Welcome to cnn this morning. Its saturday, august 19th. Im amara walker. Im victor black well. Thank you for spending part of your morning with us. Were learning more about what is expected to happen when former President Donald Trump surrenders to officials in the Fulton County jail in georgia. How this will look different and how the Secret Service is prepared. This hoss we have suffered is unspeakable and devastating. We will continue to mourn as we care for the survivors and begin to move forward together. So much heartbreak as the death toll in maui continues to climb. As were getting a closer look at the scope of the damage, what the governor is saying about the Recovery Efforts and whether tourists should continue to visit. Hurricane hilary is closing in on the southwest with a years worth of rain. Weve got a look at areas the most at risk. I look on the bus and really our kid is the last kid on the bus. Willie wont be riding the bus anymore. A nationwide shortage is causing cha
Capitol grounds during the day of the insurrection. Until now. Today photos and videos emerging that appear to place an architect of the fake elector plot, kenneth chesebro, in a restricted area outside the capital on january 6th. Cnn breaking this, New York Times reporting on it. Chesebro named an Unindicted Coconspirator by special counsel jack smith charged with seven counts of conspiracy. Here it is, everybody. This video from outside the Capitol On January 6th that appears to be chesebro on your screen in a red maga hat and dark jacket. Hes captured in several clips along with infowars host and fake tan enthusiast alex jones. Some of the photos and videos, quote, stop the steal organizer allie alexander. We have not seen any evidence to suggest he went inside the Capitol Building or that he committed any violent acts. Youre looking at a freeze frame of one of the clips. Chesebro in a grassy area in the red maga hat at the center of the frame. Hes holding a phone up and appears to
We begin in the southwest, where people are frantically preparing for Hurricane Hilary. The latest update from the National Hurricane center hilary has been downgraded to a category two storm. It is making its way north alongside mack mexicos baja coastline. Heavy rain is expected to impact california in arizona starting sunday. The National Weather service is calling the storm rare and dangerous. And here is why. Parts of the California Desert are forecasted to get three years worth of rain in just 48 hours. Lets get an update from Priscilla Thompson in palm springs, california. Priscilla, how are people where you are preparing right now . Yeah, alicia menendez, folks here are frantically filling those sandbags, hoping to protect their homes and businesses as that rainfall is expected to move in here in the coming hours, really. And this operation has been going since about 6 am local time. Thats 9 am eastern time. And its expected to continue for about the next four hours. You can se
The accidents from hydroplaning. Last time we got some big rain, the 78 got closed down. People are afraid to come out, you know . Thats not usual californians. Will Diss Disneyland Resorts is planning to close early today while Universal Studios says theyll monitor the situation closely. Lets turn to chief meteorologist Rick Reichmuth. Are. Rick thats probably a good call with disney, to be honest. Its going to be really windy. Right here is kind of the center of the storm, but you see a lot of energy to the knot of it. Sill to the south of it. Were going to have a lot of moisture for the next 34 days, so well keep rain in the forecast for quite a while. As you just mentioned, Tropical Storm warning in effect for los angeles, that has never happened before. And this is one of the wind gust forecasts. Take a look at this. Youve got some winds that are probably 6080 miles an hour across the mountains to the east of san diego area. This is to start the day today. I by this afternoon, rea
Overnight former President Trump was indicted accused of trying to turn over the 2020 president ial elections. Not only trump, but 18 others are indicted. Each defendant is facing racketeering. In the indictment, he tried to convince one to change the election. Former President Trump calls is a witch hunt and trying to derail his campaign. Trump facing a charges of 91 charges in georgia, florida, new york and washington d. C. We have a ton to get to. Cnn this morning starts right now. If youre just waking up, this is significant. Donald trump and 18 codefendants are facing a slew of charges. They include Rico Racketeering charges that were meant to take down mob basses bosses and gangs. They say that he created fake electors and Ellie Breeching voting systems to try and find evidence of voter fraud. We have Team Coverage all morning. Well start live outside the Fulton County courthouse. Trump has been ordered to surrendered by next friday. Reporter Fani Willis Giving donald trump, jr.