Sunday morning. Welcome to it. Good morning. Im victor blackwell. This is cnn this morning. Good morning. Im amara walker. Thank you for sharing a part of your day with us. We have a lot of stuff to talk about. Interesting stuff, sports, news. Right now make or break for the u. S. Womens soccer team. All eyes are on team usa as they face off against sweden. We will have the latest on the game. And simone biles is back. 26yearold makes her comeback and qualifies for National Championships after a twoyear break. We will have highlights. And the back and forth legal fight between former President Donald Trump and the Special Counsel. It comes as truck unleashes his sharpest attack yet against his own Vice President. And a suspect charge inside the fatal stabbing of a professional dancer in new york. Right now, it is whin or go home for the u. S. Womens soccer team at the world cup, taking on sweden in the round of 16 in melbourne. The u. S. Is the Number One Team in the world but have not
Good morning, everyone. Its friday. Were glad youre with us. Its been quite a week for this country. Quite a week. Its framing what is going to be ab intense consequential months ahead. Lets get started with five things to know for this friday, august 4th. Sour, defiant, we have new reporting this morning about Donald Trumps State Of Mind after he was indicted for the third time in four months. The former president proclaiming his innocence and accusing the Special Counsel of leading a political persecution. Also new overnight, democratic lawmakers want to watch the trial. They want a judge to allow cameras in a federal courtroom. The July Jobs Report will come out. A key number for the fed. Also this morning a reenactment of the Parkland High School shooting. As part of a lawsuit against the officer who failed to enter the build whg a gunman killed 17 people. Two sailors under arrest and have been indicted for allegedly sending sensitive Military Information to chinese Intelligence Of
Good morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. Good morning. Hump day. Fz good morning. Half way through. We have a lot of deve developments. A lot going on overnight. Lets start with five things to know. Voters in ohio showed up in a big way. Overwhelmingly rejecting issue one, an issue that would have made it harder to amend the constitution. Its a major win for Abortion Rights supporters ahead of a vote to ensure access to abortion. We are seeing a secret memo from an Unindictmented Coconspirator in the January 6th Case against donald trump. The New York Times got ahold of the letter, which shows the evolution of the fake elector scheme. Also this morning, hawaii is under a State Of Emergency right now as large wildfires rage. They are fuelled by winds from hurricane dora. The coast guard is rescuing people who have been jumping into the ocean to escape the smoke and fire. The police chief of montgomery, alabama, says its huk hewly likely 245 more people will be charged in the chaot
And for trump, Arraignment Number three is tomorrow. How he is preparing for the legal fight of his life and the judge overseeing it has already delivered this line, president s are not kings. Could it be the most important case in u. S. History . One of the nations top Election Experts says that democracy is on the line in the United States versus donald trump. Im kaitlan collins, and that is the source. Donald trump will be arraigned in less than 24 hours from now right here in washington, d. C. , the first time for crimes that he allegedly committed as president against his country. He is expected to appear in court at 4 00 p. M. Eastern in person we are told, and today his former Vice President and now 2024 challenger and a critical witness in this case had a lot more to say about the january 6th indictment and his former boss role. Anyone who puts themselves over the constitution should never be president of the United States. It wasnt just that he asked for a pause. The president
Of course, thank you for joining us. Cnn prime time with laura coates starts right now. Wow, that was a really fascinating interview. Weve all been leaning in to say what bill barr had to say. A lot of wanting to see what he had to say. Thank you for joining us here in washington, d. C. Its a Capitol On High alert tonight . Why . Because the nation is bracing for the arrest and arraignment of a former president. Should i say again the third time in three months. He will appear in Court Tomorrow as expected, and now his third indictment on charges of trying to overturn an election. And we learned on cnn the Secret Service has already done a walk through of the courthouse and Law Enforcement is even monitoring any potential threats. Meantime, everyone, were getting an early look at what his potential Defense Strategy might be including whats called this is not my term but the dilution defense, that he actually believed his own lies. Plus the suggestion hes about to throw his Legal Advise