tonight. cnn primetime starts right now. thank you so much. have a good night. good evening everyone. tonight i will speak with a former proud boy who knew the two extremists who were just sentenced more than a decade behind bars today for sedition on january 6th. don t miss this conversation but first we have another extraordinary example of the guard rails holding up in a vulnerable democracy. we ve seen examples in recent years. the military refusing to use force after the election, the courts refusing to accept bogus arguments without evidence, the election workers who quietly and heroically ensured the integrity of those ballots, and the voters who showed up in massive numbers to speak their voices. finally, the states, where many in both parties did reject efforts to undo the will of those very voters. that includes the state of georgia where republicans fought off attempts to undermine democracy. today it happened again. republican governor brian kemp rejecting e
across large sections. right now idalia is a tropical storm after making landfall as a hurricane. the rain is covering four straits, stretching 600 miles from florida all the way up to north carolina, and that wind is now impacting half of that area. now, the danger remain as idalia continues to move north into the carolinas this hour. and the record storm surge threatens communities in those areas. now, homes are still under water, and some of the damage is catastrophic. cnn is live across the southeast, including in charleston where there are reports tonight of flooding right in the city center. we ll go right there in a moment. but i want to start first with our meteorologist chad myers in the cnn weather center. chad, what is the condition right now of this storm, and where is it headed? reporter: well, we re losing some wind speed, and that s the good news, and it s headed to the northeast. that s the second answer toward the north carolina coast. what i don t like on
so, now, tropical storm idalia headed towards the carolinas. this storm is not done yet. tonight, from florida, the news continues. the source with kaitlan collins starts right now. tonight, straight from the source, hurricane idalia still dangerous though as it s moving north after battering florida. that record storm surges that continue to pose a threat, their homes underwater, and the rescue is still underway. plus, new questions being raised tonight after senate minority leader mitch mcconnell freezes up for a second time one month after a similar health scare. dr. sanjay gupta will join us. and a searing front page unlike any other, students in north carolina, summing up an american crisis really better than any photo ever could. the student behind the it will join me. i am kaitlan collins and this is the source . tonight, hundreds of thousands of people are still without power in both florida and georgia, where idalia is barreling through now as a tropical sto
explain what might be going on with mitch mcconnell, who appeared to free freeze in the middle of a q&a with reporters in kentucky today, just like he did at the capitol last month. senator you are up for reelection in 3 shorts short ears. what are your thoughts on it? that s okay. what are your thoughts on what are my thoughts about what? running for reelection in 2026. did you hear the question, senator? running for reelection in 2026? all right, i m sorry, y all, we are going to need a minute. so, what exactly is happening? and what does it say about the fitness of the 81-year-old senator to lead the republican caucus? and tonight, on the docket, a federal judge has determined that rudy giuliani has lost the defamation lawsuit from the georgia election workers ruby freeman and shaye moss. that s after he failed to provide information that was sought in he upended their lives when he singled them out, falsely accusing them of ballot tampering. i
our coverage continues today of storm idalia. that s the storm that s wreaking havoc across large sections of the country tonight. i am abby phillip. and right now, idalia is a tropical storm after making landfall as a hurricane. the storms rain is now covering four states, stretching 600 miles from florida all the way up to north carolina. and that wind is now impacting half of that area. now, the danger remains as idalia continues to move north into the carolinas this hour. and the record storm surge threatens communities in those areas. now, homes are still underwater. and some of the damage is catastrophic. cnn s live across the southeast, including in charleston, where there are reports tonight of flooding right in the city center. we will go right there in a moment. but i want to start first with our meteorologist chad myers. he s over in the cnn weather center. chad, what is the condition right now of this storm? and where is it headed? we are losing some wind spee