We have chilling new details this morning about threats being made against the grand jurors who just issued an indictment against donald trump in georgia, and the woman arrested after police say she threatened to kill the judge in the d. C. Case. New scrutiny on the hours before the deadly maui wildfires. Why didnt the sirens sound in time . Questions about the state and federal response, and were going to speak with the White House Press secretary shortly. Abortion rights are one step closer to being in front of the Supreme Court again. An Appeals Court ruling clearing the way for a popular Abortion Drug to remain available for now, but very Big Questions about how long it will remain that way. Im kate bolduan with john berman and sara sidner. This is cnn news central. This morning, there is growing concern for the safety of several jurors in georgia and a judge in washington, d. C. , who are assigned to the criminal cases against donald trump. There are new chilling details about the
also on the ballot today, reproductive rights in kansas. a referendum there would strip women of their rights to choose unless enough people vote no. and we all know speaker nancy pelosi is a bad ass. she arrived in taiwan today even though china is furious about the trip. plus, trevor reed the former marine who spent three years behind bars in russia and is now speaking out for the release of brittney griner and paul whelan. he joins me right here tonight. we begin with a huge night of primaries in some key battleground states. voters in five states are casting their ballots setting up critical showdowns for this november, and the stakes could not be higher. the choices voters make could very well determine whether or not this country remains a democracy, and that claim is not made hyperbolically. we saw how our democracy was pushed to the brink in 2020 with the twice-impeached former president pushing the lie that the election he lost was rigged. of course it wasn t, an
trump-oriented voters. and, you know, he s quite a personality. i don t know that he s going to be able to surge and become the candidate of the party. if trump doesn t show up, though, here is my prediction, he will represent trump s point of view on that platform. he will be the guy fighting chris christie over trump. fascinating. it s great to see you guys. let s do this again in person, please. come on over. great to see you guys. thank you. we ll be there. they re even better in person. electric, i would say. a new battle on abortion rights could be headed to the supreme court after a federal appeals court says an abortion drug can stay on the market, but with restrictions. cnn on the front lines in ukraine getting a firsthand look at the high-stakes counteroffensive. the death toll rises to 111 on maui, potentially more than a
really is the epicenter of the battle on abortion rights in the nation, and in just a couple of hours here opponents of the amendment will be gathered in this room to watch and to wait to learn the fate of abortion rights in this state. joy, the stakes could not be higher, because since the fall of roe many of these surrounding states have enacted all-out bans or significantly restricted abortions, so kansas has had women coming from missouri, from texas, from arkansas, oklahoma, seeking care here. the phones have about ringing non-stop at clinics, mostly from women outside of the state seeking this procedure here, so people are very much aware of that. and this amendment, to be clear about what it does. there s been confusion about the wording and when a yes vote means and what a no vote means. this amendment would strip the protection for abortion rights from the kansas state constitution. it would then put the power to