Maui, the death toll is soaring as we get new reports from the devastation. And back in court. Donald trumps legal team is about to appear before the judge in the 2020 election case for the first time, as prosecutors are now asking to start the trial in january. What is the judge going to say . Five americans wrongly detained in iran on the verge of freedom after the u. S. Strikes a deal with tehran. Im john berman with kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. This morning the scenes in parts of maui are apocalyptic as Rescue Crews Reach new areas. The death toll rose sharply overnight to 55. The governor estimates some 80 of lahaina were destroyed. When the mayor said its all gone, its all gone. Its all gone. Its gone. Im telling you, none of its there. Its all burned to the ground. The mayor says the death toll is likely to rise. They have only been able to count bodies found outside structures and many people are still unaccounted for. Today Search And Rescue teams from california an
thick in the air. very little life. there were work crews out just sort of cleaning up the roads, helicopters overhead, national guard helicopters, the big s chinooks and just utter devastation. bent and burnt and charred pieces of people s lives, their businesses. one of the most vibrant tourist spots really in the united states there just laid to ash everywhere. everywhere you look there s that iconic ban i don t know tree which thankfully looks like it survived which will be a morale boost for people now, but so many pieces to pick through, john, so many lives to account for right now. it s just taken the wind out of people s emotional sails here. it s going to be a hard road in the next couple days. it is hard to process some of the images we re seeing of buildings just flattened there or in some cases melting in on themselves. bill weir, thank you for being there for us. we look forward to speaking to you again throughout the day.