Im amara walker. Im rahel solomon. Great to be with you, amara. Thanks for coming back. Its been fun. Thank you for spending part of your morning was us. Heres what were watching for you this morning. This is the largest Natural Disaster we have ever experienced. Its going to also be a Natural Disaster thats going to take an incredible amount of time to recover from. The death toll from the maui wildfires jumps to 93, making it the deadliest wildfire in the past century. We are live in maui as federal help pours in. Also hearing from residents frustrated with the governments response. The Fulton County District Attorney investigating donald trump and his attempts to interfere in georgias election expected to present her case to a grand jury this week. What we are learning about some of the key witnesses ordered totive. A viral Triple Threat adds the new Covid Variant emerges. Concerns heading into cold and flu season and what we should be doing to prepare. What caused a United Airlines
For next weeks debate, his super pac has advised him to take a hammer to Vivek Ramaswamy but defend trump if trump is attacked by chris christie. Here was some reaction after Fulton County d. A. Fani willis indicted trump and 18 codefendants for state rico violations. South carolina senator tim scott said this. We see the legal system being weaponized against political opponents. That is unamerican and unacceptable. Vivek ramaswamy said that should he become president , he would pardon trump. The reality is this, these are politicized persecutions through prosecution. Trumps former Vice President mike pence, who has criticized trump for putting himself above the constitution, says he prefers that trumps fate be decided, quote, by voters, not criminal courts. Ron desantis said i think its an example of the criminalization of politics. I dont think this is good for the country. Even chris christie, who has been consistently critical of trumps underlying conduct told cnn, he thought that
Good morning, everyone. We are so glad youre starting your morning with us. Good morning. Happy monday. Its good to be back. A lot of news. A lot of news to get to, so lets get started with five things to know this monday, august 14th. Breaking overnight, 96, that is the death count so far from the hawaii wildfires and only 3 of the Disaster Area has been searched. The governor calling it a Fire Hurricane. It spread faster than a mile a minute, and now a new lawsuit against the states main electric provide r. Hours from now the Fulton County District Attorney is expected to present her case to the grand jury in the Georgia Election subversion case. This means a potential fourth indictment looms over former President Trump. Cnn learns exclusively about key evidence obtained by prosecutors. And a home explodes outside of pittsburgh killing five. Gas systems were operating as designed, according to officials, who say it could take months to figure out what happened. A new serious concern
The man behind the art of the deal says not to expect one in atlanta. In atlanta. So the everexpanding and extraordinary logistical and political challenges ahead for trump and his 2024 rivals. Ill be talking to republican president ial candidate will hurd next. Also this hour, the Monumental Task ahead in hawaii, now the site of the deadliest wildfire in modern u. S. History. The death toll likely to climb as crews search the ruins with the gruesome task of identifying the remains of the missing. Stories of heartbreak and anger as locals face questions about what they say was a lack of warning by the authorities. Where were you guys . Where were you guys to try to get us out, evacuate us . Were mad. Were mad. We didnt just lose our homes. We lost our town. What the rescue and Recovery Mission looks like coming up. But we begin in Fulton County, georgia, where a jury can vote on a possible fourth criminal indictment in the next 48 hours. The New York Times calls this case an upclose po
Future. It comes as new fox new polls reveal what voters think schools should be focused on teaching in the classroom. Im john roberts, welcome to friday and to you. Aishah im Aishah Hasnie in for sandra smith. Voters of all political stripes are finding Common Ground on a couple of key issues. Public schools should teach more about being a good citizen, less about gender identity issues. John parents are protesting over transgender policies which prompted a Court Battle In One State Andout right defiance by a School District in another. Mark meredith joins us with more on all of this. How much are voters do we think focusing on education . John, quite a bit. Seems like this issue has broken up ever since the pandemic. Of course, always Hot Button Issues in politics, but education has played a more prominent role in the daily debate and new fox news polling explains why. Not enough time is spent on what you consider reading, writing, math, science, they say too much time is spent on ge