Trump trial date, $6 billion opioid deal blocked, Hawaii Governor on wildfires
Laura Coates Live
CNN
4.2 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
The special counsel asks for a January 2nd start date for Trump's election subversion trial, prompting an angry response from the former president on social media. Former assistant special watergate prosecutor Nick Ackerman explains how televising Trump’s trial could endanger witnesses and jurors. Plus, the Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma's $6 billion bankruptcy settlement, which had granted immunity from opioid-related civil lawsuits. And, the devastating wildfires scorching Maui now leaves at least 53 people dead. Hawaii's Governor joins to talk about the catastrophic destruction he has seen on his tour of the area. Also tonight: new details on the extravagant gifts and hospitality given to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and the wife of a Russian politician detained shortly after he criticized Putin on CNN speaks out about his imprisonment.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening to you, I'm Sarah Sidener, and this is CNN Tonight. |
| 0:14.2 | And we're bringing you tomorrow's news tonight at 10 a.m. Eastern tomorrow morning. |
| 0:18.6 | The judge presiding over former President Trump's election subversion case will hold a hearing |
| 0:23.6 | on which rules will be imposed on the handling of evidence. |
| 0:28.2 | The special counsel is asking that the trial start on January 2nd, prompting an angry response |
| 0:34.0 | from Trump on social media. Also tonight, a major move by the Supreme Court which marks a victory |
| 0:40.0 | for the Biden administration. The court blocking Purdue Farmers Bankruptcy settlement, |
| 0:45.0 | which would have granted immunity to the wealthy Sackler family from opioid-related |
| 0:50.1 | civil lawsuits. The high court will now take up the case itself. More on that coming up. |
| 0:56.3 | And utter catastrophe in Hawaii. The devastating wildfire scorching and destroying Maui, |
| 1:02.8 | leaving at least 53 people dead now. Hawaii's governor addressing the catastrophe |
| 1:09.0 | just a short time ago. What we've seen today has been catastrophic, |
| 1:18.0 | but we tell you there is going to be a team effort to bring our state back. |
| 1:22.4 | What we saw was likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history. |
| 1:28.2 | The governor sent us this photo from his tour of the area, and I'll be talking to him |
| 1:33.3 | about all of this tonight. But we are going to begin with tomorrow's news tonight. |
| 1:37.4 | Tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. in Washington, D.C., Judge Tanya Chukkan. |
| 1:42.0 | The judge overseeing Trump's January 6 case will hold a hearing on the scope |
| 1:46.5 | of the protective order. That order will set the rules for the handling of evidence in this case. |
| 1:53.3 | Let's get right now to CNN's senior crime and justice report at Caitlin Pollance and former |
| 1:57.9 | Trump White House lawyer James Schultz. Thank you both for being here. Caitlin, let's start with you |
| 2:02.2 | for a president Trump. Not required to be there at tomorrow's hearing. We understand. But what are |
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