good morning, everyone. phil is making jokes before 6:00 a.m. it s friday. we re glad you re with us. five things to know for this friday, september 8th. we want to start with weather breaking overnight. hurricane lee intensify ing int a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 miles per hour. that was double what it was 24 hours ago. the big question, is it going to hit the east coast or make a turn and stay in the atlantic. and eight sightings, but an escaped murderer is still on the run. and new overnight, we re hearing from the american trapped 3,000 feet deep in a cave. he says he was very close to the edge suffering from internal bleeding and rescuers saved his life. this morning for if the first time we re expected to see the full report from the special grand jury in georgia. they are investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we ll see if it has any new information that was not included in the indictments against former president trump and his 18
to be a winning formula once again for all democrats and for president biden and vice president harris. laura: a winning formula? is that what he said? we will see. i have this crazy idea that americans don t want to go into debt to buy stuff like gas, groceries, or make car payments. in newsweek, writer lee habib noted that the combination of run away costs and high interest rates has been catastrophic for ordinary americans as the average car payment surged to nearly $730 a month with the length of those loans extended to a record setting 68 months. as for gasoline, well, biden s insane squeeze on pipelines and exploration is killing the family budget. in july 2020, gas was a mere 2.27 a gallon. in july of 2023 the average was 3.71. a whopping 63% increase and even gone up since then. so, all americans feel the pain of biden s radical green agenda because everything that travels by car, by plane, or truck is now more expensive. and it s all on the democrats. the economy
brand-new this morning, a cnn poll that is a huge flashing warning sign for president biden. support sagging among democrats. plus, the one republican who holds a clear lead over him and it might not be who you think. the flipping has begun. a worker at mar-a-lago strikes a deal with a top investigator overseeing the federal documents probe. a closer look at what the man known as trump employee number four has to offer and how much it might hurt trump s case. pennsylvania authorities are still on the hunt for the inmate who has been on the run for a week now. that is despite multiple sightings and even his escape being caught on tape. i m kate bolduan alongside john berman and sara sidner. this is cnn news central. an incumbent democratic president losing support among democrats. voters including democrats with concerns about his age, his handling of the economy, and his son s alleged criminal activity. that is what president biden faces this morning as he prepares to l
the new cnn poll also known as the new big warning for president biden. his support among democrats is dropping and more. a mar-a-lago employee strikes a deal with the special counsel. and how much could he hurt donald trump s case? sick and stuck 3,000 feet below the earth s surface and an all out race to save an american trapped in a cave in turkey. along with kate bolduan and john berman, i m sara sidner, and this is cnn news central. this morning, an approval rating stuck in the mud, and growing concerns about age and stamina, and his own party is looking for someone else, and some of the new take a ways from the current snapshot for the white house. president biden s approval rating is 39%, and nearly 70% of democrats say they want someone else running for president in 2024. and the poll shows that voters have widespread concern about his handling of to economy. and now, harry eden is there at the familiar spot. so we have the approval ratingsh and talk to me abo