Request to limit what the former president can say about the case against him. Now accusing federal prosecutors of trying to restrict trumps First Amendment rights. Do they have a case on this at all . Trumps former white house lawyer ty cobb will be with me. Plus, a deadly strike. Russia ramping up attacks on civilian targets. We are learning tonight of a russian plot to assassinate the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. And an alarming scene as a massive brawl breaks out between a black man and a group of white voters in montgomery, alabama. And tonight police are vowing to make arrests. Lets go outfront. Good evening. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, team trumps response. The former president s legal team just now responding to a request from the Special Counsel that came after trump posted if you go after me, im coming after you. All caps. Trumps team arguing that his ability to share information in the January 6th Case is covered by the First Amendment. They say in a trial
Toenails. Thats disgusting. Disgusting. We did pull your advice staff on this on whether youre allowed to wear shorts in the office, interestingly theres a split. They say its okay for women to wear shorts. But it is not okay for men to wear shorts. That feels a little sexist to me. But i dont know whats going on. I dont think such a rule would be allowed if it wasnt across the board. I believe inequality for the genders. Sure, harry, thanks very much. I dont know what that was about. The news continues, the source with Kaitlan Collins begins now. Straight from the source, tonight, you can potentially hear any moment from the judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case. As we wait, the Special Counsels team just swung back at trump and his lawyers after they complained in the Free Speech Rights could be limited, and theres a Nondisclosure Order over evidence in the case. Of course, this is also coming as we are learning more about a foiled plot in ukraine when it comes to ukra
Criminal indictment looms. And have you seen this video . The violent free for all on the waterfront. Police are expected to reveal more about this Alabama Dock Brawl just hours from now. A lot to get to. Good morning and welcome to our viewers in the u. S. And around the world. Im rahel solomon. People from new york to mississippi are cleaning up after a deadly storm hit the east coast with heavy rain, thunder and raging winds up to 70 miles per hour. The high winds and falling trees smashed buildings and tore the roofs off of some homes. Two young men were killed. A 28 was hit by lightning in a parking lot and in anderson, South Carolina, a 15yearold died when a falling tree hit him and he is got out of his car. Neighbors say the power of the storm at that moment was just breathtaking. The rain was literally sideways. Trees, Limbs Ohitting your trucs and you are driving. One of the worst ive seen. If it wasnt a tornado, it had to be awfully close. I just feel for them. They are wonde
A new deadline in the federal prosecution of former President Trump expires in hours, and this as intrigue in georgia grows. A new subpoena is on the table as the grand jury weighs whether or not theyll charge trump. A cnn exclusive. A new report shows that ukraine is not makieing extensive progrs against russia. A sobering new report in this morning. And now, warrants issued after a brawl in alabama. A group of white boaters accused of jumping a black boater. With john berman and omar jimenez, this is cnn news cent central. We are following a lot of new developments following donald trump. The grand jury that handed up the indictment against him are back at it meeting in washington, d. C. , in the federal courthouse, and this as Special Counsel jack smith and the Trump Legal Team have a 3 00 p. M. Deadline following the election of the subversion case, and this is as the trumps team wants looser rules about what evidence he can share publicly before the trial. And trump says that the
Good morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. It is a tuesday, full of news. Victor blackwell by my side. Good morning. Good to be back. Good to have you. Here all week. Five things to know for this tuesday, august 8th. New this morning, the east coast cleaning up after deadly storms, trees are down, roads are blocked. Hundreds of thousands of people without power. Already more than 300 flights cancelled. Happening today, the police chief in montgomery, alabama, is expected to reveal more information about that brawl that broke out on the citys river front. It started after a black dock worker was attacked by a group of white people. So far no arrests. But four warrants have been issued. Right now, Los Angeles City workers are on a 24hour strike. 11,000 workers including Sanitation Workers, engineers, life guards, all headed for the picket lines. They say its a fight for fair contracts. This hour, polls open in ohio as Voters Decide whether to make it harder to amend their state const