And the tourists still trying to evacuate. Also ahead, lawyers for donald trump just arriving for a high stakes hearing in the Election Interference Case. How much will trump be allowed to discuss publicly and could that trial begin as soon as january . It is 10 00 eastern, thanks for being with us on this friday, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york, and we begin with the staggering death toll from the wildfires in hawaii. Authorities on maui revealing overnight at least 55 people have died in those fires, and by one account, up to a thousand remain missing. Communications on the island remain difficult making it hard to confirm who is safe and mauis mayor says intense Search And Rescue efforts are still underway. Search in the interior of the buildings. Were waiting for fema to help with that search, as they are equipped to handle the Hazmat Conditions of the buildings that have been burned. Shelters on the island are full of residents who have now lost everything, along with touri
Biden, then suddenly, a loud bang. Tonight, the role Donald Trumps Social Media Platform played in alerting the fbi. The shocking assassination caught on camera in ecuador the president ial candidate leaving a Campaign Event when the fatal shots are fired. And launching into history. The civilian astr astronauts on their aweinspiring ride aboard Virgin Galactics first Space Tourism flight good evening, and welcome, everyone. The scope of the devastation and loss of life in maui from that Rampaging Wildfire is coming into horrific focus tonight. Revealing a landscape of incinerated homes, businesses, cars, and so much more before and after Satellite Images illustrate the path of destruction, as the firestorm blew through the Historic Town of lahaina. Fire still burning today, but winds have thankfully calmed. And this evening, survivors are sharing with us their harrowing stories of escape, which, for many, involved a desperate dash to the ocean with the flames at their backs tonight, P
The Historic Town of lahaina, popular with tourists, laid to waste. Officials now saying at least 36 people have been killed, an untold number missing. Bodies washing up after people jumped into the ocean to escape the flames. Thousands forced to evacuate. Chaos at the airport as tourists race to escape. President biden declaring a major disaster. Our team in the Fire Zone Tonight in maui. Also tonight, the deal to release Five Americans detained in iran. Its part of a prisoner swap. Who or what is the u. S. Giving up in return . New video of that deadly fbi raid in utah. Agents outside the home of man who allegedly threatened to kill President Biden. Then suddenly a loud bang. Tonight the role Donald Trumps Social Media Platform played in alerting the fbi. The shocking assassination caught on camera in ecuador. The president ial candidate leaving a Campaign Event when the fatal shots are fired. And launching into history. The civilian astronauts on their aweinspiring ride aboard Virgi
in hawaii where in the midst of unthinkable destruction there, thousands of tourists are trying to find their way home after experiencing horror in paradise. nbc s steve patterson has more on the ongoing efforts from maui. reporter: thousands of passengers are just trying to get home. people are getting delayed. people are getting canceled. baggage claims is a mess, it s all over the place. reporter: many still stranded in maui s airport processing the devastation they managed to escape. it s just scary to see a big wildfire just kind of coming your way, and it s not something i ever experienced before. we jumped out of the car and ran as fast as we could and got out. reporter: amy springsteen is headed home to oregon, she says this is what s left of her maui rental car. she along with some others in her party were going to dinner when she says flames leapt onto the street. there was debris everywhere, fire falling down on top of us, but we got out safe. so far more tha
reporter: so now reporter: so now they live in this high school gym. but today perhaps a glimmer of hope over the evacuation center. the rebuilding will start with memories. a 150-year-old tree, a famed landmark, burned, but still standing. dana griffin, nbc news, maui. meantime, patience is being tested at maui s airport as thousands of people, mostly tourists scramble for flights off the island. steve patterson is there for us tonight. reporter: tonight, thousands of passengers are just trying to get home. people are getting delayed, people are getting canceled. baggage claim is a mess. it s all over the place. reporter: many still stranded in maui s kahului airport, processing the devastation they managed to escape. it s scary to see a big wildfire kind of coming your way. and it s not something i ever experienced before. we jumped out of the car and ran as fast as we could and got out. reporter: amy springsteen is headed home to oregon. she says this is what s lef