next ones to get a restricted voting bill that targets access on to their governor s desk. it s just a matter of how restrictive it s going to be. not to be outdone in suppression is florida, where its legislature just passed their own bill going after voter access and assistance. minority voters in particular. and like texas, the focus is on controlling what local officials can do about it. but don t look at these locations and presume it s a sudden thing. like i said before, this is a national campaign. nearly every state has some kind of voter restriction legislation on the books. the only thing they have on common are conservative lawmakers who are intimidated by the electoral results of 2020 and committed to ensure it does not happen again. also on tonight s show, i ll be in elizabeth city, north carolina tomorrow as head of national network to eulogize andrew brown, jr., who is right now being commemorated after being killed by law enforcement. the full picture not yet
resumi resuming use of the vaccine would save hundreds of lives and result in just a few dozen cases of rare blood clots at most. the u.s. suspended use of the vaccine after several women who received it developed blood clots. johnson & johnson has now updated its fact sheet to deflect that risk. joining me to discuss this is dr. henry bernstein, voting member of the cdc s independent panel of vaccine advisers and also an attending physician at cohen children s medical center in new york. good to see you, dr. bernstein. good to be here, thank you. you voted yes to resume the j&j vaccine. how did you come to that conclusion? well, it s really impressive how the whole thing has unfolded. remember the nation s vaccine surveillance system identified a potential problem, meaning the blood clots and low platelets. that in turn prompted the full investigation and identification of now 15 cases. it turns out the 15 cases are quite serious and 3 of them were fatal. but that was
this morning, we are beginning to learn the costs of those devastating fires in hawaii. officials confirmed 80 have lost their lives in the fires that broke out on tuesday. but they warn the death toll will likely rise in the coming days. crews have not yet searched the inside of most of the buildings and it is still unclear how many people are missing. the search is expected to be long, it is expected to be exhausting, and officials say that more than 2200 properties have been destroyed. and fema put the estimated cost of the rebuild from the fire from 5.5 billion dollars. the video shows just the hor horror as the fires as people tried to escape, theview of the fire from lahaina on wednesday as many jumped into the observe ton try to escape the flames. take a look at this tiktok video. it appears to show some of the desperate people in the water after they were forced to jump in to try to save themselves from the fire. cnn has not been able to determine the source, or t
and around the world. max foster has the week off. just ahead on cnn newsroom trump s lawyers arguing that they shouldn t be restricted from talking publicly about some evidence in the election interference probe. the american people have a right to know what the evidence is in this case. severe thunderstorms with strong winds and heavy rains causing damage across the country. the rain was literally sideways, one of the worst i ve seen. ukraine s intelligence service says it foiled a russian plot to assassination zelenskyy. no secret that he is al likey a russian target. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with hmax foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, august 8, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where the judge in donald trump s election sub version case seems committed to moving forward with a speedy trial. she wants to hold a hearing this week about the handling of evidence and potential restrictions on what trump can say about the ca
just ahead on cnn newsroom. pushing back. donald trump s legal team says that a protective order proposed by the special counsel would infringe on his first amendment right. we will look at whether that has any legal merit. severe weather across the u.s. ripping off roofs, taking down power lines and disrupting more than 10,000 flights. details on the plot ukraine says it foiled to assassinate president volodymyr zelenskyy. good to have you with us. the judge in donald trump s election subversion case appears ready to move forward quickly. she is looking to schedule a hearing this week on how to handle evidence and what trump can say publicly about the case. prosecutors and defense attorneys are facing a three pm eastern deadline. 13 hours from now to come up with options. the justice department wants restrictions on trump. fearing that he could disclose sensitive information or intimidate potential witnesses. the former president s attorneys say that would infringe on his