Counsel to look into the investigation against the president s son, hunter biden. Lucas tom lynnson has the latest on this story. Reporter it was just a few weeks ago that hunter biden thought he was minutes away from freedom are from any further charges. Of course, that thats not what happened. The plea if deal fell apart, and now it could be going to trial, according to federal prosecutors in a filing yesterday. A Special Counsel has been named. Mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigation and to continue to take the steps he deems appropriate independently are. Based only on a facts and the law. Reporter that Special Counsel, david weiss, of course, has been investigating hunter biden for the past five years now and negotiated with what many republicans call a, quote, sweetheart plea deal. President biden left the white house yesterday for the beach, he did not take any questions before Boarding Marine Wunsch the president one. The president has long main
Here sleeping in their cars, waiting for a curfew to lift at 6 a. M. A lot of folks anxious to see whats left of their homes, and for those who have already made it into lahaina, a lot of heartbreak and shock at what theyve seen. Heres some folks we talked to yesterday. Somewhere that i once knew is completely gone, its unrecognizable. Its devastating. I mean, we lost our houses, our jobs. Some of us grew up here. We dont even know whether half our friends are alive or gone. Reporter home after home in lahaina, gone. One estimate from the Property Data aggregator core logic puts the estimate of destroyed homes at more than 3,000. The rising death toll, now at 800 people, as Rescue Crews Search for more victims. Thousands of people have left the island, around 1400 staying in Emergency Shelters here. Its unclear how these fires started, but when they did ignite, the island was ripe for an inferno. 80 mileperhour winds caused in part by Passing Hush Dora fueled the flames hurricane dora.
80 mile-per-hour winds caused in part by passing hush dora fueled the flames hurricane dora. residents of lahaina say they were given little warning and that the island s emergency sirens didn t go out with texts being sent out instead. many escaping with just their live, some in lahaina jumping into the water to save themselves as the town was raze by fire. it s razedded by fire. it s hard to conceive of when you look at the catastrophe that they have gone through, frankly, are continuing to go through. this crisis is far from over. there s so much frustration, there s so much suffering, you know? the real mourning has not even been able to begin, to start because of people really looking to how do i just get me and my family to tomorrow. reporter: power and cell service is starting to be restored on maui s west side, but now another challenge for folks who live here, officials say that the water is now unsafe to drink in some parts of the
left the island, and around 1400 are currently staying at emergency shelters here. it s still unclear how these fires started, but when they did ignite, the island was ripe for an inferno. dry conditions and 70- 80 # mile-per-hour winds fueled the flames and created a challenging battle for the island s firefighters. residents say they were given little warning of the approaching blaze and that the island s emergency sirens didn t go off with texts being sent out instead. many escaping with just their lives, some jumping into the water to save themselves as the town was razedded by fire. the governor just announcing a new relief program to rehouse the thousands who have now no home to go back to. this means we will be able to get people into hotel rooms, airbnbs and so on so that they are safe. look out for your neighbors, love them. that that s what we will be defined by in the future, how we take care of our ohana.