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
Alex presha on the campaign trail. Linsey also tonight, the Biden White House weighs its options after alabamas Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children. What this means for the future of ivf. Linsey the bold promise from ukraines president stating we will win as the war enters its third year, with Russian Forces advancing in the east, the ukrainians are now pleading for more aid from the u. S. Claiming the next month is crucial. Our James Longman right alongside president zelenskyy asking if hes lost faith in america. Linsey a Kentucky College student dead, another student now under arrest, accused of killing him. The latest in a series of campus murders. Linsey Nationwide Vigils for nex benedict who died after an altercation at school. New video from inside the School Building and from the hospital as well as their mothers painful call to 911. Linsey we now know the cause of a deadly fire in new york city. One person killed, more than a dozen injured. The
israel defense forces admit to inadvertently killing three other israeli hostages. the three men were waving a white flag when a brigade opened fire on them on friday. the idf says the three hostages managed to escape or were abandoned by their hamas captors. the office of the prime minister now says there are 129 hostages who remain in gaza. 21 hostages have died. a source tells cnn that the head of israel s intelligence agency is expected to meet with qatar s prime minister to discuss getting hostages released. today, families of the remaining hostages held a rally in tel-aviv demanding their safe return. cnn was there. alex, how are people reacting to the reports of the accidental killing of three and then the report of the other young lady who has died? reporter: well, frederica, this was a rally that would have happened anyway on a saturday night, but this really gives it more sadness, you know, because of the news today that haiman, one of the hostages, is now dead, a
on friday. military officials say that the three men came out of a building waving a white flag, when they were gunned down by their own military. two at the men died, while a third round back inside and shouted for help in hebrew. the israeli defense forces say that the troops that shot at the osbourne up follow the rules of engagement. meanwhile, another hostage died while being held captive by hamas, according to the israeli prime minister s office. tonight, we learned that intensive talks are taking place with the easterly the fence minister and type military leaders to get more hostages out of gaza. cnn s alex marquardt joins us now from tel aviv. alex, that same defense official talked with the families that the three hostages killed, that must have been absolutely painful. what s at the fallout from this. it must be growing by the hour? jim, it s absolutely gut wrenching to think that these two, men three men who survived in captivity for 72 days, don t know where th
$150 million in damages to two georgia election workers he defamed. we re breaking down the huge verdict against the former trump lawyer tied to his lies about the 2020 presidential election. i ll speak live to an attorney for the two election workers this hour. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and we begin this hour with a major breaking story. the former trump lawyer, rudy giuliani, ordered to pay an enormous price for falsely accusing two georgia election workers of fraud. jessica schneider is outside the courthouse here in washington. jessica, this nearly $150 million verdict is vastly more than the attorneys for the election workers even asked for. it is, wolf. it s about $100 million more than their attorneys asked for. $75 million in punitive damages, essentially to punish rudy giuliani for those statements he made against ruby freeman and