Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is five things you need to know Tuesday, the

22nd of August, 2023.

Today, Biden's pledge to Hawaii, plus wrangling over legal fees and Trump's Georgia indictment,

and what Guatemala's next president means for Central America and the U.S.

President Joe Biden visited Maui yesterday, where he told survivors that the nation grieves

with the island.

Biden arrived in the state nearly two weeks after fire killed at least 115 people and destroyed

much of the historic Hawaiian capital of Lahaina.

The president and first lady Jill Biden spent much of their visit in Lahaina, getting a

close-up look of destroyed homes and vehicles and piles of debris.

Biden said, quote, we're going to rebuild the way the people of Maui want to rebuild.

And he said that his administration would focus on respecting sacred lands, cultures and

traditions.

Still many on the island have criticized the president for not visiting sooner, and they've

been critical of the shortcomings at the local and state level.

Maui's emergency administrator resigned amid the tragedy after defending the government's

decision not to alert residents to the wildfires through the use of sirens.

At a fear, they would seek higher ground, thinking they were for tsunamis or hurricanes.

The deadly Maui fires reveal a vulnerability that's increasing across the country and

the world amid threats from climate change.

Large parts of the nation lie in dry danger zones where wildfires spark.

Mancass strap governments have ineffective emergency plans to save lives.

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