Joining us. The news continues here on cnn state the us and ukrainian defense ministers meet in washington. What kyiv wants out of the biden administration? and a brutal crackdown on women s rights, how the situation is getting worse in afghanistan cnn easily with well, the battle over abortion rights is taking center stage in the u. S. Presidential race. Donald trump is weighing in on the abortion initiative that will be on his home state s ballot in november and kamala harris has issued a strong response to trump s comments. It comes just one day after her sitdown interview with cnn s dana bash. While we start with trump saying he ll vote no on a florida constitutional amendment that would allow abortions in that state after the first six weeks of pregnancy florida law currently bans abortions after six weeks. The amendments will be on the ballot there in november. It s another reversal for trump, who has previously said he s against a sixweek ban. Cnn s steve contorno has more forme
More than 2200 structures homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed. Recovery crews are combing through the charred ruins and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. The wildfires are the worst to hit a state in america in over a century, and there is growing anger on maui over both the lack of warning about the fires, and the response by officials, to the thousands left without homes, and in some cases without adequate food and water. Sophie long reports from the island. This is what remains of lahaina. Cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. Homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. President biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it. But days later, people here say its not yet reaching those most in need. And people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. Im frustrated. People are hungry. Were all together, were one family. We need to take care
Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. Tornadoes slamming the northeast. And the major hurricane now bearing down on the u. S. , historic in size. First, the images coming in tonight, that rare tornado on the ground near providence, rhode island. The twister crossing Interstate 295. A driver telling authorities her car was lifted into the air. Two tornados in massachusetts. Homes damaged, trees down. Trevor ault standing by with late reporting. Also tonight, bracing for that rare monster hurricane in the west. The first ever Tropical Storm watch now issued for southern california. The storm, hilary, a powerful category4 hurricane as we come on tonight. Winds up to 130 miles per hour. Millions now bracing for heavy rain and flash flooding. Major American Cities in the bullseye from san diego to las vegas. Meteorologist lee goldberg timing this out. We are just back from maui tonight, and 24 hours after answering tough questions on why maui did not sound those sirens
Good afternoon. Hes running for the white house again next year, but now donald trump is facing a fourth set of criminal charges. This time hes accused of trying to overturn his defeat in the last president ial election in the state of georgia. The 13 counts against him include violating georgias law On Racketeering. He is also charged with conspiracy to commit forgery and with making false statements. He says the charges are politically motivated. From washington, sean dilley. Hello, maam. Thank you. This was the moment Fulton County judge Robert Mcburney approved the grand jury s decision to indict donald trump and 18 alleged conspirators On Racketeering charges the same laws used to persue mob bosses. Prosecutors say their investigation was in part prompted by this leaked call between the then president and georgias top election official, brad raffensperger. Among Donald Trumps co defendants, his former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows and his former attorneys Rudy Giuliani a
Reporter evening, trace. This is the second federal indictment for the former president out of jack smiths investigation. The 2024 gop candidate who leads the field by a wide margin has already pleaded not guilty to 37 counts related to his alleged retention of Classified Records from his presidency. Only this time were talking about four federal charges, including Conspiracy To Defraud the u. S. Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. Obstruction and an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding. And conspiracy against right. Notably resist allege the president knowingly made false claims about the election being stolen which, they claim, stoked the fires of january 6th. Quote, these claims were false, and the defendant knew that they were false, but the defendant repeated and widely disseminated them anyway to make his knowingly false claims appear legitimate creating an Intense National atmosphere of mistrust and anger and erode public faith in the administration of the elect