Deadly u. S. Wildfire in a century. New questions are emerging about the Emergency Response there. A chaotic smashandgrab caught on camera but was anybody caught by police . Im john berman with kate baldwin and sarah sidner, we are the anchors of cnnCnn News Central which starts now. Welcome to unchartered territory once again. Right now a grand jury is meeting in georgia. And moments ago, we have now learned that former Georgia State senator is inside the courthouse right now to offer her grand jury testimony. Things are happening right now. Tomorrow, willis is expected to call two more witnesses to testify as shes laying out her case to charge a dozen people. Overnight reporting into cnn, willis has Text Messages and emails directly linking trumps inner circle to the breach of the Voting System in georgia which is part of this overall investigation right now. Paula reid is outside of the courthouse. What is the latest were learning about the State Senator who is now testifying and wh
See how their homes faired. the one highway in and out of lahaina was opened and closed repeatedly leading to long lines. today, residents will receive placards to help expedite travel into lahaina. here s the latest. reporter: good morning from the checkpoint to get into the disaster zone of lahaina. and just a few miles behind us, firefighters are still working on this blaze. it isn t over nearly a week after the first flames broke out after midnight on tuesday. and according to the latest upset from maui officials, they say the fire stands at 85% contained and there are still hot spots that they are working to put out. but meantime, sarah, we are still hearing stories of incredible heroism, how difficult at the crescendo of this crisis it was to fight this blaze. listen to the latest story that we just heard.
We re waiting to find out. once we have that, hopefully. shimon, here we go. many around the country celebrated valentine as day, a deranged killer killed 17 people and injured at least 14 more at stoneman douglas in parkland, florida. the president visited the sheriff s department in broward county and the hospital last week. he and the first lady spent to victims recovering, thanked the doctors for their work and praised the bravery of the law enforcement and first responders. victims and families have been in our constant prayers. we pray for the recovery of those injured and peace and comfort for the families of those who were lost. our broken hearts were filled with gratitude as we heard the stories of incredible heroism. 15-year-old anthony wardis used his body as a shield for his classmates and remains in the hospital in recovery. anthony, thank you for your courage. we are all rooting for you. aaron feis shielded students from a hail of gunfire,
Now sarah sanders. our country celebrated valentine s day. a deranged murderer killed 17 people in stoneman douglas high school. the president and the first lady spent time with the victims that were recovering, thanked the doctors for the work and praised the law enforcement and first responders. here at the white house, the victims and families have been in our thoughts and prayers. our broken hearts are filled with gratitude as we heard the story of incredible heroism. 15-year-old anthony bourges was shot five times as he used his body as a shield for classmates. he s in recovery. thank you for your courage. aaron feis shielded students from a hail of gun fire selfishly giving his own life to save others. teacher scott bible was