lieutenant governor sylvia luke, who's serving as acting governor issued an emergency proclamation, sayingls are working day and night to contain the fires. we'd never anticipated in this state that a hurricane which did not make impact on our islands would cause this type of wildfires, wildfires that wiped out communities, wildfires that wiped out businesses, wildfires that destroyed homes. we are learning and gathering information more and more and we just feel so sad and just great sympathy and prayers out to the people of maui. intense winds from hurricane dora south of hawaii are helping the fires spread quickly. crews are tackling wildfires across multiple sites, but the winds have grounded firefighting helicopters. the us coast guard says it rescued 12 people who jumped into the ocean to escape the fast—moving flames. thousands are facing power outages and mobile phone service is down across maui. meanwhile, us president biden has ordered all available federal assets in hawaii to help with the response including providing black hawk helicopters to fight fires on the big island. the

acting governor sylvia luke is discouraging tourists from coming to maui, noting that right now it's quote, not a safe place to be once again, the county of maui's mayor, confirming a short while ago at least 36 people are dead after flames consume communities on maui. of course, we'll be keeping an eye on this developing story throughout the morning. in the meantime, be sure to stay with fox news and fox news stations around the country. i'm kevin corke in washington. we now return you to your regularly scheduled we return you to regularly scheduled program. >> south dakota is hiring, we are inviting people to get in on the action, we have more jobs than people. ♪ >> go, go. [beep] >> get out of here. now. >> laura: that still makes me so mad to see that. that was june 2019. investigative reporter andy nehl was attacked in portland, he was exposing antifa. may of 2021, he was attacked again at another antifa rally. >> they pulled off my mask and goggles and shouted, that's him, get him, get him. i ran for my life throughout downtown portland in the middle of the street. no police. f

lieutenant governor sylvia luke issued an emergency proclamation, saying officials are working day and winds from hurricane dora south of hawaii are helping the fires quickly spread. crews are tackling wildfires across multiple sites, but the winds have grounded firefighting helicopters. the us coast guard says it rescued 12 people who jumped into the ocean to escape the fast—moving flames. thousands are facing power outages and mobile phone service is down across maui. hawaii's lieutenant governor says shelters are overrun and resources are stretched thin. meanwhile, us president biden has ordered all available federal assets in hawaii to help with the response, including providing us marine black hawk helicopters to fight fires on the big island. the department of transportation is working to evacuate tourists from maui by air, and the department of the interior and department of agriculture are ready to assist in post—fire recovery efforts. the president also urged all residents to follow evacuation orders. a short time ago, i spoke with adam weintraub, a spokesperson for hawaii's e

sylvia luke joins us now on the line i believe from honolulu. thank you so much for taking the time to talk with us. what is the latest information you have on these wildfires on maui? >> good evening. it's not just maui. we're also experiencing wildfires on the big island as well. in fact, the fires are caused by the dry condition an of the hurricane and because of that, the big island has in certain parts has seen winds in the upwards of high 70s and low 80s. there has been about some damag wildfires resulting in evacuation. >> can you talk a little more about those evacuations, what number of people are we talking about here. and have you finished evacuating people from the island? >> no. the evacuations are ongoing because of the high winds. the fire is movi we don't have a clear number of the number of people being evacuated on both islands or monitoring the situation very closely. we do know that there has been very limited number of mindful t overnight. >> and do you have any idea at this juncture how long it ma >> well, hurricane dora is

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. >>> and joining me now is the lieutenant governor of hawaii's sylvia luke.t by saying our hearts on the mainland go out to you andual of the hawaiians. i know it's been so devastating. i want to ask you if you have any update on fatalities and how many people remain missing. >> you know, we really appreciate that, jessica. you know, we have received so much support not just locally, but nationally and internationally as well. this has been really devastating for our community and from the -- we started with a death toll of 60. now it has significantly climbed. we still have not completely done our -- done the assessment. the county is -- the county of maui is still doing its assessment and our fear is that the death toll will continue to climb. a lot of needs out there, and the community is really coming together, coming together to aid the people of maui. >> and it sounds like based on what you are saying, i know bill weir, our correspondent, said that they expect a press conference later today, but the numbers will, the number of fatalities and those missi

. >>> joining me now is hawaii's lieutenant governor sylvia luke acting governor luke, as we just reportedere has sadly been loss of life in maui based on the extent of the destruction you know about so far, do you anticipate there will be more casualties >> you know, this is the beginning of some of our findings and assessment it is really a sad day for maui and for the state of hawaii. you know, we never anticipated that we would have this type of brush fires. >> do you have any sense of what you're seeing in terms of people displaced visitors and locals alike? >> you know, as of this morning, we see reports from the maui county that about 2,000 -- over 2,000 people are at the shelters that's not including the 2,000 people at the kahului airport. these are mostly visitors waiting to fly back to their final destination. because they were evacuated early, they ended up spending the night at the airport. >> and maui obviously an attractive destination in good times. what is your message to travelers to the island right now >> i issued an emergency proclamation a few hours ago encouraging pe

. >> reporter: lieutenant governor, sylvia luke, who is acting as the governor, as josh green treavels back to hawaii. he's going to request assistance from the white house. >> governor green and i have been talking. >> reporter: state officials discouraging tourists from traveling to the popular destination. late word that american and united airlines are cancelling all flights to maui's airport. >> this is not a safe place to be. >> reporter: tonight, hospitals on the island are overwhelmed by burn patients and people suffering from smoke inhalation. 911, cell and phone services are down. emergency response teams are working together. the disaster wiping out power to homes and businesses. and the u.s. coast guard has rescued 12 people off of the waters of lahaina. they jumped into the ocean to escape the smoke and fire conditions. some residents comparing the scene to an apocalypse. >> people are running for their lives. >> reporter: many are saying they are homeless. >> our house is gone. >> everyone i know in lahaina, their homes have been burned down. >> similar to santa ana winds

[applause] [applause] >> i like to acknowledge captain luke martin and acting captain sylvia lang. luke martin from southern and sylvia lang from northern. last i like to invite up for our last presentation is acting captain matt mason from tenderloin station. [applause] >> lieutenant mason, tenderloin station. it is my honor to introduce officer victor custudio star 1547, officer chilly is on vacation and also will be honored today. on 6-22-2023, approximately 2440 hours, tenderloin station officers respond to call of shooting and homicide at holiday plaza. upon arrival, officer chilly, as he gave permission to call him, because i don't want to bircher his name. chilly initiated first aid. used a chest seal and cpr to help work on the victim. maintained life saving efforts until the victim transported to sfgh. after ambulance departed began-witnesses located video footage orphthe incident. in the video chilly discovered a image of the suspect. direction of travel he relayed to the officers. officer custudio one of the top plain clothe officers under (indiscernible) had to go off sc

. >> reporter: sylvia luke issued an emergency proclamation and josh green is returning to the island tonight. >> he is cutting his trip to a week and that tells you the magnitude of how grave we think the situation is. >> reporter: thousands are in evacuation shelters and rescue operations are under way for both maui and the big island of hawaii where several other fires are burning as well. >> right now the priority is for saving lives, preventing human suffering and mitigating great property loss. >> everyone that i know, their homes have been burned down. >> are a high that is on fire. >> reporter: in one of the hardest hit areas, the coast guard said it rescued 12 people. >> reporter: in one of the hardest hit areas, the coast guard said it rescued 12 people jumped into the water to get away from flames. hospitals are overwhelmed with burn patients at least three will critical condition. >> it has turned very serious and very dire. >> reporter: most striking to so many, just how fast the flames spread. >> at one point we were sitting there and i was feeling the wind shifting and

this is hawaii's lieutenant governor sylvia luke. >> a lot of the residents of hawaii, when we are preparing for the hurricane, we expect rain, sometimes we expect floods. we never anticipated in this state that a hurricane, which did not make impact on our island, would cause this type of wildfires. wildfires that wipe out communities. wildfires that wiped out businesses, wildfires that destroyed homes. amy: ecuador has declared a state of emergency following the assassination of presidential candidate fernando villavicencio. the former journalist was fatally shot after a campaign event 10 days before the august 20 election. he had faced death threats recently for speaking out about the links between the government and organized crime. this is fernando villavicencio speaking in late july. >> the country knew about the police report in which it revealed a series threat about one of this in a low car -- tells boss -- cartel's boss. there was this morning that they would attack me or my life. drug traffickers in a mafia want to take the political power of the state and without a doubt who is b

. >> reporter: recovery will be a long road ahead, according to hawaii's lieutenant governor sylvia luke just buildings. i mean, these were small businesses that invested in maui. these were local residents and, you know, we need to figure out a way to help a lot of people in the next several years. >> reporter: and 11,000 people were flown out of maui yesterday. another 1,500 people expected to leave today. airlines are offering reduced fares. they are also increasing the number of flights. they are trying to get people out. officials are also asking people to cancel their plans to not come here. they want to save the resources for those who desperately need it. victor, poppy. >> thank you for that reporting from maui. >> joining us is pilot and director of operations for air maui helicopters, is richie olson. richie, can you hear me? looks like we have an image problem. okay. we will figure the pictures out. good. the images we're seeing from maui, the damage is catastrophic. we understand that. but as someone who has flown over maui for more than 50 years, what does it feel like to se

according to hawaii's lieutenant governor sylvia luke. >> the damage to the infrastructure, it is not just buildings. i mean, these were small businesses that invested in maui, these were local residents. and we need to figure out a way to help a lot of people in the next several years. >> reporter: and that fire in lahaina, one of three burning on the island that firefighters are contending with. and at the airport, airlines are offering more flights and reduced fares to get people off of the island. officials are asking people to leave and not come here so they can save resources for those who need it. >> thank you for being on the ground and for that reporting. >>> we are new this morning learning new details about clarence thomas' life off the supreme court bench. this morning propublica broke a new report detailing lavish vacations, private jet trips and vip treatment at sporting events funded by several billionaire friends. let's bring in tom foreman to explain. >> good morning. public support in the bombs for the supreme court has really been dropping. faith in the court, peopl

joining us is the lieutenant governor of hawaii sylvia luke.nprecedented in the history of hawaii? >> thank you for doing this. it is unprecedented. when we deal with hurricane and disasters following hurricane, we're usually dealing with heavy rain and flooding. the fact that we have wildfires in multiple areas as a result of indirectly from a hurricane is unprecedented. it's something that hawaii residents in the state have not experienced. the fact that we have winds in the high 70s and still in the low 80s quickly spreading wildfires across highways and to different neighborhoods, this is the last time spoke to cnn, it has turned very serious and very dire. >> lieutenant governor, we're looking at pictures and these really tell the story of just how dire this is. often when we talk about these wildfires, we're talking about damage to agriculture, maybe some structures, but there are injuries related to these. the hospitals are being stressed. explain how this is hurting people physically. >> absolutely. our hospital system on maui, they are

the lieutenant governor, sylvia luke told media this morning that the hospital systems are inundated right now with burn patients. those suffering from smoke inhalation. she says there's no 9-1-1, service cell service is down phone service is down as well. the coast guard has confirmed that they've had to pull 12 people from the water so far that ran into the ocean to escape the heat and the flames. la hina has been devastated. one resident says all boat owners have been asked to rescue people from the water. and here you can see in this video from a viewer there to our sister station on maui. that. traffic is backed up. a lot of the roads in some cases blocked by downed power lines and by fallen trees, all courtesy of the extremely strong winds that were generated from hurricane well to the south of the island chain will get more from john in a minute on the weather and all of this. but look at this devastation that you see on the screen. the latest video coming to us from maui state of emergency has been declared, as you can imagine, the white house says that president biden is mon

sylvia luke, brian chance, senator.ddaughter whose name is maisey as well, that's why i like her. her name is maisey as well. and joe, representative ed chase, and mayor rick bassen. rick, when we talked on the phone, you looked like you played defensive tackle for, i don't know. any rate. i want to thank you for your leadership. in this unimaginable tragedy. to my left is the banyan tree. beloved by this community for over 150 years. here in the former capital of the kingdom hawaii that has stood for generations as a sacred spot of exceptional significance. one of the people who took me under his wing was danny. used to talk about kingdom of hawaii. came from japan, but it was amazing to listen to him. today, it's burned but it's still standing. tree survived for a reason. i believe it's a powerful, a very powerful symbol of what -- to talk about kingdom of hawaii. came from japan, but it was amazing to listen to him. today, it's burned. but it's still standing. tree survived for a reason. i believe it's a powerful, a

. local time in the traveling governor's absence, hawaii's acting governor, lieutenant governor sylvia luke, addressed the media regarding the fire still burning fires on maui and the big island. first and foremost, she warns visitors away today. hey, we signed another emergency proclamation which will discourage tourists from going to maui, even as of this morning, planes were landing on maui. 2000 people were stranded at maui's main airport tuesday night, and 4000 more are waiting on wednesday. the convention center in honolulu has been converted into a 4000 bed shelter for displaced residents, as well as stranded tourists. the state of hawaii's emergency declaration limiting non essential travel to maui has caused airlines to make it easier for travelers to make different plans temporarily suspend the normal fare rules and give travelers the opportunity to reschedule their travel without paying any change fees, without incurring any type of financial penalties like the paradise firestorm. this is a rapidly changing story that has many chapters to play out. in the end, it will prove that

fact, the lieutenant governor, sylvia luke came out this morning saying 9-1-1 is down. cell service is down phone services down. >> even going on to say, quote, our hospital system on maui, they're overburdened with burn patients. people suffering from smoke inhalation and they really won't be able to get a handle even assessing the size of this fire and how much it's grown overnight until they get more daylight and winds calm down enough. they can get helicopters in the air because at this point everything is grounded which means they have to fight these fires purely just from ground position and as i said, with the downed trees and power lines across roadways, it's been really hard getting the fire equipment where it needs to go let alone to rescue the people that still need rescuing. we've been reaching out to officials in maui. we're going to try and get you the very latest throughout the morning. she want to keep it here to the kron. 4. but at this point, the weather conditions, there are still something fears, in fact, very reminiscent of what we've seen here in t

. >> reporter: recovery will be a long road ahead according to hawaii's lieutenant governor sylvia a luke. >> the damage to the infrastructure, it is not just buildings. these were small businesses that invested in maui, these were local residents. and we need to figure out a way to help a lot of people in the next several years. >> reporter: and more than 11,000 people were flown out of maui yesterday. hundreds of people spending the night at the airport waiting to catch early morning flights today. officials here asking people respect cancel your vacations. do not come to maui, save the resources for those who need it. let's bring in the director of the department of business economic development and tourism for the state of hawaii. thank you for your time. we're sorry to speak with you considering all that is happening. when we last heard from you, it was tough to even assesses hotel zones, the challenges there because of the infrastructure problems. roads closed. do you have a better idea of the destruction and damage in those areas now? >> we do. we're leaving the information to the

. local time in the traveling governor's absence, hawaii's acting governor, lieutenant governor sylvia luke, addressed the media regarding the fire still burning fires on maui and the big island. first and foremost, she warns visitors away today. okay, we signed another emergency proclamation which will discourage tourists from going to maui, even as of this morning, planes were landing on maui. 2000 people were stranded at maui's main airport tuesday night, and 4000 more are waiting on wednesday. the convention center in honolulu has been converted into a 4000 bed shelter for displaced residents, as well as stranded tourists. the state of hawaii's emergency declaration limiting non essential travel to maui has caused airlines to make it easier for travelers to make different plans temporarily suspend the normal fare rules and give travelers the opportunity to reschedule their travel without paying any change fees, without incurring any type of financial penalties like the paradise firestorm. this is a rapidly changing story that has many chapters to play out. in the end, it will prove that