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A new indictment against donald trump could come in the next two days. A grand jury has just arrived at a georgia courthouse, cnn has an exclusive look at texts and emails that could be crucial evidence. The grim Reality Setting in on the island the maui, 96 people have been killed in the fires so far and it still could rise even more as crews are painstakingly making their way through the burn areas. Today six white former Mississippi Police officers are due in court facing several State Charges after being accused of torturing two black men in a racist assault. Im sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman. This is cnn news central. So this morning the beginning of what could be a twoday stretch that could bring a new indictment against donald trump for trying to overturn the election. This is the case in georgia that appears this case could ensnare the greatest number of people yet and create some of the most complicated problems for trump if convicted. He would not be able to pardon himself even if elected president. This morning cnn has exclusive reporting that reveals some of the evidence against him. Sources say Fulton County District Attorney fani willis has texts messages and emails that directly link trumps inner circle to a Georgia Voting system breach. She is presenting to a grand jury that meets only mondays and tuesdays and we know tomorrow two key witnesses are set to testify. It does seem possible that charges could come as early as tomorrow. Security is high outside the courthouse. Trump himself who denies any wrongdoing has said he will likely be arrested. Cnns sara murray is live outside the courthouse this morning, which will see a lot of activity in the next two days, sara. Reporter thats right. What were really seeing are the next steps of a two and a half year Criminal Investigation that Fulton County District Attorney fani willis has been presiding over. She is likely to begin presenting evidence before the grand jury today. It could take up to two days for her to make her presentation and we are told shes going to seek charges against more than a dozen individuals related to this case. Again, into efforts by donald trump as well as a number of his allies to try to overturn the 2020 president ial election in georgia, an investigation that includes that breach you were talking about, that includes fake electors, that includes trumps infamous phone call to Georgia Secretary Of State brad raffensperger. Over the weekend donald trump was asked about his mounting legal problems in this case. Here is what he had to say. Is there any chance you would take a plea deal . We did nothing wrong. We dont ever take we dont take plea deals. Its a wise guy question. Mr. Wise guy. We dont take plea deals because i did nothing wrong. Its called election interference. Do you know what that is . Because this is these indictments are brought out by cant even put two sentences together. Reporter now, all of this is happening as my colleague zach cohen and i are learning that investigators in this case have Text Messages and emails that link members of trumps team with this Voting Systems breach that happened in rural Coffee County, georgia. There was this Ring Invitation to access the countys system from a local official Misty Hampton that made its way to a number of folks working with donald trump on his postelection legal efforts. People like katherine frees and sidney powell. Some of the Text Messages, this comes from sullivan strickler, a firm hoo ird to access the Voting Testimonies in Coffee County. An employee says, just landed back in d. C. With the mayor, an apparent reference to mayor giuliani. Huge things starting to come together. The person goes on to say, most immediately, we were just granted access by written invitation to Coffee Countys systems. Yay. When i talked to giuliani attorney they insisted Rudy Giuliani had nothing to do with the Coffee County breach but we know he is a target in this investigation and one of the people who could potentially face charges when they are anno announced. Joe biden upon by 11,779 votes, that was the number trump you could hear here on the phone call asks the Secretary Of State for more votes than that. Fulton county is where this grand jury is hearing, you can see Fulton County is a county that is overwhelmingly blue. Joe biden won this county by nearly 250,000 votes. And then Coffee County, which sara murray was talking about right there, where the Text Messages and emails come from in the southern part of the state, a very red county, but look how few people actually live there. Youre dealing with 14, 15,000 voters total, yet the Text Messages and emails from there could prove crucial in this investigation. Just one piece of trivia, next to Coffee County, if you are looking for breakfast themes, is bacon county. Beat that, kate. Im just looking for egg county, thats all i need. No. John, thank you so much. Joining us now to talk about the legal ramifications here cnns senior legal analyst elie honig. Lets get back to some of sara murrays Great Reporting that prosecutors are in possession of Text Messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trumps legal team to this Coffee County breach. What kind of evidence is this . Its the kind of evidence prosecutors love because its irrefutable. You have a text, email, show it to the jury. You dont need some eyewitness explaining what they may or may not remember or have seen or heard. The other thing i think prosecutors will find valuable is its concrete action. Theres arguments about, well, donald trump he made a phone call, he asked somebody to do something. Is that protected speech . Does that cross the line into criminality . Whatever that may be, when you are actually without authority accessing voting machines, thats clearly over the line of criminality. It went beyond a conversation of wouldnt this be great if we could find these things in Coffee County. It was far beyond that. The question is who is implicated. Clearly who is on the other end of those texts is implicated. How high does it go . That is one of my questions which is how could this does this fit into what is expected to be coming with a focus on rico and racketeering charges . Its an interesting example of why racketeering charges may make sense tear. Racketeering basically means you have a group of individuals organized who commit a series of crimes together that are interconnected. You dont necessarily have to show that every single individual was a part of every single crime, but that this was essentially an ongoing criminal concern. So evidence like this, even if you cant necessarily directly draw, lets say, donald trump into it, you can still argue that its part of the Overarching Racketeering Scheme here. We are talking about kind of i will call it a web or a net or how wide it eventually is cast. The former Lieutenant Governor geoff duncan, he have received notice he will be testifying tomorrow, he has received notice with regard to all of this investigation. I want to play for you his take from this weekend on how he sees this as different, this Potential Indictment is different from others. I think the interesting part to this indictment thats different than the others is that theres heavy signaling theres going to be 12 plus coconspirators and these folks dont have the same level of loyalty they had to donald trump when he was trying to change the election outcome in 2020. So its going to be interesting to see which way they go. These are serious charges that are being singled, racketeering, conspiracy, rico, these are things garnered for the mafia or the mob. Elie, what do you think of that . What hes setting up is these people are potentially ripe for flipping. I think hes right. I think geoff is definitely correct that this is going to be a bigger indictment in terms of the number of people and level of detail about what happened in georgia. Keep in mind, though, jack smith has charged georgia already as part of his federal indictment. He charges all seven states. Now, legally that doesnt mean the states cannot also charge, but i do think theres a legitimate question about what will this add . Will this be duplicative of what jack smith has or will it add detail or will it change things all together . I do think geoff is absolutely right that the more people you indict especially at lower levels thats more opportunities to flip people to get cooperators. Mentioning jack smiths investigation and now the indictment that donald trump is facing with regard to the federal charges on the 2020 election, they were just in Court On Friday getting a warning, among other things, from judge chutkan to say essentially be careful what youre saying in public, and then donald trump overnight was on social media and he went after the judge by name, went after judge tanya chutkan, citing a statement she had made during the sentencing of a January 6th Rioter and accusing her of being highly partisan, bias and unfair and saying also, quote, she obviously wants me behind bars. How does this line up with the warning that she offered literally just three days ago to avoid inflammatory language . He cant help himself. Thats not an excuse. Its outrageous. It is directly contrary to what the judge just warned him against. Now, sometimes people try to do this because theyre trying to get away from their judge. They want to say youre biased and we have had dust ups. Therefore, we need a new judge. The judge is not going to go for that. Also it has to be said these accusations by donald trump, completely unfair, completely unwarranted. She has had other january 6 cases, she has handled them properly, she has sentenced them appropriately, she has not been overturned on appeal on anything. These are outrageous comments. It will be interesting to see whether judge chutkan does anything about this and if so what. I think her perspective may be better for him to come at me than to do things that may interfere with witnesses or the jury pool. Witnesses were specifically mentioned in Court On Friday, not necessarily talk being dont go after me. Judges and prosecutors are willing to take those slings and arrows, but when you get the jurors and the witnesses involved, thats different. Good to see you. Thank you. Sara . Back to the Potential Indictment in georgia. Security is being ratcheted up way around the courthouse. Around the court orange barriers are up, streets are closed and theres an increased police presence. For weeks concerns over safety have been heightened as trump escalates his attacks against fani willis and the case. Trump multiple times calling her a racist and her investigation corrupt. Cnns Nick Valencia is closely following all of this. Nick, we see those barriers there, we see the Sheriffs Department behind you. What are you hearing from police . Reporter well, share ration i just spoke to the Fulton County Sheriffs Office this morning and they tell me there is currently no credible threat to security outside of the courthouse. That is welcomed news for a Sheriffs Department that has done a lot to prepare for the worst here. Theres been legitimate concerns of Safety Situations outside of the courthouse if only because of the explosive rhetoric coming from the former president. Fani willis has spoken about it, talking about receiving countless threats, some Credible Threats, so much so shes had to change her own personal security and also changes in security outside the Fulton County courthouse. Metal barricades went up, they join the plastic barricades, some of which are filled with water. The street in front of the courthouse is shut down to vehicle traffic. Foot traffic is still wide open. A couple weeks ago we saw a trump protester here, heralding the former president s rhetoric about this being a politically motivated investigation, about racist fani willis being a racist. Thats the only protester in the last two weeks we have seen here really come out and make a statement other than that the streets really are quiet, just foot traffic in downtown l. A. And i want to emphasize what we heard this morning, the good news from the Fulton County Sheriffs Office is there are no Credible Threats outside of the court but say they are ready for anything. Nick valencia, thank you for that. Giving us a view of all that is standing outside of that court securitywise. New questions this morning about the response to the Deadly Wildfires on maui and why residents got no warning. The lawsuit just filed. Former President Trump stealing the spotlight and the crowds in iowa. So how do republican rivals compete . And ukraine says russian shelling over the weekend killed at least two dozen people including a newborn baby. Theres a story in every piece of land. Written by those who work it. Like the upshaws. Ththe nelsons. And the e caggianos. Run with us and start telling your story. And mines unlisted. Try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for Muscle Health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. Boost® high protein. Now available in cinnabon® bakerynspired flavor. Learn more at booscom tv wayfair has nice prices, so you can have nice things. Um kelly . We have champagne taste. On a hard seltzer budget. 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He also shed light on the extraordinary speed of the fire, comparing it to a fire hurricane. When the winds rose up, Winds Gusting as high as 81 Miles Per Hour, the fire spread rapidly. We believe between 60 Miles Per Hour and 81 Miles Per Hour crossed that part of the island and that meant that the fire traveled one mile every minute. The Power Company is now facing a lawsuit for not cutting electricity when forecasters warned about powerful wind gusts. Cnns mike have a l valerio is for us this morning. It seems we are now only coming to grips with the shear amount lost. Reporter john, i think that could be the most powerful understatement of the morning there. We are to set the scene here at a checkpoint that is the only way to get inside the lahaina Disaster Zone, we are perched on a cliff 1,000 feet above the pacific ocean. A perilous route to get into this incredibly sensitive hazardous terrain, but as you can see how not busy things are at 3 00 a. M. Saturday there were lines of cars about a mile long to get in. So i described that to convey that pretty much everybody, john, who has needed to see what has survived inside the Disaster Zone has done so. So we move on to finding the missing, searching for human remains, and searching for accountability. John, it has been incredible to be on maui over the past few days and hear people go from a sense of shock, Sitting Schiff Ha Shiva for what they once knew of their maui and then discussions into what did the state know . Wildfires have become more and more common. Speaking to senator macy her ron know on that point, here is what she told us. Im not going to make any excuses for this tragedy, but the Attorney General has launched a review of what happened with those sirens and some of the other actions that were taken so that is happening. There will be time enough i would say for those kinds of reviews and investigations to occur, but we are really focused as far as im concerned on the need for rescue and well, location of we know sadly more bodies. Reporter so in that vein of searching for accountability, a lawsuit filed against hawaiian electric. Bottom line its about not switching off live wires when there were hurricaneforce winds. In california since the campfire in 2018 its become more and more common to shut off power lines when they can tom over and potentially spark a wildfire. That didnt happen here, citizens are trying to make this a class action lawsuit, again, to get some answers and prevent this from happening, john. Really is still remarkable to see the images that have been flashing up on our screen here, mike, of a fire that did not burn itself out until it reached the ocean, the only thing to stop it seems was the ocean. Mike valerio on maui. Thank you. Were joined by jeremy greenberg, the director of the Operations Division for fee mas response directorate. Thank you for being here. This is now the deadliest u. S. Wildfire in recent times that we have ever seen in more than a century. There were all sorts of problems that we just heard. There were problems with the mitigation that could have happened before, there were no sirens that went off. Is the government partly to blame for this large loss of life . Good morning. First and foremost, id like to offer our condolences to all of those who have been impacted by this tragic fire. While we know that there will be a review on the actions taken, the most important point right now that we want to stress is the Recovery Operations, making sure that the federal government is supporting the State Of Hawaii in their Search Operations and most importantly starting the difficult process of recovery. I know that is really important to the folks on the ground there, the citizens that have lost things, they are certainly trying to figure it out as they go but i do want to understand because there is a lot of frustration on the part of residents there. They feel in some ways that the government failed them. Do you see these missteps and what can be done to rectify that . We do know that there were alerts that were pushed out the evening of the fire and as previously reported this fire moved so fast, so quickly through the impacted area that there was very little time to move out of the way. As mentioned, we know that the state will be looking into all of the actions and fema and all of our interagency partners will be there to support them through the review and through the entire recovery. Can i ask you, youre on the ground right now, what is fema doing now to help those most in need . So fema administrator, the u. S. Fire administrator, the Small Business administrator and over 250 fema personnel have been on the ground for the past few days working directly with the state. In the initial response fema provided Urban Search And Rescue capability, Emergency Communications resources as well as food, water and Shelter Items to ensure those who are impacted had everything they needed. As we worked through the Recovery Operations, the most Critical Point that we want to stress is getting people registered. We have over 3,000 people who have registered so far and we want to encourage anyone who has been impacted by this to register for fema assistance using our number 18006213362. They can also use Disaster Assistance or fema app. We want people to register with the red cross at 10807332767. This registration will allow people to start that process of recovery. Meaning they can get funds, start getting some help in dealing with this disaster. I do want to talk to you about fema, in the past it has been criticized for a slow response, during maria, after that hurricane in puerto rico and obviously new orleans. Whats being done to mitigate that, to make sure your response is on time and right there trying to help the people that need it . Fema has a permanent presence in the State Of Hawaii, we have a Pacific Area Office that works directly with the State Of Hawaii day in and day out on planning efforts, mitigation efforts, response and Recovery Operations as well and we also have a Distribution Center in hawaii where we stock commodities such as food, water, Shelter Items and medical equipment. Immediately after the incident started, fema was in contact with the state officials making determinations on what types of resources they needed and the team thats in the Pacific Area Office started working directly and then over the past several days weve been deploying everything the state has needed, whether its been the Urban Search And Rescue capability you talked about earlier, Emergency Communications and now additional people who are in shelters in Recovery Centers working with people in hawaii to make sure theyre getting registered for the assistance that the federal government not just fema but our interagency partners can provide. From what you have learned and ascertained from folks on the ground dealing with this, what is the greatest need in hawaii right now . The Search Operations continue and we know that theres going to be a difficult recovery, so we have working with Small Business administration, our housing and urban Development Partners and other federal agencies, meeting with the state to make determination or make plans on how the Recovery Operations will occur, make sure that shelters are set up, theres a temporary shelter assistance programs have been turned onto ensure those who need it can be placed into hotels or other Lodging Options and then move through that process to bring some semblance back to normalcy in maui. And for the people that are there, i think some of the most Important Information you just gave is register with fema, register with the red cross. Those numbers are on the website, they can get those and make sure that they are able to get their names and so that they can get the help that they need as fast as possible. Jeremy greenberg, thank you for coming on, we appreciate your time. Thank you. And for more information on how you can help wildfire victims, go to cnn. Com impact or text hawaii to 707070 to donate. Kate . Coming up for us, the Iowa State Fair was in full swing this weekend and swarmed by republican president ial candidates. How donald trump tried to outshine them all with his quick drop in at the fairgrounds. Plus, an investigation is under way into why a house in pennsylvania just exploded. Look at the aftermath on saturday. Killing several people including a child. We have details on that ahead. It takes two to make it outta sight one, two, get loose now it takes two to make e a. How donald trump t tried to stay two nights and get a 50 best western gift card. Book now at bestwestern. N. Com. I wont let me moderate to sevevere Plaque Psoriasis Symptoms define me. Emerge as you. With tremfya®, most people saw 90 clearer skin at 4 months. Serious allergic reactions may occur. Tremfya® may increase your rk of infections and lower your ability to fig them. 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Donald trump went to the fair this weekend, not just any fair, the Iowa State Fair. He arrived to crowds of cheering supporters and staying true to form, he skipped the traditional meet and greet fair events that republican candidates always take part in. Instead he clearly wanted to send at least one message to at least one of his competitors by showing up with a slue of Florida Republicans supporting him, not supporting the Florida Governor. Cnns jeff zeleny following this for us, hes joining us now. Jeff, donald trump flipping the script on the traditional Iowa State Fair visit once again. Reporter good morning, kate. Being in iowa over the weekend as i was watching all of this unfold it was clear that the main mission for former President Donald Trump was trolling Florida Governor ron desantis, coming with all of those florida Members Of Congress. Im not sure many iowa voters, at least the ones i was standing around, had any idea who these florida Members Of Congress were, but certainly they were eager to see the former president , but really what we saw unfolding was the split screen that we are going to see likely for the next several months or longer. The fact that the legal challenges that were following the former president there are now central to what he is talking about. Hes trying to use them to rally support, but voters are not necessarily as focused on these indictments. Voters also that i talked to have an open mind about this race ahead of them. Take a listen to some of our conversations. Is there anything that could happen between now and january that might change your mind . I mean, are you open to seeing how the events unfold . Right now as long as trump can run, im for him, you know, my mind is open, of course, youve got you know, weve got to do something different. Ive kind of decided that im not voting for trump, even though i voted for him twice. Theres too much baggage. I think we need somebody new. Reporter so very much mixed messages there. That first voter said as long as trump can run im with him. I said what do you mean by that . He said, you know, all these charges going on. He wasnt sure that he will actually be able to run. So the reality here is thats what other candidates are trying to seize upon and essentially be Waiting In The Wings or on the debate stage to be there if something falters with the trump campaign. So theres no question he is the front runner at this point, but, kate, i was talking to the iowa governor, kim reynolds, the republican at the center of all of this, she said surprises often happens. Most voters are not where the polls are necessarily. Mention its far too early. We will have to wait and see how the campaign plays out. Five months from tomorrow, the iowa caucuses. A lot to happen in five months to be sure. Good to see you, jeff. With us now Senior Editor for the atlantic and cnns senior political analyst ron brownstein. I know you were glued to your tv screen all weekend watching what was taking place in iowa. Regardless of what the voters took from it, donald trump descended on the state fair with his entourage, blew in, blew out. What happened, do you think . Well, it was good morning, first of all. It was a physical manifestation i thought of where we are in the race, you know, with donald trump dominating the attention. He has a passionate following in the Republican Party, including a share that, you know, views really any challenge to him as fundamentally illegitimate, not only, you know, believing that joe biden was illegitimately elected but even someone challenging him for the republican nomination is illegitimate. We saw the kind of heckling and harassment that desantis faced, but, you know, the words that jeff used and kate used before, blew in, blew out, quick, i mean, that is the challenge for trump in iowa. You know, whether that historic iowa model that you have to burrow in on the ground, do the full visiting all the counties whether that still applies. Certainly ron desantis, tim scott, nikki haley are all going to do a lot more of that than donald trump and we will see whether his more nationally focused campaign ultimately can hold them off in iowa which does have a tradition in its recent elections going against the front runner but then picking a candidate that cant ultimately win the nomination. That gets to one of my favorite jeopardy questions, who are the last three winners of the iowa caucus with no incumbent on the ballot. Its mike huckabee, right, in 2008, 2012 was Rick Santorum and in 2016 it was ted cruz. There we go. Look at that. Its even better when you see t its remarkable. Yeah, so none of them ultimately won more than a dozen states, john, in the republican contest. You have to go back to 2000 and 19196 when george w. Bush and bob dole won to find an iowa winner that actually won the nomination. A big part of that is because you can win iowa in a way that sets you on a path that makes it hard to win the nomination. It is possible to win iowa by consolidating and dominating among one group, Evangelical Christians, home schoolers, culturally conservative christian voters are the dominant block in an Iowa Republican caucus. If thats all that you can pull together, it becomes very hard to win the nomination. And, again, iowa also historically at least has rewarded that kind of shoe leather, sweat equity, you know, putting in the time in every state in every county. Well see. Trump might have won iowa even in 2016 if he had not in a fit of peak skipped the iowa fox debate at the very end there which is why i personally think that even though he may skip some of the Early National debates hes likely this time to participate in the debates in the early stage themselves because, you know, skipping those can be seen as a slight not only on the sponsors but on the voters. This will be a test as not only of the Republican Party and its ideological leanings and how damaged they think trump is, but whether that history model of how you win this caucus state still applies. Someone said to me over the weekend this is not jimmy carters iowa anymore referring back to 1976, but obviously the other candidates still believe that model applies, at least somewhat. And i dont know if we have the graphic to put back up on the screen, but to what extent can ron desantis follow the path of former president s mike huckabee, Rick Santorum and ted cruz to win the iowa caucus . Does he have the same overlap . Totally. Look, he has chosen to run at trump primarily from the right and, you know, that decision you saw i think you saw on saturday the difficulty of that decision. I mean, the most conservative of the Republican Party are pretty passionately in trumps corner, which is different from 2016 when he appealed more broadly idealogically across the party. Absolutely, ron desantis can win iowa in the same win that huckabee, santorum and cruz did, by really focusing on organizing and really centering that organizing on the very powerful networks of culturally conservative Evangelical Christians in the state. If thats all that he can do, those precedents say it becomes very hard to win the nomination and, in fact, as i said, none of those candidates won more than a dozen states. Even in Iowa Desantis will have to demonstrate a broader appeal if an iowa win is going to lift him anywhere beyond that. All three of those candidates absolutely cratered a week later in New Hampshire, usually its Something Like 12 of the vote or less. So youve got even if you win iowa, if you do it too narrowly it probably foreshadows a difficult pathway ahead. What iowa giveth, New Hampshire taketh away. Thank you. John, still the poet. And still to come, russia unleashes new attacks overnight, ukraine says seven people were killed, including a newborn baby. Details on that ahead. Two pilots avoid tragedy, both eject from a vintage fighter jet at a Michigan Air Show. The harrowing ordeal all caught on video. Cut another Health Insurance commercial, another aquaaerobics scene. Yup. Most Health Insurance companies see us all the same smil seniors golfing, hiking. Dont forget antiquing. Thats why i chose humana. They see me, not a stereotypical senior im prediabetic, so i talked oneonone with a Humana Health educator notwho really helped me. Or now im taking free cooking and meditation classes. 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Fire have been working to put out blazes at several buildings and ukraines president is vowing to respond after russian shelling killed seven people in kherson. The dead include an entire family, a 23 day old baby, her 12yearold brother and her mother and father. Nick paton walsh joins us from dnipro. Can you bring us up to is speed on whats happening in ukraine and where you are as well. Reporter yeah, these incidents overnight in odesa, another example of russias bid to try to cause significant trouble towards that important southern coastal city. It appears that 15 of the drones didnt manage to get intercepted, some caliber missiles may have managed to get through, but its the yekends toll on civilians that have proven particularly shocking. You mentioned there in kherson region down towards the black sea a village there where a family were hit as part of shelling that claimed seven lives in total, a 23dayold baby owe fae, her 12yearold brother and the mother and father were part of the dead there as well. As pressure continues to mount on ukraine on its Southern Front it does appear russia is perpetually trying to get some sort of retaliation against civilian populations. The strikes in odesa causing an enormous con if. Ligration. The weekend strikes quite shocking. Nick paton walsh, thank you for you and your crew being there. Stay out of danger if you can. Also on our radar this shower Officials Say that theyve recovered the remains of a fifth victim from the site of this massive home explosion. Just look at this. This is outside of pittsburgh. Three homes were destroyed, 12 more homes were gdamaged. A teenager was among the victims. The blast was caught on a doorbell camera of a neighboring house. 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