happening now, colorado s top election official joins us live just hours before donald trump is expected to appeal decisions banning him from the ballot in that state and also in maine. also this hour, breaking news out of japan, multiple deaths now confirmed after a powerful 7.5 earthquake. dramatic pictures from the disaster zone are coming in to cnn. in the midst of war, a potentially divisive ruling by israel s high court, striking down a key part of the netanyahu government s controversial judicial overhaul plan. what will it mean for israel as it s already em broimed in conflict and crisis. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is offer today. i m brianna keilar. this is a situation room special report. we begin this hour with former president trump s unprecedented legal fight against his removal from primary ballots in colorado and maine. the formal appeals expected tomorrow. let s go right to cnn s senior justice departmen
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hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. you re watching the context on bbc news. the influential uk business lobby group, the cbi, wins a vote of confidence over its future after a series of scandals. let s start with the race for the white house, which has become a little bit more crowded today with chris christie announcing his bid for the republican nomination. you may remember him from his time as the governor of newjersey and also his unsuccessful run for the presidency in 2016. and that ultimately ended up with him endorsing donald trump who, of course, won and is running again this time round. mr trump isn t noted for being nice about any of his rivals, so we ll see what he has to say against his one time backer. back to our panel gillian tett, editor at large for the us financial times, who joins us from silicon valley in california. and nathalie tocci, from the institute of international affairs, is in rome. let s start with chris christie, what do you make of that? is in l
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