Long have you been i dont know watchers dreaming August 30 exclusively on max good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta washington. We begin this morning with a defiant Special Counsel in a furious former president , in a reworked January 6 indictment, federal prosecutors are making clear they are not backing down despite last month Supreme Court ruling giving for president s immunity from prosecution for official actions we will dig into the differences between this indictment and the original end moments, but the main points of the allegations remain that Donald Trump attempted to defraud the government by obstructing the certification of the 2020 election and tried to strip voters of their rights. All four of the Felony Charges remain and in true, trump fashion. He took to truth, social his social Video Network to rant calling the Indictment And Act of desperation and ridiculous and calling for the case to be immediately dismissed, joining me now, senior crime an
Smarter, which won by morning. Got it. Got abbas, daughter, youve got this is cnn Breaking News youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. We do begin this hour with Breaking News out of the middle east. Israels military says it has rescued a hostage from a hamas tunnel in southern gaza. He had been held captive since the Terror Attacks of october 7. The father of 11, and spent the last 320 six days as a prisoner there he is in the hospital right there a short time ago reuniting with his brother, cnns jim sciutto joins us now from tel aviv jim, the details of been trickling in whats the latest that youve learned . Well, first of all, certainly youre happy fomin moment for, for him and for his family after these painful days, weeks, and months captivity. But this has also been quite a rarity for the idf of the close to 250 hostages taken on october 7, only aides have been freed alive via Military Operations. And this is the first one based on the details provided to us
The cost already off the charts. More than the gdp of some entire countries. And the dramatic rescue of a 52yearold israeli hostage grabbed from a tunnel in southern gaza, raising new hopes for the 108 people still being held by hamas. What were learning about how the idf pulled it off. So much to get to but we start in georgia where democrats are suing the State Election Board over new rules they say will sow chaos and uncertainty election day. The rules allow Election Boards in 159 counties to make what they call reasonable inquiries about the vote count before certifying the results, but the rules dont explain what reasonable actually means. The lawsuit alleges that even individual Board Members can have the power to delay certification while they hunt for Election Irregularities and then a Battleground State like georgia that could mean holding up not just the state results, but potentially, then, National Results as well. All of it coming as trump keeps fueling the idea that the o
Forward to that coverage tonight. Weve got a big show. But where we start tonight is a story in todays news that just starts one way and then at the very end it veers off in an unexpected direction. This is like youre going along a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h i, j, k, 47. 47 . 47 comes next . Not the letter l . See if you can see where the unexpected veer, the unexpected plot twist comes. Heres how the story is headlined in the detroit free press. Michigan republicans michigan republicanled investigation rejects trumps claim that November 3rd Election was stolen. Heres the Associated Press headline, Senate Republican probe, no systemic fraud in michigan e ex will. Heres the New York Times headline, michigan republicans debunk voter fraud claims in unsparing report. And unsparing is right. And the lead in the times piece sums up why thats the right word here. A Committee Led by michigan republicans on wednesday published an extraordinary debunking of voter fraud claims in the state delivering
Thing happened who is somebody you will want to meet. Im looking for to that coverage tonight. We have a big show. But where we start tonight is a story in todays news that starts one way, and then at the very end it veers off in an unexpected direction. This is like youre going along singing the alphabet and then you say 47. 47 is what comes next . Why did we viewer off . Here is the story. See if you can see where the unexpected fear, pluck twist comes in. Heres how the story is headlined in the detroit free press. Michigan republicans michigan republicanled investigation rejects trumps claim that November 3rd Election was stolen. Heres the Associated Press headline, Senate Republican probe, no systemic fraud in michigan election. Heres the New York Times headline, this was just posted tonight, Michigan Republicans de bunk voter fraud claims in unsparing report. Unsparing is right. The lead in the times piece tonight i think some sub why thats the right word. Quote, a Committee Led b