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Officials on Maui are defending their actions during and after Maui’s deadly wildfires, as CBS News questions their response and whereabouts as the flames devastated Lahaina three weeks ago. Jonathan Vigliotti reports from Wailea, Hawaii.

Tropical Storm Idalia continued to pound parts of the Southeast Thursday after making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in Florida Wednesday. Jarred Hill has more.

Recovery efforts are underway across the South after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida then slammed into Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. CBS News’ Omar Villafranca reports from Cedar Key, Florida.

The fund kicks off with an initial contribution of $10 million from Winfrey and Johnson.

Videos posted to social media showed flooding in Charelston as high tide reached just over 9.2 feet, the fifth-highest reading in Charleston Harbor since records were first kept in 1899.

Round Rock’s Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice is on a mission to help employees after two Hawaiian locations were destroyed. ROUND ROCK, Texas — A businesses owner who lost two shops in the Maui wildfire is expanding in Round Rock. Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice is on a mission to raise money for its employees. David Yamashiro and his wife, Ululani, are the co-founders of Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice. Yamashiro was born and raised in Hawaii, a…

Round Rock’s Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice is on a mission to help employees after two Hawaiian locations were destroyed. ROUND ROCK, Texas — A businesses owner who lost two shops in the Maui wildfire is expanding in Round Rock. Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice is on a mission to raise money for its employees. David Yamashiro and his wife, Ululani, are the co-founders of Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice. Yamashiro was born and raised in Hawaii, a…

Officials in Maui face tough questions about their disaster response following the deadliest wildfires in the U.S. in more than a century. CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

The blaze that engulfed Lahaina was the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century. Weeks later, Maui officials are facing questions over how they responded to the fires. Jonathan Vigliotti has the story.

Maui’s mayor told CBS News he couldn’t say who was “responsible for communicating” with the state’s head of emergency management.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has temporarily paused his presidential campaign to manage Hurricane Idalia recovery efforts. CBS News Miami investigative reporter Jim DeFede joins “America Decides” to discuss how the governor’s closely-watched response could impact the 2024 race.

President Biden took questions from reporters Wednesday about the federal response to Hurricane Idalia and the Maui wildfires. Norah O’Donnell anchored CBS News’ special report.