To be the case. Reporter the prosecutions of the 9 11 defendants at Guantanamo Bay have been delayed for years, mainly complicated by the cias interrogation of the suspects the critics called torture, and whether the evidence extracted is admissible in court. A defense lawyer for one of the accused plotters told cbss Catherine Herridge last year a plea deal would end the impasse. He is willing to plead guilty, serve a long sentence at guantanamo in exchange for medical care for his torture and taking the Death Penalty off the table. Reporter that doesnt satisfy brad blakeman, who lost his nephew, tommy jergen, in the world trade center. We were told and we were promised that we would bring these people responsible to justice, and we expect that to happen. Reporter through the years, there have been proposals to move the trials from military tribunals to civilian court, but that idea faced stiff resistance in congress, worried about the security and the costs of moving cases out of gitmo, norah. Im still thinking about all those 9 11 families. Scott macfarlane, thank you. A texas woman is in jail tonight, held without bail for allegedly making racially charged Death Threats against the federal judge overseeing former president Donald Trumps election interference case right here in washington. Officials say that abigail joe sharai left a message earlier this month threatening to kill judge tanya chutkan, calling her a slave and the nword. Several members of the grand jury that indicted trump are facing threats after their personal information was leaked. Tonight, Law Enforcement agencies in and around americas second largest city are joining forces to crack down on a wave of flash mob robberies. Los angeles area retailers have lost 1 million in stolen goods. Heres tina patel of our Cbs Los Angeles station. Reporter in the last two weeks, a spike in flash mob robberies in at least a dozen highend stores has prompted the city of l. A. To take action and launch a new organized Retail Task Force to crack down on gangled crime. Organized retail thefts, including smashandgrabs and grabandgoes and several shops including nike, gucci, yves Saint Laurent, and the brazen robbery at a nordstrom where more than 300,000 of luxury items were stolen. Just some of the recent incidents. No angeleno should feel like it is not safe to go shopping in los angeles. Reporter there have been about 170 organized retail thefts in l. A. In the last two years, and this is not only a problem here. Across the country, shoplifting and organized retail theft cost retailers an estimated 69 billion a year. Despite a new federal law preventing the sale of stolen goods online, some still make it to online markets. When these real highend crimes are taking place of purses that might cost 10,000 or 25 thoi dollars, you know, theyre being sold online. Reporter online retailer ebay partners with Law Enforcement to flag stolen goods. Its where we work collaboratively with retailers to identify types of goods that make be stolen and work with Law Enforcement to bring prosecution to people that may be committing crimes. Reporter the citys plan includes 22 fulltime investigators and one dedicated prosecutor to review cases. Just today, Glendale Police announced the first arrest in the Saint Laurent case. By the way, this type of retail theft costs the average American Family more than 500 each year in higher merchandise costs. Norah. Tina patel, thank you. A judge in mississippi declared a mistrial today in the case against two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a black fedex driver. 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It was coming down so hard, it got all my glasses, and i couldnt see outside. How do you walk a Straight Line if you cant see . I was just trying my best honestly, and the wind was not helping at all. And there was lightning. It made me jump a little because it shook the ground a little bit. Reporter theres a green guard box she could have taken shelter in. Why not stay in the box . Its just my job, and i wouldnt have it any other way. Id rather be out in the rain than stay in the box. Reporter we would never have known about private kwiatkowskis dedication had not a tourist posted this video. 21 steps that say it all. David martin at the tomb of the unknown soldier, Arlington National cemetery. And thats the overnight news for this friday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back later for cbs mornings. And you could follow us online anytime at cbsnews. Com. Reporting from the nations capital, im norah odonnell. This is cbs news flash. Im Shanelle Kaul in new york. The administrator of mauis Emergency Management agency has resigned, citing health reasons. Herman andaya has received criticism in recent days over his decision not to activate mauis emergency sirens as the wildfires were spreading. The National Weather service has upgraded hurricane hilary to a category 3 storm. Heavy rain is expected from mexico in the southwestern u. S. This weekend. If it makes landfall in california, it would be the first hurricane to hit the state since 1858. And the womens World Cup Final will be held in sydney, australia, on sunday. The match pits spain against england. Both nations are looking for their first womens world cup. For more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. Im Shanelle Kaul, cbs news, new york. Announcer this is the cbs overnight news. We begin tonight on maui with new questions and growing anger on what could have been done to prevent the deadliest wildfire in the u. S. In more than a century. The death toll is rising, and its possible more than 1,000 people are still unaccounted for. Tonight fema is telling cbs news that many people died in their homes, and it may take years to identify all the remains. Officials say just 40 of the impacted area has been searched. The states Emergency Management director remains defiant in face of questions, including from cbs news about why he didnt use warning sirens to alert residents as the flames approached. Late this afternoon, hawaiis attorney general announced plans for a thirdparty private organization to review the performance of state and county agencies in preparation and response to the fires. We have Team Coverage on the ground on maui, and cbss Jonathan Vigliotti will start us off again tonight from lahaina with new reporting. Good evening, jonathan. Reporter good evening to you, norah. Tonight as the death toll climbs to 111, fema officials tell me many of the victims have been found in their homes and in their beds. Many are likely children and had no idea the flames were approaching. And we now know that the sirens did work but, in those critical hours, were intentionally not used. This harrowing video shows people on maui desperately seeking refuge in a pool as an inferno burned all around them during last weeks wildfires. And now as fema crews continue the grueling search for victims, its becoming clear many were either unaware or had little chance to escape the fastapproaching flames. Where are you finding most of the remains . Anywhere where theres a bed. People were asleep . People were asleep. People were in various stages of fleeing their location. Reporter fema Task Force LeaderTodd Magliocca described the horrors his team has been encountering. Weve heard that so many of the missing are kids. Does that reflect in what youre seeing . The devastation is so severe, a lot of the remains that were finding are almost unrecognizable. Weve got multiple generations living in singular homes. Reporter the fire that had been declared 100 contained flared up again around 3 30 p. M. Roadways into lahaina were closed. By then, hurricaneforce winds had knocked out power to much of the town. It was 5 15 p. M. , nearly two hours after the flareup, that the flames reached front street according to witnesses who spoke with the new york times. Oh, my gosh. Reporter the whole time, the sirens were silent. Herman andaya, the head of mauis Emergency Management agency, publicly defended his actions for the first time at a press conference wednesday. Do you regret not sounding the sirens . I i do not. And the reason why so many people said they could have been saved if they had time to escape. Had a siren gone off, they would have known that there was a crisis emerging. The sirens, as i had mentioned earlier, is used primarily for tsunami. The public is trained to seek Higher Ground in the event that the siren is sounded. And if that was the case, then they would have gone into the fire. Reporter and tonight new questions about exactly where andaya was while lahaina burned. We know he was attending a conference on oahu. According to hawaii news now, a hotel receipt shows a departure date of wednesday, august 9th, the day after the fire started. Exactly when he left is unclear. We have reached out to county officials about andayas whereabouts. We have not heard back. Meanwhile, we are learning more about the emotional toll First Responders are facing. Some have actually returned back home, overwhelmed by what theyre finding in the ashes, norah. Jonathan vigliotti with those important questions, thank you. While the wildfires have taken lives, theres growing concern developers are now trying to take the land. Nearly 3,000 structures on maui were affected by the fires, and the cost of rebuilding is in the billions. Real estate investors are already making offers with some accusing them of putting profits over people. Residents are telling cbss Lilia Luciano maui is not for sale. Reporter theres a new worry for lahaina residents who survived the inferno. Lahaina is not for sale. I repeat, lahaina is not for sale. Reporter hawaiis governor is considering a moratorium on all land transactions in lahaina to protect locals from opportunistic buyers. Please dont approach them with an offer to buy land. Please dont approach their families to tell them that theyre going to be better off if they make a deal. Reporter hawaii already has the highest housing costs in the nation with homeownership out of reach for many residents. On maui, the average home price is now 1. 2 million while the average income stood at just 88,000. Archie kalepa, a ninthgeneration lahaina elder, says the recovery must be in the hands of locals and natives. Were here to hold the line. We are here to hold the lines and get