hello and welcome to inside politics. i m dana bash. live from california, but we begin back on the east coast because any second, we might see senator bob menendez appear at microphones and talk to reporters. this morning the new jersey democratic senator pleaded not guilty on federal bribery charges. he s accused of using his influence to help a foreign power, egypt, in exchange for cash, gold bars and a luxury car. that is some of the charges that he is facing in the courthouse today. cnn s paula reid is live there at the federal courthouse in new york city. paula, what do we know? reporter: as you can see right behind me, media assembled waiting to see if the senator will make remarks following this hearing. the senator and his wife entered pleas of not guilty during this arraign the. they did so through their attorneys. then the magistrate judge took a few moments to lay out the terms of their release. the senator is being released on a $100,000 personal recognizance
welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, millions of americans are bracing for a tropical storm this hour. a lock at what to expect from the cnn weather center. and cash and gold in exchange for police call favor, the allegations against a u.s. senator. what s next for the lawmaker in the u.s. plus after a whirlwind visit by volodymyr zelenskyy to washington this week, we ll delve into the discan connect between lawmakers and voters on the issue of funding and more aid for the war. tropical storm is just off the coast of north carolina, and according to the latest advisory that came out minutes ago, is expected to make landfall any time now. ophelia is at hurricane strength and is bringing storm surge, flash flooding and damaging winds to north carolina and virginia. more than 40,000 customers are without power. severe weather is also forecast in maryland and delaware. the game b
one day that s going to be me. cnn this morning continues right now. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is in kyiv right now meeting with ukrainian officials. this is going to be very much about taking a fresh message back to washington, but also to the united nations. as they seek to hold support together for this in this 19 months. special counsel jack myth is accusing the president of making statements in the january 6th case. we don t have the opportunity to watch the judge. whether this case should be broken up into smaller cases. and you have mark meadows trying to get over to federal court. fani willis took a big bite here. now she has to deal with it. the longest sentence yet for january 6th insurrectionists. 22 years, that s how long the former proud boys leader will be in prison. it s not the first time we have heard defendants suggest that trump is behind what they did that day. we can tell you it wasn t even here that day. the importance of t
sglmplgtsz today on inside politics, rising fast. a brand new cnn poll out this hour reveals the shifting sands of the 2024 race and the critical battleground state of new hampshire. one candidate has surged to second while another has plummet ed into the single digits. plus substantial evidence. that s what a damning new report from the house ethics committee says about george santos steal ing from his own campaign, among other things. so just how long can the embattled congressman hold on to his seat? and trust but verify that s how president trump is describing his approach to xi jinping, but he also called the chinese president a dictator. can the two super powers still play nice? i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start with cnn s brand new polling out of that critical primary state of new hampshire. donald trump remains the front runner. but there are new data points for other candidates that are showing a shift in the field.
our hostages released. senator tim scott announcing he is spinsding his presidential campaign. it s a surprise, but it s also not a surprise. i m going to hold on and keep working hard and look forward to other opportunities. chaos and finger pointing among house republicans as the u.s. barrels towards another spending dead laine. mike johnson unveiled an unconventional plan. whether all democrats will oppose this proposal. donald trump will launch his defense against him, his two adult sons and his business. the son back on the stand, they will continue to be the notion, what are we doing here? the defense has already concluded they are going to lose. good morning, everyone. there s a the lot of news to get to, but we start with this. this just in from israel s military. president the idf says another evacuation corridor has been opened today, even as fighting intensifies and the medical system collapses. some of the images you re about to see are disturb