good morning and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm danny freeman. we begin with donald trump set to surrender for his fourth arrest of the year. some of his co-defendants agree to the terms of their bond agreements in the sweeping racketeering case related to efforts to overturn results of the 2020 election. but unlike the other defendants, the terms of trump's release comes with a lot more strings attached. paula reid has more. >> reporter: in fulton county, first you negotiate your bond agreement and then you surrender and then a judge schedules an initial appearance for you, an arraignment, that is your first time going before the judge. now, in this case, this is the first time that he has had to post cash bond. he is also subject to a lot of other restrictions that are unique clearly tailored to him including being barred from threatening anyone else involved in the case especially on social media. because we've seen him attack judges, prosecutors, witnesses in this case. and this appears tailored to him because we've seen four other defendants today negotiate their bond agreements anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000. and while they are also barred from talking to co-defendants, none have the social media provision. so that is five defendants of the 19 in this case, 14 more to go with these bond agreements. >> and one of former president trump's 18 co-defendants in the fulton county case is conservative attorney john eastman. he is planning to surrender to the authorities on wednesday. eastman reached an agreement monday with the district attorney fan anyi willis for a order of $100,000. turning to the devastation in hawaii now, president biden has promised federal support for hawaii, quote, for as long as it takes. this comes after his visit to maui where he witnessed firsthand the devastation left behind. >> i know the feeling that as many of the people in this town, this community, that hollow feeling that you have in your chest like you are being sucked in to a black hole wondering where i ever get by this. but also want all of you to know that the country degrees with you, stands with you, and will do everything possible to help you recover, rebuild and respect culture and traditions when the rebuilding takes place. >> president biden and the first lady met with survivors and officials in lahaina wednesday listening to stories of grief and fears for the future. the mayor says at least 115 people have been killed and more than 800 are still unaccounted for. bill weir has more. >> reporter: the president and dr. biden spent several hours both over lahaina, on the ground here, and meeting with first responders and victims of this tragedy peat the bigmaui. and he said the right things. he said what a lot of folks i've been hearing from have been saying, that he wants maui, the people of maui, to help determine how this place is rebuilt. there was a question asked who will have the most influence in that conversation going forward. locals here, working class native and multigenerational hawaiians are worried about people moving in to buy up as much land as they can and rebuild it for their interests. the president says -- promises that that won't happen. it remains to be seen. there is a lot of forces at play here. he did serve as empathizer and chief after five days of being mostly silent on the issue publicly, but the governor said that he was working behind the scenes to assure first responders that the feds had their back on this. he shared the stories we're familiar with of losing his daughter and wife and wondering if his sons had survived a car accident early in his political career. and that is what so many people are going through now. list of the missing according to the mayor of maui was whigttled from over 2,000 down to 850 now. that still seems impossibly high this many days almost two weeks now after the fire broke out. but forensicanthropologists, this can take months or years to sort out the missing. but the real heartbreak is to think about the children who were left home that day, parents in this attorney who lost their kids, kids who lost their parents. we're unclear if president biden was able to meet with any of those. we know he did meet with archie, historic figure here, uncle archie as he's known, hall of fame waterman who led a lot of the relief efforts from a sort of cul de sac command post that we went into. some of those very active on social media were at the table at least with president biden for the few hours that he was here. but now all eyes are on this place to see how soon they can find that huge number of missing and make peace with those families. and how exactly they will rebuild. bill weir, cnn, maui. and we're following a developing story right now out of the middle east, panhalestin man shot and critically injured monday afternoon in the occupied west bank. a witness says that he was unarmed and shot from behind by israeli forces. hadas gold is live for us in jerusalem. what do we know about the circumstances of this shooting? >> reporter: yeah, this happened in the palestinian town of beta which is very close to the flash point town of hugh warwarahuwar. saturday a father and son were killed in a shooting attack at a car wash and there has been a manhunt going on to look for the shooters and that is when clashes broke out. but what we have from eyewitness testimony and video from the moment this man was shot appears to show that the man was unarmed and shot from behind. you can see a man in white jogging towards another group of men who appear to be trying to help a man on a stretcher. he is shot from behind and he falls forward. an eyewitness that cnn spoke to said that the man was not involved in the clashes, they say that he was unarmed. and in that video, we don't see him carrying anything. not obvious that he is carrying a gun or anything. and the eyewitnesses say it was israeli forces on the scene who shot that person from behind. we've asked the israeli defense forces and border police for a comment. bore didder poder police say it review. they say a riot was instigated and rocks were hurled at the forces and they responded with live fire. this is during increased wave of violence. saturday the father and son killed in uhe wahuwara. video shows that they were at a car wash seemingly ambushed by a shooter. they are still looking for that shooter. and that is why you see so many israeli forces in and around huwara. but on top of all this, yesterday morning another israeli woman was shot and killed while she was driving south of another israeli man with her also injured. and israeli forces saying that they have arrested two suspects in that case. this is turning out to be one of the most violent and deadly years for both israelis and palestinians across the occupied west bank and israel in decades. >> thank you for that update. appreciate it. and we're following another 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continue to do fingerprints, mug shots, et cetera. >> reporter: what might it looks like inside when trump and the others formally surrender? a retired sheriff says that normally people who are surrendering come through the front door first. but regardless of which entrances trump and the others arrive in -- >> they would be pat down, led to the booking office in the rear. from there, they probably will have to have ties and shoestrings and all those types of things taken. then from there, the person would be fingerprinted, given a booking photo. >> reporter: donald trump and the other defendants are expected to be photographed for mug shots. but it is unclear when those pictures will be made public. people familiar with the process tell cnn normally those booked at this jail are searched thoroughly by a jail deputy and at some point given a medical examination and a pretrial screening to determine if they can sign out on their own recognizance. but it is not clear if trump or the other high profile defendants will go through those steps. for a normal defendant, it would take hours to go through those procedures. but with these defendants? >> i don't expect trump to spend hours in this jail because the longer he is, i mean, it is a pain. it will be a hassle for the entire sheriff's department or at least those at the jail when the president is there, it will be a circus. >> reporter: if they didn't have bond agreements, donald trump and the other defendants might have been held in custody at this jail. which observers say could be a nightmarish experience. >> rice street jail is not a pleasant place. it is dirty, scary. >> reporter: last month the justice department launched a civil rights investigation into the fulton county jail following multiple deaths inside the facility. last year inmate lasean thompson was found dead in his cell, his family says unsanitary conditions including insect and lice infestation contributed to his death. >> even the sheriff agrees that it was deplorable conditions like a third world country. >> reporter: three officials with the fulton county jail stepped down earlier this year after a preliminary investigation into lasean thompson's death. the sheriff acknowledges the poor conditions and says he welcomes the justice department's investigation and he sought more than $2 billion in county funding to build a new jail. brian todd, cnn, washington. for more, let's bring in a criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor. katie, a lot of public interest obviously surround eging the details. clearly the goal to keep it as short as possible, but does that mean that former president trump will get special treatment especially compared to his other co-defendants? >> well, in many ways donald trump is being treated as a normal defendant in mull ton county. he's had to post cash bond here. he is going to go through some sort of booking process. but i think that there are practical considerations that obviously had to be taken into account. mr. trump is followed by the secret service everywhere he goes. it is a huge fiasco whenever he is anywhere publicly let alone being booked for a criminal case of any sort. so there has to be accommodations made just practically and logistically speaking. but he is going through much of the same process certainly. >> just this conversation seems unthinkable to talk about a former president going through this process. the terms of trump's bond though includes no communication about the case with co-defendants or witnesses and no threats towards those people. and including on social media. my question for you know, is this enforceable? >> well, that is the terms of his bond at this point. and if he were to violate that, then he could theoretically see himself behind bars. the terms are quite broad and while we're talking about somebody that is campaigning, you have to wonder exactly how far the judge will interpret that because many of the things that might be considered threats even indirect threats could be considered political speech of some sort. so the subjective nature of the order is a bit questionable. but he will be watched very closely and if there are violations of this order at this level, he is going to have to adjudicate that. so that is how i see it at this point. he may not be able to -- it may not be upheld ultimately, but that is the current terms as they stand right now. >> if you were the former president's attorney, how would you advise him basically when it comes to his social media behavior considering this order? >> well, i think that donald trump historically has not followed legal advice to a "t," but he risks his own freedom at this point maybe literally. and so to the extent that he can avoid any sort of potential violations of the terminology of that order, i think that that will be very important. whether he follows that advice is another question. perhaps this will motivate mr. trump to agree to an earlier trial date to free himself of these very restrictive conditions. >> and while trump of course is skipping the first debate, if he does appear in future ones, could what trump says on the debate stage potentially be used against him in some of these cases? >> well, anything that any defendant says pretrial can be used against them in court. which is why defense attorneys constantly tell their clients that they really cannot include the case whatsoever. mr. trump is in a very difficult position because a big part of his campaign is focused on the prosecutions that are being brought against him and on the idea that the doj, that the justice system at large, even the state justice systems are xro compro compromised. so he has to walk a fine line here. but to the extent that he is bound by these orders, he is bound by these orders in all respects even while campaigning at least at this point. >> and we still have cases that don't have trial dates yet. so what can we expect to happen next in some of these continuing legal challenges? >> all of these cases that are actually indicted at this point are on the court's calendar to a certain degree. and dates can shift and likely will shift as the attorneys go through the discovery process and begin preparing and allowing the judge to know exactly where they stand in their preparations and whether they will need more time on some end. and that doesn't even include the idea that donald trump could release counsel, fire his entire team and get new attorneys at any point which would reset the clock to a large degree, maybe even all together in some of these cases. >> wow. okay. so a lot of moving parts still, a lot of variables. appreciate you breaking it down for us. thank you. >> thank you. all right. now to quick hits across america. house republicans have now issued four subpoenas to two doj officials and two senior wrist personnel, the actions centered on the criminal investigation into hunter biden's taxes and 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>> reporter: yeah, i think if the purpose of these drone strikes which moscow says it prevented are to sow disruption and chaos, to some extent it is working. we've seen airport restrictions several times the past few days. this morning the state media are reporting that nine flights had to be diverted, that is on top of 45 passenger flights and two cargo flights that had to be diverted monday morning in the early hours due to other attempted drone attacks. and you can see here damage to a building a town just to the west of moscow, which is also the town of the government of the moscow region is headquartered as well. not a lot of damage. no casualties. but again, this looks like an attempt, and ukraine hasn't claimed responsibility, but looks like an attempt to sort of crack that propaganda facade, to bring it home to the russian people that this is not in fact a small scale special military operation as russia calls it. and i think you have to view separately from the attacks that we're hearing about, two separate incidents at russian air bases, one russia has admitted to that happened on saturday at an air base not far from st. petersburg and a second one on monday at the air base just to the southwest of moscow where ukraine says that it damaged a russian plane. that looks more like specific military targeting trying to ease the pressure on the front lines. but i think the bottom line here is that the volume of these drone attacks within russia now are increasing with very startling regularity and it speaks to the expanding tactics and skirt of this war. >> really feels like we hear more and more about these drones every day. clare, thank you. and now to quick hits around the globe. storms in central chili have triggered heavy rains an massive flooding forcing thousands to evacuate the area. there is a state of emergency.m flooding forcing thousands to evacuate the area. there is a state of emergency. and greek officials held an emergency meeting as firefighters battled wildfires in the northeast. state media says at least one person has died. and voters tin ecuador have banned oil drilling in the amazon rainforest, this as the impacts of human caused climate change accelerate. coming up, donald trump likely a no show at the first republican primary debate. but something still in store, up ahead. plus chinese leader xi jinping heads to south korea, what is he doing there. stay with us. fundamental freedoms are under attack in our country today and there is a national agenda at play by these extremist so-called leaders. it will be a national ban on abortion. it is the tradition of our country to fight for freedom, to fight for rights... to fight for the ability of all people to be who they are and make decisions about their own lives and their bodies. and we will fight for the ideals of our country. businesses need 5g solutions today. that's why they choose t-mobile for business. mlb partners with t-mobile to not only enhance the fan experience, but to advance how the game is played. aaa relies on t-mobile's network to stay connected nationwide, so they can help get their members back on the road. and we're helping pano ai innovate, to stop the spread of wildfires. now's the time to see what america's largest 5g network can do for your business. ♪inspiring music♪ ♪ start your day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand. okay everyone, our mission is complete balanced nutrition. together we provide nutrients to support immune, muscle, bone, and heart health. yaaay! woo hoo! ensure with 25 vitamins and minerals and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. ♪ (♪) rsv can be a dangerous virus... 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>> yes, we were already prepared for alter programming. for a second we thought it would be turning himself in in fulton county. but tucker carlson has been known to give him a platform for all he wants to say. so we'll be split screening it in the newsroom. >> and do i think that it is interesting that it will be pre-taped. at least that is the expectation. i do want you to take a listen though to part of what trump's former press secretary caylee mcenany had to say. >> this is a huge political m miscalculation. you give others the opportunity to shine, you give others two hours to throw lobs at you. and i know former president trump can defend himself, but you are not there to do it yourself, you are counting on others to step in. >> but i'm still not convinced that anyone besides chris christie will even attack or address the former president. so is there any risk here? >> yeah, so we were reporting yesterday that the campaigns have prepared for two scenario, one in which trump shows up last minute and the other one just how to make a point that he wasn't there. but as you mentioned, chris christie is the only one that has really said that i'm coming after the former president on stage. asa hutchinson is alsoaeen voca against the president. but mike pence was really targeted on january 6, but he's said that the former president shouldn't have done these things, should not have pushed it to this point, but he hasn't really used it in his favor. i know ron desantis if you read that memo and kind of see where that memo that his allies posted is going to, it says that he is not going to pile after trump, he will actually fight any other republican does. so doesn't seem like that they will use the indictments in any way that could help them. >> and that memo specifically said that he would try to attack people that are polling lower than he is. but speaking of polling, we got the "des moines register" and our own poll says that no one right now is in double digits really except for trump and desantis. so how important is it for other candidates to really break out of this debate? >> i think this one, given that it is the first one, first time that they have access to this national platform. they have been in iowa for a few days now but that is just one specific part of the electorate. i think they have to use the opportunity to shine and break through even more. a cbs poll came out last week that said that republican voters are kind of tired of hearing them come after trump, they want these candidates to make a case for themselves. they want to see them do that instead of making a case against trump. so we'll see if they have the opportunity to kind of wade through all the other noise and kind of explain why they have the right to be there and be the candidate instead of trump. >> and that "des moines register" poll showed that like you said, gop primary voters, there is no up side to other candidates attacking trump. last thing i want to ask you, do you see he the gop field changing at all after tomorrow night?he the gop field changing at all after tomorrow night? >> because this is the first debate and there are some not on the stage, it really depends on how much they do going forward. a lot will be hoping that major donors who have not signed up for trump and are still skeptical on who to back, that is who they are talking to. so if that makes a difference, i think that maybe -- i expect maybe one dropoff, but i don't think that any of them are really looking to exit right now. this is the first stage. >> well said. we'll all be watching. marianna, thank you very much. coming up on "cnn this morning," president biden promising to support hawaii for as long as it takes. and next coming up here, the biggest search in five decades for the legendary loch ness monster. at pnc bank, you can find us in big cities and small towns across the us, where our focus is to always support the people who live and work there. because you call these communities home, and we do too. pnc bank. with the freestyle libre 2 system know your glucose level and where it's headed without fingersticks. manage your diabetes with more confidence and lower your a1c. it's covered by medicare for those who qualify. ask your doctor about the freestyle libre 2 system. you can save money by spending less of it. makes sense! oh, i see what you did there! - what? 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>> reporter: danny, this is a highly controversial decision that has outraged many people not only in japan, those fishermen specifically, but also in the region. with china accusing japan of treating the ocean as a dumping ground. but the japanese government has basically run out of options on how on dispose of this radioactive waste water from the fukushima daiichi power plant. back 12 years, the plant hit 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami, power was cut and the nuclear plant went into meltdown. sea water was pulled in to cool the reactors and that water which became radioactive accumulated over time to 1.3 million metric tons. now, the japanese prime minister announced that on thursday if weather and ocean conditions permit, they will begin slowly pumping that water into the pacific ocean. according to the government the water release will happen over a period of 30 years. now, the international atomic energy agency issued a report last month saying that the water has been treated and it meets international safety standards. and it would not have a negative img pagt on the people or environment. but fishermen and scientists are not convinced. we've heard from china's ministry of foreign affair, they launched another protest saying it will take necessary measures to safe guard food safety and health of its people, you have to assume that mean as boy scott on japanese seafood. and we know there is opposition within south korea and also here in hong kong. but in an attempt to ally fears and be transparent, iaea has set up an office at the fukushima plant and says that it will publish data in realtime as the water is being discharged in to the pacific ocean. >> fascinating story. thank you for bringing that report. chinese leader xi jinping in south africa seeking to bolster beijing's influence among developing nations. xi will attend a summit with leaders of the brics emerging economies. they canoaccount for more than 30 40% of the global population. steven jiang is live for us. could xi's trip impacts the already strained u.s./china tensions? >> reporter: well, danny, fact is this is only xi jinping's second international trip after the pandemic. first being back in march when he went to moscow to see his quote/unquote dear friend putin. so that dynamic and priority shows you where his foreign policy lies. but also the fact that this grouping, despite vastly different political and economic models, these leaders, they are bonded over their shear desire and some would say grievances against the u.s.-led global a order. so they will talk about expanding this group and less reliance on the u.s. dollar at a time when tension remains high between beijing and the u.s., and also as xi attempting to cement his leadership role in this grouping. but this is at a time when the chinese economy is facing it strongest headwinds in decades. he is facing a myriad of problems at home, so he is perhaps seeking new markets for chinese exports in the emerging markets, but also he may face more constraints when it comes to what kind of projects china may be able to invest and finance across the so-called global south especially in africa. that is why some experts say we're seeing this shift in strategy, adopting a more low cost/high impact strategy by bringing more african military officers to china for training for example but expanding soft power through cultural investments and propaganda and they are launching a show called classics quoted by sxi jinping. hoping that that will be a hit in africa. >>. >> steven, thank you for that report. shifting gears now. monster hunters unite for the biggest search in more than 50 years for the legendary loch ness monster. this weekend fanatics will be tuning in online to see if researchers can prove that it lies somewhere beneath scotland's locknh ness. using survey equipment never used before. can't wait. hope they do not find it. and now to sports. ravens record setting preseason winning streak comes to an end with a loss to the commanders in the final seconds. andy scholes here with us with the "bleacher report." >> in terms of the most worthless streaks in sports, this is definitely up there because no one cares if you win in the preseason. but somehow the ravens had not lost a preseason game since 2015. monday night football last night, jake from m getting them in field goal range and commanders all celebrating. afterwards john harbaugh reflected on the end of their 24 game win streak. >> one of those things that you look at and go wow, how did that happen. how did something like that take place. pretty remarkable. you know, what are the odds. >> john's brother jim meanwhile will not be on the sidelines for the first leethree games of the season, michigan self imposing a three game suspension for harbaugh stemming from alleged recruiting violations during the covid dead period. naacp still investigating and yet to hand down their punishment. harbaugh will meet leethree gam before returning for the big ten opener against rutgers. and sha'carri richardson winning the gold at the world track and field championships two years after a positive marijuana test derailed her preliminary dreams. richardson finished 10.65 seconds to match this year's best time and set the world championship record. she is considered a favorite to win at the paris olympics which start tin less than a year. >> i feel amazing. i feel like hard work pays off. i've been dedicating myself, keeping my faith strong and just believing and knowing whatever you practice is what you put forward and i'm grateful. when i celebrated, it was because i felt like i did my best no matter what the result was going to be, i felt like i did my best. >> all right. and finally thousands lining the streets of madrid to celebrate spain's women's world cup title. the team rode in an open top bus in a rally. spain's acting prime minister sanchez was there to greet the team who beat england 1-nil on sunday. looked like quite the party there. and after a lot of world cup, the men's and then the women's, we'll have a little break until 2026 when the men's world cup is here in the u.s. >> i miss it already, but i can't wait for it to come to the u.s. so excited. >> going to be exciting. >> thanks, andy. and thank you for watching. i'm danny freeman. coming up on "cnn this morning," former president trump planning to turn himself in on thursday in georgia. florida >> plus the serious impact long covid is having on people who contracted it before the vaccine. stay with us. 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