Case. Hes facing in the peach state he and more than a dozen. 41 counts have been thrown out the judge saying that prosecutors committed a quote, fatal mistake in filing the charges he ordered be dropped. And one of the dismiss charges involves defendants interactions with georgia secretary of state, brad raffensperger, who you remember received this infamous phone call from trump in 2021 well, i want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 loads, which is one more that we have because we won the state todays decision is a small victory as the former president still faces at plus criminal charges amid four separate indictments at the state and federal level. Lets discuss with cnn chief Legal Correspondent paula reid paula explain why some of these charges were dismissed and what this means for the broader case. Well, here the judge is saying, look, its not that you didnt make sufficient allegations in terms of the conduct. He said, look, theres an abundance of alleged criminal conduc
In the cnn newsroom. Im wolf blitzer in washington. Tonight, President Biden will deliver his state of the Union Address, making his case for a second term. It could be the most consequential speech of his presidency. The president is expected to draw a stark contrast between his vision for the country and Donald Trumps message of revenge and retribution. But the speech comes as President Biden trails as gop rival in nearly every recent poll with many pointed to concerns over his age and Mental Fitness. And that as Top Democrats speculating that the American People might be less concerned with what he said does that how we says it . And theyre urging President Biden does show the nation the fiery president. They say, they see Behind Closed Doors. Cnns White House Correspondent Arlette Saenz is joining us right now. Shes out there on the north lawn of the white house. Arlette, how does the president plan to get his message across to voters and tens of millions of people will be watching
Likely. Were following the legal and political implications. Plus a warning to Donald Trumps legal team from the judge overseeing the election interference case, saying more inflammatory statements will require a quicker start to the trial. We are live outside the court. And the death toll as they have yet to even start searching the hundred of burned out buildings. Well take you live to maui. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. Another controversial investigation that could have some pretty big repercussions for 2024 is escalating. Today a Special Counsel was designated in the federal probe of hunter biden. Attorney general Merrick Garland named david weiss to the role. Weiss has been leading this investigation. Yes, he has. Hes been leading the investigation into hunter biden for the past five years, in fact. This week he asked himself to be elevated to that role of Special Counsel. Were following that in realtime.
At bassett. Com. This is cnn news President Biden is preparing to deliver his state of the Union Address tonight. A high stake speech that comes at a key moment in his presidency. And the 2024 race so what does he need to say and du to convince voters that he deserves another four years. Plus the National Guard now being called into americas largest Subway System. Why new york has taken highprofile measures lets to deal with a surging crime and stop me. If youve heard this before, last month was officially the hottest record. The hottest february on record, what Scientists Say is the global hot streak continues. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central in just a few hours, President Biden will deliver what may be the most consequential speech of his political career. The State Of The Union. A Growing Number of the president s top allies want him to ratchet up the intensity and ramp up his attacks on the trumpled Republican
Can virginia voters help her stop a trump Super Tuesday sweep and keep her in this race . Tracking the protest vote. How the president s handling of the war in gaza could affect todays primary in minnesota. And big clues for a battleground. Why the race for governor in North Carolina could offer a preview of the president ial matchup. Our nbc News Reporters are fanned out across the country as millions head to the polls on the largest day of voting outside of the General Election. And we start in california where high stakes swing races could determine the Balance Of Power in congress. What are you hearing there . Reporter weve moved to downtown los angeles. Its a big, big day for california politics, but not so big when it comes to turnout. Something we were expecting on primary day. Its going to get very dark because this is, Black Box Theatre here, but come on in. This is where the Polling Location is. Most of the people weve seen today come in and drop off ballots. California does