let s get started with five things to know for this friday, september 1. former president trump pleads not guilty in the georgia election subversion case. that means he ll skip his arraignment next week. he also wants to separate his case from his co-defendants who want a speedy trial. and two leaders of the proud boys were sentenced to long terms for their role. joseph biggs, was sentenced to 17 years. zachary reel got 17 years. an urgent manhunt under way after a convicted murderer escaped a pennsylvania prison. the killer s depravity knows no bounds. breaking overnight, president biden is asking congress for $4 billion to fill fema s disaster relief fund after hurricane idalia and he prepares to visit florida tomorrow. how did you spend your wedding day? a battle between the two best stars. acuna celebrated in the grandest way possible hitting his 30th homer of the season, a grand slam that help the braves take down the dodgers. cnn this morning starts right now.
today on inside politics, the trump 19 might actually break the internet after a judge says the trial of the millennium will be broadcast on youtube to the entire world. plus a disaster test and a desantis request. the florida governor tries to sell his national leadership chops by shepherding his state through a brutal storm while his super pac goes full oliver twist and asks donors for 50 million helpings, dollars, to get them through the next stretch of the campaign. and a mitch mcconnell mystery. the capitol physician gives the republican the all-clear to keep doing his job, but plenty inside his own party are worried about the leader. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, he feels no need for speed. donald trump wants to make sure his trial moves slowly so he s now trying to separate himself from his alleged co-conspirators in fulton county, georgia. but whenever he sees the inside of a georgia courtroom, a judge ruled
supposed to look like? also, but really, i mean, is this false advertising? the way that it s smashed on half the burger? i don t know if they serve that to you but they clearly didn t like you when they handed it to you at the moment says is what they gave us i love a whooper, my daughter love as whooper and i i m old enough to remember they had the whole french friday taste test. if there s a lawsuit about that moment count me in. the fries were fine. we have fries too, i ll send them to you virtually over the screen. i d like to see you eat that whooper now. it looks to unappetizing. laura, have great show. see you later. i m laura coats, and we re apparently in la la land. it s a busy news, the manhunt going on now for a convicted murderer who broke out of a prison in pennsylvania today. he s on the run after escaping the chester county prison, which is about 30 miles west of philadelphia. he had been sentenced to life without parole last week. for the murde
minute. and i m max foster. just ahead donald trump in his own words, i do nearby waive formal arraignment and enter my plea of not guilty. i full i understand the nature of the offenses charged. i have not seen any evidence that d.a. willis actions or lack thereof warrant action by the prosecuting attorney oversight commission. we re going to follow the law and the constitution. regardless of who it helps or harms politically. today is going to be a good day. i m not going to cry. you hug the first person and that is all you want to do is cry. i don t want to be upset, but nothing is moving. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster d bianca nobilo. it is friday,eptember 1. anformer donald trump has again pleaded not guilty this time to racketeering charges in the judge in that case has signaled his intention to televise and live stream all proceedings going forward. but trump has waived next week s arraignment, so he won t be seen in court.
i m bianca nobilo. and i m max foster. we re following this breaking news. a tragic scene unfolding at a building in johannesburg, south africa where fire has claimed at least 63 lives. we re to workers are conducting recovery operations. the flames proper out around 1:30 a.m. local time presumably while many inside were asleep. a spokesperson says the five-story building were filled with hundreds of settlements and we re hearing disturbing details about what theendured. let s go straight to david mckenzie. reporter: a terrible scene here. if we look at what is happening, there are police, firefighters. the building is just over my right shoulder. and in the early hours this morning maybe around 2w12:30 or 1:00, witnesses say the fire spread rapidly. and people were jumping out to try to escape the inferno. local administrators are saying that there were many children amongst those burnt in the fire. more than 60 people now dead and forensic teams were passing by our