Welcome to the lead, aim jake tapper. And we start with breaking news, violent and explosive wildfires in hawaii. Fueled by strong winds from a hurricane, 800 miles away. It is a situation so sudden and so catastrophic on maui, local Officials Say a dozen people ran into the ocean to try to escape the flames. And they went out so far they then had to be rescued. Hawaiis governor said hundreds of families have been displaced and some loss of life is expected, unquote. Cell towers and 911 are out of service on the the hardhit west side compounding the difficulty for many. Were expecting a Press Conference and well bring you that when it starts but Derek Van Damme looked at where this erratic disaster may be headed next. Reporter hellish scenes of wildfires engulfing normally picturesque maui. Powerful winds, associated with Hurricane Dora helping fuel the flames. Fact that we have wildfire in multiple areas as a result of indirectly from a hurricane is unprecedented. Reporter Lieutenant
airtime we have assembled a team of correspondents and experts to tell you what is known, but it could mean, and where it may lead. cnn s kaitlan collins starts us off. caitlin what are you learning about this fbi operation? john, it s a remarkable development with the former president himself confirming that the fbi has executed a search warrant on his home in palm beach, florida today. he said in a statement that his beautiful home, mar-a-lago in palm beach, which became s primary residence after he left the white house is, quote, currently under siege, rated and not occupied by a large number of fbi agents. he says after working in cooperating with the relevant government agencies, the sun announced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. he adds, quote, they even broke into my safe and he compared it to water gate or worse than water gain and maintains it s an effort to stop him from running for president in 2024. we should note we have now learned this search
assaults evident. the bradley armed vehicle this thick dust and the tankers moving forward to fire at russian positions which they say are beginning to look in peril as ukraine s southern counter offensive pushed forward. the 15th national guard have lost many friends here. but also gained ground. it has been incredibly tough. but some faces we saw over the past week have brightened. it has gotten closer. some of the tools given towards it grates here. they re being expected to do things no nato army would attempt with equipment they would scoff at. the humvee we travel in with tires so thread bare no american soldier would be expected to drive it. they have no time for
bus that was hit in the street. [noise] the days before, police would rescue people from this hostage is in the same area, they killed the leader of the 400 mawozo gang. the police struggle to hold ground. the gangs, whose currencies kidnapping and drugs, are gaining far too much. especially, right here. [noise] rounds hit the armed vehicle. they think, they see where the gunmen are. [speaking foreign language] they run, but not like it s
saying russians are using the time to regroup for a new attack focussing on the eastern part of the country and there is more evidence of these atrocities that have been reported across the week. video from bucha shows a cyclist riding down the street fired on by russian armed vehicle, the person presumed dead. nbc richard engel is reporting and taking testimony from the survivors left in the city. reporter: she s saying one of her neighbors was so frightened because the russian soldiers were banging on his door that he jumped out of that window on the third floor and came landing on the ground. didn t die. hurt himself but managed to escape. he thought the russians were just going to shoot him dead. desperation. as ukraine braces for a further russian attack, nbc s andrea mitchell also spoke with secretary of state blinken about this on going update to u.s.