Rahm emanuel about whats the u. S. Trying to accomplish. We begin this morning with the Devastating Hawaiin Wildfire S that ravaged maui. Police have identified three more victims. Nbcs tom llamas spoke with the family a 79yearold who was identified yesterday. Reporter remembering the man who for decades was the rhythm of lahaina. Music was the love of his life. Buddy jantoc spent life as a musician, touring country before settling down in his forever home of lahaina. Theyre sharing memories like this of uncle buddy playing weekend gigs at lahainas cannery mall. He was always smiling, always laughing. This as nbc news has reviewed a lawsuit accusing Hawaiian Electric of years of inaction and negligence, arguing it should have been planning to shut down Power Systems before the damaging winds hit. The Hawaiian Electric company declined to comment on the pending lawsuit. Nbcs Steve Patterson joins us this morning from maui. What more do we know about that suit and the investigation into
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
the white house between president biden and the top four congressional leaders as negotiators struggle to come to a deal on border policy and aid for ukraine. meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis at the border now overwhelming first responders. we ll talk to the fire chief and eagle pass, texas, who says his rescuers are, quote, tired of seeing dead people. and we ll speak with former el paso congressman beto o rourke, who criticizes both sides for failing to act. and we begin this hour in a federal courtroom, right here in new york city, where former president donald trump is listening to writer e. jean carroll testify against him. this is happening in damages portion of the second defamation case she has brought against him. with us to start off our coverage this hour, nbc news correspondent garrett haake, manchester, new hampshire, nbc news rehema ellis, and jessica roth, former federal prosecutor in new york, who is now a professor at cardoza law school. rehema, what is h
youtube. the great andrea mitchell is here with more news right now. and right now on andrea mitchell reports the republican fight ramps up in new hampshire. i do want to talk about nikki, that she s not great, she s not tough enough to deal with these people. i ll tell you that, she s not tough enough. we can t have a country in disarray and a world on fire and go through four more years of chaos. we won t survive. while president biden focuses on the border and meeting with top lawmakers. this hour, mark warner joins me with a preview. plus, new intrigue surrounding defense secretary lloyd austin s hospitalization as his 911 call is made public. can i ask the ambulance not show up with lights and sirens? we re trying to remain a little subtle. plus, as deadly strikes stretch from gaza and lebanon, iraq and yemen, i ll speak to an israeli woman about the joy of being reunited with a family member and the pain of having another one coverage from a hostage. b
disapprove of the decision. as republican 2024 candidates line up today at a d.c. forum to court evangelical conservatives with their anti-abortion credentials. the battle for life is far from over. we have not come to the end of our cause. we have simply come to the end of the beginning. we have to start with tomorrow s anniversary and thank god almighty for the dobbs decision. absolutely. also, a navy sonar heard the catastrophic implosion of the oceangate submersible less than two hours into its dive. experts say it must have immediately killed all five people on board, but the navy says it had to continue the search for four more days until they had visual sighting of the debris just to be sure. as families mourn, what is the future of deep sea exploration? and was safety compromise it by the daring mission? and hunter biden days after agreeing to a misdemeanor plea deal joining his family at the gala state dinner only hours after house republicans released testimon