Ukraines counteroffensive and sobering new assessment. And now it is time to set the rule of the road as they head to the trial, and trumps team is saying that the prosecutors are going after his First Amendment rights now. And 40 Million People are under severe threats today after the extreme storms have battered the United States over night. Im omar jimenez with kate bolduan and john berman. This is cnn news central. We have brandnew reporting this morning on ukraines counteroffensive in russia. Weeks into the fight, the reports from the battlefield are increasingly sobering. Specifically, concerns of the ability to retake specific territory. The National Security correspondent and the awardwinning author jim sciutto broke this reporting, and now he heard the reporting, and this is a marked change in weeks to folks in the u. S. And europe and the military and diplomacy and also lawmakers and there is a consistent read of the intelligence assessments here, and that is the counter offe
Setback in his attempt to delay his upcoming hearing in the january 6th case. The judge rejecting his legal teams request to push the hearing unless next week. Tonight, a defiant trump sounding off. Plus, Trench Warfare. Were going to take you to the front lines to see how one ukrainian soldier is risking his own life in order to bring comfort to the families of the fallen. It is a Special Report that you will see first here outfront. And the Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer is now refusing to provide his dna to investigators. Why . The sheriff in the case will be outfront. Lets go outfront. Good evening, im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, rejection. Trump losing his effort to delay a Court Hearing in the january 6th case. The judge shutting down trumps efforts to move the hearing to next week, saying that it will happen this friday at 10 00 a. M. Eastern. Now, this puts trumps team in a Florida Court for a hearing in the maralago case thursday, and then friday in washington for a j
Good monday morning, everyone. It is 8 00 a. M. Here on the east coast, 5 00 a. M. Out west. So happy to have Victor Blackwell with me this week. Glad to be here. Good weekend . Very good. We have a lot to get to. Breaking overnight, helicopters collide while fighting wildfires in california. Three People Killed including a fire chief. An investigation now underway. Plus, thousands of beyonce concertgoers forced to take shelter as severe storms swept through d. C. How much her tour spent to keep metro trains running. And simone biles is back. Blowing away the competition after a twoyear hiatus. This hour of cnn this morning starts right now. This is where we begin this morning. Donald trump just hours away from a crucial deadline in the 2020 election interference case. A federal judge has ordered him to respond to special counsel jack smiths request for a protective order by 5 00 today. Smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making Public Comments that could intimi
Happening now in the newsroom, a heartbreaking loss for u. S. Womens soccer. Off the post sweden can win on this kick. Plus one on one with Donald Trumps lawyer who claims trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election were aspirational, not criminal. And lost at sea for two days in a boat only 12 feet long. Well show you the incredible rescue. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this sunday, im fredricka whitfield. Donald trumps lawyer doubling down that trump was within his First Amendment rights when he told former Vice President mike pence not to certify the election results. The Attorney Says it all boils down to the way he asked. And all of this played out in the open. Its all free speech. There was a Supreme Court decision that says when youre exercising free speech, youre not engaging in a fraud on the government. Unfortunately most people dont understand thats just one example of the actions. Its very political. Thats just one
Other throwing smoke bombs and fireworks. Mayor eric adams taking some heat after appearing to give the young people involved a pass. We have looked you dont come to get free game boys and bring smoke bombs. And bring in 80s and bring other disruptive items. We believe there was some outside influencers that may have had attempted to aggravate the situation. Dana eerily similar to the looting of a gas station in chicago by a group of teens but the citys mayor also seems willing to make excuses. I talk about mob actions i didnt say that. These large gatherings hold on a second. I promise you we have time to talk. Its important that we speak of these dynamics in an appropriate way, that is not to obfuscate what is taking place. To refer to children as baby al capone is not appropriate to. Dana is crime rate just out of control people take matters into their own hands. Police say they are investigating a wild incident involving two 7eleven employees that thwarted a robbery and one of whom