Deadline in the 2020 election interference case. Hes got until 5 00 p. M. This afternoon to respond to special counsel jack smiths request for a protective order. Smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making Public Comments that could intimidate witnesses or undermine the case. Smith asked the judge to step in after trump issued a vague threat on social media on friday. He wrote in all caps, quote f you go after me, im coming after you. This morning, were also keeping a close watch on Fulton County, georgia, where trump is facing another potential indictment for trying to overturn the election. The streets around the courthouse are being shut down as the grand jury considers charges. Trumps lawyer went on a media blitz and appeared on all five networks sunday morning. He floated a new defense for trump, alleged will pressuring mike pence and georgia officials to overturn the election results. Youre saying that asking is action. No, asking is aspirational. Asking i
ahead on cnn newsroom, north carolina s republican controlled legislature overrides democratic governor roy cooper s veto banning most abortions in that state after 12 weeks. gaps reportedly remain after the latest negotiations between the white house and republicans trying to head off a possible default on the u.s. debt. and ukraine says it successfully shot down six hypersonic missiles launched by russia, a claim moscow refutes. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin in north carolina, where the republican-led assembly moved to ban most abortions after 12 weeks, overriding a veto from democratic governor roy cooper. the vote in the state senate on tuesday was 30-20 along party lines. just hours later, the state house also voted 72-48 to do the same. governor cooper slammed the vote in a tweet, saying republicans are unified in their assault on women s reproductive freedom and vowed to fight back. the sta
i m don lemon at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. it s the top of the hour. we re going to continue following developing news out of wisconsin. we also want to get you up to speed on some of the other stories. let s talk about the suspect in today s mass shooting at a sikh temple. he was a white man about 40 years old. that s from the atf. an officer killed the suspect and was wounded in the fire fight. six others are dead. police face chaos and carnage as the attack unfolded. here s a recording of the police dispatch from earlier today. need an ambulance. i do not see a shooter anywhere. i am on the just come in behind me. we re going to have more on this story in a moment. first, the other headlines of the day right now. race track officials in pennsylvania confirming that lightning has killed one person and injured at least ten others. it happened during the pennsylvania 400 nascar race at pocono race. the strike happened late this afternoon in the raceway pa
inequality and jobs. herman cain said those fired up over america s economic troubles had no one to blame by themselves. here s what he told the wall street journal. don t blame wall street. don t blame the big banks. if you don t have a job and you are not rich, blame yourself. cain fired another protest on cbs s face the nation. my parents never said we hope the rich people lose something so we can get something. my dad s idea was, i want to work hard enough so i can buy a cadillac, not take somebody else s. now cain is tweaking his message saying protesters should be blaming someone, the white house. here s what he said last night during the bloomberg, washington post gop debate. that response was directed at the people that are protesting on wall street. not the 14 million people out of work for no reason other than the employment is not growing. it should be against the failed policies of the administration, not wall street is why they should be protesting.