Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Thank you for sharing part of your morning with us. As the grim reality sets in for survivors in hawaii, some are questioning the states response beforehand and how much was done to try to warn residents to get out. Plus Hunter Bidens legal troubles heat pup the Justice Department elevates the attorney to Special Counsel after plea talks fall apart. And donald trump and his legal team get a stern warning from the judge. Well have the latest on the contentious hearing. New data Shows Americans are pulling out of their 401 k and relying on credit cards. Well have a financial expert to weigh in with her advice. We begin with really grim news from hawaii, where those devastating wildfires have claimed at least 80 lives so far. The death toll will likely rise in the coming days. Crews have not yet searched the inside of most of the buildings and its unclear how many people are unaccounted for. Video shows the horror of the fire as people tried t
that can make some of these smaller events more difficult. he hasn t outlined exact ly wha he play plans to do at the state fair, but but i expect if he tries to move through the crowd at all, it s going to draw a sizable group of people. i m not sure exactly how that s going to go for him. it s an interesting choice. kim reynolds has a lot of influence and she s decided she s not going to endorse this cycle. she thinks it s more important for iowans to make that choice and for her not to stiptip the scales. iowa republicans and democrats agree that this is a state where people should be able to come without a huge war chest. they should be able to have an even playing field and move the needle by shaking hands and doing the kinds of things that we re going to see today at the fair. thank you very much. coming up for us, we want to take you back to hawaii. we heard the terrifying stories of people trying to escape the wildfires in hawaii this week.