Good morning, everyone. Glad youre with is pup five things to know for this thursday august 17th. Devastating news again this morning out of hawaii. We have learned children are among the 111 victims killed in the wildfires and the police chief on maui said that number will go up. Only 38 of the area has been searched ed so far and more tha 1,000 people are missing this morning. And a Fulton County circled one day before primary voters head to the polls in more than a dozen states. New overnight a woman in texas has been charged for threatening the judge overseeing jack smiths federal election subversion case. Also this morning, more Young Americans are diagnosed with cancer. A new study says the rate is driven by women and 30 to 39yearolds. The coach for the womens soccer team is out after the devastating world cup. And you see balancing on the stones. Stunned onlookers watched. Eventually escorted away by a guard. Cnn this morning starts right now. You wouldnt you wouldnt do that . I
A large lead over his closest rivals. The latest numbers are showing some movement within the rest of the pack. Watch that. Trump sitting solidly on top. 53 , Florida Governor ron desantis losing a bit of ground in the polling. The big story here support for Vivek Ramaswamy has now more than doubled for him. Dana we have full coverage on fox. North dakota governor and republican president ial candidate doug burgum joining us in a moment. Alexis mcadams is still in des moines. Im not leaving any time soon unfortunately for them. Everyone has been very friendly. New polls coming in, its important to point out like bill said how good Vivek Ramaswamy is doing in the national polls. When i talked to him in iowa he said he is not surprised. He is not a politician and believes people can tell he is genuine. Take a look here what you can see on your screen. This is the new numbers rolling in. Latest Fox News National poll showing half a dozen republican candidates are within striking distance
Comprehensive review in what is now the fifth deadliest fire in u. S. History. Fox weather correspondent max gordon has more for us. No official reason why the fire started, the finger is being pointed at hawaiian electric. They kept electricity on amid high fire and wind danger. They are focused on restoring power in the affected areas. The governor of hawaii ordering an investigation into why the fires started. Take a listen. Ive authorized an extensive review. We will build back together and find out what we could have done to prevent such loss of life and bringing the government to alleviate suffering. The local government here limiting access to the town of lahaina, devastated by fire, saying it is unsafe and they are recovering bodies, in one case, entire family of four identified as victims. Curfew is in place running from 10 a. M. To 6 p. M. With access limited to residents and people with hotel residervations. Buildings were destroyed, many houses, so many people without homes
Submitting its proposal for the start of the federal trial over january 6th. Their suggestion, april 2026. This as the fbi is investigating death threats. Plus, 1,000 people still unaccounted for in hawaii. State officials fear many of them could be children who are off from school that day. The mayor of maui is my guest and a russian general turning up dead. The second one this week. Were they targeted by putin . Lets go outfront. And good evening. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, the breaking news. Trumps legal team just proposing a new date for his federal january 6th case. The date, april 2026. To state the obvious, this is years away and jack smith, the Special Counsel obviously is pushing for the first court day of 2024, about four months from now. January 2nd. It comes as the fbi is now working with the Fulton County Sheriffs Office in georgia and they are investigating threats being made against the grand jurors who voted to indict trump along with 18 others. In a Statement W
Wildfires. Only 3 of the disaster has even been searched. The governor calling it A Fire Hurricane that spread faster than a mile a minute. Now a new lawsuit gets the states main electric provider. Hours from now the District Attorney set to begin presenting her case to a grand jury in the Georgia Election subversion case. This means a potential fourth indictment looms over former President Trump. Cnn learns about key evidence obtained by prosecutors. And a home explodes outside of pittsburgh. Gas systems were operating as designed, according to officials. It could take months or years to figure out why. The raid of a newspaper Head Quarters in kansas is raising serious concerns over First Amendment rights. Police seizing everything. Also the lapd says a mob of people stole 100,000 worth of merchandise during a daytime robbery. Well show you what was caught on camera. Cnn this morning starts right now. Good morning, thank you for joining us. Theres a lot of news, but were starting with