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♪ >> this is bbc world news america. >> titled my kids to run. you not turn around or look for me. she just kept telling me, mom, i cannot leave you. >> stories of survival in maui after devastating lahaina wildfires construct the town of lahaina. -- struck the town of lahaina. knee-jerk leaders -- -- niger coup leaders. some wondering if they should leave israel.

welcome to world news america. we start in hawaii were recovery crews continue to come to the devastation on the island of maui after a welfare at least one week ago. at least 96 people confirmed dead. hundreds are still reported missing. only 3% of the city lahaina has been searched. officials are warning that the death toll could claim. hawaii's governor expects the toll to rise by 10 to 20 victims per day. questions are being asked about emergency preparedness. hawaii attorney general is investigating after early warning sirens failed to ask again -- activate. >> nothing can prepare you for what i saw during my time here. nothing can prepare them for the emotional tof the impact

that this event has taken on them. as you heard, i have been in continuous communication with the president is fires started. we will be in hawaii every step of the way to help residents take control of the recovery and help them rebuild anyway a way to make them more resilient. >> in maui, helena humphrey has been covering the latest. you have been speaking with volunteers that have been to the affected area. what have they been telling you? >> i and on the road to lahaina. just on the road here is where that community lies. the town has been out of the devastated, 80% of it gone. these volunteers have managed to gain access. these are people who grew up on the isla. they told me when they arrived

inside, they look for places they have memories of to try and orient themselves but it was unrecognizable. you can also see a military checoint. we are seeing more and more military checkpoints being set up. so many people are trying get aid knowing. there are significant humanitarian needs, but because of the dicate situation there -- it is only emergen workers were being allowed in. that is because those recovery operations are underway. that warning from the governor that we can expect to see 20 people discovered a day and that the death toll is likely to significantly rise. we might not know the full extent of it for another 10 days. and there have been recalled for more aid from the u.s. mainland to come in. there have been questions

whether president biden will visit. right now, fema is saying they will not want that visit to distract from recovery efforts. >> does recovery operations are underway. there are also some investigations underway. what more do we know about the search for accountability? >> there is sadness, frustration, anger. as that anger builds, so do the questions about the early warning system and about the power grid. youan probably see the power lines. they were not shut off despite the wildfires from the national weather service. now a class-action lawsuit has been launched with hawaii electric faint wife did that not happen. hawaii electric has said that they do not comment on pending litigation. their focus is on restoring

power to this community. they say they do not have an automatic shut down. it has to be a request from emergency workers. that you can well imagine in the coming months there will be many more questions. >> briefly, you have been speaking with some survivors what have they been telling you? >> they are still traumatized. this harbor over here, they're trying to get aid in. i met a man called ryan. he had lost everything understaffed state -- and wa left standing with his dog that he was offering as a response to, but he said i feel utterly helpless. people feel helpless but they are not hopeless. maui strong. >> helena humphrey on the island

of maui. in you. -- thank you. those who survived the fire are looking ahead to the tough task of rebuilding. joining us for more insight into those efforts is former fema administrator david paulson. thank you for being here to discuss what is a growing tragedy. i want to get your thoughts on how big of a task this might be for fema. and what could be biggest challenges be? >> good question. it is tremendous devastation. we have all seen at. it is unimaginable. a lot of us have been there. the travel time is difficult. but i am impressed with what fema has done.

she has been on the ground, gotten ashe clearly understandse devastation. she has taken a hands-on approach. there are over 300 workers. the are search and rescue people, probably 50 to 60 people dealing with those who have lost their homes. they understand what has happened. housing is going to be an issue. fema does have a program in place where they will put people in hotels and motels. they will make sure that they have a place to stay and are taken care of and are warm. they are moving tens of thousands of cots. probably 75,000 or 100,000 allocations of water. it is tough, but i am pleased to

see that fema has moved quickly. you are working -- the ground. the department of agriculture is there. the administration has taken his work seriously. they will do whatever they can to get people back on their feet, but it will be a long road. >> an investigation has been opened and why warning sirens felt price hawaii did not sound. you begin your career in firefighting. do you think more could have been done to get an earlier alert and potentially save lives? >> i cannot answer that, but i hope they will do a thorough assessment of what happened. and put things in place to do a better job next time. every disaster, we have to find

things we could have done better. i am convinced they will do that. you already hear from people who are upset, angry. i am sure a thorough investigation will come of this. >> we are hearing that around 3% of lahaina has been searched. there are still many people missing. what needs to be done to aid in the search efforts? >> he has moved into several cadavers search dogs and also dog searching for living people. it will have to fairly calm through to make sure we find everybody. those search dogs are very good, probably half a dozen teams already on the ground. if need be, we can move others in. we owe that to the families.

to make sure we find every person. >> we have some reporters on the ground in maui. there has been some criticism expressed by residents there. we also know that president biden does not yet have plans to visit hawaii. there is a trip scheduled to wisconsin and also one to california. how soon do you think president biden should visit the island? >> it is too soon now. i have been on the ground when we have presides come in. it takes resources. the president's that need to be there now. you have diane criswell on the ground. she is an experienced emergency manager. that is what the government needs now to have her on the ground. she can see what needs to be brought in. the president should go in when the governor and the fema administration say we've got a handle on this.

i would strongly recommend you not come at this time. >> before we let go, scientists are saying that climate change is helping to fuel wildfires like this and others. what more should the u.s. be doing to prepare for future disasters like this one? >> we have been struggling with this in some of the western states and evening word up. -- even in florida. making sure we do prescribed burns to clean places out and that there is not enough fuel on the ground for them to spread so rapidly. also, educating people to make sure they have a defensive space around their house so that when wildfires do come through, perhaps their home could be

saved. a more robust evacuation plan in place and notifying people, all of that will come out in the report. >> david paulson, performance ma administrator under the bush administration, thank you. to the political crisis in west africa the military group seized power in niger says it plans to prosecute the ousted president mohammed bazoum. he has been held captive for three weeks now since his democratically elected government was toppled. a spokesperson says authority had been gathering evidence against him but known -- none was provided. the announcement was made on national television. >> in any event, the government

of nature has to date gathered the necessary evidence to prosecute the ousted president and his accomplishment for high -- accomplishes for high treason and for undermining the security of nature. following his exchanges with the nationals and foreign heads of state and heads of international organizations. >> our west africa correspondent has more on bazoum's potential prosecution. >> the jury that in that junta is accusing mohammed bazoum of treason. the representative reading the statement did that provide any details of evidence that they have. he only said they had enough to prosecute. this is concerning. it might suggest that junta is taking a hard line toward the president they had been detaining since late july, but

some believe this could potentially be a negotiation tactic on behalf of the junta, the weight of applying pressure on the original block in the international community and looking as if they are holding a hard-line. what this means for negotiations is unclear. over the weekend, a group of seniors had gone to niger to try to broker with the junta. they left thing they been successful, but just a hours later, the statement came from the junta saying they would be prosecuting the president. all of this comes amidst growing concern from the international community. the u.n. and.s. have expressed concern from the state of his health. the president is said to have lost quite a lot of weight. his son is said to have a chronic heart condition. his family is saying he is been

denied medical care. this is something the junta denies and they say bazoum diggity doctor on the 12th and he signed up everything to do with him. the president's daughter says the family does not have electricity and is eating poorly, only rice and pasta and that because of the lack of electricity, the fresh produce is spoiling. the who in niger is the latest -- the coup think they are is the latest of a string across west africa, with a number of countries in the region being affected. the concern is at this is a region that is badly affected by jihadi violence, groups affiliated with al qaeda have been ravaging local communities for years. this is like two french troops exiting the region. many had tried to tackle the violence and not being successful, they have now been

replaced by fighters from the russian mercenary wagner group and members of the international community are concerned this might lead to growing influence by wagner and the kremlin. >> four months, hundreds of thousands of israelis have joined mass rallies against the right-wing government and its controversial plans to overhaul the justice system. now there are signs more secular israelis are considering leaving the country. one recent poll suggested that neural one in 3 israelis were considering it. our middle east correspondent sent this report from tel aviv. >> another takeover of downtown tel aviv. for 6 months, we can family outings for this radiologist have been at this antigovernment protest.

now he is planning a more radical step -- moving to a hospital in the u.k. >> i am going to london for a sabbatical. this will be my laboratory to see if i can live outside israel. >> he may leave for good. >> to beat the situation will get really bad. it is worsening every day. we all have european passports. >> others also think of emigrating as hard-line ministers push through had a controversial laws. they state they are fixing a system in which electric politicians are too easily overruled by the supreme court. protesters argue their weakening oversight of the government. >> many of my friends check the options in other countries. >> site will not raise my kids in a country which is not necrotic. >> -- not democratic. >> people are protesting

dramatic changes to the justice system but there are also deep social divisions opening up in the country. people are worried about the future direction of israel. >> the current government coalition relies on ultra-orthodox jews and internationals who representative pastor growing parts of the population. liberal, secular israelis have become a minority. they fear courts will no longer protect their rights. experts warnf it happens, and exodus could be devastating. >> when the truly talented people who carry on their children the innovation and the economic development that this country is dependent on, when they decide they have had enough, then we could see an economic collapse. >> try to visit professor hoffman at the israelite hospital where it he currently works as a fetal radiologist.

he says many medics are considering heading overseas. >> even now, we have a shortage of doctors. if even 5% do not come back, it will be a disaster. >> vekic a big protest in tel aviv, the fight for the government to change track goes on at full volume. another challenge is also building was more israelis quietly planning and exit. >> let's take a look at similar ories making headlines. a panel of u.s. federal judges has begun reviewing alabama's congressional map which opponents argue discriminates against black voters. the judges will decide whether the amount complies with the mandate to create a second black majority district in the state. the most active volcano in

europe, in sicily, corrupting sunday night. you see it spewing ash and prompting the closure of an airport, canceling the majority of flights on sunday. the chaos comes a day before italy celebrates its biggest national holiday on tuesday. a montana judge handed to a significant victory to more than a dozen activists on monday in the first ever used led climate trial in the u.s. the judge ruled that state lawmakers violated its residence rights to a clean environment. the ruling could impact future climate litigation efforts. pakistan's new interim prime minister has been sworn in as the country prepares to head to the polls. theresident administered the

oath of office. it was announced on saturday that he would assume the caretaker role following meetings between the outgoing prime minister and the opposition leader. pakistan's parliament was dissolved last weekend of the election, expected sometime before november. in the u.s., all eyes are on georgia, where donald trump is facing a potential fourth indictment and must vent five months. as of about 5:20 on the east coast, no indictment has been filed, but these were the scenes of monday in fulton county, georgia. prosecutors are investigating trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election and became presenting -- began resenting evidence to a grand jury. the district attorney's -- fanni willis -- traditional analyst predict that willis could wrap

it all under the racketeer and corrupt organization law. a note infamous phone call from placed two georgia officials where he asks them to "find" the exact number of votes to overturn bidens victory in georgia could be cited. and they could be cited -- the sweeping case may also include the harassment of two fulton county poll workers. aot to break down here. we are joined by sarah smith outside the courthouse in atlanta. a potential charge expected to be related to trump's actions after the 2020 election in georgia. what is the scene there? >> we are expecting to hear about these charges very soon. evidence has been given to a grand jury today.

andhat seem to be moving more quickly than anticipated. it could the really quite soon that we find out the details of any charges against donald trump. there was a flurry of excitement a few hours ago when it appeared that the charges when the courts website, but they were quickly taken down. they turns out that that was -- it turns out that that was big news. -- fake news. we are anticipating numerous charges related to election fraud and various attempts to overturn the election in georgia and possibly up to a dozen other people also dated in what -- indicted it work was likely a conspiracy to tampering with the election. >> and what has donald trump sent about what might happen and what charges might be found against him in georgia? >> one of the things he sent on

social media today is he did not hamper with the election results in georgia. the people who tampered with the results with the ones who rigged it. he is sticking to his mind that he believes he won the state of georgia and fraud gave it to joe biden. we know he was told many times immediately after the election that the justice department cannot find any evidence of widespread fraud that would've changed the result of the election. we have seen all of this aired in front of the january 6 congressional committee and again in court. , but it appears donald trump is sticking to his lying that he did not do anything wrong. >> sarah smith in atlanta. thank you. i am promised men in washington, d.c. thank you for watching world news america. ♪

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geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna nawaz is away. on the newshour tonight. the death toll from the devastating maui fires rises to nearly one hundred as officials warn residents not to return home due to risk of toxic exposure. former president trump overshadows his campaign rivals as republican candidates make their pitches to iowa voters and. a highly respected conservative judge who advised former vice president mike pence regarding january sixth continues his call for accountability. >> january 6th and what the former president did is not politics it's literally crimes against the united states of america.