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up to what we already knew. he lived like the rich and famous and on the dime of actual billionaires, who had business before the court. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start with that breaking news out of fulton county, georgia. donald trump formally entered a plea of not guilty. that happened minutes ago. he did it in a new court filing. it means we won t see him inside an actual courtroom next week on september 6th, when some of trump s co-defendants are expected to be arraigned. let s go to zach ko hadn t. what exactly did the former president file? reporter: donald trump pleading not guilty in this case. it takes some perspective. this is the fourth time donald trump has entered a not guilty plea in response to criminal charges since he s left office a couple years ago. that s pretty remarkable. he s charged with trying to overturn the presidential election. it remains to be seen how this might impact a trial. there s stil ....
night. we have hurricane idalia lashing the southeast at this moment, and threatening flooding. storm surges in strong winds as it goes. look at this incredible video, by the way. a car flipping over in the tornado in south carolina. almost like cgi for a second. oh, my god. meanwhile, some communities in florida s gulf coast are cut off. thousands are without power. we ll go to the weather center before the brand-new forecast. plus, a health care. dr. sanjay gupta is here to explain what might be going on with mitch mcconnell that appeared to freeze in the middle of a q&a in kentucky today, like he did at the capitol last month. senator, you re up for election in three, short years. what are your thoughts at this time? i had a hard time hearing you? that s okay. what are your thoughts about running for re-election in 2026? my thoughts about what? did you hear the question, senator? running for re-election in 2026? all right. i m sorry. we re going to need a ....
to a category 4 storm before it makes landfall in just hours on florida s big bend. you are looking at live pictures from cedar key where the rain is whipping sideways and whipping hard. idalia is less than a 100 miles away from the chore churning with 120-mile-per-hour winds. forecasters are not mincing words. they describe it as dangerous, life threatening oig and a once in a lifetime storm that could bring catastrophic storm surge of up to 16 feet in some places. we got new forecasts from the national hurricane center and we have team coverage from the florida gulf coast. sara sidner is down by the water in crystal river. and it is a very different pibt from what we saw yesterday. what are you seeing on the the ground right now? reporter: we are starting to feel some of those bands. we are getting the wind now. we have also seen the rain as well. and of course the water extremely choppy and rising. now, i want to get straight over to derek van dam. he is joining us ....
force you see there ripping a gas station roof from its roots. welcome to inside politics. all of our attention right now is on georgia and florida and the millions under direct threat from hurricane idalia. florida officials just confirmed to cnn that two men have died in that storm and that number unfortunately, will no doubt deggrow. we re seeing water tall enough to brush away cars and submerge store fronts. already, the power outages number in the hundreds of thousands. just stop and listen to this. i heard something crack. there it goes. oh, my gosh. it s okay, it s okay. that s in florida where olivia greg watched a tree snap and fall on to her home. you can hear her say everybody is okay. any second, we expect to hear from georgia governor brian kemp as his state scurries to get out in front of the storm s way. cnn is spread across the states of florida and georgia and on the front lines of this storm,water going to start our coverage in tampa with derek ....
good morning, everyone. poppy is off this week. saraside sidner is here. let s get started with five things to know for this thursday, august 31st. north carolina now getting pummel led by heavy rains from idalia. the tropical storm is packing a punch with 60 mile per hour winds after leaving a path of devastation in florida. mitch mcconnell freezes up in front of reporters, again. it s the second time this has happened this summer raising questions about both his health and his political future. and the attorney general says donald trump inn flated his wealth by $2.2 billion in a single year. this is part of the civil fraud lawsuit against the president and the trump organization. also a federal judge says rudy giuliani is liable for defaming two georgia election workers in his effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. this is the first legal judgment against his former attorney ask an unsparing one after he failed to hand over crucial evidence in the ca ....