today. opening statements were supposed to start at 1:30 so far though, neither side has spoken and no reason has been given for the now hour and a half delay while we are waiting, we have just learned judge davis has authorized a special master to investigate fox s handling of discovery. we re going to explain in a moment this trial, when it does eventually start again, is not being televised. and nor can it be photographed one person was already kicked out of the courtroom for a snap, which the judge has said was deleted. don t worry though, we ve got our own reporters inside the courtroom updating us with the details. how exactly is this trial going to go? well, at least there s this. the judge ruled from the start that the election was not stolen and that fox was wrong to report that it was. in fact, he said it was crystal clear his words that the statements put out by the network and its hosts were false. now it is up to dominion to prove that there was actual malice beh
Morning starts now. Good morning, good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im vc egg tore blackwell. Im amara walker. Thanks for being with us. Were going to begin this morning with dangerous Weather Conditions caused by now posttropical cyclone lee. The storm is packing hurricaneforce winds, heavy rain, and dangerous storm surges as it swipes the new england coast. Now, while lee is not expected to make landfall in the u. S. , the outer bands of the powerful storm are already hitting the east coast, packing winds of 60 miles an hour and bringing storm surges that could cause flooding along the new england coast. Tropical Storm Warnings through nantucket and maine, and authorities are telling people to prepare to stay where you are as the storm pushes north through the day. Lees also expected to cause dangerous rip currents along the Atlantic Coast with a lot of states warning people to stay out of the ocean this weekend because of the dangerous surge conditions. Of course, were cove
Good morning, everyone. Very glad youre with us. It is a friday. Theres so much news impacting the heartland especially. A lot of big news to get to. Five things to know for this friday, september 15th. Auto workers on strike. Union workers for the United Auto Workers hit the picket lines in three states after their contract expired at midnight. Hunter biden indicted after his plea charges fell apart. Three charges including possession of a firearm and making false statements. Also, House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy dropping the fbomb while staring down another revolt from inside his own party as the clock ticks down to another potential government shutdown. Cnn is the First American network on the ground in libya after deadly flooding has left thousands dead. The United Nations says most of those deaths could have been avoided. And were tracking hurricane lee. Its expected to make landfall near maine this weekend. Starting today, Coastal New England is bracing for heavy rain, high winds an
Hurricane doesn t affect you, it could affect your gas prices, and even in the long term, throughout the entire hurricane season, you do want to keep ahead of that forecast because it may affect what you pay at the pump. let s get first to the prices, jim, right now, the price today is $3.82, the national average, up $0.07 from about a month ago, and it s getting very close to that all important $4 a gallon price, and the problem there is that both psychologically and for inflation, that s a bad thing. what could still affect it? jim, it s all of those things that michael was just talking about. upped their hurricane forecast. we now have not a normal season on the horizon, but about a 2 in 3 chance of a worst than expected hurricane season. that will certainly impact gas pric prices if that comes to fruition.
Average for a gallon of gas today, that s $3.82, about where it was a year ago but 68 cents higher than two years ago. combine that with the cost of a new home, and americans are paying the the highest they have in 22 years. the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage increased last week, a a strain that buyers is have not seen since 2001. a year ago it was 5.5%. the federal reserve continues to try to chip away at stubborn inflation, and americans are feeling it overall everywhere they turn. according to the the latest fox news poll, 35% of registered voters this month reported that their personal financial situation is excellent or good, now 65 reported only fair if or poor 65%. that second number up 19% from two years ago. inflation and the economy consistently rank as top concerns for voters, but president biden feels confident that his economic efforts are paying off and that embracing the term bidenomics will earn him a second term. bidenomics is just another