week, setting up a fourth possible indictment for trump. also ahead, we will explain the new development in the department of justice s 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. i m 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 2018 s campfire in california which killed 85. hawaii governor josh green said the fires will likely be the largest natural disaster in his state s history, with damages estimated a
for something different, looking for something beyond obvious talking points. the ones i ve 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. there s 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, it s hard to see billionaires get past their fair amount and hold to the lower and middle classes. the abortion issue. does that sti
for something different, looking for something beyond obvious talking points. the ones i ve 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. there s 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, it s hard to see billionaires get past their fair amount and hold to the lower and middle classes. the abortion issue. does that sti
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
ron desantis slimming punished for something that hasn t even happened. yet can desantis take that page straight out of the authoritarian playbook? all of that and more is coming up, so let s get started. good morning to you on this very busy sunday. i am katie fang. senate democrats are on the brink of a spending bill intended to lower health care costs, tackle climate change and bring down the deficit. here s a live, look right now, at the chamber. floor lawmakers going on more than seven hours now, applauding through a pile of amendments in what is known as vote-a-rama. the measure advance on a party line vote of 51 to 50, with vice president kamala harris casting the tie breaking vote, and overcoming unanimous republican opposition. the azar 50, the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative with the motion to proceed being a great. too. while democrats are trying to push ahead with democrat domestic priorities, for pr