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is it alabama or is it florida? a new report is raising questions. our nbc reporters are following all of the latest developments and we begin with steve patterson who has the latest on the ground in hawaii. steve, what s the latest from there. i know there s still just so many people who can t get home or who don t have a home to go to. reporter: or who are missing family members, chris. the death toll has increased overnight. it is now 55. everything we have heard from the mayor to the governor to emergency officials on this island and looking at the devastation and looking at the damage, that toll will almost certainly increase over the next few hours and days. the governor has just told some families that they may be able to go back to their homes soon, but you re right, in a lot of cases, they will find nothing there. lahaina has been almost entirely reduced to rubble. thousands of structures raised. we re expecting millions, if not over a billion dollars in dama ....
but also that he can beat the rap. most people believe he s a martyr, you know, just being persecuted, and i think he ll get more votes. i pledge allegiance! keeping a vigil outside a washington prison that houses some of the january 6th rioters, they think this largely democratic city will be hostile territory for a trump trial. do you think that if a dcjury finds donald trump guilty, am i going to think that that was legitimate? laughter no! i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear. president trump swore to defend the constitution of the united states. but now he s accused of spreading lies and deceit, in a desperate attempt to stay in power, despite knowing he had lost the 2020 election. the police are now running back. the violent attack on january 6th was, say prosecutors, the result of his prolific lies, as he deliberately created nationwide mistrust and anger. the attack on our nation s capitol on january 6th 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of americ ....
ijust used that phrase, some would call it a cliche, about the culture wars. does it feel to you that today there is a somewhat toxic culture war? i think you ve framed it beautifully. it is toxic, but most importantly, it s disingenuous. in my humble opinion. it s used to kind of create political fear. and ourjob as artists is, i think, fundamentally to take away that fear, to take away the binaries that i think this farce of the culture wars are. you know, i often hear politicians and i m not one to diss politicians, but i also often hear politicians use race or class or immigration or use history as a battering ram to get themselves into the hearts of the populist. but those issues you ve just outlined race, immigration they are central to your work, because they re central to your own life story. yeah, totally and utterly. but. and have you been frightened off entering this territory at times? again, i think it s framed brilliantly. fortunately for me, or unfo ....
phoenix, arizona as we top a new hour, riley gaines, along with other female athletes, coaches, and parents, are set to rally to demand the ncaa ban biological males from women s collegiate sports teams. we ll be watching and keeping a close eye on developments from there. john: plus hear from riley herself when she joins us live and what she wants to hear from college athletic officials. stay tuned for all that. sandra: begin this hour waiting for a white house briefing as hunter biden is expected to be in a los angeles federal courtroom a short time from now where he will answer to nine federal tax charges just one day after his public stunt on capitol hill. and here we go. hello, welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. great to be with you. john: good to be with you on this friday eve as we call it around here. this is america reports . hunter biden will likely plead not guilty to the tax crstacked against him, donald trump is just coming out of the courtr ....
near. you believe there s enough evidence? they won t indict if there s enough evidence. former attorney general bill barr reiterating his belief that the former president is likely to be indicted for refusing to return classified materials. the latest developments connected to the mar-a-lago documents. this comes as a key witness in multiple investigations into donald trump, finally gives testimony to a grand jury. meanwhile, chris christie officially jumps into the 2024 race for the republican nomination, we ll on show you his pitch to voters and what he had to say about his past support for donald trump. also ahead, a republican revolt in the house, we ll explain why a group of far-right lawmakers intentionally tanked a couple of gop-led bills. and we have the latest on two major stories tied to the war in ukraine, the flooding caused by a destroyed dam and what we re learning about last week s drone attacks in moscow. plus, a merger that has stunned the sp ....