up to what we already knew. he lived like the rich and famous and on the dime of actual billionaires, who had business before the court. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start with that breaking news out of fulton county, georgia. donald trump formally entered a plea of not guilty. that happened minutes ago. he did it in a new court filing. it means we won t see him inside an actual courtroom next week on september 6th, when some of trump s co-defendants are expected to be arraigned. let s go to zach ko hadn t. what exactly did the former president file? reporter: donald trump pleading not guilty in this case. it takes some perspective. this is the fourth time donald trump has entered a not guilty plea in response to criminal charges since he s left office a couple years ago. that s pretty remarkable. he s charged with trying to overturn the presidential election. it remains to be seen how this might impact a trial. there s still a lo
breaking this morning, significant disclosures from are the supreme court justices clarence thomas and samuel alito and both of them reporting who paid for trips and lodgings and meals. we will break down the significance of the disclosures. also, a scary moment for senator mitch mcconnell, and the senate minority senator freezing for the second time in a week while taking questions. it is prompting more uncertainty for the 81-year-old s future. and in johannesburg overnight, a fire burns through a building full of families. we have the latest on the rescue and recovery efforts. i m boris sanchez with rahel sol solomon, and we are in for john, kate and sara. you are watching cnn news central. we begin with the break news from the supreme court. two of the high justices disclosing details of the trip they took. moments ago, samuel alito acknowledging a trip to rome paid for by a conservative group, and we have learned that justice thomas disclosing trips on a private j