Provide support to the russian leadership. Laura yes, during the obama administration, if you were wellknown oligarch from the soviet union or old block country, you knew there was serious risk you could be placed on u. S. Sanctions list and hobbled. Some oligarchs had friends in high places, as of biden. Meet these oligarchs, both of who escaped obama sanctions. How did they do that . I dont know, maybe funneled big piles of cash to the family of obamas vpam. We know 3. 5 million was paid to a Shell Company associated with devon archer and money was wired to another bank account used by hunter and archer. That was an odd sum, i thought until i realize on april 23rd, 2014, hunter biden paid 142,300 to purchase an expensive new toy, a fisker sports car. That wasnt flashy enough, he switched to a porsche convertible. Who knew porsches were hooker magnets . I didnt. The two oligarchs had dinner with joe biden in 2014 and 2015, just another silly coincidence. If you thought the white house
Max foster has the week off. Just ahead i know some people didnt get out. The fire is on front street and it is time to go. So quickly the flames reached other neighborhoods jumping highways and destroying peoples homes. You never know who is living next to you. Trump has been clear that he expects to be indicted for a fourth time. This is the same game. Weve watched it play out before. He is angry, he throws red meat to the crowd. Live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. It is thursday, august 10th, 9 00 a. M. Here in london and 10 00 p. M. In maui where Deadly Wildfires are burning out of control. State and federal officials held a News Conference last hour and had this update. Primary focus is to save lives and prevent Human Suffering and mitigate great property loss. So that is what the counties were and have been doing and are doing. What we do anticipate is additional requests and were already providing support for trying to get the communications
Morning with Breaking News, Victor Blackwell by my side. Just a ton happening overnight. Lets get to five things to know this thursday. 36 People Arencome confirmed dead in hawaii. Black hawk helicopters have been deployed. And new reporting on Supreme Court Justice Clarence thomas, his luxurious lifestyle and who was funding it. Propublica reports that rich benefactors funded the bill. And president ial candidate in w in ecuador was assassinated and the video is disturbing. Anticorruption candidate was killed just ten days before the election. New video of a deadly fbi raid, a man killed after making threats against President Biden and other elected officials. And new information in the atlanta area investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Sources tell cnn that the Prosecutor Fani Willis is seeking more than a dozen indictments as former President Trump releases a new ad attacking her. Cnn this morning starts right now. Good morning, it is 7 00 a. M. Here out east. 4
A member of his Campaign Team told local media, villavicencio was about to get into a car when a man stepped forward and shot him in the head. His death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. Ecuador s president ial election is scheduled to take place on 20 august. Wildfires are raging across the us state of hawaii. Officials there say that at least six people have died and many are injured, with some in a critical condition. These are the scenes out in maui and the big island that locals are calling apocalyptic. Locals are calling apocalyptic. The Historic Town of lahaina was one of the hardest hit, with reports that its now mostly reduced to ash. Crews there and across the islands are engaged in search and rescue, with evacuations under way for more than 13,000 people. But as residents try to escape, some are finding that many of the major roads are blocked and too dangerous to use. Lieutenant governor sylvia luke, whos serving as acting governor, issued
Ahead on cnn newsroom. The wind came. The gas stations blew up. Everything caught fire. And we had to evacuate. Paradise is burning. We will bring you the harrowing stories of people trying to escape the Deadly Wildfires taking over the Hawaiian Island of maui. Plus, more than a dozen people could be indicted with the 2020 election results. Will the former president be on that list . And live in hong kong with a look at restrictions on u. S. Investment in china. Right now, wildfires are raging in parts of hawaii. They have killed at least six people on the island of maui. Footage from the tourist hot spot shows a decimated community that looks like a war zone. Many people dont have power or cell phone service. And thousands are in shelters as Emergency Crews Carry Out Search And Rescue operations for those missing. Hospitals are overwhelmed with patients suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. Federal and state leaders are holding a News Conference this hour. Were expecting an updat