Tonight. We are bringing you tomorrows news tonight at 10 am eastern tomorrow morning, the judge presiding over President Trumps Election Subversion Case will hold a hearing on which rules will be imposed on the handling of evidence. And, the Special Counsels asking that the trial start on january 2nd, prompting an angry response from trump on social media. Also tonight, a major move by the Supreme Court, which marks a victory for the biden administration. The court blocking Purdue Pharmas Bankruptcy Settlement, which had granted immunity from opioidrelated civil lawsuits. The high court will now take up the case itself. More on that, coming up. And, other catastrophe in hawaii. The devastating wildfires scorching and destroying maui, leaving at least 53 people dead. Hawaiis governor addressing the catastrophe just a short time ago. We have seen today has been catastrophic. But we tell you that there is going to be a team effort to bring our state back. What we saw was likely the large
Pair of legal bombshells here in washington today that could have huge ramifications for the 2024 election. Last hour, attorney general Merrick Garland announced a federal prosecutor who is raiding hunter biden has been Special Counsel, at his question. David weiss requested the status change. Garland did grant that. This comes just a few hour after trumps lawyers and Special Counsel prosecutors appeared for the first hearing in the election interference indictment. A key ruling could come down at any moment. Were on top of this. Lets star with the hunter biden news. Kara, tell us about this special appointment. Merrick garland announced this a little less than an hour ago, that david weiss, overseeing the investigation into hunter biden, requested Special Counsel on tuesday. Garland said he agreed to grant that. What this Special Counsel status means is david weiss, the u. S. Attorney for delaware, will have authority to investigate this case anywhere in the u. S. Thats been an issue,
as part of the 50 nation coalition that president biden has built or whether congress will ignore the lessons we ve learned from history and let putin prevail. it is that simple. it is that stark a choice and we hope congress on a bipartisan basis will make the right choice. that s national security advisor jake sullivan laying out the high stakes of a vote on more aid for ukraine. we ll look at where support stands on capitol hill for president biden s $106 billion foreign aid plan just ahead. plus the latest from the middle east. israel says its troops are advancing on hamas in gaza s largest southern city. but the ground offensive leaves civilians in that part of the territory with few places to seek shelter. and also ahead we ll get expert legal analysis on a supreme court case that involved a family who owned a company in helping to create the nation s opioid crisis. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, december 5th. i m jonathan lemire. tha
this just into cnn. this ambassador accused of spying for a foreign government. the charges in just minutes. we will bring you the very latest. israeli ground forces in southern gaza. the sign that the idf is going to expand to all of gaza. staff shortages are a major problem that might affect air travel safety. some controllers have been pushed to the brink. some were drunken somewhere asleep on the job. details ahead. these stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. we want to get to the story we are following. and asked u.s. ambassador accused of having spied on cuba. evan perez, court documents are sealed, what do they review? according to prosecutors, victor munro was 75 years old was working for the cuban government according to the justice department. working for the cuban government since 1981. in november of 2022, the fbi received a tip that he was working for a foreign government and they introduced him to the undercover agent. someo
opioids in america play out at the highest court one hour from now the court takes up the purdue pharma bankruptcy deal. the agreement that could shield the family from further lawsuits down the road. the families of opioid victims not happy about it. d.o.j. is challenging. see what the supremes say. keep an eye on this. an american warship came under attack and how the pentagon is responsible to that. it will take us a long way whether or not iran the gets a message. it s monday. hope you get ready for the holidays. we are, right? dana: i m dana perino. and this is america s newsroom. good to be with you today. we want to tell you about the attack that happened yesterday off the coast of yemen. enter bill: the assault lasted for hours and the u.s.s. carney shot down three drones in self-defense. dana: it s seen as the biggest escalation against u.s. troops in the region. bill: general jack keane has analysis. trey yengst reports from southern israel on the war with