good evening. i m wolf blitzer in washington. we welcome you to cnn prime time. breaking news. a texas woman has been charged with threatening in a voicemail to kill the federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former president trump over his attempts to try to overturn the 2020 presidential election. the suspect allegedly called the chambers of the federal judge on august 5th and left a voicemail message threatening to, quote, kill anyone who went after former president trump. we ll have more on this story s breaking news. that s coming up in just a few moments. it comes as we are on the verge of a truly unprecedented calendar collision leading to a presidential campaign like nothing we ve ever seen before. the 45th president of the united states facing courtroom dates in the coming weeks and months here in washington, d.c. in south florida, in new york, and in georgia. all while he s running for a second material. the fulton county d.a. fani willis said she wants
he says, count him out from this week s republican debate. we will tell you what he plans to do instead. plus, what trump s refusal to pay for rudy giuliani s legal bills may mean in that georgia case, in which their codefendants. that s later on this hour as well. we want to begin, though, with the weather. hurricane hilary specifically. now a category three and expected to bring catastrophic and life-threatening flooding to parts of california, nevada, mexico as well. southern california now under a tropical storm warning, as residents are bracing for what could be the first storm like this to make landfall in the area since, get this, 1939. you see that thing turning towards the state. nbc s guad venegas is on the ground for us in san diego. but first, i want to bring in michael brennan, director of the national hurricane center. michael, start us off if you will. what you are seeing this hour, the track of hillary, and if it weakens as some reports are saying it might, ho
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financially benefited from hiring wade and that that created a conflict of interest now, today s ruling is a major victory for willis and her office. but it came with some harsh criticism from judge scott mcafee, who rebuked willis for the relationship. and now says that it leaves a stain on the prosecution s team. cnn s nick valencia is live outside the courthouse. for us in fulton county, nyc. you ve been watching this case unfold for months? what stands out to you about the decision today we ll look, fani willis, there were some real concerns that she would be disqualified before today. and as it stands, she s going to be allowed to stay so long as she gets rid of the man whom she was romantically involved in and those close to fani willis or allies. they are seeing this as a big win it s a huge win even if it s only a technical win on paper. and even if it does come with some blistering criticism from the judge a massive indictment on her behavior. he called some of her
up here. as you know, there is so much to cover in tonight s defendant trump news from new york to florida. andrew will join us for that. i wanted to keep him on for the whole hour so i m glad he is yours. i know the feeling. i know it very well. have a good show. breaking news tonight, federal judge gannon who was appointed by donald trump, denied a motion to dismiss the criminal case filed by jack smith alleging donald trump violated the espionage act by releasing documents after leaving the presidency. jack smith and donald trump were both in the front room of the courtroom while the judge heard arguments from both sides on the motion to dismiss. donald trump did not have to be there. he was there. in the front row. he was dangling the supreme court nomination in front of his trial judge. judge cannon knows that her future as a trump appointee to the united states supreme court depends on how she handles this case and what voters do on election day. so far she has