Devastating news out of hawaii right now. Officials now say at least 36 people are dead in maui from the wildfires that are tearing through that island. Locals say they fear the death toll is going to go up. Were on the ground. Very shortly, two of Donald Trumps associates due in a florida court. Theyre set to plead not guilty to new charges in the probe of trumps alleged mishandling of classified documents. The fbi raid that turned deadly. A man in utah killed in a confrontation with federal agents serving a warrant over his alleged threats against President Biden. Im kate bolduan with john berman. This is cnn news central. The situation in hawaii has gone from bad to worse, and it is now very clearly the tragedy is not over. At least 36 people are confirmed dead now, and many people, many more unaccounted for as the wildfires continue to rip through maui. The videos coming out show what looks like just an in inscapable inferno playing out. One man said he and everyone he knows and lo
which is what they need the most. derek, thank you so much. john. with us now is the public affairs officer from hawaii s tourism authority. sir, thank you so much for being with us right now. you are located where so many people are being evacuated to. what stories are you hearing from them? hello, john. we are here at the hawaii convention center where we established an assistance center for folks who are heeding our call for visitors to leave maui at this time so we can focus resources and attention on those who need it the most, the residents whose homes they have lost, whose businesses and livelihoods have been lost. we have helped about a little over 100 people so far today. we re ready for many more. we anticipate more coming in the final flights of tonight.