A surge of people waiting to have fun. Welcome. Im neil cavuto. This is your world. They call this the unofficial start of summer. For a lot of americans, it could not come a moment too soon even though its technically not yet officially summer. Lets get the read from Lydia Hu right now in new jersey where the Beach Goers are there no matter weather. Lydia . Hi, neil. Its a busy Travel Weekend expected ahead. Aaa expecting about 37 Million americans to travel to some destination, possibly some coming to new jersey this weekend. Many of them are being told to pack their patience because the ongoing Worker Shortage is expected to impact the Travel Experience this weekend with longer lines at the hotels waiting to get your rooms, longer lines at the restaurants for a table, possibly shortage on rental cars. Might not be any available left in week fend you havent booked one already. We talked to restaurant owners. They say they feel the strain of this Worker Shortage as well. Watch. We hav
the united states has issued a stern warning to myanmar s military leaders of more sanctions if killing of unarmed protesters and attacks on journalists and activists continue. earlier in myanmar, the deposed leader aung san suu kyi, appeared via videolink in court and was told she faces fresh charges. it s the first time her lawyers had seen her since the military seized power on the 1st of february, detaining many government leaders. since then there ve been widespread protests with security forces responding with increasing force this weekend at least 18 protestors were killed. here s what the state department had to say. we condemn burmese security forces s brutal killing of unarmed people, its attacks on journalists and activists, and ongoing unjust detentions. the united states, in close co ordination with our partners and allies, we have made clear to the burmese military that violence against the people of burma is abhorrent. the recent escalation and tactics by sec
control of the direction of our government or not. finally, there s former trump national security adviser michael flynn, who floated invoking martial law after the election. if he wanted to, he could take military capabilities and place them in those states and basically rerun an election. the big question is how far will the committee go to enforce these subpoenas if, like others, steve bannon, in particular, will not comply? joining me now, cnn senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, state and federal, he s done it all, elie honig. big, controversial names in this new batch of six people who have received subpoenas. first of all, michael flynn. yes, that michael flynn. he was one of the biggest proponents of the big lie, and he was part of one of the craziest meetings of this whole thing in december 2020 when he met in the oval office with donald trump and others. they talk about seizing election machines, imposing martial law. speaking of crazy theor
good morning, everyone. it s wednesday, august 2nd. a historic morning in u.s. former president trump is due in court tomorrow after a federal grand jury indicted him on four counts. this morning, city and federal law enforcement agencies are gearing up for that appearance. also new this morning, a sense of trump s defense. his attorney tells cnn his clint is protected fully by the first amendment. he was acting on the advice of counsel. we just heard from rudy ju giuliani. new details about the judge who will preside over this case. the judge has been randomly assigned. he s overseen january 6th s defendants. the form e president trump s 2024 rivals are weighing in on the charges. their reactions ranging from condemning trump to condemning the justice department. georgia, fulton county sheriff said trump won t receive special treatment. quote, it doesn t matter your status, we ll have mug shots ready for you, all of that this hour of cnn this morning starts right now.
hutchinson, one of the few republican candidates who has been critical of trump s legal problems despite the fact the former president seems to be gaining, not losing political strength with each and every indictment. we re keeping also a close eye on the security situation surrounding the courthouse as a mix of federal and city law enforcement blanket the area ahead of trump s rapidly approaching arrival. we re also learning new details about the latest indictment that appears to rely on testimony from high level trump administration officials including former attorney general bill barr and of course former vice president mike pence. so let s start the hour with nbc s aaron gilchrist outside the court, peter alexander and kristen welker, the cohosts of weekend today, former fbi general counsel, andrew weissmann, kristy greenberg, and former u.s. attorney chuck rosenberg on set with us. so aaron, kick us off from outside the courthouse. what s the atmosphere out there as we