Earned more than a billion dollars. Thank you for hanging out. Im omar jimenez. Cnn this morning starts right now. Good morning, everyone. So glad youre with us. Good morning, phil. Good morning. There was a big game this morning. So i thought it was going to be awesome to wake up at 3 00 a. M. And have an amazing game on. And then it turned out to be the most stressful two hours of my life. And i dont like it anymore. Arent you supposed to be reading for the show. Im totally prepped with womens soccer. Well see how that goes. A lot happened overnight. From politics to gio politics to the womens world cup, of course. Lets get started with five things to know for this tuesday, august 1st. Today could be charging decision day for former President Donald Trump and the federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. That grand jury will meet just hours from now. And new this morning, Donald Trumps Political Action committee is almost out of cash. It began last year with m
right now on ana cabrera reports, new heat in the race for the presidency this morning. president biden heading to michigan today for his first visit of 2024. the high stakes for him in that critical battleground. plus, fresh polling out of south carolina bringing new warning signs for nikki haley as she and donald trump wage war for campaign cash. also ahead, breaking news from the pentagon this morning, defense secretary lloyd austin set to have his first news conference since the controversy over his resent hospitalization. millions under flood watches bracing for the pineapple express. the atmospheric river that could dump up to 10 inches of rain on california. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with a flurry of new headlines in the race for the presidency. president biden making his visit, the first one of the year to the key battleground state of michigan. he ll meet with the united autoworkers union following their recent e
welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in washington along with erin burnett in new york. happening now, we re counting down to cnn s town hall with former president donald trump. new hampshire republicans as well as undeclared primary voters are standing by with questions for the gop frontrunner and it all comes as trump stares down growing legal troubles. multiple criminal investigations. an indictment in new york and a $5 million sex abuse verdict. all of that, wolf, as we are also following another story tonight. congressman george santos speaking out today. he pled not guilty to 13 federal charges. pulling a page out of of the trump playbook calling it a witch hunt. if convicted santos could face up to 20 years in prison for the top counts he faces. the republican from new york is facing calls to resign from many in his own caucus. speaker mccarthy is holding fire, saying santos deserves his day in court. also the sout
new questions about the source of substantial loans congressman george santos campaign. the embattled republican caught in a web of lies as you know previously claimed he made personal loans to his campaign totaling more than $700,000. but a new filings with the federal election commission boxes indicate that loans of 500,000 dollars and $125,000 come from personal funds well, those were left unmarked. i want you to turn to cnn commentator joan goldberg and ashley, and i have a mcken, let s begin about these questions around the loans, what are you learning about the loans he allegedly gave to his own campaign. the broad outlines of this story that you mentioned, that is absolutely correct. he previously said that he personally loaned his campaign $5 hundred,000 that was in the filing, he also i iterated this, went on the podcast with congressman matt gates not too long ago and suggested that this academy from his personal wealth. in these amended filings, he s now changin
headquarters in new york city. donald trump ready to run for president for a third time, but is the country ready? before we start debating what it means for 2024, what does it mean for the midterms now less than 100 hours away. plus, the former head of the oath keepers, stewart rhodes, takes the stand in his own defense. what he said about the 2020 election and his surprising take on the right-wing militia he founded more than a decade ago. overnight, we got word that a treatment for rsv has now been approved but not in time for what s predicted to be a terrible winter here in the u.s. so lots to get to, but we start with the news that will no doubt mark a new chapter in the political life of this country and could escalate the stakes in what has already been a wildly unpredictable and stunningly close midterm race. nbc news has confirmed that donald trump is expected to officially announce his third run for president later this month. it s something he s teased relent