Invitations, Moments Ago Shatner and his three crewmates arrived at the site from a remote stretch in west texas where the launches come from, originally scheduled on tuesday, postponed a day due to dangerous rough winds. The 90yearold shatner tells Anderson Cooper ahead of the launch, hes understandably anxious before hurdling into space at three times the speed of sound. Thats more than 2200 miles an hour. And hell go 62 miles above the earth. Have a listen. My fear is as you go up, that you cant draw a breath. That apparently is not going to happen. Thats what they say. Im quite apprehensive as you might have guessed. The power of g forces. Today will mark blue origin, the private space flight company, founded by amazon founder jeff bezos. The second launch of an all civilian crew. Bezos and his brother and two others took blue origins inaugural flight less than three months ago. We broadcast that live as well. Cnns space and defense correspondent Kristen Fisher is at the launch sit
Russia has control of 80 of the territory. He says ukrainians are succeeding destroying russian equipment, but it is clear that russia is going to push on. The whole of Huhansk Territory is being shelled. There is no safe town. We understand that the russian government is going to push ahead and going to destroy everything on its path. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin tested an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile today. The icbm was fired toward a peninsula in russias far east. The u. S. Was notified of the test, as part of an International Agreement with russia. Also today, all eyes are on the besieged city of mariupol. The steel factory there has been a sheltering place for as many as 1,000 civilians. Vladimir putins forces have surrounded that place and the new deadline has passed for the people inside of that factory to get out before it is destroyed. Now, we have new video into our newsroom that shows residents, men, women, children, the eld elderly, theyre gathering outside and trying to
President donald trump will land in atlanta, then his motorcade will make its way to the Fulton County jail behind me where inside we are told well outside it is actually hard Security Lockdown here inside the sheriff says he will be treated just like any other criminal defendant. He will be fingerprinted. Hell surrender and, yes, its anticipated that he will take the first president ial mugshot in history. Outside the jail today over 100 or about 100 Trump Supporters rallied outside the jail behind barricades in front of dozens of shersheriff deputies. Today trump shook up legal team hiring steve sadou new legal attorney. Criminal based Defense Attorney tonight the first legal move was to oppose District Foreign Fani Willis new proposed trial date of october 23rd. The d. A. Wants to try all 19 defendants nearly five months sooner that than she originally proposed in request by speedy trial codefendant kenneth. Tonight the judge agreed to the speedy trial date but only chess bro. Serge
The Senior Correspondent Steve Harrigan is live in Fulton County with the very latest on this. Steve, good evening. Good Evening Trace. Former President Trump had posted earlier that he expected to be proudly arrested at 7 30 p. M. This evening. He was just minutes off the mark. The president s plane touched down in atlanta exactly at 7 00 p. M. He had a large Motorcade Led by several dozen police on motorcycles. They took him directly to that Fulton County jail. He arrived at the jail at 7 40, was taken inside the facility and, of course, that facility now notorious being investigated by the Justice Department both for poor sanitary conditions and for safety as well. He was taken into the jail and he was fingerprinted electronically. Also, he had a mug shot taken. Former president said that Law Enforcement officials insisted on the mug shot. The mug shot has now been viewed millions of times online. Many people saying the president seems to have an angry frown on during that mug shot.
Central starts now a. Critical, day for former President Trump. Hes in a florida courtroom looking to delay his federal classified documents trial or get at tosca lately. And any moment, a judge in georgia could decide if Fulton County Da Fani Willis will be kicked off the election subversion case there plus vice. President Kamala Harris is making whats believed to be a historic first, visiting a clinic that provides abortions and a dangerous trend, more Election Officials, andrew their families are finding themselves the targets of a dangerous hoax. How criminals are weaponizing local Law Enforcement will have all those stories. Im sarah sidner with john berman and kate baldwin. This is Cnn News Central today is a big day on to legal fronts for donald trump as he continues to lean into his campaign, meets the courtroom strategy. Everyone one is standing by for the judge in georgia to drop his decision on District Attorney fani willis. His final word on whether she will continue leadin