of allowing donald j trump to seize the presidential term of office beginning on january 20th, 21. trump has responded, claiming the indictment is politically inspired. hawaii s governor says that our hearts are broken by the scale of the devastation in maui. at least 99 people are now confirmed dead after a wildfire swept through the tourist town of lahaina last week. authorities say that death toll is all but certain to keep soaring as crews sift through the ashes of incinerated homes. the governor has said that well over 2200 structures burned, and the vast majority were people s homes. right now there is a big push to get to survivors out of shelters and into longer term housing. the red cross and to federal emergency management agency are
resident about what life on the island has become. donald trump s legal troubles in the state of georgia could be coming to a head. we ll tell you the message from the prosecutor to certain witnesses. and how the white house is responding after a special counsel is appointed to look into president biden s son, hunter, and why some republicans say they re still not satisfied with the investigation. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. we begin in hawaii where days after wildfires decimated maui, the death toll is rising. authorities have confirmed 89 deaths making the fires the deadliest in the united states in more than a century and that number is expected to climb even more in the coming days as crews sift through the devastation caused by the fires. governor josh green says the area has suffered some $6
moments ago authorities confirmed 93 deaths. the fires now the deadliest in the united states in more than a century. that number is expected to climb even more in the coming days as crews sift through the devastation caused by the fires. governor josh green says the area has suffered some $6 billion in losses. some 2200 structures damaged or destroyed. vast majority of them homes. this is the largest natural disaster we ve ever experienced. it s going to also be a natural disaster that s going to take an incredible amount of time to recover from. the so in the next few days as we care for how many people we ve lost and how many people are coming into our community, please understand we come at this because it s going to be in the short term heartbreaking, in the long term people are going to need mental health care services, in the very long term
and that number is expected to climb even more in the coming days. as crews sift through the devastation caused by the fires. some 2,200 structures are damaged or destroyed. 86% of them homes. the governor is urging hawaiians to come together for what will be a long road to recovery. this is the largest natural disaster we ve ever experienced. it s going to also be a natural disaster that s going to take an incredible amount of time to recover from. so in the next few days as we characterize how many people we ve lost and how many people are coming into our community, please understand that we come at this like an ohana because it s going to be in the short term heartbreaking, in the long term people are going to need mental health care services. in the very long term we ll rebuild together. and hawaiians aren t waiting for the government to step in and take care of them. they re taking it on themselves to answer the call for help.
welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. officials in hawaii say 80 people are confirmed dead in the wildfires that have ravaged parts of maui, that number is expected to go much higher in the coming days as crews sift through the ashes of the community of lahaina. for those who survived the memory os of what they experience and had what they lost could prove impossible to forget. ryan todd reports. here s the all the restaurants, everything that used to be here, it is no more. reporter: this footage of what looks like the aftermath of a nuclear explosion was taken by emmerson timmins as he rode a