Alleged coconspirators, but how will it fit in. Plus a live report from maui, where the governor says the death toll has risen and probably over 1,000 people could still be missing. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. We begin with two pieces of Breaking News tonight. The first, weve just learned of charges in texas connected with alleged threats against judge Tanya Chutkan, who has presided over the Subversion Trial of the former president. According to the court filing, the woman, who lives in alvin, texas, left a threatening, racist, and bigoted vase mail for judge chutkan on august 5th, saying, if trump doesnt get elected, were coming to kill you. You will be targeted personally, publicly, all of it. Authorities visited the woman on the 8th and according to the filing, she admitted to making the call from her home telephone. Breaking news as well in the georgia racketeering trial. A Federal District judge setting mark meadows request to move charges to Federal Court. This will be
The grand jury handling Donald Trumps Election Subversion Case is meeting right now, with indictment number 4 possible in the coming days. Why this case in georgia could create some of his most complicated legal problems yet. The death toll on maui keeps climbing. 96 confirmed fatalities now, with that number sadly expected to rise as Search And Rescue forge ahead. And the power companys now facing a lawsuit for not cutting electricity when forecasters were warning about powerful wind gusts. And almost two years after the chaotic u. S. Exit from afghanistan allies who fled the taliban and were promised a home in the United States say theyre now being sent back. We are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Potential indictment number 4 of former President Donald Trump could be days if not hours away. Today a grand jury in atlanta is hearing the culmination of a yearslong probe into efforts to overturn georgias 2020 election
That trump is expected to surrender on thursday or friday. He and 18 codefendants are charged with plotting to subvert the 2020 Election Results in georgia. Local officials have said they will treat the former president like any other defendant. Sources tell cnn that trumps team has been in contact with the District Attorneys Office about the conditions and logistics for his surrender. Cnns ryan young has our report. Reporter we continue to try and get a sense of whats next as we continue to watch developments. Thats after trump and 18 others were indicted on monday. From a security standpoint, we know theres been heightened watch and security outside the courthouse and the jail. In fact, you can no longer just drive up to the jail where the former president is expected to turn himself in. Two deputies sit at the end of the driveway, limiting access. Weve also learned the Secret Service has visited the Fulton County jail to work with Sheriffs Department officials to get an valuation of
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
Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredericka witfield. A Major Hurricane is barreling toward the southwestern u. S. Hurricane hilary has weakened to a category 3 as it hammers mexico with strong winds and high waves. Forecasters warn it could dump more than a years worth of rain across california, nevada and arizona in a short amount of time. The threat is so severe in the golden state that a Tropical Storm warning has been issued for the First Time Ever there. Cnn meteorologist Allison Chinchar is tracking the conditions. A years worth of rain in a short amount of time, how are they going to handle that . That is the big concern, because especially in the desert areas that ground is not able to absorb it very quickly, so a lot of it becomes runoff, leading to localized flash flooding. Sustained winds 125 Miles Per Hour gusting up to 155. Weve seen that Forward Movement pick up. Its starting to speed up. Thats important for the timing of a lot of the rain showers. W