Today, in a unanimous decision, the justices ruled that its not up to states to bar trump from their ballots under the 14th Amendment, so he gets to stay on the ballot in colorado, where the primary is tomorrow, maine, and illinois. They cant kick him off either. This decision is significant because the Supreme Court has never had to rule before on whether or not states have the power to disqualify a candidate, even an insurrectionist. This outcome is not necessarily surprising. The moment most legal experts heard the Oral Arguments and, specifically the back and forth with the justices, most of them predicted the court wouldnt take the step of barring the republican front runner from the ballot, that they would find a way out, and they did. Now, would a different outcome have sent a stronger message that you cannot foment an insurrection and be allowed to run for federal office . Yes, it would have. Would it be better for the prospects of president bidens reelection if donald trump go
Campbell got more than they bargained for today. These are the conditions they and other drivers heading to the sierra are facing as the biggest storm of the season barrels through. Despite the forecast, they tracked up the mountain anyway hoping for a ski weekend at soda springs. We are taking my kids skiing. We promised and wanted to keep her promise. Reporter will not cancel your reservation . They would not. Reporter the exit to soda springs resort was snowed in this afternoon. At the resort, they joined other cr resorts closing today. It is beautiful, but sometimes is dangerous. It is not like the movies. Reporter pose a managers a restaurant that is usually slammed. The businesses are empty today. He says that is okay. We are calling with reservations and saying we want the business, but we recommend it is not the slightest thing to come up this weekend. Reporter with this much is 12 feet of snow expected this weekend, there will be plenty of time to enjoy it once the danger pass
New at 11 00, stopped in the sierra in the middle of a blizzard. This is new video from Donner Summit, the situation growing more dire by hour, people trapped in cars for hours on the drop in temperature. Chp forced to shut down on i80. What driver says he was shutting back to california from reno with his dog. Stuck in the storm on one of these on ramps. I was going 15 miles an hour and lost track since i decided to pull over. Look at that you could barely see anything. You can see is sort of the road. Those warnings went out urging people to stay away from blizzard conditions. Lets or didnt he that warning got the brunt of this historically bad weather. It is going to go from bad to worse at this hour. That storm is intensifying, with no break in sight. Heavy rain and wind are stirring up trouble here is well. Jeff ranieri is tracking all of this. We will get the latest from him in a little bit. But first lets get you caught up on the nightmare scenario playing out of the mountains r
Hill and this is cnn Closed Captioning brought to you by mesobook. Com our firm has offered a free book about mesothelioma for over ten years. Mesothelioma is really all we do. 80087 to 4901 today on inside Politics Court is now in session. Donald trump is at one of his regular Campaign Stops a courtroom. This time in florida. But there are actually two critical hearings that could determine if the former president will be on trial smack in the middle of the Republican Convention and were going to check again on both plus 15 states, 865 gop delegates. One night Super Tuesday is just four days away. Ill talk to nikki haley about how shell move forward. If donald trump runs a table next week. And the age old question, its dominating the president ial race. This our seniors and a pivotal Swing State Weigh in On Whether Biden and trump are both too old for the presidency. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics politics first up the clock is ticking just the way dona
Pace simmering tensions over taiwan and the South China Sea setting the stage for a catastrophic showdown as the world teeters on the brink of a new era of Warfare Machines Making Life And Death decisions on the battlefield. Will ripley, cnn, taipei and thanks for joining us. Anderson starts now tonight on 360 is surprisingly favorable day for donald trump. The High Court Says he can stay on colorados ballot and every other states to also tonight with most american st. Joe biden is too old to serve four more years. Well talk to a reporter who spoke at length with the president that hell be, hell detail the biden he saw then later some rare reporting inside haiti where armed gangs moved the streets and Civil Society is coming apart at the seams. Good evening, everyone. Thanks for your time. John king sitting in for anderson tonight, we begin with one certain thing. Donald j. Trump will be on the ballot in all 50 states, the Supreme Court today, making it a reality and making history, se