Good monday morning, everyone. It is 8 00 a. M. Here on the east coast, 5 00 a. M. Out west. So happy to have Victor Blackwell with me this week. Glad to be here. Good weekend . Very good. We have a lot to get to. Breaking overnight, helicopters collide while fighting wildfires in california. Three People Killed including a fire chief. An investigation now underway. Plus, thousands of beyonce concertgoers forced to take shelter as severe storms swept through d. C. How much her tour spent to keep metro trains running. And simone biles is back. Blowing away the competition after a twoyear hiatus. This hour of cnn this morning starts right now. This is where we begin this morning. Donald trump just hours away from a crucial deadline in the 2020 election interference case. A federal judge has ordered him to respond to special counsel jack smiths request for a protective order by 5 00 today. Smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making Public Comments that could intimi
Good morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. It is a tuesday, full of news. Victor blackwell by my side. Good morning. Good to be back. Good to have you. Here all week. Five things to know for this tuesday, august 8th. New this morning, the east coast cleaning up after deadly storms, trees are down, roads are blocked. Hundreds of thousands of people without power. Already more than 300 flights cancelled. Happening today, the police chief in montgomery, alabama, is expected to reveal more information about that brawl that broke out on the citys river front. It started after a black dock worker was attacked by a group of white people. So far no arrests. But four warrants have been issued. Right now, Los Angeles City workers are on a 24hour strike. 11,000 workers including Sanitation Workers, engineers, life guards, all headed for the picket lines. They say its a fight for fair contracts. This hour, polls open in ohio as Voters Decide whether to make it harder to amend their state const
A russian woman is in custody in ukraine accused of plotting to assassinate the ukrainian president. We have the latest. Former President Trump says he cannot get a fair trial and files for an extension and the important deadline they are facing today. A dramatic rescue at sea after a 25yearold went missing for days. Sara is off today. Im john berman with kate bolduan and omar jimenez, and this is cnn news this morning we are learning of an alleged plot to assassinate president zelenskyy, and it was thwarted. They have her in custody now. They were gathering intelligence around a visit that president zelenskyy was making to greece. What are you hearing, Nic Robertson . Reporter it was surrounding an air strike around president zelenskyy, and this unnamed woman was working on the Southern Coast of ukraine and working in a small store, and she had been tasked with trying to get information about the timing and presence of president zelenskyy during the visit to mykolaiv. And since then,
Up against the clock. Donald trumps legal team has two hours left to respond to a doj request to keep some evidence quiet. Is comes as officials in georgia are preparing for another potential indictment power the former president. The street around the federal courthouse in Fulton County, close. Barricades coming out. Up with Assassination Attempt on ukraines president get ahead, but we learned about the plot and the russian woman allegedly at the center of it all. Were following major developing stories and many more, coming in right here to cnn news central. Defense attorneys for former President Trump have left now than two hours left to respond to my proposed evidence rules in the Election Interference Case. The Special Counsel wants to place restrictions on how much trump, if at all, tend can discuss sensitive evidence revealed in discovery. Trumps Defense Attorneys say the limits would violate his First Amendment rights and were also following the development and trump other fede
This breaking overnight, at least three people are dead after two helicopters collided mid air while fighting a fire in california. Details still coming in at this hour. Breaking overnight, ukraine has arrested a woman in connection with a plot to assassinate president zelenskyy. She was allegedly preparing an air strike on the Southern Port Region of mykolaiv while zelenskyy visited. 11 hours and counting. Thats how much time donald trump has left to respond to the Special Counsels legal filing. Mat the heart of it, what trumps legal team can and cannot do with the evidence shared with the January 6th Case. Today is one of the most significant changes in blood banking history. The red cross now dropping those Blanket Restrictions based on sexual orientation, clearing the way for more gay men to donate blood. And barbie the billionaire. Just crossed the 1 million threshold, historic feat for a solo female director. Cnn this morning starts right now. Were going to get to all of that sho