Washington, d. C. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin this morning with the apocalyptic destruction in hawaii, the deadliest National Disaster in state history. At least 80 people are dead. And thousands more displaced from the wildfires. And now, rescue crews are bringing in cadaver dogs to help search what is left of burned buildings. Devastation from the lahaina fire, costing an estimated 5. 5 billion am in mountainy county. One lawmaker tells cnn the statement unestimated the possibility of wildfires and failed to plan for emergency issues with the government alert center. The governor has looked at a comprehensive review of the states response all of this developing as we are seeing more videos of harrowing escapes. We got to walk somewhere. Over there. By the beach. [ bleep ]. No, no, no not like this. Not like this. No. [ bleep ]. Oh, my gosh. I mean that family did eventually make it to an evacuation shelter, after taking refuge on rocks, by the ocean. Lets go now to cnns mike val
Filing, citing this social media post from trump that reads, if you go after me, im coming after you. Trumps campaign defended the post as the definition of political speech. And said it had nothing to do with the case. Now smith wants the judge to ban trumps defense team from sharing sensitive evidence with the former president. He argues trump may publicly disclose that information, as hes done in the past. And yesterday, the former president also entered a not guilty plea to three new charges. Those are in the classified documents case. The filings mark the second time in 24 hours that the former president entered a not guilty plea. The former president s extensive legal troubles dont appear to be slowing his campaign. Last night in alabama, he called the cases election interference. Every one of these many fake charges filed against me by the corrupt biden d. O. J. , could have been filed two and a half years ago, they didnt want to do it two and a half years ago, they wanted to wa
Kremlin is dragging out the war, waiting to see what happens in the 2024 u. S. President ial election. Cnns new reporting is straight ahead. And political Collision Course Donald Trumps legal calendar filling up just as the race for the republican nomination is heating up. After trumps third arraignment yesterday well show you why he hopes the Supreme Court can throw him a line. A Major Development in the gilgo beach murders investigation. Police say theyve identified a victim whose remains were found nearly three decades ago. Were following these stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. A brazen drone attack on the black sea and a potential warning to russias navy that more could be on the way. Look at this video obtained by cnn. It appears to show a Ukrainian Unmanned sea drone approaching a landing ship at a Russian Naval base. The video shows the drone inching closer and closer until you see there, the camera cuts off, likely the moment it hits and the ship e
Vice president harris doorstep right here in washington. And a cnn exclusive. The former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows has complied with a subpoena in the u. S. Justice departments January 6th Investigation, potentially escalating the legal danger for former president trump. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in tthe situation room. President biden is touting the agreement that prevented a crippling National Railroad strike, even though its not a done deal yet. Tonight were learning more about his role in the talks. Lets go to cnns White House Correspondent mj lee. I am very pleased to announce a tentative labor has been reached between the Railway Workers and the railway companies. Reporter tonight a Major National economic crisis averted. This agreement is a big win for america. Reporter representatives for freight Rail Companies and unions for thousands of rail workers reaching an 11th hour deal, warding off a Work
An expanding manhunt and a community on edge. Police widen the search for a convicted killer who busted out of prison. A new sighting suggests he may have gotten farther away than expected. And the potential danger has schools shutting their doors. A new target for the Special Counsel. A cnn exclusive. Jack smiths investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election could be getting wider. The new focus includes fundraising and voting equipment. New indictments could be on the table. Plus, overwhelming demands. The maker of a popular Weight Loss Drug tells cnn it could take years, years for them to make enough for everyone who wants it. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. We begin with the urgent manhunt for an escaped killer in pennsylvania. Police releasing these new images of Danelo Cavalcante. He was spotted on a Botanical Garden Security Camera just a few miles from the plinz e. Escaped from last thursday an