Alleged coconspirators be in the works . Also tonight, were learning that western hopes for ukraines counteroffensive are fading right now as officials receive very sobering updates on the fight to retake territory from russia. Ill get reaction from key white house official john kirby. And in the president ial race, Florida Governor ron desantis boots his Campaign Manager in an ongoing shakeup, replacing her with a trusted adviser as his bid for the gop nomination keeps on struggling. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the Breaking News on a key hearing in the January 6th Criminal Prosecution of donald trump. Were joined by our Senior Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid. So what are we hearing tonight from the judge whos overseeing this critically important case . Wolf, the Rocket Docket continues here in d. C. The judge who will oversee the January
In ohio tonight, polls are closing in about an hour on a referendum that could make it much tougher to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state s constitution. cnn s jeff zeleny has our report. reporter: a summer showdown over abortion rights and democracy coming to a boil tonight in a special election in ohio. voters went to the polls today to cast their ballots to decide the rules for a november election, seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state s constitution. call it an election two-step, designed by republican leaders to raise the bar for passing the abortion measure this fall. i think initially, it caught people by surprise, but people started seeing through it. reporter: wendy told us she voted against issue one, which seeks to raise the threshold for changing the state s constitution from a simple majority to a supermajority of 60%. it s fairly transparent