The Hawaii Governor josh green joins us this hour with an update on the crisis, and urgent evacuation. Also a proposed january 2nd trial date. The Special Counsels team hoping to start the trial just ahead of the January 6th Anniversary and first republican president ial contest. And americans released from a notorious prison in iran. Five wrongfully held u. S. Citizens now under house arrest in a potential step toward freedom. Were learning more about why they were moved and how it could wind up helping iran. Welcome to our viewer here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. Lets get right to the Wildfire Disasters in hawaii right now. Its now killed at least 36 people. The death toll expected to keep climbing as prime Tourist Havens become charred ruins. Lets go to derek van dam, who just filed this report. Reporter tonight fires on the Island Of Maui continuing to burn out of control, as new federal help is now being goods patched ami
ago. the fingerprints of climate change written all over this story. indeed. let s go to maui. veronica miracle is on the scene for us. what are you seeing and what are you hearing? wolf, absolute devastation on the ground. this group of volunteers have come together in the last hours. they put out a call asking people to bring donation and people have been coming in droves. they plaque a boat and trailer to the brim. it s already on its way to those stuck in lahaina. and another trailer will be on its way soon. the people had firsthand accounts. others actually experienced the devastation themselves. one man i just spoke with escaped the flames. he lost his house, lost his car, barely got out with his life. take a listen.