being a gang controlled coup that s in place, very dangerous. indeed, david culver, thank you very much into our viewers, thanks very much for watching. i m wolf blitzer in the situation room. i ll see you tomorrow. 11:00 a.m. eastern for cnn news his room. and then of course, 06:00 p.m. eastern right here in the situation the news continues next on cnn tonight on 360. what the campaign looks like from here. now that it s pretty much yes, just the two of them. and how this 2020 rematch could look quite different from four years ago. also tonight, what the president hopes to gain and all he stands to lose at tomorrow s high-stakes reelection year, state of the union address plus with just a few days left to find $83 million in the e. jean carroll case. former president trump says he needs more time, which could speak volumes about the state of his finances. evening, everyone, thanks for joining us, john king here sitting in for anderson. appreciate your time. we begin tonight
trump s legal team will face the federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case. this as the special counsel requests an aggressive trial date. meantime, trump s 2024 republican rivals are flocking to iowa for the annual state fair. former vice president mike pence is being heckled by some people at the fair as a traitor. a covid variant grips the country as health experts brace for a surge in the flu and rsv as well. a viral triple threat threatens america. and thousands of hackers are headed to las vegas for a chance to win millions of dollars in prizes to crack chatgpt. the white house is telling them, do your worst. cnn this morning starts right now. breaking news this morning, that death toll from the catastrophic set of wildfires across maui has risen to 55 people. officials are warning it s expected to increase as search and rescue efforts continue. we are seeing loss of life here. as you know, the number has been rising, and we will continue to s
maui, the death toll is soaring as we get new reports from the devastation. and back in court. donald trump s legal team is about to appear before the judge in the 2020 election case for the first time, as prosecutors are now asking to start the trial in january. what is the judge going to say? five americans wrongly detained in iran on the verge of freedom after the u.s. strikes a deal with tehran. i m john berman with kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. this morning the scenes in parts of maui are apocalyptic as rescue crews reach new areas. the death toll rose sharply overnight to 55. the governor estimates some 80% of lahaina were destroyed. when the mayor said it s all gone, it s all gone. it s all gone. it s gone. i m telling you, none of it s there. it s all burned to the ground. the mayor says the death toll is likely to rise. they have only been able to count bodies found outside structures and many people are still unaccounted for. today search a
his request, as well as the extraordinary circumstance be s relating to this matter, i have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint him as special counsel . david weiss, who just spent the past five years squelching this investigation, is still in charge. weiss tipped off hunter biden to search warrants, ran out the clock on the statute of limitations. never open the laptop and never followed up on the $5 million joe biden bribe allegation. he t same man is now being tapped to conduct an investigation that he neventer e in the first place. the same prosecutor who woul mtd judge court cooking up a sleazy plea deal for hunter is notthe i the right man for the job. ag garland will have weissgh ona short leash. republicans should demand to see the scope on memo detaig the parameters of this investigation because i doubt weiss is allowed to pursue leads leading to joe biden. will weiss pursue the offshore bank accounts or biden,th the his family picking back the w
s is it is saturday. i hope you are just waking up and starting your morning off calmly and slowly. the death toll in hawaii rises to at least 80 people after a devastating wildfire. and as a grim reality sets in for survivors, some are question ing the state s response before and how much was done to warn residents to get out. plus hunter biden s legal troubles heat up. the justice department elevates the u.s. attorney investigating his case to special counsel after plea talks fall apart. republican presidential candidates descend on iowa. today all eyes will be on the ah state fair as donald trump and ron desantis go head to head. we ll have the latest as the candidates make their pitch to voters ahead of the crucial and critical iowa caucuses and the first presidential debate. and get ready for an out of this world show in the sky as a meteor shower is about to rain down. we ll tell you when to look up. good morning, everyone. good to see you. good to be here.