Accused Kirk Killer To Go To Trial, Mail-in Ballot Mess and more

0:00Good morning everyone, I'm Kate Baldwin. It's Wednesday, September 2nd. Here are your five things. Number one, the mail-in mess. Election officials say there's not enough money, people, or even paper available for them to comply with the emerging plans around the president's push to change how people vote by mail across the country. And certainly not before the midterms now, almost exactly two months away. The Supreme Court cleared the way this week for the U.S. Postal Service to roll out new procedures for issuing mail-in ballots. That require a unique barcode on every envelope for every voter. But the vendors who actually need to make that a reality say that there is no practical way to pull off a redesign and reprint of millions of envelopes like this. One court filing suggests there might not even be enough paper stuck available to do it. And that is if states can find the millions of dollars needed to pay for it. On top of that problem experts say it would take thousands of hours to train workers

1:00on the new systems. According to an anonymous whistleblower report, just submitted to Congress, the system, one, was so haphazardly built, they're describing it as a shitshow, part of my language. And two, it's built to project entire batches of ballots if there's a discrepancy with just one envelope in the group. The Postal Service says that the agency is carefully reviewing the concerns raised by the whistleblower. Number two, the war. U.S. Central Command launched new attacks on Iran overnight targeting what they say were air defense sites, radar systems, and Iran's mind-laying capabilities. President Trump is issuing new threats. That if Iran retaliates again, they could be, quote, totally wiped out. Iran claims that the shrapnel from one of those U.S. strikes hit a wedding and killed a toddler and at least three other people. CNN has been unable to independently verify that and has reached out to Senkhan for comment. But Iran did respond, launching missiles on and drones toward Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait.

2:00President Trump says that he gave Gulf allies a heads up before they began firing. All of this adding up to, it's becoming clear that their mood seemed to be moving further away from the negotiating table rather than heading back to it. Trump saying, quote, I think an agreement with them isn't worth the paper it's written on. They don't stop. They're crazy and they're stupid. Number three, the Kirk case. A judge has now ruled that there will be a trial for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk. Tyler Robinson pleaded not guilty yesterday. Seven charges, including aggravated murder. The bulk of that time though in the courtroom was spent with the prosecution and defense arguing over whether that charge could stand because it means that Robinson could face the death penalty. Prosecutors say that the aggravating factor is that Robinson also put the thousands of other people in grave danger as they were right there in the audience when Robinson allegedly shot at Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Charlie Kirk's parents and his widow, Erica Kirk, were in the courtroom for much of the hearing. They did leave when the medical examiner's report was discussed.

3:01In a statement, the family says the judge's ruling is an important step in their search for justice. Quote, every step in this process carries the weight of all that Charlie's murder has taken from his family, especially his children who will grow up without their father. More right after this. 4. The light crash. There is some wild and disturbing crash video that has gone viral.

4:01It's out of Columbia of a man on a motorcycle blowing through an intersection and crashing into the side of a bus. It was caught on camera for more than one angle. Charlie says he ran a red light and then the bus door is open and he just flies through. Then he gets up, clearly, days, if not worse, and wanders off. Colombian officials haven't released much information about his identity or even if they've identified him. While he seemed to walk away, it is unclear how he is doing right now. What's wild though, when you see the video, especially from the inside, is how both the bus driver and the passenger are fine as they also narrowly avoid being hit. One last thing, it looks like Miley Cyrus is hoping to join the ranks of one named greats, like Madonna, Prince, Cher, Beyonce. The Grammy Award-winning singer has now dropped her last name from her social media accounts, just as she announced that she is dropping her 10th album later this month. It's called, base persuades and the caption with it nods to the meaning behind it.

5:06It is powerful, vulnerable, sweet and strong, heartful, heartache, every part of life in between. That's what the title means to me. She writes, I don't know about you, but I'm still slightly confused. Miley also announced two concerts in October at the Hollywood Bowl of Place that she says she's never performed at before. Tickets for that go on sale next Tuesday. Party time, I'm Kate Baldwin, those are the five things you need to know to get your day going. No, get going.