between the state and the justice department over controversial border buoys reaches federal court. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. so in about 48 hours donald trump is expected to surrender right there, at the fulton county jail in atlanta. some of his co-defendants have already surrendered today as others unveil new legal strategies in the face of charges tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the peach state. one defendant pinning it all on trump while another is trying to avoid being booked altogether. and two others completing the booking process. here you see john eastman leaving the jail. remember, he s the lawyer that devised that six-point plan for mike pence to reject the electoral college certification and try to block joe biden s win. let s get you live outside the fulton county jail now with cnn s zachary cohen. zach, we re learning more about the specifics of john eastman s b
it really is way to early on this monday on august 21st. i m katty kay on august 21st in for jonathan lemire. we begin with the tropical storm pummeling southern california. hilary is already smashing records for rainfall across california with some parts of the state reporting nearly 3 inches of rain yesterday. in addition to the tropical storm, southern california residents also experienced a 5.1 magnitude earthquake yesterday. officials are reporting it did not cause serious damage, but it did produce several aftershocks. in response to hilary, governor gavin newsom declared a state of emergency. hilary is the first tropical storm to hit southern california in 84 years, almost a century. turning to politics and new polling shows donald trump s hold on the republican base is as strong as ever. in a yougov survey, trump leads ron desantis, 62% to 16%. in third place is entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy. he s at 7%. all the other candidates at 5% or less. among them, the pol
killer cases that has captured the world s attention. what led to an arrest after more than a decade. can the subject face more charges in more murders. how a couple and their dog helped nab a prison escapee after days on the run. good morning. thanks so much for being here. e hope you had a wonderful weekend. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. the extreme weather we re all feeling across the country, flash floods leaving five people dead and two people missing in pennsylvania, while in the southwest more scorching temperatures, and millions in the midwest facing air quality alerts from more canadian wildfire smoke. nbc s kathy park is covering the storms in pennsylvania. here with us in new york is nbc meteorologist michelle grossman. let s start with kathy and those floods. what can you tell us about the ongoing rescue operations in bucks county, kathy? reporter: ana, good morning to you. we heard from authorities not too long ago. they say they continue activel
evangelicals could be key to winning that all important state, but could it alienate republican voters down the line. let s start with a much needed string of successes this week for president joe biden, domestically, internationally, politically, punctuated by today s big number, $72 million raised in the second quarter of 2023. compare that to the republican side, 35 million reported by former president donald trump s campaign, 20 million for governor ron desantis. and then there is that hugely consequential week on the world stage, biden facing multiple global challenges at the nato summit that threaten to erupt into division, but walked away with unity. and he gave his personal guarantee that the u.s. will stay committed to the alliance despite what he called extreme elements at home that threatened to pull back. the president was going by two strongest economic reports, inflation at its lowest level in two years, in what he says is bidenomics in action. could this kick
today on inside politics, a jury of the former president s peers. it is jury selection day in georgia. soon, whoever is picked will make a historic decision whether to charge donald trump with trying to sabotage the 2020 election results in georgia. and a deal for one ally, a diss from another. turkey relents and says yes to letting swede sboon the natun i alliance but ukraine with the big demand for respect and entering nato now and not later. plus, bad blood, donald trump said he has problems with iowa s governor. and another deep cut, we just learned that the front-runner will skip the headline event for iowa gop voters. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. and we start with grand jury selection in georgia. that panel is expected to consider charges against donald trump and his republican allies for trying to overturn the state s 2020 election. fulton county district attorney fani willis launched the investigation in 2021, shortly