Maker of oxycontin. What happens in vegas, hacking, the white house telling thousands of hackers to try to do their worst against chatgpt. Cnn this morning starts right now. The tragedy in hawaii is getting worse by the hour. Overnight, the increase in the death toll up to now 55, and most people we speak with expect its going to go even higher. And very concerned about a lack of warning that were hearing from some of the residents there. Hawaiis governor says that number of dead likely to increase significantly as Search And Rescue teams go through Hundreds Od Washington Are Headed To Hawaii now. They will be searching for survivors. They are also bringing cadaver dogs. Were getting intel now that the Rescue Effort is severe. And we want to match that need with what we have. Our personnel here are highly trained. They train over the course of several years for this very moment to serve. And as poppy mentioned, there are serious questions about if and when people were warned to evacuat
The mayor of murdaugh says what is expected rise because it doesnt account for people inside of the buildings. In a few hours, Donald Trumps Legal Team Face as federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case as the Special Counsel requests an aggressive trial date. Five americans wrongfully detained in iran a step closer to free tomorrow this morning. The Details Behind that deal that includes 6 billion of frozen iranian assets. This hour of cnn this morning starts right now. This News Breaking overnight. The death toll from the catastrophic wildfires in murdaugh has risen to 55. There is also growing fear this morning that that number could rise significantly. Has risen to. There is also growing fear this morning that that number could rise significantly. Lahaina evoice ratesed by the fastmoving inferno. The mayor said those buildings havent been searched yet and the Death Toll Recommendation bo represents bodies found outside the buildings. We are waiting for fema to hel
The 2020 president ial election in georgia. Duncan is now a cnn political commentator. Here is durncan and what he tol me earlier today about the subpoena and his plans to testify. I did just receive notification to appear on Tuesday Morning at the Fulton County grand jury, and i certainly will be there to do my part in recounting the facts. I have no expectations, but ill certainly answer questions put in front of me and certainly dont want to go any deeper than that to compromise the investigation. For me, this is a story thats important for republicans to hear, americans to hear. Lets hear the whole truth and nothing but the truth about Donald Trumps actions and the surrounding cast of characters around him. We watched a series of events happen that were tragic and untruthful, and hes got a chance to present these facts and say, hey, i didnt know what was going on, or i think what reality is going to be is they knew exactly what they were doing. I think the interesting part to this
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Happening now in the newsroom, a heartbreaking loss for u. S. Womens soccer. Off the post sweden can win on this kick. Plus one on one with Donald Trumps lawyer who claims trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election were aspirational, not criminal. And lost at sea for two days in a boat only 12 feet long. Well show you the incredible rescue. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this sunday, im fredricka whitfield. Donald trumps lawyer doubling down that trump was within his First Amendment rights when he told former Vice President mike pence not to certify the election results. The Attorney Says it all boils down to the way he asked. And all of this played out in the open. Its all free speech. There was a Supreme Court decision that says when youre exercising free speech, youre not engaging in a fraud on the government. Unfortunately most people dont understand thats just one example of the actions. Its very political. Thats just one