Happening now, breaking news. A new Protective Order just issued 8020 20 election interference case against donald trump. The judge, barring the former president and his lawyers from publicly disclosing Sensitive Information. Also tonight, as the flames ease and the death toll is expected to keep rising, we are getting uptotheminute accounts of the damage from the Wildfire Disaster in hawaii. Cnn is of course on the scene. And the Hawaii Governor will join us live with all the latest developments. And the top prosecutor in the Hunter Biden Probe is elevated to Special Counsel as the president son now appears headed to trial. We are breaking down the legal implications and the political fallout. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I am wolf blitzer and you are in the Situation Room. This is cnn breaking news. Lets get right to it. Coming out of the first hearing before the judge in the trump election interference case. Cnn justice correspondent is on t
Was a very fluid situation across the islands with the storm. we were unable to get helicopters up in the air, for example, to drop water that night because you cannot fly helicopters with gusts of 89- mile-per-hour winds. you will crash your helicopters and kill your pilots. these are the considerations and the consideration that occurred in the island setting on the back end of a hurricane but we will do all that we can to make sure to find out how to protect our people more going forward. we have just not seen populations like this in the last 30, 40, 50 years ever threatened in an era of global warning. it s of deep concern. a deep concern indeed and everyone is going to learn lessons from what did and did not happen to deal with this enormous crisis. you noted the drought and the winds that maui was facing. the state records show the hawaii underprepared for wildfires for years, even as the threat grew worse. how much of this disaster you
People in need. at the request of the governor who is doing a terrific job, the president wavedived the jones a. and we will continue to focus on the challenge of distributing the resources. the island setting presents logistical murder behurdles. 10,000 federal government relief workers are there including 7200 troops and working tirelessly to get people what they need. we have prioritized live saving resources to hospitals and can report that 44 of the island s 69 hospitals are now fully operational. the army corps of engineers is spearheading a massive mobilization to restore power and it began with providing the diesel fuel necessary for sustainable emergency power generation. they are also working to restore long term power generation and distribution around the island. there is a long way to go, but we will not rest until everyone is safe and secure.
At the request of the governor who is doing a terrific job, the president waived the jones act. this will ensure that ample resources are making it to the island, but we will continue to focus on the challenge of distributing those resources. the island setting presents logistical hurdles that does not exist on the mainland where trucks around the country can converge on disaster areas. 10,000 federal government relief workers are there until 7,200 troops are now on the island and working tirelessly to get people what they need. we have priority teased life saving resources to hospital and can report that 44 of the i ll s 69 hoptsds are now fully operational. the army corps of engineers is spearheading a massive mobilization to restore power. and this began with providing the diesel fuel necessary for sustainable emergency power generation. they are also working to restore long-term power generation and distribution around the island. there s a long way to go, but we will not rest unti
President waived the jones act. this will ensure ample resources are making it to the island. we will continue to focus on the challenge of districting those resources. the island setting presents logistical hurdles that do not exist on the main land where trucks can converge on disaster areas. 10,000 federal government relief workers are there, including 7200 troops are now on the island and working tirelessly to get people what they need. we have prioritized life saving resources to hospitals and can report that 44 of the island s 69 hospitals are now fully operational. the army corps of engineers is spearheading a massive mobilization to restore power. this began with providing the deisle fuel necessary for sustainable emergency power generation. they re also working to restore long term power generation and distribution around the island. there s a long way to go, but we will not rest until everyone is safe an secure. our message to the people of