The grand jury handling Donald Trumps Election Subversion Case is meeting right now, with indictment number 4 possible in the coming days. Why this case in georgia could create some of his most complicated legal problems yet. The death toll on maui keeps climbing. 96 confirmed fatalities now, with that number sadly expected to rise as Search And Rescue forge ahead. And the power companys now facing a lawsuit for not cutting electricity when forecasters were warning about powerful wind gusts. And almost two years after the chaotic u. S. Exit from afghanistan allies who fled the taliban and were promised a home in the United States say theyre now being sent back. We are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Potential indictment number 4 of former President Donald Trump could be days if not hours away. Today a grand jury in atlanta is hearing the culmination of a yearslong probe into efforts to overturn georgias 2020 election
Thought that august 11th was april 1st because his announcement that he appointed a Special Counselee to investigate hunter biden was like a really bad practical joke here today to announce the appointment of David Weissea as a Special Counsel consistent with the Department Of Justice Regulationrts Governing such matters. In keeping with those ofgulations, i have today notified the designated members of each House Of Congreshouss of the appointment. Yes, thats the same david weiss who tried to give eethearthunter that Sweetheart Y Deal before a smart judge stepped in to say noott so fast. Now, beyond that, weiss isnt even eligibls isnt e to be nam Special Counsel under the relevant Regulation Governinunseg his appointment. First, according to section 600. 3, he has to have a reputation for integrity and impartial Decision Making. Now, thats obviously in questioin n is the impartial Decision Making part after how he handled the initial phasesl of this investigation. N and the Special Co
Its time to wake up because shingles could wake up in, you solomon in new york cnn coming out swinging President Biden, hammering donald trump on the Campaign Trail while his republican rival returns the favor with insults as the race heats up following last weeks state of the Union Address. Meantime, the rebuttal to that speech leading to controversy of its own. Senator katie britt wanted to focus on which she describes as President Bidens failures, but now the spotlight is on one of her own mistakes we have more fallout from britts response as she denies misleading the country with a story she told in her speech and out of the public eye, but very much on their minds, people in britain and really the whole world want to know what is going on with the princess of wales as an edited photo only fuels concerns about her health were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central were going to be hearing from President Biden soon from th
The first debate in just two weeks. Then the calendar thereafter littered with debates and caucuses, primaries and convention. Does that mean that trump should not be tried before the election . No. The cases should proceed as they would were the candidate not a president ial candidate. They should not be postponed because of the election, in which he has chosen to run. But nor should they be expedited. I have noted here before that theres a long and Noble Tra Jigs at doj of not wanting to act in a way that might be perceived as political. Five recent attorneys general, republicans ask democrats, have all signed the same memo affirm lg the importance of keeping politics out of criminal charges. A republican in 2008, eric holder in 2012 and Loretta Lynch in 2016, bill barr in 2020 and mek garland just last year, they have all used the same language, include ing this paragr quote, simply put, politics must play no role in the decisions the federal investigators or prosecutors regarding a
If anybody is still here, the fire is on front street and it is time to go. If anybody is still here, the fire is on front street. Carley you are watching fox and friends, im carley shimkus. Ashley im Ashley Strohmier in for todd piro. Military helicopters have been deploy to the state, 150 gallons of water dumped on maui county. Officials want President Biden to declare emergency. This is not a safe place to be in maui, we have shelters overrun and resources being taxed. We are doing whatever we can and the state is providing whatever support that we can to give support to both maui and to the big island. Carley Tulsi Gabbard is standing by with an update. We begin with max gordon on the ground in maui. Max, what are you seeing . This is a very active situation, as we were flying in a couple hours ago, you see the flames from the air and firefighters battles on the ground. Search and rescue still underway and there are fears the death toll could go up. Unfortunately, 36 people confirm