Toll rising, up to 1,000 people still unaccounted for on the island. The Historic Community of lahaina that stood for centuries, now a wasteland. Hundreds of homes, businesses and cultural landmarks Reduced To Ashes by a fastmoving inferno. Shelters jammed with survivors. Residents saying they had little to no warning before being forced to evacuate. Fire officials now being pressed on why Warning Sirens were not activated when the fires began. The governor saying its likely the largest Natural Disaster in hawaiis history. Whit johnson in maui tonight. Also on this friday night, the surprise turn in the hunter biden investigation. After the plea deal for president bidens son fell apart in federal court. Attorney general Merrick Garland today granting Special Counsel status to u. S. Attorney david weiss. What this means for the case. Could hunter biden now stand trial. Pierre thomas in washington. Mary bruce at the white the judge warning donald trump about his public attacks, possibly
Hur defending his yearlong investigation and saying he did not exonerate the president. Democrats blasting hur for disparaging President Bidens memory in his report. Republicans demanding to know why he ultimately chose not to charge the president. Our team at the capitol. Also this evening, the massive explosion destroying a home in pennsylvania. Two people killed. What caused it. The whistleblower who raised Safety Concerns about boeing found dead. What authorities are saying. It comes as we learn new details about that boeing plane flying from australia that suddenly plunged in midair. The white house announcing 300 million in new weapons for ukraine despite the gridlock in congress. Where is the money coming from . Haiti in chaos. The Prime Minister saying hell resign after armed gangs overrun the capitol. So who is in charm charge now . Inside the crackdown on retail theft. The mansion police say is the headquarters of the ring Selling Stolen Goods on amazon. And months after i sp
The streets are cleared in atlanta for a possible indictment against donald trump there as a key Deadline Today In The Federal January 6th case could give us a crucial indication of where that case is headed. A foiled Assassination Attempt on ukraines president and the russian woman now in custody who allegedly was at the center of the plot. And 2024 president ial candidate and Florida Governor ron desantis now admitting donald trump lost the 2020 election. Im omar jimenez with john berman and kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. Happening now, the streets around the courthouse in atlanta are closing, the Police Presence is building. A new indictment against donald trump in Fulton County could come any minute. This for trying to overturn the 2020 Election Results there. So while were watching that, a key deadline is approaching this afternoon in the federal january 6th case against trump. We could learn how the judge will approach the trump teams relentless efforts to delay the tria
Gaza. This after President Biden said this, or than hes helping cnns scott mclean is following all of these developments for us from istanbul. So what more did we hear from the israeli Prime Minister yeah, erica, as you mentioned, President Biden, et cetera. An interview on Msnbc On Saturday that look, his red line would be israel going into rafah, which even israels closest allies and many other countries prison the International Community would be a catastrophe because you have well over 1 Million People there who are sheltering. And frankly, there is nowhere for them to go. Israel, he says that they would evacuate them elsewhere, but there is fighting and bombing taking place in virtually every other part of the country. And yet despite that warning from President Biden of not crossing that red line, we have Prime Minister netanyahu saying that that offensive in rafah will in fact go ahead saying that his red line is october 7, and making sure that that doesnt happen again. And he s
Maui, the death toll is soaring as we get new reports from the devastation. And back in court. Donald trumps legal team is about to appear before the judge in the 2020 election case for the first time, as prosecutors are now asking to start the trial in january. What is the judge going to say . Five americans wrongly detained in iran on the verge of freedom after the u. S. Strikes a deal with tehran. Im john berman with kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. This morning the scenes in parts of maui are apocalyptic as Rescue Crews Reach new areas. The death toll rose sharply overnight to 55. The governor estimates some 80 of lahaina were destroyed. When the mayor said its all gone, its all gone. Its all gone. Its gone. Im telling you, none of its there. Its all burned to the ground. The mayor says the death toll is likely to rise. They have only been able to count bodies found outside structures and many people are still unaccounted for. Today Search And Rescue teams from california an