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
And an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones. And a new twist in the hunter biden program. U. S. Attorney general announcing its Special Counsel to investigate president bidens son. History taking shape at the womans world cup stage, now set for a first time winner, after japan was knocked out in the quarterfinals. Live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom we begin in hawaii, and wouldve another evacuation on maui. The Police Department just posted that there is a fire in west maui, and residents in the area are currently being evacuated. That comes as a whites Attorney General says she will lead a comprehensive review of the decisions officials made, as Deadly Wildfires broke out earlier on maui. More criticism is now growing over how authorities handled things in the early stages. As flames quickly spread and destroyed the iconic area. Hawaii Emergency Management says mauis Warning Sirens were not turned on after the fires broke out. But many people were unaware of just how b
Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Thank you for sharing part of your morning with us. As the grim reality sets in for survivors in hawaii, some are questioning the states response beforehand and how much was done to try to warn residents to get out. Plus Hunter Bidens legal troubles heat pup the Justice Department elevates the attorney to Special Counsel after plea talks fall apart. And donald trump and his legal team get a stern warning from the judge. Well have the latest on the contentious hearing. New data Shows Americans are pulling out of their 401 k and relying on credit cards. Well have a financial expert to weigh in with her advice. We begin with really grim news from hawaii, where those devastating wildfires have claimed at least 80 lives so far. The death toll will likely rise in the coming days. Crews have not yet searched the inside of most of the buildings and its unclear how many people are unaccounted for. Video shows the horror of the fire as people tried t
i heard. there was diesel fuel floating in the water as well and the coast guard couldn t come in and a lot of people couldn t swim that far and a couple died of smoke inhalation. i know of a lady that stood in the water for eight hours. this is the historic banyan tree, 150-year-old majestic tree at the center of lahaina town. it looks like it may have survived. it needs water desperately to survive right now but for the locals coming down and looking at the damage this is such a sign of hope that maybe their iconic tree will have lived when so much else is gone here, but the history can never be replaced. right here, this is the first hotel in hawaii, the pioneer hotel, pioneer theater. it s completely gone. right over here was the library. it s just now a stone shell of scorched blocks. around front street there, fleet woods, mick fleetwood of the
want to look behind me. there s no one to go. all of those cars waiting to move in front of him, no one was moving anyway. you were dead in the water. a lot of them didn t make it from what i heard. i m sure if the winds were 80 miles an hour. there was diesel fuel floating in the water as well in the coast guard couldn t coming too far, because of the reefs, and a lot of people can t swim that far a couple of people died of smoke inhalation as well. i know of a lady who stood in the water for 8 hours. this is the historic banyan tree, 150-year-old majestic tree at the center of lahaina town. it looks like it may have survived. you need water desperately to survive right now, but for the locals who were coming down, this is such a sign of hope that maybe their iconic tree would have lived when so much