Staff member. Speaker kevin mccarthy. And the time to george santos. And pleaded not guilty, and the indictment says he asked for more than a dozen contributors to fund santoss campaign. He also got a 15 commission from it. Prosecutors allege hero a letter to santos back in 2022 saying quote, thinking my identity to big donor. You also wrote, highrisk reward. In everything i do. Something he said that in turn out to be true. Thank you so much for joining us tonight, cnn prime time with wolf blitzer starts right now. Excellent show, caitlin, thank you very much. To our viewers, good evening. Im wolf blitzer here in washington. We want to welcome you to cnn prime time. Theres Breaking News were following right now. A texas woman has been charged with threatening in a voice mail to kill the federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former president donald trump. Over his attempts to try to overturn the 2020 president ial election. The suspect, allegedly called the chambers a fede
Codefendants. Also tonight, cnn has learned that Secretary Of State Antony Blinken just spoke by phone with paul wheeler, an american wrongfully imprisoned in russia. And as the death toll of the Maui Wildfire climbs above 100, there are now growing questions about the cause of the disaster and the governors response. Josh green will join us live this hour. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. Tonight the wheels are in motion for Donald Trumps arrest, arraignment and trial in the Georgia Election subversion case, the Fulton County District Attorney proposing some key dates amid negotiations with trumps lawyers about details of his surrender. Lets go to cnns sarah murray who is just back from atlanta where shes covered the indictment and done an excellent job. Tell us about the d. A. s proposed trial date and how it fits into this already very busy legal and political calendar for the form are prer president. As
An Ohio Special Election becomes a crucial new litmus test on Abortion Rights here in america. They voted down the effort to make it harder to amend the state constitution. Its the most political issue for women on the left. This is a wakeup call to republicans. The problems politically in a post world have not gone away. District attorney fonny willis will present her case to the grand jury next week. The prosecutor has been lining up witnesses in the investigation of donald trump and his allies who are are trying to overturn Election Results in georgia. Its trending in that direction. Im sitting in a courtroom on [ bleep ] because his Attorney General charged me. Ron desantis continue his staff shakeup. The problem is when things go badly with a campaign, you usually get blamed for it. Montgomery, alabama, Police Department identify suspects in the chaotic brawl on a boat dock. Three many white men have been charged with third degree assault. You see stuff like that on tv, but to see
Severe storms, even tornadoes. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world, im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the Breaking News this hour. The Severe Weather outbreak on the east coast. Millions of americans are facing dangerous storms, including tornadoes. Cnns gabe cohen is tracking the worsening conditions. Gabe, first of all, what do you see . Reporter wolf, we just had an intense burt of rain here, intense wind blowing through the last few minutes. Its gotten darker and darker here in the district, the capitol about two blocks from behind us. You know, one of the things we have heard from officials here in the district and really across the region today has been about the precautions needed to keep people safe as a storm blows through in the next few minutes. Government buildings shut down here at 3 00 p. M. Today, the federal government telling employees to go home in order to be off the
Trumps legal team will face the federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case. This as the Special Counsel requests an aggressive trial date. Meantime, trumps 2024 republican rivals are flocking to iowa for the annual state fair. Former Vice President mike pence is being heckled by some people at the fair as a traitor. A Covid Variant grips the country as Health Experts brace for a surge in the flu and rsv as well. A viral Triple Threat threatens america. And thousands of hackers are headed to las vegas for a chance to win millions of dollars in prizes to crack chatgpt. The white house is telling them, do your worst. Cnn this morning starts right now. Breaking news this morning, that death toll from the catastrophic set of wildfires across maui has risen to 55 people. Officials are warning its expected to increase as Search And Rescue efforts continue. We are seeing loss of life here. As you know, the number has been rising, and we will continue to see loss of life. Its