Ahead on cnn newsroom. It looks like a war zone out there, really looks like somebody came along and bombed the town. Billions of dollars and losses, dozens dead, the scope of the fires in hawaii is becoming clear. Gop president ial hopeful campaign at the Iowa State Fair ahead of their first debate, front runner donald trump refuses to comply with one requirement to qualify for the event. And Five Americans have been released from irans most notorious prison, what it will take to bring them the rest of the way home. Live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. The catastrophic wildfires scorching the Hawaiian Island of maui have killed at least 53 people, it is feared the death toll will keep rising as emergency crews reach more areas turn to ash. Power and cell service are still out in western maui, and the main Tourist District of lahaina which is making it difficult to determine how many people are still missing. The white government up 1700 buildings there were de
the one road into lahaina remains closed, people can leave, but they cannot go back in. and others have been waiting on the side of the road, hoping that the moment that this road opens up they can go see their homes and community. but the governor of hawaii saying earlier today that he estimates about 80% of lahaina has been decimated. there is a glimmer of good news, that fire that decimated lahaina, it is now 80% contained. firefighters have been able to make progress despite these conditions. veronica miracle, cnn, maui, hawaii. attorneys for donald trump in the special counsel will be in court in washington in the coming hours. u.s. district judge tonya will hold a hearing on how to handle evidence in the election subversion case, she expects to weigh in on what trump can say in public, especially in the wake of his inflammatory media posts. it comes as the justice department is proposing an aggressive timeline for the