Correspondent Alexis Mcadams starts us off live tonight from des moines, iowa. Good evening, alexis. Bret, good evening from des moines. We talked to lot of voters state fairgrounds fox power rankings. Amongst all the fried food and all the fun here in iowa. The main course still politics. Tim scott, i think he has got a very positive message i like donald trump. I voted for him. This time around its iffy. Trump is the only one that can get us out of this mess we gotten into. Iowa voters not surprised that former President Donald Trump came outer on top on the new latest power rankings. Maybe desantis but im Still Standing with trump. Florida Governor Ron Desantis remains in second place, though recent polls show that gap between him and trump is widening. And in most national polls, South Carolina senator tim scott is a distant third. I just dont think he is as wellknown unless you have really been following the senate. Right now scott the only other candidate to poll double dignity s
And the tourists still trying to evacuate. Also ahead, lawyers for donald trump just arriving for a high stakes hearing in the Election Interference Case. How much will trump be allowed to discuss publicly and could that trial begin as soon as january . It is 10 00 eastern, thanks for being with us on this friday, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york, and we begin with the staggering death toll from the wildfires in hawaii. Authorities on maui revealing overnight at least 55 people have died in those fires, and by one account, up to a thousand remain missing. Communications on the island remain difficult making it hard to confirm who is safe and mauis mayor says intense Search And Rescue efforts are still underway. Search in the interior of the buildings. Were waiting for fema to help with that search, as they are equipped to handle the Hazmat Conditions of the buildings that have been burned. Shelters on the island are full of residents who have now lost everything, along with touri
the disaster area in lahaina. according to the governor, the remaining 15% could take weeks, and this as an approaching storm threatens to make those efforts even more complicated. fears of permanent displacement are growing among survivors of the lahaina fire. we had a housing crisis before this fire. this took it to another level. reporter: fema says it has approved more than $5.5 million in aid for 2,000 households so far, promising each will receive an initial one-time payment of $700 for critical aid assistance. but with the sky high cost of living in hawaii, this family, who lost their home, say that critical aid isn t nearly enough. and they still haven t been able to access it. it s not enough. reporter: the lahaina fire was one of four that broke out on the island of maui earlier this month, destroying thousands of homes. do i wish those sirens went off? of course i do. reporter: on face the nation today governor josh green criticized the response by a now resign
new fox polls show that the criminal investigation into his son might just end up hanging over him with, now, more than twice as many democrats thinking that hunter biden did something illegal as compared with six months ago. and among independence, that number jumped by 20 points, bret. bret: jacqui heinrich live on the north lawn. thank you. thanks. bret: president biden will travel to maui monday to see the desks fdevastation from the wil. the death toll risen to 106. 1300 people are still unaccounted for. the search is also continuing for a cause and that is leading to more questions than answers so far. senior national correspondent william la jeunesse has the latest tonight from maui. right across the street power line just went down. early moments of the lahaina fire captured on camera appear to show fallen power lines may have sparked the fire that
conditions of the buildings that have been burned. shelters on the island are full of residents who have now lost everything, along with tourists still trying to evacuate. at this moment an afternoon the clock effort continues to battle six active fires on maui, including the lahaina fire that caused such heartbreaking destruction. it s worth underscoring again what we said at the top, these fires are now the second deadliest in modern u.s. history. in just a moment, i ll talk with speedy bailey of hawaii life flight about the rescue efforts, but let s start with nbc news correspondent dana griffin, what are you hearing from those impacted? reporter: ana, i can tell you the people here are so resilient, many have lost everything, but they are still holding on to hope and really embodying a sense of gratitude. right now on maui, the community