declaration for hawaii. the lead starts now. unprecedented disaster. new images showing the power of flames ripping through communities in hawaii. the death toll rises to 36 as crews anticipate that number growing even higher and president biden $6 billion deal with iran, will the regime free five americans in exchange for frozen funds? the first steps in the works, plus the deepest dive yet into the lavish life i ll supreme court justice, clarence justice, private planes, luxury trips all bankrolled by billionaires detailed by propublica and never disclosed. welcome to the lead. i am jake tapper. we start with the other did it of the utter devastation in hawaii. a lack of power and cell service complicates search and rescue efforts. at least 36 people have been killed in what the state lieutenant governor calls unprecedented wildfires. most of the wildfires on maui island are still not contained. it could take days or even weeks for power and cell phones service restored.
americans were moved from tehran s notorious eivin prison to a hotel guarded by iranian officials earlier today. cnn s christiane amanpour was first to break the story. she also spoke with one of the iranian american detainees in an unprecedented interview from the prison back in march. she joins us now. christiane, siamak namazi took a huge risk talking to you, but it does seem his message has been heard. reporter: well, let s hope so because he was desperate. and you re absolutely right. he told me desperate times, you know, mean you have to take desperate measures. and it was an extraordinary thing for somebody to be able to take a phone call out of eivin. he had been in nearly eight years, so he had some privileges like the ability to use a phone. but never had this been allowed to the press, and he didn t get permission. he just did it. but it just goes to show how desperate they were and how they absolutely wanted to get their message in front and center of the biden
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