Of the deadliest in u. S. History. In a moment, i will turn it over to deanne criswell, joining us from hawaii. Much of this she briefed the president on last night. She has been in hawaii since 2 00 a. M. On saturday morning. And she is still there right now. For i do that, i want to say is the president said last week that he and the first lady are praying for families who are grieving and for everyone who has suffered misstating losses of land and property as a result of the wildfires in maui. The president continues to stay engaged with local officials to ensure our robust whole of government response continues. Yesterday, he received two briefings from fema administrator criswell on the ongoing federal response a written update in the morning and a phone call last night. The president has stayed engaged with Hawaii Governor josh green, and theyve spoken twice in recent days to make sure he gets every resource he needs. The president also spoke by phone on friday with senator hiron
Major funding for the pbs has been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and friends of the newshour including leonard and norma clore fine. The william and flora hewlett foundation, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to support a better world. And with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Im vanessa really is with newshour west. The death toll from the maui wildfires and tin you to climb. At least 99 are confirmed dead. The rescue effort continues with a fraction of the effect it area search so far. Geoff bennett has our report. Search and Recovery Efforts are underway after the nations deadliest wildfire in more than a century. As officials survey the devastation, residents continue to look for missing loved ones. I would like to find the quijano family, coloma family and vil
At any moment former President Donald Trump or any one of his 18 codefendants in the Election Subversion case could turn themselves in at a jail in georgia. We are live in atlanta as the deadline for their sur renter is nine days away. The white house announced plans for President Biden to head to hawaii to see first hand devastation of the maui fires and we have the new video at the epicenter of the tragedy with questions growing about how those fires started. Could alec baldwin face charges once again in the Rust Film Set Shooting . Why new Forensic Analysis could change the case. Im john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. This is cnn news center. Some time between now and next friday, donald trump and his 18 accused cocon sspirator are supposed to turn themselves in on charges related to the 2020 election. At least, thats how we understand it at this moment, as with every trump case, circumstances can change, but here is how a Fulton County sheriff says he expects all of this
Codefendants. Also tonight, cnn has learned that Secretary Of State Antony Blinken just spoke by phone with paul wheeler, an american wrongfully imprisoned in russia. And as the death toll of the Maui Wildfire climbs above 100, there are now growing questions about the cause of the disaster and the governors response. Josh green will join us live this hour. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. Tonight the wheels are in motion for Donald Trumps arrest, arraignment and trial in the Georgia Election subversion case, the Fulton County District Attorney proposing some key dates amid negotiations with trumps lawyers about details of his surrender. Lets go to cnns sarah murray who is just back from atlanta where shes covered the indictment and done an excellent job. Tell us about the d. A. s proposed trial date and how it fits into this already very busy legal and political calendar for the form are prer president. As
Maui wildfires much of which she briefed the president on last night. She has been in the hawaii since 2 00 a. M. Saturday morning. She is still there right now. But before i do that i want to once again say as a president said last week that he and the first lady are praying for families who are grieving their loved ones and for everyone that has suffered devastating losses of land and property as a result of the wildfires in maui. The president continues to stay closely engaged with his team to ensure a robust whole of government response continues. Yesterday he received two briefings from administrator criswell on the ongoing response. The president has stayed engaged with the hawaiian governor and they have spoken twice in recent days to make sure he gets every resource he needs. The president also spoke by phone on friday with the senator. With all of these officials the president has had a comprehensive discussion about the remaining challenges that need to prioritize the safety