Much more stark. Residents are now for the first time being allowed to return as you can see from these dramatic shots. But they wont be able to stay, with a curfew coming into force at 10pm local time. Meanwhile, Hawaii Governor josh green says hes ordering a comprehensive review of the states response, including why sirens didnt alert maui residents to the danger. Hawaiis Emergency Service Administration Says based on its records, no one at the state or county level attempted to activate the sirens. Much has been made about the speed of the fires and just how Quickly Lahaina became engulfed on tuesday. Heres what we know so far about what happened. At 6 37 am local hawaiian time on tuesday, maui county reports that a brush fire began near lahaina. By 9 55, the county issued a statement on its website declaring that the Lahaina Brush Fire is 100 contained shortly before 09 00 today. then just under an hour later, another update said firefighters remained on the scenes of two fires o
Destroyed, evacuees are anxious to see if their homes were spared. They want them back in their homes. It dangerous. Reporter drone video shows how the flames spared some homes just feet away. The burn zone stretches for about eight miles so many things could of gone wrong. But, for us, we lost a house but, we, our business is still here. Reporter elanores home is a pile of ashes, the rebuilding process will be lengthy and complicated i am worried i have a 4yearold and a 2yearold. Needs are desperate. We need formula, diapers, ice, water, food. Reporter relief is on the way. Getting the supplies to the island is a challenge. Our hearts are broken for people but we have to go forward. We have to survive as a people and that is what we will do. Reporter maui is under a curfew. Officials are urging people who dont live here to stay away. Governor newsom sent search and rescue teams out to hawaii to help with the search, rescue and Recovery Efforts saying our Emergency Services have firsth
Congressional republicans are already saying weisss new status makes him a Fire Wall Insulating President Biden and his Justice Department and could actually impede congressional efforts to get to the truth. Look into that. Also tonight, the Justice Department has moved to officially dismiss the now defunked plea deal with the president s son. Correspondent dazed spunt has the details from the Justice Department. Good evening, david. Reporter bret, good evening to you. The legal jeopardy for the president s son only deepens now that this case has Special Counsel status, and we can say tonight that it appears hunter biden is headed for trial. I have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as Special Counsel. David weiss, the u. S. Attorney who had been leading the Justice Departments probe of Hunter Bidens tax and Business Dealings now getting a new job title and new legal responsibilities. Reporter mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigat
District. The amount of financial penalties valero will face for the safety violations is still being determined by regulars. We are being told, the fines will be significant. Lets take you to maui and talk about those devastating wildfires. The total of 6 buyers, still burning across maui, and the big island tonight. Much of the focus remains on rescuing people who have been trapped since the blaze began. Tonight, we were talking about 67 people dead, but that number is expected to rise. Rescuers are now reaching new areas, going into some of those burnout homes. The Historic Town of lahaina, among the hardest hit. Some 80 of the fires there are now contained, and some people are getting the chance to go back to check on their homes, to see if theyre still standing. There are also growing questions about how much was done to warn people as those fires started reaching across maui. Hawaii has warned warning signs of it is but they were never activated. Emergency services say, the alert
Even as she gave a nugget to the Trump Defense team of not defining everything as sensitive materials, she took it away by making clear that anything that the government was concerned about in terms of both impairing the jury pool and also going after witnesses, would violate the order anyways. Judge chutkan also warned trumps lawyers that continued inflammatory statements from their client would only increase the need for a speedy trial. Also, in washington, attorney general Merrick Garland called a surprise Press Conference to announce the appointment of a Special Counsel in the hunter biden probe. Tuesday of this week, mr. Weiss advised me that, in his judgment, his investigation had reached a stage at which he should continue his work as a Special Counsel. And he asked to be so appointed. Upon considering his request, as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter, i have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as Special Counsel. The white ho