we know now that it s no longer a tropical storm. it has gained in strength to a category 1 hurricane and we are expecting that to grow even more powerful as this hurricane hits those warm gulf waters and intensifies to potentially a category 3. to remind people what kind of damage a category 3 storm can do, it s not so much about the wind as it is about the water. a category 3 storm, you will remember, hit in louisiana in 2005, hurricane katrina, and you remember the story there with the breaking of the looefs. it was all about the power of water. than is the fear now. the storm surge. you see how the beaches are flat. that water can be pushed right up and into very populated areas. so they are telling people to get to safer ground. you don t have to go hundreds of miles. you don t have to go to another state but get to safer ground that. is spelled out for people. . wa i / i want to go he go to derek van dam. he has another u view as he watches this hurricane get ever clos
which is good, because we ve got a lot of news. it is. and we like news. and we ll start with district attorney fannie willis who is set to lay out the details of her case against president trump. it s part of his former chief of staff mark meadows ed by to get his own case move to federal court. at the same time, trump s legal team will appear in washington, d.c. as part of his federal election interference case. the judge could set a trial date for that case as soon as today. well, that as the justice department is now investigating a deadly shooting in jacksonville, florida, over the weekend, as a hate crime. the sheriff there says a white gunman targeted and killed three black people at a store after first going to a predominantly black university and being turned away. that sheriff will join us live just ahead. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. and we are just two hours away from two crucial court hearings, involving two of the four cases against
good morning, everyone. poppy is off. sara sidner is here. let s get started with five things to know. this morning, a high-stakes hearing in georgia, fani willis is set to lay out details of her case against former president donald trump, part of his former chief of staff mark meadows bid to get it moved to federal court. trump s legal team will appear in court in washington, d.c. as part of his other federal election interference indication, watching to see if the judge sets a trial date for that case, which could happen as early as today. in florida, the justice department is now investigating whether the deadly shooting in jacksonville was, indeed, a hate crime. the twisted writings of the suspect make clear he did hate black people and when he opened fire at a dollar general, that is exactly who he targeted and killed. people in florida s gulf coast are bracing for a possible hurricane. forecasters are warning idalia is picking up strength and could hit the pa
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