documents probe, about his own testimony, his involvement and his now indicted former colleagues and boss. this is the man who moved some boxes, who observed the alleged coverup, who has a lot to share and we re back here with you on this newsy night. i can tell you, we have that newsy guest coming up. we will get to that interview. while our top story is this 2024 campaign in high gear. we know that republicans voted in five of those primaries this week. a shift in the format because trump is, of course, the presumptive nominee. these are races that are not designed at the presidential level to pick a nominee anymore. they do still function to test a party s unity, its strength and we re not talking about some random states here. we are talking about some of the key and large states that donald trump or any republican would need to win in order to get the white house this november. we re talking ohio, florida, arizona. you may remember these states bandied about this week. w
good morning, everyone. so glad you re 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 city s 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 24-hour strike. 11,000 workers including sanitation workers, engineers, life guards, all headed for the picket lines. they say it s a fight for fair contracts. this hour, polls open in ohio as voters decide whether to make it harde
opposition leader. hello, i m wolf blitzer in washington and you re in the cnn newsroom right now, donald trump is inside a florida courtroom for a crucial hearing. it could decide when the criminal case over his handling of classified documents goes to trial. the judge is set to determine whether it will move forward as planned. in may or be delayed. trump s lawyers now say they would accept the trial in august. that s three months before election day here in the united states. cnn s chief legal affairs correspondent, paula reid is outside the courthouse in fort pierce, florida for us. paula, have you heard anything yet from inside the court? yes. well, if we just got our first update, a handwritten note from inside the courthouse, we re learning from our colleagues who are inside watching these proceedings. it s so far the special counsel and trump s lawyers, they have been discussing this larger question of timing such a consequential issue in this case, because we know
overseas, a u.s. national believed to be an american soldier in north korean custody after breaking away from his tour group and running across the border from south korea into north korea. good day to you. i m peter alexander in for my friend, andrea mitchell. she is on assignment. she will join us later this hour. we do begin with breaking news here in washington, and it comes from the special counsel s office. this morning in a lengthy post on donald trump s truth social page, the former president writes in part, quote, deranged jack smith, the prosecutor with joe biden s doj, sent a letter, again it was sunday night, stating that i m a target of the january 6th grand jury investigation and giving me a very short four days, he says, to report to the grand jury, which almost always means an arrest and indictment. this stunning new development signals that special counsel jack smith s probe into mr. trump s alleged role in the 2020 fake elector came has advanced in its inv
first, i m still filling in for my friend velshi. good man, roughly one year after roe v. wade was overturned, supreme court issued another ruling that said two up and another aspect of american life. on thursday, the supreme court ruled that commissions programs at harvard and university of north carolina violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. it effectively puts an end to affirmative action, a decision that will back decades of progress and president and in fact colleges, universities, and younger generations of students around the country. the 237 includes a dissent written by justice ketanji joao brown jackson the first black woman to be appointed to the supreme court. she wrote quote, with let them eat cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the record and announces colin finest for all by legal fiat. but deeming race relevant law does not make it so in life. during his remarks on thursday, biden echoed those sentiments. today, the court on