Good morning, everyone. Lets get things started with fife things to know for this wednesday, august 16th. There are new developments in Donald Trumps georgia indictment. Overnight we learned the form president is expected to be booked into jail at any point in the next nine i days. And were learning his dms on twitter were of great interest for the Special Counsel. New questions this morning about what caused wildfires on maui that are now blamed for 106 deaths. The Washington Post is report ing a downed power line likely caused that first fire on the island. Heres the video of that moment. The soldier that crossed into north korea, his mother is asking he be treated fairly. Oher attempted a 15 million shake dunn before he filed this petition. Cnn this morning starts right now. Heres where we start. New overnight, we know where donald trump will likely surrender in Fulton County, georgia, with just nine days left to turn himself in. The former president is expected to be arrested and b
States of scandal with jake good morning. You were alive in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta and washington donald trump is off the Campaign Trail and back in the courtroom just minutes ago he arrived at the federal courthouse in South Florida for a hearing and his classified documents, case trump and his attorneys will ask the judge to dismiss the charges or at least grant them a delay in the trial and delay could also be looming in trumps election subversion okay. Its down in Fulton County, georgia at any time now, the Presiding Judge there could announce if District Attorney fani willis is disqualified from the case and a decision that could derail the trial from starting in august. Lets begin with the classified documents hearing today in florida. Cnns Kaitlan Polantz is outside the courthouse. Kaitlan, how likely is it that a judge Aileen Cannon will dismiss the case . There jim, that is going to be entirely up to her and were watching to see exactly how she reacts to the arguments
13 Felony Charges for trying to overturn his 2020 Election Loss in the state. Its worth noting he is not alone this time. 18 codefendants also charged in this indictment. Including Rudy Giuliani and mark meadows. Theyre all facing Rico Racketeering charges which are traditionally used to prosecute ma mafia bosses and gang leaders. Fani willis ordered them to turn themselves in by next friday. Overnight trump slammed the indictment and said it was politically inspired to disrupt his president ial run. This is trumps fourth criminal indictment. He is now facing a total of 91, 91 charges in georgia, florida, new york, and washington, d. C. We have a lot to get to. Cnn this morning special live coverage starts right now. Good morning, everyone. Live, Fulton County courthouse where a grand jury has indicted donald trump and 18 codefendants for their alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 Election Loss in georgia. A look at the newspaper headlines across the nation this morning. The Atlanta Jou
Anywhere. Cnn news central starts right now the 2024 campaign in full swing this morning, new details of bidens Reelection Message to voters as the 2024 president ial rematch expected to be set in stone after tomorrows primary. A cnn exclusive, russias war machine is cranking out three times more Artillery Munitions missions than the us and europe combined are producing and sending to ukraine in bursting with kenergy what a night at the oscars, we have all the behind the scenes you did not even know you missed on hollywoods biggest night. Im ken berman with kate bolduan and sara sidner. This is Cnn News Central a key swing state primary, a new court hearing, and a battleground blitz all on deck this week as the trumpbiden matchup mirrors, its not many clinching moment tomorrow, voters across four states cast ballots with enough delegates at stake to make the likely president ial rematch officially official. Georgia is one of those states and the site where both candidates sharpen their
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