now, the people of lahaina, still recovering from the catastrophic disaster.ing the right people. the maui arts and cultural center in kahului, filled with wildfire survivors and community members, including volunteers who answered the call for help when the island needed it most. the local lahaina luna football team also taking part, traveling to honolulu for the celebration. coming together after so many students and staff were displaced, their school damaged and shuttered for weeks after the blaze. >> here we go. ready? >> just one month after the tragedy, abc news was there for the team's first reunion, resuming practice after the devastation. marlena number ten, was at that practice with his older brother bulla, number 63. the brothers had lost their home. >> we're playing for them all the all the lahaina people. it feels good to play for them. >> bula says he drew strength from his teammates. >> it feels really good. i mean, just getting out here with everybody. these guys are just staying strong. >> dean rickard, co head coach, was also displaced from h

>> yeah. >> reporter: more than a year later, the lahaina waterfront is still very much a disaster zonehat to do with the land is still up in the air, and the priority is housing for the displaced residents. but mick fleetwood says he's determined to rebuild. just maybe not in the same place. when you picture the new fleetwood's in your mind, what do you picture? >> for me it has to encompass being able to handle and play music. >> reporter: there has to be music? >> there has to be music. we had it every day. that's a selfish request. >> reporter: but before anything is rebuilt, there is still a massive cleanup that needs to be completed here. >> we will see. you have a blank scope to paint on. and there is a lot of painting to do. you have to be careful even in this conversation of going how sad that was when really it's about yes, but now we need this. in the end, you go like it happened. and what's really important is absorbing maybe how all these things happened and can they be circumnavigated to be more safe in the future and be more aware? of course that's part of it. but the rea

survivors in lahaina and in more than 20 other states are not asking for a miracle. they are not asking for a handout. all they want to do is return to life as they knew it. to go to work, to drop off their kids at school, to come back to a home of their own. a life of stability, a life of safety, a life of security. and to do that they need our help. they need congress to do the thing that they've always done, which is to show up for survivors and stick up for them for as long as they need help. its -- it's my understanding the administration will submit to congress an updated request of disaster needs in the coming days. and i want to be very, very clear. we cannot, we must not leave town for the holidays next month without passing the long-term relief that survivors across the country need and deserve. this is not optional. we have to get this done. madam president, i ask unanimous consent that what follows appear in a different part of the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schatz: i ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the huitem

one family in lahaina has so much to be thankful for. they're moving into the first rebuilt home after passing a final inspection last week. they say it took six months to rebuild, something they feared would take years. the mayor there says more than 120 homes are currently in one phase or another of being rebuilt following the massive firestorm in august of last year. well, happening tonight, a sure sign the holidays have arrived in san francisco. beautiful sighting there. so, pier 39, beginning its nightly holiday light show. this is video of the 60 foot tall christmas tree now up after getting into place earlier this month. it hails from siskiyou county and it weighs three and a half tons. it's heavy every half hour between 5 and 10 p.m. it will light up with thousands of ornaments and glittery lights synchronized with festive music. you can catch the display at pier 39 through january 7th. okay, it's certainly going to put you in the holiday spirit. here we go. here we go. doom. doom, doom. all right. kick us off with the jingle bel

one family in lahaina has much to be thankful for. they're moving into the first rebuild home after passing a final inspection last week. they say it took six months to rebuild something they feared would take years. the mayor there says that more than 120 homes are currently in one phase or another of being rebuilt following that massive firestorm in august of last year. and happening now. if your thanksgiving plans include a trip to the sierra, most ski resorts have received more than one foot of snow since last week. there's still more snow in the forecast, and this morning. chains are still required for highway 50 and interstate 80. some families there along highway 50 yesterday, you see right here, had some fun even without the skis and snowboards. we finally like, you know, find the spot. and we were like, yea, it was enough, you know, it's enough space here so he can slide. he's very he's actually enjoying it. cierra is expected to be dry and cold on thanksgiving day, so bundle up. wear those layers if you're lucky enough to he

it's been more than 15 months since lahaina burned down to the ground.n a matter of hours by ferocious fires. more than 4,000 homes were destroyed. and, yet, as of today, just one home has been rebuilt. one home. 4,000 homes gone, 12,000 people without a house, 2,200 structures incinerated, one home rebuilt. even before the fires, lahaina was a working-class town where people were mostly renters. while a disaster of this scale is tremendous, helping the survivors is especially acute. everyone is doing the best they can to recover. they are working so hard. they have pulled together so much. they have summoned courage and compassion and persistence. they have plowed through every barrier put in front of them. they have saved each other ee lives. they are trying to rebuild this beautiful historic pluralistic, joyful, multicultural town. but they need our help. and this is a core responsibility of the united states federal government. there are certain things that we should be arguing about. there are lots of things that we should be arguing about. and amon

the buffalos have knocked off connecticut, 73-72, in a big time upset here in lahaina. >> second-ranked its second loss on back-to-back days at the maui invitational in hawaii. the two-time defending ncaa champs lost to colorado last night after falling to memphis in overtime the day before. to college football now, the playoff committee's top four remains the same for the third week in a row. oregon, ohio state, texas and penn state lead the latest rankings entering the final week of the regular season. meanwhile, indiana drops five spots to number ten after its convincing loss to the buckeyes. notre dame replaces the hoosiers at number five. the irish followed by miami, georgia, tennessee and smu, which moves up four spots to number nine with alabama and ole miss, both s.e.c. schools, both lost for a third time this season and fall out of the rankings. to major league baseball now, the world series champion dodgers are wasting no time and efforts to shore up their title defense next season. l.a. reportedly reaching an agreement last night with left-handed starter blake snell on a five

the town of lahaina was left definite stated after flames tore through the island in august of 2023.. it took this family six months to rebuild their home. the family telling our hawaii affiliate they are extra grateful to move in right before thanksgiving. >>> seven people are still missing after a boat cap sized off the coast of egypt's red sea on monday. this morning, four more bodies were recovered by search teams. authorities say the boat was carrying 31 tourists and 13 crew members on a multiday diving trip when it was struck by high waves and started to take on water. the second boat to sink in the region this year but the previous incident had no casualties. the area is a major hub for egypt's tourism industry. >>> a new development in the traffic stop incident involving nfl star tyreek hill. the dolphins wide receiver was stopped in september for careless driving and failing to wear a seat belt. hill had his traffic tickets dismissed yesterday. body camera from the stop appeared to show an officer pulling hill out of his car and forcely putting him face down on the ground. a

how many structures were destroyed in the lahaina fire? mye team advisory there were about 4000 residential units. 4000 housing units, 90% of the impacted area, 2200 structures and how many people does that represent? >> probably 2.54, times that number. it's about 12,001 of the things you need to know about lahaina and hawaii and generally have a lot ofat multigenerational families so the number of people per household is way higher. so 1000 people were without a home. how many homes have been rebuilt? >> we took a look at the dashboard it appears there's just one. one home rebuilt, 116 permits issued. over the last 15 months, 16% of the survivors who are house but not in their own homes, sorry 60% of the survivors have moved at least three times. 20% ofho the survivors have movd five times. the problem is housing. the federal emergency management agency did a good job with the army corps of clearing the debris and making it safe to walk around but the soil is safe, the infrastructure is coming back on line but the problem is housing and

it's been more than 15 months since lahaina burned down to the ground. in a matter of hours by ferocious fires. more than 4000 homes were destroyed. and yet as of today just one home has been rebuilt. one home. 4000 homes gone. 12000 people without a house. 2200 structures incinerated. one home rebuilt even before the fires was a working class town people were mostly renters won't disaster this scale is catastrophic for any community the financial burden inflicted on these survivors is especially acute. everyone is on the best they can to recover their working so hard courage and compassion and persistence have plowed through the every barrier they have saved each other's lives trying to rebuild this beautiful historic joyful multicultural town but they need our help. this is a core responsibility denies its federal government. there are certain things we should be arguing about. there are lots of things we should be arguing about and among those things what is the federal government meant do exactly what the federal government's role exactly in educatio

more than a few years later, the lahaina community is still being built back after wildfires hit the land of maui and recovery operations are still continuing more than two years after hurricane ian made landfall in florida. administrator criswell, what can congress do to make it easier for fema to support long-term recovery efforts and assist with future disasters that strike the united states? >> congressman, we have two pieces of bipartisan legislation that would be very beneficial to our ability to help communities. the disaster survivor fairness act and the management cost modernization act. i understand i'm over the time, but i'd be happy to talk more about those two pieces. they would be critical in changing the way we help survivors. >> i commend you and fema's thousands of staff from across the country who left their homes to deploy to communities that need and provide them with assistance in the face of destruction, trauma and loss. i yield back. >> chair recognizes mr. gosar from arizona. >> thank you, mr. chairman. just last night the white house requested an additional $

more than a few years later, the lahaina community is still being built back after wildfires hit the land of maui and recovery operations are still continuing more than two years after hurricane ian made landfall in florida. administrator criswell, what can congress do to make it easier for fema to support long-term recovery efforts and assist with future disasters that strike the united states? >> congressman, we have two pieces of bipartisan legislation that would be very beneficial to our ability to help communities. the disaster survivor fairness act and the management cost modernization act. i understand i'm over the time, but i'd be happy to talk more about those two pieces. they would be critical in changing the way we help survivors. >> i commend you and fema's thousands of staff from across the country who left their homes to deploy to communities that need and provide them with assistance in the face of destruction, trauma and loss. i yield back. >> chair recognizes mr. gosar from arizona. >> thank you, mr. chairman. just last night the white house requested an additional $

one of the things up need to know about lahaina and ohio you have multigenerational families so that per house -- the number of people per household is way higher, so you have about 12,000 people without a home. how many homes have been rebuilt? >> we took a look at the maui county recovery dashboard. it appears there's just one, sir. >> one home rebuilt? 116 permits issued. over the last 15 months, 16% of the survivors who are housed but not in their own home -- sorry, not 16 -- 60% of the survivors -- have moved at least three times. 20% of the survivors have moved five times. the problem is housing. the federal emergency management agency did a good job with the army corps of clearing the debris and making it safe to walk around. the soil is safe, the infrastructure is coming back online. the problem is housing, and the way to rebuild a community is cdbgr. and i want to make two points about cdbgr. the first is the practical impact of a lack of an authorization. we are currently digging a trench for temporary infrastructure with fema money in partnership with the county, and it's