CNN’s Bill Weir Praises ‘Empathizer-in-Chief’ Biden After Hawaii Visit

SCIUTTO Well the official ░░░░░░░░ toll from Hawaii s ░░░░░░░░ devastating wildfires has climbed ░░░░░░░░ again to 115 Authorities ░░░░░░░░ also identified more victims ░░░░░░░░ search teams have completed ░░░░░░░░ painstaking task of combing ░░░░░░░░ single story homes Now ░░░░░░░░ focus will shift to ░░░░░░░░ and multi story residential ░░░░░░░░ President Biden toured the ░░░░░░░░ aftermath yesterday as the ░░░░░░░░ response has received criticism ░░░░░░░░ the Maui community CNN ░░░░░░░░ Climate Correspondent Bill Weir ░░░░░░░░ more on how the ░░░░░░░░ House plans to help ░░░░░░░░ rebuild WEIR President and ░░░░░░░░ Biden spent several hours ░░░░░░░░ over Lahaina on the ░░░░░░░░ here and meeting with ░░░░░░░░ first responders and victims ░░░░░░░░ this tragedy at the ░░░░░░░░ shelter the War Memorial ░░░░░░░░ in central Maui And ░░░░░░░░ said the right things ░░░░░░░░ many cases When he ░░░░░░░░ to the microphone to ░░░░░░░░ his statements he said ░░░░░░░░ thing that a lot ░░░░░░░░ folks I ve been ░░░░░░░░ from for two weeks ░░░░░░░░ been saying that he ░░░░░░░░ Maui the people of ░░░░░░░░ to help determine how ░░░░░░░░ place is rebuilt There ░░░░░░░░ a question as to ░░░░░░░░ will have the most ░░░░░░░░ in that conversation going ░░░░░░░░ Locals here working class ░░░░░░░░ Hawaiians and multigenerational locals ░░░░░░░░ worried of disaster capitalism ░░░░░░░░ moving in to exploit ░░░░░░░░ and buy up as ░░░░░░░░ land as they can ░░░░░░░░ this paradise and rebuild ░░░░░░░░ for their interests as ░░░░░░░░ The president says promises ░░░░░░░░ that won t happen ░░░░░░░░ remains to be seen ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ at play here right ░░░░░░░░ He did serve as ░░░░░░░░ in chief after five ░░░░░░░░ of being mostly silent ░░░░░░░░ the issue publicly but ░░░░░░░░ governor said he was ░░░░░░░░ behind the scenes to ░░░░░░░░ first responders that the ░░░░░░░░ had their back on ░░░░░░░░ He shared the stories ░░░░░░░░ re familiar with of ░░░░░░░░ his daughter and wife ░░░░░░░░ wondering if his son ░░░░░░░░ had survived a car ░░░░░░░░ early in his political ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ many people here are ░░░░░░░░ through now The list ░░░░░░░░ the missing according the ░░░░░░░░ of Maui was whittled ░░░░░░░░ over 2 000 by ░░░░░░░░ FBI and authorities down ░░░░░░░░ around 850 now That ░░░░░░░░ seems impossibly high this ░░░░░░░░ days almost two weeks ░░░░░░░░ after the fire broke ░░░░░░░░ Forensic anthropologists though say ░░░░░░░░ seems like this can ░░░░░░░░ months or even years ░░░░░░░░ sort out the missing ░░░░░░░░ can hope there s ░░░░░░░░ some confusion as to ░░░░░░░░ s on that list ░░░░░░░░ the real heartbreak is ░░░░░░░░ think about the children ░░░░░░░░ were left home that ░░░░░░░░ There are parents in ░░░░░░░░ town who lost their ░░░░░░░░ There are kids who ░░░░░░░░ their parents We re ░░░░░░░░ if President Biden was ░░░░░░░░ to meet with any ░░░░░░░░ those We know he ░░░░░░░░ meet with Archie Kalepa ░░░░░░░░ historic figure here Uncle ░░░░░░░░ as he s known ░░░░░░░░ Hall of Fame waterman ░░░░░░░░ led a lot of ░░░░░░░░ relief efforts from a ░░░░░░░░ of a cul de ░░░░░░░░ command post that we ░░░░░░░░ into as well Some ░░░░░░░░ those who have been ░░░░░░░░ active on social media ░░░░░░░░ at the table at ░░░░░░░░ with President Biden for ░░░░░░░░ few hours he was ░░░░░░░░ But now all eyes ░░░░░░░░ on this place to ░░░░░░░░ how soon they can ░░░░░░░░ that huge number of ░░░░░░░░ and make peace with ░░░░░░░░ families and how exactly ░░░░░░░░ will rebuild Bill Weir ░░░░░░░░ Maui.”