Good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. And im omar jiminez in for victor blackwell. Were starting off with sad news. Its the end of the world and the music world. Iconic Jimmy Buffett, the man behind hit songs like margaritaville has died. Its one of the busiest travel weekends of the year as millions of people head out for labor day. If youre driving to your destination, get ready to pay more for gas. Well have more on everything you need to know including your weekend forecast. And Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty and now all eyes are on mark meadows to see whether his trial is moved to federal court. For the first time in three years Student Loan Payments are about to be due. Were going to talk with an expert about what borrowers need to know. We begin with some sad news as i mentioned from the music world. Legendary singer Jimmy Buffett has died. He turns a song into a oneman multibilliondollar business. He opens a chain of hotels and restaurants.
Central starts right now shes back and says, nothing will stop her from trying. Donald trump in the Georgia Election subversion case, District Attorney fani willis, return to the Fulton County courtroom after Donald Trumps legal team failed to have her removed from the case today, the former president , hoping to get the case thrown out altogether. Plus the stars will come out for a massive fundraising event tonight that has already hauled in millions for President Biden who you might expect to see tonight and caught on camera the frantic effort to free passengers trapped inside a vehicle. Im sarah signin with john berman, Fredricka Whitfield here for kate baldwin today, this is Cnn News Central this morning, we are standing by to see Fulton County District Attorney fani willis enter the courtroom for the First Time Since efforts to disk qualify her fail. This is a hearing in the States Election subversion case against donald trump. Trump is trying to get the case dismissed this mornin
This morning we are set to learn significant new details in the trials of donald trump. Two key hearings in two separate cases, one in d. C. , one in Fulton County, georgia, moving the legal drama surrounding the former president into a new phase. And police calling it a rampage motivated by hate. A white gunman targeting black people in jacksonville, florida. Shooting and killing three victims at a Dollar General store. What were learning this morning. Also a major hurricane threat, Tropical Storm idalia gaining Strength Turning in the warm waters of the gulf and taking aim at floridas west coast. We are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. And we are taking a look at Governor Ron Desantis as he prepares to make remarks about hurricane idalia, as we just said. Lets listen. We also have fdle on site today evaluating security on campus and making recommendations for any additional infrastructure improvements. Also, per the
Allow good morning, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning and his sunday, march 24, imam or walker, im victor blackwell. Thank you for joining we asked here is what were watching for you today. Donald trump has won day to come up with a half billion dollars, is trying to cover his bond in the new york civil fraud. Civil fraud case. How trumps recent truth social post, complicate things and what happens if he cannot pay their new details about the Terror Attack in russia that killed more than 130 people plus our World Leaders are reacting to rushes. Honore found claims that ukraine was involved more than 300,000 customers are without power as a Winter Storm Moves through the northeast, were tracking that and the chance for severe storm and a jackpots keep growing. Your next shot to win up to a combined 2 billion. Thats a head on cnn this morning tick, tick, tick every second that goes by, donald trump get closer to that deadline. He has just one day to post a nearly halfbilliondollar bo
Rant, but thats not even the most pressing issue today for trump. The deadline has rob tuesday for the former president to pay the 464 million bond in his new york civil fraud case. If he is unable well, to do that, new yorks ag is set to go after his banker crowds and business properties. Cnns Kaitlan Collins is outside the court in New York City for us caitlin, what youre expecting today, how is it going to play out i mean, that is a great question. Sarah could really be anything that we are witnessing today is these two crises are facing trump and confronting him both here happening in the same city, but good is that as courthouse here behind us where we are seated here in new york or trump could soon find out when exactly he could be the first former president to go on Criminal Trial. But as we are waiting to figure out what is happening with that case, of course, trump is facing something that is consuming him much more, and that is this bond that he has been enable to have a gian