and an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones. and a new twist in the hunter biden program. u.s. attorney general announcing its special counsel to investigate president biden s son. history taking shape at the woman s world cup stage, now set for a first time winner, after japan was knocked out in the quarterfinals. live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom we begin in hawaii, and would ve another evacuation on maui. the police department just posted that there is a fire in west maui, and residents in the area are currently being evacuated. that comes as a white s attorney general says she will lead a comprehensive review of the decisions officials made, as deadly wildfires broke out earlier on maui. more criticism is now growing over how authorities handled things in the early stages. as flames quickly spread and destroyed the iconic area. hawaii emergency management says maui s warning sirens were not turned on after the fires broke out. but many people we
another defendant. also a special counsel named in the hunter biden case with orders to investigate the president s son and others. the question now, who are the others? we are live in maui, where the death toll just rose sharply. some especially powerful new video is coming in, which we will bring to you, along with exclusive reporting on how hawaiian officials may have missed key opportunities to prevent a tragedy like this. good evening, everyone. john berman here in for anderson. we begin with what we learned today about how judge tanya chutkan intends to handle what could be the most important trial this country has ever seen. someone who is held and right now running to reclaim the highest office in the land. and on top of that, he s donald trump. the venue, as you know, was a hearing on how he and his legal teammate handled evidence, some of it sensitive, that prosecutors will be turning over to them, specifically what they are allowed to make public. and on that
disaster in state history. confirmed deaths at 55. we re told that number will likely grow. none of the fires right now is fully contained. not one. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. those fires have left a wasteland of obliterated neighborhoods and landmarks and think about the economy there with the businesses knocked down. they don t know when they can get in there and when tourism will be an option again. the historic city of lahaina, once hawaii s royal capital, is charred ruins now. survivors stunned at just how fast hurricane dora s winds helped the flames to spread. people are found in houses in a huddle. there was nowhere to go. beyond any other tropical storms, 100 times, covid, everything for our small town. people lost everything, homes, jobs, their cars, some their pets. there are still people missing. i have never seen something ravaged so fast. harris: take a look at the video. look at the sheer scale of damage. rescue crews now c
this morning, we are beginning to learn the costs of those devastating fires in hawaii. officials confirmed 80 have lost their lives in the fires that broke out on tuesday. but they warn the death toll will likely rise in the coming days. crews have not yet searched the inside of most of the buildings and it is still unclear how many people are missing. the search is expected to be long, it is expected to be exhausting, and officials say that more than 2200 properties have been destroyed. and fema put the estimated cost of the rebuild from the fire from 5.5 billion dollars. the video shows just the hor horror as the fires as people tried to escape, theview of the fire from lahaina on wednesday as many jumped into the observe ton try to escape the flames. take a look at this tiktok video. it appears to show some of the desperate people in the water after they were forced to jump in to try to save themselves from the fire. cnn has not been able to determine the source, or t
steve kornacki will join me from the big board to break it all down. this afternoon, president biden will honor the 19 children and two teachers who lost their lives one year ago today in the horrific uvalde mass shooting. after a moment of silence this hour coming up, in texas, across the state for the victims, their families and the community. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington where speaker mccarthy just outlined his views about the debt ceiling stalemate, which a democratic official is calling, quote, a speed you bump in comments to nbc news, as the talks resume at the white house this hour, shifting from capitol hill. the treasury secretary re-emphasized this morning that there is only one week left, and that doesn t count the time needed to get a bill through both houses of congress. mccarthy said he would give his house 72 hours to read the bill once there s an agreement. the big obstacle, the size and scope of spending cuts that republicans are