Hawaiis lahaina are allowed to briefly return to the town that wildfires virtually wiped out. The u. S. Attorney leading the Hunter Biden Probe has now been given Special Counsel authority, what that could mean for the president s son and the president s reelection campaign. Let me explain, please. We are no longer friends. It just got real. Adam sandler casts his real life family in his latest comedy on netflix. Live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. Theres word of yet another evacuation on maui. The Police Department says there is a fire in west maui and residents in the kaapali area are currently being evacuated. Were told the area was untouched by the initial wildfire. That comes as a search for survivors is taking a bleak turn. Days after devastating wildfires tore through parts of the island, countless people remain unaccounted for. Cadaver dogs are sifting through the charred remains of homes and buildings and although the number of people confirmed dead stands at a grim 67
Good morning, welcome to cnn this morning. Great to be with you. So glad youre here. Thank you for being here. Im amara walker. Thank you for waking up with us at 7 00 this morning. We do begin with some very tragic news and the devastation in hawaii. Officials now say at least 80 people are dead. That number is expected to rise. The search teams continue to comb through the destruction. Now hawaiis Attorney General is ordering a review of the states response. And today more republican president ial contenders get ready to make their case to voters at the Iowa State Fair. Well have the latest as the candidates kick their campaigns into high gear. Plus lays down the law to President Trump during a contentious hearing. Shes putting the former president on notice about any fu future inflammatory language or intimidation of witnesses. We begin with the grim news from hawaii, where those devastating wildfires have now claimed at least 80 lives. Officials warn the death toll will likely rise
Wildfires force evacuations as the death toll in maui climbs. Donald trump will have to watch what he says campaigning. The latest ruling by the judge in the Election Subversion Case. Meanwhile, a Special Counsel is now investigating president bidens son hunter, yet many republicans dont seem to be happy about the development. Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. Were getting a better look at the devastation caused by wildfires on the island of maui. Hundreds of homes and other buildings across lahaina were turned to Ashby The Fire leaving almost nothing behind to show for what just days ago was a thriving community. So heres what we know right now, authorities just a shor time ago reported they have now confirmed 80 deaths, and there are fears th number could continue to rise. Crews with Cadaver Dogs Ar sifting through the wreckage. The only public road in and out of lahaina was open briefly on frid tgive people a chance to go in to see what if anyt
Happening now, breaking news. A new Protective Order just issued 8020 20 election interference case against donald trump. The judge, barring the former president and his lawyers from publicly disclosing Sensitive Information. Also tonight, as the flames ease and the death toll is expected to keep rising, we are getting uptotheminute accounts of the damage from the Wildfire Disaster in hawaii. Cnn is of course on the scene. And the Hawaii Governor will join us live with all the latest developments. And the top prosecutor in the Hunter Biden Probe is elevated to Special Counsel as the president son now appears headed to trial. We are breaking down the legal implications and the political fallout. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I am wolf blitzer and you are in the Situation Room. This is cnn breaking news. Lets get right to it. Coming out of the first hearing before the judge in the trump election interference case. Cnn justice correspondent is on t
Survivors is taking a bleak turn. days after devastating wildfires tore through parts of the island, countless people remain unaccounted for. cadaver dogs are sifting through the charred remains of homes and buildings and although the number of people confirmed dead stands at a grim 67, officials warn that figure will likely rise much higher in the coming days. authorities predict it will take years to get the island back to where it was with damage estimates running well into the billions. thousands of people have been left homeless and in desperate need of shelter after running from the flames often with little more than the clothes on their backs. we stepped out my front door and it was just this hundreds of feet of black smoke engulfing the town and it was everything i could do to just gather my kids and gather whatever i could in two minutes to get out of the house. i mean we ran out of the house