wildfires, go to redcross.org/foxforward or text hawaii to 9 0 999 to make a $10 donation. on tuesday of this week, mr. weiss advised mimi 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. bret: attorney general merrick garland. turning now to our top story the hunter biden special counsel. we get analysis now from george washington university law school professor jonathan turley and fox news chief legal correspondent anchor of fox news sunday shannon bream. good to see you both. you know, i m trying to digest all of this. this is the u.s. attorney, jonathan, who was agreeing to this plea deal that a judge
they re proposing starting a trial as early as the first week of january. that would be just a few days before the iowa caucus. former president trump thinks that s ridiculous. he says the trial should wait until after next year s election. a judge could decide on when a trial could begin within a matter of weeks. bret. bret: mark meredith live outside the courthouse in dc, mark thank you we will break down both of these big legal stories with our legal panel in just a moment. first an update on another major story the hawaii wildfires. the death toll has now risen to 55, but there are fears it could increase dramatically. we have some harrowing stories of survival as many residents wonder why they weren t warned sooner. national correspondent william lajeunesse is on maui right now with the latest. good evening william. reporter: good evening, bret. that 55 number is likely to change because police say they located all those victims outside of buildings. we know some people