supreme court weighs in. plus, harvard s first black president steps down amid allegations of plagiarism and disastrous congressal testimony. was race also a factor? an exchange system in the u.s. falls victim to an elaborate kidnapping plot. one that cost his family $80,000. tonight, a warning from the fbi that he is not alone. let s go outfront. outfront to benight, trump appeals. his legal team appealing the decision that keeps him off the ballot in maine saying the secretary of state there had no legal authority to remove him from the ballot, calling her a quite biased decision maker who should have recused herself and otherwised failed to provide lawful due process. trump s team is expected to appeal colorado s decision. he s expected to appeal that to the supreme court at any moment, following in the steps of colorado s gop. those decisions are based on section three of the 14th amendment which was passed after the civil war and says a person is ineligible to run
removal from the republican primary ballot in maine. the secretary of state who made the decision to ban trump joins us with her reaction this hour. also breaking, another federal indictment of senator bob menendez, accusing the democrat of accepting bribes from a second foreign country. stand by for details on the new charges tied to an alleged corruption scheme that prosecutors say lasted for years. plus there s new audio of air traffic controllers giving instructions shortly before the fiery crash at a tokyo airport. what the recording reveals as the investigation gets under way. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. let s get right to the breaking news. donald trump formally challenging the to remove him from the primary pal lot in maine based on the 14th amendment s insurrectionist ban. we ll speak live with maine s secretary of state, shen that bellows,
Moving about. you ve got baggage transfer taking place. it is a crowded environment. you add the idea that it s night and it s dangerous. the investigation is in its very early stages. no official blame has been placed yet for this accident. thanks very much. also in japan, the urgent race to find survivors after yesterday s devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake. the death toll surging to 57 today as rescuers dig through the rubble. japanese officials say relief efforts in the northern part of the disaster zone have been difficult after the quake destroyed a key road and cut off access to the area. to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, breaking news. trump appealing the decision that got him kicked off the ballot in maine as another state