It's Monday, August 14th. I'm Trayville Anderson.

And I'm Erin Ryan and this is What a Day, where we're here to tell Elon Musk on behalf

of Mark Zuckerberg that Elon, you're just going to have to get your ass kicked another

time.

I'm kind of sad that the KH match isn't working out. I wanted to see the barbarians be barbaric.

Elon Musk did achieve the impossible. He made me root for Mark Zuckerberg.

On today's show, the governor of Illinois signed a law allowing people to sue gun manufacturers

and distributors over ads that target children and militants. Plus, could giant carbon-sucking

vacuums be a solution to climate change? Stay tuned for that. But first, an update on Maui.

With the death toll now over 90 people and still expected to grow, the wildfire that started

this all is now the deadliest in the US in more than a century and has caused an estimated

$6 billion in damage island-wide. According to Governor Josh Green, at least 2,200 buildings

have been damaged or destroyed in West Maui, mostly all residential buildings, and FEMA estimates

as many as 4,500 people are in need of shelter.

As a result, the Hawaii Tourism Authority issued a statement Saturday urging what many

have already said that tourists should not visit the island at this time. They said,

quote, in the weeks ahead, the collective resources and attention of the federal, state and

county government, the West Maui community, and the travel industry must be focused on the

recovery of residents who were forced to evacuate their homes and businesses.

I appreciate the Hawaii Tourism Authority issuing that statement, but I also feel like there

are probably bigger muscles that should and can be flexed here. Like, maybe the governor

should be like, don't come. I would love for airlines to say, like, don't come. I would

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