Terms mr. Pied biden the president of the u. S. Would agree to be interviewed. And a devastating death toll rising on maui as rescue and recovery teams find more bodies and thousands of residents are homeless along with stranded tourists on an island that looks like a war zone. Good day, everyone, a busy day in washington. Im andrea. Where u. S. District judge Tanya Chutkan made quick decisions this morning on the size and the scope of that protective order in the criminal case surrounding Donald Trumps alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. In a ruling from the bench, judge chutkan after prosecutors argued that the order was necessary to prevent pretrial publicity and the defense countered that the pregs counsels parameters were extraordinary decided that the protective order would only apply to sensitive materials and not to all of the evidence turned over to them from the Special Counsel. Judge chutkan also added a clause to the order that would limit the universe of people
In the maui blazes, the second deadliest wildfire in modern u.s. history. without power, internet or even radio coverage officials say they have no way to determine how many people might still be missing. hundreds of homes have been lost as walls of flames surrounded mike s home, he and his wife had to dive into the water in the bay to escape getting burned. the current was pulling us out, you can t see anything. no. at one point we have fire on us and we don t know where land is. thousands of people have been evacuated and both residents and visitors are crowding into the airport to try to get off the island. joining me now is nbc s steve patterson at an evacuation center at maui high school. steve, i can t even imagine what you ve seen there since you ve been on the ground. talk to us about what people are saying. reporter: first of all, andrea, i want to start with this, the aloha spirit is alive and well here. there are deliveries of blankets, food, water flowing in