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ac across maui, survivors are still fighting to see what's left of their homes. we're on the ground in lahainana as recovery efforts continue in the deadliest wooifrld in a century. the shocking moment a house exploded on camera it is the eve of possibly another indictment for former president trump. the d.a. in avera. in georgia r case this week and the battle of the billionaires put on ice. why mark zuckerberg says it it is time to move on from the cage fight with musk. "early today" starts right now >> good morning, and thanks for

joining us, i'm vinita nair. >> i'm jessica layton. we want to begin in hawaii where the heartbreak is growing bit hour at least 93 lives have been claim claimed by the wildfire. and the number is likely to climb higher police say most of the victims were found in streets and cars, and they've only just begun searching the more than 2,000 structures a stru structures destroyed on the island >> reporter: these are the smoldering ruins of lahaina. a desolate and dangerous landscape now only home to heartbreak in our cars are burned up, the animals are dead, everybody's dead there's dead people in the water. >> reporter: the grim row at on the reality opt ground this is the epicenter where

authorities continue their search for bodies. a death toll that rises daily. >> thank god we're all alive and accounted for. it's like we're the only things we have now. because everything that we had in the past is gone. >> reporter: charlie watched the flames devour his hometown of 55 years. >> it looks like a war zone. it's bad cell phones are ringing in bodies that they're finding. >> reporter: the pain here is palpable and so is the anger, five days after the fire access into the heart of lanaina is restricted >> it is as if they cut us off from the rest of the world >> reporter: after a treacherous cliff side drive on what is technically a two-lane road, residents and our team were granted access into the remote ocean side town, but these are not the views anyone wants to see. the scope of the devastation is truly difficult to put into words. from every direction and every angle, all you see is home after

home that's been destroyed rebuilding in this area will take decades first allowed in two days ago, locals are now being pushed further away, bear fwarricades roadblocks deny residents of the one thing they want most >> i just want to see what's left of our home >> reporter: calling the burn zone a toxic minefield >> it is a hazardous area. >> reporter: authorities insist they're working as fast as they can, but residents say official aid has been slow to arrive. volunteers taking their own boats in to help >> we need medicine. we need pillows, blankets. food >> reporter: good samaritans are overwhelmed with the magnitude of the disaster. >> i haven't gotten a break, and i just am like, i have to help i have no other option >> reporter: the loss in lahaina and maui's misery.

residents outside of the burn zone are being allowed back into their homes. but as can you see in downtown lahaina, that's not going to happen for some time fema says it could be weeks. >> so heartbreaking. miguel, thank you. a pennsylvania suburb was rocked by a deadadly blast saturday morning officials say five people,e, fo adadults a and one t teenager we kikilled in ththat explosion in town of plum on saturday which is about 20 miles northeast of pittsburgh the blast sent shockwaves throughout neighborhood, blowing out windows and lighting other houses on fire county officials are currently investigating the cause of the explosion and note that further information is not expected for quite some time. the victims have yet to be identified three others were taken to nearby hospitals following the

incident after months of anticipation, georgia prosecutor fani willis is widely expected to wrap up the case this week for bringing charges against former president trump and his allies this all goes back to alleged interference in the 2020 election for much more on this we go to chris pollone in washington. willis has already suggested she would make the charging decisions in this case by mid august here we are. what should we expect out of fulton county? >> reporter: two people have confirmed to nbc news that they've been called to that fulton county, georgia hearing this week. george cheedy and jeff duncan say they'll testify tomorrow that information clarifies the timeline fulton county d. oofd.a. fan willis is working on experts say willis could use a state organized crime law to

charge more than a dozen people in the case. the former president maintained his innocence while campaigning in iowa over the weekend >> we don't take plea deals, because i did nothing wrong. it's called election interference >> reporter: fortif the grand j did hand up an indictment against former president trump it would be the fourth criminal indictment he faces. he's currently the frontrunner for the gop nomination jess >> all right, chris, thank you overseas now ukraine, at least seven people were killed by russian shelling in the kherson region sunday. among the dead, ann tire family of four, including a three week old infant, according to the interior minister, commenting on the attack in a speech posted on telegram, president zelenskyy said, quote, we will not leave any of russia's crimes unanswered let's go live to raf sanchez who

is following these developments how did the assault unfold >> reporter: good evening. this is the latest deadly russian attack on civilians in the southern ukrainian city of kherson. the russians occupied kherson for the first nine months of the war, with drew in november but are just on the other side of the river and are relentlessly assaulting the city. yesterday's attack hit the city and surrounding villages as you said, at least seven people killed, including that baby girl, their 12-year-old brother and their home who is 39 years old. the terrorists must be stop, interior minister said this comes alongside an alarming incident in the black sea where the russian navy fired warning shots with automatic weapons at a civilian cargo ship. russian command oes descended on the ship from a helicopter and

searched it before allowing it to go on its way russia says this is part of its new policy of treating any ship that is heading into ukraine as a potential carrier of weapons that comes after that deal to allow grain out of ukraine's southern ports collapsed a few weeks ago. the ukrainian government is saying that what happened in the black sea with this civilian cargo ship was an act of piracy and needs to be investigated by the international community. >> thank you for the update. >> two boat crashes happened in texas. a boat and a jet ski crashed and emergency responders performed cpr on one of the passengers but sadly were not able to revive him. one teen is missing and forur others taken to the hospital after a boat ran aground on lake austin

it has now searched to a recovery mission a boat went over another boat wake and lost control. two pilots are recovering after a dramatic plane crash in michigan they were able to eject minutes before the vintage jet plummeted into the parking lot of an apartment complex. it happened at the thunder over michigan air show yesterday afternoon. witnesses captured a black cloud of smoke both pilots were rescued and expected to be okay. the cause is now under investigation. there is a new hurricane churning in the eastern pacific right now. angie lassman is tracking the impact it could have on hawaii angie, good morning. >> we've got active conditions across parts of the eastern pacific. and we've got hurricane fernanda a category-2 sitting to the southwest of baja, california with winds at 105 miles per hour it's going to continue this

mainly northwesterly movement over the coming days in the short term we end up at a cat-4 here and are looking at mas massive intensification. we're talking about indirect impacts for folks in hawaii. that will be down the line we'll keep a close eye on that otherwise, tropical depression eight that likely will become a tropical storm and a tropical disturbance that will likely become a tropical depression over the next couple days. we'll watching that along with heavy rain working through parts of theo houston with temperatures in the 100s from san angelo to new orleans. and that's a look at your forecast, guys

back over to you europe's most active volcano is at it again mt. aetna erupted numerous times sunday sending hot lava and ash clouds high into the sky sitting in sicily above the town of catania, they are believed to have the longest history of eruptions with records dating back as early as 425 bc. coming up, why mark zuckerberg is calling off his billionaire cage match against elon musk but first the brazen burglarsrs behind the smsmash a grab t that sent s shoppers rur for covever. an all-i-in-one cleaeaning l wiwith a 360-d-degree swiviveld thatat goes placaces a regular r mop just c ca. mop smarteter with thehe new swiffer r powermop.. for peoplele who are a a lie intense e about hydrdration. neneutrogena®® hydro b boost lightweighght. frfragrance-frfree.

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our island of maui and i'm completely heartbroken over this, and i know all of you are, too >> that's dwayne the rock johnson who spent part of his childhood in hawaii. he's urging any of his foerl whose want to help to visit hawaii community foundation.org. >> wonderful that he's speaking out. >> despite the destruction, the spirit of lahaina remains strong in maui. >> reporter: beneath the ash and debris in the town of lahaina on maui's west coach. a history rich with culture. >> it runs deep. >> reporter: this family has lived on maui for seven generations. what's cultural significance of lahaina? >> it's like walking through the annals of the colonial and

can'tist history of hawaii, starting from royalty to whaling to sandalwood. >> reporter: lahaina, which means cruel sun, was the original capital of the hawaiian king do kingdom made so by king cam kamehameha gone, too, tiffany's gift shop >> nice thing about lahaina, such a sense of family everybody watches out for each other. when tragedies happen, everybody bans together. >> reporter: still standing is lahaina's 150-year-old banyan tree it is badly burned, but officials now hoping the roots are healthy and that the tree like lahaina can come back >> if we could have the tree as a little gem in that, that would be great >> reporter: deeply rooted here,

the aloha spirit, extending warmth to lanahaina more than ever if you want to help, you can donate to these websites on your screen or make a donation to the red cross by htexting. our hearts ifgo out to all thos people >> a reminder, now is not a time to travel to maui. >> right like we just showed you, so many thanks forou help.

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