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(NEW YORK) — The search for loved ones on Maui following the devastating wildfires has grown increasingly dire as the community grieves those lost in the blazes.

Between 1,000 and 1,100 individuals remain unaccounted for following the Maui wildfire disaster, as of Aug. 22. It’s a reduction from the roughly 2,500 others who had originally been reported as missing, as people have been reported safe, according to emergency response officials.

Residents and community leaders are bracing for the worst.

Former Lahaina resident Leila Torgerson has been holding out hope that she would find her mother, who was living in Lahaina, after the wildfires ravaged the historic town.

Torgerson hopes the nightmare she is experiencing is “one of communication errors” and not indicative of loss of life, as the weight of her mother’s absence grows heavy.

Officials have asked residents, and the world, to prepare for the impending outcomes of the search.

“We do expect to see a lot more loss of life,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green told Honolulu ABC affiliate KITV on Tuesday. “It’s going to be tragic.”

So far, more than 110 people have been declared dead, with roughly 44 of the deceased identified.

How much progress have search teams made?

Officials say they have so far searched 100% of single-story, residential properties and are transitioning to searching multi-story residential and commercial properties.

More than 2,000 structures were damaged in the fires, and buildings have collapsed, so officials say equipment has been brought in to help search for victims in the destruction.

Green said the search of the remaining areas will take “at least a week, maybe two.”

Maui Police Chief John Pelletier told reporters that every single structure that’s been damaged by the fire has been or will be searched. He also acknowledged the possibility that not all victims will be counted.

“Two thousand people on 9/11 were not recovered,” he said. “We have an entire town that was destroyed.”

According to Maui officials, the number of people who remain unaccounted for is expected to fluctuate. More people may be reported as missing, and law enforcement may cross people off the list as they are found.

Call for DNA samples to identify victims

Officials are urging family members of those who are unaccounted for to submit DNA tests to link remains to family members via the local testing site, the Family Assistance Center in Kaʻanapali.

The ANDE Corporation, which is leading rapid DNA testing efforts, said the testing is being done right on the island of Maui — and won’t be used for other purposes.

A representative of the company behind the DNA testing said nearly three-quarters of the remains collected so far have generated searchable DNA results.

There have been 104 samples collected as of Aug. 22 from potential victims’ family members.

Those in Maui who are seeking information regarding loved ones are being directed to the Family Assistance Center for more information.

Counselors at the center are interviewing family members of the missing to get information about their loved ones, which includes medical information, dental information, or other identifying information like where they may have lived or stayed. They’ll be given the opportunity for a DNA sample there, as well.

For more details, concerned parties can also call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Updated lists of people who are unaccounted for

Officials are looking to create an official and public list of those who are unaccounted for.

A team of local volunteers have an unofficial, regularly updated list of such people based on community reporting.

The spreadsheet is not designed for the amount of traffic it’s receiving, volunteers say, so the public is being asked to refrain from viewing unless you’re looking for a specific loved one. The spreadsheet can be found here.

The spreadsheet can be accessed via QR codes found on flyers circulating across the island. Volunteers say some individuals have been marking themselves as “found” after they discover their names on the list once they regain access to cellphone service, electricity and the internet, which had been knocked out amid the wildfires and heavy winds.

“Communications being down has made finding the unaccounted for very challenging,” volunteer Ellie Erickson told ABC News. “At this point, we have just, like, a whole town that is now unhoused and I think communication is hard for everyone. And especially if you already don’t have a phone or the relationships with family are sometimes complicated. All that makes the situation way harder.”

There is also a list specifically tracking people who were homeless or had insecure housing before the wildfires, who are still missing. The spreadsheet can be found here.

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(LOS ANGELES) — At least three people were killed and several others were wounded in a shooting at a popular biker bar in Southern California on Wednesday night. The alleged gunman is also dead, authorities said.

The incident was reported just after 7 p.m. PT at Cook’s Corner in the Trabuco Canyo area of Orange County, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies responded to the scene within minutes and confronted a male suspect armed with a gun. The suspect, who authorities say may have been a retired law enforcement officer, was shot and killed.

“At this point, the man believed to be involved in the shooting is deceased at the scene.” Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said during a press conference late Wednesday. “At least one weapon has been recovered at the scene and we have been made aware that the suspect may be retired law enforcement. We are working to confirm that information as we speak.”

Four people, including the suspect, were pronounced dead at the scene. Six others, including five with gunshot wounds, were transported to a local trauma center for treatment. Two of them were in critical condition while the rest were stable, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

The shooting and a possible motive remain under investigation. Agents from both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded to the scene, but the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is leading the probe.

It was unclear exactly how many people were inside the bar at the time, but the undersheriff said there were “upwards of 30 to 40 witnesses” whom deputies will be interviewing.

Trabuco Canyon is a small community located in the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains, about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

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(NEW YORK) — A mother was killed and her two young children were critically injured after their roommate attacked them with a hammer in their New York City apartment, police said.

Police responded shortly before 3 p.m. ET to the report of an assault in progress at an apartment in Brooklyn, according to New York City Police Department Chief of Patrol John Chell.

Officers found the three victims in the second-floor apartment in Sunset Park and they were transported to a local hospital, where the 43-year-old mother was pronounced dead, Chell said.

Her children — a 5-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl — are “fighting for their lives” after the “brutal” attack, he said.

A suspect — who also lived in the apartment — was apprehended as he was trying to leave the apartment building and was placed under arrest, according to Chell.

The suspect and victims were not publicly identified. Police said the suspect has no relation to the victims.

A hammer was recovered at the scene, police said.

It is unclear what prompted the attack, said Chell, who called the incident “horrific” and a “senseless act of violence.”

The attack occurred in a three-bedroom apartment. The mother and her two children lived in one room, while the suspect and his 9-year-old son lived in another, Chell said. The third room is occupied by one person.

“We all have to pray for these young kids, these two young kids fighting for their lives,” New York State Assemblyman Lester Chang told ABC New York station WABC. “And I can only imagine what the father has to go through.”

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(NEW YORK) — The capital murder trial for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four Idaho college students last fall, will be delayed indefinitely.

Kohberger’s trial had been set to begin Oct. 2 — less than six weeks away — but will now be postponed after he waived his right to a speedy trial Wednesday afternoon in court. The judge accepted his waiver.

Kohberger defense attorney Anne Taylor said more time was needed to effectively present their case than would be possible by Oct. 2.

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(NEW YORK) — A woman pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday to fatally pushing an 87-year-old woman on a New York City street last year.

Lauren Pazienza, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter in the first degree for the unprovoked attack that killed Barbara Gustern, prosecutors said.

Pazienza will be sentenced to eight years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision under the terms of the plea, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 29.

“Lauren Pazienza aggressively shoved Barbara Gustern to the ground and walked away as the beloved New Yorker lay there bleeding. Today’s plea holds Pazienza accountable for her deadly actions,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. “We continue to mourn the loss of Barbara Gustern, a talented musical theater performer and vocal coach who touched so many in New York City and beyond.”

Prosecutors said that on the evening of March 10, 2022, Pazienza crossed the street in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood and “shouted obscenities” at Gustern, a well-known and beloved member of the city’s cabaret scene. Pazienza then “intentionally shoved her to the ground,” prosecutors said.

Gustern hit her head on the ground, causing a hemorrhage to the left side of her brain, and died five days later in the hospital after she was removed from life support, according to prosecutors.

Prosecutors said Pazienza left the scene as Gustern lay bleeding on the ground, but stayed in the area for about 20 minutes before heading back with her fiance to their apartment in Astoria, Queens, according to prosecutors.

Following the incident, Pazienza deleted her social media accounts, took down her wedding website and “eventually fled to Long Island to stay with family,” according to prosecutors, as police released surveillance footage of a suspect in the attack.

She eventually turned herself in to police nearly two weeks after the incident and was initially charged with one count of first-degree manslaughter and two counts of second-degree assault.

Pazienza’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, did not make any comments to reporters upon leaving court on Wednesday.

Gustern’s grandson, AJ Gustern, told reporters following the hearing that he has “little to no forgiveness or sympathy for Lauren or her family.”

“This is what happens when you don’t raise a child right and you let them get away with whatever they want their entire lives,” he said.

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(PHILADELPHIA) — A Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a 27-year-old man while he was sitting in his car was suspended for 30 days and the city’s police commissioner said she intends to fire the officer at the end of the suspension.

The announcement by Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw at a press conference on Wednesday came a day after the family of Eddie Irizarry Jr. released security video appearing to show Officer Mark Dial firing his weapon multiple times at Irizarry through the driver’s side window of the car within seconds of getting out of his patrol vehicle.

“Today, I am announcing that I’ve made the decision to utilize Commissioner’s Direct Action to suspend police officer Mark Dial with the intent to dismiss him at the end of 30 days due to administrative violations,” Outlaw said.

Specifically, Outlaw said an administrative investigation found Dial violated department rules against “insubordination” by allegedly refusing to obey “proper orders from a superior officer.” She said the administrative investigation also accuses Dial of “conduct unbecoming” an officer for “failure to cooperate in any departmental investigation.”

Efforts by ABC News to reach Dial have been unsuccessful. The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police, the union representing police officers, has told ABC Philadelphia station WPVI that it is standing by Dial.

Commissioner Outlaw added at Wednesday’s press conference, “I want to make it clear that the investigation into the shooting itself continues along with the administrative investigation, in which there may be additional disciplinary charges in the event that Officer Dial violated additional PPD policies.”

Outlaw emphasized that the disciplinary action taken against Dial only concerns administrative violation and not the actions he took during the shooting.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, who attended Outlaw’s news conference, said Irizarry’s shooting is “certainly a tragedy.”

“My heart breaks for the family and for the loss of Mr. Irizarry,” Kenney said. “Again, this is an ongoing investigation and I’m not going to have any comment on what I think or feel about what I’ve seen or know until this investigation is concluded.”

Kenney added, “The investigation is going to bring out whatever it brings out and we’ll move on from there.”

On Tuesday, Irizarry’s family released video footage taken from a Ring doorbell camera, described by a lawyer representing the family as proof that police officials allegedly fabricated the initial narrative they gave of how the fatal shooting unfolded.

Following the Aug. 14 officer-involved shooting, a Philadelphia police spokesperson originally said Irizarry was killed outside his car when he “lunged” at an officer with a knife. Two days after the shooting, Outlaw said at a news conference that police body-worn camera footage, which has not been made public, showed the initial report was inaccurate.

“We know that is that was a patent lie. It’s a fabrication. It did not happen that way,” Shaka Johnson, an attorney for the Irizarry family, said.

During Tuesday’s news conference, Johnson released the Ring doorbell camera obtained by his investigators. The footage appeared to show Irizarry driving the wrong way down a one-way street and parking as two officers in a marked SUV pulled up alongside him and one of them, identified as Dial, fired multiple shots through the closed driver’s side window of Irizarry’s car within seconds of getting out of his patrol vehicle.

The footage shows that Irizarry was still inside his car when he was shot and killed. Just prior to the shooting, both officers yelled at Irizarry to “show me your hands.” As he raced across the front of Irizarry’s car to the driver’s side window, Dial could be heard in the footage yelling to Irizarry, “Don’t move” and “I’ll f—— shoot you.”

Dial’s partner shouted, “He’s got a f—— knife,” prompting Dial to fire five times into the car and then a sixth time through the front windshield as he retreated, the footage shows.

Dial’s partner, who has not been identified by the police department, also drew his gun when he got out of his patrol car but never fired a shot, according to police officials.

The video then shows Dial and his partner pulling the mortally wounded Irizarry from his vehicle and carrying him to their patrol vehicle to be rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Johnson alleged the initial narrative given by a Philadelphia police spokesperson was an “intentional misleading of the public about what happened.”

He alleged that police officials attempted to “corrupt the court of public opinion.”

Johnson also said that there was no police chase as initially reported by the police spokesperson and noted that Dial and his partner did not activate their lights and siren when they followed Irizarry, purportedly for driving erratically, and pulled up alongside his car.

“We’re asking for full transparency from the Philadelphia Police Department and we’ve not gotten it thus far,” Johnson said.

Johnson said he and the family are asking the police department to release the police body-camera footage of the shooting. He said the city solicitor had invited Irizarry’s family members to view the video on Friday in private, but the invitation was rescinded by the Philadelphia District Attorney, who cited the ongoing investigation.

On Aug. 16, two days after the shooting, Outlaw held a news conference to clarify the initial report, saying, “The body-worn camera footage made it very clear that what we initially reported was not actually what happened.”

Outlaw conceded that Irizarry remained inside his vehicle throughout the incident and never “lunged” at an officer with a knife.

Police officials said they found two knives in Irizarry’s car, which they described as a “kitchen-style knife” and a “serrated folding knife.” But Outlaw has declined to say if Irizarry had a knife in his hand when he was shot.

Johnson said Irizarry’s father, Eddie Irizarry Sr., who also attended Tuesday’s news conference, gave his son the folding knife, which the younger Irizarry used in his job as a mechanic to strip wire.

He called Outlaw’s correction about the shooting akin to “saying you’re sorry after you were caught.”

“This officer really took someone very special to us and I just want him to pay for what he did,” Irizarry’s aunt, Zoraida Garcia, said during Tuesday’s news conference.

Johnson said Irizarry, a native of Puerto Rico, could not speak English and suffered from schizophrenia.

On Wednesday, Outlaw, again, addressed the inaccuracies in the initial statement police gave of the shooting.

“The police department takes accuracy and transparency, and incident reporting very seriously. We are investigating the inaccuracies in the initial report of this incident and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken if warranted upon the conclusion of that investigation,” Outlaw said.

She went on to say, “I completely understand that today’s announcement as well as the press briefing held yesterday by the Irizarrys’ counsel will give rise to additional questions. I must again reiterate that our primary duty is to safeguard the integrity of the ongoing investigation, a task currently undertaken by the District Attorney’s Office.”

Robert Boyce, a retired chief of detectives for the New York Police Department, said Wednesday after viewing the video released by the Irizarry family that he is not surprised by Outlaw’s decision to suspend Dial with the intent of dismissing him.

Boyce said Dial could also face criminal charges, possibly manslaughter.

“He’s going to have to answer to somebody,” Boyce said of Dial, alleging the officer’s conduct during the shooting was “reckless.”

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(PITTSBURGH) — Police are at the scene of an ongoing “active shooting situation” in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood, according to authorities.

Officers are working to evacuate people from houses in the area, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. People inside are urged to shelter in place and call 911.

HAPPENING NOW:

Shots continue to be fired on Broad Street in city’s Garfield neighborhood.

Police are asking people to avoid the area. @WTAE pic.twitter.com/DJwJuKHgPv

— Ashley Zilka (@ashleyzilka) August 23, 2023

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(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s multiple criminal indictments have led to unprecedented times in the country’s legal system, particularly when it comes to the allegations of his interference with the 2020 election, legal experts said.

Prosecutors in Georgia and the federal special counsel have charged Trump with racketeering and conspiracy charges, respectively, with similar allegations including targeting states like Georgia and Arizona with misinformation tactics, and multiple attempts to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence into not certifying the election, and goading his followers before the riot at the Capitol.

Trump is expected to turn himself into the Fulton County sheriff’s office in a Georgia court this week on his charges and has pleaded not guilty to the federal indictment. He has consistently contended he has done nothing illegal.

Erica Hashimoto, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, told ABC News that it’s not uncommon for federal and state criminal cases that involve similar charges against a defendant to run consecutively, and likely one jurisdiction will hold off its trial while the other goes forward with its case.

However, the complexities of both probes against Trump and other co-defendants, and his two other indictments in New York and Florida, will complicate the prosecutions, and could lead to completely different types of prosecutions and defense arguments, she said.

“Multiple trials have been scheduled in other cases. Four is a lot,” Hashimoto told ABC News.

Dovetailed charges use similar allegations, evidence

The Jan. 6 indictment by Special counsel Jack Smith listed instances where the former president allegedly conspired with others to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.

This included targeting key states – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin- and trying to get fake electors, according to the indictment.

The federal indictment also cites Trump’s tweets saying he falsely claimed Pence had the power to not certify the election and the former’s president’s speech during the rally on Jan. 6 where he repeated those falsehoods.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ indictment of Trump and 18 other defendants on racketeering charges also included similar allegations that Trump and his co-defendants targeted Georgia and the six other states with a fake elector scheme.

The Georgia indictment also lists Trump’s tweets and words before the Jan. 6 riot that promoted his false claims about Pence’s role in certifying the election in its arguments.

Scheduling complications will arise

Hashimoto and other legal experts said a key factor in both the Georgia and federal cases is timing. She said that if the cases go to trial, it’s highly unlikely they will be scheduled at the same time, and this creates more strategies for the defense and prosecution in the case that goes second.

“The prosecutors in the second case will have a good look at how his defense lawyers will defend him and be more prepared,” she said. “The defense will also adapt and learn how to make their arguments for the same allegations.”

David Sklansky, a law professor at Stanford Law, told ABC News, that he predicts the special counsel’s trial will take place before the Georgia trial, given that the state case involves 19 defendants.

“There may be defendants in the Georgia case who want to go soon, but if other defendants are interested in delaying, that will create a complication,” he said.

Smith said in an Aug. 10 court filing that he is seeking a start date for Jan. 2, 2024, in the federal trial and indicated it would take no longer than four to six weeks to present his case to a jury.

Trump’s attorneys have pushed for a 2026 trial date.

Willis proposed a March 4, 2024 start date for her trial against Trump and the 18 other defendants. They have been given a deadline of Friday to turn themselves in and be arraigned on their charges.

Attorney strategies hinge on specific court, timing

The special counsel’s office and Wills’s office will likely have discussions on the timing of their trials, but it is highly unlikely that they will share any evidence, grand jury testimony or other prosecution materials before their trials Hashimoto said.

Instead, the prosecutors in the second case will likely use testimony from the first case to help formulate their arguments. This situation also puts more pressure on the defense, according to Hashimoto, who previously served as a federal public defender.

“It is unlikely that President Trump will testify,” she said. “Anything that he says in one trial can be used against him in the other.”

Sklansky, who previously served as an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, said despite the overlap in charges and similarities, the public should expect to see two different cases play out in Washington D.C. and Georgia.

Sklansky said the federal government’s conspiracy indictment is more narrow since there is currently only one defendant and focuses only on his actions that they allege defrauding the country and depriving Americans of their voting rights.

In Georgia, there are more allegations and criminal counts including the intimidation of witnesses and alleged theft of voting equipment that are not part of the federal case, he noted.

“There is significant overlap and things the fed indictment does and the state does and vice versa, but in the end, the federal case is more narrow, and more focused,” he said.

Sklansky reiterated that the multiple criminal and civil cases against Trump, who is still campaigning around the country will leave the legal community in uncharted territory, and there may be other factors and complications to come before any of the former president’s trials begin.

“It’s not something we have useful precedence for,” he said.

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(ATLANTA) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is expected to surrender at the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday, multiple sources told ABC News. Lawyers for Giuliani will be meeting with the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office early Wednesday to finalize a bond package before a surrender in the Georgia election interference racketeering case.

Giuliani, according to sources, has secured local counsel but is expected to be joined by his longtime friend and former NYC Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik, who is assisting him through the process.

Attorney John Eastman was booked and released on bail Tuesday at the Fulton County Jail, as some of the 18 defendants charged alongside former President Donald Trump in the case began turning themselves in.

Eastman told reporters on his way out of the facility that he plans to “vigorously contest every count of the indictment.”

“I am confident that when the law is faithfully applied in this proceeding, all of my co-defendants and I will be fully vindicated,” he said outside the jail.

Trump and 18 others were charged last week by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in a sweeping racketeering indictment for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state of Georgia. The former president says his actions were not illegal and that the investigation is politically motivated.

In a late Tuesday night release, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said it will release mugshots of those charged in the election fraud case every day at 4 p.m. until all the defendants have turned themselves in.

Giuliani has been charged with 13 counts, including violation of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.

Eastman is charged with nine counts, including two counts of conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree. The indictment names Eastman as among those allegedly involved in a scheme to solicit public officers to unlawfully appoint Georgia presidential electors.

When asked if he still believes the 2020 election was stolen, Eastman replied, “Absolutely, no question.”

Eastman said he is paying for his own legal fees and added that he has not spoken to Trump about the charges.

Eastman is also currently facing 11 disciplinary charges in the State Bar Court of California stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Monday set bond for Eastman at $100,000.

Co-defendant Scott Hall, like Eastman, was also processed and released Tuesday, one day after Judge McAfee set his bail at $10,000

Hall, a Georgia bail bondsman, is charged with seven counts, including two counts of conspiracy to commit election fraud. He is among those accused of conspiring to commit election fraud in Coffee County.

All 19 defendants in the case are also charged with violating Georgia’s RICO Act.

Trump and the other defendants have until Friday to voluntarily surrender to authorities in Atlanta.

Trump wrote on his social media platform Monday night that he intends to surrender in Georgia on Thursday, after Judge McAfee set the former president’s bond at $200,000 on Monday.

Trump himself is facing 13 counts in the indictment, including three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer, after he asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call, to “find him” enough votes to win the state.

Co-defendant Jeffrey Clark, a former Department of Justice official charged in the case, filed a motion in federal court Tuesday seeking an emergency stay of the Fulton County proceedings, including his arrest warrant, until after Labor Day, so a judge could rule on his motion to remove his case to federal court. A judge ruled that Willis must respond to Clark’s motion by Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET.

Clark filed a separate motion to remove his case to federal court on the basis that he was serving as a high-ranking DOJ official during the timeframe alleged in the indictment. It followed a similar motion to remove filed last week by former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows.

Meadows, on Tuesday, filed an emergency motion asking a federal judge to rule on his prior motion by noon on Friday, the deadline for his surrender to the Fulton County Jail.

Earlier Tuesday, co-defendant David Shafer, the former Georgia GOP chair, also filed his own notice of removal to federal court.

Shafer, one of Trump’s so-called “false electors,” argues in his filing that “as a contingent Presidential Elector, Mr. Shafer was an officer of the United States.”

The filing claims Shafer was charged for conduct that “stems directly from his service as a Presidential Elector nominee” and that he was working “at the direction of the President and other federal officers.”

ABC News’ Luke Barr, Meredith Deliso and Mark Osborne contributed to this report.

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(NEBRASKA) — The driver of a day care van was arrested after a 1-year-old girl who was left in the vehicle for several hours amid sweltering temperatures died, police said.

Police responded to a day care center Monday afternoon “for an unresponsive child who was left in a van,” the Omaha Police Department said in a statement.

Authorities believe the child was left in the van for approximately five hours, an Omaha Police spokesperson told ABC News.

The 1-year-old was transported to Nebraska Medical Center but was declared dead at the hospital, police said. The official autopsy results are pending, the police spokesperson said.

The child was identified by her family on Tuesday as Ra’Miyah Worthington. Her distraught mother told Ra’Miyah she loved her at a rally outside the day care center, Kidz Of The Future Child Development Center II, as family members demanded justice for the toddler.

“My baby did not come home. Her siblings did. She didn’t. How did y’all forget her?” the child’s mother, Sina Johnson, said at the rally. “Y’all picked all of ’em up, took ’em off the van. How did y’all forget my baby?”

“My baby suffered, she suffered,” Johnson said at the rally.

Hot, humid conditions made it feel as if it was triple-digit temperatures in Omaha on Monday. The National Weather Service in Omaha warned on Monday that the region is facing “dangerous record-breaking heat,” as an excessive heat warning remains in effect through Thursday.

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