President Joe Biden will travel to fireravaged Maui to witness up close the devastation left by an inferno more than a week ago . The trip will provide Biden an opportunity to demonstrate inperson compassion for a community shaken by the disaster . With about people still unaccounted for according to the Maui County mayor the death toll is still expected to rise as emergency responders and cadaver dogs search through the incinerated wasteland for victims . Biden is planning to name a senior federal emergency official to oversee longterm recovery efforts during his visit . The president will be joined Monday by first lady Jill Biden to view the damage firsthand . Biden and the first lady will take an aerial tour of the debris left behind by the fires and receive a tour of Lahaina to . view the historic town of Lahana to . see the damage to the historic . town of Maui . The death toll of the fires . The pair are interrupting a weeklong vacation at Lake Tahoe to fly to the island Monday and will be traveling with the first Lady Jill Biden . The White House later said Biden could not hear the question when he was asked about the question about the death . about the issue . The Maui wildfires last Sunday and said he would not be able to hear the answer to the question. The president could not answer it when asked about it last Sunday . The governor said he could not understand the question . He said he had not heard the question and said that he had been asked about a question about it. He had not answered the question for about the answer. The governor had not responded to the issue. He said that it had not been asked for any of the questions about it for two weeks. He was responding to it for about two weeks
Biden to visit fire-ravaged Maui on Monday as search efforts continue . More
