shelter in place after the desert turned into a giant mud pit, closing the one escape route for most vehicles. and millions in the northeast tonight bracing for dangerous heat. our weather team standing by. also tonight, authorities say an escaped convicted killer has been seen on camera. the manhunt intensifying out philadelphia for the prison inmate convicted of fatally stabbing an ex-girlfriend 38 times. homeowners warned to stay inside as police close in. shot at random. a college student gunned down at the start of the school year. the alleged gunman seen talking to him before opening fire. the suspect admitted to killing the victim for no discernible reason and saying he might have shot more people if he hadn t run out of ammunition. frightening new video just coming in. the gender reveal horror. a small plane releasing pink smoke then crashing to the ground. what we have learned about the pilot. friday night lights mars by violence. a 12-year-old is shot in balti
headquarters in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. developing this hour a major week ahead in the georgia election case. former president donald trump and his 18 codefendants are due to be arraigned. trump and 11 codefendants have waived the need to appear in person, but we ll be watching for the six others who have yet to do so, including mark meadows, since they could be televised life. we could also see the release of the fulton county special grand jury report by the end of this week which has been at the center of d.a. fani willis investigation. now, despite legal troubles, trump is dominating the gop primary, leading in a new poll by 46 points. earlier today, republican governor chris sununu said the former presidents rivals need to hit him harder. i think they have to be a little tougher on trump. chris christie goes nuclear on him, god bless christy, he does a great job with that. he exposes a lot of that, which i think is important. i think what we
surges there reaching at least 9 feet. president biden is calling on congress for additional money to replenish fema s disaster relief fund as costs mount from natural disasters from florida to hawaii. jasmine wright is live at the white house and isabel rosales is in live oak, florida, where we expect to see the president and first lady in just a couple of hours. walk us through what they re going to see. reporter: so the president is focusing on the big bend area, the area between the panhandle and the peninsula. this storm, hurricane idalia, has been the most powerful storm to hit that region in over 100 years. he s going to do an aerial tour and get a clear picture of the storm-ravaged area. over a thousand homes have been damaged by 125 mile per hour winds. he s expected to speak with survivors, get their stories. he s known for this, becoming comforter in chief. also from personnel and first responders. areas like this, a distribution site where you can see the florid
a member of the far right group pays the price for violently trying to block the nation s democratic transfer of power and another sign of the legal fallout for other 2020 election deniers. we are following the walls of justice closing in. plus on trial and on your tv, a georgia judge ruled the former president s fight in court will be as public as it can get, but can donald trump turn the courtroom drama into campaign gold? and a trip to the titanic has turned into a major legal battle. an expedition says they have the right to salvage items from the site of the titanic ship wreck but the feds are saying not so fast. why the government wants to stop the mission in its tracks. we are following these developing stories and many more all coming in right here to c cn news central . a major development happening in federal and state torts, all tied to former president trump s attempts to overturn the 2020 election. soon one more member of the far right proud boys group will
also, a major sentencing today in washington. two members of the proud boys convicted of the seditious conspiracy roles, and we will find out if they spend decades in prison. and now, more than 70 people killed and others injured after a building goes up in flames in johannesburg. i m boris sanchez with rahel solomon in for john, kate and sara. you are watching cnn news central. this morning, two of donald trump s co-defendants in the georgia election subversion case want separate trials. sidney powell and kenneth chesebro are asking a fulton county judge to sever their cases. both have denied any wrongdoing, and they have invoked their rights to a speedy trial. for chesebro, the judge has set a trial date for october 23rd, and no date for powell. the trump team have opposing the time line, and they say that trump wants to sever his case as well, though no motion has been filed. we go to katelyn polantz with the details. why the argument for separate trials? well, bot