right now, new terrifying images from hawaii. entire neighbors on fire, people fleeing to safety in a state reckoning with a terrible tragedy. we re going to speak with a maui counsel member and the lieutenant governor as president biden promises help from the federal government for this disaster. also ahead, new details about the deadly encounter in utah. fbi agents shooting and killing a man they were trying to arrest after his alarming and threatening post about president joe biden and other public figures. a sign of hope for five americans wrongfully detained in iran. a deal could bring them home soon. we re following these major developing stories and more coming in right here to cnn news central. right now it is all hands on deck as firefighters are battling flames that are still sweeping across maui and as rescue workers intensify their search for survivors. right now at least 36 people are confirmed dead in hawaii on maui and there are major concerns that that
that is pretty much something up donald trump s legal strategy right now. this week the former president and his lawyers asked a federal judge to indefinitely postpone his trial over his mishandling of classified information. in their filing, they have the gall to argue that, quote, the case presents a serious challenge to both the facts and perception of our american democracy. american democracy. and they say that any trial during the presidential election will impact the outcome. now, all of this is pretty ironic considering the defendant here is under investigation for trying to literally overthrow a democratic election. but you don t have to be a lawyer to see through their argument. if the trial a slight until after the election, and trump wins? he could try to use the presidency as a shield from justice. either by directing his own attorney general to dismiss his case, or by trying to pardon himself. and his team isn t really even hiding it. the new york times reported
with a savvy funded liv golf. a new phase of sports watching has begun, the question is, what comes next? if you can t be, to delay it. that pretty much sums up donald trump s legal strategy right now. this week the former president and his lawyers asked a federal judge to indefinitely postpone his trial over his mishandling of classified information. in their filing they have the gall to argue that the case presents a serious challenge to both the facts and perception of our american democracy. american democracy, and they say that any trial during the presidential election will impact the outcome. now all of this is pretty ironic considering the defendant here is under investigation for trying to literally overthrow a democratic election but you have to be a lawyer to see through their argument. if the trial is delayed until after the election and trump wins, he could try to use the presidency as a shield from justice. either by directing his own attorney general to dismi
it is june 11th. i m victor black wall. i m amara walker. thank you for spending your morning with us and my son s third birthday. obviously, he is no not watching. how do you know? i spy on my children all the time. i check the cam. all right. here s what we are watching this morning. russia says it has attained an american citizen on drug charges. what we know about him and the charges he is facing. former president trump is back on the campaign trail and taking direct aim at the justice department and the special counsel. what he is saying about jack smith and the indictment and his plan even if he is convicted. new details this morning on the four indigenous children rescued after spending 40 days in the amazon rainforest, including what they ate to stay alive. plus, what we re hearing from doctors on their recovery. the news of a partnership between the pga tour and liv golf shocked the sports world and angered the families of 9/11 victims. the reporting on t
i m paula newton. ahead here on cnn newsroom, donald trump s former chief of staff has testified before a federal grand jury as part of a special counsel s ongoing investigation into the former president. both sides pointing fingers over a massive dam breach in ukraine that has forced major evacuations and triggered environmental fears. and the golf world is suffering from whiplash as the pga tour does a 180 and joins forces with liv golf. that s after fighting the saudi-backed tour for the past year. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. and we begin this hour with two major developments in the special counsel investigation of donald trump. now first, sources tell cnn that a second grand jury based in southern florida is hearing testimony about the former u.s. president s handling of classified documents. and that panel is expected to hear from yet another witness in the day ahead. this is in addition to a grand jury already meeting in washing