he s staying in. and reports a parkinson s specialist has visited the white house eight times in eight months. and the harrowing moments onboard a united flight. first tonight, hurricane warnings and watches in effect right now, as hurricane beryl makes landfall in texas. up to nine inches of rain, wind gusts topping 90 miles per hour. tonight, the death toll rising, at least three people killed, including a 73-year-old grandmother, when a tree came down on her home. water rescues under way. multiple confirmed tornadoes tonight. the system bringing heavy rain and winds all the way up to detroit, then over into the northeast. also tonight, president biden insisting, quote, i am not going anywhere. the president now democrats who doubt him to challenge at the convention. the white house pressed about a parkinson s expert who visited the white house eight times. the brutal heat wave. nearly 150 million americans under heat alerts coast to coast. record temperatures, palm
this comes hours after the house manager requested his testimony. jamie raskin, quote you have attempted to put critical facts at issue, notwithstanding the clear and overwhelming evidence of your constitutional offense. if you decline this invitation, we reserve any and all rights, including your refusal to testify has a strong adverse inference of action and inaction on january 6th. this comes as the clash between liars and those seeking to hold them accountable opens another phase. fox news, phelps specifically three anchors, have been slapped with another lawsuit. and in a matter of minutes, a debate is getting under way, to determine whether the gop has any appetite to separate itself from the conspiracy theorist in its ranks, or the other corner, whether it wants to descend into the darkest corners of american political life and forever stain the gop with qanon conspiracy theories. that s the choice. marjorie taylor greene has targeted harassment for young school shoo
the news. thank you so, much good evening everyone, i m laura coates and this is cnn tonight. our breaking news, a brand-new forecast for hurricane idalia, the storm rapidly intensifying as its lashing florida ahead of what is feared to be a catastrophic landfall on the states west coast in just a matter of hours. potentially deadly storm surge and hurricane conditions expected not only tonight, but also tomorrow. officials say that the surge could be a once in a lifetime event. idalia is now a category two, with maximum winds of 110 miles per hour. it is now forecast to become a powerful category four, before landfall tomorrow morning. we have got to 49 florida counties that are under states of emergency as we speak and as they are waiting to see what the next few hours will bring. we ll be covering everything as only cnn can tonight. we have got to teams out across the entire storm zone, we ve got chad myers in the cnn winter center, carlos flores is in tampa, brian todd is
is planning donald trump on trial in august of next year 2024. willis is planning to go forward with that r. i. c. o. trial regardless of the presidential campaign. we begin with this story because that could put her in the spotlight next year. now to our special report. for all the prosecutions that have come out of the january 6th insurrection, from trespassers, to those who blatantly attacked police to the actual malicious seditionist, no trump aid has been put on trial for action steal the election either that day or in the weeks leading up to that day. d. a. fani willis has brought this assertive r. i. c. o. case they are against trump and 18 others, people just starting to learn about this prosecutor. i think it s a choice between integrity and corruption, good and bad. that was willis, but not talking about this case. there, she was discussing what she called a choice during her campaign for this post. and we will get to that in a few moments. it s pretty interes
trespassers, to those who blatantly attacked police to the actual malicious seditionist, no trump has been put on trial for action steal the election either that day or in the weeks leading up to that day. d.a. fani willis has brought this assertive r.i.c.o. case they are against trump and 18 others, people just starting to learn about this prosecutor. i think it s a choice between integrity and corruption, good and bad. that was willis, but not talking about this case. there, she was discussing which he called a choice during her campaign for this post. and we will get to that in a few moments. it s pretty interesting. but on this case, she previewed these upcoming arguments by outlining the legal theory that trump and those codefendants actually formed a legal gang, or racketeering enterprise, which existed to overthrow biden s lawful win in georgia. rather than abide by george s legal process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeerin