Likely. Were following the legal and political implications. Plus a warning to Donald Trumps legal team from the judge overseeing the election interference case, saying more inflammatory statements will require a quicker start to the trial. We are live outside the court. And the death toll as they have yet to even start searching the hundred of burned out buildings. Well take you live to maui. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Another controversial investigation that could have some pretty big repercussions for 2024 is escalating. Today a Special Counsel was designated in the federal probe of hunter biden. Attorney general Merrick Garland named david weiss to the role. Weiss has been leading this investigation. Yes, he has. Hes been leading the investigation into hunter biden for the past five years, in fact. This week he asked himself to be elevated to that role of Special Counsel. Were following that in realtime.
weiss has been leading this investigation. yes, he has. he s been leading the investigation into hunter biden for the past five years, in fact. this week he asked himself to be elevated to that role of special counsel. we re following that in realtime. first our correspondent cara scunel is on top of the doj threat and lauren fox up on capitol hill to get the reaction. tell us first how did this come about today? we got the surprise announcement from attorney general merrick garland where he said that david weiss, the u.s. attorney in delaware appointed by former president trump and asked to stay on for this very investigation, merrick garland said that weiss had asked him on tuesday to be appointed special counsel, to give him greater authority in this investigation, and garland was saying it was really in the public interest to do this. take a listen. i have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint him as special counsel.