Took the lives of 13 American Service members. Army Staff Sergeant Lance Corporal corporal Lance Corporal [announcing names of Fallen Service members] success. President biden the extraordinary success of this mission is due to the incredible skill and selfless courage of the United States military. Today, the families of those Service Members have called it a failure. They are expressing their anger, their loss, and they are demanding the accountability that they say they have never received. The answers to the questions that they still have, and want answers to from the Biden Administration. When our leaders, including the secretary of defense and our Commander In Chief, call this evacuation a success, as if there should be celebration its a knife in the heart. Speak of the Commander In Chief chose to use him as a pawn so he could meet his September 11th Deadline and get the objects he wanted. General austin joint chiefs of staff. The withdrawal of our troops. That is nothing short o
Maui, the death toll is soaring as we get new reports from the devastation. And back in court. Donald trumps legal team is about to appear before the judge in the 2020 election case for the first time, as prosecutors are now asking to start the trial in january. What is the judge going to say . Five americans wrongly detained in iran on the verge of freedom after the u. S. Strikes a deal with tehran. Im john berman with kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. This morning the scenes in parts of maui are apocalyptic as Rescue Crews Reach new areas. The death toll rose sharply overnight to 55. The governor estimates some 80 of lahaina were destroyed. When the mayor said its all gone, its all gone. Its all gone. Its gone. Im telling you, none of its there. Its all burned to the ground. The mayor says the death toll is likely to rise. They have only been able to count bodies found outside structures and many people are still unaccounted for. Today Search And Rescue teams from california an
Federal prosecutor and delaware u. S. Attorney david wise as Special Counsel in the probe of president son hunter. 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 him as Special Counsel. This appointment confirms my commitment to provide mr. Weiss all the resources he requests. It also reaffirms that mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems appropriate independently based only on the facts and the law. All right. Lets try to break this down. Keep this in mind. David weiss is the same prosecutor who cooked up the original Sweetheart Deal that hunter kind of blew. You know, a judge kind of blew it up. As we take a closer look and they realize its ridiculous and it doesnt involve any of his foreign business dealings. So his lawyers decided they didnt want the deal. Now we are learning that federal prosecutors exp
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
Head on at the fair. Iowa is an important state in the president ial election cycle. Holding the lead off president ial caucuses in jana bright Alexis Mcadams live in des moines, iowa with the latest force. John, good evening from des moines, iowa at a busy i was state fair. We had a lot of fun today but we also worked really hard and caught up with almost all of the candidates who are out here on the ground including former President Donald Trump, which we will get to in just a minute find out if hes going to show up to the fox news debate in milwaukee just days from now. We also walked around the fair with 40 Governor Ron Desantis talking to him one on one asking how it feels like he has connected with the voters here in iowa. He says hes going to go to all 99 counties. Topic to border and talked about why he things he should be the next president , listen. What you want people to know about you if they are just going to end up having to side between you two is a top Front Runners .