in washington. jim acosta has evening off. and we begin with game changing evidence in the georgia election interference of donald trump and his allies. fulton county officials now have emails and text messages that directly connect members of trump's legal team to the breach of a voting system in rural coffee county. the new very many comes as fani willis prepared to present the case to a grand jury. she is expected to seek an indictment of more than a dozen people as early as tuesday. and that means this week a former u.s. president could be facing criminal charges in four u.s. jurisdictions. we begin with cnn's zachary cohen who helped break this reporting. zack, thank you for being with us. how significant is this new evidence that you all have uncovered that is lirnnking to e breach of the voting system? >> reporter: these texts really do draw a direct line between members of trump's legal team an the breach if coffee county, georgia. a rural republican heavy county, about 200 miles south of where we are in fulton county. but this breach has emerged as one of the central focus points of fani willis's broughter investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia itself. and rudy giuliani and sidney powell, these messages to suggest that they're both involved in the planning efforts to try to secure a written letter of invitation from a local election official in coffee county who subsequently allegedly give them access to voting system there. now, look, election officials are not allowed to give access. these are -- what we see in the text messages are a effort by trump's legal team to try to secure this letter of invitation and led to them getting access to the voting systems in coffee county. we suspect this could play into the charges by fani willis. she's expected to bring charges as soon as this week so we'll see how that fakers in. but a key part of a sprawling investigation by fani willis and new evidence that we're learning about. >> and you're right outside of the fulton county courthouse. set the scene of what we'll be seeing over the next few days there? >> reporter: we expect her to present her dais to the grand jury tomorrow and we know there are two witnesses who are confirmed to appear before grand an indictment could be expected as early as tuesday as well. so we're going to be closely watching for developments starting tomorrow and there is going to be a lot of activity in the courthouse starting tomorrow morning and throughout potentially into tuesday when we could see indictments happen. now the timing is a little bit up in the air. the grand jury may need more time to review the evidence, prosecutors may want more time to present the evidence. but tuesday and monday do shape up to be busy days here in fulton county. >> and we see those security barricades behind you and a lot of security there as they get closer to this. zack cohen in atlanta, thank you so much for that reporting. and we want to drill down on this and joining us no is anick acerman from the southern district of new york. we sure do appreciate you sharing your sunday evening with us. we want to begin with that new cnn reporting that zack was just walking us through, that the atlanta prosecutors do have emails and texts that link trump's lawyers to breach of the voting system in coffee county, georgia. this appears to be a new element about the new fulton county prosecution. how significant do you think this is? >> this is super significant. this all comes out, just to put this in context, this comes out of a meeting that was in the white house on december 18th, prior to all of this happening. where donald trump met with sidney powell and general flynn, where they actually discussed trying to get the military to impound voting machines. and the white house lawyers came in, there was a big ruckus over this. but the upshot was that sidney powell and general flynn have another way to get some of this information and that was by going to states like coffee county, a couple of counties in michigan, where they took the voting information, the old-fashioned way. they basically stole it. so they were able to go into coffee county, it was directed by people involved in the white house, trying to get this information because they were trying to somehow proof that there was fraud in the election. they thought that by getting this data, they could prove fraud. but to get to that data, they committed a crime. and the crime that is involved here is computer trespass, is a predicate for the georgia rico statute. so this does not auger well for the individuals like rudy giuliani, sidney powell, and others, and donald trump of course. that this may be part of a major rico indictment of all of these individuals, tieing in all of the other facets of what they did in georgia to try and change the -- >> right. and you mentioned this rico case and fani willis has tried a number of those. they are in her wheelhouse. he's expected to seek a dozen indictments this week. we know that. this is racketeering and conspiracy charges what you're laying out and these are wide-ranging cases. there is a lot of layers to them. as an assistant u.s. attorney in the southern district of new york, were the first to prosecute a mafia boss. so you have some experience at the federal level. do you think this case is a good fit into. >> it is absolutely a good fit. you have predicate acts, meaning what -- let me back up a minute. rico basically turns a number of different crimes into one crime. it takes a pattern and turns it into the one crime of racketeering. so what you have here are a number of false statements, false statements to brad raffensperger, and the secretary of state, by donald trump and statements that donald trump made to the speaker of the house in georgia. you have statements that donald trump made to the governor of georgia and statements made by donald trump to the chief investigator for the secretary of state. most of these conversations are on tape. so, these are going to pile up as predicate acts, as false statements to government officials which are part of a rico violation. and in addition to that, now you've got this computer intrusion, which is also a rico violation. and then you've got the false electors which were created in order to be able to send a competing set of electors, claiming to be legitimate electors for tdonald trump sayig that he won the election and when he didn't and this is behind the plot to get vice president pence to accept the electors over the legitimate electors that have already been certified by governor kemp. so you have a whole series of events put into that rico count and the question is who are all of the other defendants going to be? i think this is not going to be like the late of the federal indictment in washington, d.c. with just one defendant, donald trump. i think you're going to see some of these unindicted co-conspirators show up as indicted defendants in the georgia case. >> and that is what our reporting is indicated is likely to happen. before i let you go, if you could help everyone kind of understand, there are -- this is the fourth indictment, so just trying to keep them straight. but as you mentioned, there is a federal case about overturning -- trying to over turn the election that the former president has been indicted in. this would be a state case as we've said. what is the difference there when it comes to not being able to pardon yourself and being television cameras potentially in the courtroom? >> well, first of all, with respect to pardoning, in georgia, the only way a convicted defendant is pardoned is through the georgia pardon and parole board. and in order to be even qualified for a pardon, you have to serve at least five years of your sentence. and on top of it, by statute, the governor does not have the power to pardon anyone. so it is all done by this parole board. and, of course, if somebody is a u.s. president, they can't pardon for violations and for convictions in the state. nor could they do it in the state of new york. where there is also another pending indictment. the other question you had about the state violation, what was that again, i'm sorry. >> just that it could be televised. that could be the difference as well. there aren't cameras in federal courtrooms, yeah. >> there could be. i think it would be a bad idea. in georgia it could be fe televised. but you have problems with witnesses who are testifying. there are going to be put in danger by virtue of appearing on television and donald trump who adept at dealing with reality tv and will create all kinds of problems just to appeal to the audience out there in television land. so, yes, they could do it, but i think it would be a big mistake. >> all right. more to come on this. we'll all be watching fulton county. thank you so much. we do appreciate it. >> thank you. and for days now police in atlanta have been preparing for the fulton county d.a. announcement as we mentioned a few minutes ago, the barriers are around the courthouse and they've been closing streets in the vicinity. isabel is outside of the vicinity. what do you know about security preparations and you've learned that officials have been talking to officials in other places where trump has already been indicted to learn from that? >> reporter: yeah, well jessica, the big question is will fulton county be yet another place where trump is charged and arrested? and it seems like regardless of what that answer will be, fulton county is ready. you could see the heavier police presence around the courthouse and even beyond this angle right here. i took a lap around the courthouse and on every side road touching the courthouse, i saw officers staked out there. and also metal barriers and these plastic orange and white barricades have been posted all across the courthouse. i've seen officers, too, with k9s, making sure everything is secure for monday, tuesday. this very busy week ahead. and it is not just this courthouse. it is not just the physical building, but also the very visible face if front of this investigation into trump here in fulton county. and that is a d.a., fani willis. according to a source with knowledge of law enforcement movements here in atlanta, she has received additional security protection near her home. and she has recently warned local officials to stay vigilant about any security threats. sharing in an email obtained by cnn examples of racist and sexual messages that she's received and similar threats via voice mail. and the band in charge of security is the sheriff of fulton county, patrick la bought. he said that his team is ready. >> so we are leveraging technology. we want to focus on the latest and the greatest and how that looks like and then we have as many as four or five other sheriffs offices that are coming in to help across those particular parameters and making sure that we are safe. so we're ready. >> reporter: yeah, they're not just using technology. they're bringing in deputies from other nearby counties and they've also been taking notes from new york to miami, to d.c. other places where trump has faced an indictment, and taken note of what good security looks like. so they could execute this, this week. another thing that they're keeping a close eye on is what trump is saying in these next couple of days. he has attacked willis on the campaign trail and also on truth social. willis has previously said that that rhetoric from trump has escalated security concerns. jessica. >> >>iza bell, they've had three other indictments to learn from for a former president. thank you for that update. a death toll is rising in hawaii after the devastating wildfires. officials say they don't know h how many people are still missing. wee have a live update. and plus the search for answers after five people were killed when a house exploded in a pittsburgh suburb. also could the special prosecutor investigating hunter biden lead to issues with joe biden. debbie wasserman-schultz joins us next in the " "cnn newsroom." boost® high protein. now avavailable in cinnabon® bakery-inspired flavor. learn more at boost.com/tv was also the first time you heard of a town named dinosaur, colorado. we just got an order from dinosr, colorado. start an easy to build, powerfulebsite for free with a partner that aays puts you first. start for free at godaddy.com ♪ chevy silverado has what it takes to do it all. with up to 13 camera views. and the z71 off-road package. ♪ you ok? 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here is vanessa your cave itch with before the bell. >> consumer prices rose. shelter played a significant role accounting for 90% of the overall increase. this comes after the feds interest rate hikes pushed mortgage rates around 7%. however, when you strip out volatile food and energy comments and core inflation saw the smallest monthly rise in nearly two years and annual core inflation cooled. everything from eggs to electronics to airline fares all saw declined last month. it is important to note that inflation, though, is still higher than the fed's 2% target but much lower than last summer. on the whole sale level, prices rose in july, despite that headline producer prices remain well below 2% annually. jobless claims are rising but still remain historically low. a so-called soft landing is still possible. but the economy is not out of the woods wyet. that is why every piece of economic date is important. retail sales data and home depot and walmart are on tap this week and we'll get the minutes from the federal reserve critical july meeting. >> thank you. and just minutes from now, celebrity chef bobby flay showing you what has changed with restaurants since the the food networks bobby the food networks bobby flay on the state pos every business deserves a great deal. that's why comcast business is launching the mobile made free event. with our business internet, new and existing customers can get one year of unlimited mobile for free. it's our best internet. powered by the next generation 10g network and with 99.9% reliability. plus one line of free mobile for an entire year. it's the mobile made free event-happening now. get started for just $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get one free line of unlimited mobile. comcast business, powering possibilities. just a few minutes from now the whole story with anderson cooper returns with a slightly new recipe, this time celebrity chef bobby flay has cooked up a special on how the restaurant industry has changed after covid 19. >> was first three works were super chaotic. it wasn't clear if food delivery was even allowed. so one of the things we knew right away was restaurants are going to need platforms like ours in order to stay open. >> we've channeled all of our marketing dollars at the time for delivery. we are up on air after six days after the orders were in place ? mark >> when it hit, i had one high- end restaurant in new york, and we decided to close almost immediately because we didn't know what was going to happen. >> right. >> i didn't go down the road that most of my contemporaries did. a lot of my contemporaries would say to me, i'm doing a ton of business on delivery but i can't make money. >> during the pandemic we heard that a lot. >> jim acosta sat down with bobby flay to discuss the challenges that restaurant and the customers are facing after the pandemic. one restaurant featured is responding to two of the guest, wages and taping in an unconventional way. >> in portland you mentioned those owners, they actually found a way to start paying their employees much more equitable, they started to show their financial books to their employees. it transforms the way they did business. >> basically what they do is they charge you the consumer 22% service charge, and then they pay their employees a salary. so do people tip in that place? i think sometimes if they think about it but they are not asked to. the bottom line is, there's shortfall here and everybody is trying to figure out a way to figure it out. that's not a pandemic issue, that's the restaurant business. >> you asked them, do people object to this, being charged a flat 22% fee and they essentially said not really. >> they are open about what they are doing. obviously they have a lot of customers that they know that come back, i would consider it a neighborhood restaurant in portland. so i think they know the majority of their customer base. so the customer base understand what they are doing there. you know, that set i asked is working and they said it is. so this is just one more way to kind of take a look at how to run a restaurant. >> people argue about this, wherever you go, how should taping work? should they flip around the ipad and make you tip somebody on the spot. >> there's no one-size-fits- all. i think every restaurant is different, every restaurant has his own set of issues in terms of how to pay people and also make a profit. it's a tough talents. but as you see in the pews, i talk about the fact that i think we are just going to have to charge more. i mean, and the folks in portland maine a good point which is it's all about perceptions outside of just raising the prices, you know, they're adding a service charge to the prices because when people look at a menu they say oh, the chicken is $22 and the fish is $18. at the bottom of the menu there is definitely, you know, a notation that there's a 22% service charge but they feel like the perception is to keep the menu prices moderate and just add the service fee at the end. >> i grew up with a single mom, she raised me, on tips. what is your feeling about that system and is that the way we should be paying restaurant workers in this country? >> personally i like to be able to tip my server. i want to give them a tip that they obviously, there is a percentage that like you always tip and then if there's extra great service, i want to be able to tip them even more. but for the most part when you take taping out of the equation, people will tip less. there is no right answer to this. except that, the thing that we've seen is that everything costs more in the restaurant business, everything costs more in general because of inflation but the bottom line is labor is more expensive than it used to be. the commodities, you know the foodstuffs have gone up of course and occupancy costs are traditionally always high. so for the landlords haven't said, we are going to lower your rent. i don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. want to be in the restaurant business, u have to understand it's going to be tough. you can definitely make it happen. there's plenty of really good stories of people running restaurants and making a really big profit but it's gotten tougher. >> don't miss bobby flay's new episode of the whole story with anderson cooper. it's next right here on cnn. thank you so much for joining us. john t tim acosta is back next weekend, have a great t weekend.

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