wildfires. only 3% of the disaster has even been searched. the governor calling it a fire hurricane that spread faster than a mile a minute. now a new lawsuit gets the state s main electric provider. hours from now the district attorney set to begin presenting her case to a grand jury in the georgia election subversion case. this means a potential fourth indictment looms over former president trump. cnn learns about key evidence obtained by prosecutors. and a home explodes outside of pittsburgh. gas systems were operating as designed, according to officials. it could take months or years to figure out why. the raid of a newspaper head quarters in kansas is raising serious concerns over first amendment rights. police seizing everything. also the lapd says a mob of people stole $100,000 worth of merchandise during a daytime robbery. we ll show you what was caught on camera. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, thank you for joining us. there s a lot of n
his investigation into president joe biden. then, biden s soft response to china sparks another smack in the face from the chinese communist party, as amazingly janet yellen is served hallucinogenic mushrooms by her beijing hosts. the person who arranged our dinner did the order and it was a delicious mushroom dish i was not aware that these mushrooms had hallucinogenic properties. i learned that later. maria: what will it take for communist china to show any respect to the biden administration. former u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer on taking on china through tariffs and fees. then the 2024 presidential race officially begins this upcoming week with the first gop debate as vivek ramaswamy told me here last week, the republicans are looking at young people and independents. we re bringing them along in droves with us. the difference between a 50.1 electoral margin this cycle and a landslide is young people and i think this can t be just a 50.1 democrat versus
good morning, everyone. let s get things started with fife things to know for this wednesday, august 16th. there are new developments in donald trump s georgia indictment. overnight we learned the form president is expected to be booked into jail at any point in the next nine i days. and we re learning his dms on twitter were of great interest for the special counsel. new questions this morning about what caused wildfires on maui that are now blamed for 106 deaths. the washington post is report ing a downed power line likely caused that first fire on the island. here s the video of that moment. the soldier that crossed into north korea, his mother is asking he be treated fairly. oher attempted a $15 million shake dunn before he filed this petition. cnn this morning starts right now. here s where we start. new overnight, we know where donald trump will likely surrender in fulton county, georgia, with just nine days left to turn himself in. the former president is
an impressive resume. at 34 years old, scott macv is a superior court judge, award- winning prosecutor and a former state inspector general in georgia, but as it turns out, he is also a gifted musician. the atlanta journal-constitution took this video of the judge, back in high circle rocking out to the star-spangled banner in the vein of jimi hendrix, and just like hendrix play the guitar with his teeth, mcafee did the same with his electric cello. the crowd was so impressed that someone even in the audience even yelled for him to take off his shirt. thank you so much for joining me tonight and every night this week. cnn primetime with abby phillips starts right now. well, you learn something new every day. that is really fascinating, thank you, katelyn. have a great weekend. bye, abby. good evening, everyone, i m abby phillips. welcome to cnn primetime. donald trump s terms of surrender. the 45th president of the united states, he will turn himself into the fulton c
united states indicted on state charges stemming from his and others efforts to overturn joe biden s election win in the state of georgia. i make decisions based on the facts and the law. we look at the facts and look at the law and bring charges. having another indictment for him questioning the integrity of this country s elections is what we are doing to a president that served this country. the governor of georgia i guess can t pardon. i don t know how you get out of this. do i intend to try the 19 defendant in indictment together? yes. the calendar is getting crowded. all the possible trials that the former president is facing. this case has a couple of twists on advice of counsel. you see some of the lawyers on whod advice they relied indicted. an abuse of power by angry democrats who decide the rule of law doesn t matter to them anymore. it s bigger than watergate. it goes to the foundation of democracy. this is very different and much more serious a