Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me from washington, d. C. Im fredericka witfield. We begin with the apocalyptic destruction from the deadliest Natural Disaster in hawaiis history. Almost 80 people are dead and thousands displaced. At any moment, lahaina residents could return to assess what might be left. Crews are working to fully contain three major fires and prevent flareups on maui. The devastation costing an estimated 5. 5 billion. Governor josh green has ordered a comprehensive review of the states response. Lets go to cnns mike valerio. Last hour you were approached by a woman who was very frustrated about the road closures. Whats been happening there . Reporter good morning. The sun is now up over maui. This is the moment, fred, that people have been waiting for for more than 14 hours. Hundreds of car s queued up in the background, now able to move through the main route that goes into the Disaster Zone o f la h these are people who have been waiting after
Clarence thomas by his wealthy rightwing benefactors. But we begin tonight with a pop quiz. Where did president Abraham Lincoln go to law school . The answer may surprise you. And the answer is nowhere. That is correct. He was a selftaught lawyer. And yet, his judgment that seceding from the union was unconstitutional shaped the country we live in today, more than almost any other action by a u. S. President. Lincoln also had a big influence on the practice of law, Writing Notes for a law lecture in around 1850 that laid out guidelines for being a good lawyer. Such as being among other things diligent, moral, a good businessman, and above all, honest. Above all, honest. Qualities the Illinois State Bar Association says are what defines the term lincoln lawyer. The more you know. Of course, if you want to be a lawyer today, it generally requires going to law school. Only a handful of states allowia to do so without a law degree. But just because someone earns a degree doesnt necessarily
Interference charges. Now, i will remind you, the court could have just affirmed the u. S. District courts ruling that, no, a president ial does not have absolute immunity. But that was not the decision tonight. And while hearing the case does not mean that ultimately they will rule in trumps favor, the highest court in the land just gave trump something that he has been aggressively fighting for, time. The Oral Arguments in the case have been set for the week of april 22nd, nearly two months from now. Why so much time . And after that, even in a best case scenario, it will be a few weeks before a decision comes down. That is the best case considering we know that there are at least some of the Supreme Court justices who dont agree with the earlier rulings. Otherwise, they would not be hearing the case. And if the court does decide to affirm the earlier ruling, as they should, and hand the case back to District Court judge tanya chutkan, she would need a few months to get the case back
So much through his art, ideas and generosity. The world has lost a true Creative Genius and a special man. Boras its definitely luck. Thank you so much and thank you so much for joining us tonight. Ac30 60 starts right now tonight on three, 60 Breaking News on the criminal hush money trial, new details about the Jury Instructions coming just days before prosecutors and Defense Attorneys deliver their summations and a Jury Decision could come as early as next week, also tonight, it is not just flags Justice Samuel alitos history of speaking his mind about both cultural and political issues plus a Young American couple risk their lives to help those suffering in haiti. To us missionaries killed in a gang attack their story. Tonight good evening to you. Im jim sciutto in for anderson this long warm Memorial Day Weekend, Breaking News now about the former president s hush money trial. Days ahead of tuesdays make or break summations. A source tells cnn that judge juan merchan has issued th
What ive had a great past, but anything Closing Arguments are on tuesday. We will see what the jury decides after the six weeks of evidence in this case that they have heard laid out. Thank you so much for joining us here on the source cnn news night starts right now. Once a mistake, twice something more ominous. Thats tonight on this good evening. Im abbyhillip in new york and tonight, the benefit of the doubt is shrinking for an associate Supreme Court justice of the United States, samuel alito, the New York Times. Now when covering four different photos taken on four different dates at the second house owned by the justice, Where A Second Insurrection Sympathizing Flag was hoisted yes, really, the photographs show an appeal to heaven flag that is outside of the Long Beach Island home. Several times between july and september of 2020, Google Street View even shows the flag how long do you think the flag would have had to been out there for google maps to capture it. Now, this appeal