The defense, in one way or another in this federal case, and the other today, saying not so fast. Today, the special counsel, asked for a january 2nd trial date in the election subversion case, which had said partake as little as four weeks. The former president , who is expected to challenge that, took the first step tonight in his social network. Quoting now, but leaving out some of the personal tax on smith and president biden. Quote, only an Out Of Touch Lunatic would ask for such a date. One day, into the new year, and maximum election interference with iowa. Now whatever you make of that, in particular the, the proposed date is yet another entry on what is already a very crowded calendar. Take a look. Surrounding that date are the trump organizations Civil Fraud Trial this october, the e. Jean carroll defamation trial january 15th. That is the same day of the iowa caucuses. Super tuesday, march 5th, is just ten days before march 15th, manhattan hush money trial. In the maralago d
Trial. And we get more evidence of defense footdragging in the maralago documents case. Also tonight, were on the scene of the enormous destruction in maui where some of the wildfires are thankfully being contained, but the proportions of this tragedy, including now dozens of lives lost, it just keeps growing. Later, Florida Governor ron desantis adds a new adversary to disney, School Liberians and the woke. This time school prosecutors. He is firing them, only he never hired them. The voters did. Well speak to the latest official to get the ax. Good evening. John berman here for anderson. Trying to for swift justice in what could become the most significant criminal trial ever in this country. If not unprecedented in its speed, then pretty nearly so. The defense in one way or another in this federal case and the other today say not so fast. Today the Special Counsels team asked for a january 2nd trial date in the Election Subversion case which it said could take as little as four week
breaking news tonight own the wildfires in maui. authorities have just raised the death toll to 53. while touring lahaina, josh green told cnn s wolf blitzer he expects it to exceed the 61 people killed in the state s deadliest natural disaster, a tsunami in 1960. our bill weir just arrived in maui and is among the first reporters to make it into lahaina. he is trying to set up live shot. communications are really tough. but we have bill on the phone right now. while we have you, bill, walk us through what you re seeing. well, john, i came here bracing for the worst. we d seen those helicopter aerials the last couple of days and heard some tales of folks who have gotten out here. but it s worse than i imagined. it looks like a bomb went off in lahaina town. all the iconic buildings are either flattened or just
shot. communications are really tough, but we have bill on the phone right now, while we have you bill, walk us through what you are seeing. well john, i came here bracing for the worst. i had seen those helicopter aerials the last couple of days, and heard some tales of folks who have gotten out of here. but, it s worse than i had imagined. it looks like a bomb went off in lahaina town. all of the iconic buildings are either flattened or just scorched skeletons of their former selves mick fleetwood, the drummer of
same day his girlfriend gabby petito was reported missing. let s get to phil keating live in venice, florida with more. good morning. good morning, trace. back at the laundrie parents house this morning. the ford mustang that brian laundrie parked at the trail head for his hike nine days ago, that car being returned by north port police. day in and day out of searching this backcountry of florida, very harsh and hot conditions. still no sign of brian laundrie, not his backpack, no footprints and nothing of physical evidence indicate that laundrie was ever actually here. every day the searching is continuing. today is day five. these are brand-new helicopter aerials of the search operation. it involves 60 searchers including a dive team and cadaver dogs looking through thousands of acres behind me down here in the carlton reserve.