lilia luciano, thank you so much. >>> well, now to the weather.hilary gaining strength in the pacific, it could become the first tropical storm to make landfall in california in 84 years. so for more on the storm and the persistent heat, let's bring in chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >>> good evening, norah. hilary rapidly intensifying into an impressive-looking storm, and it is expected to get even stronger as it heads to the north. looking at the possibility of a major category 4 hurricane by saturday on its way up, while it's weakening, but on its way up to southern california, including san diego, los angeles, and possibly more areas inland. there could be some wind effects. we'll have to watch that. but heavy rain does look like the big concern. flooding, possible mudslides and landslides, can't rule that out. the storm is making its way on the western side of a big ridge of high pressure, and under that heat dome here once again, norah, temperatures in dallas topping 100 degrees. >> chris, thank yo

i don't belong there. >> reporter: lilia luciano, cbs news. >>> turning now to former president donald trump's alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. court documents unsealed yesterday reveal that special counsel jack smith's office obtained a search warrant this year to gain access to trump's twitter communications including private direct messages. trump was indicted on federal charges earlier this month. on monday trump and 18 allies were also indicted in georgia for alleged election interference in that state. nikole killion has more on the defendants and the charges. >> reporter: the 98-page indictment was handed up as cameras rolled. it contained 41 felony counts listing former president trump and 18 other defendants including members of his inner circle, former white house chief of staff mark meadows, and ex-personal attorney rudy giuliani. district attorney fani willis gave them ten days to surrender. >> the grand jury believes they were part of the illegal effort to overturn the results of georgia's 2020 presidential election. >> reporter: the ind

cbs's lilia luciano reports on a community that's relying on each other in the face of devastating lossry town of kula, this is the land where sweetheart mori's home stood just last week. >> we fortunately got out alive, before the fire came. >> reporter: were you able to salvage anything from your home? >> nothing. nothing. we came back the next day, and everything was still on fire. >> reporter: her family's survival is the only solace. >> everybody is struggling here. as it is, living day by day. but they still give, you know, they still want to help. >> reporter: kula residents jack swink, aaron mcveigh, and their roommates built a brigade of hoses with neighbors to save their block. >> we are still on edge. we do not feel like we are out of the woods yet. not at all. >> reporter: mori says many have wanted to buy off her property, but she says even if they need to pitch a tent, it's not for sale. it's for the next generations. amaya is mori's granddaughter. >> it has been really heartbreaking coming up and seeing my grandma's house gone. >> reporter: you are planning to rebuild? >>

lilia luciano, thank you so much.hurricane hilary gaining strength in the pacific. it could become the first tropical storm to make landfall in california in 84 years. so, for more on this storm and the persistent heat, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. and new this evening, the national hurricane center now saying that hurricane hilary is up to a major hurricane. 120-mile-per-hour category three hurricane and by tomorrow it could be a category 4 her again on its way up past mexico towards the west coast of the united states. san diego to los angeles, the strongest it possibly could be looks like maybe a tropical storm, but the main threat here is and will be a heavy rain and possible flood threat here that is able to get up there in part because of the big area of high pressure that, norah, is bringing some more extreme heat to the southern plains. >> norah: chris, thank you. tonight, cbs news has learned the suspected mast

lilia luciano, thank you. trade to and from the united states is in jeopardy at one of the world's most important shipping routes, the panama canal. a major drought is impacting the number of ships that can pass through the canal's waterway. cbs's ben tracy goes "in depth" to see firsthand how a lack of rainfall is creating a backlog of cargo. >> reporter: there is a traffic jam outside of the panama canal. massive cargo ships sitting idle as low water levels slow the flow of goods through this critical waterway. >> we have vessels waiting outside for almost three weeks. >> reporter: time is money. >> time is money. >> reporter: antonio dominguez is a managing director of shipping giant maersk. he is worried about the severe drought that is drying up the lakes that feed the canal. the number of vessels allowed through each day has cut from 36 to 32, and some ships are forced to carry up to 40% less cargo so they don't hit bottom. >> it means extra cost and more time. >> reporter: so the things we buy are going

lilia luciano, thank you so much.hurricane hilary gaining strength in the pacific. it could become the first tropical storm to make landfall in california in 84 years. for more on this storm and persistent heat, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. very rapidly intensifying into an impressive-looking storm, and it is expected to get even stronger as it heads to the north, looking at the possibility of a major category 4 hurricane by saturday. on its way up, while it is weakening, but on its way up to southern california, including san diego, los angeles, and possibly more areas in land. there could be some wind affects. we will have to watch that. but heavy rain does look like the big concern. flooding, possible mudslide and landslides, can't rule that out vehicle the storm is making its way on the western side of a bie of high pressure, and under that heat dome here once again, norah, temperatures in dallas topping 100 degrees

cbs's lilia luciano has the very latest on recovery efforts this evening. lilia, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. workers have scoured some 85% of the disaster area in lahaina, and according to the governor the remaining 15% could take weeks, and this as an approaching storm threatens t ke those efforts even more complicated. fears of permanent displacement are growing among survivors of the lahaina fire. >> we had a housing crisis before this fire. this took it to another level. >> reporter: fema says it has approved more than $5.5 million in aid for 2,000 households so far, promising each will receive an initial one-time payment of $700 for critical aid assistance. but with the sky-high cost of living in hawaii, the morales family, who lost their home, say that critical aid isn't nearly enough and they still haven't been able to access it. >> it's not enough. >> yeah. >> reporter: the lahaina fire was one of four that broke out on the island of maui earlier this month, destroying thousands of homes. >> do i wish those sirens went of

. >> lilia luciano, thank you so much. >>> the other top story, the fourth criminal indictment of former president donald trump. the georgia grand jury handed up 13 counts against trump, including conspiracy and racketeering for his alleged attempts to overturn the results of that state's 2020 presidential election. cbs's nikole killion reports 18 others are also facing charges. >> reporter: the 98-page indictment was handed up as cameras rolled. it contained 41 felony counts, listing former president trump and 18 other defendants, including members of his inner circle. former white house chief of staff mark meadows and expersonal attorney rudy giuliani. district attorney fani willis gave them ten days to surrender. >> the grand jury believes they were part of the illegal effort to overturn the results of georgia's 2020 presidential election. >> reporter: the indictment says the activity began within days of the 2020 election. willis used georgia's racketeering law to accuse trump conspiracy. >> some of those acts may seem quite innocent in and of themselves. but they are eacach steps, a

lilia luciano spoke with survivors who lost everything except hope. >> reporter: he was on the way tos home when the fires were raging around him. >> he was texting me now four houses are burning, cars exploding on the road. i said try and get out. he said we can't get out. we can't see, we can't breathe. >> reporter: she believes her friend died in the fire trying to help others evacuate, but his remains have not been found. what can you tell us about joe? >> he was known as uncle joe. his name tag at work said uncle joe on it. >> reporter: family members across the island and beyond have been giving dna samples to authorities to identify the 106 remains found in the wreckage of lahaina. the governor expects the number to rise. only two people have been publicly identified. the family and friends of others assume their loved ones are among the dead. a friend believes franklin died trying to save his 3-year-old golden retriever. and carol, her sister said she will be missed. everyone knew her for her smile and adventures. this family, four, including a 7-year-old, found inside a burne

cbs's lilia luciano spoke with survivors who have lost everything, except hope. >> reporter: joe schillinglue's home when the fires were raging all around him. >> he was texting me that now there are four houses burning, and then cars exploding on the road. i said, try and get out. he said, we can't get out. we can't see. we can't breathe. >> reporter: blue believes her friend died in the fire, trying to help others evacuate, but his remains have not been found. what can you tell us about joe? >> he was known around maui as uncle joe. his name tag at work said "uncle joe" on it. >> reporter: family members from across the island and beyond have been giving dna samples to authorities to identify the 106 remains found in the wreckage of lahaina. the governor expects that number to rise. only two people have been publicly identified. the families and friends of others assume their loved ones are among the dead. like franklin trejos. a friend believes he died while trying to save his 3-year-old golden retriever. and carole hartley. her sister says she will be missed, and everyone knew her for

cbs's lilia luciano has the very latest on recovery efforts this evening. good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening. workers have scoured some 85% of the disaster area in lahaina. according to the governor, the remaining 15% could take weeks, and this as an approaching storm threatens to make those efforts even more complicated. fears of permanent displacement are growing among survivors of the lahaina fire. >> we had a housing crisis before this fire. this took it to another level. >> reporter: fema says it has approved more than $5.5 million in aid for 2,000 households so far, promising each will receive an initial one-time payment of $700 for critical aid assistance. but with the sky high cost of living in hawaii, this family, who lost their home, say that critical aid isn't nearly enough. and they still haven't been able to access it. >> it's not enough. >> reporter: the lahaina fire was one of four that broke out on the island of maui earlier this month, destroying thousands of homes. >> do i wish those sirens went off? of course i do. >> reporter

lilia luciano reports that despite the challenges, family members are still holding on to hope. >> i'm one way or another. >> reporter: it's been two weeks but jason is refusing to give up looking for his mother. >> until someone tells me exactly where she's at, i'm not going to stop looking to for her. >> reporter: he believes she was in her apartment when the wildfire ripped through lahaina. crews and cadaver dogs continue combing through structures to narrow down the list of roughly 1,100 people still unaccounted for, higher than the 850 previously reported. the fbi is also struggling with not enough dna samples from relatives to help identify the remains recovered. >> why do you think it's taking so long? >> language barrier, initial scattering the night of the event, and number three, they're sheltered in right now and probably somewhere where they can't deal, don't know what to do. >> reporter: also tonight, residents are demanding answers to the official communication breakdown. on tuesday, cbs' jonathan vigliotti pressed the mayor. >> do you think a lag of communication with co