The media as well as there are growing questions and concerns about whether the island was prepared for this fire, whether the warning sirens went off on time and with the residents of the area were given enough time to try to make their way to safety, because these fires spread very rapidly. We know they might have been fed at least in part by a hurricane that was taking place in the area, so some very terrifying scenes of residents having to flee to the ocean. It might be ready to get under way here, so lets see if we can get to listen if we can get the hawaiian governor to take the podium momentarily it looks like, about to get under way. 0k. Thank you forjoining us today during this most difficult time, especially for the people of maui. We are here to provide you with the latest updates and information from the county, the state and our federal partners as it relates to the wildfires throughout maui. At this time, i would like to invite governorjosh green to share his remarks. Alo
Partners we have six fire units embedded with them to do their searches in case there are any Fire Suppression needs. The cooler fire, Fire Suppression needs. The coolerfire, the Fire Suppression needs. The cooler fire, the fire that went into another area, it still has many hot spots and fire does have a long perimeter and it is in a lot of inaccessible areas and forests as well as cultures. We have had Fire Resources on that nearly every day, since day one including the last several days multiple helicopters. In the evenings we will patrol the area with resources, at least one resources, at least one resource to be out at that fire at all times as well as two stations in the communities and ready to respond. The fire In The Valley has no active fire right now and is contained, we have no resources on that file as it provides the least amount of threat to our community at this time. We have Additional Fire resources that may become available soon with a team from the National Guard re
Again, that is going to take place saturday 8 00 pm eastern right here on cnn. The news continues. The source with Kaitlan Collins starts now. Tonight, straight from the source i have new reporting on how Rudy Giuliani is Learning The Hard Way theres a hard use huge price to pay for pushing trumps election lies. And the ex president who demands loyalty doesnt often reciprocate. What my sources are saying about a maralago meeting and giulianis big ask. Was, the prosecutor in georgia with an ambitious trial line. She wants trump in court the day before super tuesday. Could the 2024 frontrunner be in front of a judge for most of that Election Year . And hawaiis governor says that more than 1000 people tonight are still potentially missing, as fema is acknowledging challenges in the Relief Efforts there, well get an update from a top official and a new look at some of the harrowing scenes on the ground. I am Kaitlan Collins and this is the source. We begin tonight, though, with some exclus
Suicide. And the investor immortalizing The Big Short for predicting the Housing Bubble would burst is back at it again. Why hes betting 1. 6 billion that the stock market will crash. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin in hawaii with the growing questions about the role downed power lines may have played in those deadly wildfires. Nbcs dana griffin is live from maui. Some hawaiian residents are suing the Utility Company as videos emerge of what happened to the power lines during the high winds. Dana, what can you tell us . Reporter well, chris, i can tell you, we have seen a lot of videos on social media, one in particular that purports to show downed power lines and smoke, and that could have been the reignition of that fire after it was contained. Nbc news has not independently verified those videos yet. Were hearing reports from several people including one guy who says that fire started behind his home, and now there are concerns that that
The Election Year . And hawaiis governor says more than 1,000 people are still potentially missing as fema is acknowledging challenges with the Relief Efforts there, well get an update from a top official and a new look at the harrowing scenes on the ground. Im kaitlan collins. This is the source. We begin with exclusive new reporting on the hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees that Rudy Giuliani is now staring down and the desperate attempts he has made to get former President Trump to cover them. With his attorney in tow, im told that Rudy Giuliani traveled to maralago in late april on a mission to make a personal appeal to trump to pay his legal bills. By going in person, giuliani and that lawyer, Robert Costello believed they could help explain face to it is if a why trump needled to assist his attorney with those ballooning legal bills. They argued that really, it was in trumps best interests to do so. But apparently, it fell on deaf ears. Trump is notoriously strict abo