Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Thank you for sharing part of your morning with us. As the grim reality sets in for survivors in hawaii, some are questioning the states response beforehand and how much was done to try to warn residents to get out. Plus Hunter Bidens legal troubles heat pup the Justice Department elevates the attorney to Special Counsel after plea talks fall apart. And donald trump and his legal team get a stern warning from the judge. Well have the latest on the contentious hearing. New data Shows Americans are pulling out of their 401 k and relying on credit cards. Well have a financial expert to weigh in with her advice. We begin with really grim news from hawaii, where those devastating wildfires have claimed at least 80 lives so far. The death toll will likely rise in the coming days. Crews have not yet searched the inside of most of the buildings and its unclear how many people are unaccounted for. Video shows the horror of the fire as people tried t
devastating wildfires have claimed at least 80 lives so far. the death toll will likely rise in the coming days. crews have not yet searched the inside of most of the buildings and it s unclear how many people are unaccounted for. video shows the horror of the fire as people tried to escape. this video you re seeing here is from the coast guard. it shows the view of the fire on wednesday. coast guard crews were able to rescue 17 people, who escaped the fire by jumping into the ocean. take a look at this tiktok video. it appears to show sol of those desperate people in the water after they were forced to jump in to try to save themselves from the flames. cnn has not been able to determine the source of the video or independently verify the video, but dense smoke and high winds created an incredibly chaotic and terrifying situation. take a listen to this next video. it s hard to listen to, but it captureses the terror as a resident tries to escape the flames in her car. we have to wa