Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me from washington, d. C. Im fredericka witfield. We begin with the apocalyptic destruction from the deadliest Natural Disaster in hawaiis history. Almost 80 people are dead and thousands displaced. At any moment, lahaina residents could return to assess what might be left. Crews are working to fully contain three major fires and prevent flareups on maui. The devastation costing an estimated 5. 5 billion. Governor josh green has ordered a comprehensive review of the states response. Lets go to cnns mike valerio. Last hour you were approached by a woman who was very frustrated about the road closures. Whats been happening there . Reporter good morning. The sun is now up over maui. This is the moment, fred, that people have been waiting for for more than 14 hours. Hundreds of car s queued up in the background, now able to move through the main route that goes into the Disaster Zone o f la h these are people who have been waiting after
so this new twist in the hunter biden investigation means his case could stretch on for months and could complicate his father s reelection bid. let s bring in priscilla alvarez at the white house. the white house didn t get a heads-up this move was about to happen. what has been the response? reporter: the white house did not receive any sort of heads-up when this announcement was coming from attorney general garland just yesterday. their strategy as of now is consistent, which is that they are not providing any comment. they are declining to comment on this matter. in fact, in a statement to cnn, ite spokesperson ian sam said, quote, we would refer you to doj or to hunter biden s personal representatives, when he was asked about this latest development. again, this has been consistent for the white house on various matters involving the justice