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hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me from washington, d.c. i m fredericka witfield. we begin with the apocalyptic destruction from the deadliest natural disaster in hawaii s history. almost 80 people are dead and thousands displaced. at any moment, lahaina residents could return to assess what might be left. crews are working to fully contain three major fires and prevent flare-ups on maui. the devastation costing an estimated $5.5 billion. governor josh green has ordered a comprehensive review of the state s response. let s go to cnn s mike valerio. last hour you were approached by a woman who was very frustrated about the road closures. what s been happening there? reporter: good morning. the sun is now up over maui. this is the moment, fred, that people have been waiting for for more than 14 hours. hundreds of car s queued up in the background, now able to move through the main route that goes into the disaster zone o f la h these are people who ....
wildfires force evacuations as the death toll in maui climbs. donald trump will have to watch what he says campaigning. the latest ruling by the judge in the election subversion case. meanwhile, a special counsel is now investigating president biden s son hunter, yet many republicans don t seem to be happy about the development. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we re getting a better look at the devastation caused by wildfires on the island of maui. hundreds of homes and other buildings across lahaina were turned to ashby the fire leaving almost nothing behind to show for what just days ago was a thriving community. so here s what we know right now, authorities just a shor time ago reported they have now confirmed 80 deaths, and there are fears th number could continue to rise. crews with cadaver dogs ar sifting through the wreckage. the only public road in and out of lahaina was open briefly on frid tgive people a ch ....
and an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones. and a new twist in the hunter biden program. u.s. attorney general announcing its special counsel to investigate president biden s son. history taking shape at the woman s world cup stage, now set for a first time winner, after japan was knocked out in the quarterfinals. live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom we begin in hawaii, and would ve another evacuation on maui. the police department just posted that there is a fire in west maui, and residents in the area are currently being evacuated. that comes as a white s attorney general says she will lead a comprehensive review of the decisions officials made, as deadly wildfires broke out earlier on maui. more criticism is now growing over how authorities handled things in the early stages. as flames quickly spread and destroyed the iconic area. hawaii emergency management says maui s warning sirens were not turned on after the fires broke out. but many peo ....
another defendant. also a special counsel named in the hunter biden case with orders to investigate the president s son and others. the question now, who are the others? we are live in maui, where the death toll just rose sharply. some especially powerful new video is coming in, which we will bring to you, along with exclusive reporting on how hawaiian officials may have missed key opportunities to prevent a tragedy like this. good evening, everyone. john berman here in for anderson. we begin with what we learned today about how judge tanya chutkan intends to handle what could be the most important trial this country has ever seen. someone who is held and right now running to reclaim the highest office in the land. and on top of that, he s donald trump. the venue, as you know, was a hearing on how he and his legal teammate handled evidence, some of it sensitive, that prosecutors will be turning over to them, specifically what they are allowed to make public. and o ....
maker of oxycontin. what happens in vegas, hacking, the white house telling thousands of hackers to try to do their worst against chatgpt. cnn this morning starts right now. the tragedy in hawaii is getting worse by the hour. overnight, the increase in the death toll up to now 55, and most people we speak with expect it s going to go even higher. and very concerned about a lack of warning that we re hearing from some of the residents there. hawaii s governor says that number of dead likely to increase significantly as search and rescue teams go through hundreds od washington are headed to hawaii now. they will be searching for survivors. they are also bringing cadaver dogs. we re getting intel now that the rescue effort is severe. and we want to match that need with what we have. our personnel here are highly trained. they train over the course of several years for this very moment to serve. and as poppy mentioned, there are serious questions about if an ....