The second deadliest u. S. Wildfire in a century incinerates paradise. This hour, the governor will deliver a new update, and well bring it to you live. Plus, yet another not guilty plea from donald trump in one federal case, as the Special Counsel is asking for an aggressive trial date in the other. Trump also not happy with the date they are seeking. What are friends for, by the way . A new expose on judge Clarence Thomas has unveiled an up roar, an entire 737 just for him . Im kaitlan collins, and this is the source. Tonight, were waiting to get a new update from the governor of hawaii and the mayor of maui. A news conference, we should note, is set for this hour. As fires continue to devastate the island. The death toll has now climbed to 53 people. And officials are warning that that number could only get even higher. President biden issued a Disaster Declaration to unlock federal resources and address the catastrophe while on the road today. Our prayers are with the people of haw
Southern border. We have pictures you will only see here on fox news showing heavily armed operatives from drug cartels illegally crossing into this country. This comes as a delegation of democratic lawmakers visits the region today. We have fox team coverage. Madison alworth on Randalls Island, new york where locals are beginning to tear up Athletic Fields to construct migrant shelters. Correspondent bill melugin though starts us off tonight live from eagle pass, texas. Good evening, bill. Bill bret, good evening to you. Illegal crossings are starting to surge once again here at our southern border. This is after a lull during the month of june. Now fox news has obtained some brand new startling photographs showing it is not just Asylum Seekers crossing into the u. S. Startling exclusive images from the southern border. As a group of suspected Cartel Gunmen are seen crossing illegally into texas in the Rio Grande Valley. A Law Enforcement source tells fox it happened saturday night. T
Breaking developments and Donald Trumps throat and document. Judge Tanya Chutkan requests rejects the request from trumps team to delay the court proceedings. And televised the trial. Democrats are demanding cameras in the courtroom, are to win the fate of democracy depends on it. And it is a bust. House republicans wanted to expose Bottom Criminality and goggles the opposite. No evidence, no crime. Im Ayman Mohyeldin, lets get started. Tonight, we begin this hour with that Breaking News. U. S. District court judge Tanya Chutkan just ordered Donald Trumps Legal Team Responds to the governments motion for a protective order but monday, at five pm eastern. That order would prohibit trump and his lawyers from Sharing Discovery materials with unauthorized people. The Special Counsel argues this social post from trump suggest he might intimidate witnesses. In part by improperly disclosing confidential evidence received from the government. Just moments ago, judge chutkan requested rejected
Likely. Were following the legal and political implications. Plus a warning to Donald Trumps legal team from the judge overseeing the election interference case, saying more inflammatory statements will require a quicker start to the trial. We are live outside the court. And the death toll as they have yet to even start searching the hundred of burned out buildings. Well take you live to maui. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Another controversial investigation that could have some pretty big repercussions for 2024 is escalating. Today a Special Counsel was designated in the federal probe of hunter biden. Attorney general Merrick Garland named david weiss to the role. Weiss has been leading this investigation. Yes, he has. Hes been leading the investigation into hunter biden for the past five years, in fact. This week he asked himself to be elevated to that role of Special Counsel. Were following that in realtime.
The spanish vessel hope to use a new Shipping Route to arrive the next few days but where it will arrive is still up in the air. No Functioning Point in gaza so it is unclear where that boat will dock. The ship called the open arms will set off. The real challenge will come as we get closer to gaza. My take as long as two, three days for them to make 210 nautical miles from here in cyprus to gaza. When we get there, arriving at a territory that has no function important. They have to upload that aid and in the north of gaza, distributing aid, the most badly affected and desperately in need part of gaza. Distributing aid is extremely difficult. All law daughter has broken down, chaos on the ground. They will have to manage that as well. That will be a Great Success if they manage to open this first maritime aid corridor. However, there are others who said maritime aid totals and air jobs where western governments are a sign of western failure because the west has been asking israel for