Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. U. S. Officials now believe russia has assembled about 70 of the military force it needs to launch a fullscale invasion of ukraine. The latest Satellite Images show Russian Forces gathering strength in belarus. Some are positioned less than 50 kilometers from ukraines northern border. In neighboring poland, senior u. S. Military members arrived on saturday, as nato looks to reinforce its eastern flank. This as the head of nato is due to meet with the polish president. French president Emmanuel Macron heads to moscow on monday in part to try to revive negotiations between kyiv and prorussian separatists in eastern ukraine. Russias Chief Negotiator recently offered this dismal assessment. Translator we hope to be more constructive there and will have something to tell you, because today, we have nothing to brag about. As much as we want to move forward, the progress that we have equals almost zero. Cnns Melissa Bell
Rules in canada for several weeks now. Traveling across the country before arriving in the Capitol Of Ottawa last week. Crowdfunding site gofundme is facing criticism after it shut down the Fundraising Page yesterday. The company said it made the decision based on Law Enforcement reports that the convoy had become violent and unlawful. And says it will refund the millions of Dollars Worth of donations. Brian is alive in our New York City newsroom with more on this and growing controversy, brian big. I need a good evening. Police in ottawa have had enough of the socalled freedom convoy of canadian truckers. Audible Police Declared the protests and unlawful occupation that was quote increasingly volatile and dangerous. Reportedly there have been numerous harassment complaints by residents including a Class Action Lawsuit filed against the truckers and the blaring of their horn. As a result go finally pulled the plug on the convoy Fundraising Page was raised over 10 million Canadian Dolla
Correspondent bryan llenas is at the Fulton County courthouse in atlanta, tonight, with the latest. Good evening, bryan. Bret, good evening. The Fulton County sheriff says he intends to really treat former President Donald Trump just like any other criminal defendant and that includes a mugshot, unless he is told otherwise. Mr. Trump must turn himself in by next friday august 25th at noon. I make decisions in this office based on the facts and the law. The law is completely nonpartisan. Fulton County District attorney fani willis, a democrat defending her decision to prosecute former President Donald Trump and 18 others after they were indicted by a grand jury late monday night. It is now the duty of my office to prove these charges. Trump is facing 13 criminal counts, including violating georgias antiracketeering or ricco law. If convicted, the law carries a penalty of a minimum of five years in prison, a 25,000s fine, or both. Lawyers say georgias ricco law is unusually broad and in
Rahm emanuel about whats the u. S. Trying to accomplish. We begin this morning with the Devastating Hawaiin Wildfire S that ravaged maui. Police have identified three more victims. Nbcs tom llamas spoke with the family a 79yearold who was identified yesterday. Reporter remembering the man who for decades was the rhythm of lahaina. Music was the love of his life. Buddy jantoc spent life as a musician, touring country before settling down in his forever home of lahaina. Theyre sharing memories like this of uncle buddy playing weekend gigs at lahainas cannery mall. He was always smiling, always laughing. This as nbc news has reviewed a lawsuit accusing Hawaiian Electric of years of inaction and negligence, arguing it should have been planning to shut down Power Systems before the damaging winds hit. The Hawaiian Electric company declined to comment on the pending lawsuit. Nbcs Steve Patterson joins us this morning from maui. What more do we know about that suit and the investigation into
Jan sings live at mechanics in new york. Former President Drum tries to find some way to fight that 464 million Fraud Judgment against him. What no bond means for a potential appeal and his business empire. A lot has changed since President Biden and israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last spoke. Thousands have died. Private disputes about the direction of the war have started spilling out into the public. Among the topics discussed today, israels possible invasion of rafah which President Biden has said would be a red line. Oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court turn tense as the justices hear arguments on the latest case testing the limits of free speech in the internet era. The potential impact on disinformation online coming up. We start with former President Donald Trump unable to obtain a bond to satisfy the 463 million bond. Traums lawyers say theyve got to 30 different companies, but none of them will put up the bond which would actually require collateral represen