Fourth indictment of donald trump. The former president and 18 others are now facing Racketeering Charges in georgias 2020 election case. We will have indepth analysis on the sprawling indictment straight ahead. Meanwhile, donald trump is once again using his legal troubles to raise money from his supporters. Well have more on that and his response to the historic charges. Plus the reaction from both sides of the aisle here in washington. Not surprisingly the majority of the Republican Party is showing no signs of moving away from donald trump. Good morning, and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, august 15th, a historic morning. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. We will get right to the extraordinary headline. For the fourth time in as many months donald j. Trump, the former president of the United States, is facing another criminal indictment. The latest charges came late last night from Fulton County, georgia, where trump is 18 others were named in a sw
welcome. you are in the cnn newsroom. s the compromise implements stricter limits along the southern border, curtails asylum and ends the current system of catch and release. even if the senate can pass the legislation, it is set to face stiff opposition from house republicans as speaker mike johnson has said it s dead on arrival before even knowing what s in it. we will be curious if that changes now that the text is out. we are tracking severe weather on the west coast. last hour, the mayor urged los angeles los angeles residents to stay home saying the city is not used to the life-threatening flood conditions it is set to experience. we will bring you the latest throughout the hour there. first, i want to get to priscilla alvarez. this is happening in real time. we have this legislative text. the senate bill is now out. have you been able to get a sense of what s actually in this and what you think is actually significant here? reporter: yeah. minutes ago, we got a
stamp. in terms of ending the war, nbc news is reporting on secret talks between former u.s. officials and prominent russians to lay the groundwork for potential negotiations. while the post reports ukrainian officials say they are confident in their aim to retake substantial territory by the fall, and forced russia to negotiate. meanwhile, the white house the uk is a signatory to a convention, which prohibits the production or use of cluster munitions and discourages their use. we will continue to do our part to support ukraine. all right, there was rishi sunak there, the prime minister of great britain, jumping into the conversation. but to that point, while the white house is defending us and then cluster shells to ukraine, with president biden saying ukrainian forces are running out of ammunition. it is still turning out to be an unpopular decision at home and abroad, as biden plans to travel to europe to tomorrow, and millions of americans remain under potentially
we ve got a lot of news we re following, and we re going to start here. just in to cnn, the pentagon has released new video agaof u. strikes against houthi targets in yemen. the houthis are now responding saying they will meet escalation with escalation and warning the u.s. that the attacks are increasing their issues. first, californians are urged to evacuate ahead of life threatening flood warnings. those orders are threatening to expand into more areas of los angeles county. power outages sweep across much of central and southern california. hundred of flights have been cancelled or delayed as rain and winds intensify. the mayor of los angeles just held a news conference urging residents to take this storm seriously. let me be clear. this storm is a serious weather event. this has the potential to be a historic storm. severe winds, thunderstorms, and even brief tornados. if you are not home already, please get home and stay home. stay off the roads. make tonight, a s