Is it alabama or is it florida . A new report is raising questions. Our nbc reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin with Steve Patterson who has the latest on the ground in hawaii. Steve, whats the latest from there. I know theres still just so many people who cant get home or who dont have a home to go to. Reporter or who are missing Family Members, chris. The death toll has increased overnight. It is now 55. Everything we have heard from the mayor to the governor to Emergency Officials on this island and looking at the devastation and looking at the damage, that toll will almost certainly increase over the next few hours and days. The governor has just told some families that they may be able to go back to their homes soon, but youre right, in a lot of cases, they will find nothing there. Lahaina has been almost entirely reduced to rubble. Thousands of structures raised. Were expecting millions, if not over A Billion Dollars in damage. Federal help is on t
Trial. And we get more evidence of defense footdragging in the maralago documents case. Also tonight, were on the scene of the enormous destruction in maui where some of the wildfires are thankfully being contained, but the proportions of this tragedy, including now dozens of lives lost, it just keeps growing. Later, Florida Governor ron desantis adds a new adversary to disney, School Liberians and the woke. This time school prosecutors. He is firing them, only he never hired them. The voters did. Well speak to the latest official to get the ax. Good evening. John berman here for anderson. Trying to for swift justice in what could become the most significant criminal trial ever in this country. If not unprecedented in its speed, then pretty nearly so. The defense in one way or another in this federal case and the other today say not so fast. Today the Special Counsels team asked for a january 2nd trial date in the Election Subversion case which it said could take as little as four week
Where the fourth criminal indictment of donald trump may come this week. Whats happening at the courthouse in Fulton County today. Also ahead, a Home Explosion claiming the lives of five people in pennsylvania. The question remaining, what caused that blast . Thanks so much for joining us. Its 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. The death has diemd once again from the wildfires in maui. 96 confirmed dead in what is now the deadliest wildfire in modern u. S. History. With hundreds still missing with just a fraction of the area searched, that death toll will almost certainly rise. Rescue teams are carefully working their way through the rubble. The bright orange xs marking places where theyve searched for victims. Families forced to give dna swabs to help identify those who lost their lives. Lets go live to maui to nbcs dana griffin. Dana, The Search Process is painfully slow for the families missing their loved ones. Whats the latest . Reporter good morning, ana. It i
Hawaii, one of the towns devastated by the wildfires. Cars are lined up behind me, there is roadblocks, curfew to lift at 6 00 a. M. These people waiting to see what is left of their homes. Residents are being led in but its a horrible sight to see. Take a listen to one person we spoke to yesterday. I want people to know there are people suffering and we need donations and people shipping things out in families fed. We need so much help. Home after home and lahaina gone, the Property Data aggregator core logic puts the estimator at destroyed homes at more than 3000, the rising death toll at 80 people as rescue crews search for more victims, thousands of people left the island in 1400 are currently stated emergency shelters. It is unclear how the fire started but when they did ignite the island was ripe for an inferno, dry conditions was 70 h passing Hurricane Dora fueled the flames in a challenging battle for the islands firefighters. Residents say they were given little warning of the
Ahead on cnn newsroom. The wind came. The gas stations blew up. Everything caught fire. And we had to evacuate. Paradise is burning. We will bring you the harrowing stories of people trying to escape the Deadly Wildfires taking over the Hawaiian Island of maui. Plus, more than a dozen people could be indicted with the 2020 election results. Will the former president be on that list . And live in hong kong with a look at restrictions on u. S. Investment in china. Right now, wildfires are raging in parts of hawaii. They have killed at least six people on the island of maui. Footage from the tourist hot spot shows a decimated community that looks like a war zone. Many people dont have power or cell phone service. And thousands are in shelters as Emergency Crews Carry Out Search And Rescue operations for those missing. Hospitals are overwhelmed with patients suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. Federal and state leaders are holding a News Conference this hour. Were expecting an updat