hard questions on maui. how did this wildfire start? how did it grow so fast? destroy lives all with so little warning? now a top official in charge of the response to that crisis has quit even as he stands up for how his agency handled the disaster. plus a historic hurricane. hilary is now a huge category four storm. it could be the first storm of its kind to hit california in some 84 years. some areas could get a year s worth of rain in just one day. and justice deferred. donald trump s legal team trying to push one trial years into the future. while the former president backtracks his plans to hold an explosive news conference monday. we re following these developing stories and more right here all coming in to cnn news central. the origin and the response to the deadly maui wildfires are both under growing scrutiny. just a couple of hours, residents of the devastated town of lahaina are set to hold a news conference to address how officials responded to the disaster.
good morning, everyone. so glad you re with us. it is a tuesday, full of news. victor blackwell by my side. good morning. good to be back. good to have you. here all week. five things to know for this tuesday, august 8th. new this morning, the east coast cleaning up after deadly storms, trees are down, roads are blocked. hundreds of thousands of people without power. already more than 300 flights cancelled. happening today, the police chief in montgomery, alabama, is expected to reveal more information about that brawl that broke out on the city s river front. it started after a black dock worker was attacked by a group of white people. so far no arrests. but four warrants have been issued. right now, los angeles city workers are on a 24-hour strike. 11,000 workers including sanitation workers, engineers, life guards, all headed for the picket lines. they say it s a fight for fair contracts. this hour, polls open in ohio as voters decide whether to make it harde
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they just think the government s ask is too broad. both parties have until 3:00 p.m. today, right now, to agree on a date this week to show up in d.c. for a hearing on the order and while jack smith gave tomorrow, thursday, and friday, donald trump s team is asking for another extension. this time in the next week. the judge has said she wanted the matter settled before this weekend. so how does she respond on the day? how does she respond to the arguments as well? both for and against the order? and what does she do if donald trump refuses to comply with her order? her ultimate order. jail time is normally an option for contempt of court. could that really be on the table? if not, what else could be done to keep an antagonistic defendant in line? we have news on the grand jury that indicted trump next week. they ve met again today. what does bernie carrick have to do with it? he just met with the special counsel s team. what was he asked? joining me now is nbc news justice a
our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, and we begin with that court appearance in florida for carlos de oliveira. nbc s ken dilanian following all the latest developments for us. ken, break down what happened in the courtroom and what s going to happen between now and next week. reporter: good afternoon, chris. mr. de oliveira made his first appearance in federal court to answer for these charges but wasn t able to enter a plea or have an arraignment because he didn t have local counsel licensed to practice in the southern district of florida. so he will have to come back and do that. the real significance of this case is not really mr. de oliveira who s a low-level employee at mar-a-lago. it s that this new superseding indictment makes an extraordinary allegation against the former president, alleging that he conspired to destroy evidence that was under a grand jury subpoena. it says essentially he ordered these two low-level employees, nauta