Court for the donald trump legal team, who won, who lost, and the comments the judge made that the former president might not want to hear. Also, a former army officer who was an adviser to the Trump Administration explained why his blood ran cold after reading jack smiths latest indictment. Plus, the Vice President talks exclusively to msnbcs Reverend Al Sharpton amid new revelations about her role in the 2024 campaign. Campaign. As i bid you all a very good day from msnbc World Headquarters in new york, welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. Were beginning this hour with some staggering the numbers. About the wildfires of this devastated murray this past week. The math now says it will cost five and a half billion dollars to be built from hawaiis governor says. We will likely be the worst Natural Disaster in the states history. So, he comes as many residents return to assess whats left, if anything, of their homes. Officials say more than 2200 buildings were destroyed. That majority of them residential meanwhile, Authorities Say 80 people were killed, and that death toll will likely climb in the coming days. Nbcs Steve Patterson joins us once again from that we. So steve, lets get to the very latest on Search And Rescue operations. Are they still classifying it as such . They are. In fact, theyre very specific about this still being a Search And Rescue operation of maui. It has veered into the Recovery Effort as well, because they keep finding bodies every time they go into town. Its like whats going on right now, though, you may see a line of cars behind me. We are right on the side of the road up there. Its a roadblock. This road has been shut down pretty much all night. Ive been speaking to people who have been in this line for upwards of 12, maybe 13 hours, living, sleeping, eating in their cars, finally, they had opened this roadblock after a curfew expired last night. So, these are people trying to go into see their homes, to see their neighborhoods, for the first time. A lot of these people really dont have anything left. They left with the shirt on their backs, left with very little food, left without vital medication, left without their pets, left without knowing where their friends and families were. So, this is a big moment for today, we keep hearing they are going to continue to open access as this day goes on. And people will get to see whats left. In the meantime, yes, Search And Rescue efforts to continue. We know obviously, theres a lot of federal aid. State aid from different agencies, all pouring in. All in an effort to find out what is left in that town, at the list of missing keeps continuing to grow. In the meanwhile, people are coming back to find that whats going on here. Alex . Heres the question. Hawaiis Attorney General is conducting a review of all the decisions made leading up to and during the wildfires. As you know, steve. What are residents and authorities telling you about when warnings were dispatched . Yeah, from what weve heard, most people did not hear anything. And or talk about the official sirens, you have to remember in hawaii, they have one of the most sophisticated Sirens Systems in the world. 400 integrated sirens, all together. It should be able to notify hawaiians of whats going on. The states themselves said that those sirens did not trigger. Although specific alerts did go off by phone, by text, by tv. By radio. However, when you are in a situation like this, with the fire burning, knocking at telecommunications almost instantaneously, a lot of people did not receive those texts and emails and whatever triggered and those other three systems. That wasnt the silent system, so now, there is that Attorney General review to find out what exactly was triggered, how was the response, was it comparable . Was up to the right standards . All of that part of the process. But for residents i spoke to, some people did hear some sort of warning. Though, they say it was late or distant. It may have been something else. It may have been local police with a loudspeaker, just trying to get people out of their homes. Others say they heard absolutely nothing, and theyre upset. They want to know why. Alex . Yeah, i bet they do. Okay, Steve Patterson, thank you so much. It must of walk at least a quarter mile for us. Thanks so much. Im sure its the start of that long, long line. Thank you steve. This disaster hurts on so many levels, because its not just the lives lost and homes and businesses destroyed. It is the history as well that is gone forever. At the bottom of the hour, the landmarks wiped out from those wildfires. Developing this hour, former President Donald Trump arriving just a short time ago at the Iowa State Fair as he faces a raft of legal issues. His fellow gop rivals converging on the first in the nation state, mix to work and lake to voters in front of the iowa caucus in january. The news for trump though not. Great many of his previous voters to nbc news they are considering new options. Y ar considering new options. I voted for trump the first two times, and if he is a candidate i will definitely vote for him again. I think it would be nice to have somebody come in with less drama and the trauma. I like what trump could do if he just kept his mouth shut. Right . So that was the thing. I dont, hes not a good leader. I liked his philosophies and what he was trying to accomplish, but the way he went about it, not good. Trumps Campaign Trip to iowa comes our after judge Tanya Chutkan put new limits on his ability publicly to discuss evidence related to his four Election Fraud charges. She also warned trumps team against making any inflammatory or ambiguous public remarks about the case. And the reaction from Hunter Bidens lawyer on the elevation of david weiss to Special Counsel. The people need to understand the Attorney General and he, and he, mr. Weiss, has said for a long time, that he had all the authority that he needed to bring any charge that was appropriate in any place. So, what does the Special Counsel do that he couldnt do . The answer should be nothing different. And in a new, Exclusive Interview, nbcs rather, her own Reverend Al Sharpton, sat down with Vice PresidentKamala Harris to discuss the right range of topics, including the 60th Anniversary of the march on washington, which is coming up on august 21st. I think thats when we look at the 60th Anniversary of the march on washington, it must be to commemorate a historic day and a historic movement. But it has to also compel us to understand, movement is not over. And in a new memo from President Bidens Campaign Includes that Vice President harris will play a leading role in bidens 2024 campaign. You can expect to see much more of her. Were going to be talking to erin haines about all of this, later on this hour. But developing this hour as well, former President Donald Trump, then again, arriving a short time ago at the Iowa State Fair. Again, facing the legal, just a raft of legal issues we say. His fellow gop rivals converging on that first in that nationstate and i am so sorry, whereabouts go to a different soundbite that we dont need to play this time. Lets go right now to ryan wylie. Ryan, im going to ask you about the court room that you are inside yesterday. For the trump respective ordered hearing, as well as the news conference, announcing whether the hunter biden Special Counsel so as we go to that. What exactly does this protective order cover . What will it prevent donald trump from doing or saying, and how does it get enforced . Actually, the descriptions on what he can do and say are more about his conditions of release rather than necessarily the documents. The documents are hes not allowed to make notes on what reference, and that is something that there is almost this Babysitter Quality to the discussions they were having about whether donald trump could look at this evidence on his own, whether you could be luck trusted to look at it and not take notes on whether you need a lawyer to be sitting alongside him, during and ultimately, that sort of where they felt down, that donald trump is going to have to be accompanied or at, least have some sort of person nearby when he goes through all of these transcripts. Because they dont want a lot of that information getting out in a way that could end up being threatening. I think, you know, touch check and its very aware that he was speaking just a last hour about the sort of culture of threats that were in. Yesterday, and especially for, a black, woman i think may even escalate even further. A black woman who is going to be any position of power over donald trump, and asked the ability to sort of rein him in. I think she wanted to make clear in that courtroom that listened, she is in charge, right . This case is about, she wants to bring this case forward. She wants to bring this case and bring about the administration of justice, and thats really the priority. Whatever Donald Trumps job, as she referred to it, is running for president in this case, is taking a sidebar to that. That is not the priority here. The priority is making sure that they get this case and they get a jury that has not been impacted. They can select the jury that can decide this case barely and moving forward without any threats. Again, sending it to witnesses, which of course, in this case, includes the former Vice President who is now running against donald trump for the republican nomination,. Alex let me ask, you. Ryan if we play some of what congressman Jake Auchincloss its talking about 20 minutes ago or so about the appointment of the Special Counsel in the under biden case. Take a listen. Not just an independent investigator, but also one who was originally appointed by donald trump, which the republicans can conveniently forget when they attack him and attempt to politicize this independent investigation. And i would encourage americans, in both situations, to recognize that this is not the trump show. This is not the biden. Show the protagonist in this is the rule of law. Why did videotape feel necessary to appoint a Special Counsel . How does that potentially impact the congressional investigation . There is a simple explanation for it, which is that the u. S. Attorney for Delaware Cannot bring charges in other districts unless he has some sort of additional authority, in which, casey would need to be appointed Special Counsel in this case. Most of the underlying current that were talking about here took place in d. C. Or in california. So, he really needs the authority to do that and that is sort of one of the explanations for why he needed to be put in this posionbecauseg to be a case in delaware, hunter biden could have waived his rights to Tourist Diction here and venue issues. But because there is not really a plea deal on the table anymore because this case is moving towards trial, thats not an option. If they brought this case is in delaware, immediately be tossed out, because that is not where the venue is. Its not where the elected prime took place. Thats the same thing you see it with trump, where a lot of the conduct in maralago, they didnt end up bringing in d. C. , even though a lot of The Grand Cherry Investigation did happen here. Because a lot of the conduct was actually focused in florida. Of course, its much different of the january 6th case, or donald trump was in the white house in d. C. During a lot of this underlying conduct. That is where the conspiracy, electric and spare seat, really was rather than florida. So, thats really what i think, ultimately, this could be about. So, it sort of could be a lot of spectacle and a lot of excitement over what was kind of more practical matter. That said, this hunter biden thing is going to bleed into the 2024 campaign at this point. Theres just no way this goes away as he is leading. So, put a plea deal in place. A plea deal. Point well taken. All right, ryan reilly, thank you. Lets go to the Iowa State Fair, or donald trump is joining the wind field of candidates competing in front of the iowa caucus is just five months away. And with ron desantis today, about a special message from on high, in case you cant tell, that sign reads, be likable, ron lets go to nbcs very likable conversation, ali vitali. No exclamation point, we love. What are you seeing there, ali . Im honored to be likable enough, alex. I think thats a good thing. But what were seeing here at the state fair its people who were open to liking more than just donald trump. Although the polls still have him at the top of the pack, and hes remained there over the course of the last few months, that, despite multiple indictments and yet another one looming in georgia, likely this coming week, still what were seeing and frankly, when im hearing from candidates and voters, is that might not be the first thing they are thinking about. I just caught up with former South Carolina governor, nikki haley. She is also here, working but fair. Barnstorming the state and sue her, this is still a game of playing retail politics, shaking as many hands as you can. But i asked her about the role of the former president here, and this is part of what she told me just in the last few minutes. What. You should want to touch as many hands as you can. You should want to answer every single question. Weve done that. You, we didnt start spending yet because we didnt want to focus on building those relationships, earning trust, earning support, the right way. No short cut, snow coming and doing a rally and leaving. Its making sure we answer the hard questions from every aisle when. So, or doing that. And Campaign Season is now getting ready to get started with the debate. Were looking forward to the debate, and will not get out of the park, and were, off to the races. Shes not wrong, there. Alex the debates in past cycles have really marked the unofficial kickoff of Campaign Season. Yes, candidates have been working these states, iowa, new hampshire, a least of state of South Carolina, for months now. But once they hit the stage in milwaukee, that is really where all eyes are going to turn. I think it is striking, its important to talk about the way that trump himself has been campaigning or rather, in states like this one, dropping in and flying back out. He does one big rally, thats always been the thing. Even dike know that from when we started covering him in 2015 and 2016, but for someone like nikki haley, she is taking a much different grassroots approach. Typically in states like iowa, there is an electoral reward for that. We havent yet seen that coming up in the polls gets, but the hope is, according to haley just now, once they get a little debate stage, whether trump is there or not, that is when voters are going to start to tune in, and thats when their whole thing, the polls could start to change. Absolutely. Stepbystep. But hey, ali batali, my likable friends, thank you. Donald trumps legal team gets a warning from a judge. Did she make herself perfectly clear . Weve got the quotes, back in 60 seconds. christina being all overl tina all the time. christina but my old network wasnt cutting it. And thats not good for baking. Or judging. Or writing. So, we switched to verizon, the Network Businesses rely on. 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What is your assessment . Who do you think one and who lost . Well, i think this is a protective orders are very routine. This protective order is unusually stringent in several aspects. You have defense counsel, who has to maintain custody and control of any sensitive materials, which und