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the flames spreading a mile a minute while the warning sirens were silent. investigators are trying to determine if power lines caused the fire. amid the ashes, there is anger. could a few extra minutes have given residents a chance to flee before the fire engulfed lahaina? we've spoken with so many survivors who shed the sirens didn't go off and the fire hydrants didn't have water. how did so much go wrong? >> i can't speak to those, they're not our department. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: fema confirmed there was an issue impacting the water supply to the hydrants. as the search continues for the missing. only covered 3% of the massive disaster zone. with so many missing, there is a google doc to help locate residents, over 5,000 names, most found but hundreds still
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unaccounted for. for lahaina residents who got out safely, road blocks are preventing them from returning. >> i feel the anger and angst, everyone wants to go home, so many of our friends and family never left. >> reporter: fema is asking family members to submit dna samples. only two victims have been identified so far and it's a process that could take months. >> painstaking process. thank you so much. one of those providing relief is longtime maui resident oprah winfrey who promised a major donation after the fire and ash settled. she's also providing emotional support, visiting people in the hardest hit areas. we joined oprah outside a shelter. >> reporter: we find her at the entrance of the biggest evacuee
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shelter in maui county, home to thousands of people, oprah quietly visiting survivors, she wants us to hear some of the stories she's hearing. cameras are not allowed inside, we talk outside the fence. what would we see? >> people with their all worldly possessions in a garbage bag. >> reporter: she's been a volunteer since the first night. >> i'm nobody, i was born and raised here. >> you're somebody. >> i'm never leaving. >> reporter: two sisters, lucky to be alive. >> six hours in the water, we jumped in the ocean, trapped. >> reporter: they have nine family members inside the shelter. yet -- >> your spirits are high, you seem okay. >> it's sad, no more memories,
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everything we left. only in the heart, it's all we bring in. >> reporter: finally, julius. what happened here? he said he heard his skin popping in the heat when he ran. >> i am running, can't see anything, all black. i'm going to die. >> reporter: he started praying, then an opening. you ran, you prayed, you made it. you don't realize it yet, but you're here, you made it through. >> you're here. aloha spirit is about family. we've seen it in ways that most people never get to imagine. >> reporter: another of the evacuees plans to pitch a tent and restart her garden as soon as humanly possible. that's what people here mean by the aloha spirit can rebuild the
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world. >> i felt it, tony, thank you so much. for those wanting to help the victims and the recovery effort on maui, go to cbsnews.com/helpmaui for more information. residents we spoke with are concerned about more storms as they're trying to assess the true scope of the disaster. meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel, how could additional storms impact the area? >> there are a couple of areas we're watching in the pacific that eventually could bring gusty winds to hawaii. this one right here, tropical storm greg, is going well to the south. this one by early next week, hurricane fernanda could bring gusty winds. what's different, last week was a big area of high pressure increasing the trade winds,
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getting food and supplies to those who need it the most in lahaina is another challenge facing this island. but that's not slowing down the efforts of hundreds of volunteers. they are all pitching in, trying to help their neighbors. our reporter from cbs los angeles shows us how this close-knit community is really pulling together. >> reporter: at docks across the island, it's all hands on deck. small armies of maui residents are working in brigade lines, loading boats with emergency supplies shipped to the hardest hit areas. >> there's immense frustration. >> reporter: some say the government response is not fast enough. >> we're still loading up personal vehicles for parts of the community that have not seen federal, state or county
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employees. >> reporter: relief workers are moving tons of supplies by sea, air and land. >> we get water, food, toilet paper. >> reporter: going to thousands of people staying in shelters or hotels. he and his girlfriend and their 6-year-old son are living in a parking lot. >> all we've got is our car and belongings inside of it. >> reporter: organizers say the supplies have been coming in nonstop and they're quickly working to sort, organize and deliver them. for some survivors, the need is even greater. >> if i'm going to die, do it here. >> reporter: he has an incurable disease and moved to lahaina hoping to live out his remaining days in peace. >> what more do you want from me? i can't give you anything else. you've taken everything from me. >> reporter: the donations continue to pour in at this church behind me. hawaiians, locals on the ground, jumped into action immediately.
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we want to end right where we started. right here in maui. every street, every corner of hard-hit lahaina, we saw the heartbreak and loss. but one resident said something that stuck with us -- the beauty here is indestructible. we saw it in the rainbows in the mountains, a common sight on the island, a sign of hope. we saw it in the aloha spirit, ohana, family, helping one another. these two little boys hugging after one said he was sad and felt like crying. a reminder even in the worst moments of life, a friend can make everything better. and we see it every night with the most spectacular sunsets.
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and with every sunset comes a sunrise, a new beginning for a community just starting to grasp the difficult road ahead, but a road they won't have to travel alone. that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you, news continues, others check back later for "cbs this morning." follow us online, cbsnews.com. reporting from maui, hawaii, i'm norah o'donnell. ♪ this is cbs news flash, i'm in new york. former president donald trump and 18 others have been indicted in the georgia election
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interference probe. trump was indicted on 13 charges, including one violation of georgia's racketeering law, they relate to the widespread effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election in georgia and the rest of the country. this is the fourth time he's been indicted. district attorney fani willis says the defendants have until august 25th to surrender. the trump campaign accused willis of trying to interference with the 2024 race. cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is "the cbs overnight news." >> i'm robert costa in washington, we're coming on the air with breaking news in
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georgia's investigation into alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election. cbs news has learned that a fulton county grand jury has voted to indict donald trump for his efforts to overturn his election loss to then president-elect joe biden. this is the fourth indictment in less than five months, and like his third indictment issued in washington, tonight's is for alleged crimes committed while trump was still in office. the fulton county district attorney's office began this investigation following the release of the infamous phone call where then president trump asked the secretary of state to quote find 11,780 votes. >> specifically the indictment brings felony charges against donald john trump, rudolph william louis giuliani. john charles eastman, mark
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randall meadows. john chesebro. jeffrey clark. jenna lynn ellis. every individual charged in the indictment is charged with one count of violating georgia's racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act through participation in a criminal enterprise in fulton county, georgia, and elsewhere, to accomplish the illegal goal of allowing donald j. trump to seize the presidential term of office beginning on january 20th '21. the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn georgia's election result.
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subsequent to the indictment as is the normal process in georgia law, the grand jury issued arrest warrants for those charged. i'm giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon friday, the 25th day of august, 2023. >> to recap, former president donald trump has been indicted by a fulton county grand jury on 13 counts related to his alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to now president joe biden. the charges include conspiracy and racketeering, often used to target organized crime. this is the fourth criminal indictment in less than five months. 18 others in his inner circle have been indicted. including former white house chief of staff meadows and lawyers giuliani and eastman. our coverage will continue on
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cbs news streaming, local news and "cbs mornings." this has been a cbs special report. good evening we're live from here in maui. where this community is devastated. and we should note, it is not out of danger. there are still fires burning and residents are worried about what's to come with more storms and high winds possible. the embers not far from where we are are still smoldering, linemen working to restore power. today more members of the national guard activated to help and breaking news, the death toll on this monday night now at 99. hawaii's governor tells cbs news the number could rise dramatically, 10 to 20 per day because hundreds are still missing. today fema bringing in teams of cadaver dogs from the mainland. it's still so hot, the dogs have to take breaks to cool down
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before resuming this difficult and somber work. the scope of the damage is unimaginable. and there are reports tonight that fire hydrants ran out of water as crews raced to fight the blaze. we have team coverage but we're going to start at ground zero, the historic town of lahaina. the area is closed to the public but we got a firsthand look why the heart of this community is hurting so deeply. our visit to lahaina, once home to 13,000 people, now a desolate ruin. >> it's unlike anything i've seen before, like a moonscape, look how much. every house and tree goes on for block after block after block. look at these cars. they're still searching the neighborhoods. >> reporter: the scope of the damage unfathomable with authorities searching for more than 1,300 people still missing.
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>> the national guard has most of the blocks roped off so nobody comes into the decimated areas. >> reporter: recovery just beginning as 12 more cadaver dogs arrive to comb through the rubble. >> they can only work 15 minutes before they overheat. there's embers burning and it's still hot. they covered 3% of the territory yesterday. there are more fatalities to come. >> reporter: hawaii governor josh green describes it as a fire hurricane, reaching temperatures of 1,000 degrees, fuelled by over 80-mile-per-hour winds tearing through more than 2,000 buildings. >> they find the remains of people and -- >> just ash? >> almost entirely ash. so delicate that when we pick up our loved one that's gone, they -- you know, they fall apart. >> reporter: for many families, the waiting and the unknown is
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the worst part. we traveled with volunteers by fishing boat, bringing supplies to the hardest hit part of lahaina. >> this is the highway that's been shut down, only open to emergency vehicles, that's why we're taking the fishing boat out to lahaina. residents have requested fire extinguishers, they're on the boat as well, because there are still fires and flames erupting. >> reporter: on land we met rob who escaped the flames but lost his home. >> my house is gone, it's just beyond the smoke stack, it's just rubble down there. smoke and ash. >> reporter: this island is no stranger to wildfires, but this was different. >> got fire tornadoes going off, it was just mayhem. >> reporter: what does that look like? >> that's just it, flames spinning, you know? >> reporter: and the fire moved quickly, engulfing the town with
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i'm in washington, thanks for staying with us. despite the record rainfall last winter, much of the southwest continues to struggle under a decades long mega drought. in arizona some developments have been cancel from lack of water. as wells run dry, there's outrage about a foreign company taking groundwater to sell overseas. state officials are working to cancel the leases. >> reporter: this is your well? >> it was my well. nothing but dust. >> reporter: he said his well went dry. >> toss a rock in, it's gone. >> reporter: because of his neighbor's farm down the road. it's run by a company, owned by one of the largest dairy companies in saudi arabia.
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it grows to feed cattle in the middle, it's illegal in saudi arabia. >> i see water getting depleted. >> pure insanity. >> reporter: a democratic senator says they bought vast tracts of land where there's no regulation of water pumped out of the ground. they also lease from the state itself. deals approved by state officials no longer in office. they pay nothing for the water itself. >> we cannott afforord to give water awayay to anyoyone, let a the saudis for free. >> reporter: as we talked, a series of trucks were hauling dried alfalfa off the property. >> cows in saudi arabia are
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essentially drinking arizona water? >> correct. >> reporter: the scale is obvious from above. . that's a lot of green. >> using millions of gallons of precious groundwater. >> reporter: arizona cities, including phoenix, will need the water as they face drastic cuts from the drought ravaged colorado river. the company ignored our request for the interview. what they're doing is not illegal but since this story first aired, they revoked approvals on two as well as and is continuing stopping next year. >> it is a scandal that the state of arizona allowed this to happen. it shouldn't be happening and needs to come to an end. >> reporter: ben tracy, vicksburg, arizona. we've been reporting the story of toxic water at cam lejeune on the east coast. nearly a million people, mainly
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u.s. marines and their families, may have been exposed for decades. president joe biden created a path for potential victims but some say it leads nowhere. >> reporter: the new law was supposed to streamline compensation for possible victims of toxic water exposure. but the navy acknowledges to cbs news more than 92,000 claims have been filed. thousands are being filed, but a year later, no settlements have been made. what did male breast cancer do to your family? >> it wrecked my family. >> reporter: he said his suffering dates back to the day he was born on his father's marine base, camp lejeune. >> reporter: what goes through your head? >> supposed to be the happiest day of my life, my mom holding me when i was born. >> reporter: he drew our
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attention to one of his first bottled baby formula in the corner. >> all made with contaminated water provided to us by the marine corps. >> reporter: i can see you're emotional with this picture. >> it's haunting, in my mom's arms, supposed to be the safest place in the world and it wasn't. >> reporter: his mother still remembers how he suffered unexplained cramps after feeding. when he was small and you gave him bottles, he was fussy and seemed to be in pain? >> yeah. he was crying, not a normal cry, a hurt cry. >> camp lejeune. >> reporter: the u.s. government acknowledged nearly a million veterans and civilians were potentially exposed to dangerous
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drinking water at the north carolina base. levels sometimes 400 times the level safety allows. >> i was diagnosed with male breast cancer out of the blue, i do not drink or smoke. >> reporter: a new study suggests there are links to being from camp lejeune. >> there are men i know. >> reporter: so many came forward, they made a 2011 calendar to help raise awareness. not everyone is here to tell their story. >> passed away in 2014. he passed away. >> reporter: with no settlement from the navy for the marine corps veterans, they sued the u.s. government. justice department lawyers responded in some cases with a
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series of potential defenses, including one that angered him. just looking at the justice department filing, and it says to the extent that the evident shows, you voluntarily assumed the risks. >> that's ridiculous and angering to me. i couldn't speak, i couldn't read, how could i assume the risks for being born to something that they created? >> reporter: it's a delay tactic according to erin brockovich, who has been working with the families since 2007. >> classic behavior i've seen in the law, every single environmental case, deny, deny, deny. >> reporter: the justice department responded -- alongside our partners at the department of navy we're working to develop a framework to allow for early resolution of camp lejeune claims. and it's working to provide a framework to provide a volary
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expedited option for those interested. is it a money grab? >> no. how could it be? i wouldn't want any amount of money to go through what i've went through. >> reporter: 55 years since his marine father took the photo, he and his mother remain haunted. now you know the water was toxic, what do you feel? >> upset, mad. >> reporter: guilt? >> yep. >> the whole time she was pregnant with me, she was poisoning me, it wasn't her fault but i could see the guilt on their face and it hurt. >> reporter: federal justices have selected a panel of lawyers to represent the plaintiffs in what is shaping up to be one of the biggest mass litigations in u.s. history. >> this is "cbs overnight news."
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search teams continue to comb through the ashes of lahaina, searching for victims of the devastating fire that destroyed their beloved coastal town. the island of maui is a magnet for celebrities, including oprah winfrey, clint eastwood, and
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edwards of fleetwood mac. >> it's way over 40 years ago, a lot of history here for me, for family. >> reporter: the island of maui is where this rock and roll hall of famer raised his kids. >> this is my home, nowhere else. >> reporter: when flames came roaring through lahaina, mick fleetwood was visiting family in l.a. he bought emergency supplies, packed them on a plane and helped his family and employees who work at his restaurant. >> had i been here, i still would have felt helpless, not as helpless. there are peoplee in dire, dire dire straits emotionally, absolutely the enormity of this is not known but the sadness we're facing is loss of life,
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preserving what is there, and the immediacy of help. >> reporter: his restaurant is destroyed but his concern is for his ohana, the extended famly, staff of 100 people who lost their livelihoods. when we visited two years ago, fleetwood's was reopening after the pandemic, it offered hawaiian culture, sweeping views of the pacific and where he and his famous friends liked to perform. ♪ we're only a few days into this catastrophe now and i think it's beginning to dawn on people how big this really is and how long it is going to take to recover. >> it's truly monumental. the fact this culture and these islands are in this place, it
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actually magnifies how could it happen there. it's unimaginable and that adds to keeping the focus on what has to be done to put this back together. >> reporter: can you explain why it's so special to so many people? >> to people not from here, maui, hawaii, lahaina, it was charming, artistic with a history of music and paying attention to culture. i would reference it to the french quarter in new orleans. au although it's changed, nothing could take away from the essence. >> reporter: you could feel that history. >> amen to that. this is where i need to be. >> reporter: with more than 2,000 buildings damaged and destroyed, the loss of life continuing to rise, the 76-year-old musician is committed to helping maui
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residents heal and rebuild. you brought them happiness through music, can you help them rebuild through music? will there be a benefit concert? >> music is a hugely powerful medium and thoughts are already on hand. first of all in here, there's no doubt my intention is to be part of things, to create within something to keep this on the tip of people's thought process. and it's something i can do, something i aspire to be doing. that's what i trust. >> reporter: to be continued. >> to be very much con
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back to school shopping is in full swing and parents are expected to shell out a record amount this year. hailey ott has advice to save. >> you need a hard plastic
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pencil box. >> reporter: parents are checking the supply list twice as they plan to spend a record amount of back to school shopping. the national retail federation says the parents are expected to fork over $890. with college kids, $1,366 per student. one reason for the increase, about a third of shoppers buying big ticket items like computers and phones. new data shows prices for smartphones are down from last year and books and other eucational supplies are down 3%. and children's footwear is cheaper. consumer reports says many are offering deals. compare prices. many states offer tax free shopping. >> the sales tax, that's going
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to help out a lot. >> reporter: one-stop shopping is tempting but it's important to take your time, be methodical. >> looking to save money, spread out your shopping over time and different retailers. >> reporter: and time is not up when the school bell rings. >> ask teachers which will be needed right away and what you might hold off on. >> reporter: advice that could help shoppers. >> whatever i can. >> reporter: stretch every dollar, cbs news, clifton, new jersey. and that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday, check back later for "cbs mornings," from the u.s. capital, i'm olivia gattis. this is cbs news flash, i'm in new york. former president donald trump and 18 others have been indicted
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in the georgia election interference probe. trump was indicted on 13 charges, including one violation of georgia's racketeering law, they relate to the widespread effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election in georgia and across the country. this is the fourth time he's been indicted. fulton county district attorney fani willis says the defendants have until august 25th to surrender. her office will request a trial date within the next six months. in a statement, the trump campaign accused willis of trying to interfere with t 2024 race. fo more, bs news app, i'm cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is "the cbs overnight news." >> i'm robert costa in washington, we're coming on the air with breaking news in
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georgia's investigation into alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election. cbs news has learned that a fulton county grand jury has voted to indict donald trump for his efforts to overturn his election loss to then president-elect joe biden. this is the fourth indictment in less than five months, and like his third indictment issued in washington, tonight's is for alleged crimes committed while trump was still in office. the fulton county district attorney's office began this investigation following the release of the infamous phone call where then president trump asked the secretary of state to quote find 11,780 votes. >> specifically the indictment brings felony charges against donald john trump, rudolph william louis giuliani. john charles eastman, mark
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randall meadows. john chesebro. jeffrey clark. jenna lynn ellis. every individual charged in the indictment is charged with one count of violating georgia's racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act through participation in a criminal enterprise in fulton county, georgia, and elsewhere, to accomplish the illegal goal of allowing donald j. trump to seize the presidential term of office beginning on january 20th '21. the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn georgia's election result.
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subsequent to the indictment as is the normal process in georgia law, the grand jury issued arrest warrants for those charged. i'm giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon friday, the 25th day of august, 2023. >> to recap, former president donald trump has been indicted by a fulton county grand jury on 13 counts related to his alleged efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to now president joe biden. the charges include conspiracy and racketeering, often used to target organized crime. this is the fourth criminal indictment in less than five months. 18 others in his inner circle have been indicted. including former white house chief of staff meadows and lawyers giuliani and eastman. our coverage will continue on cbs news streaming, local news and "cbs mornings."
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this has been a cbs special report. good evening we're live from here in maui. where this community is devastated. and we should note, it is not out of danger. there are still fires burning and residents are worried about what's to come with more storms and high winds possible. the embers not far from where we are are still smoldering, linemen working to restore power. today more members of the national guard activated to help and breaking news, the death toll on this monday night now at 99. hawaii's governor tells cbs news the number could rise dramatically, 10 to 20 per day because hundreds are still missing. today fema bringing in teams of cadaver dogs from the mainland. it's still so hot, the dogs have to take breaks to cool down
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before resuming this difficult and somber work. the scope of the damage is unimaginable. and there are reports tonight that fire hydrants ran out of water as crews raced to fight the blaze. we have team coverage but we're going to start at ground zero, the historic town of lahaina. the area is closed to the public but we got a firsthand look why the heart of this community is hurting so deeply. our visit to lahaina, once home to 13,000 people, now a desolate ruin. >> it's unlike anything i've seen before, like a moonscape, look how much. evevery house and tree goes on r block after block after block. look at these cars. they're still searching the neighborhoods. >> reporter: the scope of the damage unfathomable with authorities searching for more than 1,300 people still missing.
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>> the national guard has most of the blocks roped off so nobody comes into the decimated areas. >> reporter: recovery just beginning as 12 more cadaver dogs arrive to comb through the rubble. >> they can only work 15 minutes before they overheat. there's embers burning and it's still hot. they covered 3% of the territory yesterday. there are more fatalities to come. >> reporter: hawaii governor josh green describes it as a fire hurricane, reaching temperatures of 1,000 degrees, fuelled by over 80-mile-per-hour winds tearing through more than 2,000 buildings. >> they find the remains of people and -- >> just ash? >> almost entirely ash. so delicate that when we pick up our loved one that's gone, they -- you know, they fall apart. >> reporter: for many families, the waiting and the unknown is
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the worst part. we traveled with volunteers by fishing boat, bringing supplies to the hardest hit part of lahaina. >> this is the highway that's been shut down, only open to emergency vehicles, that's why we're taking the fishing boat out to lahaina. residents have requested fire extinguishers, they're on the boat as well, because there are still fires and flames erupting. >> reporter: on land we met rob who escaped the flames but lost his home. >> my house is gone, it's just beyond the smoke stack, it's just rubble down there. smoke and ash. >> reporter: this island is no stranger to wildfires, but this was different. >> got fire tornadoes going off, it was just mayhem. >> reporter: what does that look like? >> that's just it, flames spinning, you know? >> reporter: and the fire moved quickly, engulfing the town with
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no warning, as questions mount why the 80 outdoor sirens stayed silent. what about when people said there was only one way out. >> i can't say that, but the exit was always changing because power lines were coming down and cars were trapped and had to reverse and go back out. everyone was weaving through neighborhoods trying to dodge trees. in the aerial footage, you can see the cars this way, went with it, and the fire jumped to the other side and people got trapped in the middle. those are a lot of people who were breathing smoke and had to jump into the ocean at that point. and swim. you know.
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>> announcer: this is "the cbs overnight news." >> we are just learning from the governor that the first 80
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confirmed deaths in lahaina were found in their cars or in the water. of course there are growing questions about how this tragedy happened. how an entire town was nearly wiped out. cbs's jonathan vigliotti has been doing new reporting all week long and i know you have new information. >> reporter: i spoke with the fire chief who confirmed the sirens didn't go off, and the fire hydrants ran out of water. how it happened is not clear but so many had to self-evacuate and when they chose to do so, it was too late. before the flames, there were warning signs as 80-mile-per-hour winds whiplashed the power lines. >> heads up, the line is live right there. >> reporter: for hours, hawaii officials didn't shut down the power or stage fire crews out of caution. the fire sparked and exploded, the flames spreading a mile a
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minute while the warning sirens were silent. investigators are trying to determine if power lines caused the fire. amid the ashes, there is anger. could a few extra minutes have given residents a chance to flee before the fire engulfed lahaina? we've spoken with so many survivors who say there were no evacuations issued, no text alerts, the sirens didn't go off and the fire hydrants didn't have water. how did so much go wrong? >> i can't speak to those, they're not our department. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: fema confirmed there was an issue impacting the water supply to the hydrants. as the search continues for the missing. the task overwhelming. only covered 3% of the massive disaster zone. with so many missing, there is a google doc to help locate residents, over 5,000 names, most found but hundreds still unaccounted for.
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for lahaina residents who got out safely, road blocks are preventing them from returning. >> i feel the anger and angst, people want to go home, everyone wants to go home, so many of our friends and family never left. >> reporter: fema is asking family members to submit dna samples. only two victims have been identified so far and it's a process that could take months. >> painstaking process. thank you so much. one of those providing relief is longtime maui resident oprah winfrey who promised a major donation after all the smoke and ash have settled. she's also providing emotional support, visiting people in the hardest hit areas. cbs's' tony dokoupil joined oprah outside a shelter. >> reporter: we find her at the entrance of the biggest evacuee shelter in maui county, home to
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a thousand people where oprah has been quietly visiting survivors, she wants us to hear some of the stories she's hearing. cameras are not allowed inside, we talk outside the fence. if we were inside, what would we see? >> people with their all worldly possessions in a garbage bag. >> reporter: she introduced us first to this woman, who despite losing some of they are family has been a volunteer since the first night. >> i'm nobody, i was born and raised here. >> you're somebody. >> i'm never leaving. >> reporter: oprah returned with two sisters, both feeling lucky to be alive. >> six hours in the water, we jumped in the ocean, trapped. >> reporter: they have nine family members inside the shelter. yet -- >> your spirits are high, you seem okay. >> it's sad, no more memories, everything we left. only in the heart, it's all we
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bring in. >> reporter: finally, julius. what happened here? he said he heard his skin popping in the heat when he ran. >> i am running, can't see anything, all black. i'm going to die. >> reporter: he started praying, then an opening. you ran, you prayed, you made it. >> you're good. >> reporter: seems like you don't realize it yet, but you're here, you made it through. >> you're here. aloha spirit is about family. we've seen it in ways that most people never get to imagine. >> reporter: another of the evacuees in the shelter behind me said she lost her house but plans to pitch a tent and restart her garden as soon as humanly possible. that's what people here mean by the aloha spirit can rebuild the
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world. >> i felt it, tony dokoupil, thank you so much. for those wanting to help the victims and the recovery effort on maui, go to cbsnews.com/helpmaui for more information. residents we spoke with are concerned they could be hit by more storms just as they're trying to assess the true scope of the disaster. let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. chris, how could these additional storms impact the area? >> there are a couple of areas we're watching in the pacific that eventually could bring gusty winds to hawaii. this one right here, tropical storm greg, is going well to the south. this one by early next week, hurricane fernanda could bring gusty winds. what's different, last week was a big area of high pressure increasing the trade winds, could be gusty winds with fernanda.
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meanwhile strong gusty winds and hail, severe weather that's possible, continuing to flare up and the possibility of more severe weather will be back from the southeast to the northeast tomorrow. >> thank you very much. the'a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." (psst psst) ahhhh... with flonase, allergies don't have to be scary. spray flonase sensimist daily for non-drowsy, long lasting relief in a scent-free, gentle mist. (psst psst) flonase. all good.
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getting food and supplies to those who need it the most in lahaina is another challenge facing this island. but that's not slowing down the efforts of hundreds of volunteers. they are all pitching in, trying to help their neighbors. our reporter from cbs los angeles station shows us how this close-knit community is really pulling together. >> reporter: at docks across the island, it's all hands on deck. small armies of maui residents are working in brigade lines, loading boats with emergency supplies shipped to the hardest hit areas. >> there's immense frustration. >> reporter: some say the government response is not fast enough. >> we're still loading up personal vehicles for parts of the community that have not seen federal, state or county employees. >> reporter: relief workers are moving tons of supplies by sea,
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air and land. >> we get water, food, toilet paper. >> reporter: going to thousands of people staying in shelters or hotels. he and his girlfriend and their 6-year-old son are living in a parking lot. >> all we've got is our car and belongings inside of it. >> reporter: organizers say the supplies have been coming in nonstop and they're quickly working to sort, organize and deliver them. for some survivors, the need is even greater. >> if i'm going to die, do it here. >> reporter: three years ago, ty learned he has an incurable disease and moved to lahaina hoping to live out his remaining days in peace. >> what more do you want from me? i can't give you anything else. you've taken everything from me. >> reporter: the donations continue to pour in at this church behind me. hawaiians, locals on the ground, jumped into action immediately. they have a long tradition of
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we want to end right where we started. right here in maui. every street, every corner of hard-hit lahaina, we saw the heartbreak and loss. but one resident said something that stuck with us -- the beauty here is indestructible. we saw it in the rainbows in the mountains, a common sight on the island, a sign of hope. we saw it in the aloha spirit, ohana, family, helping one another. these two little boys hugging after one said he was sad and felt like crying. a reminder even in the worst moments of life, a friend can make everything better. and we see it every night with the most spectacular sunsets.
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and with every sunset comes a sunrise, a new beginning for a community just starting to grasp the difficult road ahead, but a road they won't have to travel alone. that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you, news continues, others check back later for "cbs mornings." follow us online, cbsnews.com. reporting from maui, hawaii, i'm norah o'donnell. ♪ this is cbs news flash, i'm in new york. former president donald trump and 18 others have been indicted in the georgia election interference probe. trump was indicted on 13
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charges, including one violation of georgia's racketeering law, they relate to the widespread effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election in georgia and across the country. this is the fourth time he's been indicted. fulton county district attorney fani willis says the defendants have until august 25th to surrender. her office will request a trial date within the next six months. in a statement, the trump campaign accused willis of trying to interfere with the 2024 race. more on it's tuesday, august 15th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, trump indictment. a georgia grand jury has indicted the former president on felony racketeering and several

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