Impacted to apply for federal assistance. You can go to disasterassistance. Gov and for people missing Family Members, there are still hundreds missing. They have set up a Family Assistance Center at the community center, about 2 miles from where we are right now. Were at kings cathedral, another shelter where they have about 30 to 40 people still inside because so many people are actually starting to move to hotel rooms. They set aside 500 rooms for people most impacted. The sad things is not knowing for Family Members who are desperate to know what happened to their loved one. We have talked to people about what this whole ordeal has been like for them. Take a listen to what one resident had to say . We have been to a lot of hotels inside lahaina, but none of them are there. So we have been to the police station. We called red cross, anywhere that we can find them, but nothing. No zero. So worried about everybody. Hopefully youre still alive. Reporter and thats a hope for so many Fam
Week, setting up a fourth possible indictment for trump. Also ahead, we will explain the new development in the Department Of Justices investigation of hunter biden and the Special Counsel now appointed to that case. And plus, we will bring you an update on the Catastrophic Maui Wildfire which is now the deadliest in modern u. S. History. Good morning, and welcome to way too early on this monday, august 14th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. And we will begin with the latest on the devastating wildfires burning across the island of maui. Firefighters there in hawaii continue to battle flames this morning as officials have now confirmed that at least 96 people have died. The wildfire now ranks as the deadliest in modern United States history, surpassing 2018s campfire in california which killed 85. Hawaii governor josh green said the fires will likely be the largest Natural Disaster in his states history, with damages estimated at close to 6 billion. Ha
For something different, looking for something beyond obvious talking points. The ones ive spoken to our partisan at all, they are looking for hope, Hope For The Future and country and hope for their fellow man. Is there a candidate in the race that can rise above all the partisan politics who deliver on that hope . We headed to the early primary state of South Carolina to find out. What is the number one issue for you in this next election . We need to stop spending money on unnecessary excursion endeavors. What you mean . We need to stop sending a lot of financial foreign aid to ukraine as well as his other countries. Theres a lot of issues right now but the most important is the deep state just seeing ever since trump was elected in 2016 how adamant they been to go after him and political opponents. Largely the economy. For me, its hard to see billionaires get past their fair amount and hold to the lower and middle classes. The abortion issue. Does that still exist . We still exist.
For something different, looking for something beyond obvious talking points. The ones ive spoken to our partisan at all, they are looking for hope, Hope For The Future and country and hope for their fellow man. Is there a candidate in the race that can rise above all the partisan politics who deliver on that hope . We headed to the early primary state of South Carolina to find out. What is the number one issue for you in this next election . We need to stop spending money on unnecessary excursion endeavors. What you mean . We need to stop sending a lot of financial foreign aid to ukraine as well as his other countries. Theres a lot of issues right now but the most important is the deep state just seeing ever since trump was elected in 2016 how adamant they been to go after him and political opponents. Largely the economy. For me, its hard to see billionaires get past their fair amount and hold to the lower and middle classes. The abortion issue. Does that still exist . We still exist.
act, sweden and finland s asession to nato, gun control and reconciliation were all passed over the last two months, many with big bipartisan majorities. if it gets to his desks, the president will have pushed through a $3.7 trillion agenda. how is this all going to play in the mid terms? that is the big question. there are a lot of variables, including record inflation and abortion and that stubborn political precedent that the party in the white house almost always loses in the mid terms. joining me is senior white house correspondent kelly o donnell, jake sherman, co-founder of punch bowl news, susan page, washington bureau chief and peter baker, author of the divider. jake, i want to start with you because you re on capitol hill. there was a vote-a-rama over the weekend. it s in the house now. what are the big headlines? the big headlines is that they got it through after 18 months of tortured negotiations over this package and the will he or won t he of joe manchin a