Of grieving and loss. Whats next for the island . The mayor joins me next. A donald trump could soon face a fourth indictment. I did nothing wrong. And now President Bidens son may go to trial himself. Its in the Public Interest to appoint a Special Counsel. Will legal troubles dosm nate this election . Oversight Committee Democrat dan goldman joins me to discuss ahead. Crunch time. Its political season at the iowa state fair. Give careful consideration to the choice you will make. With the debate in less than two weeks the gop should be a party that appreciates a competition of ideas. Who will be on stage . Will herd joins me in moments. Hello. Im jake tapper in washington request the state of our union in shock. The fire that swept through maui this week is now the deadliest u. S. Wildfire in more than 100 years officials said last night with at least 93 people dead, and that figure is tragically expected to only grow as Emergency Workers uncover more scenes of horror, lines of abandoned cars. Homes reduced to ash as people ran for their lives, some of them running into the sea, where some floated for hours battling fumes and watching their city burn. The ocean off lahaina, hawaii, will also need to be dredged for bodies. Those who recover ask desperately for help and information, and top Officials Say they are still battling dangerous circumstances on the ground and pledge to give hawaii all the resources it needs to recover and to investigate why the island of maui was not more prepared for this disaster. Joining us now live from hawaii, senator meisi hor row know, a democrat, who spent yesterday surveying the dang on the island of maui with the governor and director of fema. Senator, thanks for joining us. Im so sorry its under these tragic circumstances. You toured the devastation first hand yesterday. What did you see, and what did you hear from people on the ground . The entire Historic Town of lahaina burned to the ground. The images of cars totally they have been demolished. We saw cars near the ocean, and its quite clear the occupants of those cars probably fled into the ocean. And i was told at least 12 people were rescued from the ocean in that location. But to see all of these charred, totally demolished cars. But the scenes of devastation will stay with me. And that is why i really thank the president for declaring an Emergency Declaration within hours of being asked to do that by the state of hawaii. And i was there with the family of federal agencies, including the administrator of fema, sba, u. S. Fire, and 150 fema people are there. They brought in sadly cadaver dogs to continue the esearch. What is it like for you on a personal level, on an emotional level, to see this kind of horrific destruction and loss of life in your beloved home state . Many of us have stayed in lahaina. I did too. It is an iconic town and so many people went there because its really very historic. It was the seat of the monarchy, the capital of the monarchy, and there were many historic buildings, including i have to say this massive banyan tree, 150 years old, the Old Esteban Yan tree in the country. And my hope is that it will be restored. But very importantly, yes, as i said yesterday, we are in a period of mourning and loss as we search for more people who are still unl accounted for. Some of them have been found in the shelters. I visited one with some residents sleeping on cots. And we are going to need to provide them with shortterm and longterm housing. But we are all there en masse to do that. Ordinary hawaii residents have been mobilizing to support the victims of these fires. As you note, fema is there and other Government Agencies. My colleague bill weir is reporting from maui, and hes hearing from people there who are still desperate for more help from the government, people who are wondering where is the navy, where is the army, why isnt the military flooding into the region, where are the hospital ships, et cetera . Are you satisfied that Everything Possible is being done to ensure these hawaiians are getting all the help that they need from the government . I can understand why there is frustration because, as i said, we are in a period of shock and loss. From what i can see, the Government Agencies are there. They are going to set up areas so people can come and get their drivers license restored, all of those kinds of things. But yes, they are going to need a lot of help, and from what i saw, there is a pledge. President biden called me directly to pledge his support because we know that recovery will be long and the resources will be necessary. I have also heard from my senate colleagues, Chuck Schumer and others, pledging their support. Recovery will take a lot of resources. And the focus right now is truly on the recovery. There are still people who are unaccounted for. They need to be identified. There is a call for people to come in to provide dna. So we are in still i would say the initial phases, but were going to do everything we can to provide the kind of support that people will need. To were also hearing from hawaiians questions about how this could have happened. There was a statewide assessment released last year saying that the threats of hawaii residents from wildfires was low. A 2021 Maui Report On Wildfire Prevention efforts found that the county Fire Department had no actual plan for preventing fires. And then im sure as youve heard personally, many maui residents say they didnt receive any official warnings before it was too late. And state officials are acknowledging that none of the 80 warning sirens on maui were ever activated. Why do you think officials were so unprepared for this . Im not going to make any excuses for this tragedy, but the Attorney General has launched a review of what happened with those sirens and some of the other actions that were taken. So that is happening. There will be time enough i would say for those kinds of reviews and investigations to occur. But we are really focused, as far as im concerned, on the need for rescue well, the location of we know sadly more bodies. And as i talk with the people e who are at this large place where the residents were, yes, were going to need to provide a lot of support. That is why im asking for and i expect to receive bipartisan support for additional funds that will enable us to recover. That recovery is going to take time. It is not going to be overnight by any means. It will take years. This is an entire town that has burned to the ground. Some 11,000 residents live there and the tourists who were there, thousands were evacuated to what humanely, and the airlines really stepped up to lower their fees, and the hotels have also stemmed up to provide lodging for our visitor. So i think we are doing a lot in order to provide the kind of support we need to be providing. But there will always be the call for more. And my hope and expectation is that all of that will come. Experts warn that extreme disasters such as this one are only becoming more common because Climate Change is fueling stronger storms, hotter temperatures. Yes. More widespread droughts. Earlier this week President Biden incorrectly claimed he had already declared a Climate Emergency, which would give him additional powers to combat the climate crisis. Given what youre seeing on the ground, do you want President Biden to actually declare a Climate Emergency . I think that we need to very much acknowledge Climate Change is upon us. There are whole states by the way you cant use the words Climate Change because they have a head in the sand attitude. But the Production Act provided some 300 billion to combat Climate Change and to move us away from continuing to rely on fossil fuels. Yes, there is more that needs to be done, and there will be Lessons Learned from this ongoing tragedy for the other counties as well as the county of maui. Clearly, wildfires is an occurrence in hawaii. People dont realize that acres are burned in hawaii as in so many other states. In terms of the percentage of acreage burnled, hawaii is on a par with other states. There is not enough recognition that we are going to need to combat these kinds of wildfires. We have situation where is the tremendously high winds that were attendant to Hurricane Dora just resulted in these flames just leaping and spread ing in just i cant even tell you how fast the flames spread. So we need to be assessing our ability to contend with these kinds of natural occurring disasters, which we are seeing more of. And the frequency and the damage that is done, clearly this is happening all across the world. Yeah. Senator mazie hirono, we thank you for your time. And our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of hawaii. Thank you. Thank you so much for being with us. Thank you. For those of you at home looking for ways to help hawaii wildfire victims, you can head to cnn. Com impact where we have a list of vetted resources. Or you can donate by texting the word hawaii, to 707070. Coming up next, shocking new in evidence georgias election interference probe. Well talk with one of Donald Trumps rivals in the president race about it. And a potential Hunter Biden Trial in the middle of his dads campaign. Dan goldman joins us ahead. To sleep, so when our windshshield cracked, we needed it fixed right. We went to safelite. Com. Theres no one else e wed trus. 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Sources tell cnn that atlanta prosecutors have Text Messages and emails that directly connect members of trumps legal team to the 2021 breach of a Voting System in georgias coffee county. This comes as a grand jury presentation in georgia is expected to start as soon as tomorrow, and that could potentially result in a fourth indictment for donald trump. Republican president ial candidate will herd, former texas congressman, joins us now. Thanks for being here. Appreciate it. So, what is your response . Prosecutors say, according to our sources, that they have evidence that the trump team was involved in this breach of election equipment. Well, as someone whos helped i helped built cybersecurity companies. I think this is an example of to how this is not about the first amendment. This is about a president trying to overturn an election and creating a conspiracy. This kind of infrastructure is considered critical infrastructure, and its supposed to be defended. The trump team tried to get access in other places, and they went through the Legal Process and courts gave access to some of the information. In this case, they werent getting it, so they tried to take it themselves. To me its an indication of how fragile our Election System is and how Donald Trumps efforts were making us increase our lack of trust in our systems. And one more example of why donald trump is running for president is because hes trying to stay out of jail because, as more of this information comes out, and as the American People recognize the extent of his baggage, theyre getting sick and tired of it. Well, polls indicate that republicans are . All the polls im seeing suggest that most republicans believe this lie about the election that has been fed to them by not only donald trump but fox and other rightwing media and other people on capitol hill who are lying about the election being stolen when obviously we know thats not the case. These are the same pollsters that foughti felt issue one in ohio would get passed and it was crushed. These are the same people in 2022 that said Kevin Mccarthy would have a majority in the house. Heres a reality. When i crisscross the state, whether im in New Hampshire or iowa, california, alabama, people come up to me and they say, hey, youre right, he is running to stay out of prison. So im not questioning his frontrunner status, but what i am saying is that many people dont want to see donald trump or joe biden be the nominees. And people are looking for something different. And guess what . If they want to have these things happen, if those people want to see something different, i need them to go to hurdforamerica. Com, help me get on the debate stage. All i need is 1 donation to make sure i hit those thresholds. In order to get on that stage in two weeks, you need to hit a polling threshold, a donor threshold, 40,000, and you need to sign the rnc debate pledge. You think youre going to hit the first two . Thats correct. I can say all of jake tappers friends watching tv helped put me help me put that 40,000 threshold by going to hurdforamerica. Com. Look, jake, i said it before, im not going to lie to get access to a microphone. Ive never signed a contract without making amendments to it. And unfortunately, you know, since 2015 ive been the only person in this race that has been critical of donald trump and talked about how hes a National Security threat. And so my goal is to hit all those requirements and force the conversation. And guess what . Donald trump hasnt even agreed to sign the debate pledge. Donald trump hasnt even agreed to show up to the debate. And it was donald trump and his team that got the rnc to put this loyalty up because he wanted all the other candidates to bend a knee to him. I wont do that. Ive been honest about that. But again, were working hard to hit those other requirements. And the pledge says that whoever if you participate in the debate, you will support whoever the nominee is. Youre right, donald trump said i think just yesterday or maybe the day before that hes there are three or four people he would never support, so hes expressed ed skepticism. That does suggest you wont be on the debate stage. Srnl isnt that an end for you . We have the next ten days. I want to force that conversation and see what happens. If donald trump doesnt participate, what is the rnc going to do . Thr a lot of variables at play here. My issue is not support the republican nominee. My issue is not supporting donald trump. Hes not running for president to make America Great again. Hes running to stay out of prison. Would you vote for biden over trump . My plan is to vote for myself. Thats plan a. 12345 some of your 2024 rivals are blasting Merrick Garlands appointment of the Special Counsel, david weiss, in the hunter biden probe. They claim its a coverup even though people asked previously for weiss to get the special powers. What do you make of the appointment of Special Counsel . I think a Special Counsel should have been appointed in this case. The question is this the individual that looked like trying to negotiate a Sweetheart Deal for hunter biden on those two other cases. The question most conservatives have, is he going to use the full extent of his powers in order to prosecute this, or will this be an effort to shield information going to what do you think . Look, time is going to tell. Ive made it very clear that doj should show a level of transparency that theyve never shown in their history because of the sensitivity of all these cases, whether its the documents case and the January 6th Case against donald trump or its whats happening against hunter biden. Theres a lack of trust in our institutions, and the only way you can repair trust is by showing a level of transparency. And thats what is called for in all of these cases. Again, i think the whistleblower that talked about hunter biden calling his