the 90s and had them secretly delivered to author andrew morton. these tapes were the basis of his book diana: her true story. and that s it for me on this friday before labor day. cnn tonight with laura coates starts right now. hey, hey, hey. i m going to have to go back to listen again to that interview because i was watching the entire thing like this. great interview. he had some hot takes. he really did. i m telling you, i ve never seen him so calm during an interview and yet so engaged. i was leaning in like, oh, he is leaning in for this entire thing. i cannot wait to get the back story. if you have anything to spill, call me, okay? i will call you. have a good night, laura. good evening, everyone. i m laura coates. and this is cnn tonight. police are now desperately searching at this very moment for a dangerous convicted murderer who escaped prison in pennsylvania. he was convicted of stabbing his girlfriend to death in front of her two young children.
good evening once again, i.m. stephanie ruhle. we have got a lot to cover. so, let s get started. because tonight we are going to georgia where the former president has entered officially a not guilty plea in a case accusing him of racketeering over efforts to overturn the 2020 election. donald trump s attorneys have requested to sever his case from the codefendants, who have demanded a speedy trial. that s right, he does not want a speedy trial. the lead investigator for the january 6th committee says more time might not help trump in this case. he is the leader of this conspiracy, and every single other act in that indictment it s going to be ascribed to him, his knowledge of it, his affirmative support of it with very few exceptions. so, a trial against kenneth chesebro, a trial against sidney powell. we all involve evidence about the former presidents awareness of, leadership of that conspiracy. so, it is bad for him, in the court of public opinion. the more the story i
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
georgia election workers. the attorney for ruby freeman and shaye moss will join me live. my whole life, i never got indicted or thought about it and now they are indicting me every chance they get. never mind the criminal trials, white new york city turner general asked for an immediate verdict in the trump fraud case. and, as hurricane idalia continues on its destructive path, the republican claim to undermine climate progress at all cost. all in starts right now. good evening, from new york i m chris hayes. today, we got some semblance of accountability for one of the darkest chapters of donald trump s attempted a district judge found rudy giuliani liable for defaming to georgia election workers as part of his effort to spread donald trump s big lie of a stolen 2020 election. the disgraced former mayor will now go on civil trial to determine how much he must pay and damages to ruby freeman and her daughter shaye moss overstatements like this, which giuliani has alr
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 minut