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from cbs news bay area, this is the afternoon edition. >> the devastation stretches for miles and many people are still missing. a closer look at the destruction on the island of maui and how help from the bay area is headed to hawaii. a sudden and stunning announcement from the u.s. attorney general. why he had appointed a special prosecutor to investigate hunter biden. and temperatures keep rising to dangerous levels and they might be affecting our bodies. >> temperature inside gets up 103, 104, the actual membranes of your cellular structures begin to melt. >> what we can do to protect

ourselves against these dangerous temperatures. good afternoon, i'm elizabeth cook. search and rescue efforts are underway in hawaii for those missing during the catastrophic wild fires scorching parts of maui. the death toll now up to 55. and hawaii state officials expect that number will likely rise. the flames first broke out on tuesday. fanned by strong winds as a hurricane passed hundreds of miles south of the island. the largest fire is now 80% contained. now one of those fires tore through lahaina. 80% of that town was completely destroyed. you can see how destructive that fire was. buildings and rows of cars destroyed. the burn zone stretches for about eight miles. today, some residents were allowed back into their neighborhoods and got to witness the devastation firsthand. >> this is our first time coming back. and actually knowing that our house burned down. we haven't known anything for the last couple of days.

because there is no information coming through. >> authorities say the rebuilding process will be long and complicated because basic infrastructure is gone. it is destroyed. and some residents say they have received no official warnings before those fires swept through. anne makovec joins us with more on how volunteers from the bay area are headed to hawaii to help. >> reporter: help is on the way. dozens already left for hawaii earlier this week, now more are on route. some flying out of san jose manetta. she has a personal connection to the island. she has a house on maui hand has no idea what condition it is in. >> it is a special place. i got married there in maui. i have so many wonderful family

memories. i just want to help them heal. >> the red cross is there on somebody's worst day of their life. >> governor gavin newsom deployed an urban search and rescue team to maui. firefighters from oakland specializing in that type of work are also headed to hawaii. meantime, evacuation efforts continue across the island. there are buses headed to west maui to pick up visitors to take them to the airport. nearly 15,000 visitors left. maui remains under a curfew and several smaller fires are still burning. and many communities are without water and power. president biden has also approved a disaster declaration for hawaii clearing the way for federal assistance. fema is expected to be there to survey the damage later today. donations meantime are pouring in for those who are left with nothing from these devastating wild fires. to find out how you can help, go to our website. kpix.com. all right, look for the

helpers in times of need. thanks anne makovec. in san francisco, police have taken five pounds of fentanyl off the streets in the tenderloin. police seized a loaded ghost gun. tens of thousandollars in cash another drugs. they arrested 25-year-old marcos carcamo from oakland. he faces numerous drug charges. and there's a new development in the investigation into president joe biden's son hunter. the justice department announced a special council today. this move comes as talks for a plea deal are at an impasse. it gives the u.s. attorney david weiss extended powers to investigate the drug and gun charges. >> this appointment confirms my commitment to provide mr. weiss all the resources he requests and reaffirms that mr. weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems

appropriate independently. >> i don't think you move david weiss into the special council category unless there might be something else. unless there is something that could come in the future. >> meanwhile, the white house is not commenting on this appointment. but hunter biden's attorney issued a statement saying we are confident when all of these maneuverings are at an end. my client will have resolution and move on with his life successfully. we are two days away from the 49ers pre-season opener against the raiders and it airs on kpix5. the teams held a final joint practice. vern glenn reports from raiders headquarters. >> reporter: the eternal flame outside of las vegas, we saw one flight and a testy last 49ers raiders joint practice. nothing new for the senior ranking niners player. this guy has seen it all. this camp is

the 13th for san francisco's all pro offensive tackle trent williams. and the 35-year-old doesn't want to hang it up any time soon even though he started to realize the age gap between himself and his younger teammates. >> somebody came up to me and told me in 2010, in elementary, i would be like wow, i have been here a minute. >> i want to see how long can i push this thing. >> when he wins you know he'll win. i'm not going to leave anything in the tank. so as long as i got something toe offer to the game, i'll be suiting up. >> reporter: next up for the 49ers, a day off. then the kpix5 pre-season game on sunday. i'll see you later today at 5:00 with juliette goodrich. and with my full back, lorenzo neil on the red and gold report at 7:30. >> it's going to be a good one. thank you vern. speaking of, juliette goodrich is also in vegas right

now and she had a chance to tour allegiant stadium. the venue is playing host to sunday's big game and also super bowl 58 in february. >> reporter: welcome to allegiant stadium. home to the raiders and jimmy garapolo. >> he is new. i don't know much about him. jimmy in. >> reporter: the stadium was built in 2020 and nicknamed death star for its star wars like design. >> this is house 65,000 people and i want 20 of us to mess with the acoustics. >> reporter: you can pay roughly $60 to take a 75 minute tour inside the silver and black territory. up one escalator and you can see al davis' memorial torch. it stands 92 feet high. our tour guide was a walking raiders

encyclopedia. >> we get asked that almost every day. how did the raiders wind up in vegas? we spent 47 years in oakland. >> reporter: the retractable field was rolled up during our tour to get the stadium ready for a concert. artist carol g. it is fully enclosed to protect players and fans from the vegas heat and other elements. documentary actually featured the 31-month long construction and the infamous super flush. where crews tested an important game day feature. the plumbing. in the stadium's 297 restrooms. >> this is one of the last boxes to check saying we are ready to say yes. >> reporter: back to the tour where no video, just photos allowed in the locker room. where jimmy's name has been added to his cubby along with

his new raiders swag. here is the medical treatment. cold plunge, hot plunge, and lots of ice to be had. former players line the stadium walkways and super bowl trophies are very visible. the owners suite is along the 50-yard line of course. and has the only white and black seats in the house. speaking of in the house, life size art of marilyn monroe and elvis presley. elvis, by the way, still appearing nightly along the vegas stri >> i'm a raiders fan. >> well you can continue to see juliette and vern's reports at 5:00. and you can watch all the 49ers pre-season games right here on cbs news bay area starting on sunday. well, another san francisco craft beer maker is set to close. still ahead, details of the potential trouble that's

brewing for the industry. and rising temperatures are not only dangerous to the planet, but our bodies as well. we'll tell you what we can do to protect ourselves against hotter temperatures. we have hotter temperatures in store for inland parts of the bay area this weekend. for today, still very nice mid august weather. blue skies as we

it has been a few weeks

since anchor brewing shut down in san francisco. some fear it would be a sign that more trouble is brewing. in fact, anchor isn't the only one closing its doors in the city. as max darrow shows us, it's having a domino effect beyond the tap rooms. >> they are fresh and lively. >> reporter: these are some of the hops eddie will brew the last batches of beer with in san francisco's dog patch neighborhood. >> we probably have one more lagger after this. maybe ten batches left this this facility. >> reporter: gobo, the brew master and cofounder say it is brewery is shutting down in october. they wanted to stay here, but they couldn't come to am agreement on a new lease with the property owner. >> it's a labor intensive expense e business to run. costs have gone up. rents have stayed the same. >> reporter: and revenue has gone down. >> spending habits have changed. people are at home a lot more. working from home. not meeting colleagues out. >> reporter: harmonics closure comes on the heels of anchor brewing's closure and other

smaller breweries, too. >> local brewing. >> reporter: as san francisco loses another brewery, many local restaurants are losing options for popups. a lifeline for business during and after the pandemic. gilbert cab, the co-owner of gilbert's latin fusion says popups have been an important part of his business model. >> we order every friday. >> reporter: the revenue from the weekly popup helped with rent and other expenses. >> what are you going to do now? >> at this point, we need to figure what's the next chapter in terms of the business. and you know, just try to figure something else. >> reporter: cab is not alone in having to pivot once again. >> we were there on fridays. there were vendors saturday and sunday. not having that, on a weekly basis, it will be hard. it will be difficult. >> reporter: gobo says a healthy local craft beer scene is beneficial for san francisco as a whole.

>> we are a worthwhile industry to have here. we are big for our community. >> reporter: he is concerned about its future here. >> there are more breweries that will be closing and it impacts everybody. if we want to attract larger businesses here, we need to give them incentives for their employees to move here. and that's all linked to the small businesses. >> reporter: gobo says harmonics still has a future in san francisco. it will just look different. they will continue to operate their thrive city tap room at chase center but they will have to have another brewery that will let them produce harmonic beer. >> we are used to making, figuring out tough problems. i think since we started. this is an industry that is always in survival mode. and i think this is just the next step for it. >> reporter: a challenging time for an industry in need of crafty solutions. >> the brewer's association says last year, the number of federal permits issued to craft

breweries was the lowest since 2013. and we could see even fewer this year. let's switch gears for a moment. paul, there's a lot going on this weekend to say the least. but i'm going to the giants game tonight. and i'm hoping, i'm hoping it's not going to be freezing. but i have a feeling it is probably going to be pretty foggy. >> i would plan on layering up a bit. the fog will make its push across the city. the breeze kicking in. we are seeing plenty of sunshine along the immediate coastline. plenty of sun over the santa clara valley. let's take a look at what you need to know. widespread fog. patchy mist and drizzle. warming trend kicks in as we head into the weekend. even around the bay, along the coast, temperatures warm up a couple of degrees. occasional clouds floating through. then, the temperatures are going to peakly early next week. let's take a look. concord will see more kind of violent ups and downs. peaking in the upper half of the 90s tuesday. and

coasting down to slightly below average temperatures friday and saturday. a relatively brave heat wave. it will last a little longer. the warmth lasting several days. looking outside, the fog is shrouding. this is the look from sales force tower. temperature made it to the mid 60s . low 70s oakland. very nice for the middle of august. we will return to near average temperatures tomorrow. if you are headed out to the giants game this evening and rubbing elbows with one elizabeth cook, temperatures will be in the low 60s at game time. 7:15 first pitch as they take on bruce bochy's texas rangers. temperatures hovering around 60 degrees. then the breeze and the fog rolling in. so be prepared for that. widespread fog and low cloud cover to start the day tomorrow. it backs up out of the inland valleys pretty quickly. which

means temperatures will be off to the races. warming up quickly in parts of the bay area. the fog retreat to the coast as we head toward midday. some indications you will see a little more sunshine peeking through the clouds by saturday afternoon. better chance of that sunday. temperatures dropping down to the mid to upper 50s and a few spots in the low 60s . high temperatures tomorrow, everybody within three degrees of what's normal this time of year. a few degrees above average further inland. almost exactly average in san francisco and oakland. mid 60s along the coast. 80s down the peninsula, 70s on the east side. mid 80s most of the santa clara valley. 90 around morgan hill and gilroy. 80s and 90s inland and the east bay. hot spots in the low 09s . upper 60s in the city. mid 80s for much of the north bay until you go further north and further inland. temperatures more likely to reach a little bit further into the 90s . knocking on the doorstep of 100 degrees in ukiah. it will not be nearly that warm in stern

grove. geting the free air-conditioning from the pacific. temperatures in the mid 60s for concert time in san francisco on tuesday. sorry, sunday at 2:00. temperatures will hover right around 70s this san francisco. then a retreat to near average. maybe slightly below average temperatures by next friday. and, this heat wave again. not prompting any heat advisories. i don't think it will be dangerously hot. just noticeable. above 90 degrees for a couple of days. around 90 in the santa clara valley. the average low 100s. we arrive at that 100-degree reading monday and tuesday, but again, for the middle of august, could be a lot worse. meanwhile, around the world, hotter temperatures have become the new reality. not only is it affecting our planet, but our bodies as well. up next, hear what we can do to

now to the sizzling heat dome over texas. and a marine heat wave off the pacific northwest. they are all made more likely by human caused climate change. in today's project earth report, anne makovec looks at the potentially lethal effects of our planet's temperatures and what we can do to adapt. >> reporter: from devastating wild fires, blistering heat, and warming oceans, july was brutally hot. who knows what is

in store for august. >> the world that we grew up in, you and i, and everybody who is watching this. you know. that climate, that idea of summer. that idea of the kind of temperature ranges that we live in, is gone. and we are moving into and are already in a much hotter world. >> reporter: journallest jeff spoke this week at the common wealth club in san francisco. >> just because it has never been 125-degree ins san francisco before doesn't mean it can't be 125 degrees in san francisco at some point in the near future. >> reporter: the topic, his instant best seller, the heat will kill you first. life and death on a scorched planet. he has written about climate change for decades but this time, the reaction was different. >> i think there is that kind of a feeling that this thing we talked about for decades is now

really here. not just a wild fire. it is touching everyone everywhere. >> reporter: unlike hurricanes, rising temperatures are an invisible danger that puts a strain on the human body. >> our temperature rises, our heart works much harder. there's a lot of heart strain. a lot of people who essentially die from heat die first from a cardiac arrest. and that is what does them in. their heart is working so hard to cool off. >> reporter: the documented science is clear. average temperatures are rising around the world. california's average summer temperature is now three degrees hotter than it was a little more than a century ago. add to that, the fact that our bodies have not evolved to handle extreme heat. >> temperature inside gets up around 103. 104. the actual membranes of your cellular structures begin to melt. the proteins, the control, the functions of those cells begin to unfold. you literally melt from the inside.

>> reporter: despite the worrisome implications of a new climate, he remains hopeful. >> i feel very optimistic about where, what we can do if we pay attention. if e with put our minds to it. if we really fight for it. and i think one of the reasons reasons i grew up that way, i grew up in silicon valley. >> reporter: what's the key to change? getting quickly off fossil fuels and into electric vehicles. creating good protection for outdoor workers like farm workers and delivery drivers and reimagining cities by greening downtown areas. >> we are building a new different world. it is up to us what the world is going to look like. >> he says air-conditioning while great won't solve the problem. it cools the air indoors by blowing the heat outside. and it is one of the many reasons why cities are much hotter than the surrounding area. another reason, we are building cities without thinking about cooling. we posted more of our interview

on our website, kpix.com. up next, there's a sight in space that is leaving some scientists with a lot of questions.

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in san francisco, saint anthony's foundation is hosting its annual back to school drive in the tenderloin. this event offers families experiencing poverty and homelessness school supplies an clothes for kids. >> back to school is really

important for all of our families. especially the children. we want to make sure they are well equipped. >> this foundation serves around 200 families and 400 children. all right, you got to see this, the james webb space telescope reveals a puzzling new image that is baffling scientists. i love this. it is a snapshot of two young stars. scientists spotted what looked like a deep space question mark buried in the background. all right paul, explain this one. some scientists say it could be a distant galaxy or two galaxies enter acting. so far unclear what it might be. it's a question ♪ ♪ >> margaret: tonight, the desperate search for the missing in the massive maui wildfires as the governor of hawaii says this is likely the largest natural disaster in state history. here are tonight's headlines. ♪ ♪