And in maui tonight, the images just now coming to light. Now the deadliest wildfire in 100 years. And the tough questions now emerging tonight. First, this evening, sources telling abc news the d. A. In Fulton County, georgia, moving more quickly than expected at this hour. The unexpected move late today. Could any possible criminal indictment now come as early as tonight . Aaron katersky standing by live at the courthouse with what weve just learned. Also tonight, the new and difficult images just now emerging from hawaii. The mother and her two sons wading in the water for hours after jumping in to survive the flames. Tonight, hawaiis governor warning the death toll could be much higher. Survivors now being asked to provide dna to help identify victims. And now, major new questions. Where were the warnings . The sirens . Why werent power lines shut down amid the red flag warnings . Whit johnson and Gio Benitez In Maui again tonight for us. Ginger zee is also here, tracking severe st
Im here on the road to lahaina. This is as close as we can get to the community. And what i want to show you right now is the scene here. If we just move over here i want to give you a picture of these dry conditions here on the island of maui. You can see there the dry grass, the drought here, which has been a persistent problem for many months. You can also see the high winds. And these high winds really have been an issue in fanning those flames and they are leading to more concerns, ever present concerns from authorities about the prospect for flare ups in these places. Im going to move out of the way so you can look over my shoulder here. What you can see is this is the last Police Check Point here on the road to lahaina here, everyone on the road here is stopped and asked questions about why they are going on. And many people are then forced to turn around in this lane here and essentially turned back, because right now they are only allowing Emergency Workers in. Its coming at a
Destroyed. Most of the Historic Town of lahaina wiped out. And now an investigation into the Emergency Alert system, with residents telling us they had little to no warning of the raging fire. Many now lining up for a chance to return home. Some are finding a wasteland where their houses once stood. We meet a mother and daughter searching through the ruins. A family that may have lost four members. And a pregnant woman who fled the flames, due to have her baby any day, desperate for a steady place to stay. Were following the massive Relief Effort under way. Donations pouring into maui. Neighbors racing to help each other. Gio benitez standing by. And our Team Coverage across maui. Also in our news tonight, millions on alert for extreme weather. Damaging hail in the midwest. Severe storms sweeping into the east. Including possible tornadoes. Blistering heat as the Pacific Northwest braces for a dangerous heat wave. A deadly Home Explosion. The flames spreading to other homes in the neig
The east. First, donald trump criminally indicted in georgia, facing 13 counts. Also, 18 alleged coconspirators charged. Rudy giuliani among them, for allegedly trying to flip joe bidens victory in that state. Tonight, because this is now at the state level, what this means when it comes to pardons. Why this case is so different. Our chief Investigative Reporter Aaron Katersky standing by tonight. Also, Breaking News coming in from north korea. What theyre now saying about that u. S. Soldier that crossed the dmz into north korea. Martha raddatz standing by with what shes learned. The Haunting Images from maui. The grim search for victims. And tonight, the utility now pressed on why the power wasnt cut, with red flag warnings and those high winds. Their explanation, and youll hear it. Whit johnson again tonight. The severe storms at this hour set to hit the east coast from the carolinas up through washington, philadelphia, the northeast. Damaging winds up to 75 miles per hour, and ginge
Hearing with special counsel jack smiths team. Theyre trying to determine what evidence trump may discuss publicly in the Election Interference Case. Plus, we have two Nbc News Exclusives today. New reporting about the special counsels investigation into classified documents found at President Bidens office and home. And democratic senator joe manchin skipping a major white house event as he considers running against President Biden. And celebrations are being held around the world today. The 50th Anniversary of hiphop. We begin this morning with Breaking News for the Third Straight day. Catastrophic wildfires are tearing through hawaii with six active blazes. Six still burning. It is now the second deadliest wildfire in u. S. History. 55 people died. The death toll is expected to rise as the fire is just 80 contained as of right now. With over 1,000 structures burned, thousands of acres of land scorched, the governor says it looks like a bomb went off and thats the likely the Largest