supreme court is deciding whether to weigh in on the federal election subversion charges. the special council urges the judges to put the case at a fast track after trump asked them to stay out of the dispute for now. also tonight, rudy giuliani files for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay more than $148 million in damages to two election workers he defamed. we re getting a new window his troubled finances and legal peril. and residents flee in terror as a gunman killed at least 14 people in the heart of a major european city. we re learning more about the shooter who opened fire at a university in prague and how he was quote eliminated. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the urgent question before the u.s. supreme court right now. should the justices agree to an expedited review of donald trump s claim of immunity for prosecution for crimes he allegedly committed while in
ramping up pressure on israel to define the next phase of the war with hamas. this as the idf claims it s discovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza and describing it as an underground terror city. hong kong pro-democracy media tycoon jimmy lai i on trial at this hour, facing his most consequential legal challenge to date. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. hours from now, the u.s. defense secretary will arrive in israel, his second trip to the country since the october 7 attack by hamas. and u.s. officials said lloyd austin will meet with israeli officials for updates on the war, but he s also expected to press them to define specific operational milestones and work to drill down on efforts to boost humanitarian aid to gaza. his visit comes as the israel defense forces says it s uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza, wide enough to drive a large vehicle through. that tunnel, which the idf says was secured a few weeks ago, was made publ
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everything he can do to get as far away from fani willis and fulton county as he can. the latest on his bid to move rico charges to federal court and maybe get them tossed out altogether. and new political drama in a district that s already had more than its fair share after new york republicans pick a candidate to run for george santos old seat. public records show the gop candidate is actually a registered democrat and has been for 11 years. so what the heck is going on. lots to get to, but we begin this hour with a critical breakthrough to allow more aid inside gaza at a time when everything is running out. a u.s. official says israel has agreed to open its border crossing at kerem shalom in the next couple of days. this was a key priority for the u.s. during national security adviser jake sullivan s trip to israel, and it marks a significant shift in policy for the israeli government, which has blocked aid from getting into gaza from its territory since the horrific oc
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