And the tourists still trying to evacuate. Also ahead, lawyers for donald trump just arriving for a high stakes hearing in the Election Interference Case. How much will trump be allowed to discuss publicly and could that trial begin as soon as january . It is 10 00 eastern, thanks for being with us on this friday, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york, and we begin with the staggering death toll from the wildfires in hawaii. Authorities on maui revealing overnight at least 55 people have died in those fires, and by one account, up to a thousand remain missing. Communications on the island remain difficult making it hard to confirm who is safe and mauis mayor says intense Search And Rescue efforts are still underway. Search in the interior of the buildings. Were waiting for fema to help with that search, as they are equipped to handle the Hazmat Conditions of the buildings that have been burned. Shelters on the island are full of residents who have now lost everything, along with touri
happen. this is a historic moment we are in right now. all of you, thank you, tom winter, brandon fox, paul henderson, i appreciate you. happy friday. now to an nbc news exclusive on the investigation into president biden s handling of classified documents. we are learning attorneys for president biden are in talks with the special counsel in that case about a potential interview with the president. now, as a reminder, this investigation, this special counsel all completely separate from the case involving former president donald trump. let s get right to nbc s monica alba who broke this story. what do we know about these conversations and a potential interview? reporter: well, the negotiations here is really the new and interesting part of this phase of the investigation. it is something that the president s advisers expected when asked by the special counsel for an interview that he would cooperate if the conditions can be met to do that felt so that is now where the conversati
we re following multiple breaking stories including new subpoenas and demands for documents in the rapidly-expanding impeachment investigation of president trump. as we re learning attorneys for the house intelligence committee are discussing what is described as extreme measures to protect the identity of the original whistle-blower if that person does testify. let s get insight from our political and legal experts. jeffrey toobin, do you think the extreme measures to protect the whistle-blower are necessary. i sure do. and let me give you three words why. christine blasey ford. think about that woman who was you could say the whistle-blower in the brett kavanaugh confirmation hearings whose life was turned upside down, who was harassed, who has at least for many months couldn t live in her house and that is minor league baseball compared to the world cease of an impeachment situation.