Running mate. Ill ask him this morning. Plus challenging biden, the new Special Counsel appointment fuels more criticism from republicans. If he were a republican he would have been in jail a long time ago. Biden is also facing critics from within his own party on his capacity to serve. Ill talk to democratic congressman dean philips of minnesota who is actively calling for more primary challenger to biden. And red alert. That vote in ohio is pretty sobering. Ohioet voers deliver a victory to supporters of Abortion Rights and offer another warning sign for republicans. If republicans are just focused on one issue theyll have a bit of a challenge. Support for legal action for abortion is winning inside red and blue states from kansas to kentucky to michigan. Will it be a motivating factor for voters in 2024. Joining me for insight and analysis are. Politico mriback coauthor eugene daniels. Republican strategist brandon buck. Is imoen sanderstownsend, former spokesperson for Kamala Harri
Week, setting up a fourth possible indictment for trump. Also ahead, we will explain the new development in the Department Of Justices investigation of hunter biden and the Special Counsel now appointed to that case. And plus, we will bring you an update on the Catastrophic Maui Wildfire which is now the deadliest in modern u. S. History. Good morning, and welcome to way too early on this monday, august 14th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. And we will begin with the latest on the devastating wildfires burning across the island of maui. Firefighters there in hawaii continue to battle flames this morning as officials have now confirmed that at least 96 people have died. The wildfire now ranks as the deadliest in modern United States history, surpassing 2018s campfire in california which killed 85. Hawaii governor josh green said the fires will likely be the largest Natural Disaster in his states history, with damages estimated at close to 6 billion. Ha
Regarding the election investigation, and that i would do that before September 1st of 2023. And im going to hold true to that commitment. Working for 2 1 2 years, were ready to go. That was Fulton County d. A. Fani willis last month, and tonight, there are indications that the fourth indictment of donald trump may be imminent. This time for Election Interference in georgia. Also tonight, judge Tanya Chutkan warned trump against making inflammatory statements, which he proceeded to ignore, so what if anything is going to be done about it . And despite all of that, trump still appears to be the Republican Partys inevitable nominee. His dominance over the rest of the republican field was on full displace this weekend in iowa. We begin tonight with Fulton County, georgia, where donald trump could face a fourth indictment, thats four, possibly any moment now. Im Jason Johnson in for joy reid. Fulton County District attorney fani willis appears poised to issue a Charging Decision on Donald
Now the e deadliest t in modern u. S. History. At least 99 people dead more than 1,000 still missing. Just 20 of the fire zone has been searched by dogs. And the potential failures Fire Hydrants without water, no Emergency Sirens and why did Authorities Say they had the fire under control only for it to come roaring back to life our team in maui also tonight, Will Donald Trump be indicted a fourth time the georgia prosecutor calling witnesses before a grand jury investigating his attempts to overturn the 2020 Election Results in that state. Were at the courthouse a small town in kansas now a battleground over free speech after police raided a local newspaper. How the owner says it led to his mothers death. The new legal move by the subject of the oscarwinning movie The Blind Side. The former nfl star who was taken in by a wealthy family as a teen now says the story was all based on a lie. And the dramatic rescue caught on camera four divers missing for hours found by the coast guard ne
Here, she is not an expert in clerks and refused to answer the questions. Yeah, throughout the day today, beginning early this morning, our team has been outside of the courthouse alongside numerous other members of the media and everyone was anticipating or waiting for potential indictment against the former president today and earlier today there was buzz or information circulating he had been indicted and reuters published the indictment around the lunchtime hour thachl generated buzz that the indictment had come down. All of a sudden the Fulton County clerk office said those are not correct, legitimate documents, they are fictitious, there is no indictment. Fastforward to immediate night and the indictment is remarkably similar if not identical to the document that surfaced today on the county website, it generated a lot of questions. How did that get up there, on a Government Website . Tonight when the District Attorney was asked about it, she said she had no comment, she is not a