For more information how you can help victims of Hawaii Wildfires go to cnn. Com impact or text hawaii to 707070 to donate. The lead with jake tapper starts right now. A brand new Special Counsel now focused on hunter biden. The lead starts right now. The Attorney Generals surprise announcement. The prosecutor who was overseeing The Hunter Case is now being elevated to a Special Counsel. What will this mean for the president s son . What will this mean for the president . And donald trump might be told to zip it. The judge in the 2020 Election Fraud case signaling that she is going to be willing to restrict sensitive evidence as she tells trumps attorneys the former president s right to free speech is not absolute. And hawaiis catastrophe sadly getting worse. Historic towns gone, homes burned to the ground, 55 lives confir confirmed lost, and that number is sadly expected to climb. Welcome to the lead im jake tapper. And we start with our Law And Justice lead with a new Special Counsel
Anderson cooper sunday at 8 00 on cnn. Former President Trump lashing out on social media as a key deadline in the federal january 6th case looms. Streets are being blocked off at a courthouse in georgia. The local official Presare Prepg for another potential indictment. We are in in georgia with the latest. And so now is this captain obvious or a new Campaign Strategy . Sara is off today, and im in with kate bolduan and omar jimenez, and this is Cnn News Central. Lawyers for donald trump have until 5 00 p. M. Today to respond to a protective order in relation to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Officials are concerned that he may leak some of the private details publicly. Trump and his team are looking to delay the trial, and he wrote if you come after me, i am coming after you. Jessica schneider is following this. And walk us through what happens after the 5 00 p. M. Deadline. Yes, omar, there are a flurry of deadlines. So first to the protective order deadline. The judge w
Basically all of the reports and videos being sent to me is like an apocalypse. Stories of despair and destruction from hawaii. As firefighters battling multiple blazes and residents and tourists seek any shelter they can. A man accused of making threats against u. S. President joe bidens shot and killed by fbi agents attempting to arrest him. And new details on what former President Donald Trump and his allies can expect when a georgia prosecutor pursues new indictments from the 2020 election investigation. Next week. Good to have you with us. Right now, wildfires are burning through two islands in the u. S. State of hawaii. The flames are raging Out Of Control and on now they have killed at least six people. Footage from Need Tourist Hot Spot shows a decimated community that looks more like a war zone then a tropical haven. Many people do not have power or cell phone service. And thousands are in shelters as Emergency Crews Carry Out Search And Rescue operations. The National Weather
Patrick j murphy. Honor to have you, were thrilled. We begin with americas crime crisis and deterioration of Law And Order in our biggest cities. In washington, d. C. , the crisis is worsening, murders is up 30 and some residents are afraid to walk down the street in neighborhoods and capitol hill. Seeing the crime Crisis Closeup for themselves. Warning, the video you are about to witness is disturbing. [beep] what the yeah. Ex Security Footage shows moment one of senator rand pauls staffers was stabbed in march. Philip todd was attacked while walking back from a restaurant with a friend. They were a mile and a half from the capitol. The suspect was released from prison just one day earlier. Dc leaders struggle to get the crisis under control, one democratic councilman is calling f for. I have never seen this onslot of violence portrayed on our women and kids, enough is enough. We are clearly in a war zone. I have spoken with the dc national guard. And while i have to have more convers
Alleged coconspirators be in the works . Also tonight, were learning that western hopes for ukraines counteroffensive are fading right now as officials receive very sobering updates on the fight to retake territory from russia. Ill get reaction from key white house official john kirby. And in the president ial race, Florida Governor ron desantis boots his Campaign Manager in an ongoing shakeup, replacing her with a trusted adviser as his bid for the gop nomination keeps on struggling. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the Breaking News on a key hearing in the January 6th Criminal Prosecution of donald trump. Were joined by our Senior Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid. So what are we hearing tonight from the judge whos overseeing this critically important case . Wolf, the Rocket Docket continues here in d. C. The judge who will oversee the January