mahalo.op mahalo. finally we like to bring a police _ stop mahalo. finally we like to bring a police chief— stop mahalo. finally we like to bring a police chief john - bring a police chiefjohn peletier. bring a police chief john peletier.— peletier. our deepest condolences, - peletier. our deepest condolences, it - peletier. our deepest condolences, it can'tl peletier. our deepest l condolences, it can't be peletier. our deepest - condolences, it can't be said enough because we don't know how many people we have dead. we just don't know. —— john pelletier. i have to say thank you to the incredible work of the men and women of the maui police department to day in and day out to a greatjob. call takers answering calls knowing that we don't have the answers for the loved ones and i got officers who are doing everything they can to stand without firefighters to make sure that this is the safest community possible. because right now, on the face of maui, it will be here for a very long time, we kn

mahalo. ., ., ~ . ., mahalo. mahalo mehr richard bissen and — mahalo.prayers are with everybody that has been impacted by this truly, truly tragic event. and i have the opportunity today to spend the day with govenor green and see first—hand really what this devastation is and i was watching this over the news over the past few days and you can see how tragic it is, it really doesn't put it, you know, into a full picture until you're on the ground and you see the level of devastation that the community has experienced. i have the opportunity today to talk with both the governor and mayor beeson about what their needs work and this is really why i came, we needed to see first—hand what the challenges are going to be —— bissen. talk to the governor and the mayor to the governor and the mayor to hear what their concerns are and what resources they will need as we go forward. but then i also wanted to talk to the people who had been impacted and i had an opportunity to go to the war memorial shelter and talk to those families who have been staying there and

mahalo, chief. next, godless maui. . mahalo, chief. next. the _ godless maui. . mahalo, chief.gadier _ godless maui. . mahalo, chief. next, the brigadier general, i next, the brigadier general, status— next, the brigadier general, status commander of the joint task_ status commander of the joint task force 50. status commander of the 'oint task force 50.�* task force 50. aloha and good afternoon- — task force 50. aloha and good afternoon. i— task force 50. aloha and good afternoon. i was _ task force 50. aloha and good afternoon. i was here - task force 50. aloha and good afternoon. i was here on - afternoon. i was here on saturday and i gave my first press release and there has been a lot of development since then so let me cover some of those. we are up to a combined strength of 254 people. let me talk a little about the status command headquarters. it is comprised of army national guard and active army soldiers and airmen. they came together, traditionally we would not work together like this but because of my unique status, being appointed by the secretary of defence, i am

mahalo. mahalo, senator. finally, us representativejill mahalo, senator.ative jill takounda. representative jill ta kounda. aloha com representative jill takounda. aloha com everyone. you know, i walked through the town today for the first time and i went to the same place i go every time i come to lahaina and the public library, and it is gone. but i will tell you what gave me infinite hope is that the wooden sign in front of the library is there. almost untouched. this is an absolute tragedy we are dealing with. as a family here in hawaii, people feel it across this country and across the world. while you are all here asking for patients, please note that we feel the urgency as we walk through those streets, as we talk to people, we feel that same struggle, the same anxiety and same desire to do absolutely everything that we can and in our power to make sure our loved ones, ourfamilies are taken care of. because as a federal maui, we are here for our people today in the weeks and months to come, we are talking about generations and years to come, we will

mahalo _ and give back to lahaina. mahalo.in an event like this i think we - the county mayor. hello. in an event like this i think we all i event like this i think we all understand it goes through several— understand it goes through several phases. we have been in the phase — several phases. we have been in the phase now fighting and saving _ the phase now fighting and saving lives. i appreciate the patience _ saving lives. i appreciate the patience the media has had with us, allowing us to work through the phase _ us, allowing us to work through the phase. soon, we will be in the phase. soon, we will be in the recovery and rebuilding phase, _ the recovery and rebuilding phase, as the governor has spoken— phase, as the governor has spoken to. we know that's going to be _ spoken to. we know that's going to be a _ spoken to. we know that's going to be a long process. i really want — to be a long process. i really want to— to be a long process. i really want to speak to our citizens, residents, _ want to speak to our citizens,

mahalo governor. maui county mayor- — are here. mahalo governor. maui county mayor.or. maui county mayor. thank everybody l county mayor. thank everybody for coming _ county mayor. thank everybody for coming here. _ county mayor. thank everybody for coming here. what - county mayor. thank everybody for coming here. what i - county mayor. thank everybody for coming here. what i want i county mayor. thank everybody for coming here. what i want to share with you is our deep condolences for the families will begin to receive notifications from my department when they log on. would have been identified. the chief will get into more detail about that process. again we also are grateful for the efforts. of course, other county agencies. i want to speak to placards, driving to the road system. that is no longer in effect. will be returning to status quo, status quo is that all residents can continue to access the westside. it continues to be in effect. all those folks are providing services, deliveries, helping, bringing items for family and friends can continue to go throug

mahalo. i like to bring up the mayor for some words. >> dr. mudd incoming first lady, -- dr. biden, first lady, we are hurting because we have lost so much. we are hurting because we are not weak -- we know we are changed forever. we heard it not only because we have lost historical places and homes, but our loved ones. this is a historical town, there is much to be learned from this place. just behind me is the pioneer and, my mom worked there for 17 years. in the 70's and 80's, i would spend much time there with her. that courthouse is the regional lahaina courthouse, as a young prosecutor, i started my career in that courtroom. there are many memories for all of us, and that is why we heard -- perch, because we don't have those anymore. what we do have is help. help that has been measured by every person standing here, and more importantly, the heroes facing horror and going after that. [applause] that is the reason that we can move forward. as we have the help. the committee has come together, and when i say committee, i mean the well committee, not just maui. not just ha

it's amazing. >> reporter: mahalo. >> yes, mahalo. thank you. >> reporter: back to you in new york.ceeds from this morning. as they come together through food, we're going to show you how when we come back. ♪ there's the dreams that you dare to why oh why can't i ♪ well well well, what have we here? a magical place... that's lookin' to get scared! with bats...and ghouls... and cars in disguise. i've cast quite a spell now... you won't believe your eyes! [laughter] the spell is cast. halloween time is back with spook-tacular experiences in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! [laughter] (♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) visit your local volvo retailer, to experience a volvo fully electric vehicle during the summer safely savings event. >> i am thinking my cousin >>> welcome back to gma. as we honor maui strong, we wanted to give a specific maui forecast. it has been very active in the pacific. still have tropical storm greg south of the island chain there. but maui itself will see wind gusts 20 up to 35 miles per hour. we've got those strong trade winds. this has been a persistent

mahalo. kristen: from one deadly fire to another, we revisit one of the deadliest wildfires in the bay area, the 2017 tubs fire. the similarity between tha kristen: in the bay area we are no stranger to the devastation of wildfires, but many in maui were taken by surprise. some experts had been warning for years about similarities between our regions and the possibility that maui could see northern california style wildfires. remember the 2017 tubbs fire in santa rosa? at the time it was the most destructive wildfire in california history burning nearly 30,000 -- 37,000 acres across napa and sonoma and lake counties, killing 22 people. the first to initiate evacuations was the fire departments division chief, lowenthal. he is joining us today. thanks for joining us. paul: thank you. kristen: when you look at evacuations from lahaina, does it bring you back to the harrowing moments in 2017 when you had to be the first to tell people to get out of their homes? paul: yes, there are similarities

. >> mahalo. thank you so much. to the bay areao viewers, pleas come back to seeee us. wewe love you guys. >> we will be there. caleb hopkins on the island of maui right now. next, we're going to talk about the uptick in serious covid cases. we're joined by one of our bay area doctors. >>> also, we're on the red carpet in san jose for the opening night of cinequest, one of the country's premier film festivals. you're watching "nbc bay area news tonight." >>> welcome back to "nbc bay area news tonight." if you know someone that's sick with covid right now, you're not alone. there's a bay area spike, and severe cases are also on the rise. this chart shows the number of californians in the hospital right now because of covid. at the beginning of july, hospitalizations were at an all-time low. since then, a steady rise now. so is it time to mask up or get a booster shot? joining us now, one of our covid experts, dr. yvonne maldonado from stanford. dr. maldonado, it's been a while. nice to have you back on the program. what's driving the summer surge? >> well, we know we're

. >> mahalo mayor, at this time i would like to welcome county mayor richard. >> hello, in an event likenk that we all understand that we're going through several phases. we have been in the phase now of fighting fires and saving lives. i appreciate the patience that the media has had with us, allowing us to go through that phase. we will soon be in the recovery and rebuilding phase as the governor has spoken to. we will know that it is going to be a long process. i want to speak to our citizens, our residents, our visitors, our business who have suffered tremendous loss, and probably inconsolable grief. i think that for us, the messages that we are going to try our very best to identify those that have perished so that the families can have that closure, and they can have that understanding. we are also going to try to connect our families with those that are in our shelters. as you understand, this is an emergency. people left without taking anything with them, and in most cases, they don't have any choice. now we are at that phase where we have to get those that are in our community,

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. >> yes, president biden out here we saw mahalo immensely for the declaration.n my limited contact you've been able to rake out to congresswoman tokuda and give them information from the front lines. this is what we need, this is what we need to get, and, you know, so the response has been amazing, but it needs to be quicker. like any other disaster, like the gentleman in the video you played earlier, it hits the nail in the head. we need more massive response right away. the things we're doing, we can get them to permeate and get the ability to the community to know about it. the lack of communications i think is causing a lot of making the situation worse than it is already. >> we're seeing some pictures, obviously, some aerials of the downtown area of lahaina. >> i can't even describe it. i went on a brief flyover in one of the recent supplies, and having born and raised here, it's unreal. it looked like a bombed-out beirut. every boat in the harbor burnt and sunk. the preschool is gone. there's a hotel where literally there's nothing there. it's cat atonic t

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. >> i would really like to see the hotels mahalo us for, like, giving, you know?making it possible for all these tourists to come here and enjoy their vacations. it's our turn to be taken care of. >> reporter: so the other issue, mike, right now that people are talking about, of course, is the number who are unaccounted for which is in the hundreds. and listening to the police chief yesterday, they brought in 12 additional cadaver dogs to try to speed the process. but frankly, as hot as these fires were, they've only looked at so far 3% of all thed buildings, and now we're approaching 100 fatalities. he believes many who are unaccounted for remain missing and never be identified. >> we've got a lot of work we've gotted to do. we've got one way in on one side of the island, another way in on the other side of the island that's a one-way road, and we've got with an area that we have to contain. that is at least 5 square miles. and it is the full of our loved ones. >> reporter: that's why they don't want people -- that's why we have a check epoint if here, mike, righ

tourism authority, once again, it is a sad day but we thank everyone for the cooperation, aloha and mahalo. >> at this time, we'll open up for a live q&a with the media and i'm going to repeat the question. i'm inviting acting governor silvia luca, but either she or i will repeat the question so everybody could understand. so the first question is going to go to star advertiser dan macaso. >> do you have -- an estimate of the fatalities. were they drowning or were they fire related? >> before you answer, mayor, the question is around do we have an update on fatalities and injuries on maui county? >> you know, i don't have the specifics for those six confirmed fatalities because you got that number just the minute before we came on to this press conference. we've been trying to get that update this morning was first time that we were able to assess oshs du-- obviousliy during daylight hours. as far as injuries, we've had a few injuries. we sent folks to straub and i'm trying to think about six or so, not all were burn related. three of them were. and we also had a firefighter that suffered

. >> mahalo.would like to bring up robert fenton, region nine fema administrator. >> appreciate it. and first, you know, our condolences and prayers to those that have lost friends and loved ones during this event. we want to be with you not only now but through the recovery in the years to come. also, a message of safety. make sure you continue to heed the warnings of local officials. don't wait. listen to them and heed their warnings. as all the speakers before me talked about is unity of effort. i'd just like to say, one team, one fight. but this is really going to take a whole community effort. it's just not government at the federal, state, local level. it's business, private sector, non-profits. the citizens of maui all come together to work together to help recover. the devastation that i saw today is significant. i've been on many fires in my career. i've been in fema for 26 years, been to the biggest fires in the country. and the downtown area is significantly damaged, and a lot of lost s

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. >> but the mahalo healing garden and beauty lab. oh, it's a must. are these the hotels biden's fema officials should be staying in? houl around in andnd drinking in as search and rescue operationkingsrch an are underway with 500 kids still missing. oper has confirmed that they're staying at these hotels, but they won't tell us how much they're paying. they mumbled something about a staye and they appeared vague and defensive. biden is giving maui fire victims $700 while his fema officials victims sleet luxury resorts. >> that costs more than that per night. were these the only hotels that were available? i meanhe, we understand two sma island and it's chaotic, but the five star resorts 45 minutes away were the only ."the foptions. fema officials could stay at the days inn where you could get an oceanfront view for two hundred and 50 bucks a night. >> we confirmed it. rooms are still available there . days inn is in a bad spot. it doesn't have the aromatherapy sessions at the four seasons offered. but logistically and financially, it seems to make se

today they say mahalo. >> i'm super thrilled to be here. >> it's just better to know that things will were either completely destroyed or left inoperable. 3,000 students with no school to attend this morning. >> mola, our thanks to you. now approval for the first vaccine to help prevent rsv in newborns. it's a shot their mothers would get while pregnant. eva pilgrim shares more. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, linsey. this is a major move toward protecting infants from rsv, leading cause of hospitalization for infants in the u.s. the fda approving pfizer's vaccine to be given to expecting moms when they're between 32 and 36 weeks pregnant. rsv is very common in children, usually causing cold like symptoms. infants are more vulnerable to severe rsv. this vaccine could help reduce that risk. in clinical trials there was a slightly higher number of premature births in women who received the vaccine. the fda says there's not enough evidence to establish a link, but to avoid any risk, doctors must adhere to that 32-36 week pregnancy timeline for shot. the fda is also requirin