Investigation of hunter biden, a special counsel has been announced, signaling that a trial is now likely to fall into legal and political implications. Plus blunt words from a judge to Donald Trumps legal team, reminding the former president he cant intimidate witnesses and warning more inflammatory statements lieutenants require a quicker start to a trial. In hawaii, at least 55 killed, thousands displaced, as fires devastate maui. One official says the Historic Town of lahaina is all gone. This hour, a look at what some has lost to the hawaiians, and what they need most. All of this is coming in right to cnn news central. It is happening again. Another highprofile special counsel has now been appointed, this time its in the Hunter Biden Investigation. Today Attorney Garland announced he elevated david weiss to special counsel status. Hes been leading the yearslong investigation, and he recently requested he be given special counsel designation. The reaction in washington is pouring
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meeting with a group of mayors today. it may be bumpy. they are angry over his border crisis. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the meeting is actually an annual event but this year, as i said, it will be different. so-called sanctuary city leaders want federal help to deal with all the illegal immigrants crossing their cities, sanctuary cities, millions of dollars. because you have to feed and shelter and provide medical care and that s what they promised. but it is not free. they say it s only a tiny fraction, of course, of what has overwhelmed border communities in border states. and they manage to do it all and they need help, too. but these are sanctuary cities. it s an election year and they blue and expect the president to capitulate. denver s mayor, mike johnston, will attend. the main public hospital in his city is getting crushed by illegal who need care. $10 million of unpaid services. americans have to wait in line to get the same care the i
grand jury investigating former president trump sources now, say the district attorney there has been asking questions about a second hush money case involving trump and efforts to cover up his alleged affair with a playboy model and as nashville mourns and prepares to bury six victims. new 911. calls from the school shooting were just released. stand by for that breaking story, and i ll get reaction from the national mayor who s joining us this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight another u. s citizen is in custody in russia. this time a journalist for the wall street journal accused of espionage. cnn s alex marquardt has details on the arrest and why this particular reporter may have been targeted by moscow. this video from russian media appears to show american wall street journal reporter evan herskovits arriving at a moscow court today. the russian security services arrested h