Maui, the death toll is soaring as we get new reports from the devastation. And back in court. Donald trumps legal team is about to appear before the judge in the 2020 election case for the first time, as prosecutors are now asking to start the trial in january. What is the judge going to say . Five americans wrongly detained in iran on the verge of freedom after the u. S. Strikes a deal with tehran. Im john berman with kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. This morning the scenes in parts of maui are apocalyptic as Rescue Crews Reach new areas. The death toll rose sharply overnight to 55. The governor estimates some 80 of lahaina were destroyed. When the mayor said its all gone, its all gone. Its all gone. Its gone. Im telling you, none of its there. Its all burned to the ground. The mayor says the death toll is likely to rise. They have only been able to count bodies found outside structures and many people are still unaccounted for. Today Search And Rescue teams from california an
Court for the donald trump legal team, who won, who lost, and the comments the judge made that the former president might not want to hear. Also, a former army officer who was an adviser to the Trump Administration explained why his blood ran cold after reading jack smiths latest indictment. Plus, the Vice President talks exclusively to msnbcs Reverend Al Sharpton amid new revelations about her role in the 2024 campaign. Campaign. As i bid you all a very good day from msnbc World Headquarters in new york, welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. Were beginning this hour with some staggering the numbers. About the wildfires of this devastated murray this past week. The math now says it will cost five and a half billion dollars to be built from hawaiis governor says. We will likely be the worst Natural Disaster in the states history. So, he comes as many residents return to assess whats left, if anything, of their homes. Officials say more than 2200 buildings were destroyed. That majorit
gantt, two, tiffany winds behind that gift shop. the nice thing about lahaina is such a sense of family. everybody watches out for each other. and when tragedies happen, everybody bands together. as much as has been destroyed, still standing is behind us 150 year old bank entry. it is badly burned, but officials now hoping the roots are healthy and that the tree, like lahaina, can come back. if, that tree is like a little gem to keep us going, that the. great deeply rooted here, the aloha spirit extending warmth to others. we need it in lahaina more than ever. let s hope that terry makes it. that was nbc s dana griffin reporting. the vice president, like you haven t heard before, wasn t a reaction to that riverfront fight in alabama. it s made with a plant-based moisturizer and glides on without irritation. so you can glide through your entire day with confidence. feel the dove men glide.
and find a zone all your own. scope squeez. this morning a fourth person has been charged with assault in connection with the riverfront fight in montgomery, alabama. 21-year-old mary todd turned herself in and appeared in court in the last hour. she is the fourth white person accused of attacking a black riverboat co-captain. police say the brawl which was caught on camera started over a docking spot. authorities still believe it was not racially motivated, despite witness accounts of some racial slurs.