Prosecutor will begin presenting her case to grand jury setting up a fourth possible indictment. And speaking of iowa, ron sdaens did not have a great time there. He was heckled several times by Trump Supporters and trolled by the former president s campaign. Also ahead, a Special Counsel is appointed in the doj investigation of hunter biden. Well explain the new development. And plus an update on the Catastrophic Maui Wildfire which is now the deadliest in more than history. Joe, the scenes are just staggering. Yeah, what a tragedy. Unspeakable tragedy. And it seems to have been a Perfect Storm. Winds blowing and whipping around, a lot of people saying they should have turned off the electricity. But the response from officials, that is how they were keeping the water pumps going. Really just again a Perfect Storm, a disaster of unspeakable proportions for the people there. And well be covering that obviously across the four hours. And also a lot going on in politics this past weekend
Results of what amounts to a side show. A legal circus, a spectacle and a deliberate diversion but here we are. But first we should make clear that todays ruling from john mcafee was actually a victory for the rule of law and for fani willis herself. In matter of the d. A. s relationship where naman wade, the judges ultimatum amounted to this. Leave wade behind or halt prosecution of this case. It turns out to be a easy choice for d. A. Willis to make. Remember what she said when she announced the indictment. The states roll in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia, like every state, has laws that allow those that believe that results of an election are wrong, whether, because of intentional wrongdoing, or unintentional error, to challenge those results in our state courts. The indictment alleges that rather than abide by georgias Legal Process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a Criminal Racketeering Enterprise to over turn georgias pr
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
And current Un Special Envoy for Global Education gordon brown tells us he believes they can. Well speak to the lawyer who prosecuted slobodan milosevic. Also on the programme. Joe biden issues an Order Banning Private Equity and Venture Capital investments in some Chinese Technology companies, escalating washingtons efforts to Prevent Beijing from developing Cutting Edge Technology for its military. But what effect will it have on the American Economy . And will the uk follow suit . First the latest in a series of extreme weather events around the world that experts say have been intensified by Climate Change. Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have been killed. The popular tourist town of lahaina, on the island of maui, has been largely burnt to the ground. Us President Biden has approved a Disaster Declaration for the state of hawaii. That makes federal funding available for people in maui county. Us soldiers have joined search and Recovery Effor
The Deadly Wildfires devastating maui has now killed at least 36 people. Their bodies discovered in the ruins of the raging inferno. Officials held a News Conference just a short time ago. Primary focus is to save lives. Prevent Human Suffering and mitigate property loss. That is what the counties were and are doing. What we do anticipate is additional requests and were already providing support for trying to get the communications back up, water distribution. Were hearing they may need more Law Enforcement official for federal and state Law Enforcement. So were working through that. The damage to the infrastructure, it is not just buildings, i mean these were Small Businesses that invested in maui. These were local residents and we need to figure out a way to help a lot of people in the next several years. School was destroyed. Many of the businesses, a church was destroyed. It will take years. Devastation was most serious in the town of lahaina, a tourist and economic hub with 9,000