Declaration for hawaii. The lead starts now. Unprecedented disaster. New images showing the power of flames ripping through communities in hawaii. The death toll rises to 36 as crews anticipate that number growing even higher and President Biden 6 billion deal with iran, will the regime free Five Americans in exchange for frozen funds . The first steps in the works, plus the deepest dive yet into the lavish life ill Supreme Court justice, clarence justice, private planes, luxury trips all bankrolled by billionaires detailed by propublica and never disclosed. Welcome to the lead. I am jake tapper. We start with the other did it of the utter devastation in hawaii. A lack of power and cell service complicates Search And Rescue efforts. At least 36 people have been killed in what the state Lieutenant Governor calls unprecedented wildfires. Most of the wildfires on maui island are still not contained. It could take days or even weeks for power and Cell Phones Service restored. Issues that a
we have major breaking news this hour, florida governor ron desantis, the man once hailed as the future of the republican party, the so-called heir apparent to the maga movement. bowing out of the race for president. he suspends his campaign a short time ago, bringing an end to one of the most embarrassing and disastrous gop primary showings in modern american political history, the move comes two days before new hampshire s primary contest, where he was projected to finish while behind both former president, donald trump, and former u. n. he opted not to break the news on this stump before his supporters that worked for weeks to keep his campaign alive one way or another. instead, he ended his never back down campaign, that s what it s called on twitter, and through his support behind the man he has spent so many years working to emulate. if there was anything i could do to produce a favorable outcome, more campaign stops, more interviews, i would do it. but i ca
hampshire s primary contest, where he was projected to finish while behind both former president, donald trump, and former u.n. he opted not to break the news on this stump before his supporters that worked for weeks to keep his campaign alive one way or another. instead, he ended his never back down campaign, that s what it s called on twitter, and through his support behind the man he has spent so many years working to emulate. if there was anything i could do to produce a favorable outcome, more campaign stops, more interviews, i would do it. but i can ask our supporters to volunteer their time and donate their resources, we don t have a clear path to victory. accordingly, i am today suspending my campaign. trump is superior to the current incumbent, joe biden, that is clear. i signed a pledge to support the republican nominee, i will honor that pledge. it s my endorsement because we can t go back to the old republican guard of yesteryear, are re-package form of corpor
him settling scores. he s shown himself, most particular he doesn t give a damn about the american people. former new jersey governor chris christie is the loudest voice against donald trump so far in the 2024 republican race. it comes as the former president is set to be arraigned what are we? the falcon here? chewbacca. i don t think our viewers can see what was going on and i was covering perfectly. you were covering perfectly. everything was going fine. if i m not telling people one minute before did you see the lights go out on lemire? were you supposed to pay the electric bill? we rotate who does the bills. i wanted to have sort of the 1950s murrow vibe. it started up and it sounded like when hans was hammering the millennial falcon. that s how i fix everything. as you can see, joe and willie are back together al with katty and me. former president trump is set to be arraigned this afternoon on multiple federal charges for his handling of c
the fake cries of evidence for years, before, during and after his presidency and now his number one political rival, joe biden is just that. liberal media has snatch of the attention to do biden s been ith glee leaving no room for the american way you know the part this is presumed innocent until proven guilty? no president in the united states has been indicted like this. trump is the first. could joe biden be next? biden has his own classified document case under investigation by separate special counsel. it is so quiet you would not know it s happening. the justice department has appeared to be in no hurry on that. but trump, they are in a hurry. special counsel jack smith was eager to tell the nation that. he is leading the investigation into trump and gave a national statement after the indictment was unsealed. my office will seek a speedy trial consistent with the public interest and the rights of the accused. we very much look forward to presenting our case to a jur