Skiff at maralago so the former president can review secret Prosecution Evidence at his home without having to go to a government facility. Our legal experts will weigh in. And the very latest on the utah man fatally shot by fbi agents while trying to serve a Search Warrant on him after he allegedly threatened the president , the Vice President , and manhattan da alvin bragg on line. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. We start in hawaii today where conditions are finally improving at least for the crews battling three powerful wildfires raging still on maui. At least 36 people are dead. Officials say that number could soon rise as sunrise begins to reveal the extent of the devastation. Survivors described the situation as apocalyptic. Everyone i know is now homeless. In 36 hours, our town has been burned to ashes, nothing left. Lahaina appears to have been burned incredibly bad. There are a lot of very terrible stories coming out of there. And i am bracing for the mo
Codefendants appearing in court as the former president makes a new and unusual request in the classified documents case. Plus, inflation ticks up after a yearlong streak of declines. What it could mean for your wallet as the fed plots its next move. And Playing Tourist at the edge of space. A mother daughter duo and a former olympian blasting off with Virgin Galactic, is this the future of commercial space travel . Our nbc News Reporters are covering it all. We begin with those raging fires in maui. President biden issuing a major disaster declaration for the area. Nbcs Dana Griffin Reports from an Evacuation Center. Reporter we are at the largest Evacuation Center in maui where 300 to 400 people here slept overnight. Many escaping the flames in lahaina. Several people have told me that their homes are destroyed. Many, however, are kind of coming here with a very positive attitude, expressing gratitude for still being alive. We know several people have been killed. At least 36, and th
Joins us from miami. So why is he speaking out now kaitlan . Well, anderson, in part because hes worried that americans and voters will never get to hear this story before the election in november. Obviously, trumps legal team has sought this strategy of delay, delay, delay, especially when it comes to the classified documents case. And so this witness, someone who was a longtime employee at maralago for 20 years, is now speaking out publicly because of a concern that that it may not come to light. I mean, donald trump has repeatedly called this investigation a witch hunt. Brian butler, who until now was known only as Trump Employee number five, is now saying that he disagrees with that. He doesnt believe its a witchhunt and he was able to provide key testimony to the special counsel, jack smith here, including about key moments, including one where walt nauta, who is trumps body man, turned codefendant, asked him to help load boxes onto a plane that was bound for trumps club in new je
Oliveira, do not enter a plea he needs to still lock in some legal representation, with both trump and his valid walt nauta pleaded not guilty to their scheme to delete Security Footage that of maralago. A wall that classified documents case continues to move forward, so too does jack smiths other case, the one in washington d. C. Todays Special Counsel prosecutors revealed when exactly they hope the court will schedule that court. Jack smiths team told the court they want to begin the 2020 election case against trump on january 2nd. Prosecutors argued in the filing that starting the trial on a second day of the new year before any of the nominating contests would vindicate the publics strong interest in a speedy trial. Now we do not know whether the court will agree to that date and trumps legal team will almost certainly push back, but if the government heeds accords governments wishes here then wow, donald trump has a very busy dance card in the month of january. Take a look at this
The second deadliest u. S. Wildfire in a century incinerates paradise. This hour, the governor will deliver a new update, and well bring it to you live. Plus, yet another not guilty plea from donald trump in one federal case, as the Special Counsel is asking for an aggressive trial date in the other. Trump also not happy with the date they are seeking. What are friends for, by the way . A new expose on judge Clarence Thomas has unveiled an up roar, an entire 737 just for him . Im kaitlan collins, and this is the source. Tonight, were waiting to get a new update from the governor of hawaii and the mayor of maui. A news conference, we should note, is set for this hour. As fires continue to devastate the island. The death toll has now climbed to 53 people. And officials are warning that that number could only get even higher. President biden issued a Disaster Declaration to unlock federal resources and address the catastrophe while on the road today. Our prayers are with the people of haw