Donald collins helped the passengers. John as he was helping them get to safety, police say collins was hit by an suv that was driven by an illegal immigrant who was suspected of driving drunk. He eventually died at a nearby hospital. Garrett tenny has the details in this horrifying story and garrett, what more do we know about the suspect . John, her name is irma, 33 years old, and according to ice, in the country illegally. Dallas county sheriffs says martinez was drunk Early Saturday Morning when she crashed into the minivan and into Donald Collins killing him. Martinez is held on an Immigration Detainer after being charge the with manslaughter and assault with a vehicle. The family of Donald Collins or trey as they call him have shown remarkable faith and compassion, even towards the woman who took his life. I pray that since she still has breath in her body that she gets to know the lord because i dont want her to go to hell. I forgive her. Im not angry with her, im not. Im not up
Threats and calls for violence. Fears today that jurors and judges tied to trump cases are at risk as the former president s legal battles grow. What were learning about those threats and whos behind them. And we have new details about when donald trump is planning to turn himself in to face those charges in georgia as we learn he is now plotting Counter Programming for the first gop primary debate. Plus, new focus on a Power Company facing lawsuits over mauis wild fires and anger growing over response to the tragedy as officials warn that 1,000 people or more could still be missing. We are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. The Fulton County, Georgia Sheriffs Office now says it is working with other agencies to track down where the threats to Georgia Grand Jury members are coming from. A Law Enforcement source tells cnn, quote, people are being threatened to be killed for doing their civic duty. This comes days after th
Weaken into a Tropical Storm when it makes landfall in california tomorrow but still, officials are Warning Millions of people the storms path do not take it lightly. Arthel preparations are already underway in the region. Normally dry areas that could see several inches of rain. California is not used to Tropical Storms. The last one to hit the state was in 1939. The l. A. County Sheriffs Department is doing all it can to get people ready. Together it we are working to perform and prepare the community with this impending or pending storm. We hope the storm does not cause any damage. And more importantly there is no loss of life. But we will prepare for worstcase scenario. Father mother meteorologist adam klotz is adam, we are always hoping its not as bad as originally predicted, hows it looking now . The goodness as this continues to weaken as it is running into colder water braid this is exactly what we expect that this was never going to be one of the really powerful windstorms mor
Rahm emanuel about whats the u. S. Trying to accomplish. We begin this morning with the Devastating Hawaiin Wildfire S that ravaged maui. Police have identified three more victims. Nbcs tom llamas spoke with the family a 79yearold who was identified yesterday. Reporter remembering the man who for decades was the rhythm of lahaina. Music was the love of his life. Buddy jantoc spent life as a musician, touring country before settling down in his forever home of lahaina. Theyre sharing memories like this of uncle buddy playing weekend gigs at lahainas cannery mall. He was always smiling, always laughing. This as nbc news has reviewed a lawsuit accusing Hawaiian Electric of years of inaction and negligence, arguing it should have been planning to shut down Power Systems before the damaging winds hit. The Hawaiian Electric company declined to comment on the pending lawsuit. Nbcs Steve Patterson joins us this morning from maui. What more do we know about that suit and the investigation into
Im Bianca Nobilo live from london. Max foster has the day off but hell be back monday. Just ahead former President Trump reacting to his georgia indictment for the first time on camera and calling for his party to come to his defense. President biden prepares to host the leaders of japan and south korea on friday at camp david. China and north korea high on the agenda. Emergency alert. To you regret not sounding the sirens . I do not. That is what he said before suddenly resigning a day later. Live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and Bianca Nobilo. It is friday, august 18, 9 00 a. M. Here in london, 4 00 a. M. In washington, d. C. Where Donald Trumps legal team is proposing a new date for the trial in his federal election sub version case. The date . April 2026. Which is years away. Of course special counsel jack smith is pushing for the trial to start in the january of 1202. This comes on the heels of Trump Calling off the News Conference where he was going to provid