Race. Recent from a clear trump the advantage to no clear leader plus donald trump caught between a rock and a hard place. His track record on abortion, he would veto but abortion ban that was sent to your desk well, what s happening is you re never going to have to do it. And voters support for fertility treatments. I kept hearing that i m against it and i m actually very much forward. And triggers conservative theory in the process. And what she left unsaid same old, tired playbook. Next question harris declines to enter the chat why she s ignoring the debate over trump, race, and gender live at the table. Nayyera huck mike dubke chuck rocha and shermichael singleton. Welcome to a special edition of newsnight, state of the race good evening. I m audie cornish in new york. Abby phillip has the night off, so let s get right to what america is talking about. Where exactly does donald trump stand on abortion? the answer would depend on whether you asked him yesterday or today for example
Tonight. We are bringing you tomorrows news tonight at 10 am eastern tomorrow morning, the judge presiding over President Trumps Election Subversion Case will hold a hearing on which rules will be imposed on the handling of evidence. And, the Special Counsels asking that the trial start on january 2nd, prompting an angry response from trump on social media. Also tonight, a major move by the Supreme Court, which marks a victory for the biden administration. The court blocking Purdue Pharmas Bankruptcy Settlement, which had granted immunity from opioidrelated civil lawsuits. The high court will now take up the case itself. More on that, coming up. And, other catastrophe in hawaii. The devastating wildfires scorching and destroying maui, leaving at least 53 people dead. Hawaiis governor addressing the catastrophe just a short time ago. We have seen today has been catastrophic. But we tell you that there is going to be a team effort to bring our state back. What we saw was likely the large
Good morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. It is a tuesday, full of news. Victor blackwell by my side. Good morning. Good to be back. Good to have you. Here all week. Five things to know for this tuesday, august 8th. New this morning, the east coast cleaning up after deadly storms, trees are down, roads are blocked. Hundreds of thousands of people without power. Already more than 300 flights cancelled. Happening today, the police chief in montgomery, alabama, is expected to reveal more information about that brawl that broke out on the citys river front. It started after a black dock worker was attacked by a group of white people. So far no arrests. But four warrants have been issued. Right now, Los Angeles City workers are on a 24hour strike. 11,000 workers including Sanitation Workers, engineers, life guards, all headed for the picket lines. They say its a fight for fair contracts. This hour, polls open in ohio as Voters Decide whether to make it harder to amend their state const
Lost the election, and the election wasnt stolen through fraud. Theyre going to have to prove that beyond reasonable doubt. Which is a high bar, of course. A high bar. That leads me to believe that we are seeing the tip of the iceberg on this. Do you think jackson of has more . Yes. I would believe he has a lot more. Okay, lets bring in Michael Cohen, Donald Trumps former fixer, and attory. He is now a principle of crisis x. He is the host of the mea culpa, and political beatdown podcast, and the author of the New York Times bestseller revenge how donald trump weaponized the u. S. Department of justice against his critics. Great to have you tonight. Good to be with. You heard the former Attorney General say that he believes that donald trump knew that he lost the election, and what do you think about that being a defense, that his attorneys are going to say . He believes there are Election Fraud dont nobody could show evidence of it. Donald will now reach to any defense he thinks will
Earned more than a billion dollars. Thank you for hanging out. Im omar jimenez. Cnn this morning starts right now. Good morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. Good morning, phil. Good morning. There was a big game this morning. So i thought it was going to be awesome to wake up at 3 00 a. M. And have an amazing game on. And then it turned out to be the most stressful two hours of my life. And i dont like it anymore. Arent you supposed to be reading for the show. Im totally prepped with womens soccer. Well see how that goes. A lot happened overnight. From politics to gio politics to the womens world cup, of course. Lets get started with five things to know for this tuesday, august 1st. Today could be charging decision day for former President Donald Trump and the federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. That grand jury will meet just hours from now. And new this morning, Donald Trumps Political Action committee is almost out of cash. It began last year with m