With more than a dozen of his closest allies. That is according to some news accounts. An it this come though thafternoon. The grand jury had heard from half of ten witnesses expected to testify in this case at this stage. Among those witnesses, former Georgia State representative bee wen. Present for the 2020 hearing where Rudy Giuliani pedalled false election claims an urged legislators to appoint a slate of fake trump electors. Two other witnesses who were expected to testify tomorrow have been called in as well. They include journalist george chidi, who stumbled upon a december 14th, 2020 meeting of Fake Electors, as well as Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor jeff duncan, hes a republican who has been openly critical of trumps baseless claims of fraud in the state of georgia. Signs a potential end game in fani williss Criminal Investigation into the expresident and his allies is where we begin today with our favorite reporters and friends. Former Top Justice Department official, ou
Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im Fredricka Whitfield in washington, d. C. We begin this hour with exclusive new reporting on the investigation into Donald Trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Sources tell cnn that georgia prosecutors now have Text Messages and emails directly connecting trumps legal team to a Voting System breach in Coffey County georgia in january 2021. This comes as the District Attorney investigating trump in georgia appears to be close to an indictment. Fani willis is expected to bring charges against a dozen people. If she brings charges against the former president , it will be his 12th since leaving officers. Zach, tell us all that you know. Reporter yeah, fred. Its a south georgia county, heavily republican, trump carried the vote by 70 there. But prosecutors do have Text Messages that Connect Members of trumps legal team to the breach that happened in the Election Office where operatives hired by lawyers like Sidney Powell a
Ahead on cnn newsroom. The wind came. The gas stations blew up. Everything caught fire. And we had to evacuate. Paradise is burning. We will bring you the harrowing stories of people trying to escape the Deadly Wildfires taking over the Hawaiian Island of maui. Plus, more than a dozen people could be indicted with the 2020 election results. Will the former president be on that list . And live in hong kong with a look at restrictions on u. S. Investment in china. Right now, wildfires are raging in parts of hawaii. They have killed at least six people on the island of maui. Footage from the tourist hot spot shows a decimated community that looks like a war zone. Many people dont have power or cell phone service. And thousands are in shelters as Emergency Crews Carry Out Search And Rescue operations for those missing. Hospitals are overwhelmed with patients suffering from burns and smoke inhalation. Federal and state leaders are holding a News Conference this hour. Were expecting an updat
in a lengthy letter with indiscriminate capitalization committee chair bennie thompson sends it to him and trump doubled down on fraudulent claims that the 2020 election was stolen. a reminder, it was not. facts. once the subpoena is formally issued there will be specific deadlines for when the former president must testify. if he defies it, he could then be held in contempt of congress. yesterday s subpoena vote was the committee s mic drop moment before the november midterms. they also, though, used that final hearing to share new evidence from secret service communications, leading up to the capitol riot. and showed never before seen footage of congressional leaders scrambling to respond to the attacks from a makeshift bunker. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider joins us live now. tell us more about new evidence that was revealed. well, victor, and erica, the biggest new evidence was all of that new video from congressional leaders behind the scenes, figuring
Good morning, everyone. Lets get things started with five things to know for this tuesday, september 5th. And we start with exclusive, new cnn reporting this hour, Special Counsel jack smith is not done investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Now, hes got his sights set on a connection between fundraising and the push to breach voter equipment. Also this morning, First Lady Jill Biden Testing Positive for covid19. Shes doing all right. She is fighting mild symptoms, were told. Shes at home in delaware. The president has tested negative so far. This, of course, is ahead of his trip to the g20. Also this morning, new signs that an alliance between russia and north korea is strengthening. Kim jongun expected to meet with Vladimir Putin in russia to further the Arms Negotiations. Urgent message from the mother of the escaped mother in pennsylvania. There have been four separate sightings of the fugitive. Max exodus from the desert in nevada. Thousands of people finally made it