We begin this morning in hawaii where authorities have increased the death toll caused by the wildfires there, at least 55 people now confirmed dead from the raging inferno that swept through the town of lahaina. The community there is just devastated from the loss. We are going to try our very best to identify those that have perished so that the families can have their closure and can have that understanding. When the mayor said it is all gone, it is all gone. It is all gone. It is gone. The governor estimated thursday that about 80 of the overall lahaina area was destroyed. County officials in maui say the fire there is mostly contained. The federal government also swinging into action with President Biden issuing a Disaster Declaration for maui and parts of the big island. And sfeefema oig administrator traveling there today. And i want to bring in a woman who is safe but also separated from her family. Her parents home has burnedsis firefighter there. First of all, how are you doi
A new deadline in the federal prosecution of former President Trump expires in hours, and this as intrigue in georgia grows. A new subpoena is on the table as the grand jury weighs whether or not theyll charge trump. A cnn exclusive. A new report shows that ukraine is not makieing extensive progrs against russia. A sobering new report in this morning. And now, warrants issued after a brawl in alabama. A group of white boaters accused of jumping a black boater. With john berman and omar jimenez, this is cnn news cent central. We are following a lot of new developments following donald trump. The grand jury that handed up the indictment against him are back at it meeting in washington, d. C. , in the federal courthouse, and this as Special Counsel jack smith and the Trump Legal Team have a 3 00 p. M. Deadline following the election of the subversion case, and this is as the trumps team wants looser rules about what evidence he can share publicly before the trial. And trump says that the
Assessments about ukraines counteroffensive, specifically Ukrainian Forces ability to retake significant territory from russia. Ahead, the many challenges ukraine faces. Here at home, we expect a live update from alabama officials. This after an ugly brawl along a riverfront park. Police have issued at least four Arrest Warrants. We are following the latest. Trumps legal team and the Special Counsel are up against the clock, facing a new deadline. They must respond to the judge within hours over essentially what the Rules Of The Road will be leading up to the trial. We are following major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. We begin with new reporting today about the state of the counteroffensive in ukraine. Weeks into it western officials are describing to me an increasingly sober assessment about Ukrainian Forces ability to retake significant territory now held by russia. The primary challenge for those Ukrainian Forces is the continued dif
Opposition leader. Hello, im wolf blitzer in washington and youre in the cnn newsroom right now, donald trump is inside a florida courtroom for a crucial hearing. It could decide when the criminal case over his handling of classified documents goes to trial. The judge is set to determine whether it will move forward as planned. In may or be delayed. Trumps lawyers now say they would accept the trial in august. Thats three months before election day here in the united states. Cnns chief Legal Affairs correspondent, paula reid is outside the courthouse in fort pierce, florida for us. Paula, have you heard anything yet from inside the court . Yes. Well, if we just got our first update, a handwritten note from inside the courthouse, were learning from our colleagues who are inside watching these proceedings. Its so far the Special Counsel and trumps lawyers, they have been discussing this larger question of timing such a consequential issue in this case, because we know the Special Counsel
also tonight, the harrowing images in florida. a private passenger jet coming down on i-75, hitting a vehicle on the ground, bursting into flames. we re not going to make the runway. we ve lost both engines. the pilot reporting losing both engines before going down. at least two people killed. victor oquendo standing by. president biden furious over questions raised about his age and memory, and the special counsel s report clearing him of criminal wrongdoing over his handling of classified documents. the president insisting his memory is fine. the white house today trying to control the damage over what is already a campaign issue. mary bruce at the white house. here in new york city, late word on the search for a teenager accused of shooting a tourist inside a store in times square. authorities identifying the alleged shooter, a 15-year-old from venezuela dressed all in white. aaron katersky with new reporting. tracking a new winter storm taking aim at the northea