now. camila, i was just amazed. you probably couldn t see the video from where you re standing. as i was talking to this woman, she picked up her foot and showed what looked like two or three inches of thick mud stuck to the bottom of her shoe. and i guess this is what people are dealing with in the middle of all this. but i guess things are improving somewhat. give us the latest. reporter: well, jim, it s still really messy, and i don t have to see the video because there were so many people that i saw here walking out of the playa. just to give you some perspective of where i am, the playa is right here behind me. so the festival is only just a couple of miles from where i am. throughout the day, i saw dozens and dozens of people with those cakey shoes with mud all over their bodies. the cars are covered in mud. i saw a number of rvs getting stuck behind me here in the desert. that s what you re seeing today. people are saying, look, i want to get out no matter what. the
you re live in the cnn newsroom. good evening. four indictments in in roughly four months until republicans first nominating contest. donald trump continues to dominate his rivals in the gop primary. new wall street journal poll finds trump support among republican voters growing to a whopping 59%. former president expanding his lead over his next closest competitor, ron desantis, to a commanding 46 points. joining us now to talk about this, vanity fair special correspondent, molly, and ana navarro. guys, great to see you. thanks so much. ana, is it all but inevitable that trump will be the republican nominee next year? it s certainly looking that way. you know, i think it shouldn t be surprising. part of me want to be surprised but i m not that he has this hold on the republican party. and that the indictments that his legal problems that all the things happening around him mean nothing. because the loyalists have complete and absolute allegiance to this man. it s tw
good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is getting brighter out there. the sun is out. u hope you re having your coffee and joining me and omar. i m amara walker. it s brighter in here. the team of omar. omar and amara. the names are similar. i m in for victor blackwell. sorry, i m steaming hling her f little bit. we have some sad news. the world says good-bye to legendary singer-songwriter jimmy buffett. be prepared. record heat and possible storms could hamper your plans. all eyes are on former president donald trump and his allies as more codefendants in the georgia subversion case are included including rudy giuliani. mitch mcconnell freezes in front of everyone for a second time. there are questions of his leadership. fewier ooh traveling this weekend, you re in good company. if you re hitting the road, be prepare to drop some cash. today s average gallon costs around $3.82 that and if you re flying this weekend, you my want to get to the ai
and his future in the senate after the minority leader froze mid press conference for the second time. what is next for one of the most powerful republicans in washington? idalia s wrath. the storm lashes the carolinas after carving a path through florida and georgia. survivors now face the work of rebuilding, after some of them lost nearly everything they own. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. former president trump has officially pleaded not guilty to a stack of racketeering and corruption charges in fulton county, georgia. it s trump s fourth time entering a not guilty plea in a criminal case, twice in federal court, twice in state courts, new york and here in georgia. trump is the latest of several defendants in this specific election subversion case to enter a not guilty plea, and that means he s skipping next week s in-person arraignpment. i want to bring in zachary cohen and former prosecu
good evening everyone i m laura coates. breaking news, hurricane idalia has intensified over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico and is now forecast to become an extremely dangerous category four storm, before it makes landfall in a matter of just hours. the storm is packing 110 miles per hour winds and is already causing flooding in some of the coastal areas. our teams are out across the entire storm zone, chad myers is in the cnn weather center with the very latest forecast. carlos suarez is in tampa, brian todd is in tallahassee, and gloria pazmino is in clearwater. let s go right now to chad myers who is in the weather center. chad, governor ron desantis is now saying that the florida gulf coast area has not seen a storm of a dahlias magnitude since the 1800s. it is now forecast to be an extremely dangerous category four hurricane when it makes landfall. could put all this into context for us. sure, from appalachia, all the way to the big bend is what he is talking