and breaking news from ohio!ty uncounted, as we have a crucial new witness test on abortion striker in america. more than a year after rose reversal, more on that in a moment. plus, all shook up again as a failure to relaunch another the shovel of the desantis campaign. will the latest shakeup make a difference? and after reading trump's new election interference in the, and a former official theorem said that his blood ran cold. the army that's take on the possibility of trump using the military to stay in power. i'm kaitlan collins and this is the source. ♪ ♪ ♪ we start with breaking news for you this evening, because cnn can now project that ohio voters have rejected issue one. this is a ballot measure champion by the states republican led congress, that would have made it harder to change ohio's constitution. to add an amendment. this is an effort by republicans to, basically change the rules before there is going to be a key vote on abortion rights come november. after seeing what happened in six other state

the ohio chamber of commerce.e were all together on this issue tonight and vote yes on issue 1. >> but the secretary of state made it about abortion. do you think that's why it failed? >> no, not at all. the voters are smart. we knew this was coming and when they're done, when the special interests are done with us they'll come for the second amendment and minimum wage and so many other issues next. so we had a chance tonight and still see what the results of this election, whether we protect our constitution or not but it's bigger than abortion. it's about our way of life. we're a midwestern state with midwestern values and have a chance to protect our constitution and be like other states like illinois. >> what do you say to people critical of the timing of this. even a former republican governor of the state, bob taft, said that a question this big should go to voters in november. not in a summer special election which the republican supermajority there had just voted to eliminate. did they mess this up in the

in ohio, or kitten ohio, call them now.you, david douglas. >> i tweeted links to do a phone banks to ohio, even if you know them here. >> this is not about whether on the left, or the right, or a democrat, or republican, this is just about not moving the goalposts on democracy. you can fight about abortion and weed and minimum wage and all that and later on, or you give away your right to fight. david, thank you so much. in this particular instance, there is another democratic initiative. he is the author of saving democracy, a users manual for every american, an important read. still to come. a deep dive on the charges against donald trump that you may have missed. it may be the single most important charge in the entire indictment. plus, at the top of the hour, i will talk to the former chair of the historic january 6th select committee. the representative many have of mississippi. ve o mississippi. mississippi. so it makes it look like i spent hours cleaning! and you know i didn't. it makes my running shoe look like new.

indeed a beautiful thing and we know that folks in ohio, voters in ohio, all the political ideologies weighed in on this and they said to the gop, you have gone too far. i know the gop themselves made this strictly about abortion. i understand abortion rights activists are celebrating. but this is so much bigger than just abortion access. there will be issues on the ballot to raise the minimum wage . who knows what other issues will be on the ballot. the people of this state have a right to weigh in as a super majority -- excuse me, as a simple majority and not a super majority. i am so glad the gop power grab was rejected in this state. lots to celebrate. amy: let's talk about who is behind this. richard uihlein. talk about the millions he poured in and the fact that this was, i mean, the rules for ohio have been in place first century. >> since 1912 it has been in play. obviously, he threw good money -- i shouldn't say good money. they rejected him, too. it is not lost on many of us that their biggest outside force might as well have taken that money and set it on fire. the voters o

ohio has -- ohio is not alabama. right?on laws, even though, right now, it is tied up in court. ohio is the state where that ten-year-old rape victim, famously, had to flee and go to indiana. >> yes. >> there is no reason to think that this is what ohio voters want. and in fact, the governor, the republican governor who signed the bill has it, well, we should really amend it. it goes farther than the voters want. but the voters don't really have very much -- >> -- >> -- other than a referendum to make their voices heard. and so, what you see is that because republicans see where public sentiment is, rather than bow to public sentiment, they want to change the rules to disenfranchise -- >> yet, they have taken away that was a representative democracy. >> and it's not just ohio. because this is coming in other places. what we have seen everywhere -- you know, there has been six ballot referendum on abortion since the dobbs decision. and the pro-choice side has won all of them. and so there has been this move to have kind of m

ohio pro choice people know that, ohio pro life people know that. people voted against republican abortion bans in every state where anybody has voted on it since dobbs, including in states like kansas and kentucky. so it's safe to say that voters are going to vote against republican abortion bans when they get the chance to do so in november in ohio. unless -- unless ohio republicans can rig it somehow. unless they can figure out a way to change the rules so ohio voters won't be allowed to do that. and that is why there's this big important vote tomorrow that is really worth watching. tomorrow, weird day for an election, right? august 8th. but yeah, that's on purpose. ohio republicans have put forward a single issue ballot measure that will raise the threshold for amending the state constitution from what it has been for over a century, 50%, so instead it now has to be 60%. it's the only thing on the ballot tomorrow. it's the first time in nearly 100 years that a single issue ballot measure has been put before ohio voters in august. that's because

that's unacceptable. 21% of opioid overdose deaths in ohio are black ohioans. they're adding one other member. but until now, only one member of the 29 member board is black . >> we don't pick our board members. reporter: larry kidd is an ohio business owner and chair of the foundation. >> the regions pick their board members, that's the majority of the board, and they're also picked by the governor and the attorney general and the legislature. so while the diversity may not reflect the population, we're cognizant of that. we do the very best we can to make sure that at least their voices are heard. reporter: kidd also says several members of the board have been personally impacted by addiction. >> whether they have gone through recovery issues or have family members that have, it is not necessarily an issue people want to make public. i personally have had issues within my own family that people are not familiar with. that's one of the reasons i'm so passionate about the cause. reporter: but some on the front lines have felt left out of the process. >> people

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is this loss for republicans and ohio bigger than just ohio?it's bigger for a couple of reasons. i mean partly because as he said, this was an attempt, a very underhanded scheme to thwart the popular will in ohio. what we see in ohio, which is a conservative state, is a legislature and governor that are far more conservative than even the right-leaning populist. because of gerrymandering. and so you have a near total abortion ban in ohio. although it's been held up in court. ohio, you'll remember, the state where a ten year old had, a ten-year-old rape victim had to flee to indiana to have an abortion. and so, the people of ohio, it's been clear for a long time, they don't want this draconian anti abortion regime. there's very little they can do about it through electoral channels. so they plan for this referendum. the referendum strategy as one we're seeing more and more. there's been six referendums against, i guess it's now seven. seven referendums on abortion since the dobbs decision, since roe v. wade was overturned. the abortion rights si

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it switched to ohio. made it harder to extreme abortion rights in the state's constitution. many of the counties that voted against it were suburban counties that voted for trump. once again, shows that not just democrats cares about protecting abortion rights. it's played out in several other states with abortion on the ballot and it has democrats thinking it could help the party win big in 2024. as time magazine points out, quote with both biden and brown on the ticket in ohio in 2024, democrats might just have a shot of breaking the trump's told over the buckeye state. the abortion vote this week only adds to our optimism, but ohio may be posed to rollback to swing state status. joining me now ohio democratic chair elizabeth walters. elizabeth, tell us what went down in ohio. did the outcome of the referendum surprises? what are the lessons that you think he can take away of going into 2024? >> alicia thanks so much for having in covering ohio. we were excited about the outcome on tuesday night and, qu

ohio voters have spoken. abortion rights advocates won a critical victory in a high-stakes special election. 57% of voters rejected a measure that was backed but state republicans. it would have made it harder for voters to change ohio's constitution and protect the women's access to abortion. when the issue goes on the ballot this november. >> under the failed measure, a 60% super majority would have been required instead of a simple majority. voters said no to that. this comes after lawmakers in ohio and other republican-controlled states passed sweeping abortion bans. critics called it a gop power grab. the voter turnout, it was massive. unprecedented for an august election in an off year. over 1 million more ohioans voted than in last year's primary. chief national correspondent jeff zeleny is live in columbus. ohio voters came out and sent a strong message yesterday. >> reporter: good morning. they absolutely did. from urban areas to suburban areas, voters across the spectrum, republicans joining democra

david dewitt of the ohio capital journal points out ohio republicans have given up trying to persuade would rather just attempt to rig the game, but they might not get away with it. nearly 700,000 ballots were cast in the early period and that is more than double the early vote during primary lechs in 2018 and 2022. >> i just don't think that this should be on the ballot in the first place. i think it's a little bit sneaky. i'm not very happy with how they are portraying it to try to wash it over something specific when really it's just taking rights away from, you know, ohioans. >> i think people are pretty engaged. i think this is an important issue, and i think this is something we need to follow through with and more than just the behind the scenes issues. i think the important part is what we believe is the majority. >> so far, women make up 56% of that massive turnout. cleveland.com is reporting that republicans fell like they could eke out a close win by boosting same-day voting. mind you, if republican his tried this a long time ago, only white men would be able to enlist in t

that is why ohio voters did.howed up, they said we won't, go back we are going to protect our democracy, we will fight and try abortion rights in our state constitution, so on tuesday we won an important battle, on november we are going to be ground zero for abortion rights in this country. >> you, know elizabeth, let's talk about some of these numbers still. early voting surpassed 2022 primary voting, with almost 700,000 votes before election day this past week. what was the strategy that was implemented by democrats in ohio to galvanize that type of turnout? >> this was a good old-fashioned grassroots organizing, and empowering folks across -- what was really a ballot here. as she said, i never say thank you to, him but he made it, clear he said this was 100% about abortion, so our volunteer is, leaders, folks over the, state they got to work immediately when this passed side of the state house in, may and 80 days we did incredible work to make sure voters knew what was at stake. on tuesday, how to cast their v

ohio is an exemplar here. keeping people from voting against you because you know they'll vote against you if you let them is both a sign of how bad things are and a sign how they're planning to fight, how they're planning to contest power when people broadly do not want what they're sending. joining us now is david pepper, he's been chronicling the rise of anti-small "d" parties in the country and including laboratories of autocracy, and wakeup from behind the lines. thank you for being here tonight. >> thanks for having me, rachel. great to be with you. >> what should national audiences watching right now understand about what's happening in ohio around the republican abortion ban, the effort to overturn it, and this vote that's going to happen next week? >> first they should understand this is an all out battle for ohio's democracy long-term, but this is just part of the big national picture you describe. the issue run really is the sort of give away about what their ammo is. it's not only like the issues o

tonight is a major victory for democracy in ohio. the majority still rules in ohio.d the people's power has been preserved. because 0hio voters like you showed up and overwhelmingly voted down issue 0ne. cheering since the us supreme court overturned federal abortion protections with roe v wade last year, states have raced to either protect or restrict abortion. if you look at the polling, nationwide, about 62% of americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. that's compared with just 36% who say it should be illegal in all or most cases. live now to karen kasler, bureau chief at the ohio statehouse news bureau. karen, this is a pretty decisive vote. we're you surprised by the result? how are people reacting to it? i actually wasn't surprised, because this was something that we could see building over the last couple of days. 0hio we could see building over the last couple of days. ohio has a month—long early votings period, and the number of 0hioans who voted early was huge, 700,000 0hioans, more than twice the number who voted last year in our primar

>> this is an all-out battle for ohio. their broader am mo is. it's deeply unpopular. they know that. it shapes their entire battle, whether it's gerrymandering every, suppressing the votes of the majority or in this case just changing the rules mid stream. they know that their views are unpopular, kansas was sort of a bat signal that these statehouses are way beyond their state people when it comes to their views and in this case it's a perfect example, they just want to change the rules. in this case they are scheduling an election next week on a day that they made illegal to have an election. so they break their own rules to rig the rules against majority rule. it really shows you what they're doing nationally. ohio is just the recent test case of what they want to get away with. >> do people in ohio get that dynamic? i mean, i ask because as you mentioned, there's this vote next week which is about changing the rules, you have to have a super majority to pass something like this abortion rights measure, which previousl

there's a big fight about that right now in ohio.voters will decide whether to pass a republican backed ballot measure known as if you wanted that would make it harder to amend ohio's constitution. if passed, it would raise the threshold to approve suture constitutional changes from a simple majority as it has been for more than a century, to 60%. think about that for a second. if it takes a 60% threshold, that means the 40% get to decide. ohio is one of five states where republicans are working to make it more difficult to put issues to voters via referendums or ballot initiatives and to pass them. supporters and opponents of issue one in ohio have linked to the initiative directly to efforts to enshrine abortion access rights into the ohio constitution this fall. in fact, elected ohio republicans have said they are pushing issue one in part to keep reproductive rights also november ballot. a recent polling shows exactly why. a july survey found that 50% 8% of ohio voters support enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution,

to remain on accountable for the people of ohio.pecial interests. >> republicans picked the number, a 60% threshold. and usa today suffolk university poll last month found that 58% of ohioans support the abortion rights measure. so just how transparent is this move? you've got a 58% that supported, we want you to get 60%. >> oh, they do not try to be clever. they could not be more transparent. they've set themselves, this is specifically about stopping the rights for individuals in ohio to have reproductive justice in the state. >> bloomberg is reporting something that on a national scale surprises people. that business groups in ohio are siding with abortion opponents. because they want to make it harder to pass amendments for things like raising the minimum wage. is that true? if, so what's your take on it? >> we did have a few business groups come out in committee. they said that they are fearful of increase in the wake. but the fact of the matter, there are hundreds of organizations from across the spectrum. we have five former

ohio voters -- double digits. not only that, kansas trounced an abortion ban despite the catholic church sending $3 million, despite waves of money coming in from outside groups, badly gerrymandered wisconsin, elected a pro-choice judge by double digits. the republicans, i noticed, the more they come after us, the more they lose. it's a losing formula that they can't seem to shake. >> this special election in ohio has made the state the latest battleground for abortion rights. does this represent a wake up call for the republicans, do you think, on the issue of abortion rights in this country? >> you would think so, but it appears to me that instead of shying away from your deeply unpopular policies, republicans are doubling down on their right-wing extremism, despite repeated and overwhelming evidence that their heinous policies are election kryptonite. frankly, they have no one but themselves to blame, and what i found particularly galling, is that initially they said that special elections are a waste of money,

ohio is an example or here.ple from voting against you because they know they'll vote against two, it's a sign of how bad things are, and a sign of how they are planning to fight, contest to power, when people broadly just do not want what they are sending. joining us now is david pepper. he is the former chair of the ohio democratic party. he's been conical in the rise of anti, small democratic policies across the country. his within two books on the subject, including laboratories of autocracy, a wake up call from behind the lines. mr. pepper, thank you for being here. appreciate your time tonight. >> thanks for having me, rachel. great to be with you. >> what should national audience watching me right now understand about what's happening in ohio around the republican abortion ban, the effort to overturn it, and this vote that's gonna happen next week? >> i mean, first, we need to understand that this is an all out battle for ohio's democracy long term. this is part of the big national picture you described.

our strategy was simple, just to tell ohio voters the truth.that our very freedoms were you know, at stake here. that ballot issues are how we hold our government accountable when they are acting corrupt or they are not acting in our best interest. what we have was really a pan partisan movement of republicans, democrats, independents, the libertarians. civic organizations, first responders, nurses. so many different groups of people coming together to defend our freedoms here in ohio so it is a really exciting evening. >> yes by the way, those images here are raleigh for the no side that was opposing this and they are sort of holding the victory party again. we don't have a call from the adp, columbus this batch of staff called in. david, you and i've talked about this and the sort of transparent bad faith play in the gerrymandering republic legislature shutting this onto the ballot box hoping to forestall and change a threshold for that fall vote on abortion rights. what is your take away from what we are seeing unfold here? >> well obviously

rules so ohio voters won't be allowed to do that. and that is why there's this big important vote tomorrowis that really worth watching. tomorrow weird day for an election, right, august 8th? but, yeah, that's on purpose. ohio republicans have put forward a single issue ballot measure that will raise the threshold forme amending the ste constitution for what it has been for over a f century, 50%,o instead now it has to be 60%. it's the only thingen the ballot tomorrow, it's the first time in nearly a 100 years that a single issue ballot has been put forward in august. because everyone expects next to single voter turnout for a ballot issue in august. presumably republicans thinking was if nbd turns out they'll be able tause just their small activist hoard core base to change the rules, thus depriving ohio voters of the right to say no, the right to reject what republicans are otherwise getting away with in that state even though a lur majority of people in the state will really hate it.te what's happening in national politics is abso

set at 510 increase in voter engagement record-setting early voting keep it up ohio.t this is going to go the way that the liberal point of view and the democratic point of view, how do you think it'll turn out for you? >> the fact that gavin newsom is talking about ohio's elections, shows exactly why we need to -- issue one. the groups that are opposing issue one have raised over $14 million so far. enough of them all, over $10 million came from out of state, mostly from california, new york and d.c. we even have a swiss billionaire who's been using his money groups to fund the opposition. so with all due respect, gavin newsom does not have a stay in the constitution in ohio, so we will stick with what we are sitting on the ground from our grassroots supporters they are engaged in they are ready to go, and they are voting early and they are getting out and floating today and we cannot wait to get a win for issue one. >> one minute of the week election, this data turn out, so we'll be paying attention to how a all-conference out. thank you for being on. >> thank you s

i woke up in a different ohio this morning.that finally kind of out of its slumber when it's poked and prod awakens. and i'm looking forward to introducing it to more people across the country. >> i will remind people, i'm old enough to remember when both ohio and florida were swing states. any state can be a swing state if enough people are willing to change their mind. that is just the way it is. >> exactly. >> connie schultz, thank you very much. >>> and still ahead, florida man ron desantis turns democracy on its head again. subverting the will of the people by suspending a democratically elected state attorney because she doesn't like how she knows and follows the law. >>> state attorney monique worrell joins me straight ahead. worrell joins me straight ahead. love you. have a good day, behave yourself. like she goes to work at three in the afternoon and sometimes gets off at midnight. she works a lot, a whole lot. we don't get to eat in the early morning. we just wait till we get to the school. so, yeah. right now here in

the associated press reports that ohio voters rejected a proposal that would have made it more difficult to change the state's constitution. the vote comes ahead of a referendum this november to amend ohio's constitution to protect the right to an abortion. >>> espn is getting into the gambling game. the sports media brand signed a $2 billion licensing deal with gambling company penn entertainment to rebrand penn's current sportsbook under the name espn bet. >>> and mourners gathered tuesday as the funeral for singer sinÉad o'connor was held in her hometown of bray, ireland. o'connor died last month at the age of 56. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >>> it's wednesday, august 9th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, voters in ohio reject a measure in a special election in what's seen as a victory for abortion rights. we'll get reaction. >>> alabama arrest. three men charged in that wild riverfront brawl as authorities search for more suspects. >>> and check your mega millions lottery t

we'll talk about ohio. borgt right advocates are celebrating a crucial victory after a high-stakes special election. 57% of ohio voters rejected a measure that would have made it harder to change the constitution and protect access to abortion when it goes on the ballot this november. >> 60% would have been required instead of a simple majority. this comes after law makers in ohio and other republican-controlled states passed abortion bans. critics of this measure called it a power grab. the voter turnout here was massive, especially for an august election in an off year. more than 1 million more ohioans voted in this election than in last year's primary. cnn's chief national affairs correspondent jeff zeleny is live in columbus. message received from the voters there in ohio. >> reporter: good morning. a loud message and a rare rebuke of republican power here in ohio. republican leaders scheduled this special election on a tuesday in august. many critics said to try to slip this through. people weren't not

these ohio results mean.you surprised by the result? how are people reacting to it? i actually wasn't surprised, because this was something that we could see building over the last couple of days. ohio has a month—long early voting period, and the number of ohioans who voted early was huge — 700,000 ohioans, more than twice the number who voted last year in our primaries for governor and us senate. so this was a big turn—out already, and it was expected to be a low turn—out, because it's august. people aren't thinking about elections. but this turned out to get a lot of interest. i mean, it's gotten global interest at this point. so, while it was a very pitched battle between the two sides, it really seemed like the no side had the momentum going in. it does, as you say, come ahead of a november vote on abortion rights. do you expect further challenges to expanding abortion access? i would think so. i mean, this amendment to change the constitution to require that 60% threshold was clearly designed to be put

so it was a big victory for ohio.verberated across the country, we will be the only state in the country to have abortion language, abortion rights, reproductive rights in the november ballot. it was a good victory for the country. >> it was fascinating to see republicans in ohio trying to impose, basically, the said 60 vote rule on the state of ohio but you can only win if you have 60% of the vote instead of 51% of the vote. >> yeah, they have tried to rig the system. they made voting harder especially for young voters, black voters. they have done an extraordinarily effective i guess is the right word job on gerrymandering. democrats typically lose by six or seven points in if you look at averages, the legislature is more than two to one both houses a republican, congress, the same way. now they want to rig this so that we couldn't put abortion language or stop them doing right to work or stop them from weakening voter laws. all of those kinds of things. that is why this victory was so important. but the other thing

joining us now, democratic congressman chantal brown from ohio.use oversight committee. thank you very much for joining us tonight. congratulations on this win. a very big majority of ohio voters are saying that they don't want the constitution changed this way. >> good evening, thank you for having me, lawrence. i want to thank the volunteers and voters that showed up and just really showed out in this critical election to defeat issue one. this was a voting rights issue, and should never be a bipartisan issue. i have to, say the broad coalition of support that came out and rejected -- overwhelmingly rejected, and rightly ejected this issue from the very beginning. it is super exciting for me. this initiative from the very, start it was sinister, it was shady, shameful, and it was put forth by corrupt special interests. they invested millions of dollars to attempt to mislead, misrepresent, and misinform their citizens of ohio. they were paying attention, and i'm proud to say that we are approaching 2014 midterm numbers. we have nearly 2. 8 millio

republicans take that right away from ohio women and ohio families and ohio doctors. then they come up with this scheme and say, we'll take away your right to amend the constitution, and we'll sneak it in in august and you have to get 60% to claw back the right we've taken away from ohio and across america. and as katty said before, this is august. august is such a dead month politically, i will tell you any campaigns, of four campaigns i ran, we basically shut down in august. because everybody's gone. nobody's focused on anything. they're finishing their vacations or they're getting their kids ready back for school. they're getting ready for the fall. >> this must have been important. >> and as katty said, ohio voters flooded to the polls to tell these antidemocracy republicans "no." one person, one vote, majority rules in these forums. you can't change the rules midstream, because you want to continue taking away the rights of women from making decisions about their own bodies. >> president biden celebrated after issue one failed, releasing a statement that reads, t

takes us to ohio. ohio votes and now we see in november they will have that issue in ohio the same way they had it in the six states. ohio is a pretty red state. it could be another case where abortion is a right in ohio so different from what anyone expected. to answer your question it's not a one of, it may well be part of a trend. >> what about inside the 2024 election? >> hot is not the word for this topic. it's hot in 2022 and hot no you see in this chart how important abortion is in your vote. this art says for 29% of the voters th will make their vote on what the candidate says. if the candidate is prchoice they are likely to vote. 29% and for the democrats it's 33%. republans, 10 points less. in a close election that 10 point difference could make the difference in the outcome. that's how critical this issue is right now. a third of the voters say i am not voting unless i believe my candidate is going the way i want them to go. >> so they will be voicing that a lot. what's the take away? >> the

and again, this is ohio, a red state. is it at all surprising to you that this is the issue that's getting voters in ohio to turn out? and obviously not in the way republicans expected. >> well, it is not surprising to me. and also what we note is the crossover effect on abortion rights, as david said, you have a cross section of independents, of democrats and of course of moderate republicans who are supporting abortion rights, and if is really animating the electorate in a very powerful way. i think democrats, frankly, would make a huge mistake by not talking about abortion rights and the need to protect those. and so i am guessing that going into november, we will see a surge in voters on this issue. it will be a thing that people will say that is what got me to the polls. we'll wait for those exit polls to come. >> all right, thank you all, ali vitali, former congresswoman donna edwards and david jolly for joining us today. >>> we have more breaking news, this time out of hawaii where dangerous wildfires are burning o

, proud of ohio is to believe in majority rule with one person, one. but it's worth well for the state for a 111 years, and the people came out and said, a very strong message to the extreme is super majority in the legislature. that they believe in fairness, a believe in freedom. and they believe in the power to hold them accountable. this was a complex issue. and obviously there are a lot of folks who did not want this to happen, not just because they've been november issues they the um, but for all of the other ones that are comedies. so lots of folks from around the country spend a lot of money to make sure this didn't have ever more. now i want to bring in even betterment. he's a us political commentator and a nationally syndicated talk show host the joints and you like from los angeles, ethan, it's good to see you again. you know, i can not remember us presidential election. we're abortion was not, you know, an issue. but things seem different now. what does this ohio book that we saw yesterday? what does it tell us about the abortion issue? movi

polls in ohio close at 7:00. in ohio, how republicans are resorting to changing the legislative rules because they know how much support this proposed amendment already had heading into november. >> they're trying to change the rules and they're still going to lose. that's what's remarkable about what we're seeing in ohio. the early vote that we're seeing is historic. record early vote numbers for an august election, much like we saw in kansas last year. so it just seems extremist republicans are not learning their lessons about how americans and specifically in ohio how folks feel about abortion but also intertwined their democratic freedoms, fundamental freedoms like their ability to vote and keep that 50% threshold. i also want to note ohioans are widesing up to the fact that secretary of state louisiana rose and his cronies have received 82% of their funding for this effort has come from one illinois billionaire who has january 6 ties. so you just have to remember how fundamentally intertwined these rights ar

. >>> ohio voters a huge victory for adoption rights advocates. measure that would make it harder to protect access to abortion when it goes on the ballot in november. >>> "the new york times" obtained a secret trump internal memo that laid out the strategy to overturn the 2020 election. this is a key piece of evidence in the special counsel's probe. we will dig into all of the details. this hour of "cnn this morning" starts now. >>> breaking news out of hawaii. evacuations right now underway this morning amid fast-moving wildfires. officials say powerful wins from hurricane dora are fueling the flames burning structures in maui and the big island. their emergency 911 and other phone services are down. a lot of people can't use 911. huge hurdles in terms of getting it residents. thousands without power as fires continue to grow in maui. thelet governor of hawaii just to told us this is an unprecedented disaster. >> our hospital system on maui, they are overburdened with burn patients. people suffering from inhalation. we are already in communicati

that's on the ballot in november in ohio to enshrine the rights of women. to be able to have an abortion up to the date of the viability of the fetus. and what this boat was yesterday was to change a constitutional name and vote from a 50 percent simple majority to a 60 percent super majority. and we know if we look across the united states since wrote the wave was overturned, the states that have held valid issues, both on reproductive rights. you've seen the voters vote in support of a woman's right to an abortion. and when i see that, and i think conservative have been fighting for decades to, to get route versus wade overturn. they got that. and yet it's beginning to look like a liability. why is that? this is because the extreme is, the fanatics took over and there are advocating for the most extreme positions possible. again, this is women's health care before the, the fetus is viable. these are often healthcare decisions. for women, there may not be in a position to care for the child. their health might be at risk. and many of these republican propo

this morning, issue one failing in ohio. the republican supported ballot question would have called for a 60% supermajority to make changes to the state's constitution instead of a simple majority. with nearly all ballots counted, close to 60% of voters reject putting that measure. ohio republicans putting issue one to the people just before november, when voters are set to decide whether to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution. >> the constitution is under attack and we want to protect the constitution in ohio. >> it was important to protect my rights, especially as a woman and, you know, the abortion protection. so i wanted to vote no today in columbus, the bipartisan coalition group, one person, one vote celebrating ohioans will have a say when november comes and we will vote yes. >> the president of the anti-abortion rights organization ohio right to life , stopping short of conceding defeat on cnn. >> look, this was a battle worth having. we needed to have a decision with the state of ohio. all 88 counti

>> so that was a celebratory moment in ohio this week for the juries, the ohio -- after voters thered reproductive rights. cutting down republican-led efforts to raise the threshold to make amendments to the state constitution to 60% of up from its current simple majority, which would put abortion rights in the state in serious jeopardy. it is the latest example of republican state governments trying and failing to push abortion restrictions into law since the overturn of roe last summer. abortion is been on the ballot in seven states since then. including four with republican majority electorates. and then all seven cases, voters have made their stance is clear, and abortion rights have one time and time again. joining us now to talk about this is ohio democratic congresswoman shontel brown. congresswoman, thank you for joining us, appreciate it. you worked incredibly hard on this measure. the voters showed up in the middle of august, i think a lot of republicans depended on that's not happening. what does it mean to you? >> well, thanks again for having me. it means that democracy