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
i understand you re there with more than a dozen people at a friend s house, and it s going to take a long time to rebuild. we wish you the absolute best, and we ll check back in. cole, thank you so much. yeah, thank you guys for having me. what a shining example of stepping up to the moment. he s collecting money not for himself but for others, for the organization trying to help. anyone who wants to help can. the special counsel investigating former president trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election composing a trial date of january 2nd, 2024, two weeks before the iowa caucuses, how trump is responding. and speaking of iowa, the republican presidential hopefuls are there at the iowa state fair, flipping pork chops and paying homage to a butter cow. we ll go there live plus, we ll tell you which candidate just made that debatete stage. (tablet beeping) hi. hey. are you ready for your virirtual tour? yeah, i d love to see it. (upbeat music continues)