this is not about wild opinions shared on phone calls, just a matter of medical and scientific fact. i ll be back for a special coverage of night two of the republican national convention tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. our coverage continues he s right now with wolf blitzer and erin burnett the stage is set as night two of the republican national convention gretchen is about to kick off just one hour from now with a call for unity and coming together. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world pearl this is a special edition of the situation room i will flip. you re live in milwaukee. and hello wolf, i m erin burnett in new york. and this big night coming comes amid some new and disturbing reporting we are learning exclusively of an iranian plot to assassinate former president donald trump. now this is according to us intelligence the details that we have learned here show that the plot, as its unfolding so far has no connection to saturday s att
the hawaii governor josh green joins us this hour with an update on the crisis, and urgent evacuation. also a proposed january 2nd trial date. the special counsel s team hoping to start the trial just ahead of the january 6th anniversary and first republican presidential contest. and americans released from a notorious prison in iran. five wrongfully held u.s. citizens now under house arrest in a potential step toward freedom. we re learning more about why they were moved and how it could wind up helping iran. welcome to our viewer here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to the wildfire disasters in hawaii right now. it s now killed at least 36 people. the death toll expected to keep climbing as prime tourist havens become charred ruins. let s go to derek van dam, who just filed this report. reporter: tonight fires on the island of maui continuing to burn out of control, as new federal help is
condemned. however long minutes joyride ruined our life completely. brooke singman has more. brooke: that s right. the two boys face cri trespassi charges after stealing this black sudan and colliding with a truck. inside the truck was christian and his family. according to a gofundme, the crash left christian with a fractured skull, eventually killing him. his mom is recovering in the hospital. grieving family members are speaking out. they stole a car and stole our lives in the one instance this is not the equivalent price to the price of a child. it is unclear if they will face any charges, this is the latest example of teen chaos in the windy city. in the last three days, 18 people were shot, including a three-year-old boy and a little girl. it is possible the misdemeanor charges could be upgrade pending an investigation. todd: if there are no consequences for actions like this, this stuff will continue to happen because lawmakers refuse to act. kids need an outlet, w
an expanding manhunt and a community on edge. police widen the search for a convicted killer who busted out of prison. a new sighting suggests he may have gotten farther away than expected. and the potential danger has schools shutting their doors. a new target for the special counsel. a cnn exclusive. jack smith s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election could be getting wider. the new focus includes fund-raising and voting equipment. new indictments could be on the table. plus, overwhelming demands. the maker of a popular weight loss drug tells cnn it could take years, years for them to make enough for everyone who wants it. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central . we begin with the urgent manhunt for an escaped killer in pennsylvania. police releasing these new images of danelo cavalcante. he was spotted on a botanical garden security camera just a few miles from the plinz e. escaped fr
over yet. now he has his sights set on a connection between fundraising and the push to breach voter equipment. mathematical evidence of trump votes being trashed and biden votes being injected. abuse of power, bribery, retaliation. some of the allegations facing ken paxton, texas attorney general, whose historic impeachment trial begins. they will call him to testify. to say this case is not about politics, nonsense. it s definitionally political. tennessee is the latest state to enact a third grade retention law about growing concerns about learning loss. they should be going to fourth grade because they re ready to go to fourth grade. i don t want him to be behind on reading, which will influence everything for the rest of his life. good morning, everyone. so glad you re with us. as you can see, there s a lot of news. but here is where we begin. the morning the kremlin is refusing to comment on kim jong-un s apledged plans to visit russia and meet wit