News, we are tracking devastating and Deadly Wildfires across hawaii. Drought and hurricaneforce winds fueling multiple blazes which have killed at least six people. Hawaiis Lieutenant Governor joins me live this hour. We are following Breaking News out of utah where a man accused of threatening to kill President Biden has just been shot dead by fbi agents trying to arrest him. The Fulton County District Attorney is expected to seek indictments against more than a dozen people as she nears Charging Decisions in her probe of the Election Interference by donald trump and his allies. Stand by for details. Welcome to 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 straight to the Breaking News. The horrendous wildfires scorching the Island Of Maui and that way. We are very grim reports of a rising death toll as authorities urge residents and tourists to flee the fastmoving blazes. Cnn Meteorologis
The lead starts right now. Donald defiant. Back on the campaign trail this afternoon, pushing back on prosecutors who want to restrict what he can say publicly about the federal indictment. Plus, that hideous river boat drbrawl, after a man was rushed by a group of wight men. And americans in Credit Card Debt, surpassing 1 trillion as more americans pull from their own Retirement Savings for help. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. Were going to start with our Law And Justice lead. The Federal Grand Jury here in washington, d. C. , the same one that indicted donald trump last week, is back Behind Closed Doors today. For the First Time Since handing down those unprecedented charges for Donald Trumps unprecedented actions. It is a clear sign that the investigation into the efforts to over turn the 2020 election is not over. And it raises questions about six coconspirators listed in the indictment and whether they could soon also face federal charges for their actions. We also just got
Trump renting a New Hampshire is a familiar warning of what he will do in 2024. The future of abortion on the ballot in ohio tonight, results expected anytime that Special Election, it could also signal between the swing state, might go next year for the president. Also the brutal fight for ukraine, and attempted Reality Check on the losses ukraine has suffered a counter offensive, and later tonight and the west coast guard hit a damning investigation on Sexual Assault from public view, the newest developments in a story that cnn was first to bring you. Good evening, thank you for joining us. Leaked today, judge Tanya Chutkan rejected the former president s attorneys attempts to delay a hearing about how evidence should be handled in the january 6th case. She said 10 00, friday morning, for both sides to make their arguments. A short time earlier, the former president was in New Hampshire, cursing in front of a crowd, continuing to lie about the 2020 election, and suggesting he will li
United states and all around the world. Im rosemary church. Just ahead on cnn newsroom, former u. S. President donald trump says he wont stop talking about criminal cases against him as the judge in one of those cases sets a date to determine how evidence will be handled. Abortion rights advocates win a victory in ohio as voters say no to a republicanbacked measure to make it harder to amend the states constitution. And a 103yearold migrant arrives at the u. S. Border seeking asylum. Why she says she came. Live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. Good to have you with us. Well, donald trump is vowing he wont remain silent about the charges against him for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Campaigning in new hampshire, the former president called the case ridiculous and an attempt to take away his right to free speech. The u. S. District judge overseeing the case may have different ideas. Cnns Senior Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid begins our coverage.
Assessments about ukraines counteroffensive, specifically Ukrainian Forces ability to retake significant territory from russia. Ahead, the many challenges ukraine faces. Here at home, we expect a live update from alabama officials. This after an ugly brawl along a riverfront park. Police have issued at least four Arrest Warrants. We are following the latest. Trumps legal team and the Special Counsel are up against the clock, facing a new deadline. They must respond to the judge within hours over essentially what the Rules Of The Road will be leading up to the trial. We are following major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. We begin with new reporting today about the state of the counteroffensive in ukraine. Weeks into it western officials are describing to me an increasingly sober assessment about Ukrainian Forces ability to retake significant territory now held by russia. The primary challenge for those Ukrainian Forces is the continued dif