These are serious charges. These are like for the mafia or mob. What were they thinking . Something that campaign cant get involved in. Kids screaming, babies being handed off to other people. It was like out of a war movie. The Historic Town of lahaina burned to the ground. Well find out what we could have done to prevent such loss of life to the best of our ability. Live in london, this is cnn newsroom. It is august 14. And the District Attorney is expected to present the case against donald trump this week. She could possibly seek more than a dozen indictment including a fourth round of charges for the former president. It comes as cnn has new details on the case. Sources say there is new evidence linking Donald Trumps legal team to a voting breach. Reporter specifically he these Text Messages show that lawyers working for trump actively sought to get a written letter of recommendation in the days leading up to the breach. Lawyers like Rudy Giuliani and former trump attorney Sydney
Decimated by a wildfire that traveled at extraordinary speed. Well hear one resident story ahead. Donald trump could be facing a fourth criminal indictment. This time, the case is unfolding right here in georgia. What were learning about key evidence that prosecutors have gathered. And what has been taken from a cargo vessel in the black sea. What ukraine is now calling an act of piracy. We begin with the deadly fires that swept through the Hawaiian Island of maui and details about the astonishing speed of the flames that have now killed at least 93 people. Hawaiis governor says the wildfire that ripped through lahaina last week, moved as fast as one mile a minute. He di etailed the estimates but tried to stay positive. Over 2,700 structures were destroyed in lahaina. An estimated value of 5. 6 billion has gone away. People are suffering and we continue to work to find them. Theres a lot of information that people want. To that end, i thauthorized a comprehensive review. We will build
Not a matter of if but when and they want answers why these documents may have already been drawn up and posted before a grand jury vote. We begin tonight with correspondent Jonathan Serrie in atlanta outside the courthouse. Good evening, jonathan. Good evening, bret. The case appears to be moving rapidly with at least two witnesses originally scheduled to testify on tuesday being called to the court house this afternoon. One of them, former lt. Governor jeff duncan, a republican who has been highly critical of the former President Trump and george cheaty, a chils who says he walked in on a meeting of alternate electors who attempted to certify georgias 2020 election for then President Trump after his narrow loss to joe biden. Earlier today, The Grand Jury heard from two former Democratic State lawmakers including former senator jen jerry continue attended a post Election Hearing with trumps personal lawyer. In that meeting critics say Rudy Giuliani tried to convince Georgia Legislator
And officials fear the actual death toll may be far higher. We will go to maui for the latest and then speak to the climate scientist michael mann. We simply would not be seeing this in the absence of human caused warming, in the absence of the Climate Crisis, the warming of the planet from the burning of fossil fuels. Amy and then to ecuador, where the country is still in shock after the assassination of president ial hopeful Fernando Villavicencio. This is a political crime, the character of terrorism. Amy we will speak to the ecuadoran economist andres arauz who is running for Vice President of ecuador in sundays elections, which are scheduled to proceed as planned. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In hawaii, the death toll from the maui wildfire has reached 96 and continues to rise, making it the deadliest u. S. Wildfire in a century. Family Resource Centers have been set up to help survivors despe
Now. Today, monday, august 14th, 2023. Breaking news historic disaster. The number of People Killed in maui continues to grow with over 95 of the disaster zone still left to be searched. The massive relief effort now under way, and the lingering issues that could exist for months. More legal troubles. A georgia prosecutor is laying out a case against former President Trump. Whwhat hes accuseded of d doin thatat state, andnd whenn charg coululd be filed. Home explosion. A blast in pennsylvania leaves five people dead, including a 12yearold. What were learning about how it happened. And smash and grab. Thousands of dollars in merchandise stolen in minutes. Details of a coordinated attack in Southern California at a mall and how police say they pulled it off. We begin in hawaii with the devastating aftermath of those deadly wildfires. Crews are still searching for victims in the charred ruins of lahaina. Specialist teams and cadaver dogs are going through the rubble, and families of the m