We only go as fast as we can go. More than 2000 billings have been completely destroyed. Nearly all those destroyed buildings residential. And now about 4500 people are in need of shelter bred survivors sharing the moment he and his family rushed for safety. We and our five kids all got in the ocean. We found a floating barge we hung onto. We were out there floating in the ocean we stuck together, we held on so we are not going to die. Rachel deadliest wildfire in the United States over the past 100 years up in the states Attorney General has opened a probe into the Wildfire Response and critical decisions have happened before, during and after that fire. Will can you imagine can you just imagine . He said five kids and how my senate will walk past that seawall he dove over. In that water hanging onto your kids the sky is black, flames bearing down on you. That is a view from the water there. And then of course the sea and youre just fighting to keep everyone together alive. Joey we co
Essentially further restrict Abortion Rights. Now it has so many talk being how the fallout could reach all the way from this summer to november 2024. Emergency evacuations, people jumping into the ocean to stay alive. Hurricanecharged winds fueling a raging wildfire that is burning out of control. Im john berman with kate bolduan. Cnn news central starts now. New this morning, a memo that could be central to the January 6th Case against donald trump. What prosecutors call a plot to create a, quote, fake controversy that would derail the proper certification of biden as president elect. Now, the phrase Fake Electors has been tossed around for some time, but now the New York Times has obtained this key piece of evidence describing the alleged conspiracy. It was written by protrump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, this december memo explains in great detail how Fake Electors might swing the election or at a minimum and this is important muck up or slow down the process to, quote, buy the Trump C
Welcome to the lead, aim jake tapper. And we start with breaking news, violent and explosive wildfires in hawaii. Fueled by strong winds from a hurricane, 800 miles away. It is a situation so sudden and so catastrophic on maui, local Officials Say a dozen people ran into the ocean to try to escape the flames. And they went out so far they then had to be rescued. Hawaiis governor said hundreds of families have been displaced and some loss of life is expected, unquote. Cell towers and 911 are out of service on the the hardhit west side compounding the difficulty for many. Were expecting a Press Conference and well bring you that when it starts but Derek Van Damme looked at where this erratic disaster may be headed next. Reporter hellish scenes of wildfires engulfing normally picturesque maui. Powerful winds, associated with Hurricane Dora helping fuel the flames. Fact that we have wildfire in multiple areas as a result of indirectly from a hurricane is unprecedented. Reporter Lieutenant
Ahead on cnn newsroom. The wind came. The gas stations blew up. Everything caught fire. And we had to evacuate. Paradise is burning. We will bring you the harrowing stories of people trying to escape the Deadly Wildfires taking over the Hawaiian Island of maui. Plus, more than a dozen people could be indicted with the 2020 election results. Will the former president be on that list . And live in hong kong with a look at restrictions on u. S. Investment in china. Right now, wildfires are raging in parts of hawaii. They have killed at least six people on the island of maui. Footage from the tourist hot spot shows a decimated community that looks like a war zone. Many people dont have power or cell phone service. And thousands are in shelters as Emergency Crews Carry Out Search And Rescue operations for those missing. Hospitals are overwhelmed with patients suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. Federal and state leaders are holding a News Conference this hour. Were expecting an updat
This morns wing, we are see for the first time new evidence that may be used against donald trump in the Special Counsels 2020 case. The New York Times has obtained this memo that has previously been secret. It was written by lawyer kenneth chesebro. He was named by prosecutors, youll remember, as coconspirator number five in the indictment, not in the indictment against donald trump, all of the coconspirators so far, unindicted. The internal memo spells out in detail the plot to overturn the 2020 election with socalled Fake Electors and it also gives new insight into how the plot would unfold and what they really wanted to do as it was unfolding. Cnns Jessica Schneider is here with much more on this. Jess, lay out what new is learned in this memo. Yeah, kate. This memo dated december 6th. Its known to prosecutors. It will likely be a key part of this case and it really lays out that even the man outlining this Fake Electors plot, kenneth chesebro, he knew it was far fetched and knew i