County georgia. A grand jury bused in as prosecutors lay out their evidence that donald trump tried to steal the states electoral votes. Witness testimony moved up from tomorrow to today, the trump attacks on a key witness, and Text Messages that directly link the former president s legal team to a Voting System breach. And hawaii wildfire aftermath with the death toll close to 100, were hearing about government failures, failed fire hydrants, Warning Sirens that didnt go off, plus a claim that live power lines were not cut off. The raid on a small kansas newspaper, the editor targeted in the raid joins me this hour. Welcome to the lead. Im jack tapper. We start with our Law And Justice lead. Right now a grand jury is deciding whether to indict donald trump. It was expected to take at least two days for Fulton County District Attorney fani willis to produce her evidence. A number of key witnesses who had been told to show up tomorrow and testify have now been called in to testify. Thos
Trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Sources tell cnn that georgia prosecutors now have Text Messages and emails directly connecting trumps legal team to a Voting System breach in Coffee County, georgia in january 2021. This comes as the district investigating trump in georgia appears to be close to an indictment. Fulton County District attorney fani willis is expected to seek charges against more than a dozen people. If she brings charges against the former president , it would be the fourth indictment of trump since being voted out of office. We have coverage of these new developments. Isabel rosales is outside the Fulton County court where Security Preparations under way. And we have Cnns Zachary Cohen with these new developments. Zach, lets begin with you. Tell us more about what youre learning and this new evidence. Reporter fred, these are texts, our sources are telling us, are in the hands of the prosecutors in georgia. The Text Messages really lay out a plan that links
Team says charges are imminent tonight. Well talk to someone who just walked out from in a grand jury coming straight to us. Now the death toll in maui is at 99. It will be higher. Our bill weir is there getting a rare look at whats happening in hawaii. And the ruble takes a massive tumble. A very public and embarrassing message tonight. Lets go outfront. Fast and furious, you are looking live at the Fulton County courthouse right now where a grand jury is inside, working overtime, still hearing the case at 7 p. M. Eastern with all signs now pointing to an unprecedented fourth indictment against former President Trump. The lights are still on in that courtroom where the grand jury is meeting. We are two hours past that courts normal closing time. Trumps advisor telling cnn his team is preparing for that indictment to be delivered imminently. Coming up this hour, were going to be joined by two witnesses because moments ago the former georgia Lieutenant Governor, jeff duncan, he just lef
Good morning, welcome to cnn this morning. Great to be with you. So glad youre here. Thank you for being here. Im amara walker. Thank you for waking up with us at 7 00 this morning. We do begin with some very tragic news and the devastation in hawaii. Officials now say at least 80 people are dead. That number is expected to rise. The search teams continue to comb through the destruction. Now hawaiis Attorney General is ordering a review of the states response. And today more republican president ial contenders get ready to make their case to voters at the Iowa State Fair. Well have the latest as the candidates kick their campaigns into high gear. Plus lays down the law to President Trump during a contentious hearing. Shes putting the former president on notice about any fu future inflammatory language or intimidation of witnesses. We begin with the grim news from hawaii, where those devastating wildfires have now claimed at least 80 lives. Officials warn the death toll will likely rise
for the uk in this year s eurovision song contest mae muller will be heading to liverpool in may. on bbc london: more than 200 people arrested by the met police and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. four days after their 7 0 thrashing at anfield, how will manchester united respond in europe? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the cost of childcare is rising making it increasingly difficult for many parents to go to work. one children s charity found the average cost of childcare for under twos in britain is almost 15,000 pounds a year though that varies greatly depending on where you are. (ani look at the difference in the amount of your wages you ll spend roughly 44% for full time workers on average pay but in scotland it s around 35% and more than 50% in london. the government says its invested £20 billion over five years to help families with childcare. labour says it would completely overhaul childcare calling the current sys