Death toll from Maui wildfires drops to 97, Hawaii governor says
He did not immediately elaborate on why the death toll had been projected by Maui County officials at 115 for several weeks.
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He did not immediately elaborate on why the death toll had been projected by Maui County officials at 115 for several weeks.
Maher's announcement comes just days after Drew Barrymore also said that her daytime talk show would be returning with new episodes.
The suspect was described as a White man in his early 20s. All the victims were Black, authorities said.
Bronny James, an incoming freshman at USC, suffered a cardiac arrest during a July 24 practice with his college basketball team.
John Snowling, 59, shot his wife, who was divorcing him, and then began firing "randomly" at other patrons in the bar, authorities said.
An FBI official said that the number of people "reported unaccounted for" is somewhere between 1,000 and 1,100.
When asked Wednesday by reporters if he regretted not activating warning sirens when the wildfires broke out Aug. 8, Herman Andaya responded, "I do not."
Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya has made his first public comments since the deadly wildfires ignited last week.
Prosecutors say the woman sent a threatening and racist voicemail to Judge Tanya Chutkan, and also made threats against Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
People across Maui have been asked to provide DNA samples in an effort to identify human remains.
Just five of the victims have been positively identified, according to Maui County officials. Gov. Green estimated that 1,300 people remain unaccounted for.
Some describe a rescue operation that never came as people suffered and waited.
Just five of the victims have been positively identified, according to Maui County officials. Gov. Green estimated that 1,300 people remain unaccounted for.
At least 2,200 structures were estimated to have been damaged or destroyed in the wildfires, according to preliminary numbers.
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