it all starts right now as we say good morning america. ♪ and i'll rise up ♪ >> announcer: live in times square and on maui, this is a special edition of "good morning america." >> welcome back, everybody. want to thank you for joining us as we celebrate the aloha spirit. >> you can really feel it coming through with our team on the ground in hawaii, as the people on maui start to rebuild. gio, whit and becky are live this morning. and right now gio's with a group of volunteers at a shelter there. good morning, gio. nice to see you again. >> reporter: hey, rebecca. good morning again. i'm here at the maui homeless shelter, with a group of volunteers and staff members who have been working tirelessly to support those in need. since those wild fires broke out just over a week ago, they have

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also, you can help. just scan the qr code on the screen there for more information. >> the more the merrier. they can use every bit of it. thank you for that donation. we're going to have much more from maui ahead. but first the latest on the major medical break through. the nonhuman kidney transplanted into a human, and how it could be a game changer. stephanie ramos has that story for us. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: michael, good morning. this major medical break through is bringing us one step closer to using animal organs in humans. surgeons at nyu right here in new york city announced they have transplanted a pig kidney into a brain dead patient. for the first time that kidney genetically modified to better match a human body, has functioned for more than a month without the body rejecting it. the hope is that one day pig kidneys could ease the shortage of organs. 17 people die each day waiting. researchers will continue to monitor the kidney for another month. researchers at the university of alabama just reported promising

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>> sending my aloha to those affected by the fires in maui. we are maui strong. >> welcome back, everybody. big thank you to jason moraz. all morning hong we are honoring the people of maui banding together to provide relief. earlier this week home depot foundation committed $500,000 to maui wildlife relief, including a $100,000 donation to the hawaii community fund. now this morning they are announcing an additional $50,000 donation to homeless resource centers in maui. and there is more ahead. if you want to get involved, you can scan the qr code on your screen. >> everything helps. every amount really goes towards helping the people there. we've been seeing their stories throughout the day. we want to go to the news out of maui. the death toll climbing to 111

overnight, as we learn more about what may have sparked that first fire. gio benitez has the latest. hello again, gio. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning again. this morning for the first time, we're seeing new videos that may show the beginning of these fires. take a look because here you see the security camera video from an up country there in maui the day before the fires. you see a flash that might be a tree falling on a power line. take a look at this one. because you have this other one taken the morning of the fires at 6:37 a.m. in lahaina. resident shane true is seen battling the fire with a garden hose, saying a downed power line started it all. now the power company says it is still investigating here. this as, sadly, 111 people are now confirmed dead and hundreds are still unaccounted for. now president biden sent gma a message this morning for the people of hawaii, saying the nation will be with them while they recover, while they rebuild and, of course, while they

grieve. he and the first lady plan to come to maui monday. guys? >> we will continue to follow it, gio. thank you. the community on maui is one big family, as you've been seeing this morning. becky worley, who is from maui, joins us with the incredible stories of how people are helping their neighbors. hey, becky. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning again. hawaii has a long history of self-sufficiency. so when the fires broke out and then afterwards when we have so many displaced lahaina residents needing help, maui leapt into action to save itself. from the first wisps of smoke, the people of maui reached out to help each other. strangers helping each other through the fire. boats picking up people who fled into the water. and when the flames were extinguished and the extent of devastation in lahaina revealed, maui stunned, heartbroken, but committed to the next phase of help.

tiara lawrence and the hawaiian canoe club creaing a convoy of supplies. including some of her family members from lahaina just evacuated. >> they lost everything. we're going to make sure our family is okay and deliver goods to everybody. thank you so much, you guys. i really, really appreciate all the aloha. >> reporter: groups across the island mobilizing, supplies, gas, water. i head out with mauians delivering food and supplies even though they have no electricity. we find ad-hoc distribution centers being staffed by residents and firefighters from maui and other islands. down on the beach, the necessities. >> there's another boat coming in. >> reporter: much coming in by boat from the island across the channel. >> water, clothes, baby formula, diapers, have all been boated in from across the channel here.

>> reporter: did you know they were coming? >> we made one call. and they showed up. >> reporter: the contrast here so extreme. the beauty of the place and the beauty of this community coming together in the face of an unspeakable disaster that will forever change maui. we are talking about a week long humanitarian effort done with pickup trucks, costco runs and fishing boats. but we need the cavalry to come in soon. that's really where all of you can help. with the relocation of all these displaced people, there are going to be funds needed and then the rebuilding of lahaina town. all this generosity, rebecca, makes such a difference. >> becky, you've been part of that cavalry. you raced in in the early moments of this devastation. you've seen so much in this area where you grew up. what do the people there really need now, becky?

>> reporter: i think we really need fema to start doing its thing. i have seen some folks around. i think we need unity. that is something we are feeling and just keeping that moving forward. and then the other thing is, we're gonna need financial support. this is gonna be a long road to recovery. it's gonna take all of us. >> it is going to take all of us. we're so thankful that you are a part of all of this, becky. all of our team on the ground and everyone who's chipping in today, we deeply appreciate it. thanks, becky. >> the cavalry is on its way. and now to local surf instructor who began teaching surf lessons to children in need during the covid pandemic despite losing his home in the fire, he is still doing what he loves while helping his community. whit johnson joins us with that. good morning, whit. >> reporter: linsey, good morning. in the face of this tragedy, the strength of resilience and kindness an love that we've

experienced on maui here has truly been inspiring. so many people who have lost everything like the surf instructor you are about to meet, going right back to work to find ways to help others. for surf instructor bull cotter, sharing his love for the ocean, maui's youth is his happy place. once catering to tourists, when covid hit and clients dropped, the man affectionately called bully turned to offering surf lessons to kids. >> i started reaching out to this need. >> reporter: his story now the center piece of the short film uncle bully's surf school from inflatable films. >> homelessness is rampant in our area. i saw that there was an opportunity to build something of community strong. do you see where the ocean meets the sky? >> yeah. >> that is the horizon. >> oh.

>> reporter: but now he is homeless himself. he and his wife ashley, like so many in lahaina, losing their home, a house they closed on just a week before the fire. . >> that moment when we opened the door, the embers, the coals, the fire, the heat, we knew we had to just get outta there. it looked like somebody dropped a bomb on us. there was nothing left. >> reporter: still, he says, he has what matters most. >> life is the most precious gift we have. we lost everything, but all of that can be replaced. >> reporter: on wednesday, gathering with other residents who have also lost so much at a community surf event. for them, the ocean is therapy. >> being in the water with the kids is my happy place. it's about giving in to the sense of love and acceptance, and using the ocean as a way of just venting and finding joy again. >> i'm happy to see bully be happy.

>> i don't feel homeless if i have the ocean that takes care of me. the ocean is my home. she's my mother. as long as i have this, i'm feeling like a king. >> reporter: and given everything that bully has lost in his personal life, we asked him, where do you go from here? his response was for now it's about helping people restore a sense of hope. guys? >> so many eager to do that, whit. thank you. to learn more about how you can help support maui residents, use the qr code on the bottom of your screen. for now, over to ginger. >> the pacific ocean has been busy. we've got a brand new hurricane, hillary. it will be intensifying and adding moisture to places like the southwest, mostly southern california. that video though a microburst in arizona. phoenix is still on their stretch of no rain. second longest on record. but here's how this is gonna start to change, at least in san diego and palm springs.

watch that hurricane hillary. it will intensify as it goes towards the baja peninsula. it has happened in history where it makes landfall in baja and goes over the border into california as a tropical storm. let's get a check closer to home. drew: your accuweather forecast, it is humid today, but cooler weather is moving in this afternoon. not as hot as yesterday. overnight lows, it remains muggy , temperatures on the mild side. accuweather 7-day forecast, cooler weather the next couple of days, but temperatures bump up over the weekend. early next week, increased humidity and cloud cover monday and tuesday. ♪ and i rise up ♪ >> all right. we are turning now to businesses around the country stepping up to support maui. tory johnson has a very special deals and steals maui strong edition. every company will be donating 25% of sales to relief efforts. you can use the qr code on the bottom of your screen to shop these deals.

welcome, tory. i love that we are doing this. i love that you are doing this. >> it's a big deal. viewers are going to save 50% like they always do, on every single deal, and then 25% of what they purchase is going to go straight to the relief efforts. so it's a really good day to shop, save, support, starting with bombas. they were the first to say yes. it's a company with a heart. not only do they make a great product, but every one they sell they donate one to somebody in need. over 100 million articles of clothing bombas has donated. today is a great day to stock up. we've got options for men, women and kids. we've got their gripper socks for inside. >> these are cute. >> these are so fun. these are easy every day socks. you've got performance casual and dress socks. big assortment that you will find online. all slashed in half starts at $6.50. >> it is in their blood to help. love that. that's right.

>> another great one. this is a fan favorite of gma viewers. we've got a huge assortment from them. you see we've got initial necklaces, birth stone pieces, i love the pave hoops we have. tube hoops, which are so popular right now. beaded bracelets. you name it. if it's on trend, they have it. what i like the most about this is you get kind of a big look that doesn't break the bank. everything is priced so accessibly. our entire assortment that you see here starts at $12. every item $12 to $28. it's really kind of a nice way to treat yourself. >> $12 and 25% goes to maui. sparkle on. >> yes. >> i love this. this is one of oprah's favorite things. they take two things that we love, which are bracelets and hair ties, and put it into this. i'm wearing one. easiest thing. then it's on your wrist. doesn't look like an ugly elastic.

it looks really pretty. then you've got a hair tie ready to go when you need it. you can stack them up. this is probably one of the best deals ever. you get this card with three of them on here. it's $9. when you buy two of them, it's free shipping. so 50% off, $9 for a three pack. plus they've got even more stuff that you'll find online. >> i'll stack all three. >> there you go. it is a favorite. another gma favorite, this is for hands and feet. therapeutic treatments. pop this in the microwave. i did it ten minutes ago. it's gotten a little hard. >> they are a little warm. >> you would put this straight into the microwave two minutes. you wear it on your feet. it is just this relaxing treatment. it feels good. moisturizing. also really great. i love the hand one. for people with arthritis, they tell us it's one of their best treatments because it brings instant relaxation. we also have their cuticle treatments, which are great. if your hands or feet are in need of pampering, today's the day.

everything is slashed in half. we've got a variety of treatment options that today range from $10 to $15. and then finally. i love this. these are their vegan satin pillow cases. vegan satin means at no point is there any animal product in it, animal testing. there's absolutely no animal ingredients. >> it's all good. >> it is all good. what's especially fabulous about these is they're gentle on hair and skin. so not going to be pulling on hair. helps minimize fine lines and wrinkles on our skin. you sleep soft. it feels cool to the touch, which is fabulous. we've got standard and king sizes. we've got four different colors. really good deal on these. you'll get a two pack today for $30. plus free shipping. that is a savings of 60%. >> we love it all. google how do i protect my hair

and skin, they say to get one of these pillow cases. sleep on one of these. >> this is what comes up. with every one of these, from from your feet to your head, you can feel really good and know your heart is going to feel even better. >> always appreciate you, tory. thank you so much for these deals. we've partnered with all of these companies on these amazing deals. you can head to good morning america.com to find all the offers. tory johnson, we will have even more ways to shop, save and support maui on gma3. michael? >> thank you, rebecca. i'm here with iam tongi who became the first person from hawaii and the first pacific islander to win american idol. iam, thank you for being with us. we know you are going to perform in a minute. i saw you recently posted that you cannot -- it's hard for you to even express how you feel about the devastation that's happened in hawaii. how are you asking and motivating your fans to help people?

>> the way i'm motivating my supporters is just giving them, asking them to look at the, do some research on the great organizations. organizations to donate to and also to say prayers for maui. >> you've been motivating us with your music this morning. we really have appreciated that. we know you're not done. you have been performing sold out shows. you took time to come here to gma. been motivating us then, gonna motivate us now. you have a song called starting all over again. take it away.

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to erase the hurt and fear ♪ ♪ starting all over again is gonna be hard but i pray to the lord to help us make it ♪ make it cl♪ ♪ >> building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning. i'm jobina fortson from abc seven mornings. let's get to stu hall for a look at traffic. hey you. >> good morning to jobina. and we're taking a look at the fog still down on the deck of the golden gate bridge with the fog

advisory and windshield wipers needed off the waldo traffic seems to be moving nicely as you make your way in towards san francisco across the bay, sunshine and a little bit of slowing past the oakland coliseum. that's 880. you're looking at both north and southbound looking to be a pretty good commute at 830 on this thursday morning jobina. >> thank you, stu. meteorologist drew tuma has your accuweather forecast after the every busines deserves a great deal. that's why comcast business is launching the mobile made free event. with our business internet, new and existing customers can get one year of unlimited mobile for free. it's our best internet. powered by the next generation 10g network and with 99.9% reliability. plus one line of free mobile for an entire year. it's the mobile made free event-happening now. get started for just $49.99 a month.

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we're still underneath and we'll stay there today. you can see those temperatures in the 60s and mid 70s. right now, here's a live look. the exploratorium camera, we did have our marine layer this morning. it's breaking down as we speak. you can clearly see that from the exploratorium camera. we're getting some sunshine there. we'll find increased sunshine. it is a humid day, but the takeaway is that it's a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. we're starting a cooling trend. so not as hot as we were yesterday afternoon, but still, it's a warm and muggy day, 70s and 80s from oakland to san jose, 69, in the city about 84. in napa. >> thank you, drew. we will have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. as always, you can find the news on our app and abc7 news .co ♪ and i'll rise up i'll rise up ♪ >> announcer: welcome back to a special edition of gma, maui strong, live from times square and maui.

>> mahalo, which means thank you very much in hawaiian. i do believe in the power of positivity and the spirit of hawaii. >> welcome back to gma. thank you to vanessa lachey for that message. donations have been pouring in for our maui strong event all morning long. so far over $800,000 going to maui relief. there is more ahead. but right now gio benitez is on maui at a special place uplifting the community. here again, gio. >> reporter: it sure is, michael. listen, the folks we're profiling, they just gave me this lei. we're going to explain the significance in just a moment because it is so powerful. but first i want to tell you where i'm at. this is maui's homeless shelter. this is one of two of their locations. but the other one was destroyed in the fires. this group of people stepped up,

from the moment disaster hit. here with me are volunteers as well as three staff members monique ibarra, tiffany medeiros and tenajah turner. we want to talk to you but first we want to share your story and the story of the shelter with the nation, so take a look at that. the house of life has been breaking the cycle of homelessness on the island of maui for more than 30 years. >> this is the front office entrance. >> reporter: today this is their west side campus in lahaina. 78 long term and emergency units decimated after fires tore through the town last week. monique ibarra donating her time here for seven years. >> everyone's in shock. we're all in shock. >> reporter: despite the devastation, all residents are accounted for thanks to the extraordinary staff who helped evacuate more than 220 residents. >> they are heroes. they have the heart and the will

to make sure that these people that were there and got saved and are alive today. >> reporter: for six hours, the fires crept closer to the shelter and at 3:00 p.m. the staff heard explosions, likely nearby cars blowing up from the heat of the flames. >> we looked at each other. we were like, there's no help coming. >> reporter: tiffany and others on staff worked fast and kept everyone safe. >> we left the property just as the flames were touching our property. all i could see was a wall of flames. >> reporter: despite the tragic loss, many residents moving to other units at the shelter's sister facility 20 miles away. >> having a unit open to us in a snap was a blessing. we could still be out there. >> reporter: in 2022, they served 37,000 meals, aiding 327 families in shelter and helping 87 house holds into permanent housing. this incredible resource now working overtime, but monique

says this will only make them stronger. ♪ and i'll rise up i'll rise like the day ♪ we're going to do everything we can as an agency to get that property rebuilt. >> the aloha here is thicker than the smoke. people are reaching out in the community and helping everyone so much. >> reporter: oh, they are helping so much. i see you getting emotional here, monique. >> yes. >> reporter: how are you doing? you are the executive director here. this has been now more than a week. how are you doing? >> our spirits are pretty good. for what we've been through, we're so blessed and grateful. our staff has been working extremely hard, long hours to make sure families that have come in are comfortable and have their needs met. but i'm gonna tell you the larger community is still suffering and our hearts and

prayers go out to them. they are our family. they are still suffering. we're doing better every day. >> reporter: every day. every day. and you, too. you're heroes. you are absolutely heroes in this. what was going through your mind at that moment when you were trying to get everyone out? >> it was honestly just pure survival mode and adrenaline. me and tiffany were the last people to evacuate. i saw one of my families huddled under a tree with two small kids under the age of 5. i knew that if i was a mom, i would want help. of course, i'm not going to leave them behind, so i took them in my car as well. we just jetted out of there as fast as we could. >> reporter: so many people are watching across the country right now and are trying to figure out, how can i help? what can i do? what do you need here at the shelter? >> so far the donations have been coming in. food, supplies have been great. thank you for all of that. keep it coming.

keep in mind this is a long haul. we don't need it all today. we may need it next month, next year. on top of everything, basically what we need is hugs. we need somebody to listen to us right now and just know that everything is going to be all right and that we're not alone in the suffering, in the grieving and the mourning. >> reporter: this here, this is open 365 days a year. right? this is always going. you are always helping so many people. what can you tell us about this community? so much of the nation is learning how strong maui is, how strong hawaii is. what can you tell us about this community? >> maui is our beloved community. they are amazing. maui steps up every single time. every single time something happens, they're here for us. really, when you talk about aloha, that's what we have here on maui. we're receiving it from the

state, from the nation, from the whole world. and i can't say thank you enough mahalo, to the whole world and maui for everything that's being done for us. >> reporter: everyone here says mahalo. >> yes. >> reporter: becky has a special thing she wants to do. explain to us what you're doing. >> well, a lei means you're special to me. it means, i'm going to celebrate you. a lei can be something that's given when we're grieving. it can be given on a birthday or as a thank you. my dad helped found this shelter so many years ago. i used to volunteer. i started volunteering here when i was 18 years old. this place is special to maui and helps so many. you are special to us. thank you guys so much. >> thank you. >> reporter: you are special. we have a little something that we want to talk to you about here. gma may be recognizing you and all of your work right now. but we are not the only ones,

okay? because here raising cane's chicken fingers have been so moved by your story that right now they are donating to the shelter $125,000. >> wow. that's awesome. that's gonna help so much. we're gonna rebuild. we're gonna rebuild. >> reporter: you are gonna rebuild. along with that money, 15% of all of their proceeds this morning are going to the sheller as well. you know everyone likes their chicken fingers. >> i love the shelter but i love raising cane's. >> that's amazing. >> reporter: what are you thinking right now? >> oh my gosh, i'm thrilled. i'm overwhelmed with all the kindness and generosity. it's just amazing. we thank you so much. it's amazing. >> reporter: mahalo. >> yes, mahalo. thank you. >> reporter: back to you in new york. such a moving moment on maui. >> that was absolutely beautiful, gio, and becky for that.

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welcome back to gma. as we honor maui strong, we wanted to give a specific maui forecast. it has been very active in the pacific. still have tropical storm greg south of the island chain there. but maui itself will see wind gusts 20 up to 35 miles per hour. we've got those strong trade winds. this has been a persistent setup. today looking for an 87 degree high in lahaina. some of those morning showers have been moving through the drew: your accuweather forecast, we have increased humidity today, but we are not as hot as yesterday. early next week, we will in the after math of those fires one of the priorities has been making sure people have food to eat.

chefs, farmers, restaurant owners and local volunteers are coming together to make that happen. we want to go back to whit johnson at the university of hawaii maui college. hey, whit. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning. i'm here at the culinary kitchen. this is part of the college where they would usually be holding classes as part of the culinary arts program. but as you can see, it is the early morning hours here. people are already hard at work prepping meals. we're talking breakfast, lunch, dinner. thousands of meals each day that will go to shelters across maui. it is truly a community effort, take a look. >> as a chef, the first thing i wanted to do, how can i help? i can cook. >> reporter: dozens of local chefs, volunteers and culinary students are chopping, cooking and shipping out as many as 10,000 meals per day at the university of hawaii's maui college. >> this is a grass roots community effort to feed people that need to be fed.

giving from their hearts. >> reporter: many who are working around the clock have lost their homes, their businesses, their livelihoods. >> i'm staying at my mom's condominium. that building did burn down, as well as my mom's personal business she had for about 28 years. this is a second home to me. >> reporter: some ingredients are sourced locally, making sure no produce goes to waste. >> farmers lost their markets. many are donating product. they also need to have some revenue to keep their operations going. >> reporter: local restaurants are also pitching in. havens, which operates two locations on maui, is providing 500 meals a day for survivors and relief workers. >> some staff, some family members and some random volunteers. you see what we're doing on social media and just come up and want to help. >> reporter: and joey's kitchen in west maui. >> we're plating up now. >> reporter: many have lost

everything. but finding resilience with restaurants making thousands of people breakfast, lunch and dinners. it's moments like these at uh maui college, the school a native hawaiian chant providing strength and hope. >> this particular oli was written by a professor of this college. so he named it lokanaka, which means numerous people. then it talks about how everyone that comes here will flourish and grow, so we connect to this chant by saying we are the ones that come from this space called maui. ♪ >> reporter: and we are back here in this community kitchen. you can just see all the people who are just working around the clock, middle of the night to try to prep these meals. i want to introduce you to a few people who are helping to make this happen.

lui hokoana chancellor of the college is with us. it is great to see you. i know you've been a great part of this. why was it so important for you to open up this kitchen to be part of the food relief effort? >> thanks for the question. so first, it's the right thing to do. secondly, when you live on an island with limited resources, we've all got to collaborate so that we can get something big done. and then lastly and most importantly, you've been on the island. you got to meet the beautiful people that live here. you got to see the beautiful place. so we want to make sure to preserve that for our families right now and for future generations so that they can grow up and live in the most beautiful place. >> reporter: one of the things on that point that has inspired me so much is people who have lost everything are immediately jumping right back in and trying to find ways to help other people. that's part of this effort right here. >> yes. >> reporter: i want to introduce you to chef lee anne wong.

she is a chef in town. you're kind of the field general here as this plays out, making it happen. i do understand that you did lose your restaurant, but you and your staff, everybody who worked there, they are okay and safe, right? >> our staff are safe. we were all evacuated safely. but, yeah. i didn't really have time to stop and take a beat. our community mobilized right away. i'm here as a spokes person for chef lui. it is a grass roots organization, a culinary nonprofit founded by amanda and mark naguchi. what it is is a net work of local chefs and food providers. what we do, we do community outreach, really about education and connecting through food and our relationship with the land and the ocean. >> reporter: you're doing incredible work. you've got a lot of people. remember, just after 2 a.m. here. everybody is making it happen.

we're going to go back through the kitchen here and i'll connect with you in a little bit. i'm going to give you a tour as we meet up with someone else here. you can see the facility. they've got all of this at their disposal to try to prep meals. thousands of meals each day across maui. breakfast, lunch and dinner. one other person we'd like to introduce you to, chef roy yamaguchi. good morning to you. great to see you. you're also working with the kakua hospitality fund, people who work in hospitality and tourism. why was it so important to be a part of this? >> for myself, we want to give back to those who give so much. hospitality workers are ready to help. chefs are resilient. 80% of maui's economy is dependent upon the visitor industry. so we need to give back and support the workers that are in our industry. one way to give back is to, for the recovery, to give back to

the restaurant and hospitality fund. >> reporter: let's go ahead, and speaking of giving back, let's bring in lee anne and lui here. there's a lot of recognition. the folks at king's hawaiian are proud to partner with such great organizations to support the relief efforts on maui. they're going to kick things off by donating $50,000 to be divided among the charities. i know it's just a start. the need is long term. but $50,000 to get this going. we, too, are inspired and so grateful for the work that you are all doing. >> thank you very much. >> mahalo. >> reporter: for now, we're going to send it back to new york. >> thank you. i'm struck by the fact, maui is an island but no person is. this is a community. coming up we have a very special performance from that community, live from maui. we'll be right back. right back. ♪ ♪

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look at your drive. time now from hercules through this backup to the city. drew >> hey, sue. temperatures, it's mild out there. it's also humid. we're nearing 80 degrees in ukiah and clear lake 70s in the inland east bay 60s for the most part around the bay shoreline. sunshine really breaking out fast this morning as our marine layer breaks down. what we'll find is that the humidity is here to stay. another day, we'll find a muggy afternoon, but temperatures a bit cooler compared to yesterday. 70s around the bay shoreline, upper 80s to low 90s inland jobina. thank you, jude. >> time now for live with kelly and mark and we will be back at 11 for midday live and of course our reporting con deja vu: it's live with kelly and mark. today, actor alan cumming. and straight from the big screen, nia long. plus, actress rachel bilson.