Prosecutor will begin presenting her case to grand jury setting up a fourth possible indictment. And speaking of iowa, ron sdaens did not have a great time there. He was heckled several times by Trump Supporters and trolled by the former president s campaign. Also ahead, a Special Counsel is appointed in the doj investigation of hunter biden. Well explain the new development. And plus an update on the Catastrophic Maui Wildfire which is now the deadliest in more than history. Joe, the scenes are just staggering. Yeah, what a tragedy. Unspeakable tragedy. And it seems to have been a Perfect Storm. Winds blowing and whipping around, a lot of people saying they should have turned off the electricity. But the response from officials, that is how they were keeping the water pumps going. Really just again a Perfect Storm, a disaster of unspeakable proportions for the people there. And well be covering that obviously across the four hours. And also a lot going on in politics this past weekend
Week, setting up a fourth possible indictment for trump. Also ahead, we will explain the new development in the Department Of Justices investigation of hunter biden and the Special Counsel now appointed to that case. And plus, we will bring you an update on the Catastrophic Maui Wildfire which is now the deadliest in modern u. S. History. Good morning, and welcome to way too early on this monday, august 14th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. And we will begin with the latest on the devastating wildfires burning across the island of maui. Firefighters there in hawaii continue to battle flames this morning as officials have now confirmed that at least 96 people have died. The wildfire now ranks as the deadliest in modern United States history, surpassing 2018s campfire in california which killed 85. Hawaii governor josh green said the fires will likely be the largest Natural Disaster in his states history, with damages estimated at close to 6 billion. Ha
130,000 ballots back. Thats a thats around a 24 turnout for this election. The average turnout for the president ial primaries since 1972 is 49. This is what it looked like a short time ago. Inside folks making their voice heard in one area. Then in some of the back rooms, the ballot counting happening. Ive been speaking with san franciscans about some of the propositions on the ballot, and there were several. The state prop for Mental Health treatment facilities, and then the props involving the number of officers in San Francisco and how those officers police. I asked voters which specific prop issues mean a lot to them. This is what they say. Look, a deep look at prop one. I was initially going to vote no uh, but unfortunately i read the wording was really nuanced and it said transfer the funds that youre going to distribute, so wouldnt be too much of an additional tax. So i ended up voting yes, and i thought that was a good thing to do. We have a housing shortage here in california
Evening. Thank you for joining us. Im dan ashley, and im ama daetz. Although mail in ballots are popular and more convenient, some people still made time to vote or drop off their ballot in person, saying taking part in the democratic process was important to them. Im just doing my duty. I want to see changes. I mean, good changes come in my neighborhood for my society and for the people that you know that live in the city. So i have to do this so they see a change and for the Better Future for our children generally. I think you should get off your butt and vote, okay, if you can. I know a lot of folks think that their their vote does not count, but it definitely does. And so i always like to say at the local level, thats where you always get stuff done. If you havent voted yet, polls are open until 8 00 tonight. You can also hand deliver your mail in ballot at a drop box. County Election Office or polling place, as long as its delivered by 8 00 tonight. If you prefer to mail it, your
Lets get a check of the forecast with shayla girardin. It will be nice this evening. Temperatures cooperating. A little bit warm. Right about cool and cloudy conditions. Seeing marine layer at the coast. Not too much to affect your visibility. Late morning and early afternoon, we will see the marine layer move out, confined to the coast. Temperatures for the coast and the bay comfortable. Inland on the warmer side. Not what we saw last weekend. Feeling like summer. Breaking down the weekend forecast and win a cool is coming our way, in the sevenday. Gloria thank you so much. In the south bay, day two of swifty mania as taylor swift wraps up her bay stop. 70,000 fans gathered for her eras tour. They dressed up in outfits inspired by her music and most iconic moments. One fan celebrated her 10th birthday, saying it was the most memorable yet. It is like a whole magic trick. Right in front of your eyes, it is real. I did not think it would be that crazy inside. It is super crazy. Gloria y