The headlines saying it all, heartbreak across the state as those fires continue to rage across Maui Chasing Thousands from their homes. No power, no internet and next to no progress in beating back the flames that have already left dozens dead. Fema directorwill join me live in a minute. Donald trump launching a threepronged attack using ads, speeches, and Tv Interviews to go after the men and women charging him with crimes. Is there a point in which those criticisms themselves break the law . And a year and a half after russia invaded ukraine, its a scenario that almost no one would have predicted at the start. Moscow now under increasing threat, its airports scrambling planes, Government Buildings bombed, Residents Raing for cover. Well have the latest there as well. But we begin with paradise ablaze. At this hour, at least 36 people are dead as three Wildfires Rage across maui. Parts of the island looking like a bomb went off and evacuations are happening around the clock. The head
Fueling a devastating wildfire on hawaii, forcing evacuation and overwhelming hospitals on maui with victims. People there even jumping into the ocean trying to escape the flames. We are live from maui ahead. Plus a never before seen intern Trump Campaign memo detailing the plot to overturn the election. Details on the architect and why they pushed the fake elector plan. We are live from the florida store where someone defied the odds, scored an enormous fortune, winning the biggest jackpot in megamillions history. All of this and more coming into cnn news central. An extremely dangerous scene playing out right now in hawaii. This is video from a popular tourist town and cultural landmark, the town of lahaina, on the west side of maui. Towering flames, smoke engulfing buildings, they saw people jumping into the ocean trying to escape. The coast guard said it successfully rescued 12 people from the water, and this as several wildfires are rapidly moving on maui and the big island, fanne
murdaugh which wrapped up a short time ago, and the judge sentenced the disgraced attorney to two consecutive life sentences for the mirder of his w wife maggie and his son paul. i will tell you again, and i respect this court, and i am innocent. i would never again under any circumstances hurt my wife maggie or hurt my son paw-paw. and it might not have been you. it might have been the monster that you have become when you take 10, 20, 50, 60 opioid pills that you become another person. this is all one day after the jury convicted murdaugh on four murder charges. it took just three hours. we will go out to dianne gallagher. walk us through what happened in court this morning. it was incredibly remarkable to hear from judge clifton newman reflecting in a measured way talking about this these crimes that murdaugh has been convicted of, but also the person that he saw hymn become. amara, we have talked for so long why this particular case is capturing nation, and it is
and in that mass shooting at a dance studio, we re learning what investigators found inside the gunman s home as the death toll rises this morning. the war in ukraine, russia reinforcing its front lines by adding tens of thousands of troops to the battlefield. but they re arriving unprepared as moscow builds up for a spring offensive. from new mexico to maine, the nation braces for a multi-based storm threat of snow and tornados that covers 2,000 miles. and a key hearing today in georgia over whether donald trump broke the law when he tried to overturn the election. the findings are in, but will the public see them? cnn this morning starts right now. we re going to begin with yet another grim reminder that our nation is suffering from what seems to be a never-ending crisis, a problem that is unique to america. california s reeling from three back-to-back mass shootings, investigators say a gunman killed seven people at a mushroom farm and trucking facility in a smal
president biden is expected to slam election deniers into a surprise speech tonight. the lead starts right now, six days from the midterms president biden has something to say, adding a prime time speech to his calendar taking on the heightened political climate. as the election rolls in candidates are rolling out their closing message. plus, the plan to rope supreme court clarence thomas into the 2020 election. why a trump lawyer called thomas the only chance to delay the process. and north korea is firing off its longest short-range missiles in one day as cnn also learned the rogue nation is secretly supplying russia with weapons. hello and welcome to the lead. i m brianna keilar in for jake tapper. the countdown is on in our politics lead. just six days left until the votes are counted in the congressional balance of power decided. a brand-new cnn poll suggests republican candidates have the momentum. 51% of likely voters say they ll vote for the republican can