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CNNW Early July 4, 2024

Maui. Identifying the dead and getting help to frustrated survivors. And north korea now confirming that it has custody of a u. S. Soldier who dashed across the dmz. What happens to him now. Good morning and welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im danny freeman. We begin with the 19 defendants indicted in the Georgia Election sin version case. Will any of them turn themselves in today for criminal processing. The d. A. Gave them until the end of next week to surrender themselves and the sheriff says that they can show up at the jail anytime 24 7. Sheriff says he expects former President Trump to appear there for booking but when exactly . Trump still hasnt said. More now from sara murray in atlanta. Reporter a then day clock fr donald trump and his allies to turn themselves in. Im giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday 25th day of august, 2023. Reporter after Fulton County District Attorney fani willis unveiled the fourth indictment against the former president at a near midnight Press Conference. The defendants engaged in a Criminal Racketeering Enterprise to overturn georgias president ial election result. Reporter the most sweeping indictment yet charging trump alongside 18 other defendants including prominent coconspirators like mark meadows and Rudy Giuliani. Im anxious to fight this case. Reporter according to the in indic indictment, trump and the others refused to accept that trump lost and they knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of trump. If convicted of racketeering the defendants could face a 5 to 20 year sentence. Rico charges has time that you have to serve. Reporter and it covers trumps infamous january 2021 call to Georgia Secretary Of State raffensperger. I just want to find 11,780 votes. Reporter the Harassment Campaign by Trump Supporters against ruby freeman. I cannot say specifically what will take place. I just know reporter as well as the trump campaigns fake electors plot and breach of a Voting System in rural coffey county. Trump posting that all charges should be dropped and there will be complete exoneration. As he clings to baseless claims of voter fraud and vows to hold a Press Conference about it monday. Republican Governor Brian Kemp once a terrorrump ally fired ba twitter that the election was not stolen and the former Lieutenant Governor who testified against trump monday says that it is time to let the judicial process play out. If donald trump and the coconspirators did nothing wrong, they will have their opportunity to share their story. Reporter raffensperger saying the most basic principles of a strong democracy are accountability and respect for the constitution and rule of law. You either have it or you dont. Fulton county sheriff says he hopes to keep the Surrender Process consistent with what local defendants usually face. Unless someone tells me differently, were following our normal practices. And so doesnt matter your status, well have mug shots ready for you. Reporter the District Attorney indicating that trial could be massive. Do you intend to try all of these defendants together . Do i intend to try 19 defendants in this indictment together . Yes. Reporter and she hopes to get to it in speedy fashion. We want to move the case along so well be asking for a proposed order that occurs a trial date within the next six months. Reporter but that might be difficult with the other criminal and civil trials next year. We expect donald trump and his allies to fight these charges and were already seeing that. Mark meadows has already asked to move his case to Federal Court and asked the court to dismiss the charges against him. Meadows attorneys saying even if federal is not prepared to dismiss the charge, they should still allow him to move his case and halt the state proceedings against him. We also expect trumps attorneys to make a play to move the case to Federal Court and we may see this from other trump allies named in the indictment as well. Sara murray, cnn, atlanta. Rudy giuliani now says that his growing legal troubles have drained his bank accounts. He says he is out of cash. The former trump lawyer and one time New York City mayor faces hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal bills and sanctions. In court monday he declined to produce a detailed Financial Report but he has listed his three Bedroom Manhattan apartment for sale for 6. 5 million. And giuliani also now has company. Accept other lawyers are among 19 indicted in the georgia 2020 case. Jessica sthichneider has more. Reporter the District Attorney fani willis files against 19 and 8 are lawyers. And professionally obligated to follow the law but now accused of breaking it. Already at least one is claiming that the d. A. Is criminalizing the practice of law. Trump campaign attorney general jenna ellis posted online defending her actions. Rudy giuliani also shot back on his radio show. This is all protected free speech. This is what you are allowed to do to contest an election. This is what a lawyer is allowed to do in representing a client. Reporter giuliani is charged with 13 counts in the indictment, more than any other defendant except trump. In a statement he called the charges an affront to American Democracy. But Elliott Williams points out someones status as an attorney doesnt give them Carte Blanche to break the law. An attorney can provide legal representation to a client as long as they are not urging that client to commit a crime or committing a crime themselves. And the mere fact that these individuals were attorneys doesnt somehow absolve them. Reporter giuliani is charged as part of a broader racketeering conspiracy encompassing all 19 defendants. But he is also facing several additional charges including making false statements to the Georgia House and senate when he testified in 2020 about bogus voter fraud claims and urged State Lawmakers to overturn the results. Ten ways to demonstrate that this election was stolen that the votes were phony. Dead people, felons, phony ballot, phony mailin ballots. Reporter and john eastman and Kenneth Cheesesebro outline plans to get it overturned. And jeff clark who drafted a letter that he opened doj would send to various State Leaders including in georgia falsely proclaiming fraud in their states. Regarding in voter fraud at State Farm Arena was deliberately planned. It had to be. Reporter a lawyer who worked with trumps team to promote voter fraud claims also charged along with ray smith. 2506 felons voted illegally in georgia. Reporter and sydney powell charged with her alleged involvement in the scheme to break into Voting Machines in coffey county, georgia. She repeatedly and falsely glared dominion Voting Systems as fraudulent in the weeks and months after the election. And that is when dominion operators went in and enjegtsed votes an changed the whole system. Reporter and do i mminion i suing for definite ifamation. And John Eastmans attorney is saying that the activity in the latest indictment is political and not criminal. Jessica schneider, cnn, washington. We turn to the latest now on the Wildfire Disaster in hawaii. Overnight officials raised the death toll to 106 people. Is far remains of only five victims have been identified. Hawaiis governor says 185 Search And Rescue personnel are on scene doing Recovery Work along with 20 dogs. Governor josh green told cnn last night that some of mauis warning sirens were broken which is being investigated. But he says that may not be the only reason that they werent used. Sirens were typically used for tsunamis or hurricanes. To my knowledge at least i never experienced them in use for fires. There may be some reasons for that. Sometimes sirens send people up mountain and going up the mountain during a fire can be problematic. Going up the mountain when there is a wave is what you have to do. And Gloria Paz Me Know is on maui with the latest. Reporter the search continues. As the death toll mounts, there is desperation in this devastated maui resort town. Crews now combing through the ruins of lahaina using cadaver dogs trained to find human remains. Only 25 of the fire zone has been fully searcheds as of monday. But still unknown how many people remain unaccounted for here. Close it on 100 people are confirmed dead. Including a family of four. The death toll says hawaiis governor could double in the coming days. Thousands have lost their homes. And many are now scrambling to find shelter, food and clean water. I still have loved ones that is trapped for example my dad. My dad is still there and he refuses to come out, but there are things he needs. Reporter and firefighters find themselves in need. They watched their homes burn as they fought for other homes in the neighborhood. I mean, it was quick. Everything was it happened so fast. Reporter frustration now mountings as some lahaina residents remain blocked from returning to what is left of their neighborhoods. I want to go back to my home, but these guys are killing us. I dont understand why they cant get the [ bleep ] together. Reporter others just beginning to come to terms with so much loss. Im praying for them. Reporter and her brother joe died while helping his elderly neighbors. He helped one to escape. The last message from him is i have these seniors in my apartment and im trying to keep the smoke out. Reporter those who escaped say they are now reeling from the scale of the destruction. It broke me. It still breaks me. This is what keeps me going, helping people. A lot of us are at that stage. Reporter and beyond the wreckage, survivors say it is time to come together. Everyone is pitching in. Doesnt matter where you are from, what color you are. From the ashes we will survive. Reporter and that spirit remains alive and well right here in the community about 40 miles away from lahaina where so much of the devastation has taken place. Many homes here have been burned down as a result of the wildfire. But all day weve watched as neighbors arrive to help neighbors. People pulling over tole volunteer their hope trying to clean up. It remain as very active area. There are still several fires burning in the vicinity and the Fire Department have been dropping water in the area all day long. Recovery remain as long ways away. And overseas now, north korea has confirmed for the first time that u. S. Army private travis king is on its territory. You might remember last month king sprinted from south korea across the Demarcation Line and into north korea during a tour of the demilitarized zone. Paula hancocks is live for us in seoul. North korean state media claims private king is remaining there voluntarily. And that is really the first explanation we have of his motive for crossing into north korea . Reporter reporter that has been the big question, why did he decide do it. Weve heard from north korea and i have to point out it is north korea talking through statement media, this is not hearing from travis king directly. But what kcna is telling us is that he fled into north korea because of racism in the u. S. Military. Quote in the article that they had said that he harbored ill feeling against inhumane maltreatment and Racial Discrimination within the u. S. Army. Again, this is what pyongyang is saying, not king directly. We have heard from a u. S. Defense official saying they are unable to verify the alleged comments by king, but their priority is still to get him home safely. What north korea is also saying in this article, and it is an article being shown to the world but not internally in north korea, so no one within north korea knows about this at this point, they have said that travis king was seeking refuge either from north korea or from a third country. Now, we do know that he has been facing charges here in south korea, he had served around 50 days in a detention facility. And was supposed for be heading back to the United States where the army said that he would face more consequences for his action. But of course the focus at this point is to try to find out more information. We have heard from the mother of travis king through a spokesperson for the family saying she is asking north korea to treat her son, quote, humanely and also asking to have a Phone Conversation with her son. We know from precedence that that is unlikely to happen. Danny. Paula, thank you. And to this now, the Special Counsel investigating hunter biden says that the plea deal laboriously worked out between the Justice Department and the president s son is totally dead at least as far as he is concerned. Meanwhile Hunter Bidens lawyers had been hoping that the agreement could be salvaged. Well hear more now from Kara Scannell in new york. Reporter Special Counsel david weiss says hunter biden is not off the hook for a Felony Gun Possession Charge, the latest twist in the five year investigation after bidens plea deal fell apart last month and Merrick Garland gave the u. S. Attorney in delaware Special Counsel status. Prosecutors say because the Probation Officer did not approve the now withdrawn diversion agreement, it never went into effect and therefore none of its terms are binding on either party. That is after bidens lawyers argued to the judge that it was a valid and binding agreement. The deal would have resolved the Felony Gun Possession Charge if biden adhered to certain conditions including not possessing a gun or using drugs or alcohol for 24 months. The dispute comes as bidens long time criminal defense attorney Christopher Clark asked the judge to withdraw from the case. Bidens lawyer saying that he could in our be a witness to the now contested deal. One thing they to agree on is dismissing the tax charges filed in delaware. Prosecutors asked them to be dids missed so they could potentially bring new charges in california or washington, d. C. Where the alleged tax crimes took place. Kara scannell, cnn, new york. 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