Lahaina. Residents desperate to find t of their homes, others searching for loved ones hundreds still unaccounted for. New images of burnt out cars survivors in dire need of supplies and where were emergency officials when the fires broke out. Plus, the family who fled into the ocean to escape the flames. What they told me about how they waited there for hours. Both sides to the left and the right are on fire. And the newscaster breaking down live on the air. This is one of the toughest stories ive had to cover in my time here. Also breaking tonight, a massive explosion destroys homes in one pennsylvania town. The investigation now into what caused it. Nearly all republican candidates in one place in iowa our reporter with former President Trump as we learn when a Georgia Grand Jury will hear a new case against him. Is there any chance youll take a plea deal in georgia . Frightening close call at a san diego airport, a southwest flight almost taking off into a Landing Business Jet is a
We have a new look now at the epicenter of the devastation in maui, and also now are learning that only a handful of the 106 confirmed dead have been identified. Any day now former President Donald Trump and his 18 codefendants are expected to go to jail after being booked in georgia. We are live outside with the very latest. For the first time north korean Officials Say they are holding u. S. Army private travis king. They claim hes seeking refuge because of racial discrimination, they say, in the u. S. Military. Im john berman with kate bolduan and sara sidner. This is cnn news central. Lets start with the new video coming out of maui. A camera crew travelled in with fema to get a first look at portions of the Historic Town of lahaina that had been blocked off until now. The oncevibrant paradise now the epicenter of devastation. The death toll is that 106 People Killed and only about a third of the fire zone has been searched by recovery crews. The governor says until now most of the
Lahaina is now contained. The pulehu fire, in the middle of the island, is about 70 contained. And officials are also dealing with a third fire in upcountry maui, with no estimate on its containment. In just over four days, the fires have burned roughly 2,000 acres, and have destroyed more than 1,000 buildings. These are images from the Historic Town of lahaina, which was hardest hit. Local officials are allowing residents and tourists back into the town, but a nightly curfew is in place. We are now beginning to learn about the harrowing stories of survivors like this one, where one family was forced tojump into the ocean to escape the flames. The ocean almost dragged my kids away a few times. But, yeah, we stuck together, we held on. I said, were not going to die, and were here, were alive. An unprecedented logistical effort is under way from all over the united states, as Government Agencies are mobilising resources to send to hawaii. The States National guard has chartered planes to
Now the e deadliest t in modern u. S. History. At least 99 people dead more than 1,000 still missing. Just 20 of the fire zone has been searched by dogs. And the potential failures Fire Hydrants without water, no Emergency Sirens and why did Authorities Say they had the fire under control only for it to come roaring back to life our team in maui also tonight, Will Donald Trump be indicted a fourth time the georgia prosecutor calling witnesses before a grand jury investigating his attempts to overturn the 2020 Election Results in that state. Were at the courthouse a small town in kansas now a battleground over free speech after police raided a local newspaper. How the owner says it led to his mothers death. The new legal move by the subject of the oscarwinning movie The Blind Side. The former nfl star who was taken in by a wealthy family as a teen now says the story was all based on a lie. And the dramatic rescue caught on camera four divers missing for hours found by the coast guard ne
Green says hes ordering a comprehensive review of the states response, including why sirens didnt alert maui residents to the danger. Hawaiis Emergency Service Administration Says based on its records, no one at the state or county level attempted to activate the sirens. Our own reporter on the ground said that no one hes spoken to was alerted to the encroaching flames. More on that in just a few minutes. This image comes from the us coastguard, it shows the town burning through the height of the emergency. The burning through the height of the emergency. The emergency. The agency rescued 17 the emergency. The agency rescued 17 people the emergency. The agency rescued 17 people from the emergency. The agency rescued 17 people from the | rescued 17 people from the water and a0 people from the shoreline. Many more are still unaccounted for. Attem pts atte m pts to attempts to flee the devastation and fires were hampered. As flames were fanned by winds coming from hurricane dora. We are n