Trumps legal team will face the federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case. This as the Special Counsel requests an aggressive trial date. Meantime, trumps 2024 republican rivals are flocking to iowa for the annual state fair. Former Vice President mike pence is being heckled by some people at the fair as a traitor. A Covid Variant grips the country as Health Experts brace for a surge in the flu and rsv as well. A viral Triple Threat threatens america. And thousands of hackers are headed to las vegas for a chance to win millions of dollars in prizes to crack chatgpt. The white house is telling them, do your worst. Cnn this morning starts right now. Breaking news this morning, that death toll from the catastrophic set of wildfires across maui has risen to 55 people. Officials are warning its expected to increase as Search And Rescue efforts continue. We are seeing loss of life here. As you know, the number has been rising, and we will continue to see loss of life. Its
Maker of oxycontin. What happens in vegas, hacking, the white house telling thousands of hackers to try to do their worst against chatgpt. Cnn this morning starts right now. The tragedy in hawaii is getting worse by the hour. Overnight, the increase in the death toll up to now 55, and most people we speak with expect its going to go even higher. And very concerned about a lack of warning that were hearing from some of the residents there. Hawaiis governor says that number of dead likely to increase significantly as Search And Rescue teams go through Hundreds Od Washington Are Headed To Hawaii now. They will be searching for survivors. They are also bringing cadaver dogs. Were getting intel now that the Rescue Effort is severe. And we want to match that need with what we have. Our personnel here are highly trained. They train over the course of several years for this very moment to serve. And as poppy mentioned, there are serious questions about if and when people were warned to evacuat
Thank you, paula. now we go to iowa. new this morning, republican senator tim scott has joined four other republican presidential candidates in signing that loyalty pledge. that means that he will make the debate stage in less than two weeks. scott is now the fifth candidate to meet all of those thresholds required to debate, including former president trump who has not signed the pledge, i should note. a couple of them haven t. many of the republican candidates are descending on the iowa state fair for what s become an important political tradition. former vice president mike pence took the stage yesterday but was met with heckling from some trump supporters. listen. hello, iowa. pence is a traitor. says he has a higher power, uses those words. he is not a christian when you say higher power. we don t buy it as believers, pence, you are far from a christian. wow, cnn s joins us live at
He wants to do what he can to help. a lot of people are reaching out to help. andy scholes, thank you so much. cnn this morning continues right now. good morning, everyone, let s get started with five things to know for friday, august 11th, breaking overnight, that death toll in hawaii has risen to 55 people. many more still missing this morning, as some survivors say they just didn t get proper warning. in just a few hours, donald trump s legal team will face the federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case. the special counsel is requesting an aggressive trial date. meantime, trump s 2024 republican rivals are flocking to iowa for the annual state fair. former vice president mike pence being heckletrump s 2024 republican rivals are flocking to iowa for the annual state fair. former vice president mike pence being heckled by some fair goers as a trader. the supreme court blocks a $6 billion opioid settlement that would give immunity by the family of purdue ph
Plus, 36 month financing on select smart beds. shop now only at sleep number. . pence is a traitor, anybody that says he has a power, uses those words, he is not a christian, when you say higher power. we don t buy it as believers, pence, you are far from a christian. former vice president mike pence faces some heckling from trump supporters at the iowa state fair. republican presidential hopefuls are there, and what s become an important political tradition in the first in the nation caucus state. it s one of the biggest state fairs in the country. it s eleven days long. if people come for the typical call fair atmosphere, the rides and the corn dogs and the famous butter cow, but every four