Washington and this is bbc world news america. It looks like a war zone. It looks like someone came along and bombed the whole town. It is completely devastated. It is burned down to the ground. A thriving town reduced to almost nothing. The destruction left behind after one of the worst Natural Disasters in the state of hawaiis history. A new special counsel is named to oversee the case against hunter biden with mixed reactions. Hello and welcome to world news america. We begin in hawaii where we are getting a better look at the devastation from major wildfires that tore through parts of the island of maui. This is what is left of lahaina. The Historic Town hit hardest by the fires. Blackened earth make for a bleak scene. 55 people have died but that number is expected to rise. The mayor of mao we said earlier the number was based the mayor of maui said the number was based on victims found outdoor spirit it is probably the largest Natural Disaster in the states history. Some people w
Washington and this is bbc world news america. It looks like a war zone. It looks like someone came along and bombed the whole town. It is completely devastated. It is burned down to the ground. A thriving town reduced to almost nothing. The destruction left behind after one of the worst Natural Disasters in the state of hawaiis history. A new special counsel is named to oversee the case against hunter biden with mixed reactions. Hello and welcome to world news america. We begin in hawaii where we are getting a better look at the devastation from major wildfires that tore through parts of the island of maui. This is what is left of lahaina. The Historic Town hit hardest by the fires. Blackened earth make for a bleak scene. 55 people have died but that number is expected to rise. The mayor of mao we said earlier the number was based the mayor of maui said the number was based on victims found outdoor spirit it is probably the largest Natural Disaster in the states history. Some people w
Federal prosecutor and delaware u. S. Attorney david wise as Special Counsel in the probe of president son hunter. Upon considering his request ,as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter. I have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to him as Special Counsel. This appointment confirms my commitment to provide mr. Weiss all the resources he requests. It also reaffirms that mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems appropriate independently based only on the facts and the law. All right. Lets try to break this down. Keep this in mind. David weiss is the same prosecutor who cooked up the original Sweetheart Deal that hunter kind of blew. You know, a judge kind of blew it up. As we take a closer look and they realize its ridiculous and it doesnt involve any of his foreign business dealings. So his lawyers decided they didnt want the deal. Now we are learning that federal prosecutors exp
Attorney general Merrick Garland, appointing a special prosecutor david weiss us Special Counsel in the probe of President Bidens son hunter. Upon considering his request, as well as the extraordinary circumstances relating to this matter, i have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as Special Counsel. This appointment confirms my commitment to provide mr. Weiss all the resources he requests. It also reaffirms that mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems appropriate independently. Based only on the facts and the law the law. Brian lets try to break this down. Keep this in mind. David weiss is the same prosecutor who cooked up the original Sweetheart Deal that hunter kind of blew up. Judge kind of blew it up. Involved in foreign business dealings, now we are Learning Tl Prosecutors expect hunters taxing gun know my tax income. As for the big guys involvement in the new Hunter Special counse
You. Rolling out an aggressive strategy and would go highdollar donors how President Biden and his team quote, candid exchange of views, that is how russian president putin is describing his fivehour long meeting with kim jongun, how the u. S. Is responding amid fears of an arms deal between the two nations. Plus thermal Heat Technology and a police dog. How searchers in pennsylvania found an escaped murderer who evaded them for two weeks. Were following these developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Right now we are tracking a president who is facing an impeachment threat from House Republicans and a House Speaker who may have to decide between keeping the government funded or keeping his gavel. Lots of political implications here on the white house side President Bidens just in the last hour. He didnt even put up for a vote as you all know because he knows that even his own members werent going to support this. So, you know, thats why we call it