Ahead on cnn newsroom. It looks like a war zone out there, really looks like somebody came along and bombed the town. Billions of dollars and losses, dozens dead, the scope of the fires in hawaii is becoming clear. Gop president ial hopeful campaign at the Iowa State Fair ahead of their first debate, front runner donald trump refuses to comply with one requirement to qualify for the event. And Five Americans have been released from irans most notorious prison, what it will take to bring them the rest of the way home. Live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. The catastrophic wildfires scorching the Hawaiian Island of maui have killed at least 53 people, it is feared the death toll will keep rising as emergency crews reach more areas turn to ash. Power and cell service are still out in western maui, and the main Tourist District of lahaina which is making it difficult to determine how many people are still missing. The white government up 1700 buildings there were de
Out front next, trumps legal team just hours away from facing the judge in the January 6th Case in court for the first time. This is the special counsel jack smith wants to start trumps trial january 2nd. And the death toll rising in maui as Search And Rescue operations are frantically underway. Im going to speak to a woman who narrowly escaped a wall of flames. Her incredible story. Plus, all the republican president ial candidates heading to iowa, our john king just returned from there. Were talking to voters, and he will be at the magic wall tonight. For us, lets go out front. And good evening, im erin burnett. Outfacetoface, trumps team set to meet judge Tanya Chutkan. Chutkan is the judge overseeing the January 6th Case, and their meeting comes as the clock is ticking. Trump now on notice to reply to jack smiths formal request for the trial January 6th Case to begin,anuary 2nd, 2024. That would put the doj case to hold trump to account for trying to overturn the elec ahead of all
it was panic, people were crying on the side of the road begging, there was a man i will never forget he just laid in the road and pleaded to jesus that we were going to be safe. much of the fire is now contained u.s. president joe biden has greenlit a disaster declaration that will free of federal aid for hawaii. veronica miracle reports from maui. is anybody still out here? it is time to go. chaos and panic as the relentless wildfires continue to ravage the paradise island of maui, leaving loss and destruction in its wake. oh my god. some residents escaping by boat, watching the flames engulf their town as they sailed away. historically lahaina essentially gone as the fire torched hundreds of houses,
it s time to go. reporter: chaos and panic as the relentless wildfires continue to ravage the paradise island of maui leaving loss and destruction in its wake. oh, my god. reporter: some residents escaping by boat, watching the flames engulf their town as they sailed away. historic lahaina essentially gone as the fire torched hundreds of houses, cars, and businesses. we caught up with volunteers today while they were loading up supplies. we ve had the fire bombs were so big, they were sucking oxygen out of the air. people didn t have oxygen to breathe. i think this is an absolutely top level national disaster. we ve never seen anything like it. i ve been here 32 years. reporter: the before and after images show the horrific scene left behind and fears of a rising death toll. what we re seeing is just this widespread devastation across many different neighborhoods in maui. reporter: for some who
let me put a reminder on my phone. save $700 dollars. pick up dad from airport? ohhhhhh. only pay for what you need. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. tonight cnn learning more lives have been lost from the catastrophic wildfires in maui. the governor of hawaii warning they will be announcing a very significant increase to the current death toll, which is already 36 lives lost. and he said that would be a very significant increase. said he s going to be giving another press conference in just a few hours. rescue crews are urgently working around the clock, searching homes that have been burned to the ground. once it is all said and done, the governor says he believes this tragedy will claim more than 60 lives. veronica miracle is out front. if anybody s still out here,