up to what we already knew. he lived like the rich and famous and on the dime of actual billionaires, who had business before the court. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we start with that breaking news out of fulton county, georgia. donald trump formally entered a plea of not guilty. that happened minutes ago. he did it in a new court filing. it means we won t see him inside an actual courtroom next week on september 6th, when some of trump s co-defendants are expected to be arraigned. let s go to zach ko hadn t. what exactly did the former president file? reporter: donald trump pleading not guilty in this case. it takes some perspective. this is the fourth time donald trump has entered a not guilty plea in response to criminal charges since he s left office a couple years ago. that s pretty remarkable. he s charged with trying to overturn the presidential election. it remains to be seen how this might impact a trial. there s still a lo
campaign account. that s georgia governor brian kemp criticizing members of his own party who were calling for a special session to remove the district attorney who was prosecuting donald trump, and that comes as the former president officially pleads not guilty in fulton county. we ll have much, much more on all of that straight ahead. plus, we ll go through the ambitious plan by the biden administration to eliminate the so-called gun show loophole. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, september 1st. we ve made it to friday, and we re already in september. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. former president trump is officially pleading not guilty in the fulton county election case. trump s team entered his plea yesterday for the 13 felony charges he faces including racketeering and conspiracy. the plea was entered in writing as they file a waiver to tell the court he would not physically appear for next week s scheduled ar
trans boy without her knowledge and kept her in the dark while permitting the girl to use the boys bathroom and male pronouns. the family speaking to fox & friends about it. it was a counselor i went to and the counselor ended up working with the school to socially transitioned me. after covert hit, i ended up being out of the control of the school and i figured out that who the school set i was, i was not and that i was a girl and that i was alecia. parents should go with their gut feelings, they know their intuition. you have the right to raise your kids. liberal leaders are pressing on with their anti-parents agenda. california s attorney general is suing over its policies that require schools to notify parents if their child changes pronouns or gender identification. i refuse to allow any district board of education to put our children at risk or infringe upon their rights. especially not one of our most vulnerable at risk groups. cliques wait until you hear thi
it was the strongest storm to hit florida s big bend region in 125 years. now, tropical storm idalia is moving offshore leaving a path of destruction and massive flooding across the southeast. we ll have the latest on the devastation and cleanup still to come. another health scare for senator mitch mcconnell for the second time in two months the 81-year-old senate minority leader froze and appeared unable to speak while taking questions from reporters. the situation is sparking more questions about the top republican. and a tragic scene in south africa, 73 dead dozens more injured after a fire burns through a building full of families overnight. now rescue and recovery efforts are under way. i m boris sanchez with rahel solomon in for kate, sarah and john. this is cnn news central. this morning the road to recovery. after a once in a century hurricane, florida now beginning its first full day of cleanup as idalia now a tropical storm heads offshore. it s still packing s
poppy is off this week. sara sidner is with us after a brief tour in florida to cover the hurricane yesterday. we are going to be covering that again today. neighborhoods have been changed forever by hurricane idalia. it is now a tropical storm off the carolina shores. but officials are already assessing the damage in florida and georgia. we will be talking with fema administrator about the latest on the ground in a moment. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell freezes up in front of reporters again. it is the second time in disturbing scene played out this summer. new reporting now about what mcconnell s been doing behind the scenes. and the department of health and human services is recommending that the d.e.a. significantly ease restrictions on marijuana. it is currently a schedule 1 drug the same as lsd and heroin. it wouldn t legalize marijuana federally, could it be a step in that direction? we will explore. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. we ar