The Bidens will travel to Maui to meet with wildfire survivors

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are traveling to Maui to comfort survivors of the devastating wildfire that ripped through the western part of the Hawaiian island earlier this month, as his administration responds to the devastation whose full scope is still unknown.
The Bidens are taking a detour from their weeklong vacation in the Lake Tahoe area for the day trip to Lahaina,a historic town of 13,000 people that was virtually destroyed by the flames.
While there, the first couple will meet with first responders and be briefed by state and local officials about the ongoing response.
They will also view the damaged town, both from helicopters and on the ground, and the Democratic president will deliver remarks paying tribute to the victims of the wildfires, which have killed more than 100 people since they began on Aug. 8.