Im rahel solomon. And i am amara walker. Thank you for spending a part of your morning us with. Hopefully, you are able to wake up slowly and get that coffee brewing, or that tea. Heres what we are watching for you. This is the largest Natural Disaster we ever experienced. Its going to also be the Natural Disaster thats going to take an incredible amount of time to recover from. The death toll from the maui wildfires just to 93, making it the deadliest wildfire in the past century. We are live in maui as federal help pours in. We are also hearing from respiratory frustrated with the governments response. Fulton county, georgia, District Attorney investigating former President Donald Trump and his attempts to interfere in georgias linebackers, expect today present her case to a grand jury this week. Republican president ial candidates swarmed the Iowa State Fair to convince voters they are the best choice for president. How they are trying to stand out in a crowded field that is dominat
Deadline in the 2020 election interference case. Hes got until 5 00 p. M. This afternoon to respond to special counsel jack smiths request for a protective order. Smith is trying to block trump from disclosing evidence and making Public Comments that could intimidate witnesses or undermine the case. Smith asked the judge to step in after trump issued a vague threat on social media on friday. He wrote in all caps, quote f you go after me, im coming after you. This morning, were also keeping a close watch on Fulton County, georgia, where trump is facing another potential indictment for trying to overturn the election. The streets around the courthouse are being shut down as the grand jury considers charges. Trumps lawyer went on a media blitz and appeared on all five networks sunday morning. He floated a new defense for trump, alleged will pressuring mike pence and georgia officials to overturn the election results. Youre saying that asking is action. No, asking is aspirational. Asking i
former president trump heading back to court today. secretary of state antony blinken speaking now in da boats. and the call that sparked an fbi investigation into roger stone. what he allegedly said about assassinating two democratic lawmakers. we ll let you hear it for yourself. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s wednesday, january 17th. it s 5:00 a.m. in washington and also 5:00 a.m. in new hampshire. republican candidates ron desantis and nikki haley are scrambling to keep their presidential hopes alive after donald trump s decisive win in iowa this week. the gop front runner made a de detour to a courtroom and he s going to be back there again today where e. jean carroll is expected to testify and a jury will weigh how much trump owes for defaming her. trump also touched down in new hampshire, where he took aim at his rivals. she came in third. she lost to somebody that beat her by. desantis campaigned in
good morning it our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is tuesday, january 2, 2024 and we begin with breaking news. japan airlines plane bursting into flames as it touched down at haneda airport according to nhk. cnn s will ripley is live for us in tokyo. will, this just happened. information still coming in. what can you tell us at this hour? reporter: the headline here is that all nearly 400 people on board this plane, as horrific as the pictures look, they walked away. they evacuated safely after what appears to be some sort of a collision between two planes on the runway. this airport sits right next to a japan coast guard base. it is right in the same area right along the bay. and what nhk is reporting and cnn working to confirm independently is that as this japan airliner from a very, very popular tourist destination especially this time of year, especially on a holiday weekend, that is why the plane was packed with 367 passengers an
good morning, to our viewers in the usa and around the world. i m john avlon. it is monday, december 18th. it s 5:00 a.m. here in new york, noon in tel aviv, where the u.s. defense secretary is scheduled to meet now with his israeli counterpart. secretary lloyd austin s mission is to press israeli officials on specific milestones for progress in israel s war against hamas, as civilian casualties climb. here s democratic senator chris van hollen talking to abc this sunday. we do have unacceptable levels of casualties. we see loose rules of engagement, way looser than anything that the united states would exercise. we would not drop a 2,000-pound bomb on a refugee camp to target a hamas commander. a senior defense official tells cnn that austin will, quote, want to hear very clear articulation of the israeli self-assessment today. that same official has confidence in the israeli military and so he s there to ask questions and learn more about their plan. elliott gotkine