Saying that he will talk about the criminal charges he faces just as the judge in the January 6th Case sets a new date for his lawyers and the Special Counsel to appear in court. Plus, a big win in ohio. Voters overwhelmingly reject efforts to make it harder to change the states constitution. What this now means for the upcoming November Ballot measure on abortion. And a major Leadership Shakeup in the president ial campaign of Florida Governor ron desantis. Well tell you who he just replaced as he tries to reboot his struggling 2024 bid. Good morning. Welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 9th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And weve got a busy show of news. Lets get right to it. Donald trumps lawyers have been called to appear in court later this week after a judge rejected their apparent attempt to delay what is normally a routine procedure in the 2020 elections case against their client. After days of back and forth regarding a protective orde
Ahead on cnn newsroom. The wind came. The gas stations blew up. Everything caught fire. And we had to evacuate. Paradise is burning. We will bring you the harrowing stories of people trying to escape the Deadly Wildfires taking over the Hawaiian Island of maui. Plus, more than a dozen people could be indicted with the 2020 election results. Will the former president be on that list . And live in hong kong with a look at restrictions on u. S. Investment in china. Right now, wildfires are raging in parts of hawaii. They have killed at least six people on the island of maui. Footage from the tourist hot spot shows a decimated community that looks like a war zone. Many people dont have power or cell phone service. And thousands are in shelters as Emergency Crews Carry Out Search And Rescue operations for those missing. Hospitals are overwhelmed with patients suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. Federal and state leaders are holding a News Conference this hour. Were expecting an updat
Donald trump, President Trump, believed in his heart of hearts that he had won that election. As any american citizen, he had a right to speak out under the first amendment. He had a right to petition governments around the country, state governments. This is based on his grievances that Election Irregularities had occurred. He had every right to speak about the important issues that were taking place after the election. It is coming as the judge stands by a monday deadline for that legal team to answer for an ominous threat delivered by trump. The Special Counsel is taking action to counter. Across, President Biden is trying to stay above the fray when it comes to the 2024 opponents legal issues. As the time to start taking trump. On im going to talk to Julian Castro about the Candidates Campaign strategy. Were also keeping an eye on Breaking News out of alaska. Stunning images as major flooding hits the state. I dramatic and to the american womens world cup dreams. Were going to take
President pence and state Election Officials. The American People can be tough to read sometimes which confounds many in the modern media, well over half of our fellow citizens believe the former president did engage in criminal conduct and half thank you should be elected president again. By the American People are they for unforgiving or are the American People tired of the sanctimony of those who see flaws and everyone except themselves. I dont know how large the constituency is for fairness to friend and foe for the equal application of the law regardless of politics. I do know the American People have a unique internal sense of what is fair and just and what is not. These are going to be challenging days for our country. We had a president wants a long time ago who was a trial lawyer and famously said may justice be done though the heavens fall. Nowadays it seems more apt that we would hear may my side when no matter what. We are joined by two men that prosecution covered state an
Running back the presidency. Never getting a glimpse a part of his defense. Quickness is unprecedented. It affects not just donald trump, it affects every american who now realize the First Amendment is under Assault Progress Trump attorney john lauro joins us like to detailing Teams Legal Strategy then. Republicans release the closeddoor transcript of devon archers testimony about his Business Dealings and the president s son, hunter and the allure of the biden brand. None of those conversations ever had to do with any Business Dealings or transactions buried there purely what he called casual conversations because everyone understands that as the brand, that is the access it. It was not an illusion of access for. Completing narratives with members of House Republican chip wright of texas and Jake Auchincloss a democrat of massachusetts. Another republican president ial hopeful meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and kyiv. Quick to need to be with ukraine on this Fight Progress Gop Field i