Twitter account targeted by the Special Counsel. The evidence jack smith was searching for and new details on twitters resistance to the probe. And President Biden touting his economic agenda, but are americans onboard . What new polling shows about the impact of his economic policies and chances in 2024. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, august 10th. Im ali vitali in for Jonathan Lemire. We start with breaking news. Officials in hawaii say at least 36 people have been killed by the fast moving wildfire sweeping across the western part of the island of maui. Dozens more injured and treated for burn. Hundreds of homes and businesses are destroyed, and communications on the island are crippled. Thousands of residents have evacuated with some even diving into the ocean for safety. The devastating wildfires have been fanned by strong winds from Hurricane Dora passing well south of the hawaiian islands. In a statement yesterday President Biden said hed ordered all
i m ari melber. we begin with breaking news. donald trump s federal trial is back on because this court is ruling against defendant trump today. they re green lighting the trial sought by special counsel jack smith. this spruling sets a precedent for holding a former president accountable. we have special coverage we ve been working on since this broke early on the east coast today. we start with the basics. you don t need to be a lawyer or constitutional scholar to understand this. the ruling rejects donald trump s very far-fetched arguments that his job history as president should mean he could never be arrested, indicted or tried for anything related to his time in office. trump s lawyers argued he should basically retain a kind of permanent immunity from the fact he used to be president. the court is rejecting that today. we re going to begin, like i said, with the clarity of this single spare sentence. quote, for the purpose of this criminal case, former president trump
tobacco products and take nicotine out of cigarets all while your government is legalizing weed and in other pl drugs that make any other sense. government makes a fortune on taxing tobacco over 12 billion dollars a year. tonight they want to give that up anyway. we begin tonight , though,bide with biden s war and your ability to live your lifeno without going bankrupt between inflation, spiking gas prices,, record prices, a looming recession. americans are sufferingbout and it s about to get a whole lot worse, according to one washington post columnist and on msnbc, you all need to stop complaining and be j grateful that joe biden isoe your president. okay, it s going to say this and if i campaign for it, i don t care. there there s g a great deal ofw americanshe where it is uncomfortable that they re spending more but they rey not going to go under. you know, y you ve got to stopin complaining when there s so many people who literally the inflation rate things they only had
defending his response to the massacre. he s reportedly denying he prevented officers from breaching the shooting scene and confronting the gunman. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, the january 6th select committee is expressing a sense of urgency ahead of the next public hearing on monday. members warning over and over again that democracy remains in danger and that former president trump is still fanning the flames. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles is covering the insurrection investigation. reporter: the january 6th select committee is making the case donald trump is to blame for what happened using the words of trump s closest allies like bill barr. i didn t agree with the idea saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff the told the president was bull shit. reporter: and family members. i respect general barr and so i accepted what
This is my principal interest, pushing back against isolationism. His thoughts on Donald Trumps courtroom campaign. Do you think that president s should be immune from criminal prosecution for actions while theyre in office . Obviously, i dont think that. And his own legacy. Do you ever regret your vote to acquit . Plus, escalating tensions. Free, free, free palestine protests over the israel hamas war spread on College Campuses across the country. Occupation is a crime what impact will it all have on President Bidens Reelection Campaign. Ill talk to democratic senator tim kaine of virginia. And barrier breaker. Civil rights icon ruby bridges joins me for our meet the moment conversation. I was thrust into the middle of a situation that no 6yearold should be put in. Joining me for insight and analysis are geoff bennett, coanchor of pbs news hour, Jonathan Martin of politico, former White House Press secretary jen psaki and marc short, former Chief Of Staff to Vice President mike pence.