good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is getting brighter out there. the sun is out. u hope you re having your coffee and joining me and omar. i m amara walker. it s brighter in here. the team of omar. omar and amara. the names are similar. i m in for victor blackwell. sorry, i m steaming hling her f little bit. we have some sad news. the world says good-bye to legendary singer-songwriter jimmy buffett. be prepared. record heat and possible storms could hamper your plans. all eyes are on former president donald trump and his allies as more codefendants in the georgia subversion case are included including rudy giuliani. mitch mcconnell freezes in front of everyone for a second time. there are questions of his leadership. fewier ooh traveling this weekend, you re in good company. if you re hitting the road, be prepare to drop some cash. today s average gallon costs around $3.82 that and if you re flying this weekend, you my want to get to the ai
pleading not guilty in the georgia election subversion case. why some of his co-defendants are turning to crowd funding to cover their defense. a manhunt underway after a convicted murderer escaped a pennsylvania prison. the district attorney says the killer s depravity knows no bounds and warns the public he is extremely dangerous with nothing to lose. and this hour the labor department is set to release the august jobs report. a snapshot of how the u.s. economy is faring. can the labor department stay in the sweet spot, not too hot, not too cold, a little goldilocks here, friday. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. former president trump has pled not guilty for the fourth time. this time he is saying he didn t conspire to overturn the results of the 2020 election in georgia in the case brought by fulton county d.a. against trump and 18 ledged co-conspirators. the former president opted not to enter the plea in person next wednesday, waiving his arraignme
let s get started with five things to know for this friday, september 1. former president trump pleads not guilty in the georgia election subversion case. that means he ll skip his arraignment next week. he also wants to separate his case from his co-defendants who want a speedy trial. and two leaders of the proud boys were sentenced to long terms for their role. joseph biggs, was sentenced to 17 years. zachary reel got 17 years. an urgent manhunt under way after a convicted murderer escaped a pennsylvania prison. the killer s depravity knows no bounds. breaking overnight, president biden is asking congress for $4 billion to fill fema s disaster relief fund after hurricane idalia and he prepares to visit florida tomorrow. how did you spend your wedding day? a battle between the two best stars. acuna celebrated in the grandest way possible hitting his 30th homer of the season, a grand slam that help the braves take down the dodgers. cnn this morning starts right now.
trump also asked the judge to sever his case from some of his 18 co-defendants who are seeking a speedy trial. more now from sara murray in washington. reporter: donald trump officially entering his plea of not guilty in the sprawling racketeering case he faces in fulton county, georgia where he and 18 other co-defendants were charged for their efforts to allegedly try to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in georgia. donald trump is now one of five again of the 19 co-defendants in that case who have entered not guilty pleas and waived their right to an arraignment. that means that we won t see donald trump showing up next week in the courthouse, we won t see him on camera there had many had expected. and now it is a question of what happens next for candidate s case. his attorney has moved to sever his case from other co-defendants saying while there are some who want to move ahead speedily with this trial and move ahead to trial in october of 2023. donald tru
includes after he escaped from a prison outside philadelphia. using k-9s, drones and helicopters in the search. the prison is under pressure because of staffing levels, funding levels. this is someone who has nothing to lose. i don t know what he s capable of doing. supreme court justice clarence thomas is officially disclosing private jet trips in a vacation that was funded by a republican mega donor. these were trips he had to disclose. it s better to have the transparency we didn t have in the past. there is the core issue of the gifts themselves. josephine says her family s home has been on this land. my ancestors are buried here. community members say development threatens those families who still call it home. why should we give up such a precious gift god has given us? good friday morning. audie cornish is with us. several fronts across the country, we re going to start this morning on the questions that are swirling and senate minority leader mitch