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Decimated by a wildfire that traveled at extraordinary speed. Well hear one resident story ahead. Donald trump could be facing a fourth criminal indictment. This time, the case is unfolding right here in georgia. What were learning about key evidence that prosecutors have gathered. And what has been taken from a cargo vessel in the black sea. What ukraine is now calling an act of piracy. We begin with the deadly fires that swept through the Hawaiian Island of maui and details about the astonishing speed of the flames that have now killed at least 93 people. Hawaiis governor says the wildfire that ripped through lahaina last week, moved as fast as one mile a minute. He di etailed the estimates but tried to stay positive. Over 2,700 structures were destroyed in lahaina. An estimated value of 5. 6 billion has gone away. People are suffering and we continue to work to find them. Theres a lot of information that people want. To that end, i thauthorized a comprehensive review. We will build back together. Well find out what we could have done to prevent such loss of life to the best of our ability. Cell phone service is coming back. But Authorities Say they dont know how many people are missing. 3 of the fire zone has been searched with cadaver dogs. The vast majority of structures destroyed in lahaina were peoples homes. Now, some residents are slowly starting to sift through the debris. We go to maui with this report. This is the only way to get into the Disaster Zone for residents to access the areas near la main in a. The officers are checking to make sure that anybody that goes in here is a resident, not a tourist and not somebody that would engage in looting from a different part of the island. Some people we have met, have told us this is a profoundly emotional juncture for them. As they move through and see what survived. I drove through the first time on friday. I live up north, seven miles out of lahaina. That night of the fires, we were watching the sunset on one side and it seemed like the sunset on the other side from the flames. We did not know how serious it was. When i drove through on friday, i had no clue what us was going through. Everything is gone. I worked at the chart house. It is flattened to the ground. Theres houses i used to live in. I dont know where they were. I lost friends, going back to get animals. And she died. People come over here. I heard there was a Snorkeling Boat looking at lahaina town. Give them respect. Its so bad. People died here. Its not just a place for vacation. We live here. Reporter heartbreaking to hear vignettes and sentiment like, that as we look at the ocean to give you more perspective. The position as you see the beautifucoer of the world and a couple miles down the ro, u see the moonscape, seared, scarred. It narrows into one lane of traffic. Its been so slow for people to get in the Disaster Zone to figure out what survived and how they move forward. Ryan is a resident of maui who lived in lahaina but was on the other side of the island when that fire erupted. Hes been unable to return to his home. He joins us live via skype. Thanks so much for talking with us at this very difficult time. I wanted to ask if you received any information about your home from authorities or anyone else . And did you know when authorities might let you and other residents return . I was able to go back near the site yesterday. The National Guard and the local authorities have lahaina closed down. My house is the last house on front street, on the front of lahaina there. We were the last house to burn down in that section that burned on tuesday. So sorry for your loss. What was your experience as the fires Destroyed Lahaina . I know you were not there. But what did you see . What did you hear . I had never seen winds like that. The wind was so long. The energy was so intense. I was on the other side for work. And a friend said, is your house still okay . I began making phone calls to roommates and friends on the west side, as we call it. Couldnt get ahold of anyone. Started getting in touch with friends with friendses as they were threeing the fire. I work for a couple nonprofits. One we were staying at, we were able to get a shelter and get some of our friends and families into there that evening, to be able to get out of safety. Into safety. What is your biggest need at this time, after perhaps losing most of what you own. What do other residents need at this time . Crisis counseling and prayer and love and support. Theres a lot of people thats shaken up. Many of our friends and families have lost homes and families. It looks like apocalyptic scenes. Seeing the photos and videos of my house, it looks like a scene out of a war movie. Its intense. And housing appears to be the biggest need. Of course, thats going to be difficult. I understand around 1,500 homes are going to need to be built. Thats going to take some time, isnt it . The infrastructure is gone. When you drive past it, my entire town has been basically destroyed. Theres a few things around the perimeter that survived. Gas stations, Grocery Stores and hardware stores. I believe with the people that we have and the efforts that are coming in, well be able to rebuild and restore whats been lost and stolen and destroyed in the fire. It will take a long time. It will take the right people bringing in the right aid, and the right support for the community, emotionally, spiritually, financially, relationally. Lets hope you receive that help for as long as needed. Ryan, thank you so much for talking with us. Were story for the loss of your home. Yes, we do have some groups and some efforts going in to provide a lot of aid. I work with a couple different organizations that were able to get supplies and resources right on the ground. To the family and friends we know. People have been giving and giving to our Organization Great forest ministry. Com. And were able to get funds to people who are hurting right now. Ryan, thank you for talking with us. Appreciate it. Thank you so much. Another story we are following here in the state of georgia. The Fulton County District Attorney is expected to seek more than a dozen indictment this week. In a case that could potential mean a fourth indictment for do. Sources say georgia prosecutors have new evidence linking trumps legal team to a 2021 county, georgia. Its believed pe support his baseless claims of election fraud. This, as we await testimony from Georgia Officials that served during the 2020 election, as well as an independent journalist. Zachary cohen previews the week ahead. Reporter as were preparing for fani willis to present her case to the grand jury, new peas of evidence that prosecutors have gotten their hands on. Text prmessages that show lawye working for thenpresident donald trump and a Voting System breach on january 7th, 2021. These Text Messages show that lawyers actively sought to get a written letter of invitation, from a local election worker in Coffey County. This shows they were involved in the planning. Rudy giuliani and sidney powell, were instrumental and coordinated the breach. It remains to be seen how this relates to charging positions. This is a key part of her investigation and could factor in to potential criminal charges going forward. Zach cohen, cnn, atlanta. Joining me now from georgia, tia mitchell is the washington correspondent for the atlanta journalconstitution. Thanks for having me. Ahead of a possible fourth indictment for donald trump, were seeing a new development in the Georgia Election interference probe, with prosecutors claiming to have Text Messages and emails link ing trumps legal team to Voting System breaches. And this as fani willis presents to a grand jury and she is seeking indictment of a dozen people of early as tuesday as this week. What is the significance of this new development . And could it be a gamechanger . Well, so, the significance is, it gives us further proof that the tampering of Election Machines in Coffey County, georgia, is one of, we think, several threats that District Attorney fani willis is looking at, as she considers who to bring charges against and what charges to bring. When it comes to the Coffey County Election Machines, my colleagues have been reporting for months. Since almost immediately after january 6th, 2021, about the tampering of Election Machines in Coffey County. What the Text Messages allegedly show us is further proof that former President Trump and members of his inner circle, were involved in getting access to those machines. Working with leaders and helping to disseminate the private election data they obtained from those machines. Those Text Messages could help fani willis build this case. The Coffey County is one of many threats we think shes building a case and deciding who to charge. The d. A. Is looking at three different areas of illegality, the fake certificates, the alleged Voting System and the third, trumps phone call. Could that be the strongest evidence, given it was a recorded Telephone Call from trump, pressuring Brad Raffensperger to find the votes so trump could win the state . Its interesting. That phone call ended up resonating because it was recorded. So, there was this evidence that i guess the evidence kind of people could hear for themselves what President Trump was saying at the time. But there were other phone calls to Georgia Officials that werent recorded. But people on the Receiving End of those phone calls have talked to the special grand jury and now were hearing that some people may be talk to the grand jury thats empaneled that will consider charges. Theres even ooh fourth threat, which is the disinformation about the Fulton County election workers. And the abuse they received by being singled out by trump and his allies. Multiple witnesses were called. One of them set to testify is former georgia Lieutenant Governor jeff duncan. What is expected to come out of his testimony . Jeff duncan is someone up until the 2020 election, was an ally of trump, and supporter of trump. He drew the line at efforts to overturn the election in georgia. Hes the Lieutenant Governor in georgia. With that comes real power because he is president of the state senate. What happened was, jeff duncan, parted not just with President Trump, but other conservative members of the General Assembly that were pushing the stop the steal effort. He can talk about those discussions among republican elected officials in the General Assembly. Those decisions, he can talk about the pushback. Why he and other republicans or democrats felt that it was improper, for example, to give rudy giuliani, the platform he was afforded by some members of the General Assembly to spread misinformation and disinformation. His testimony could be key. Not only was he on the inner circle, he was on the inner circle with conservatives. Tia mitchell, thank you for joining us. Appreciate it. Coming up next, fires break out in ukraines south, as Defense Forces repel a new round of russian attacks. The details just ahead. Plus, u. S. President ial hopefuls are taking their Campaign Pitches to Iowa State Fair, where theres corn dogs, games and a lot of mud slinging, too. Well take a look. Were following developments out of ukraine where at least three people have been injured in Russian Missile and Drone Attacks on the Southern Region of odesa. Mu multiple fires were sparked by falling debris. This comes one day after deadly attacks in the kherson region. An entire family died including a 23dayold girl. Volodymyr zelenskyy says 17 shelling attacks were reported in kherson on sunday. Ukraine is calling russias boarding of a cargo vessel in the black see a deliberate at attack and act of piracy. Russia says one of the warships fired Warning Shots and servicemen boarded a cargo ship. Clare Sebastian Jones us live from london. Good morning, clare. What are you learning about the Warning Shots fired by the russian ship in the black sea. What came next . Reporter yeah, rosemary. Its fair to interpret the Warning Shots at this individual ship. Russia said after pulling out of the black sea grain deal it would consider any ship heading to ukraine as carrying weapons. It makes it clear it plans to enforce this. This is coming after ukraine says it planned to open up temporary humanitarian corridor for merchant ships, including those trapped in ukrainian ports. What happened . According to the Russian Ministry of defense. This ship, the vessel, we dont know what the cargo was at this point. Apparently, according to the Russian Ministry of defense, did not respond to requests for stop for inspection. They fired the Warning Shots. And a helicopterload of russians landed on the ship. Its over an hour and a half away from the romanian port, in the mouth of the danube river. And on the way, to the port of ismail, where the Russian Ministry of defense saying where the ship was heading in the first place. Its being aloud to carry on its way. This was a warning by russia and the Ukraine Foreign ministry, condemning this. Saying this violates the policy of endangering the safety of commercial shipping in the black sea. Clare sebastian joining us live from london. A plane taking part in an air show has crashed near an Apartment Complex in michigan. You can see puffs of smoke coming from the plane, as two people ejected before the crash. Neither was seriously injured. No one on the grounds was hurt. The plane was a vintage fighter jet and was part of the thunder over michigan air show. Meanwhile, two people were killed in north carolina, when a small plane crashed into a lake early sunday. Officials in the city of hickory say the plane hit power lines, knocking out electricity to 17,000 customers. It was mostly restored by sunday evening. Federal authorities are veging the cause of the crash. A top leader from taiwan is transiting through the United States. Why china is upset about the official. And what taiwanese officials fear could happen next. Outrage after police raid the newspaper and a publishers home. Why some are calling it a violation of press freedom. Nice footwork. Man, youre lucky, watching live sports never used to be this easy. Now you can stream all your games like its nothing. Yes thats what im talking about. [ cheers ] running up and down that field looks tough. Its a pitch. Get way more into what youre into when you stream on the xfinity 10g network. Subways now slicing their meats fresh. Thats why subways proffered by this champ. And this future champ. And if we proffer it, we know youll proffer it too. Hes cocky for a nineteen year old. China is condemning the transit of taiwans Vice President william lai through the u. S. He arrived in new york on saturday, where he was welcomed at the airport by one of au washingtons unofficial representatives to taipei. He is scheduled to leave in the coming hours to paraguay, where he will attend the inauguration of the paraguayan president on tuesday. Paula hancocks live joins me live from seoul, south korea. Why is china so angry about this particular stopover of taiwans Vice President . They do not want to see relations between the United States and china considers taiwan part of its sovereignty, given the fact he has not governed it any point. Its a democratic selfgoverning hide. That doesnt stop beijing from saying it may use force to bring it under its control. This has been an issue for years. When taiwanese officials go through the United States, in this case, to visit south america. Wee have seen in this case, u. S. Officials, Senior Administration officials saying it is routine and in keeping with its onechina policy. Thats not the way that beijing sees it. William lai Talk Ed Taiwanese Americans and saying that taiwan would not back down in this pressure from beijing. Translator at this moment, i want to promise at this time and place, that no matter how great the threat of authoritarianism is to taiwan, we will not be scared or cower. We will uphold the values of democracy and freedom. They said they strongly

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