Likely. Were following the legal and political implications. Plus a warning to Donald Trumps legal team from the judge overseeing the election interference case, saying more inflammatory statements will require a quicker start to the trial. We are live outside the court. And the death toll as they have yet to even start searching the hundred of burned out buildings. Well take you live to maui. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Another controversial investigation that could have some pretty big repercussions for 2024 is escalating. Today a Special Counsel was designated in the federal probe of hunter biden. Attorney general Merrick Garland named david weiss to the role. Weiss has been leading this investigation. Yes, he has. Hes been leading the investigation into hunter biden for the past five years, in fact. This week he asked himself to be elevated to that role of Special Counsel. Were following that in realtime.
defend him against grave allegations of mishandling classified documents and concealing him from investigators. also this hour, authorities are raising new concerns about security right now at the miami courthouse as trump and his allies are encouraging supporters to protest there tomorrow. the mayor says the city is prepared but are federal and local law enforcement officials doing enough to keep everyone safe? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in t the situation room. let s get to the new developments just ahead of a federal criminal arraignment. donald trump is holed up at his golf club outside of miami with his high stakes court appearance less than 24 hours away. paula is on the ground in miami just outside the federal courthouse. how is the former president preparing for his arrest and arraignment tomorrow? the former president is expected to meet with his team this afternoon to discuss legal strategy. r
i m stephanie ruhle. we continue our breaking news coverage on this historic night. nbc news has confirmed, donald trump, the nation s 45th president, has been indicted on seven charges in connection with his mishandling of classified documents. let that sink in for a moment. we ve been talking about it for months but here it is. for the first time in u.s. history,, a former president federal charges trump has received a summons to appear in u.s. district court on june 13th. that is this coming tuesday. the indictment remains under seal. sources tell nbc news. the charges include conspiracy to obstruct. and the new york times reports, the charges also include, quote, willfully retaining national defense secrets in violation of the espionage act. according to people familiar with the matter. the charges, of course, come after a lengthy investigation, led by justice department special counsel, jack smith. tonight, donald trump responded on his social media platform. watch this.
deadly shooting on miami beach. just seven blocks from where we are in this video exclusively obtained by cross country see the chaos unfold on ocean drive and the first responders quick response. fox news correspondent phil keating has the latest on this developing story. for the most part all of the month of march up to last night has been relatively calm and peaceful here in miami beach as well as the spring break scene new fort lauderdale and last night behind me on ocean drive, around 10:30 p.m., suddenly gunshots erupteds. i talk to a couple of of the spring breakers from westchester university in pennsylvania they said it was a stampede of people running into restaurants and hotel and shops trying to hide. miami beach police say two rushed across downtown miami to jackson medical center. one of those men young men ended up dying. so one dead, one wounded he s out of the hospital now. and they did detain one suspect who miami beach police say is cooperating and th
deadly shooting on miami beach. just seven blocks from where we are in this video exclusively obtained by cross country see the chaos unfold on ocean drive and the first responders quick response. fox news correspondent phil keating has the latest on this developing story. for the most part all of the month of march up to last night has been relatively calm and peaceful here in miami beach as well as the spring break scene new fort lauderdale and last night behind me on ocean drive, around 10:30 p.m., suddenly gunshots erupteds. i talk to a couple of of the spring breakers from westchester university in pennsylvania they said it was a stampede of people running into restaurants and hotel and shops trying to hide. miami beach police say two people were shot. they were both rushed across downtown miami to jackson medical center. one of those men young men ended up dying. so one dead, one wounded he s out of the hospital now. and they did detain one suspect who miami beach