Newsroom up next good morning you are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We begin the hour with Donald Trump returning in front of a judge this morning as lawyers for the former President And E Jean Carroll are set to square off in manhattans federal Appeals Court Trump is seeking an appeal after a jury found he sexually abused and defamed the former columnist, awarding her 5 following a trial last year, the case is separate from the related Defamation Trial that was held earlier this year when a jury awarded carroll 83 Million in damages, Youll Recall that cnns Kristen Holmes is with me now. Kristen what do we know about this pill and why is trump expected in court . Hes not expected in court. He has chosen to go to court and just a reminder, after he was awarded a 5 Million that was a twoweek trial. A jury determined that he never once was in the courtroom and he never once called a single witness. So clearly, he is putting on a bit of a show here something that h
Begin the very day before Super Tuesday. You are watching Fox And Friends First on thursday morning, im carley shimkus. Todd im todd piro. Worry about the election calendar and the Court Calendar issue as well. We begin breaking down the State Of Play in just a few moments. First breaking out of hawaii, 111 confirmed dead in u mo. More than a thousand people still unaccounted for and the president s he will take a day out of his upcoming vacation to visit the island. Carley robert ray is on the ground in ground in maui. Good morning. Take a look at some of the pictures from the town, the Historic Town that has been devastated. Unbelievable. 111 people have lost their lives and that number could go up, according to officials here. We are entering almost a week until the Deadly Wildfires hit. Here is what the white house is telling the public about joe bidens visit on monday. Today we announce the president and first lady will be traveling to hawaii on monday to meet with first responder
Mounting charges all related to his work with trump after the 2020 election. Giuliani says his legal troubles have left him out of cash. And the death toll is rising in hawaii surpassing 100. President biden will travel to maui soon once his visit will not interrupt the Recovery Efforts on the ground. And the family from The Blind Side is pushing back on claims from retired nfl star michael oher that they withheld millions of dollars from him. They claim he would plant a negative story about them in the press unless they paid him 15 million. In just one month, messi has his team reaching new heights. He stored his ninth goal in six games after a victory over Philadelphia Union and miami now heads to the cup final. Hes good. Hes very good. Cnn this morning starts right now. I want to take my kids to miami just to go take them to see messi. You should use my Expert Analysis that i just gave you that hes good at soccer. Thank you for that, phil mattingly. This morning we are tracking seve
Hearing with special counsel jack smiths team. Theyre trying to determine what evidence trump may discuss publicly in the Election Interference Case. Plus, we have two Nbc News Exclusives today. New reporting about the special counsels investigation into classified documents found at President Bidens office and home. And democratic senator joe manchin skipping a major white house event as he considers running against President Biden. And celebrations are being held around the world today. The 50th Anniversary of hiphop. We begin this morning with Breaking News for the Third Straight day. Catastrophic wildfires are tearing through hawaii with six active blazes. Six still burning. It is now the second deadliest wildfire in u. S. History. 55 people died. The death toll is expected to rise as the fire is just 80 contained as of right now. With over 1,000 structures burned, thousands of acres of land scorched, the governor says it looks like a bomb went off and thats the likely the Largest
Running mate. Ill ask him this morning. Plus challenging biden, the new Special Counsel appointment fuels more criticism from republicans. If he were a republican he would have been in jail a long time ago. Biden is also facing critics from within his own party on his capacity to serve. Ill talk to democratic congressman dean philips of minnesota who is actively calling for more primary challenger to biden. And red alert. That vote in ohio is pretty sobering. Ohioet voers deliver a victory to supporters of Abortion Rights and offer another warning sign for republicans. If republicans are just focused on one issue theyll have a bit of a challenge. Support for legal action for abortion is winning inside red and blue states from kansas to kentucky to michigan. Will it be a motivating factor for voters in 2024. Joining me for insight and analysis are. Politico mriback coauthor eugene daniels. Republican strategist brandon buck. Is imoen sanderstownsend, former spokesperson for Kamala Harri