headquarters in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. developing this hour a major week ahead in the georgia election case. former president donald trump and his 18 codefendants are due to be arraigned. trump and 11 codefendants have waived the need to appear in person, but we ll be watching for the six others who have yet to do so, including mark meadows, since they could be televised life. we could also see the release of the fulton county special grand jury report by the end of this week which has been at the center of d.a. fani willis investigation. now, despite legal troubles, trump is dominating the gop primary, leading in a new poll by 46 points. earlier today, republican governor chris sununu said the former presidents rivals need to hit him harder. i think they have to be a little tougher on trump. chris christie goes nuclear on him, god bless christy, he does a great job with that. he exposes a lot of that, which i think is important. i think what we
a member of the far right group pays the price for violently trying to block the nation s democratic transfer of power and another sign of the legal fallout for other 2020 election deniers. we are following the walls of justice closing in. plus on trial and on your tv, a georgia judge ruled the former president s fight in court will be as public as it can get, but can donald trump turn the courtroom drama into campaign gold? and a trip to the titanic has turned into a major legal battle. an expedition says they have the right to salvage items from the site of the titanic ship wreck but the feds are saying not so fast. why the government wants to stop the mission in its tracks. we are following these developing stories and many more all coming in right here to c cn news central . a major development happening in federal and state torts, all tied to former president trump s attempts to overturn the 2020 election. soon one more member of the far right proud boys group will
also, a major sentencing today in washington. two members of the proud boys convicted of the seditious conspiracy roles, and we will find out if they spend decades in prison. and now, more than 70 people killed and others injured after a building goes up in flames in johannesburg. i m boris sanchez with rahel solomon in for john, kate and sara. you are watching cnn news central. this morning, two of donald trump s co-defendants in the georgia election subversion case want separate trials. sidney powell and kenneth chesebro are asking a fulton county judge to sever their cases. both have denied any wrongdoing, and they have invoked their rights to a speedy trial. for chesebro, the judge has set a trial date for october 23rd, and no date for powell. the trump team have opposing the time line, and they say that trump wants to sever his case as well, though no motion has been filed. we go to katelyn polantz with the details. why the argument for separate trials? well, bot
convicted in a court of law, would you still support him as your party s choice? please raise your hand if you would. [ cheers and applause ] putin s revenge? u.s. officials, starting with the president, saying they are not surprised the man who challenged vladimir putin s leadership is presumed dead in a mysterious plane crash in russian airspace. good day. i m andrea mitchell in new york. fulton county officials are bracing for donald trump s expected surrender tonight. as the former president arrived at the jail to be arrested for his alleged efforts to overturn georgia s 2020 election results. mr. trump is facing 13 separate criminal counts in atlanta, including conspiracy and racketeering charges. he has been ordered by the presiding judge against interfering in the legal process. we expect the former president to depart his new jersey resort later, arriving in atlanta this evening to turn himself in for a primetime booking. joining me now, blayne alexander, rober
suffering cardiac arrest. he was taken to the hospital last month. in a statement the family said bronny suffered from a significant genital heart defect but it can be treated and they re confident he ll return to the basketball court in the very near future. check this out. tommy pham is going to blast this one to left. this player is going back to the wall to make a leaping grab to rob the home run. did he? the young fan there actually snags it out of steer s glove. look at this. it s in steer s glove, but the fan grabs it out. they had originally gave pham a home run. they reviewed it. they kicked the fan out and made him go sit somewhere else. look. if you re under 18 years old and you make an incredible catch, you should be applauded. i don t know why they would punish him. poor kid. the next hour of c this morning starts now. good morning and welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, august 26th. i m rahel solomon in for victor blackwell. rahel, always god