dozens of people killed in the wildfires on the island of maui. a look economy devastation from above and how california is helping. it's anything but cruise control for the future of driverless cars in san francisco. what is at stake at a key meeting happening right now. what happened in vegas stays in vegas. the 49ers are here. raiders jimmy garoppolo is here. to bring it to you, cbs news bay area is here, right now. >> good afternoon. i'm elizabeth cook. the wildfires on maui are the deadliest in the u.s. in years. at least 36 people have been killed and that number could rise as emergency crews get to areas

they couldn't reach before. president joe biden has declared a state of disaster and governor gavin new some deployed 11 members of the urban search and rescue team to the island. entire communities which have stood for generations are gonement hundreds have no home. reporting billy v has the latest from hawaii. >> reporter: the fire that roared through maui's historic town has left devastation everywhere. >> what we saw looked like an area that was bombed and burned in a war zone. helicopter to your operator ritchie olson flew over the smoldering town. >> hundreds of homes leveled to the ground. the historic section of the town is destroyed. even the boats in the harbor were burned to the water. they are gone. >> this is truly an all hands on deck situation. >> reporter: as the massive search and rescue effort is underway, officials fear the death toll will rise.

>> the primary focus is to save lives and prevent human suffering and mitigate great property loss. >> reporter: the national guard is dumping water on the fires being fueled by low humidity, drought conditions and whipping winds from a hurricane 700 miles away. >> i will make sure that the state has everything it needs from the federal government to recover. >> reporter: now that president biden has declared a major disaster, more federal help is on the way. that is little solace to those who lost everything. >> down to the slab. we have the clothes we are on, a dog and two kids. >> reporter: shelters are packed with people that have nowhere else to go. this satellite image shows what it looked like before the fire and after. a once thriving community and lively tourist destination reduced to ashes. >> now, forecasters say the effects of hurricane dora are moving away but more weather

systems are coming in the next week. this is the deadliest fire in the u.s. since the campfire leveled the town of paradise in 2018. we will have continuing coverage of the fires in hawaii on air, online at kpix.com and streaming on cbs news bay area. meanwhile a fire burning at a recycling plant at the port of oakland seems to be out. from our chopper this afternoon, you can see fire crews are on site to prevent flare-ups. there doesn't seem to be smoke coming from the recycling plant. you can see how the fire burned through large piles of debris. and the oakland fire department says the fire started around 6:00 p.m. yesterday at radius recycling formerly known as schnitzer steel. it was under control after 9:00 p.m. but smoke was seen this morning. the smoke was affecting residents in nearby areas. but now air quality levels are on good

standing. one family shared what it was like to be on the ferry yesterday as the fire was just starting. >> it kept mounting and mounting. by the time we made a stop in oakland and then continued, the fire was bigger. >> the good news, no injuries were reported. so far no word on a cause of the fire. the schnitzer steel recycling yard had a number of fires in recent years and paid millions to settle lawsuits related to environmental lawsuits. other things burned in it and 2010 and again in 2021. the recycling plant made more than $4 million to settle a lawsuit by alemany county and the state that it allowed has douse waste to pollute nearby areas. other headlines, a big rig carrying cooking oil overturned on 101 in san francisco this afternoon. it was in the southbound lanes. the oil was spilling out on to the road. no

word on any injuries or when the lanes will reopen. and police are investigating after a car crashed into a house in newark. this happened at 12:30 on wells avenue. you can see the car in the yard with a driver's side door open. no word on injuries in this crash. we have reached out to police for more information. happening now, the future of self-driving taxi companies like waymo and crews is up for discussion. they are meeting to decide whether to allow them to expand their fleets across san francisco. anne makovec joins us with the latest. >> reporter: it's ongoing, liz, we are hearing from a lot of different voices today, ordinary citizens, labor unions, emergency workers, a lot of people have opinions about the burgeoning industry. approving the measure would let

general motors and waymo and crews ex cruise expand the testing. there is concern over the safety, pedestrian safety and inpact on taxi and rideshare drivers. we heard plenty of reference to driverless cars stopping in the middle of a roadway, seemingly confused where to go and what to do. then an incident when a driverless car was stopped in traffic lanes as emergency crews tried to make there way or to clear a scene. >> i'm here to report what i see on the streets as a full time driver. i see the cars stopped in traffic often, usually on major thoroughfares such as howard during peak traffic times. >> my organization ben fits from waymo driverless service that weekly delivers groceries to home bound lgbtq seniors. seniors that otherwise would be isolated in their home can be able to safely travel to open

house for social support services, educational and enrichment programs. >> of course, some people didn't wait for the meeting to voice their opposition. people were conge the self-driving cars in recent weeks. this type of petty vandalism doesn't just damage the car but renders them use less until someone removes it. it does not damage the car, just renders them use less. the debate is ongoing. it started at 11:00 this morning. no sign of a vote. we will keep you posted. >> lots of opinions for sure. all right. we are getting ready for the 49ers first preseason game. the red and gold taking on the raiders in vegas. that's where we find vern glenn standing by in the heat. he is ready for football, vern. >> reporter: hey, liz, welcome to sin city. 49ers are getting

ready to take on the raiders in the first preseason opener this sunday on kpix. joint practices between the two teams started today. the underlying story, the reunion between the 49ers and their former quarterback, jimmy garoppolo. let's take a look at jimmy. no longer in red and gold but wearing the silver and black. he faced his former team mates as a raider. he had his ups and downs during his time in san francisco but it was all smiles when asked about facing his former teammates. >> fun, fun. got things going right away. i love those guys. we had a good time out there. >> i think jimmy was unbelievable for us. not many

people can play quarterback. definitely not 32. i don't think there is 15. so, to have one of those guys give you a chance. >> you know what, liz, these two teams get a chance to do it again tomorrow morning they will try it out on the field at the raiders facility. they will go for a couple of hours then they will get it on on sunday. now, when we join you at 5:00, when i will be with julia goodrich, it wouldn't be a joint practice without injuries. injuries have hit the 49ers. more on that in just a little bit. >> unfortunately it comes with the game of football. vern, thanks so much. we look forward to seeing you at 5:00. all three preseason games air on kpix. the first against the raiders is three days away. the niners play the broncos the 19th and the chargers aug 25th. and more coverage tonight on the 49ers first preseason game. juliette goodrich is reporting live from vegas at

5:00 tonight for our preseason coverage along, of course, with sports director vern glenn. still ahead, a new rule in california that could help parents of kids that struggle in the classroom. a look at the tests that could be a game changer. fog continues to stream through the golden gate hovering over alcatraz on this thursday afternoon. other parts are seei

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over the summer gavin newsom signed a bill that will require public schools to implement dyslexia screenings for students. we spoke to one family about how their lives would have been different if the program was in place earlier. >> reporter: this summer california joined 40 other states by signing a bill into law that now mandates students who are in grades kindergarten to second grade to be screened for dyslexia. a long time coming for advocates who are fighting for screenings like this for close to a decade. i spoke to a family that said if their son was screened at a judge age, his experience in school would have been much different. >> it is confusing. it was really difficult because he was angry. he was anxious. >> reporter: 10 years ago when

reese was in school there was something off. >> i know his reading is -- we are making sure that he is on track. we don't see anything, any issues there. >> reporter: but jennifer says despite what teachers were telling her, she knew reese was struggling. it got so bad by the time reese was in third grade, he started refusing to go to school. >> he would start monday happy to go to school. he would walk to school with his brother. then by wednesday i would go upstairs to pull him out under the bed. >> reporter: reese says he remembers the time visitedly. he felt confused and angry because he didn't know why he was struggling. he could tell the adults around him didn't know either. >> when you are expected to know how to be able to do the things that you can't and not everyone -- no one understands

what is happening, you, your parents, your teachers, anyone, it's just hard. >> reporter: jennifer says at that point her family knew something had to be done. they paid for a private screening. it was the result of the screening that showed reese was dyslexic. jennifer told me she was happy to findlay find finally have an answer. but because it was so late, reese was so far behind in learning she had no choice but to pull him out of public school and put him in a special private school just for students with dyslexia. >> that was really hard. we had a great community school. he loved his friends. he could walk to school. >> reporter: reese spent two years at that specialized school before transferring back to public school. it's something jennifer believes may not have had to happen if only

reese would have been screened when he entered kindergarten. >> if it was done when he was younger, he would have been able to capture a lot more and learn more quickly. >> reporter: that's why for years after, jennifer, along with many other parents of list of dyslexic students fought for screening. this summer she won. california is the 41st state to mandate dyslexia screenings for students in grade k through second. it's thrilling. it's really exciting. >> reporter: reese is now entering his sophomore year of high school and doing better than ever. he loves math and science and finally has the stools he needs to thrive in the classroom. >> i feel great. i figured out though learn and advocate in front of my teachers. >> reporter: jennifer said she

has never been more proud of reese. it took a lot for their family to get to this point. that is why she is so happy other families will have a resource she never did. a resource she hopes will help families avoid the stress hers endured but more importantly, a resource that will help every child like reese thrive from the very start. >> he is an amazing young man. very proud of him and, you know, he has been through a lot but he is coming on to the other side. >> reporter: advocates say the screenings are just a first step. they also want to see more resources in the classroom for dyslexic students and they want to see more education for teachers on how to best support these students. >> the new law takes effect in the 2025, 2026 school year and it will make a huge difference. let's switch gears and take

a look at our weather with first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen. another okay day. i know we are fortunate seeing what is happening with the rest of the country and of course in hawaii, makes us grateful we live where we do. >> we are used to that fire theft in our neck of the woods. not an active fire season so far. doesn't mean it won't change but let's keep the calm weather pattern sticking around. over the next 24 hours, moisture in the mid levels of the atmosphere from eugene but the odds of that producing anything more than a couple of sprinkles is low. we will take a look at futurecast momentarily. a warm up into the weekend. it will last longer than the previous warm spells but not as intense. i don't think it will have any high impacts as we see the temperatures in the 90s for inland parts of the bay area stretching out. a few showers trying to make a run to the

southern counties tonight. i think the farthest north monterey. we will see back and forth fog pattern tonight and saturday morning. overall as the temperatures warm up, less of that fog making an inland push. april few pop-up showers and thunderstorms possible in the high sierra this weekend. keep that in mind if you head there. blue skies over san jose. temperatures in the low 80s. low 80s in santa rosa. warmer in concord and livermore. 60s and 70s for san francisco and oakland. the fog spreads out tonight. we will see a lot of gray skies to begin the day tomorrow and some of that cloud cover will be up in the atmosphere associated with the remnants of the tropical system. it packs up to the coach midday. similar conditions today. more of that cloud cover flooding through occasionally giving us a bit of natural shade. temperatures dropping to the mid- to

upper-50s. high temperatures tomorrow, a couple of degrees below average or several below average farther inland. 70s for the north bay and santa clara valley. temperatures in the 70s and 80s for the tri-valley and delta. hottest spots are below 90. mid- to upper-60s to around 70 around the bay. foggy forecast for friday then we climb up more for the last day of the festival on sunday with temperatures at golden gate park reaching to the mid-60s. temperatures in san francisco hover around 70 downtown sunday through the middle and end of next week. temperatures in oakland mid- to upper-70s. the warm up more intense farther inland. this isn't the worst of the heat. upper 80s for the north bay and san jose and santa clara valley and inland of the east bay below 100 degrees. that does make a difference, even if it's a

psychological difference. >> it does. a little bit helps. paul, thanks. inflation goes in the wrong direction for the first time in a year. why experts say there is reason for encouragement hidden in the numbers.

a shaky day on wall street. several swings throughout the day. this is how it ended. the

do i up 52 points. the other indices saw slight gains. part of the reason for the market volatility the latest report on inflation. for the first time in a year inflies increased slightly but experts say there are reasons for encouragement. here is michael george. >> reporter: the dough at amy's bakery is falling. eggs are about half of what they were at the height of inflation. >> we go through so many eggs. maybe saving us 5,000 a week. >> reporter: consumers paid prices 3.2% higher in july than a year earlier and up a mild 2% from june. but underneath the banner. >> we saw a lot of things come down more than analysts hoped for. this is good news. >> reporter: according to the bureau of labor statistics, driving the july increase housing costs which rose .4% up

7.7% from a year ago. analysts say those figures are lacking. >> rent nationally on average are lower than they were a year ago. we expected those kind of movements in the downward pressure would show up later this year in the government report. >> reporter: core prices that exclude food and energy are heading in the right direction. that could help convince the federal reserve to paul additional rate hikes. if inflation has proven anything, it's stubborn and slow to budge. one major decline could put wing beneath your wings if you are looking for a late summer vacation, airfare down 18.6% and hotel costs have eased. >> the intechs is based on average prices over the month. last month's gas price hikes will show up in august's data.

elon musk is holding a garage sale of sorts. still ahead, the auction of old twitter items. we got a lot of news coming up. our eye on america looks at one company taking artificial intelligence to new heights and debts. how it could

the company known as twitter is having a fire sale.

x will auction off remnants of the old brand. some include a large bird cage welded with a twitter logo and a reconstructed bar. this one, painting is up for option including ellen de generes selfie and president barack obama celebrating his re-election. and that sofa. bidding starts at 25 bucks for all of them starts next month in san francisco. i assume some them are collectibl ♪ ♪ >> major: tonight, devastation in paradise. at least 36 people killed in the maui fire, becoming the second deadliest wildfire in modern history. here are tonight's headlines. ♪ ♪ >> unbelievable. >> major: thousands evacuated off maui. officials warning the number of people killed is expected to rise as hundreds remain missing. >> what's incredible from this vantage po i