Stay updated with breaking news from Booking com yeah. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
welcome to cnn this morning. it s saturday, august 19th. i m amara walker. i m victor black well. thank you for spending part of your morning with us. we re learning more about what is expected to happen when former president donald trump surrenders to officials in the fulton county jail in georgia. how this will look different and how the secret service is prepared. this hoss we have suffered is unspeakable and devastating. we will continue to mourn as we care for the survivors and begin to move forward together. so much heartbreak as the death toll in maui continues to climb. as we re getting a closer look at the scope of the damage, what the governor is saying about the recovery efforts and whether tourists should continue to visit. hurricane hilary is closing in on the southwest with a year s worth of rain. we ve got a look at areas the most at risk. i look on the bus and really our kid is the last kid on the bus. willie won t be riding the bus anymo ....
the accidents from hydroplaning. last time we got some big rain, the 78 got closed down. people are afraid to come out, you know? that s not usual californians. will: diss disneyland resorts is planning to close early today while universal studios says they ll monitor the situation closely. let s turn to chief meteorologist rick reichmuth. are. rick: that s probably a good call with disney, to be honest. it s going to be really windy. right here is kind of the center of the storm, but you see a lot of energy to the knot of it. sill to the south of it. we re going to have a lot of moisture for the next 3-4 days, so we ll keep rain in the forecast for quite a while. as you just mentioned, tropical storm warning in effect for los angeles, that has never happened before. and this is one of the wind gust forecasts. take a look at this. you ve got some winds that are probably 60-80 miles an hour across the mountains to the east of san diego area. this is to start the day to ....
have been linked to the dark web . 111 people including children confirmed dead as the death told in hawaii continues to soar. more than 1000 people still missing with only 38% of the disaster zone searched. a librarian fired after refusing to remove books that were sexual in nature. the library in a joins us live. this our asiana starts now. this is where we begin. we have a disturbing development in president trump s case in georgia. the grand jury he voted to indict him and they may have been docs online. social media profiles, even home addresses are circulating on these trump forms and sites that have been previously linked to extremist attacks. some anonymous users are calling for violence against those jurors. a texas woman was threatening to kill the judge in the federal election case. she left a voicemail saying if he does not get elected in 2024, we will kill you, so sleep with one eye open. she s law enforcement and intelligence angeles, for previou ....
accusing them of engaging in a criminal enterprise designed to overturn the will of georgia voter. the d.a. wants to try all 19 defendants together at the same time. she wants to do it within six months and that puts this thing on a collision course with the primary schedule. dana: the president and legal team are seizing on that saying the charges are politically motivated. chris christie is here with us. jonathan turley on deck with legal analysis. in atlanta jhonattan seary is standing by for an update. good morning to you, dana. former president trump is lashing out against prosecutors because of the timing of these indictments. mr. trump tells fox news digital quote, this politically inspired indictment which could have been brought close to three years ago was tail ored for placement with my political campaign where i m leading all republicans. he has been indicted along with 18 others including former chief of staff mark meadows and former trump attorneys r ....
there was also a lot of news, as there has been all week. there s more today. let s get started this friday, august 18. this breaking overnight, hurricane hillary intensifying in the pacific. it is now a major category 4 hurricane that s expected to bring flooding and rain to california and the southwest over the weekend. more breaking news, maui s emergency management administrator quit abruptly a day after he defended not sounding the island s sirens as deadly wildfires tore through la hadhaina citing health reasons. and also this just in, fema s disaster fund is slipping into the red and hurricane season hasn t even peaked yet. now pressure is on for congress to pass a spending bill. former president trump wants to push back the trial date in the federal election subversion case by a lot. the special counsel wants january, months from now. trump s team wants april of 2026, about three years from now. and federal prosecutors are recommending the toughest jan ....