[playing national anthem] [playing national anthem] we begin this word with a fox feather under weather fire al alert. The death toll 93 people, the governor warns is likely to go up significantly in the coming days, just two of those killed have been identified so far. Rachel and rescue crews say they have only reached about 3 of the search area so far. More than 2000 buildings have been completely destroyed. Nearly all those destroyed buildings were residential and now 4500 people are in need of shelter. I dont even know how to explain it. It is a war zone, you dont know how to feel. Thank god we have each other in alive and safe. Its like were the only things we have now because everything that we had in the past is gone. Joey this is the deadliest wildfire in the past 100 years. Theyve open a probe into the wildfire response. The critical decisions happened before, during and after the fire. Will good morning welcome to fox friends this sunday morning. The story threatens to get mo
Becoming clearer by the day. The deadliest wildfire in more than a century and the death toll is expected to rise even further as crews cannot a grim search for victims. And former u. S. President donald trump could be facing a fourth indictment in the week ahead over his attempts to overturn the 2020 Election Results here in georgia. Plus the matildas waltz into the womens world cup semifinals after toppling france in a nailbiting penalty shootout. Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. With laila harrak. The governor of hawaii, what his state is going through is heartbreaking. And days after wildfires decimated parts of maui the death toll is still rising. Authorities have now confirmed 89 deaths, making the fires the deadliest in the United States in more than a century. And that number is expected to climb even more in the coming days. As crews sift through the devastation caused by the fires. Some 2,200 structures are damaged or destroyed. 86 of them homes. The gove
Of this week where things are finally going to happen. What is the significance of what we just heard from the former Lieutenant Governor there . Yeah, i mean, this is the culmination of a two and a half year Criminal Investigation that Fulton County District Attorney fani willis has been overseeing. So the fact that witnesses have finally been put on notice with a day to appear before the grand jury that can actually issue indictments is an indication she is going to go before the grand jury, present her case potentially against donald trump and, you know, a dozen or so others and she going to ask this grand jury to hand up indictments. We have been told this presentation could take as long as two days. Its possible that she actually begins with this on monday and then we see some of these witnesses, including former Lieutenant Governor geoff duncan and george chidi showing up on tuesday. Now, you have interviewed k george chidi and talked to him. Thats going to be the second witness,
Jake tapper and we start today with Breaking News and a cnn exclusive for the first time the man and only previously known as Employee Number five. In the Trump Federal classified documents case, is publicly going on the record about what he saw Behind The Scenes at maralago and how he ended up handling boxes of classified documents without even knowing it or having the clearance to do so trump Employee Number five is a man named brian butler he has worked at maralago for 20 years. He wasnt just any regular employee. We should note he handled the car service at trumps florida resort. Often directly making sure that donald trump and all of his belongings were moved from place to place, meaning he saw moments and movements and heard conversations that are now part of special counsel jack smiths indictment of Donald Trumps cnns Kaitlan Collins, Katelyn Polantz, our breaking the story for us and joining us now, Kaitlan Collins, it start with you, so you sat down with butler earlier today.
Wavering on him ahead of next years elections. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, august 1st. We are in august already. I am jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this new month with a possible new indictment against former President Donald Trump for his alleged efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election. The grand jury Hearing Testimony in special counsel jack smiths investigation is expected to be back in session in washington today. Now its been two weeks since trump announced on social media that he received a Target Letter, which is an indication that charges could be brought in the very near future. That letter suggested that the former president could face charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, Depriving Voters of their rights, and witness tampering. Trump seems prepared to be preparing for another federal indictment against him, posting yesterday on truth social that he assumes one will be