Oh, my god oh my god. Jesse the Hawaiian Island of maui has burned beyond recognition, devastating wildfires roaring across the islands and residents are comparing it to the apocalypse. The death toll is expected to increase. Significantly. Dozens more are missing as the island resembles a war zone. Oh, my gosh, look at the harbor. Oh, my gosh this looks like baghdad or something. Jesse the historic vacation town is almost unrecognizable. Thousands evacuated behind charcoaled cars and homes. Joe biden is asking for aid from fema. It is affecting everyone from surfers, workers, to retirees. Even Oprah Winfrey owns a home there. We have Trace Gallagher with the latest. Thats right, we should begin by saying the damage is widespread, the images as you saw there were astonishing. But right now, that is the second biggest concern because there are still hundreds of people missing at this time, families and neighbors using google documents to try to locate loved ones. Although we should note
Where the fourth criminal indictment of donald trump may come this week. Whats happening at the courthouse in Fulton County today. Also ahead, a Home Explosion claiming the lives of five people in pennsylvania. The question remaining, what caused that blast . Thanks so much for joining us. Its 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. The death has diemd once again from the wildfires in maui. 96 confirmed dead in what is now the deadliest wildfire in modern u. S. History. With hundreds still missing with just a fraction of the area searched, that death toll will almost certainly rise. Rescue teams are carefully working their way through the rubble. The bright orange xs marking places where theyve searched for victims. Families forced to give dna swabs to help identify those who lost their lives. Lets go live to maui to nbcs dana griffin. Dana, The Search Process is painfully slow for the families missing their loved ones. Whats the latest . Reporter good morning, ana. It i
Investigation of hunter biden, a special counsel has been announced, signaling that a trial is now likely to fall into legal and political implications. Plus blunt words from a judge to Donald Trumps legal team, reminding the former president he cant intimidate witnesses and warning more inflammatory statements lieutenants require a quicker start to a trial. In hawaii, at least 55 killed, thousands displaced, as fires devastate maui. One official says the Historic Town of lahaina is all gone. This hour, a look at what some has lost to the hawaiians, and what they need most. All of this is coming in right to cnn news central. It is happening again. Another highprofile special counsel has now been appointed, this time its in the Hunter Biden Investigation. Today Attorney Garland announced he elevated david weiss to special counsel status. Hes been leading the yearslong investigation, and he recently requested he be given special counsel designation. The reaction in washington is pouring
Oh. Oh, my god. Fox news alert. The Hawaiian Island of maui has burned beyond recognition. Devastating wildfires have roaredthslandeyond across the ie and residents compare it to the apocalypse. Ntat least 53 people have been killed already with the death toll expected to increase significantly. Dozens more are missing as thede island now resembles a war zonne. Oh, my gosh. Look a oh, mt the harbor. Baok a oh, mt the harbor. This looks like baghdad or something. The historic popular Vacation Town of lahaina is almost unrecognizable. Thousands of people have evacuated it, leaving behind Charcoal Cars and homes. Rescuegnizable crews are workind the clock to fight the fire. Joe bidens asking for 12 billion in fema aid to help hawaii. The scorched islands home to everyone from surfersg ev to workers, retirees. Even Oprah Winfrey owns a home surfe. Rah winfrey owns a home the devastation will take years to recover from. Lets turn it over to traceac gallagher, anchor of fox news at night wit
Those who have been displaced select wasnt of some of the governor had to say. Its select wasnt of some of the governor had to say. Governor had to say. Its a heartbreaking governor had to say. Its a heartbreaking day, governor had to say. Its a | heartbreaking day, without governor had to say. Its a i heartbreaking day, without a doubt. What we think that has been catastrophic but we tell you there is going to be a team effort to bring our state back. What we saw was the utter devastation of lahaina. We walked from end to end today as a team, mayor bessant for the county, Senator Schatz, federal level and myself, plus all of our teams and what we saw was likely the largest Natural Disaster in hawaii state history. You will recall in 1960 we had one year into statehood a tsunami that hit and took 61 lives on the big island. We are seeing loss of life here. As you know, the number has been rising and we will continue to see but we have extraordinary professionals working on the job. We