Host good morning. Thursday, august 10. Welcome to the washington journal. This morning, we will begin with the abortion debate and how it will impact your vote in the 2024 election. Republicans dial in at 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. You can also send a text message and include your first name, city, and state to 202 7488003 or post on facebook. Com cspan or on x cpsanwj. Ohio is a roadmap for 2024 after ohio voted in an off year election in summertime to reject a Ballot Initiative that would have restricted abortion or abortion efforts. Now, democrats nationally are looking at this as a roadmap. The power of reproductive rights in recent elections is prompting democrats to rethink their 2024 strategy. From the Washington Post, they begin with, even in redleaning states, support for abortion rights is proving to be a potent electoral force. In ohio, voters rejected a ballot measure that would have made it harder to add abortion rights to the states c
Ill see at the end of Donald Trumps fourth criminal indictment, number four appears to be days away. Nbc news is now reporting that Voting Congress returning fani willis is expected to present her case to the grand jury next week. We know the d. A. Willis has been investigating trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. Her investigation appears to have quite a bit in common with the federal case being brought by Special Counsel jack smith in washington, d. C. The case in georgia may prove to be different than dak smith s case in one very meaningful way. To understand that, we have to go back to 1979. The City Of Atlanta was experiencing an unprecedented wave of crimes. It wasnt Nbc Nightly News in august of that year. During the First Six Months of the year, crime and atlanta was up 30 . Robbery and aggravated assault were upset many percent. Murder was up to. Atlanta has had 140 homicides the, highest total since 1973. That was the way that the National Media was talkin
That visceral experience is thought something anyone forgets. So, you know, keep at it, republicans. Thank you, my friend. And thanks to you at home for joining us this evening. So Donald Trumps fourth criminal indictment, number four, appears to be days away. Nbc news is now reporting that Fulton County District Attorney fani willis is expected to present her case to the grand jury next week. And we know that d. A. Willis has been investigating trumps efforts toti overturn the 2020 election in georgia, and her investigation appears to have quite a bit in common with the federal case being brought by special counsel jack smith in washington, d. C. But the case in georgia may prove to be different from jack myths case in one very meaningful way. That, we need and to go back to 1979 when the City Of Atlanta was experiencing an unprecedented wave of crime. Here was nbc nightly news in august of that year. During the First Six Months of this year crime in atlanta was up 30 . Robbery and ag
Her from office. Basically because he can. State attorney will join me tonight. Also new details on a possible fourth indictment against donald trump in georgia. Which could come in a matter of days. What fani willis could charge him with. Plus, who his codefendants might be. Another big win for democracy. Proposed constitutional change in ohio meant to thwart the will of the public on abortion and other major issues loses by a mile. Clearly we have a lot to get to tonight as you can see. But we begin with an alarming genuinely frightening news. Frightening item of news regarding violent threats against the president of the United States, joe biden. Vice president Kamala Harris and other elected officials. Threats that appear to be tied to Donald Trumps mounting legal peril. Threats came from a utah man named craig d. Robertson, who will not get to plead his case in court because he was shot and killed today by the fbi as they were attempting to execute an Arrest Warrant. But what he d
Breaking news, its now up to the judge in the Georgia Election fani willis the foreign will highstakes hearing ending just a short while ago, with willis in the courtroom and the fate of the criminal case against donald trump on the line. Also tonight, trumps trial date in the classified documents case is still Up In The Air after a crucial hearing in florida attended by the former President Trumps lawyers arguing against the Special Counsels proposed july start date while warning about conflicts with Trumps White House campaign. And theres more Breaking News. Were following President Biden announces us airdrops of humanitarian aid for gaza, urging an immediate temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas as the president faces dissent among fellow democrats over the war. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world im wolf blitzer a year in the Situation Room excuse cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the Breaking News on the fani willis disqualification hear