. well, look at that. the supreme court is right where it did not want to be, smack dab in the middle maybe of the 2024 election with the first votes in just a few days, tonight on laura coates live. okay. so if we re being honest, we knew this day was coming, right? i mean even if the supreme court did not want this day to come, they re probably still recovering a little bit from bush v. gore, and this seems to be the worst kind of deja vu. maybe that s why after several hours behind closed doors talking today, drum roll, please, the supreme court said yes to the dress. they will decide whether donald trump, the former president of the united states, one who is trying to become the president yet again, can even actually be on a ballot after his role on january 6th. well, which ballot? well, this one concerns colorado, but the supreme court knows that the floodgates, they re about to open. it s already been and i can t believe it either three years as of tomorrow sinc
well, look at that. the supreme court is right where it did not want to be, smack dab in the middle of the 2024 election with the first votes in just a few days. tonight on laura coates live . okay, so if we are being honest, drumroll please, the supreme court said yes. they will decide whether donald trump, former president of the united states, one who is trying to become president again, can be on the ballot after his role in january 6. which ballot? this one concerns colorado, but the supreme court noted the floodgates are about to open. it has already been, and i can t believe either, three years tomorrow since the attack you are seeing on the screen. and while prosecutors have been dragged for taking so long to get the prosecutorial ball rolling, the court not known for lightning speed, now they are wasting no time. the oral arguments are set for february 8. donald trump saying just a little while ago that he hopes the justices he appointed will be, i will use his word
the moments paul pelosi was viciously assaulted. the lead starts right now. we re moments away from the first court appearance for the man accused of attacking speaker pelosi s husband. new this hour, what cnn is learning about the call for help from paul pelosi and video captured by police. biden, obama, pence, and more. the big names making their pitches one week before the midterms. also this hour, polls closing in israel s fifth election in only four years and netanyahu eyes a comeback. while in brazil, supporters of jair bolsonaro won t back down as the defeated president breaks his silence just moments ago. welcome to the lead, i m brianna keilar in for jake tapper. we start with our national lead. moments from now, the man accused of beating and fracture paul pelosi s skull with a hammer will appear in a san francisco courtroom. david depape faces a long list of federal and state charges including attempted murder and kidnapping for what prosecutors call a politi
house speaker nancy pelosi has just been arraigned. stand by for details. this comes as we re learning the pelosi family members are expected to hear the 911 call and see the police body camera footage taken at the scene. also tonight, political heavy weights in both parties are hitting the campaign trail one week before the midterm elections that potentially could shake up the balance of power here in washington. cnn is on the ground in the make or break battle ground states. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the new developments in the paul pelosi attack. the suspect formerly said arraigned making an appearance in the california courtroom. josh campbell is outside the courthouse in san francisco. josh, tell us what happened inside the court today. reporter: yeah, wolf, that hearing just wrapping up here at the hall of justice in down tow san francisco for david d perks p
you know this. in 2022, remember they cleared the way for the irs to release trump s tax returns to a democratic led committee? they also allowed a special master to review about 100 documents marked classified that had been seized from mar-a- lago. coming back to you now? let s not forget in december, 2020, the court throughout the texas lawsuit contesting the 2020 election results in four battleground states, so nothing is a foregone conclusion, not even keeping him off the colorado ballot. let s start now with colorado secretary of state, jenna griswold, who joins us now. secretary, i am so glad you have joined us. we have been following this story for a long time, as of course you have, but now the supreme court is wasting no time taking up this case and it could lead to clarity for not just your state, but for others around the country.