The Historic Town of lahaina, popular with tourists, laid to waste. Officials now saying at least 36 people have been killed, an untold number missing. Bodies washing up after people jumped into the ocean to escape the flames. Thousands forced to evacuate. Chaos at the airport as tourists race to escape. President biden declaring a major disaster. Our team in the Fire Zone Tonight in maui. Also tonight, the deal to release Five Americans detained in iran. Its part of a prisoner swap. Who or what is the u. S. Giving up in return . New video of that deadly fbi raid in utah. Agents outside the home of man who allegedly threatened to kill President Biden. Then suddenly a loud bang. Tonight the role Donald Trumps Social Media Platform played in alerting the fbi. The shocking assassination caught on camera in ecuador. The president ial candidate leaving a Campaign Event when the fatal shots are fired. And launching into history. The civilian astronauts on their aweinspiring ride aboard Virgi
erin burnett out front starts right now. out front next, donald trump making his case in court and not ruling out violence if his case is moved ahead. the former trump white house lawyer ty cobb is out front. and federal investigators looking for four bolts crucial to securing the door plug that blew off that alaska airlines plane. but were they ever on the door in the first place? it s an incredible question. we go inside the investigation as boeing calls an all emergency staff meeting. and the pentagon filing revealing what sent defense chief lloyd austin to the hospital twice even as his own deputy was in the dark. will the explanation be enough to save his job or make it worse? let s go out front. reporter: and good evening. i m erin burnett. out front tonight trump threatening chaos. the former president warning today if his prosecution continues, very bad things will happen. i think they feel this is a way they re going to try and win, and that s not the way it
ac 360 starts now. tonight on 360, can a president get away with murder? that question and the chilling answer in court today as the former president makes a case for presidential immunity and raises the spector of criminal impunity. also tonight the grandmother that bought the election lie. does she still believe it going into her first night? and the man that found an airliner s missing door plug in his own backyard. his find could help investigators find out what severely damaged the flight. thanks for joining us. we begin with the former president s striking claim in court today that nothing a president does in office can be criminally prosecuted unless he or she is first impeached by the house and convicted by the senate. that s what his attorney said to the d.c. court of appeals today. the judge conceded that the principal would apply even if a president ordered a hit on a political opponent. yes or no question, could a president that ordered seal team six to
Adds he was gettining into a a truck [ gunshots ] you can hear the gunfire. he was shot in the head and killed, just two weeks before the election. the lawmaker and former journalist was running on a pledge to root out corruption and organized crime, now terrorizing the streets. the president says assassins tossed a grenade as they escaped. at least six people are under arrest. drug violence is skyrocketing in ecuador, with gangs fighting over routes and turf. villavicencio promised to clean house. these are some of his last words at his final campaign event. what we need to do is to lock up the thieves, he said. villavicencio had said he had been repeatedly threatened by drug cartels. tonight ecuador s president has declared a state of emergency. lester? richard engel tonight, thank you. and coming up on our exclusive reporting, how china is allegedly threatening people beyond its borders in