News, we are tracking devastating and Deadly Wildfires across hawaii. Drought and hurricaneforce winds fueling multiple blazes which have killed at least six people. Hawaiis Lieutenant Governor joins me live this hour. We are following Breaking News out of utah where a man accused of threatening to kill President Biden has just been shot dead by fbi agents trying to arrest him. The Fulton County District Attorney is expected to seek indictments against more than a dozen people as she nears Charging Decisions in her probe of the Election Interference by donald trump and his allies. Stand by for details. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get straight to the Breaking News. The horrendous wildfires scorching the Island Of Maui and that way. We are very grim reports of a rising death toll as authorities urge residents and tourists to flee the fastmoving blazes. Cnn Meteorologis
Right now, new terrifying images from hawaii. Entire neighbors on fire, people fleeing to safety in a State Reckoning with a terrible tragedy. Were going to speak with a maui counsel member and the Lieutenant Governor as President Biden promises help from the federal government for this disaster. Also ahead, new details about the deadly encounter in utah. Fbi Agents Shooting and killing a man they were trying to arrest after his alarming and threatening post about President Joe Biden and other public figures. A sign of hope for Five Americans wrongfully detained in iran. A deal could bring them home soon. Were following these major developing stories and more coming in right here to Cnn News Central. Right now it is all Hands On Deck as firefighters are battling flames that are still sweeping across maui and as Rescue Workers intensify their search for survivors. Right now at least 36 people are confirmed dead in Hawaii On Maui and there are Major Concerns that that death toll is going
Welcome to the lead, aim jake tapper. And we start with breaking news, violent and explosive wildfires in hawaii. Fueled by strong winds from a hurricane, 800 miles away. It is a situation so sudden and so catastrophic on maui, local Officials Say a dozen people ran into the ocean to try to escape the flames. And they went out so far they then had to be rescued. Hawaiis governor said hundreds of families have been displaced and some loss of life is expected, unquote. Cell towers and 911 are out of service on the the hardhit west side compounding the difficulty for many. Were expecting a Press Conference and well bring you that when it starts but Derek Van Damme looked at where this erratic disaster may be headed next. Reporter hellish scenes of wildfires engulfing normally picturesque maui. Powerful winds, associated with Hurricane Dora helping fuel the flames. Fact that we have wildfire in multiple areas as a result of indirectly from a hurricane is unprecedented. Reporter Lieutenant
On Monday, the South Korean government announced it would contribute $2 million in aid for Maui and South Korean Consul General of Honolulu Lee Seo Young met with Lt. Gov. Silvia Luke on Wednesday.
rise at this point in time. there are more than 2,000 that are at this point in shelters. there are nearly 300 buildings that are impacted. fires are still burning elsewhere on maui at this point in time. here in the last hour, a survivor who lost both homes that he has in lahaina spoke to us, and he described how he had to run for his life as his neighborhood just went up in flames. we ran back to the house and had another 10 or 15 minutes before we knew we were going to be overtaken, and at that point we had to just jump in the car. i m sorry. it was it was rather traumatic. joining us now is the lieutenant governor of hawaii, silvia luke. thank you so much for being with us, lieutenant governor. we re so sorry for what maui is dealing with. this is what we re seeing, i ve