ahead on cnn newsroom, the list of donald trump's co-defendants who say they're innocent keeps growing. where a trial stands and what we're expecting next. plus, millions of americans are getting ready to hit the road this holiday weekend as summer comes to an official end. flying or driving, a look at why travelers will want to head out early. and the pope making what might seem like an unusual trip. we'll look at how it might be more about one country's neighbors. >> announcer: live from cnn center this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. the sprawling racketeering case in georgia that's been brought against donald trump and 18 others could be upended at any time by a federal judge. at issue is whether one defendant, former trump chief of staff mark meadows should have his case moved to federal court. if that happens it could have a snowball effect on the others, including trump. meanwhile coconspirators rudy giuliani and six others are the latest to enter their pleas. sara sara murray has our report. >> reporter: following a flurry of developments in the georgia election interference case. of the 19 defendants charged in the sprawling racketeeng case we now know a dozen have entered pleas of not guilty and chosen to waive their arraignments, including people like former president donald trump and his former personal attorney rudy giuliani. now, we're still waiting for the others to decide what they're going to do, if they're going to plead on paper or show up in person next week. we're also waiting on a major ruling from a federal judge who is still considering whether mark meadows, the former white house chief of staff, should be able to move his case from state court in georgia to federal court. we know that donald trump's team is watching that closely. if that's the case we lose this ability we would have in state court to have cameras on these proceedings to see a trump trial on camera, that doesn't exist in federal court. no cameras allowed. so, again, there are a number of steps in this case that could move forward next week. sara murray, cnn, washington. two more members of the proud boys have been sentenced for their roles in the riot on capitol hill. ethan norgene received 18 years in prison, one of the longest sentences in this case so far. he was the undisputed leader on the ground on january 6th. and he calls the riot a complete and other tragedy. claims he went to the capitol to be a leader and keep people out of trouble. the other proud boy sentenced friday, here he is smashing through a capitol window with a police riot shield. inside, he lit a celebratory sugar. she told the judge she never wished he'd never crossed into a restricted area, and he apologized of the officer whose shield he took, saying there's no place for my group in politics whatsoever. after that apology and after the judge sentenced him to ten years. he raised his fist and defiantly yelled trump won. cooling to a much more manageable case than at a white hot gains of the past 2 1/2 years. according to the bureau of labor statistics, the healthy 187,000 jobs in august. meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose unexpectedly to 3.8%, likely due to an increase in the labor force which could cool off wage growth and slow inflation. president joe biden says the numbers suggest the economy is moving in the right direction. >> the highest share of working-age americans are in the workforce now. than at any time in the past 20 years. people are coming off the sidelines. getting back to thei workplaces. >> wall street took the latest employment numbers in stride, the dow closed on friday with 115 point gain, u.s. markets will be closed on monday in observance of the labor day holiday. and the u.s. has kicked off a three-day weekend to mark the labor day holiday, and this year the country is expected to see a significant rise in the number of travelers. cnn's pete munteen reports. >> reporter: a climactic end to a record breaking summer of travel. half of all americans expect the travel for labor day. at chicago o'hare officials are bracing for a 7% increase in passengers compared to the holiday weekend last year. the tsa says after this weekend the summer will set a new air travel record with more than 227 million people screened at airports since memorial day. transportation secretary pete buttigieg says flight cancellations are going down but the latest numbers from flight aware show it is delays that have increased. this summer, more than 25% of flights arrived late by an average of 57 minutes. >> this year we have seen significant improvement. that doesn't mean that the system was immune from some tough travel days this year and this summer. >> reporter: aaa says even still, travelers remain undaunted, booking 4% more domestic trips compared to last labor day weekend, and 44% more international trips with destinations like vancouver, rome, and london topping the list. >> you are seeing flights and trips over to europe and down to latin america booming right now with numbers that are significantly higher than what we saw pre-pandemic. >> reporter: the crowds also stretched to the roads. aaa forecasts that popular routes like palm springs to san diego and the jersey shore to manhattan will hit peak congestion on monday. before this weekend the average price for a gallon of regular gas. flirted with a seasonal record, set back in 2012. >> like everything else it just keeps going up and it's why i'm meeting my family halfway. i would have driven to baltimore and back. >> we knew they were going to go up, so we filled up before we left jersey. >> reporter: the tsa says friday will go down as the busiest day for travel. the agency will screen a total of 14 million people through wednesday. pete munteen, cnn, reagan, national airport. some parts of the u.s. will be unusually, hot, and others can expect rainfall. >> desert southwest not going to look like a desert in some spots, significant rainfall coming here with the monsoon moisture right there off the areas around vegas and phoenix and flagstaff, significant rainfall coming in and there could even be flash flooding. i'm certain in some places we'll have flash flooding. there are spots between two and four and isolated six inch rainfall possibilities there across the southwest. and then across the southeast and the gulf coast, more showers and storms here, especially right along the coast itself, you're going to see some colorful areas here from -- some spots picking up between four and six inches of rainfall in places that saw an awful lot because of the hurricane there. the middle part of the country, it heats up. some spots could approach 30 degrees warmer than you should be by sunday, especially the upper midwest. that's where the heat is really going to be on. look at minneapolis. you should be 78. it will be 102 on sunday afternoon. and humid. it's not going to be a dry heat, for sure, at least a hundred record high temperatures across the country will be set. denver, 96, you should be significantly cooler than that, and warming up in new york city, back to 92 by the end of your weekend. a safe couple of days and travel safely out there. president biden says he plans to meet with florida's governor when he plans to visit the hurricane damage in that state later today but the governor's office is disputing that, saying ron desantis has no plans to meet with the president. desantis is, of course, running for the republican nomination for president hoping to replace biden. on friday desantis claimed he told biden in a phone call he was concerned the president's security entourage might interfere with the security efforts. biden says no such concerns were raised in the call and that every effort would be made not to impede. kevin mccarthy will be in hawaii today touring maui's fire disaster area with a group of congressional lawmakers. republican lawmakers want to see firsthand what happened in maui and plan to meet with officials involved in the recovery efforts. some republicans have vowed to investigate the federal government's response to the wildfires. on wednesday president biden said he hoped they would do so and then approve additional funding for fema's disaster relief fund. officials say there's little change to the list of those missing from the wildfire. 385 people remain unaccounted for, and the death toll remains at 115. state officials approved more than $2 million to help rebuild hawaii's struggling tourism industry. still ahead, advancing on the front lines, ukraine says its military is moving forward against russian forces, we'll vts latest on the counteroffensive in a live report next. days after a military junta seized control, the coup's leader is -- return to democracy, the latest in a live report there, stay witith us. ins from one serving. to help keep me sharp. try neww neuriva ultra. think bigger. 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there's a certain reality. so please, again, governments do not criticize our counteroffensive for being too slow. but then ask experts and commentators to respect we are fighting with what we have against an enemy who is strong. but the most important, of course, decision of recent months is the agreement reached between president zelenskyy, president biden, prime minister of netherlands, denmark and norway, all in providing kroip w ukraine with f-16s, and we're very grateful for the green light. we heard the foreign minister there talking about the counteroffensive. what's the latest on that front? >> reporter: well, the counteroffensive is continuing and there has been some positive progress for the ukrainians this week. we've seen them catch robotyne -- a lot of this counteroffensive is happening away from the front lines. that's why we've been seeing aerial drone attacks over vast swaths of russian territory, and last night into this morning we saw more drone attacks, this time sea drones, effectively an unmanned boat that has explosives on board and it targeted the bridge that you mentaled, that happened in a variety of stages, first the attack was at 11:00 p.m. or so local time on friday night, then there were two more drones that the russians claimed to have intercepted this morning. now, this, if you look at the geography of this area, the bridge connects the occupied crimea territory to russia's mainland. if this is a ukrainian sea drone as it's widely suspected to be ukrainian it would have had to have traveled hundreds of miles to get there and that's clearly part of the ukrainian strategy we've been seeing recently to show russia and show its western allies and the globe potentially they now have weaponry that can reach, far, far into russian territory. it's notable we saw yesterday president zelenskyy, the ukrainian president saying mysteriously he had a 700 kilometer range weapon that's successfully hit a target. we don't know what that target was, we can't independently confirm it but it shows what ukraine is trying to send as a message to russia here, that they have this weaponry, they're continuing to develop this weaponry, and they will be using it in these attacks and to these sea drones, while ukraine hasn't claimed responsibility for it, they have previously spoken quite openly, quite proud i about their use of these sea drones, we spoke earlier this month to the head of ukraine's security services that said that these sea surface drones are really a unique invention, that ukraine has them, they're not developed by private companies, and this is part of a theme that kroin ukraine is saying it has the domestic capacity to build these weapons, particularly drones and keep building them and using them with increasing regularity, that's something they're trying to show the russians as part of their new strategy moving forward. >> appreciate the update. katie in london, thanks so much. ukrainian forces say they've penetrated russian defenses in the zaporizhzhia region, but being hampered by russian trenches and barriers on the front lines. cnn's melissa bell reports. >> reporter: the scars of war, russia's sprawling network of fortified defenses, including the infamous dragon's teeth clamping into ukrainian ground. these pictures shot by ukraine's security service and shared exclusively with cnn, a reminder of all that lies before kyiv's advancing troops. the counteroffensive's gains so far, slow but steady. >> we are not failing. we are moving forward. we liberated dozens of square kilometers of land through mine fields with no air coverage. >> the ukrainian military says it's consolidating positions on the southern front lines, and looking to the next layer of russian defenses. with the country's foreign minister reassuring impatient allies. >> our partners, who are helping us, including the united states, they understand that things are moving in the right direction and they understand that there is no tragedy or no kind of slowdown. >> reporter: meanwhile russia renewing nuclear fears, the country's space agency announcing it's put the intercontinental ballistic missile on combat alert. as attacks on russian soil increase, drone strikes, once shocking, now routine. moscow's mayor announcing on friday the foiling of yet another attack by ukrainian drones on the capital as well as surrounding regions. russia's defense ministry spokesperson also praising russia's air defenses. >> translator: uncrewed aerial vehicles were destroyed including one jet, as well as 29 ukrainian aircraft type uavs in the western region's russian federation. >> but some drones did get through this week, these new satellite images show the damaged planes at the cresty air base in russia's western region, an attack launched from inside russia according to kyiv. the burned remains of the aircrafts, russia's own scars of war. melissa bell, cnn, ukraine. ukrainian children started the new school year on friday, the third academic year, disrupted by the war. many parents prepared their children with two backpacks, one for school supplies, and another for the bomb shelter. ukraine has invested heavily in making schools safer and building shelters, the government says about 84% of schools are now equipped with bunkers, a requirement for any school that wants to bring students back to the classroom. unicef reports many children are falling behind in their schooling and struggling with mental little issues because of the war. for the 43rd time since becoming head of the catholic church 86-year-old pope francis is again traveling to far off places, this time making a first ever visit to mongolia, these are live pictures now of the pope in mongolia, it's a curious choice since mongolia is mostly buddhist and has very few catholics, two dozen catholics from neighboring china were there to greet him and the pope began his first full day by meeting with the mongolian president and the address at the palace. pope francis in mongolia until monday, and joining us from rome is senior vatican analyst john allen. walk us through this visit. i mean, it seems to be, you know, a lot more to his agenda than just mongolia itself. but let's start in mongolia. why would he travel, you know, 5,000 miles to visit fewer than 1,500 catholics? >> hi, kim, well, it's a great question, i mean, you know, one of the interesting things about this trip is that this may actually be the very first papal visit in history, by the time this is over the pope will have physically said hello to every last catholic in this country. there are fewer than 1,500, the count is about 1,450. it's entirely possible he may shake all of their hands. what is this about? this is about pope francis, one of the hallmarks of his papacy from the beginning has been the outreach to the peripheries, that is by passing established centers of power, trying to reach out and lift up places that are often forgotten about, overlooked, marginalized. and there aren't many more points in the compass more marginal than this sparsely populated country. with this incredible tiny catholic flock. this is the pope, again basically saying that size doesn't matter. >> so, take us through what kind of reaction he's been getting there. >> well, look, i think mongolians generally are delighted any time any major world figure comes to their country. it's a place that's often overlooked and often lives in the shadow of its two superpower neighbors, of course mongolia shares massive land borders with both russia and china. and so often is sort of just overwhelmed by all of that, and so i think many mongolians feel this is a kind of moment in the sun. now make no mistake, while the pope is in mongolia primarily for the mongolians, this is also an opportunity for him to address these two superpowers that are cheek by jowl with the country. we saw him earlier this morning to deliver an address to civil authorities in mongolia in which he prayed aloud that the clouds of war would be dispelled. he didn't specifically mention ukraine but right there in the neighborhood with russia and china it seemed, kim, pretty clear what he was talking about. >> absolutely. and, of course, the pope has been getting a lot of criticism from ukrainians about being perceived as too neutral in this conflict. every word that he speaks will be scrutinized by both sides. you mentioned china as well there. take us through how the catholic church functions there. it seems to have two tracks of catholicism, the official and the underground. >> yeah, so there has long been this split between the official church which is recognized by the chinese communist party and the government, and an underground church that sort of defies the communist control. now t vatican's long-term project has been to try to heal that rift because what they don't want is a church that is in schism, that is, you know, doesn't have any relationship with the authorities in rome. they signed a deal in 2018 with the chinese authorities to try to regularize the nomination of catholic bishops. critics of that deal would say it's been more honored in the breach than the observance, that china has repeatedly violated it. even this week there are reports that the chinese communist authorities blocked some catholic bishops in china from coming to attend the pope's visit in mongolia. but obviously the vatican's calculus here is that you can't ignore a superpower country that represents, you know, what is it, one sixth of the human population, they want to try to normalize that relationship ending in full diplomatic relationships, i think the pope hopes that this trip to mongolia will be a downpayment on that long-term project, kim. >> well, i'm wondering, then, i mean, we noted there are some catholics from china did come to mongolia to greet the pope. i'm wondering from china's perspective, is all of this actually helping to improve relations, or will it be seen as interference by them? >> well, that is the great unknown. i mean, the vatican's hope here is that they can persuade the chinese authorities that it is possible to be both a good catholic, and also a good citizen of china, that is you can be fully loyal to the country, and also fully loyal to your church. now, whether the chinese authorities are going to buy that is an entirely different question. they are notoriously allergic to anything that is perceived as outside interference, and again, critics of this controversial deal that pope francis has inked with the chinese authorities we'll say, that since it has been signed some five years ago now, it's been renewed twice, that that deal has been repeatedly violated, that china that has continued to nominate bishops without the kind of consultation with the pope that's supposed to take place. but, you know, this is the vatican, kim, they think in centuries. they're not really that concerned about today's reality, they are looking at this as a downpayment on what they hope will be an improved situation, maybe a century, two centuries, five centuries down the line. we may not live to see it. you and i, but that is their hope. >> all right, we'll have more on the pope's visit to mongolia next hour, john allen in rome, thank you so much, appreciate it. well, the top republican in the u.s. senate had another strange health incident this week. we'll have more on that along with my talk with an ethicist about aging politicians in the u.s. congress, stay with us. to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie. and there's no catch, it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. welcome back to all of you watching us here until the united states, canada and all around the world, i'm kim br brunhuber, this is general newsroom. vivek ramaswamy told cnn friday he believed mitch mcconnell should step aside. the comment came after the kentucky republican froze up during a press conference on wednesday for the second time in recent weeks, that incident is raising new questions about mcconnell's health, his ability to serve effectively. our melanie zinona has more. >> reporter: next week is critical to assuage concerns about health and tamp down speculation about his political future. the senate will return next week after a month long august recess, and mcconnell is facing reporters and cameras where his performance is going to be heavily watched and scrutinized but he's also going to be facing his own republican members. they have their weekly party lunches, a gathering behind closed doors and there's also talk among rank and file republicans about forcing a special conference meeting to specifically discuss his leadership and health issues. it would only take five republicans to call for such a meeting, but there is no mechanism to force a vote on removing mcconnell. so, really, the conversation is about whether mitch mcconnell will continue to lead republicans beyond 2024, which is when his current term as gop leader expires, it is unclear whether he would run again for that spot or if he would have the support of his conference to do that, but whenever mitch mcconnell decides to step aside there is going to be a scramble to replace him. he has served in this role since 2007, and he is the longest-serving party leader in senate history. melanie zanona, cnn, capitol hill. mcconnell is one of many older politicians on capitol hill. according to the pew research center the average age is nearly 58 in the house and over 65 in the senate. ten senators are 79 years old or older, five republicans, three democrats, and two independents who caucus on the democratic side. a poll found that 77% say president biden is too old. even though he's three years younger, only 51% think that of former president donald trump. nikki haley who is 51 had this to say about older senators. >> right now the senate is the most privileged nursing home in the country. i mean, you know, mitch mcconnell has done some great things, and he deserves credit, but you have to know when to leave. >> and joining me now is nancy john kellier, and adjunct professor at the washington school of medicine. thank you for being here with us. so nikki haley's words there, the tone is obviously harsh, but it expresses a sentiment i think many people share in this country. it's one of the few things most americans agree on, polls show that almost three in four americans think that there should be some sort of age limit on elected officials. so from your point of view, can politicians be too old to serve in office? >> well, i appreciate the attention to this topic. i think it's important underscore that in the case of senator mitch mcconnell the concern there was really not the fact that he was 81. the concern with recent episodes were that he may have a condition, a health condition that's impairing perhaps his ability to do the job. and it's really his ability to do the job, and his health to the extent that that impacts it that we're concerned about. older people as a group are diverse, you look at the senate floor, 34 out of 100 senators are in their 70s or older. they're not making the news, and presumably that's because they're doing their job just fine. you know, we decided as a country back in 1967 that we would not use age as a factor in the workplace. we banned the use of age. we banned age discrimination. and, you know, that's because we decided it was arbitrary, like race or religion, or sex. >> it's also true, i mean, you know people tend to suffer medical conditions, you know, more as they age, their mental acuity, and sharpness does decrease in measurable ways, right? >> we should get out those factors, not age per se, because the -- we don't want to discriminate against healthy older adults, do we, and we can check directly for health, for example, we do that for the president, the president of the united states undergoes an annual health check to determine if he's fit for the job. we could, if we decided as voters, impose health checks on members of the congress. to the extent that once health impacts one's ability to do the job, i think that's a better way to get at this concern, than looking at age. which discriminates unfairly against those who are perfectly capable of doing their job. >> right. but certain jobs do have maximum age limits. you know, aviation is a good example, air traffic controllers in this country have to retire at 56, pilots in their 60s. so, you know, why is it not okay to pilot a plane, but it's okay to essentially pilot the country? >> i do think that we need to consider what's relevant to their ability to do that job. and i would argue, going back to the case of mcconnell, the senator mcconnell the concern there is that he might be impaired in his ability to do the job. it's not that he's 81. so we start to point to age, which is really a marker of something else, then there will be negative effects in terms of impacts on attitudes towards older adults. it really puts older adults down unfairly. >> there is another ethical issue at play here, it gets at those words, again, from nikki haley, you know, knowing when to leave, not just for the public's sake or for their own sake but for the sake of the next generation. i mean, many among this current crop of politicians, and one could say supreme court justices as well seem unwilling to make way for the next generation, waiting in the wings. >> well, no one owns these jobs. the idea that they really belong to younger adults and older adults should step aside and give younger people a turn. the assumption there is that younger people rightfully should fill these jobs, not older people. that really begs the question, i mean, after world war ii the disciple kinds of statements were made about women who were occupying the jobs that had been left by men when they went to fight war, and when they returned from the war women were expected to vacate their jobs, but really, you know, they have as much right to work as men do. the same is true for older adults. they have as much right to work as younger people do. and it should be based on their ability to do the job. >> it is a fascinating discussion, and this won't be the last time we're discussing this issue. really appreciate your insights, nancy jecker, thank you so much. >> thank you, kim. parts of asia are bracing for more wind and rain as powerful storms sweep through the pacific. a typhoon is churning towards taiwan with hurricane-force winds and expected to continue gaining strength in the hours ahead. meanwh meanwhile typhoon saola is -- fierce winds triggered the city's highest threat level, the city spared the worst with no reports of casualties or massive damage. north korea fired more missiles early saturday, south korea's joint chiefs of staff says it detected several cruise missiles around 4:00 a.m. local time, adding the missiles were fired into the yellow sea. military officials said they're analyzing details. the u.s. and south korea wrapped up joint military exercises on thursday. french students prepare to begin a new school year, facing a strict new dress code on religious clothing. we'll tell you what france's president is now saying just ahead, stay with us. plplus free home delivery when you add a base shop now only at sleep number. try killing bugs the worry-free way. not the other way. zevo traps use light to attract and trap flying insects with no odor and no mess. they work continuously, so you don't have to. zevo. people-friendly. bug-deadly. #. days after a coup in gabon swept the -- eventual return to democracy. in a televised address the general said he doesn't want to rush into new elections that make, quote, the same mistakes as the previous regime, the recent vote that gave the president a third term marked by irregularities in an internet shutdown. the break with democratic norms would not be permanent. for more on all this cnn's senior international correspondent jim bittermann joins us live from france, take us through the latest developments and the reaction. >> i think one of the latest developments, what you just highlighted, that is, kim, the idea that this junta that's taken control in gabon is going to relinquish power. now, of course, in africa and elsewhere in the world the history of military juntas relinquishing power is not exactly brilliant. but let's take a listen to the way the new junta leader who is going to install himself as president on monday is saying what he's going to be doing in terms of restoring democracy. here's his remarks. >> translator: the disillusion of the republic is temporary, the aim is to reorganize them to make them more democratic tools, more in line with international standards in terms of respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law but also in the fight against corruption which has become common place in our country, money launder and above all the preservation of the environment, a battle dear to our country. >> the opposition has cheered this end of the dynasty which has lasted 55 years in gabon between the father and the son. in any case, they initially were in favor of this, but when they heard the general's remarks, they're a little dubious, and they want to know when this is all going to take place, this return to democracy, the french, by the way, are wondering that too because they have a great deal of interest in gabon, unlike in niger where the coup took place a week ago, the french will find themselves in a position where they've got 80 subsidiaries of major french corporations, and about 7,500 french citizens there and 400 french soldiers training up the gabanese army. this is being watched carefully and not a lot of judgments being made where this is going, kim. >> thanks so much, jim bittermann, appreciate it. france's president is making no apologies for banning certain types of muslim dress during the upcoming school year. the latest ban targets long robe-like garments from being worn in the classroom. despite sharp criticism over the decision president emmanuel macron on friday reaffirmed that those and other religious symbols wouldn't be allowed in france's schools, he said teachers would have additional help to enforce the new rules. here he is. >> translator: special staff will be seconded to work alongside head teachers and teachers to support them and engage in the necessary dialogue with families and pupils. at the start of the new school year i'm going to be frank with you, we know that there will be cases, because we know that there will be some through negligence perhaps but many to try to defy the republican system. we must be uncompromising. >> now, critics have denounced the latest ban as a new islamophobic campaign, but displaying religious symbols in cools is -- to secular education policies. demonstrators in syria are calling for -- demanding regime changes and decrying poor living conditions. the protests are showing no signs of stopping, and in an unusual move syrian security forces have done little to crack down on the demonstrations. people took to the streets in southern spain on friday to rally in support of jenni hermoso, the footballer forcibly kissed by the federation president louise rubbal es -- spain's sports tribunal opens a probe into his conduct at the event in sydney. journalist atika shubert has the latest from madrid. >> reporter: protesters demanding that louuis rubiales sacked immediately, doesn't look like it's going to happen anytime soon. on friday spain's independent sports tribunal accepted the government's request to start an official investigation but only because it considers the unwanted kiss and other complaints to be, quote, serious offenses, that's an important legal distinction here because the government cannot interfere with sports disputes like this unless they're considered very serious or very grave. so the tribunal by ruling these to be lesser offenses have effective saved rubiales being saved. the only thing the government can do now is urge the tribunal to suspend rubiales immediately. >> the superior sports council is requesting the court to proceed to temporarily suspend luis rubiales from his functions until the issue that affects him is definitively resolved. >> reporter: in the meantime rallies like this will be keeping the pressure on rubiales. atika shubert for cnn in madrid, spain. billionaire mohammed alphaed whose son died with princess die an in 1997 has passed away, he died peacefully at old age. he insisted the princess of wales and 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