Person arraignment in the maralago documents case. Well tell you what happened when his two codefendants showed up in court. Plus new reporting from propublica about Clarence Thomas and his wealthy network of friends who allegedly financed his luxurious gifts and travel. And we begin this morning with a devastating wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have died as the flames rip through the island with crews in the skies and on the ground urgently battling three active fires. The flames have destroyed homes, wreaked havoc on businesses and forced thousands to evacuate. Residents seeking safety are flocking to airports and shelters. My family is thinking of just leaving the island completely. We have nothing but the clothes on our backs right now. Everything is gone. Some had to jump into the ocean to escape dangerous flames, swallowed more 2,000 acres of land. Want you to see Satellite Image that captures what the town of lahaina looked like, a Historic Town before and after the bla
Raid in provo sparked by alleged threats against President Biden and other officials. Authorities say they had treason believe the man was serious about his intentions with President Biden scheduled to arrive in Salt Lake City in just a few moments. Senior correspondent Claudia Cowan is in Salt Lake City tonight with the latest. Good evening, claudia. Good evening, bret. As you mentioned. This happened in provo, utah. Thats about 45 minutes away from Salt Lake City. At the home of a man who has been on the fbis radar for many months. According to a federal criminal complaint, Craig Robertson claimed online to be a 74yearold former air force vet and the owner of many rifles, shotguns and handguns. And a socalled gilly suit. Thats a type of camouflage. The fbi says robertson posted many credible threatening messages on social media. And was planning to take action. The complaint quotes robertson as saying i hear biden is coming to utah. Digging out my old gilly suit and cleaning the suit
Breaking overnight, a brazen attack. A president ial candidate in south america is assassinated on the street. The new request from President Trump in the mar a lago documents investigation and trump overnight hints at whether hell attend this months gop primary debate where he could share the stage with former vp mike pence. Dramatic rescue. A construction worker is trapped high in the sky atop a crane with a broken leg. How emergency crews got him down later, the rookie who did the unthinkable during his first at bat in the major leagues. And a new announcement overnight from taylor swift. New york. This is america this morning. Good thursday morning, everyone. Im andrew dymburt. Im andrea fujii in for rhiannon. We begin with the fire disaster unfolding on maui. Hawaiian authorities just confirmed at least 36 people have died and more than 270 homes and buildings are damaged or destroyed. This is a new aerial view of the destruction. Some people were forced to jump into the ocean to
The news continues the source with Kaitlan Collins starts now. Straight from the source. The fbi shoots and kills a man in an Early Morning raid after he allegedly made online threats to kill President Biden. His disturbing social media posts on more and why and how this happened. Plus New York City mayor eric adams pleading for help from President Biden as the migrant crisis in New York City gets worse. Federal officials are in the city tonight and mayor adams is here live. Paradise is burning. Hawaii is in flames as Deadly Wildfires are creating apocalyptic scenes in one of the biggest Tourist Destinations in the world. Im Kaitlan Collins and this is the source. A president ial scare tonight as President Biden is spending the night in Salt Lake City during his first trip to utah since taking office. Just hours before he arrived the fbi shot and killed a suspect while they were carrying out a Search Warrant against a man allegedly making Death Threats against the president and other h
And he was famous or his work with the band. , bob dylan, and Martin Scorsese. Remembering Robbie Robertson. Take a load off, fanny announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. It was paradise in flames in hawaii where incredibly fastmoving wildfires on the island of maui have claimed at least six lives overnight framing parts of the picturesque Tourist Destination against a hellish backdrop. Homes, businesses, and the Historic Town of lahaina destroyed. Power and communications crippled. Residents and visitors urgently evacuated. Others running for their lives in desperate sprints to the ocean to escape the heat and smoke. Many of the injured treated for burns. The fire sweeping across the western part of maui driven by strong winds fueled by a hurricane hundreds of miles away that initially kept firefighting helicopters on the ground. Miguel almaguer has made his way to maui and has this late report. Reporter the apocalyptic scene in maui unfolded before sunrise