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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 p ....
structure to escape the blaze. and happening right now, remnants of idalia going through north carolina, causing heavy flooding and even spawning tornadoes. in south carolina, just as the storm was barreling through the region, a small twister may have flipped over this car. take a look at that. this after idalia made landfall in florida yesterday as the most powerful hurricane to hit the big bend in over 100 years, packing wind speeds of up to 125 miles an hour. at one point in cedar key, the storm surge surpassing ten feet, entire neighborhoods converted into rivers. right now, just as we approach the hottest point of the day, roughly 300,000 people are without electricity across the south as crews are working around the clock to restore power. joining us now with more is nbc news meteorologist angie lassman and nbc s julia ainsley is in morehead, city, north carolina, and nbc s guad venegas in cedar key, florida. there is an update from the national hurricane cente ....
that s where we kick off hour two of america reports. i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: hi, wow, wonder how you differentiate those things. it was a case that dominated the headlines, tragic down fall of one of south carolina s most prominent families, disgraced attorney alec murdaugh serving two life terms in prison for killing his wife and son paul. and fox nation exclusive, buster murdaugh insists there are always two sides to the story. john: right to nate foy, he is following this and nate, what else can you preview for us? in his first and only interview since his father s murder conviction, buster murdaugh tells martha the jury got it wrong and he agrees his father alec could be characterized as a psychopath, but not for murdering anyone. instead, for manipulating and lying to those around him. listen here. did you ever go there and say maybe it s possible that he did this? no, because i think that i hold a very unique perspective that n ....
claiming that they tampered with ballots in 2020 after he refused to turn over required documents in the defamation case by the workers. the mother and daughter saying this confirms there was never any truth to giuliani s claims. he will face a trial to determine how much he will pay them in damages. he will talk to an attorney representing the women. first responders assessing the destruction in northern florida. most roads are cleared. some schools reopened today. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell appears to freeze for the second time in a month, this time more than 30 seconds before aides stepped in. a spokesperson later saying he felt light-headed. i will be joined by gina raimondo from china. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. we have breaking news this hour as donald trump entered that not guilty plea to the 13 charges in the georgia election interference indictment. the former president also voluntarily waiving his right to show up for hi ....
in belfast, and says it s down to him changing his throwing style. and after the stormy weather yesterday there will still be a few showers around over the next few days, but easter weekend is looking a bit drier. i will have all the details here on breakfast. it s good friday, the 29th march. a senior mp has called for a police investigation after secret papers seen by the bbc showed the post office continued to fight compensation claims brought by sub postmasters, despite knowing its defence was false. labour s kevan jones, who sits on the horizon compensation advisory board, has called the post office s actions an abusive use of public cash against innocent people , and said there would be no justice until someone was brought before the courts. our reporter aruna iyengar has more. it s the latest twist in the ongoing post office drama. between 1999 and 2015, hundreds of sub postmasters and sub postmistresses were wrongly prosecuted because of faults with horizon an it s ....