The deadline is set for trump and his 18 codefendants to turn themselves in in georgia, which is why everyone is keeping close watch on the Fulton County jail for any and all to surrender. The death toll is rising in the deadliest u. S. Wildfire in a century. 106 people have been killed in maui, but only a handful identified because the Inferno Made Human Remains largely unrecognizable, and now there are new critical questions about what may have sparked some of those wildfires. For the first time north korean officials go public on u. S. Army private travis king. They claim he is seeking refuge there, in part due to Racial Discrimination in the u. S. Military. Im john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. The georgia jail where donald trump and his 18 accused coconspirators are expected to surrender is open and ready for bookings. In fact, the sheriff has made clear its open 24 7, meaning any defendant at any time could turn themselves in. Trump has not i
Hes now proposing his own date that just happens to be three years away. Plus the fbi involved the in a new investigation. The grand jurors who indicted the former president in georgia are being threatened and having their personal information exposed. And new warnings tonight for hawaii for victims of the wildfires, beware of scams. As if they werent dealing with enough, this new warning after so many have lost everything already. Im Kaitlan Collins and this is the source. Tonight. Donald trumps Delay Tactics seem to have gone into overdrive. His new ask, for an extraordinary delay. They now want the judge to set a trial date for the special counsels Election Interference case nearly three years from when he was indicted just a few weeks ago. They are looking for april 2026. That is nearly a year and a half after the 2024 election. It is obviously long past january 2024, which is when jack smiths team wants that trial to start. And papers that were filed just a few moments ago, trumps
Threatening the judge in the 2020 federal elections subversion case. Also, georgia d a fani willis, as a trial date for donald trump, it is alleged coconspirators. How will it fit with the other three criminal trials hes facing in the middle of a president ial campaign . Plus, a live report from maui, where the governor says the death toll has risen in probably over 1000 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 chutkan, obviously presiding over the 2020 Election Subversion Trial of the former president. According to the court filing, the woman who lives in alvin, texas left a threatening, racist, bigoted voice mail for judge chutkan on august 5th. Allegedly saying if trump doesnt get elected, quote, were coming to kill you, tread lightly. And then a curse. She allegedly continued, quote, youll be targeted personally
Hes claiming that. Also tonight Breaking News on his former Chief Of Staff and current codefendant mark meadows who now warrants the trial moved to Federal Court and the latest from maui where President Biden is 34re7b8ging every federal asset needed and the need is enormous. We begin with the Breaking News in the wake of last nights rico indictment in georgia, the former president and 18 other, one of them former trump Chief Of Staff mark meadows filed papers late today asking to move the case to Federal Court. Rudy giuliani facing 13 counts said this afternoon hell seek to do the same. Well talk more in a moment about this and the case to be made for it with our legal experts and whether the former president might join in. Right now, though, he appears to be rushing head long into the past. Two years and seven months since leaving office four criminal indictments and 71 fell ni charges later donald trump says he can finally do it. Do what all his attorneys and motley cast of characte
Donald trumps legal team responds, accusing the Special Counsel of going after trumps First Amendment rights. And now both sides are facing a new deadline. Brand new exclusive reporting. U. S. Officials just briefed on the ukrainian counteroffensive are now calling the progress being made against russia, sobering. Not in a good way. The challenges that ukraine is facing. And a violent brawl in alabama goes viral. A group of white boaters accused of jumping a black Security Guard and then a fullblown fight escalated on the river front. Warrants are now filed as demands for justice grow. Im omar jimenez with kate bolduan and john berman. Cnn news central starts right now. Special counsel jack smith and Donald Trumps legal team now face a 3 00 p. M. Deadline today to respond to the judge over seeing the 2020 election case. At issue now is how much and under what conditions evidence can be publicly disclosed ahead of this historic trial. Trumps legal team not surprisingly is fighting for l