one every couple of weeks, and fema s primary disaster fund is nearly out of money. and a nightmare in south africa, a fire ripping through a building full of homeless men, women, and children, some literally throwing babies out of windows in a desperate attempt to save their lives. the death toll 74 with potentially more to come. but we start with the former president, opting out of his first chance to respond to the charges against him in open court in georgia. trump s decision to plead not guilty and waive his arraignment means no televised court appearance, yet another example of an event that would have been the first of its kind. at least four of the 19 defendants have now waived their right to appear, trump joining ray smith, sidney powell, and trevian coo tee, that includes rudy giuliani the subject of a blistering decision from a d.c. judge finding him liable for defaming two georgia election workers and accusing him of intentionally ignoring basic rules of evide