more legal developments in georgia today. we are learning the sprawling election interference case that brought indictments for donald trump and 18 others could actually have been even more sprawling, special purpose grand jury underpinning that case especially recommended charging some 39 people. a reminder that panel did not have authority to indict, it could hear evidence, interview witnesses and offer recommendations. among those recommendations were charges for three current and former republican senators, south carolina s lindsey graham, georgia s two former senators kelly loeffler and david perdue, they were not indicted in the end. the report does not show us how the da decided which people ultimately made the cut as it were. cnn s paula reid is here. paula, a da does not have to indict all that a grand jury recommends to indict. by the way, some that were split votes in effect from the grand jurors, others were close to unanimous if not quite unanimous here. that
brand-new this morning, a cnn poll that is a huge flashing warning sign for president biden. support sagging among democrats. plus, the one republican who holds a clear lead over him and it might not be who you think. the flipping has begun. a worker at mar-a-lago strikes a deal with a top investigator overseeing the federal documents probe. a closer look at what the man known as trump employee number four has to offer and how much it might hurt trump s case. pennsylvania authorities are still on the hunt for the inmate who has been on the run for a week now. that is despite multiple sightings and even his escape being caught on tape. i m kate bolduan alongside john berman and sara sidner. this is cnn news central. an incumbent democratic president losing support among democrats. voters including democrats with concerns about his age, his handling of the economy, and his son s alleged criminal activity. that is what president biden faces this morning as he prepares to l
largest auto worker unions called general motors offer to avoid a potentially devastating strike. what this standoff could mean for the entire economy ahead. and deeper than the empire it state building is tall, well over times two, that s how far below the earth this american caver is now trapped, after he fell ill underground on saturday. details on the urgent evident now to save him. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. soon, president biden departs for india for a critical g-20 summit with world leaders, but back here at home, he is facing a tough crowd. new cnn polling shows the president s numbers are essentially down across the board. numbers on his handling of the economy, his age, his job approval, all of them sinking. right now, just 39% approval of biden s job as president. that s down 41% in july. we re covering all angles and implications of this story. with us, congressional corresponde
we had people saying where s nancy pelosi? we had people who were taking desks, sit agat the desk of the speaker of the house and attempting to find people in order to bring them to justice and saying to yelling at the police kill them, kill them all. and so why trump has done this is beyond me. that was carl rove, a former senior advisor to former president george w. bush with some advice for democrats and strong criticism of donald trump. we ll bring you more of his comments straight ahead. meanwhile, the former president is running out of delay tactics in his hush money case. we ll bring you an update on that looming trial. and we ll have for you the latest on the growing global outrage over the israeli air strike that killed humanitarian aid workers in gaza. the leader of that organization is now calling the strike a targeted attack. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday april 4th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. w
good morning, everyone. it s the top of the hour. we re so glad you re with us. it s a busy morning on the global stage. global stage and domestic as well. it s crazy how much news is happening this first week of september. kids are back in school. the news is back. it is september 6th. secretary of state antony blinken is on the ground in ukraine. he will meet with president s zelenskyy. we will see the first televised hearing in the georgia election subversion case. after former trump and all 18 co-defendants pleaded not guilty. what the judge decides could have a major impact on trump s very busy calendar. also mitch mcconnell will talk behind closed doors about his health with the senate republican conference after two freezing incidents in just two months. the capitol doctor says the senator shows no sign of stroke or seizure disorder. 200 law enforcement officers are searching for the etscaped murderer a week after he broke out of a prison near philadelphia. the