A huge announcement from Attorney General Merrick Garland, Special Counsel is now investigating hunter biden, the president s son, after a potential plea deal collapsed. Plus, 59 people are now confirmed dead in the hawaii wildfires. It comes as residents start to return to lahaina to see the rubble where they used to live. One of them is my guest tonight. Lets go outfront. Good evening, im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, major developments on multiple legal fronts for both donald trump and joe biden. Trumps attorneys coming face to face with judge Tanya Chutkan for the first time today as the Attorney General spoke publicly, something he rarely does. Merrick garland announcing he is authorizing a Special Counsel to investigate bidens son hunter. And all of this comes as witnesses subpoenaed in the fulton county, georgia, investigation, can be told any minute they need to testify monday in front of a grand jury. Thats when the grand jury meets again and could indict if trump is indicte
Essentially further restrict Abortion Rights. Now it has so many talk being how the fallout could reach all the way from this summer to november 2024. Emergency evacuations, people jumping into the ocean to stay alive. Hurricanecharged winds fueling a raging wildfire that is burning out of control. Im john berman with kate bolduan. Cnn news central starts now. New this morning, a memo that could be central to the January 6th Case against donald trump. What prosecutors call a plot to create a, quote, fake controversy that would derail the proper certification of biden as president elect. Now, the phrase Fake Electors has been tossed around for some time, but now the New York Times has obtained this key piece of evidence describing the alleged conspiracy. It was written by protrump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, this december memo explains in great detail how Fake Electors might swing the election or at a minimum and this is important muck up or slow down the process to, quote, buy the Trump C
Update, and well speak with a lawmaker representing one of the hardesthit districts. And the case biden is making for his economic plan as well as efforts to combat the climate crisis. Details on a Search Warrant were learning the Special Counsel investigating donald trump got for the former president s twitter accounts. And new Development Related to Georgia Election interference case. All of these stories are coming right into to cnn news central. One hour from now, official will hold a News Conference and the big island. And winds continue to spread. Josh green, who is back to the fate after cutting hi vacation short, says he expects, quote, some lot of life due to the fares. Right now theres still thousands without power. Hospitals are overwhelmed with burn victims, multiple evacuations and Rescue Operations underway, including The Coast Guard rescuing at least 12 peoples, this after they jumped in the ocean trying to escape the flames. The thing is the hurricane is to the south. T
Major a utah man is killed during an fbi raid after allegedly threatening President Biden. A tornado touched down in northeast colorado. It was 1 of 2 tornadoes that hit the area. Major new details on a Search Warrant into former President Trumps twitter account, as a key memo reveals new information about a plot to overturn the 2020 election. We did it supporters of Abortion Rights in ohio are claiming a huge victory after voters rejected a measure that would have made it harder to amend the State Constitution. We beat them yes a group of lgbtq veterans who were kicked out of the military because of their sexuality are now suing the department of defense, hoping to change what are currently discriminatory discharges to honorable. My country is telling me i am not good enough to serve just because of who i love. Someone at this supermarket won the 1. 58 billion Mega Millions jackpot. Its going to change the whole town. I think it is going to turn upside down from this. We have no idea.
Neighborhoods burned. The governor saying, it looks like a bomb went off. At least 59 people confirmed dead. Now, the frantic search. More than a thousand unaccounted for, and growing questions, why werent mauis Warning Sirens activated as the flames approached . Our team in the disaster zone. Also tonight, attorney general Merrick Garland granting Special Counsel status to the u. S. Prosecutor overseeing the hunter biden investigation, why now after a fiveyearlong probe and after his deal fell apart, is the president s son headed to trial . The judge in Donald Trumps Election Conspiracy case limiting what he can share publicly about the governments evidence. What she warned the former president not to do. Sam bankmanfried, the onetime crypto mogul, thrown in jail ahead of his fraud trial. Why the judge revoked his bail. New photos inside the home of the suspected gilgo beach Serial Killer. Why his family is threatening to sue police and also revealed his wifes health battle. Amid the