Were some of the greatest attacks on democracy in u. S. History, yet it can be easy to forget that all the horror, reaction, discussion, and coverage, for all the trials of people that stormed the capitol and the convictions of seditionists there was no coup probe of indictment for years. The man who led the january 6th rally, impeached for inciting an insurrection, that man, two years after those events, the person at the center of it all was not facing a serious coup probe let alone charges. Reporting shows quite the opposite. Not only was he not facing that, but the fbi and doj avoiding investigating trump for optics and review of the evidence. We all know that. That was the status quo for years. So, in our Special Report tonight, lets begin with the very simple question what changed . One thing, and its the kind of change in Law Enforcement that can change everything as so memorably put in 48 hours. Theres a new sheriff in town. And his name is reggie hamlin. A new sheriff came to
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
Courtroom on bull [ bleep ] because his Attorney General charged me with something. [ bleep ]. Also a former obama Cabinet Secretary and leading conservative federal judge teaming up to defend democracy from what they see as new threats. The president cracking down on investments in semiconductors and other Sensitive Technology to china. How will beijing respond . Massive wildfires in maui burning through buildings and forcing evacuations. Good day everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in new york. Voters in ohio turned out in the august heat in recordbreaking numbers, an overwhelming reminder that Abortion Access is still a major motivator to draw supporters to the polls. Unofficial results showing ohioans voted to amend the constitution that passed. Organizers calling the vote a huge victory. The majority still rules in ohio. [ cheers and applause ] and the peoples power has been preserved because ohio voters like you showed up and overwhelmingly voted down issue 1. President biden declaring
Special counsels investigation. The big question is how much will a judge allow him to say about his case . And those dangerous wildfires raging across hawaii right now. The coast guard says its already rescued multiple people who jumped into the ocean as an escape from those wild flames. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments, but i want to start right there, talking about maui, dealing with those terrifying wildfires. Maura barrett is following this story. What more can you tell us . Reporter well, chris, its really a dire situation. Just about 8 00 a. M. Right now in hawaii, so were finally starting to get some updates from officials, but unfortunately because were seeing thousands of people without power, down power lines on the roads, downed trees, theres a lot of issues with communication, in terms of firm details about how many injured there might be, and rescue efforts and Fire Fighting efforts is limited, due in big part to a massive category 4 Hur
Of manhattan, alvin bragg. I want to give you one piece of context here. Thats an individual at a Law Enforcement level whos not been nationally famous. Indeed, most people around the country following the show in utah, for example, wouldnt be able to name the random d. A. S in random cities. Yet, this is the d. A. That donald trump has been publicly targeting since the manhattan d. A. Indicted donald trump. Now i say with precision because thats a fact. Law enforcement is not making any direct link, causal or otherwise yet but this is the environment were in. Msnbc reporting this manmade to trip to utah and discussed preparing camouflage and a sniper rifle. Then he called d. A. Bragg a hack, brought up a Conspiracy Theory by george soros and discussed a plot to somehow assassinate bragg in a Parking Garage according to these charging documents. The fbi is reviewing the shooting. So, how do you go from being an unknown lawyer to being elected d. A. , to being caught up at a president i