our calendars. yes ought to use a pencil, not a pen. it s monday, august 14th, it s a little less than two months from right now, and that is the day that judge aileen cannon has set for the trial of donald j. trump in the case having to do with classified documents, the legally and dangerously illegally and dangerously kept by him at a mar-a-lago. relatively speaking, that s soon, perhaps surprising given judge cannon s history of rulings considering to be favor to believe the disgraced ex-president who apointed her. but things get murky. the date august 14th is subject to delay, maybe delay after delay. in addition to what one would normally expect, illegal tactics, on one side to drag things out, there is another complicating factor, and that is complexities having to do with the classified material itself and something called the classified information procedures act. as we said, we re using pencils at this point, not pens. our experts will explain all of it in greater
plus, a bold attack inside russia. a freight train carrying crucial supplies blown off its tracks. americans are lonely and isolated. it is now a full-blown health crisis. that s what the surgeon general is saying as he opens up about his own struggles. out front out of cash? janet yellen issuing a stark warning that the united states will run out of money as early as june 1st. in a statement she writes, after reviewing recent federal tax receipts we ll be unable to satisfy all the government s obligations by early june and potentially as early as june 1st if congress does not raise the debt limit before that time. the white house and congress couldn t be further away from a deal. the white house wants to raise the debt limit with no strings attached. republicans in the house say they ll only do it if deep spending cuts are attached. there are only eight days between what the house and senate will be in session at the same time this month. if congress doesn t act, yelle
be for the report. a possible to tackle most of the, day of a train carrying crucial supplies blown off its tracks. it is beginning of the ukrainian counter offensive? and americans are lonely and isolated and it s now a full-blown health crisis. that is what the surgeon general saying tonight as he opens up about his own struggles. let s go out front. good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, out of cash. treasury secretary janet yellen issuing a stark warning tonight that the amid united states will run out of money as soon as june 1st, if congress does not raise or suspend the debt ceiling. in a statement, she writes after reviewing recent tax receipts, our best estimate is that we will be unable to continue to satisfy all of the governments obligations by early june and potentially, wait for it, as early as june 1st. if congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit before that time. and right now, the white house and congress could not be for the way from a d
Circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter. This Appointment Underscores for the public the departments commitment to both independence and accountability and particularly sensitive matters. And to making decisions indisputably guided only by the facts and the law. Lets bring in Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Henninger and kim strassel do you think Merrick Garland had a choice here or was he boxed in and really had to appoint a special council or is he just trying to build in some political insulation here for the hard choices that may come . Well i would say all of the above, paul. [laughter] for sure. I mean, really consider that one week ago today, we were all sitting here discussing that fiasco of Kevin Mccarthy House Speakership Roll Forward nearly one week we have a spectacle of a special council appointed to investigate the sitting president of the United States after one has already been appointed a special council to investigate the form
police cars. a giant mob forced a cruiser backward down the freeway. lauren has more from washington. good morning, these videos are just as wild as dangerous and dumb. this was a busy intersection saturday night. take a look. oh. [bleep] [engines revving] ashley: at police cars, a crowd swarming and forcing a police car back. one officer was injured, several police cars were damaged. the police department is understaffed from officers on the street and 911 operators. just 60% of calls is answered within seconds. they had to lower minimum job requirements to fill openings. in 2020 the austin city council defunded the police by $150 million. the austin police association tweeted austin policymakers are responsible for the overall safety of citizens and visitors, looked like the wrong decision and they continue to demoralize public safety. austin was one of the safest cities, not anymore. the police budget was reinstated, but not until after officers left. they are strugg