The second deadliest u. S. Wildfire in a century incinerates paradise. This hour, the governor will deliver a new update, and well bring it to you live. Plus, yet another not guilty plea from donald trump in one federal case, as the Special Counsel is asking for an aggressive trial date in the other. Trump also not happy with the date they are seeking. What are friends for, by the way . A new expose on judge Clarence Thomas has unveiled an up roar, an entire 737 just for him . Im kaitlan collins, and this is the source. Tonight, were waiting to get a new update from the governor of hawaii and the mayor of maui. A news conference, we should note, is set for this hour. As fires continue to devastate the island. The death toll has now climbed to 53 people. And officials are warning that that number could only get even higher. President biden issued a Disaster Declaration to unlock federal resources and address the catastrophe while on the road today. Our prayers are with the people of haw
That you can otherwise rent. the state will find resources because the federal government will be in full support. president biden spoke to me directly and said that they will be here with us all the way. we ll take questions at the end, but i know there are several experts here that are going to address you. we understand you re hungry for information. let me say this up front. we respect that. we know how important it is that you do your jobs, but we re just about 48 hours in, and there s tragedy on the roadside. there s tragedy in the homes in lahaina, and we re trying to be very careful to respect the dignity of people who have had such loss. so, if wefr been at any time more difficult to communicate, it s because we re trying to also respect what they ve gone through. we ll get you a lot of information as we go forward. so, i ll pause here. mayor, at this time, i would like to welcome the maui county mayor, richard bisic. hello. in an event like this, i think we all understand