viewers in the united states. just ahead on cnn newsroom, strong winds, mudslides and flooding in effect this hour as tropical storm hillary honors southern california. a busy week ahead in u.s. politics, the first gop primary without the front runner and donald trump set to turn himself in to authorities in georgia. what it all means for the party and former president. plus, to countries step up in their fight against russia. and for now alive report. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thank you for being with us, we begin in southern california, which is facing the first tropical storm to hit the state and more than two decades. and tropical storm hillary has been lashing san diego and los angeles with powerful winds and record breaking rain. more than 9 million people in downtown l.a. and surrounding areas under flash flood warnings. thousands of lights also canceled or delayed at the u.s. a day, many on the storm, this is what hillary u
tonight on three 60, breaking news, cnn learned when the former president will turn himself in this week in atlanta, also a new threats against georgia law enforcement would connection and the rest and threat against former president. also tonight, the still dangerous remnants of tropical storm hilary what more might do after dredging so california and nevada with more rain than they normally see all year. a shop owner in california, lori carleton, murdered for displaying a rainbow pride flag for daughter speaking out tonight about how her mom of the life of love and acceptance. good evening, thank you for joining us, we begin with the breaking news and there is a lot of it this evening. first, late where that former president will surrender to authorities thursday in his fourth indictment, that s with two sources familiar with the plan tell us. in just one of the string of late developments kicking off a week in which he and 18 others, these people here, all have to turn the
entertaining. that flaw that chases excitement, sometimes at the expense of education and there is a political lesson in the gladiator circle, as well. pop limp gives people what they want. good leaders persuade people to move toward what they need. in 15 months, we pick a president, the world is fraught with peril, our country is divided, institutions have let us down. some are wondering if our best days are behind us and we re managing decline and decent or if america can rally again. wednesday night, we begin process of picking one nominee for president. it is the first presidential primary debate on the gop side. what would you ask? what do you want to hear? what are your expectations? do we merely want to be entertained as the crowd in a roman coliseum or do we know in our souls, there is more at stake than a fun night of television? are we open to something or someone new? are we open to persuasion? what are we looking for in a candidate? a thinker who knows when to fig
the first republican primary debate. hope the weekend was grand. we have a big week here. i m bill hemmer. dana: i m dana perino. this is america s newsroom. i m excited about the week. are you? bill: big time? dana: are you packed? bill: 50%. dana: i have it all planned out because this is a big week. this morning a big day. brand-new polling out of iowa this morning. a state that is small in size but holds a mighty influence over presidential primaries. voters there give former president trump a solid early advantage in the nation s first nominating contest. you would have to go back more than 20 years to find the last time a candidate held this large of a lead over his rivals among iowa caucus goers. bill: 48 hours from now will be the arena in milwaukee. the center of the political universe and the political event of the summer. the first republican primary duel on stage. it is all going down in battleground state wisconsin. ten electoral votes on the line t
swamp california roads in a storm not seen since the 1990s. plus, president biden s mission to maui. the consoler in chief tries to bring comfort to a community all but wiped out in a wildfire. and a consequential week for donald trump. the former president set to surrender in charges to georgia and skip the first gop debate in wisconsin. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m danny freeman. we begin this morning with something southern california hasn t experienced in decades but people there are facing it right now. torrential record rain and strong winds from tropical storm hillary. overnight hillary has been bringing down power lines and trees, flooding streets and triggering mudslides. in fact, one mudslide forced firefighters to take fast action in san bernardino county when it came barrelling towards their fire house. trees are going. just incredible images right there. rescuers have had to pull several people from flood waters an