Maui Wildfire Media Blackouts: Tulsi Gabbard Joins the Show from Hawaii with Devastating Updates
The Rich Zeoli Show
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🗓️ 14 August 2023
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Lt. Colonel in the Army Reserves & Former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard joins The Rich Zeoli Show from Hawaii to provide updates on the devastating wildfires that have tragically impacted Maui County. Alarmingly, local officials are preventing media members from entering the west-side of Maui—preventing residents from telling their stories and failing to maximize awareness nationally, ultimately exacerbating an already difficult situation. Gabbard emphasizes that the people of Maui are in “dire need of support and resources.” She encourages people to donate at: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/ or https://samaritanspurse.org/.
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| 0:00.0 | I want to welcome to the show |
| 0:02.1 | and she is lieutenant colonel tolcy gabbard |
| 0:05.5 | colonel thank you for joining me today i appreciate it how are you |
| 0:09.8 | thanks rich uh... i'm doing okay i'm out here on Maui |
| 0:13.7 | uh... with the folks who have |
| 0:16.2 | uh... who have suffered |
| 0:18.2 | uh... an inconceivable and devastating loss here with the wildfires that |
| 0:22.4 | happened last week |
| 0:24.3 | and who are continuing to struggle through not only the recovery of the direct |
| 0:28.6 | impact zone |
| 0:30.1 | of which there are unfortunately |
| 0:32.4 | uh... still around a thousand people missing |
| 0:35.1 | uh... but also those who have |
| 0:37.4 | uh... experience such incredible loss whether it's their homes |
| 0:41.2 | uh... or |
| 0:42.5 | lack lack of power lack of |
| 0:44.8 | uh... communication ability it's still very much a community in crisis |
| 0:49.7 | it's just heartbreaking my uh... my sister-in-law brother-in-law nieces are in |
| 0:53.7 | kula as i've told you before |
| 0:55.5 | and they said their house was saved but i don't know how i mean the fires were |
| 0:59.2 | right around them it was just uh... |
| 1:01.5 | amazing in la hyna |
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