First Thing: Hawaii wildfires kill at least 93 people


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Good morning. At least 93 people have been killed in the wildfires that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui, with the governor warning the death toll will probably rise. Hundreds are still missing and efforts to find and identify the dead are in the early stages. “We’ve got an area that we have to contain that is at least 5 sq miles, and it is full of our loved ones,” said the Maui police chief, John Pelletier. Residents who have returned to Lahaina to assess the damage have found a charred wasteland standing in...