A huge announcement from Attorney General Merrick Garland, Special Counsel is now investigating hunter biden, the president s son, after a potential plea deal collapsed. Plus, 59 people are now confirmed dead in the hawaii wildfires. It comes as residents start to return to lahaina to see the rubble where they used to live. One of them is my guest tonight. Lets go outfront. Good evening, im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, major developments on multiple legal fronts for both donald trump and joe biden. Trumps attorneys coming face to face with judge Tanya Chutkan for the first time today as the Attorney General spoke publicly, something he rarely does. Merrick garland announcing he is authorizing a Special Counsel to investigate bidens son hunter. And all of this comes as witnesses subpoenaed in the fulton county, georgia, investigation, can be told any minute they need to testify monday in front of a grand jury. Thats when the grand jury meets again and could indict if trump is indicte
Staying in Emergency Shelters with many not knowing when basic services will be restored and if their homes are still there. Plus hunter biden is being investigated by a Special Counsel. Why republicans arent pleased with the developments. And australia and france fighting for a spot in the world cup semifinals. Well have the latest on all the actions. We begin this hour in hawaii, where were getting a better understanding of the devastation caused by Deadly Wildfires that tore across the Island Of Maui and sadly a new death toll. 80 people are now confirmed dead from the fire. That number could rise dramatically in the coming days as crews with Cadaver Dogs Sift through the ashes of homes and buildings. The only public road in and out was open briefly on friday to give people a chance to see whats become of their homes, but authorities closed it again a short time later. Officials say the fire is 85 contained, but the danger isnt completely gone. Criticism is growing on how authoritie
Hawaiis lahaina are allowed to briefly return to the town that wildfires virtually wiped out. The u. S. Attorney leading the Hunter Biden Probe has now been given Special Counsel authority, what that could mean for the president s son and the president s reelection campaign. Let me explain, please. We are no longer friends. It just got real. Adam sandler casts his real life family in his latest comedy on netflix. Live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. Theres word of yet another evacuation on maui. The Police Department says there is a fire in west maui and residents in the kaapali area are currently being evacuated. Were told the area was untouched by the initial wildfire. That comes as a search for survivors is taking a bleak turn. Days after devastating wildfires tore through parts of the island, countless people remain unaccounted for. Cadaver dogs are sifting through the charred remains of homes and buildings and although the number of people confirmed dead stands at a grim 67
Missiles are not used to bomb runways. Officials say the strike seen here from the two u. S. Navy destroyers was meant to sent a message to the assad regime and its allies. A russian drone was seen over the hospital where victims of the chemical attack were taken. On a lighter note, the fox news learned the skipper of one of the warships that launched missiles at that syrian airfield is a graduate of the u. S. Naval academy. The u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations would not rule out more strikes from the commanders ship. We are prepared to do more. But we hope that will not be necessary. Reporter im told one of those warships in the Eastern Mediterranean is steaming toward an undisclosed location where the ship will rearm. Kelly the u. S. Taking a closer look at the relationship between syria and russia. Nikki haley telling a special u. N. Session that syria was able to carry out the brutal chemical attack because of russias support. Assad did this because he those could get away wi
iowa persuasion. as far as moving you at all, is that even possible? no. i m pretty well stacked to where i m at. most people have got their minds already made up. i know in my area it s trump country. different, so different. we haven t experienced anything like this that i can think of because of trump. reporter: dave price has covered iowa politics as a reporter more than two decades. when trump comes to the fair this weekend, he will skip the traditional soapbox and the interview with the state s popular republican governor writing his own rules and still leading in the polls. what price doesn t know is if that lead holds until january s caucuses. there is still concern from republicans about hey, we want to win 24. we lost in 20. we want to win in 24 and is trump really the guy to get the party there?