likely. we re following the legal and political implications. plus a warning to donald trump s legal team from the judge overseeing the election interference case, saying more inflammatory statements will require a quicker start to the trial. we are live outside the court. and the death toll as they have yet to even start searching the hundred of burned out buildings. we ll take you live to maui. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. another controversial investigation that could have some pretty big repercussions for 2024 is escalating. today a special counsel was designated in the federal probe of hunter biden. attorney general merrick garland named david weiss to the role. weiss has been leading this investigation. yes, he has. he s been leading the investigation into hunter biden for the past five years, in fact. this week he asked himself to be elevated to that role of special counsel. we re f