good evening. i m wolf blitzer in washington. we welcome you to cnn prime time. breaking news. a texas woman has been charged with threatening in a voicemail to kill the federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former president trump over his attempts to try to overturn the 2020 presidential election. the suspect allegedly called the chambers of the federal judge on august 5th and left a voicemail message threatening to, quote, kill anyone who went after former president trump. we ll have more on this story s breaking news. that s coming up in just a few moments. it comes as we are on the verge of a truly unprecedented calendar collision leading to a presidential campaign like nothing we ve ever seen before. the 45th president of the united states facing courtroom dates in the coming weeks and months here in washington, d.c. in south florida, in new york, and in georgia. all while he s running for a second material. the fulton county d.a. fani willis said she wants
and good evening and welcome to a special edition of outfront. i m erin burnett on this sunday. tonight the first contest of the 2024 election is only hours away. republican candidates are out in temperatures well below zero, but they re still fighting to try to get everybody to turn out and vote in iowa. you re looking at live pictures right now of nikki haley s rally on election eve, and she is not alone. ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy also holding events tonight. their supporters are there too, despite the dangerous conditions. and that s because of course the stakes could not be higher. there is so much on the line in this unprecedented election campaign season that we are now finally in the midst of. haley and desantis are desperately trying to close the gap with trump, who just wrapped up his rally in the final hours. and, you know, as i say, it s unprecedented. but there is still some sense of history here. and in past elections, iowa always ends up being abo
and good evening and welcome to a special edition of outfront. i m erin burnett on this sunday. tonight the first contest of the 2024 election is only hours away. republican candidates are out in temperatures well below zero, but they re still fighting to try to get everybody to turn out and vote in iowa. you re looking at live pictures right now of nikki haley s rally on election eve, and she is not alone. ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy also holding events tonight. their supporters are there too, despite the dangerous conditions. and that s because of course the stakes could not be higher. there is so much on the line in this unprecedented election campaign season that we are now finally in the midst of. haley and desantis are desperately trying to close the gap with trump, who just wrapped up his rally in the final hours. and, you know, as i say, it s unprecedented. but there is still some sense of history here. and in past elections, iowa always ends up being about tur
like a lot of fun. their politics there today to enter tim scott from arkansas governor asa hutchinson both expected to speak in this hour. we will bring their remarks live when they speak. top story percy prime suspect suspect in the top 2005 disappearance of natalee holloway. remember this question ricky is one step closer to extradition. jordan is serving time in peru for a separate murder conv conviction. was transported to maximum-security prison in the capitol city today. he s about to be transferred to the united states. you may recall natalie went missing 18 years ago with high school vacation trip to aruba but she was declared dead in 2012 but her body has yet to be found. meantime in alabama grand jury to indict and 2010 on charges he tried to extort money from her family. claim he could lead them to hurt remain so will his return by the break the family needs? and so desperately want? charles watson with the breaking development in the fast-moving case hi charles.
to be continued. cnn this morning continues right now. well, good morning, everyone. i m phil mattingly with poppy harlow. it s 8:00 a.m. here in new york, 2:00 p.m. in gaza, where right now israel is ramping up its ground assault with tanks and infantry pushing deeper into the gaza strip. overnight, israeli forces are pushing deeper into gaza. heavier air strikes pound gaza as the fighting rages on the ground. iran is accusing israel of crossing red lines and the white house is warning there is a real risk of this war spreading into a wider conflict. and we, of course, are taking every measure necessary to protect our forces, to increase our vigilance, and to work with other countries in the region to try to keep this conflict that is currently in israel and gaza from spinning out into a regional conflict. the risk is real, and therefore our vigilance is high and the steps we are taking to deter that and prevent that are serious, systemic, and ongoing. meanwhile