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.
a distance. several months and one blockbuster investigative report later, supreme court justices thomas and alito officially come clean on the goodies they get from wealthy friends. and the latest on a manhunt under way right now for this escaped inmate doing life in this country for one murder and wanted overseas for another. john berman here in for anderson. and tonight we know who s name will not be called next wednesday in atlanta s fulton county courthouse. the former president today waived arraignment, pleading not guilty to 13 counts, including a rico charge connected to his effort to overturn his defeat in that state. his attorneys also filed a motion to sever the case from kenneth chesebro and others being tried, at least for now in october under georgia s speedy trial provision. also today fani willis got a reprieve from the state s republican governor brian kemp who squelched a special legislative session aimed at removing her. governor kemp said he has not seen a
publicly. so what does this mean for the minority leader s future? and idalia s destruction. we re going to take you to some of the hardest hit areas in florida as we check in with a woman who told us on tuesday she was not going to evacuate. so what happened? let s go out front. good evening, thanks for joining us. i m erica hill in for erin burnett. out front tonight, not guilty. former president trump entering that plea in georgia today for all 13 counts he s facing there and opting not to appear in court for his arraignment. this marks a shift for trump. for almost five months now he has seized on previous court appearances and last week s arist in atlanta to galvanize supporters and of course raise money. tonight we re learning the judge in georgia will allow all arraignments next week to be shown live on camera. and that s a big deal because keep in mind trump s federal cases in florida and d.c., they don t allow cameras. so could that have been a factor in his deci
family. he was comfortable and i think there is still, though, this lingering desire to really be recognized correctly in the pantheon of who created rock and roll. this film certainly does that. lisa, thank you so, much it is fascinating. thank you. and here now, the new cnn film little richard: i am everything. ow! man: little richard, it s now 16 years since you had your first hits. oh, yes. do you realize that well, you must realize that at your performances now there are people who weren t even alive when you first began? yes, but i have woke them up now. everybody that wasn t alive when i started and was gone, i have brought the spirit and put it on them. were you always so shy? no, i m not. a lot of people say i m shy, but i let it all hang out, every bit. the love, the gentleness, the tenderness, the kindness. you ain t supposed to hide them. you got it, god gave it, show it to the world. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, if you will, a man who s beco
rock and roll. well, this film certainly does that. lisa, thank you so much. it s fascinating. thank you. and here now, the new cnn film, little richard: i am film, little richard: i am everything. captions by vitac www.vitac.cocom ow! man: little richard, it s now 16 years since you had your first hits. oh, yes. do you realize that well, you must realize that at your performances now there are people who weren t even alive when you first began? yes, but i have woke them up now. everybody that wasn t alive when i started and was gone, i have brought the spirit and put it on them. were you always so shy? no, i m not. a lot of people say i m shy, but i let it all hang out, every bit. the love, the gentleness, the tenderness, the kindness. you ain t supposed to hide them. you got it, god gave it, show it to the world. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, if you will, a man who s become a legend in his own time, little richard! [ cheers and applause ] g