my office will seek a speedy trial in this matter, consistent with the public interest and the rights of the accused. trump on trial in august? the first court date is officially set, and it is just eight weeks away. tonight, what it all means for the possibility of a trial before the election and, the motives of the trump appointed judge in charge of it. then after a five year investigation by a trump appointed prosecutor, hunter unlikely that the august 14th start date, the one that is two months from today, will hold. it s fairly common practice for a judge to set an early start date as a sort of benchmark, only to see the trial slip further and further down the calendar. the prosecution needs time to prepare its arguments, and trump s lawyers deserve time to mount a reasonable defense of their client. the defense has not yet received, for instance, the classified evidence as part of the discovery process, something which, on its own, could had significant
all right, hanako montgomery, thank you for being there. the news continues, the sort starts now. see you tomorrow. tonight, straight from the source. donald trump, formally challenging the decision in maine to remove him from its primary ballot based on the 14th amendments insurrectionist ban. and we expect other legal challenges from his team any minute now. plus, a senior leader of hamas, killed an explosion near beirut, lebanon. hezbollah warning is released this kind of action inside lebanon s borders won t be tolerated. could this lead to another front in israel s war? and is officially out as harvard s president. her resignation following mounting accusations of plagiarism that began after her controversial testimony on capitol hill about antisemitism on orbits campus. kaitlan collins is off tonight, i m brianna keilar, and this is the source. tonight, donald trump s legal team appealing the decision by mains secretary of state to remove the former president from
killed in an explosion near beirut, lebanon. hezbollah mwarning israelis thi won t be tolerated. and claudine gay is officially out as harvard s president. her controversial testimony on capitol hill about anti-semitism. kaitlyn collins is off tonight. this is the source. i m brianna keeler. tonight donald trump s legal team appealing the decision by maine secretary of state to remove the former president from the state s primary ballot. trump, of course, was booted off the primary ballot in colorado. we re still waiting on that appeal. we will have more on this breaking news in just a moment, but it is all unfolding 13 days from the iowa caucuses, where republican voters will have their first say about who they want the party s nominee to be. if you think those court battles are getting in trump s way, think again. not only did he nail down an endorsement today from the second highest majority leader in the house, majority leader steve scalise, but his base is growing mo
i looked and i seen the sun this morning, bright red. oh, my god, what s going on? when you look high up the buildings, looks pretty rough. looks way different from now than yesterday, way different. completely agree. i feel i have a blocked nose as well. slightly irritated. a little concerned about my kids going outside, but so, for once i ll actually let them stay on their devices. sandra: begin with the smoky skies that have become an air quality emergency for millions of americans and officials are warning things may only get worse in the coming hours and days. hello, welcome everyone, i m sandra smith in new york. john, hello. john: if you have some masks left over from covid, might want to dig them out. smoke is blanketing the eastern u.s. triggering air quality alerts in big cities like new york and philadelphia, and more than a dozen states. outdoor activities have been canceled at schools across the region and tens of millions of americans are advis
and his top republican rivals are swarming the campaign trail tonight with 2024 almost here. we re getting a new read on the former president s confidence heading into the iowa caucuses. his campaign already predicting when he ll clinch the gop nomination. also tonight, a major legal challenge to a strict and sweeping new immigration law in texas. will civil rights groups be able to block the measure that authorizes police in texas to arrest migrants? a stunning explosion of red-hot lava as a volcano erupts in iceland. cnn is right near the danger zone getting updates on the threat from the oozing inferno and the toxic gases spewing into the air? 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 presidential politics at an all-out push for votes in iowa tonight. the top three republican candidates are getting ready to hold events in the lead-off caucus state. front-runner donald trump i