A big moment unfolding this hour. Donald trumps legal team in front of the judge presiding over the 2020 election case for the first time. Whats shes going to say about how much evidence will be talked about in public. And will she give any indication on when this trial is going to kick off. Maui being described as an apocalyptic devastation from the wildfire. Some residents say they had no warning that it was time to get out. I sat up on top of the roof, and i battled the fire for about three hours. I couldnt do it anymore. And then i said, i have to move. And then i ran to the ocean. I gave in. So you literally saved yourself by jumping into the ocean . Yes. When you turned around and looked back, whatd you see . Devastation, everything gone. Moments ago, former president Donald Trumps lawyers arrived to Federal Court in washington. Its a big day for them and for the Special Counsel as this is the first hearing in the 2020 Election Subversion Case against trump, and the first time th
A recap of the days headlines and a look at whats in store for tomorrow. Lawyer would have done what Jeff Sessions did. He was part of the campaign, you cant oversee an investigation of a campaign you were part of so he had to recuse himself. Shannon why does the president get that . I dont know. Is that a lawyer, he is frustrated, he thinks this is a witchhunt, jeff did the right thing legally but mueller is now very deep into his investigation. This conflict is far beyond mueller and recusal. This is not a good working relationship from what i can tell. For the good of the nation we need an Attorney General that has the confidence of the president and im not blaming Jeff Sessions. There is no finer man but at the end of the day there are plenty of conservative judges and lawyers that i think could do this job, the we can get somebody confirmed but if he does replace Jeff Sessions the burden will be on the president to pick somebody highly qualified, give mueller the space he needs to
bill weir is on the ground for us on maui. bill, give us the latest on the president s visit in the recovery efforts still underway. he is entering a zone of seismic loss on so many levels. children who lost their parents and parents who lost their children and community leaders who have been holding it together due to the kindness of aloha around and we hear that he s going to book the streets here after taking a helicopter tour after the damage and meeting with survivors and first responders in the big several third in central maui. is there any more clarity on how many people may have been killed in these horrible, horrible wildfires? that is the question that just hangs like a cloud over this island right now. according to the mayor of maui,
hurricanes, brush fires, flooding, lava, hazmat conditions or even a terrorist event. reporter: this map also from the county s page show where is t where the sirens are located. there are about 400 sirens statewide, including 80 on maui. in lahaina, where more than 100 people were killed in the flames, there are five sirens, five sirens that were not used to warn those in grave danger. instead, officials say they chose to send alerts by text message to cell phones as well as alerts on land lines and through tv and radio. it is our practice to use the most effective means of conveying an emergency message to the public during the wildfire. reporter: while that may have worked in some cases, the wildfire moved so swiftly, it knocked out power and cell service. so how were residents supposed to receive those warnings? there was no warning at all.
which clearly states how the siren system is capable of alerting residents to multiple disasters, including wildfires. emergency alert. and we also found this explainer, about the sirens uses on hawaii s emergency management agency s web page. we also use sirens for hurricanes, flash fires, flooding, lava, all kinds of or even a terrorist event. this map, also from the county s page, shows where the warning sirens are located. according to the state, there are about 400 sirens statewide, including 80 on maui. and in the historic town of lahaina, where more than 100 people were killed in the flames, there are five sirens. five sirens, that were not used to warn those in grave danger. instead, officials say they chose to send alerts by text message to cell phones, as well as alerts on land mines and through tv and radio.