we ve also got more on the three victims including the mother who was killed, quote, for nothing, and the 19-year-old whose father said he hadn t even lived his life yet. a storm taking aim at millions of americans along the atlantic and the gulf coast. tropical storm idalia is expected to swell to a category 3 hurricane before it slams into florida roughly 36 hours from now. we have the very latest coming up. we start with the big breaking news out of washington, d.c. the judge in donald trump s election conspiracy case scheduling the start of his trial for march 4th of next year. that s the day before super tuesday, a move that appears to put this trial at the front of the pack, meaning it theoretically could be divided before republican voters settle on their nominee. the government previously estimated the whole trial would take 4-6 weeks, meaning on the outside it would be done by mid april. for perspective, trump didn t clinch the republican nomination in 2016 until
the east. first, donald trump criminally indicted in georgia, facing 13 counts. also, 18 alleged co-conspirators charged. rudy giuliani among them, for allegedly trying to flip joe biden s victory in that state. tonight, because this is now at the state level, what this means when it comes to pardons. why this case is so different. our chief investigative reporter aaron katersky standing by tonight. also, breaking news coming in from north korea. what they re now saying about that u.s. soldier that crossed the dmz into north korea. martha raddatz standing by with what she s learned. the haunting images from maui. the grim search for victims. and tonight, the utility now pressed on why the power wasn t cut, with red flag warnings and those high winds. their explanation, and you ll hear it. whit johnson again tonight. the severe storms at this hour set to hit the east coast from the carolinas up through washington, philadelphia, the northeast. damaging winds up to 75 mi
steele in for my friend ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. tonight, we begin with a major legal setback for donald trump. after seeking to delay his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election, the twice indicted ex president has been met with major pushback from special counsel jack smith. trump s legal team had argued that under smith s proposed timeline for the trial, which they called unreasonable, a fair trial would not be possible and considerations should be paid to the fact that much of the presidents schedule will be consumed with campaigning. in effect, trump wanted to postpone the trial indefinitely and was using his presidential run as an excuse. but in a court filing this week, assistant special counsel david harbuck did not mince words saying, quote, many indicted defendants are demanding jobs that require a considerable amount of their time and energy, or a significant amount of travel. the speedy trial act contemplates no such factor as a b
coast waking up at or near airports after dangerous weather cancelled and delays thousands of flights. two big probably rivals and main polluters begin climate talks in scorching hot beijing. will cooler heads prevail? good morning, and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m rahel solomon in this morning for christine romans. we begin this morning with a developing story on russia s war on ukraine. a crucial bridge connecting crimea with russia how appears to be partially collapsed. we have new video just into cnn which shows what looks like damage to the crimea bridge. multiple telegrams report strikes on the bridge. cnn s alex marquardt live in odesa, ukraine, alex, good morning. what do we know what happened to the bridge, and also who s responsible here? reporter: well, good morning, rahel. this is an extraordinary attack on several levels. as you noted this is a key logistical line between the mainland and the crimea peninsula that russia an
stars on strike, and hollywood at a standstill, and 160,000 stars are joining the writers to picket and something that we have not seen since 1960. and the effects will ripple into your home. and now, capitol hill, the voting is under way. the fight over the money and the military is now reaching a fever pitch. we have the very latest developments on the stall of what has been the stalled defense bill in the house of representatives. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner, and this is cnn news central. all right. the breaking news, the house has just voted and the final passage of the big defense policy bill, and the bill has passed with the changes and the controversial changes of hard right and far right republican members of the house. let s get over to manu r raju f the breaking news. and what is the final count here? yes, this bill passed after days of wrangling behind the scenes of house republican leaders trying to get their conference in line, but barely getting th