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decimated by a wildfire that traveled at extraordinary speed. we'll hear one resident story ahead. donald trump could be facing a fourth criminal indictment. this time, the case is unfolding right here in georgia. what we're learning about key evidence that prosecutors have gathered. and what has been taken from a cargo vessel in the black sea. what ukraine is now calling an act of piracy. we begin with the deadly fires that swept through the hawaiian island of maui and details about the astonishing speed of the flames that have now killed at least 93 people. hawaii's governor says the wildfire that ripped through lahaina last week, moved as fast

as one mile a minute. he di etailed the estimates but tried to stay positive. >> over 2,700 structures were destroyed in lahaina. an estimated value of $5.6 billion has gone away. people are suffering and we continue to work to find them. there's a lot of information that people want. to that end, i thauthorized a comprehensive review. we will build back together. we'll find out what we could have done to prevent such loss of life to the best of our ability. >> cell phone service is coming back. but authorities say they don't know how many people are missing. 3% of the fire zone has been searched with cadaver dogs.

the vast majority of structures destroyed in lahaina were people's homes. now, some residents are slowly starting to sift through the debris. we go to maui with this report. >> this is the only way to get into the disaster zone for residents to access the area's near la main in a. the officers are checking to make sure that anybody that goes in here is a resident, not a tourist and not somebody that would engage in looting from a different part of the island. some people we have met, have told us this is a profoundly emotional juncture for them.

as they move through and see what survived. >> i drove through the first time on friday. i live up north, seven miles out of lahaina. that night of the fires, we were watching the sunset on one side and it seemed like the sunset on the other side from the flames. we did not know how serious it was. when i drove through on friday, i had no clue what us was going through. everything is gone. i worked at the chart house. it is flattened to the ground. there's houses i used to live in. i don't know where they were. >> i lost friends, going back to get animals. and she died. people come over here. i heard there was a snorkeling boat looking at lahaina town. give them respect. it's so bad. people died here. it's not just a place for vacation. we live here. >> reporter: heartbreaking to hear vignettes and sentiment like, that as we look at the

ocean to give you more perspective. the position as you see the beautifucoer of the world and a couple miles down the ro, u see the moonscape, seared, scarred. it narrows into one lane of traffic. it's been so slow for people to get in the disaster zone to figure out what survived and how they move forward. ryan is a resident of maui who lived in lahaina but was on the other side of the island when that fire erupted. he's been unable to return to his home. he joins us live via skype. thanks so much for talking with us at this very difficult time. i wanted to ask if you received any information about your home from authorities or anyone else?

and did you know when authorities might let you and other residents return? >> i was able to go back near the site yesterday. the national guard and the local authorities have lahaina closed down. my house is the last house on front street, on the front of lahaina there. we were the last house to burn down in that section that burned on tuesday. so sorry for your loss. what was your experience as the fires destroyed lahaina? i know you were not there. but what did you see? what did you hear? >> i had never seen winds like that. the wind was so long. the energy was so intense. i was on the other side for work. and a friend said, is your house still okay? i began making phone calls to

roommates and friends on the west side, as we call it. couldn't get ahold of anyone. started getting in touch with friends with friendses as they were threeing the fire. i work for a couple nonprofits. one we were staying at, we were able to get a shelter and get some of our friends and families into there that evening, to be able to get out of safety. into safety. >> what is your biggest need at this time, after perhaps losing most of what you own. what do other residents need at this time? >> crisis counseling and prayer and love and support. there's a lot of people that's shaken up. many of our friends and families have lost homes and families.

it looks like apocalyptic scenes. seeing the photos and videos of my house, it looks like a scene out of a war movie. it's intense. >> and housing appears to be the biggest need. of course, that's going to be difficult. i understand around 1,500 homes are going to need to be built. that's going to take some time, isn't it? >> the infrastructure is gone. when you drive past it, my entire town has been basically destroyed. there's a few things around the perimeter that survived. gas stations, grocery stores and hardware stores. i believe with the people that we have and the efforts that are coming in, we'll be able to rebuild and restore what's been

lost and stolen and destroyed in the fire. it will take a long time. it will take the right people bringing in the right aid, and the right support for the community, emotionally, spiritually, financially, relationally. let's hope you receive that help for as long as needed. ryan, thank you so much for talking with us. we're story for the loss of your home. >> yes, we do have some groups and some efforts going in to provide a lot of aid. i work with a couple different organizations that were able to get supplies and resources right on the ground. to the family and friends we know. people have been giving and giving to our organization great forest ministry.com. and we're able to get funds to people who are hurting right now. >> ryan, thank you for talking with us. appreciate it. >> thank you so much.

another story we are following here in the state of georgia. the fulton county district attorney is expected to seek more than a dozen indictment this week. in a case that could potential mean a fourth indictment for do. sources say georgia prosecutors have new evidence linking trump's legal team to a 2021 county, georgia.its believed pe support his baseless claims of election fraud. this, as we await testimony from georgia officials that served during the 2020 election, as well as an independent journalist. zachary cohen previews the week ahead. >> reporter: as we're preparing

for fani willis to present her case to the grand jury, new peas of evidence that prosecutors have gotten their hands on. text prmessages that show lawye working for then-president donald trump and a voting system breach on january 7th, 2021. these text messages show that lawyers actively sought to get a written letter of invitation, from a local election worker in coffey county. this shows they were involved in the planning. rudy giuliani and sidney powell, were instrumental and coordinated the breach. it remains to be seen how this relates to charging positions. this is a key part of her investigation and could factor in to potential criminal charges going forward. zach cohen, cnn, atlanta. joining me now from georgia,

tia mitchell is the washington correspondent for "the atlanta journal-constitution." >> thanks for having me. >> ahead of a possible fourth indictment for donald trump, we're seeing a new development in the georgia election interference probe, with prosecutors claiming to have text messages and e-mails link ing trump's legal team to voting system breaches. and this as fani willis presents to a grand jury and she is seeking indictment of a dozen people of early as tuesday as this week. what is the significance of this new development? and could it be a game-changer? >> well, so, the significance is, it gives us further proof that the tampering of election machines in coffey county, georgia, is one of, we think, several threats that district

attorney fani willis is looking at, as she considers who to bring charges against and what charges to bring. when it comes to the coffey county election machines, my colleagues have been reporting for months. since almost immediately after january 6th, 2021, about the tampering of election machines in coffey county. what the text messages allegedly show us is further proof that former president trump and members of his inner circle, were involved in getting access to those machines. working with leaders and helping to disseminate the private election data they obtained from those machines. those text messages could help

fani willis build this case. the coffey county is one of many threats we think she's building a case and deciding who to charge. >> the d.a. is looking at three different areas of illegality, the fake certificates, the alleged voting system and the third, trump's phone call. could that be the strongest evidence, given it was a recorded telephone call from trump, pressuring brad raffensperger to find the votes so trump could win the state? >> it's interesting. that phone call ended up resonating because it was recorded. so, there was this evidence that -- i guess the evidence kind of -- people could hear for

themselves what president trump was saying at the time. but there were other phone calls to georgia officials that weren't recorded. but people on the receiving end of those phone calls have talked to the special grand jury and now we're hearing that some people may be talk to the grand jury that's empaneled that will consider charges. there's even ooh fourth threat, which is the disinformation about the fulton county election workers. and the abuse they received by being singled out by trump and his allies. >> multiple witnesses were called. one of them set to testify is former georgia lieutenant governor jeff duncan. what is expected to come out of his testimony? >> jeff duncan is someone up

until the 2020 election, was an ally of trump, and supporter of trump. he drew the line at efforts to overturn the election in georgia. he's the lieutenant governor in georgia. with that comes real power because he is president of the state senate. what happened was, jeff duncan, parted not just with president trump, but other conservative members of the general assembly that were pushing the stop the steal effort. he can talk about those discussions among republican elected officials in the general assembly. those decisions, he can talk about the pushback. why he and other republicans or democrats felt that it was improper, for example, to give rudy giuliani, the platform he was afforded by some members of the general assembly to spread misinformation and disinformation. his testimony could be key.

not only was he on the inner circle, he was on the inner circle with conservatives. >> tia mitchell, thank you for joining us. appreciate it. coming up next, fires break out in ukraine's south, as defense forces repel a new round of russian attacks. the details just ahead. plus, u.s. presidential hopefuls are taking their campaign pitches to iowa state fair, where there's corn dogs, games and a lot of mud slinging, too. we'll take a look.

we're following developments out of ukraine where at least three people have been injured in russian missile and drone attacks on the southern region of odesa. mu multiple fires were sparked by falling debris. this comes one day after deadly attacks in the kherson region. an entire family died including a 23-day-old girl.

volodymyr zelenskyy says 17 shelling attacks were reported in kherson on sunday. ukraine is calling russia's boarding of a cargo vessel in the black see a deliberate at attack and act of piracy. russia says one of the warships fired warning shots and servicemen boarded a cargo ship. clare sebastian jones us live from london. good morning, clare. what are you learning about the warning shots fired by the russian ship in the black sea. what came next? >> reporter: yeah, rosemary. it's fair to interpret the warning shots at this individual ship. russia said after pulling out of the black sea grain deal it

would consider any ship heading to ukraine as carrying weapons. it makes it clear it plans to enforce this. this is coming after ukraine says it planned to open up temporary humanitarian corridor for merchant ships, including those trapped in ukrainian ports. what happened? according to the russian ministry of defense. this ship, the vessel, we don't know what the cargo was at this point. apparently, according to the russian ministry of defense, did not respond to requests for stop for inspection. they fired the warning shots. and a helicopter-load of russians landed on the ship. it's over an hour and a half away from the romanian port, in the mouth of the danube river.

and on the way, to the port of ismail, where the russian ministry of defense saying where the ship was heading in the first place. it's being aloud to carry on its way. this was a warning by russia and the ukraine foreign ministry, condemning this. saying this violates the policy of endangering the safety of commercial shipping in the black sea. >> clare sebastian joining us live from london. a plane taking part in an air show has crashed near an apartment complex in michigan. you can see puffs of smoke coming from the plane, as two people ejected before the crash. neither was seriously injured. no one on the grounds was hurt. the plane was a vintage fighter jet and was part of the thunder over michigan air show.

meanwhile, two people were killed in north carolina, when a small plane crashed into a lake early sunday. officials in the city of hickory say the plane hit power lines, knocking out electricity to 17,000 customers. it was mostly restored by sunday evening. federal authorities are veging the cause of the crash. a top leader from taiwan is transiting through the united states. why china is upset about the official. and what taiwanese officials fear could happen next. outrage after police raid the newspaper and a publisher's home. why some are calling it a violation of press freedom.

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china is condemning the transit of taiwan's vice president william lai through the u.s. he arrived in new york on saturday, where he was welcomed at the airport by one of au washington's unofficial representatives to taipei. he is scheduled to leave in the coming hours to paraguay, where he will attend the inauguration of the paraguayan president on tuesday. paula hancocks live joins me live from seoul, south korea. why is china so angry about this particular stopover of taiwan's vice president?

>> they do not want to see relations between the united states and china considers taiwan part of its sovereignty, given the fact he has not governed it any point. it's a democratic self-governing hide. that doesn't stop beijing from saying it may use force to bring it under its control. this has been an issue for years. when taiwanese officials go through the united states, in this case, to visit south america. wee have seen in this case, u.s. officials, senior administration officials saying it is routine and in keeping with its one-china policy. that's not the way that beijing sees it. william lai talk ed taiwanese americans and saying that taiwan would not back down in this pressure from beijing.

>> translator: at this moment, i want to promise at this time and place, that no matter how great the threat of authoritarianism is to taiwan, we will not be scared or cower. we will uphold the values of democracy and freedom. >> they said they strongly oppose any official intersections between the united states andaiwan. and the statement, clings stubbornly for taiwan independence. he is a troublemaker through and through. it is a reaction we heard in the past. this year, in march and april, the president, who transited through the united states, she was on her way to guatemala and belize.

she met with high officials within the u.s. government, house speaker, kevin mccarthy, for example. there was a furious beijing response to that, as well. >> paula hancocks, live from seoul. many thanks. republican presidential hopefuls flocked to the iowa state fair over the weekend. former u.s. president donald trump made a big show of confidence, despite the looming threat of a possible fourth indictment this week. the fair is a major event. although trump drew large crowds, he faces competition from his rival, ron desantis. >> reporter: the campaigns of former president trump and ron desantis clashed at the iowa state fair, as both try to win support in the most important contest on the tallinder. this was a chance to get support, after he row focused

the efforts on the early nominating contests, trying to win back support and convince republican voters he will be a better nominee for the party to take on joe biden in 2024. >> we need to leave this country better off than we found it. we're in danger of being the first generation that turns over less opportunities to our kids than the opportunities we inherited. that's unacceptable. >> reporter: desantis spent most of saturday at the flair where he was flipping pork chops. trump reminded people why he is the republican front-runner. he showed up for a few short hours and brought a huge crowd. many people were there to hear him speak. he spoke about the legal troubles had dogged his campaign but continue to make him popular among republican

voters. >> fake news put out by biden. they can't win an election in a fair way. election interference. biden put it out because he can't win a fair way. >> reporter: trump in iowa, took an opportunity to troll desantis a little bit. he brought with him several members of florida's congressional delegation, who have endorsed trump over their governor. another example how these two are clashing this election. five people, including a teenager, are known to have died in an explosion outside pittsburgh. three homes were destroyed and 12 others damaged. officials say three people were taken to the hospital. one of the remains in critical condition. this video obtained by cnn, appears to show the explosion, with debris scattering across the area. authorities are working to determine the cause.

as a precaution, the gas service was shut off to 50 nearby homings. but the local gas provider says all systems were designed at the time of the explosion. >> now that we are at this phase, the cause and origin of our investigation will begin in earnest. understand this will be a slow and long process, as things need to be tested and there will be lots of forensic testing. and that this investigation may lost for months, if not years. keep that in mind. >> 57 firefighters also suffered minor injuries as they responded to the incident. a kansas police department is facing criticism after it raided the offices of a local newspaper and the home of its publisher, seizing computers and other records.

dozens of news organizations sent a letter to the police chief, urging him to immediately return all of the seized materials. paul sandoval has more. >> reporter: one press freedom says, the friday raid that targeted the record in kansas, not only violates the law but the first amendment. the co-owner of the publication, tells cnn that the police department raidehis home and his publications office last week. police seized computers and materials. this was triggered by a story that was published, mentioning the owner of a local coffee shop. the mayor explaining that he and his colleagues received a tip about her driving throughout a

driver's license. the says he consulted with an attorney and notified local law enforcement that the newspaper had come into possession of possible sensitive materials. police notifd newel. and then, the seizure of documents pertaining. newel telling cnn she was, quote, flabbergasted when she learned about the raid. knowing it was in the works. mayor claiming that law enforcement did not provide him with much information and only handed him a copy of the search warrant. during the search, his 98-year-old mother there at the time. she died earlier this weekend. he believes it was from the stress that was brought on by that search. the police chief says he is

confident the judicial system is being questioned will eventually be, quote, vindicated. cnn has reached out to the marion county magistrate who was the one that signed that warrant. it's a complicated story and an important one to follow, as this small kansas town is caught in a battle over the first amendment. new developments in niger. the military leaders behind last month's coup claim they have enough evidence to prosecute the ousted president for high treason. we'll have the latest just ahead. which was making my days feel like an u uphill battle. that is, until i discovered something different, quviviq - a once-nightly fda approved medication foror adults with insomnia. not getting enough sleep was leaving me tired. -oh come on! but quviviq helped me get more sleep. quviviq works differently than medication you may have taken in the past. it's thought to target one of the biological causes of insomnia: overactive wake signals.

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the cow up leaders in niger are suggesting they will put the ousted president on trial. they say they have gathered enough evidence to prosecute president mohammed bazoum for

undermining niger se. he has been on house arrest site lt month. a source from ecowas told cnn, a parliament committee is being formed to meet with the coup leaders. he has warned of military intervention to restore civilian rule. we go to lagos, in neighboring nigeria. what are uhyou learning about cp leaders putting ousted president bazoum on trial? >> reporter: it's still unclear what the junta are describing or what they mean by high treason. a statement was read on sunday night. saying they have gathered the

necessary evidence to prosecute before competent national and inional authorities, the ousted president and his local and foreign accomplices for high treason and for undermining the internal and external security of niger. there's a lot in that statement. the junta spokesman did not say -- give specifics as to what president bazoum is being accused of here exactly. some are saying this could be a way for them to explain why he's been ousted from government. this happened in july 26th. this came after a delegation of muslim clerics left niger. they told media that the junta was ready to have talks and

speak to ecowas. ecowas the regional bloc of heads of state in west africa. they have promised military action in niger. we're waiting to see if and when those talks happen. >> our thanks. u.s. president joe biden is trying to build more momentum heading into next year's presidential race, with his economic agenda front and center this week. priscilla alvarez has details. >> reporter: president biden hits the road again this week to tout his domestic agenda. on tuesday, he heads to wisconsin, where he will talk about the inflation reduction act a day before its an verzry. it's a bill that the white house is credited for lowers costs for family. and a key piece of biden

economics. the president will be meeting with the japanese prime minister and the south korean president to bring the key asian allies closer. the first visit of camp david since he took office. one that the white house announced this visit would happen. for the three leaders to discuss, quote, expanding trilateral cooperation in the indo pacific and beyond. the political party of ecu ecuador's slain presidential candidate is nominating a new candidate to replace him. they have chosen a journalist to run in place of the president assassinated on wednesday. on saturday, the party put up his running mate as his replacement. but they changed their minds, worried about an obscure election law that might keep her

from being qualified. she is registered as a vice presidential candidate. gonzales plans to run for that post, who is promising to honor the legacy. >> translator: fernando's ideas and our government plan are intact. we're going to fulfill them. together with him, we created an anti-terrorism plan to protect ecuador. >> needless to say, it's been a tragic and terrifying couple of days for fernando's running mate. she sat down for an exclusive interview. >> i think any ecuadorian is at the risk of getting shot right now in the street. >> reporter: she was supposed to be there, as his running mate, should are been right next to the president dorian president candidate.

when he was shot last wednesday, as he was leaving a rally in qu quito, the capital. >> he was shot three times in the head. >> reporter: has it sunk in that you could have died because you were supposed to be next to fernando. that night when he was shot dead. >> yes. i was supposed to be next to him, getting inside the car that had no protection against bullets. we wear no bullet-proof vest. we wanted to get the message that we had to be brave. >> reporter: in a cnn interview, she says the murder is a gruesome and shocking example of how fragile democracy is in latin america. >> i want to change this country. i want this country to be a place of peace. we're known for our incredible

chocolate, our bananas, our shrimps. our coffee. i love ecuador deeply. i believe ecuador is a pyaradis. they turned it into hell. >> reporter: she was known for being outspoken about corruption and violence caused by drug trafficking in the country. in may, he told cnn that ecuador had become a narco state. his political platform was centered on leading a fight against what he called the political mafia. >> we knew there was a high ry risk of him getting attacked by the mafia and the organized crime and the politicians that are linked with the organized crime. >> after the assassination, the current president declared a state of emergency for 60 days. on saturday, 4,000 members of the police and military raided a notorious prison and transferred an alleged leader of a local

drug gang to another facility. gonzalez says organized crime is a regional problem. how does ecuador sofl its security problem? can it do it by himself? or does it need help from the international community? >> cocaine is done in colombia. it gets through ecuador and goes to excoe. it is delivered to the united states and europe. >> reporter: ecuadorians go to the polls on august 20th for the first round of an election to choose a new president. something as simple as voting is an act of courage in the country. and many may decide to stay home. we'll be right back.

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auckland, new zealand. >> if you had any doubts what it means to the players to reach the semifinals of this tournament -- just cast your eyes across some of their social media feeds. this is a case of instagram showing the reality. >> woo. >> reporter: in sydney, the hype of the semifinal against england has reached new heights. sweden are relatively quietly, yet confidently focusing on the job at hand, without getting too carried away. despite the sell brag celebrati victory over japan. not yet getting anywhere hands on that. >> we haven't been speaking about it that much, actually.

we watched the quarterfinals and we speak about the semifinals. we are not a boring team. we're like, one game at a time. fist spain. then, we see. >> given the atmosphere and the mood we saw in sydney, what would it mean to make it there? >> everything. everything. i feel like we are not done yet. we don't want to go home. e want to win this game against spain and go to the finals. it's all about that now. i think our mentality has been great. whole the whole tournament. we keep on working with that. >> reporter: spain have traveled from wellington to auckland for their first ever semiworld cup final. it's a city and venue that's treated them well. ten goals in the two games.

that time, sweden will be hoping to rain on their parade. amanda davis, cnn, auckland, new zealand. it was a beautiful weekend for star gazing in the balkans. this time lapse video shows streaks of life from the meteor shower. some people camped out on an island to get a glimpse of the event. nasa says this meteor shower occurs when earth passes through the debris trail of a comet. also in space, the webb telescope has spotted a literal cosmic question mark deep in the galaxy. the glowing object in the shape of a question mark was captured last month. scientists think it's what happens when two galaxies collide. they say the merging of a galaxy

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