Maui Officials Clarify Reports Of Oprah Winfrey & CBS News Crew Being Denied Entry To Shelter Of Wildfire Survivors

Fire-ravaged Maui is getting a boost from two big stars.

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have established the People’s Fund of Maui, which will distribute cash directly to those who were impacted by the wildfires that devastated Lahaina and other parts of the island.

Michaela Zee Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have launched the People’s Fund of Maui to support those impacted by the wildfires. “I have been meeting with people throughout the community that were impacted by the fires over the last few weeks, asking what they most needed and how I could be of service,” said Winfrey in a statement. “The main thing I’ve been hearing is their concern about how to move forward under the immense financial burden.

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Facebook earlier this week, the County of Maui wrote: “To clarify, Oprah was able to visit our shelter and we thank her for instructing media journalists and camera crews to remain outside.“We welcome Oprah to continue to uplift our community’s spirit and give her aloha to victims of the tragic disaster.“Her visit inside of the shelter today was truly heartwarming and we appreciate her understanding of our policy of having no camera crews or reporters accompanying dignitaries and celebrities in our emergency shelters.The TV star has reportedly visited one shelter multiple times now, and told Hawaii News Now: “In a week or two, all the cameras will be gone and the rest of the world is going to move on with their lives and we’re all still going to be here trying to figure out what is the best way to rebuild.“I will be here for the longhaul, doing what I can.”Five days ago Winfrey did speak to the BBC from inside a shelter, saying that it was “a little overwhelming” to be there.“But I’m really pleased to have so many people supporting.

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The changes in CBS News leadership also include the return of a sole figure with the title of news division president.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews will take direct oversight of CBS News, the latest move in a broader restructure of operations at Paramount Global’s CBS business. Matthews, a CBS News veteran who once supervised the Washington bureau and had been put in charge of overall newsgathering, will now have top editorial oversight for CBS News across all platforms. She will oversee all CBS News programs, bureaus, global newsgathering, streaming and digital editorial, as well as standards and practices, special events, politics, elections and surveys, social, the race and culture unit and CBS News Radio.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Wendy McMahon has been elevated at CBS, placed in charge of the company’s CBS News, local stations and syndicated production, now all combined under her aegis. McMahon takes sole oversight of programs ranging from “CBS Evening News” and “60 Minutes” to “Wheel of Fortune” and “The Drew Barrymore Show,” suggesting CBS and its parent Paramount Global see new opportunities to wring synergy from programming that has typically been managed separately.

Wendy McMahon will take on sole duties leading CBS News and stations while adding oversight of the network’s domestic syndication business.

CBS Media Ventures President Steve LoCascio is retiring after 34 years at the company and its previous iterations as the division will become part of the portfolio of Wendy McMahon, named this morning as President and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures.

turned Hawaii into “hell.”The ongoing natural disaster is already being called one of the deadliest in the state’s history, and the death toll has risen to 96 as of Monday morning.“You know what this week has taught me is that when you don’t know what to do…you do whatever you can,” the former talk show host said in a video posted to Instagram.“I went to visit one of the big shelters here at the War Memorial [Stadium] and asked people what it is they needed and then went shopping for some things, some, you know, basic things like towels and sheets and shampoo and other necessities.”She continued, “And at some point, I will make a major donation after all of the smoke and ash have settled here and we figure out what the rebuilding is going to look like.”Winfrey, who has multiple properties on the island and has spent more than 15 years living there part-time, admitted that rebuilding “is going to be a long and difficult process.”She shared that she’s met many people, including a man named Julius, at the War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku, which has been converted into a shelter and resource center, as she was handing out supplies and speaking with victims.“I said, ‘Julius, tell me what you need,’ because his legs were covered in bandages where he had to run to escape the fire,” Winfrey said. “And he said to me that he could ‘feel his skin popping’ as he was running.

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez announced Friday that they will establish a Maui Fund in response to the deadly wildfires that began earlier this week, dedicating $100 million to the cause.

Oprah Winfrey has joined in handing out emergency supplies to citizens of the Hawaiian island of Maui.

“These are the kind of times that really test you,” said Maui Film Commissioner Tracy Bennett in an interview with Deadline today about the wildfires that have swept the island and, specifically, leveled historic Lahaina Town. Bennett, who has been in the job 10 years, related a number of harrowing details from the past few days, but his chief message was one of strength, hope and community.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez announced Friday that they will establish a Maui Fund in response to the deadly wildfires that began earlier this week, dedicating $100 million to the cause. «Jeff and I are heartbroken by what’s happening in Maui,» Sanchez wrote on Instagram. «We are thinking of all the families that have lost so much and a community that has been left devastated.