Good morning, everyone. We are so glad youre starting your morning with us. Good morning. Happy monday. Its good to be back. A lot of news. A lot of news to get to, so lets get started with five things to know this monday, august 14th. Breaking overnight, 96, that is the death count so far from the hawaii wildfires and only 3 of the Disaster Area has been searched. The governor calling it a Fire Hurricane. It spread faster than a mile a minute, and now a new lawsuit against the states main electric provide r. Hours from now the Fulton County District Attorney is expected to present her case to the grand jury in the Georgia Election subversion case. This means a potential fourth indictment looms over former President Trump. Cnn learns exclusively about key evidence obtained by prosecutors. And a home explodes outside of pittsburgh killing five. Gas systems were operating as designed, according to officials, who say it could take months to figure out what happened. A new serious concern
He faces legal peril from prosecutors, the stronger his standing among republicans, which is no doubt why his gop rivals largely avoid confronting him for the 91 Felony Counts he faces. Its why in Ron Desantiss prep for next weeks debate, his super pac has advised him to take a hammer to Vivek Ramaswamy but defend trump if trump is attacked by chris christie. Here was some reaction after Fulton County d. A. Fani willis indicted trump and 18 codefendants for state rico violations. South carolina senator tim scott said this. We see the legal system being weaponized against political opponents. That is unamerican and unacceptable. Vivek ramaswamy said that should he become president , he would pardon trump. And he said this. The reality is this, these are politicized persecutions through prosecution. Trumps former Vice President mike pence, who has criticized trump for putting himself above the constitution, says he prefers that trumps fate be decided, quote, by voters, not criminal court
Addresses posted on a far right website. Growing concerns about what might happen next. Also he promised a Big Press Conference two days ago claiming hed finally blow the lid off 2020 Election Fraud. More signs tonight he was, no surprise, just blowing smoke. And hawaii with a thousand people still unaccounted for a cnn investigation into why mauis Emergency Sirens stayed deadly silent. Good evening and thanks so much for joining us. We begin with Breaking News. The former president s attorneys have weighed in with what they want the trial date to be in the federal election sub version case. It is a long way off. The Justice Department had proposed january of 2024. The former president s attorneys now say the trial should not start until april, 2026. That is more than 2 1 2 years from now. If mr. Trump is elected president again, it is effectively never. The lawyers in their filings saying the Justice Departments proposed date denies them the ability to prepare for trial. Joining us no
Team says charges are imminent tonight. Well talk to someone who just walked out from in a grand jury coming straight to us. Now the death toll in maui is at 99. It will be higher. Our bill weir is there getting a rare look at whats happening in hawaii. And the ruble takes a massive tumble. A very public and embarrassing message tonight. Lets go outfront. Fast and furious, you are looking live at the Fulton County courthouse right now where a grand jury is inside, working overtime, still hearing the case at 7 p. M. Eastern with all signs now pointing to an unprecedented fourth indictment against former President Trump. The lights are still on in that courtroom where the grand jury is meeting. We are two hours past that courts normal closing time. Trumps advisor telling cnn his team is preparing for that indictment to be delivered imminently. Coming up this hour, were going to be joined by two witnesses because moments ago the former georgia Lieutenant Governor, jeff duncan, he just lef
8 00 a. M. Here on the east coast. 5 00 a. M. Out west. Were glad youre with us. Good morning. Good morning. We have a lot to get to. Well get to the destruction in hawaii in a moment, but lets a. The District Attorney in Fulton County, georgia, gearing up to present her case to a grand jury as donald trump faces a fourth potential indictment for trying to overturn the election. We have exclusive reporting on evidence obtained by prosecutors directly linking trumps lawyers to the breach of a Voting System there. And cnn is on the ground in maui where the death toll from catastrophic wildfires has risen to 96 and its expected to keep climbing. Only 4 of the scorched area even searched. Police in los angeles trying to track down a flash mob of robbers who ransacked a nordstroms store in broad daylight. This hour of cnn this morning starts right now. And youre looking at live pictures of the Fulton County courthouse. This morning, a fourth possible indictment now looming over donald trump