it would be the longest sentence by far coming from the january 6th attack and the other leaders of the far right extremist group could also be facing decades in prison. what the prosecutors call the vanguard of political violence in this country. calls for the justice department to intervene in the attempted murder case against two white men who are accused of shooting at a black fedex driver who was just doing his job. a mississippi judge says he had no choice but to declare a mistrial. the reason all boils down to a police officer who is accused of breaking court rules. i m sara sidner with john berman and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. a major category 4 hurricane has parts of the u.s. bracing for a rare threat not seen in decades. hurricane hilary currently has 145 mile per hour winds as it inches toward california and while the storm will likely weaken just before it strikes the state, the rain and wind could still be deadly. more than a year s worth of
the next hour of cnn this morning starts now. good friday morning. we are watching hurricane hilary this morning, a powerful category 4 storm as it barrels towards the west coast. it is supposed to weaken. that s good news, by the time it reaches the u.s. it is expected to bring heavy rain and maybe flooding to the southwest over the weekend, as we learn fema is running out of money for disaster relief after an historic year of disasters. one of donald trump s close allies and co-defendants was at the capitol on january 6th with conspiracisy theorist alex jones. president biden about to hold summit at camp david to figure out how to counter the looming threat from china and north korea. national security council spokesman john kirby will join us live to preview this high-stakes meeting. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. developing this morning, hurricane hilary a category 4 storm rapidly intensifying and on its way to the west coast. it is expect
summit. as ukraine is pushing to join the alliance, cnn is on the ground in lithuania where the president and key u.s. allies are preparing for their high-stakes talks. also tonight, new developments in the trump classified documents indictment. the trump team now facing a deadline to weigh in on the timing of the trial. this as the former president s co-defendant is accused of unnecessary delay by the special counsel. and parts of the northeastern united states are swamped by historic flooding, a once in a thousand-year rainfall swallowing cars in west point, new york. i ll speak with the new york governor, kathy hochul. this hour we ll discuss the state s emergency response. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, on the eve of a pivotal nato summit, we re learning that ukrainian president zelenskyy plans to make a personal appeal on ukraine s bid to join the alliance. he ll atte
good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. a lot going on today. we are getting a better sense of when donald trump could stand trial in georgia. this morning, the superior court judge scott mcafee granting motions by two co-defendants to separate their trials. the two are sidney powell and former trump campaign lawyer and conspiracy theoryist and attorney kenneth chesebro. also today, prosecutors agreed to let lawyers for chesebro and powell know the identities of the unindicted co-conspirators in the case. ken dilanian joining us. a lot of new developments. fill us in. the biggest one is that donald trump will not go on trial this fall. two other people will. that s deeply significant. sidney powell and kenneth chesebro, two key players. what does that mean? we will see the evidence. we will see the witnesses in this case in a remarkably quick time frame in october. jury selection is october. the trial could begin as soon as november. the judge has said it cou
This is my calling. to see the incredible full store and how she uses buffalo and horses to help heal her community go to cnnheroes.com. it s friday. have a great weekend, everybody. have a great vacation. i will. cnn news central starts right now. so when should donald trump go on trial for trying to overturn the 2020 election? forget this year. forget next year. forget the year after that. his lawyers push for a trial in 2026. how will the judge respond? three decades behind bars. that is what prosecutors are now asking for against the proud boys leader.