Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Thank you for sharing part of your morning with us. As the grim reality sets in for survivors in hawaii, some are questioning the states response beforehand and how much was done to try to warn residents to get out. Plus Hunter Bidens legal troubles heat pup the Justice Department elevates the attorney to Special Counsel after plea talks fall apart. And donald trump and his legal team get a stern warning from the judge. Well have the latest on the contentious hearing. New data Shows Americans are pulling out of their 401 k and relying on credit cards. Well have a financial expert to weigh in with her advice. We begin with really grim news from hawaii, where those devastating wildfires have claimed at least 80 lives so far. The death toll will likely rise in the coming days. Crews have not yet searched the inside of most of the buildings and its unclear how many people are unaccounted for. Video shows the horror of the fire as people tried t
Head on at the fair. Iowa is an important state in the president ial election cycle. Holding the lead off president ial caucuses in jana bright Alexis Mcadams live in des moines, iowa with the latest force. John, good evening from des moines, iowa at a busy i was state fair. We had a lot of fun today but we also worked really hard and caught up with almost all of the candidates who are out here on the ground including former President Donald Trump, which we will get to in just a minute find out if hes going to show up to the fox news debate in milwaukee just days from now. We also walked around the fair with 40 Governor Ron Desantis talking to him one on one asking how it feels like he has connected with the voters here in iowa. He says hes going to go to all 99 counties. Topic to border and talked about why he things he should be the next president , listen. What you want people to know about you if they are just going to end up having to side between you two is a top Front Runners .
Maui coming into stark relief. So much property destroyed, including important historical and cultural sites. Today, the disaster is far from over. We will have a live report from hawaii, just ahead. And were learning more about a deadly encounter where fbi agents shot and killed a man they were trying to arrest after alarming and threatening posts. And in florida, we are live outside the courthouse where former President Trumps body man walt nauta pleaded guilty. Were covering they stories coming into Cnn News Central. Still we have dead bodies in the water, floating, and on the seawall. Theyve been sitting there since last night. Weve been pulling people out since last night, trying to save peoples lives. I feel like were not getting the help we need. Its a nationwide issues issue at this point. We need help, a lot of help. We have to get people down here. Just moments ago President Joe Biden responding to the pleas for help, speaking with hawaiis governor and approving a National De
Frightened Passengers Heading before takeoff. Gio benitez on the island, with late details just coming in. And rob marciano on the rare wind event fueling the flames. A deadly fbi raid in utah, just hours before President Biden is set to arrive in the state. A suspect accused of making threats against the president killed as federal agents tried to serve an arrest warrant. The suspect also accused of threatening other high profile officials, including Vice President harris and Manhattan District Attorney alvin bragg. A new health care for california senator Dianne Feinstein. The 90yearold senator briefly hospitalized after falling at home. News on her condition amid growing concerns about her health. Images coming in tonight, a massive explosion at a military equipment facility near moscow. At least one person killed, dozens injured. What russia is now saying about the blast. News tonight about an american nurse and her child kidnapped and held hostage in haiti. Americas newest billion
Place by giving the first Sweetheart Deal of the century until a judge lit up and you got gop president ial candidates and lawmakers calling out how they see it. David weiss cannot be trusted. Kid gloves is the treatment hunter biden received from the Department Of Justice appointing david a Special Counsel like keeping your protecting. Think the people trusted. What took so long . Is it hunter biden or the biden family . Did they do it is a distraction take away from the place of coming out . Is another reason form of justice serious issues and needs to be we not along with our intelligence agencies. David weiss the u. S. Attorney that will allow statute of limitations to expire on serious tax returns. This was, this will not restore confidence all. Of course the liberal media is pulling out the stops to defend hunter biden saying is being treated worse than donald trump. I think the evidence ive seen so far in this case is is under fire . Never met him being treated worse than anyone