Codefendants. Also tonight, cnn has learned that Secretary Of State Antony Blinken just spoke by phone with paul wheeler, an american wrongfully imprisoned in russia. And as the death toll of the Maui Wildfire climbs above 100, there are now growing questions about the cause of the disaster and the governors response. Josh green will join us live this hour. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. Tonight the wheels are in motion for Donald Trumps arrest, arraignment and trial in the Georgia Election subversion case, the Fulton County District Attorney proposing some key dates amid negotiations with trumps lawyers about details of his surrender. Lets go to cnns sarah murray who is just back from atlanta where shes covered the indictment and done an excellent job. Tell us about the d. A. s proposed trial date and how it fits into this already very busy legal and political calendar for the form are prer president. As
as the cost of living crisis bites? the most successful female golfer of all time, kathy whitworth, has died at the age of 83. she won a record 88 ladies professional golf association titles. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian bord
of all time, kathy whitworth, has died at the age of 83. she won a record 88 ladies professional golf association titles. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launc
Private was of little value to the north. We understand hes heading to the center in texas. Take us through what happens next. Expect a lot of procedure and protocol once private king steps off of that facility in texas. Since the events unraveled, the prime focus will be on his physical and emotional health. He will go through a physical exam at the military facility in texas. There will be a focus on his state of mind. The Department Of Defense has a program thats operated at the military base, helping people that may have been held prisoner to assimilate, reintegrate and get used to everyday living once again. It has a pronounced track record. Where Brittney Griner was taken to once she was released from russia. Once all of that takes place, then, the focus will be on the legal issues. His military status. As we reached the release take place, were getting almost contrasting explanations of what happened. The north korean government is calling this an expulsion that took place after
U. S. Society. It is unclear where, when or how king would be expelled. Joining us now from seoul, paula hancocks. And also former analyst white house official Sue Mi Terry In W york. What is the latest, what do we actually know here . Reporter well, phil, everything we know so far has come from north korea itself, from state run media. We havent heard at all from travis king since he crossed the Military Demarcation Line back in midjuly while on a private tour of the dmz, a civilian tour. So we do have to wait and see whether or not the confession they speak of is in fact accurate. But as you say, they say that he confessed to illegally entering north korea. They say that they carried out an investigation over the past couple of months. And that investigation is now over. And they have decided to expel him. And they said really what they said last month when they had the first acknowledgement that travis king had even gone into their country saying that he was wanting to get away from