Happening now, breaking news. A new Protective Order just issued 8020 20 election interference case against donald trump. The judge, barring the former president and his lawyers from publicly disclosing Sensitive Information. Also tonight, as the flames ease and the death toll is expected to keep rising, we are getting uptotheminute accounts of the damage from the Wildfire Disaster in hawaii. Cnn is of course on the scene. And the Hawaii Governor will join us live with all the latest developments. And the top prosecutor in the Hunter Biden Probe is elevated to Special Counsel as the president son now appears headed to trial. We are breaking down the legal implications and the political fallout. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I am wolf blitzer and you are in the Situation Room. This is cnn breaking news. Lets get right to it. Coming out of the first hearing before the judge in the trump election interference case. Cnn justice correspondent is on t
For more information how you can help victims of Hawaii Wildfires go to cnn. Com impact or text hawaii to 707070 to donate. The lead with jake tapper starts right now. A brand new Special Counsel now focused on hunter biden. The lead starts right now. The Attorney Generals surprise announcement. The prosecutor who was overseeing The Hunter Case is now being elevated to a Special Counsel. What will this mean for the president s son . What will this mean for the president . And donald trump might be told to zip it. The judge in the 2020 Election Fraud case signaling that she is going to be willing to restrict sensitive evidence as she tells trumps attorneys the former president s right to free speech is not absolute. And hawaiis catastrophe sadly getting worse. Historic towns gone, homes burned to the ground, 55 lives confir confirmed lost, and that number is sadly expected to climb. Welcome to the lead im jake tapper. And we start with our Law And Justice lead with a new Special Counsel
This is world news now. Good morning. Im phillip mena in for kendis gibson. Hes a little under t weather. Thanks for flying in. Always enjoy being here. Im ree ninan. Were going to talk about the quarterback. You dont buy this. Youre part of the group that doesnt buy it. Qb cuties. That he attractive young men. Ill offer my opinion about that a little later youre a big sports buff. A newine of attack in the democratic race for the white house. Were just five days away from the nations first primary election contest. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders put Hillary Clinton on the defensive over her progressive credentials. At a cnn town halal in derry, New Hampshire, sanders slammed clinton over h h ties to wall street, pro Business Trade agreements and herr 2002 authorization of the iraq war. Clinton shot back saying that she was amused that sanders appears to have appointed himself the gatekeeper on who i i progressive. Drama playing out on the texas senator ted cruz issued an apology to on
The pilot says a bomb blew the hole in the aircraft but officials have not confirmed that was the cause. The body of a man who might have ever been blown out of the jet was found on the ground not far away. If it was a bomb, no group has claimed responsibility. Back here in this country, a powerful winter storm is producing tornadoes in the southeast. At least two more were reported last night even as residents were cleaning up from six the day before. The tornadoes arent the only weather problem in the south. Heres more from steve osunsami. Reporter in crocket county, tennessee, this surveillance camera at the High School Shows the moment a tornado came crushing through classrooms. Theres no power, and school is closed. Everybody was gone home. Yes. Reporter and that saved lives. Yes. No doubt. Reporter from tennessee to mississippi better get somewhere. Here it comes. Reporter the twisters kept families up all night. Go, go, go reporter the Weather Service is now saying that this one
Entirety. Stay with cspan and join in on the conversation on cspan radio and at cspan. Org. We have main engine start, four, three, two, one. And liftoff. Liftoff of the 25th Space Shuttle mission. It cleared the tower. Every weekend, we feature programs that tell the american story. Some of the highlights for this weekend include, saturday morning at 11 15 eastern, state Supreme Court judge die an keisel discusses dorothy ferebee. On 10 00 p. M. Eastern, 30 years ago this week challenger exploded shortly after liftoff. Watch president reagans address to the nation about the explosion and a 1986 nasa video report detailing the accidents causes. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and i are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle challenger. We share this with all of the people of our country. This is truly a national loss. Sunday morning at 10 00 on road to the white house rewind, a look at the Iowa Caucuses, including howard deans speech featuring the dean scre