There was also a lot of news, as there has been all week. Theres more today. Lets get started this friday, august 18. This breaking overnight, Hurricane Hillary Intensifying in the pacific. It is now a major category 4 hurricane thats expected to bring flooding and rain to california and the southwest over the weekend. More Breaking News, mauis Emergency Management administrator quit abruptly a day after he defended not sounding the islands sirens as Deadly Wildfires tore through la hadhaina citing health reasons. And also this just in, femas Disaster Fund is slipping into the red and Hurricane Season hasnt even peaked yet. Now pressure is on for congress to pass a spending bill. Former President Trump wants to push back the trial date in the federal election subversion case by a lot. The Special Counsel wants january, months from now. Trumps team wants april of 2026, about three years from now. And federal prosecutors are recommending the toughest january 6 sentence yet for two leader
15, right now on cnn this morning, a georgia judge, just hours from revealing weathered Da Fani Willis will be removed from Donald Trumps election version case. Plus Breaking News huge tornado wow oh, my my god. A deadly tornado outbreak. The latest on widespread damage in two states, and the storms on the move right now claus, new reporting on what may have sent a boeing seven at seven full of passengers plunging into a nosedive all right. It is 06 00 a. M. Here in washington. Its also 06 00 a. M. And indian lake, ohio. That is one of several places waking up to scenes like this after violent tornadoes overnight at least two people have been killed in this region after the twisters hit, are meteorologists are fan tracking the damage and storms still out there right now, he will be with us later on in the hour. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to be with you on this friday morning. Happy friday. It is decision day for the Fulton County da hours from now, Georgia Sup
News, we are tracking devastating and Deadly Wildfires across hawaii. Drought and hurricaneforce winds fueling multiple blazes which have killed at least six people. Hawaiis Lieutenant Governor joins me live this hour. We are following Breaking News out of utah where a man accused of threatening to kill President Biden has just been shot dead by fbi agents trying to arrest him. The Fulton County District Attorney is expected to seek indictments against more than a dozen people as she nears Charging Decisions in her probe of the Election Interference by donald trump and his allies. Stand by for details. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get straight to the Breaking News. The horrendous wildfires scorching the Island Of Maui and that way. We are very grim reports of a rising death toll as authorities urge residents and tourists to flee the fastmoving blazes. Cnn Meteorologis
Now on cnn this morning, President Biden and donald trump campaigning in georgia ahead of tuesdays primaries. Theyre trump drawing some outrage after he mocks the president s Stutter A Red Line for israel, President Biden calling for an end to violence in gaza. But Prime Minister netanyahu, not backing down. And republican senator katie britt backtracking, trying to explain her much maligned response to President Bidens State Of The Union right its 05 00 a. M. Here in washington. A live look at that beautiful capitol dome on this first monday under daylight savings time in this little darker for all of us early risers. Good morning to you. Im happy to have you with us. Im kasie hunt. Were getting into politics and just a moment, but lets take a quick look at last nights oscars here it comes and maria, i see oppenheimer that understatement oppenheimer blew away the competition last night, winning seven awards, killing murphy one for act best actor playing j. Robert oppenheimer. He is th
Brazen thefts sweeping the country. Gone are the days when shoplifting meant putting a snickers in your pocket then telling the cashier youre just glad to see them. Tyrus ew. Greg now shoplifting means shop lifting the whole store at once and humiliating you in the process. Roll it. Theyre not going to do nothing. Do you have insurance . Do you have insurance. What . Does he have insurance . Yeah he got insurance. No. It hurts me. [bleep] [bleep]. Aint nothing you can do though. Aint nothing you can do. Police, aint nothing you can do until police come in. Hey, hey, no, dont. Hey, aint nothing you can do, man. Greg infuriating to watch, right . Even worse it got me in the mood for a smoke. [laughter] greg but we all feel how the people in that storm must feel, hopeless. Which is a weird thing when youre told Law And Order exists. We know it doesnt anymore. So this looks like all the other Smash And Grab videos were seeing every dam day, just another criminal getting away with it. Its t