Alleged coconspirators be in the works . Also tonight, were learning that western hopes for ukraines counteroffensive are fading right now as officials receive very sobering updates on the fight to retake territory from russia. Ill get reaction from key white house official john kirby. And in the president ial race, Florida Governor ron desantis boots his Campaign Manager in an ongoing shakeup, replacing her with a trusted adviser as his bid for the gop nomination keeps on struggling. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the Breaking News on a key hearing in the January 6th Criminal Prosecution of donald trump. Were joined by our Senior Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid. So what are we hearing tonight from the judge whos overseeing this critically important case . Wolf, the Rocket Docket continues here in d. C. The judge who will oversee the January
The streets, Throwing Objects, climbing into cars, food trucks, even the roof of a major subway station. The nypd activating its highest Mobilization Level to restore order. Tonight, the social Media Influencer and playstation giveaway said to have started it all. Also tonight, a victim tied to the Gilgo Beach Murders Investigation identified 27 years after her remains were discovered. Why did it take so long . And is Rex Heuermann a suspect . The suspect in the fatal stabbing of a professional dancing at a gas station in custody. What police are saying. The severe storms in the south. Flood evacuations and rescues and more dangerous heat. Were tracking it all. Donald trump entering his second not guilty plea in 24 hours, this time to new charges in the classified documents case. The dramatic video, a ukrainian sea drone striking a warship in the black sea. Our Richard Engel is standing by. Simone biles back in action for the First Time Since withdrawing from the tokyo olympics. And do
i knew once that boat hit that dock, like, excuse my language, but all hell was going to break loose. i already knew it was going to be handled. reporter: one black man who police say swung a folded chair at the people from the pontoon boat is being asked to contact police. the montgomery police chief says the investigation is ongoing, and more charges are likely. wolf, an ugly incident from beginning to end. very ugly indeed. this note to our viewers. coming up on erin burnett outfront, right after the situation room, the sheriff in the gilgo beach murders case, new details about efforts to get the suspected killer s dna. that s coming up right after the situation room at the top of the hour. coming up here next in the situation room, polls are about to close in ohio where voters are deciding on a referendum that could make it far more difficult to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state s constitution. stay with us.
Escort. her remains discovered in 1996 on firland f coast of lon isla ce couldn t tify her. nearlyyears later vergatskull was found here in a wildlife sanctuary miles from the other remains. the d.a. did not link vergata s death to rex heuermann. he also didn t say how her skull wound up here in these bushes so far away from the rest of her body. what we do know, where i m standing is about four miles from gilgo beach. in 2010 police discovered four bodies on gililgo beach. rex heuermann is accused of killing three of them. police believed at the time they had a serial killer. in the search for more victims, they found vergata s skull just over five months later, but no i.d. was made until suffolk county police assembled a task force including members of the fbi
Streets, and the social media celebrity who is responsible for all this remains in police custody at this hour. police say there is a possibility that he could be charged with inciting a riot. lester. all right, ron allen starting us off here in new york. thank you. there s breaking news involving the gilgo beach killings on long island. an eighth victim has been identified decades after her remains were found, but no link at this point to the suspect in three of the murders. here s stephanie gosk. reporter: even though accused killer rex heuermann is sitting in jail awaiting trial, there are still many unanswered questions in the gilgo beach murders case. at least 11 bodies were discovered on long island over a decade ago, and heuermann is accused of killing three of the women. today, a breakthrough. we are here to announce as part of the gilgo task force re-examine of all the evidence in the case we were able to identify fire island jane doe as karen vergata. reporter: kare