An expanding manhunt and a community on edge. Police widen the search for a convicted killer who busted out of prison. A new sighting suggests he may have gotten farther away than expected. And the potential danger has schools shutting their doors. A new target for the Special Counsel. A cnn exclusive. Jack smiths investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election could be getting wider. The new focus includes fundraising and voting equipment. New indictments could be on the table. Plus, overwhelming demands. The maker of a popular Weight Loss Drug tells cnn it could take years, years for them to make enough for everyone who wants it. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. We begin with the urgent manhunt for an escaped killer in pennsylvania. Police releasing these new images of Danelo Cavalcante. He was spotted on a Botanical GardenSecurity Camera just a few miles from the plinz e. Escaped from last thursday and police are expanding their search area as theyre scouring the woods about 30 miles west now of philadelphia. Two School Districts were closed today while all of this is happening. Police have been using a unique tactic, helicopters and patrol cars, blasting an Audio Message from the escapees mother, urging him to surrender. Early this morning we were notified by security at Longwood Gardens that they had trail camera photos taken on their property, which appear to be cavalcante. This area is just south of the perimeter. Investigators quickly examined those photos, and we can confirm it is cavalcante. The photos confirm that cavalcante has not changed his appearance but also that he has obtained a backpack, a Duffel Swing Type Pack and a hooded sweatshirt. Cnns Danny Freeman is live in Chester County for us. Danny, tell us what you are learning from police. There have certainly been some reports of burglaries and authorities believe he is responsible for them. Reporter thats right, brianna. And really the police and all the Law Enforcement agencies who are out here helping in the search are encouraging residents because of that to be on high alert because they believe at this point that Danelo Cavalcante is winging it. They believe that he is desperate. And they believe that he will be looking for any sort of way to get resources, whether its resorting to burglarizing a house or trying to get items or resources from a vehicle. But i want to go back, brianna, to what the big headline of the day is, which is that the Pennsylvania State police, they say that they are expanding and intensifying their search. And brianna, this is six days into this manhunt since cavalcante escaped from the Chester County prison behind me and now weve had six kochld sightings of him including that one overnight from the Botanical Gardens. And i want to describe the gardens a little bit. Its Longwood Gardens. Its a very famous Tourist Destination here in Chester County. And brianna, its massive. Its 200 acres of winding trails, of meadows and also lush gardens. Thats where police have focused their efforts overnight and into this morning. Weve seen a number of helicopters flying overhead and a lot of State Troopers blocking off a lot of roads just south of where we are. And its really not that far. Its about five miles from where we are here at the prison. So on the one hand police say that yes, he did slip through the perimeter they had earlier but on the other hand he has not gotten that far. But the risk is real. Take a listen to what resident in the area said about an encounter he believes he had with the suspect. Woke up my wife. I said hey, i think there may be somebody downstairs. You know, get on the phone. What i decided to do was flip the light switch on and off, you know, three or four, five times, pause. And then he flipped the light switch from downstairs three or four times, which was the moment of like oh, my god, this guys down there. Reporter i mean, just terrifying and truly hard to imagine. The one thing ill note is the terrain, brianna, in this area, weve been talking about it through the duration of this search. Its very diverse and its very tricky. Theres a lot of woods. There are creeks. There are corn fields. And police say it means there are a lot of places to hide but theyre still determined to bring this man back in. Brianna . I cannot imagine that moment. That is terrifying. Danny freeman live for us in pocopson township. Jim . Cnns senior Law Enforcement analyst Charles Ramsey of course led the Police Departments here in the d. C. Area but also the philly area. Thanks so much for joining us. First i wonder, hes taking cover in the Botanical Gardens there. Given police resources, is it just a matter of time before they can catch someone like this in an area that size . I think it is. I mean, this is difficult terrain, as the reporter mentioned. Youve got woods, youve got open fields, youve got a lot of area to cover. And a lot of places where an individual like that could hide. Clearly he is now, you know, burglarizing places, getting access to backpack, probably some food. Maybe a knife or two. And lord knows, maybe even a firearm. We dont know. But hes hes desperate and he needs money. He needs food. He needs transportation. And hell do anything he can in order to do that. You mentioned that desperation. This episode inside this home as we just heard in the story there, the homeowner describing he hears a sound downstairs, he flicks the lights and then it was his impression that the intruder downstairs was signaling back up, you know, flicking the lights that he was there. What does that indicate to you . Does that indicate that he wanted to take what he needed in effect from the house, not threaten the homeowners . How do you take that . Well, i mean, thats unusual. That might have been a signal to, you know, stay upstairs, i am downstairs. I dont know. But the bottom line is that was a close encounter. Thank god no one got hurt. You know, they closed the schools, for example, because theyre concerned. Its not so much about the buildings themselves. The schools. Its the area around there that the kids come from because kids walk to school, they stand on the side of the road to wait for a bus. You dont want to expose children at a time like this. This guy is desperate. Hes also very, very dangerous. He continues to be dangerous. Theyre doing everything they possibly can. People need to be very vigilant. The good news is, though, that he hasnt gotten that far away from the prison. You know, theyve still got a realistic chance of catching this guy before he gets too far away. Yeah, thats a good point there. Chief ramsey, you know the area well. Thanks so much for joining us. Thank you. Boris. Today another batch of not guilty pleas filed in the Georgia Election interference case. Former trump Chief Of StaffMark Meadows And five other codefendants decided to waive, skip tomorrows arraignment. Remember, meadows filed this plea on State Charges as he tries to get the move to federal court. Hes waiting on a judges ruling on that which could come at any moment. Cnns sara murray is here with more on this. This means 18 of the 19 codefendants have filed pleas. Thats right. So we saw from Mark Meadows A not guilty plea. Not surprising, right . He wants the whole case against him dismissed. Hes trying to get that done in federal court. Were waiting for the judge to decide if meadows has met the bar and essentially arguing everything he did was part of his role as white house Chief Of Staff. So were waiting for the federal judge to weigh in on that. Hes joined today in entering his not guilty pleas by people like jeffrey clark, who is a former Justice Department official, and john eastman, a former protrump attorney. The only not guilty plea we have not seen at this point is Misty Hampton so far. I would be surprised if shes the only person who decides to show up in person tomorrow. We still could see her plea come through in the court system today. And notably you mentioned john eastman. Hes actually filed, as others, to sever his case from the rest of the codefendants. Thats right. He has basically said through his attorney that obviously were not going to be prepared to go to trial in six weeks, thats the sort of speedy trial timeline. Thats when Ken Cheseboro is going to be going to trial, october of 2023. And hes making it clear he doesnt want any part of these speedy trial guidelines. They dont want to go to trial in october 2023. And now its going to be up to this State Court Judge once we get all these pleas in for these 19 codefendants to stied how he wants to organize all of these folks. A lot to organize. So many moving parts there, sara murray. We appreciate you walking us through it. Jim . Or rather brianna. Now to a cnn exclusive. The Special Counsel probe into 2020 Election Interference has expanded in scope, even though former President Trump has already been charged and his trial date is set. Cnn has learned investigators are now looking into postelection fundraising and Voting System breaches and how the former may have paid for the latter. Sources say prosecutors are asking about former trump lawyer sidney powell, who by the way is a codefendant in the Georgia Election case. Cnns paula reid, who broke this story for us. Paula, it sounds like the Special Counsel is in the follow the money stage of this part of the probe. Thats exactly right. Because the indictment that the Special Counsel filed in january 6, it focused solely on former President Trump. It was narrowly tailored and designed so they could bring it to trial possibly before the 2024 election. But it specifically mentions coconspirators. And our colleague zach cohen and i have done some reporting to look at whether any of those coconspirators could be charged. What weve learned is that in recent weeks investigators have been asking a lot of questions about one of those coconspirators especially, and that is sidney powell. The trumpaligned lawyer who helped Purn V Push A Lot Of Those Bogus Claims of voter fraud and worked to try to overturn the outcome of the election. Now, they focused their questions on three specific things. First of all, theyve asked if these witnesses ever saw any evidence of the false claims powell was making, these Conspiracy Theories she was pushing. They were also really interested in her nonprofit, defending the republic. Now, this is a group that was fundraising off of these lies. And they were particularly interested in what that group did with its money. Including the third thing, these efforts to get Forensic Experts to breach Voting Systems. We know that according to an invoice obtained by cnn that defending the republic did pay for Forensic Experts who were able to breach Voting Systems in four states won by now president biden. Its unclear if powell or inelse will be charged. But this really schayes our understanding of exactly where this investigation is. We thought maybe they were going to go really narrow on january 6th and let the state down in georgia do a more Broad Criminal Prosecution which included powell and others. But according to this reporting that may not be how this turns out. Or meche mitch where theyre looking at what people have done. There have been some indictments there. I think this is so important because people forget a lot of times this happened and its so key. If you have the Special Counsel looking into this, does that change the timeline of this probe at all . So we know that the grand jury, the Special Counsel has been using, that expires on september 15th. Now, it can be extended but look, this investigation clearly is continuing. We know theyve spoken to a lot of the key players but there are still some witnesses like those theyve spoken with in the past six weeks that are still significant if you really want to make sure you turn over every rock and every stone. And that is their mission here. And the Special Counsel has said in his few public remarks that this investigation is ongoing. If they were to add additional charges it could potentially impact the timeline of the former president s trial. We know they are keen, the prosecutors really want to bring that trial before a jury well before the 2024 election. Well see if theyre able to pull that off. Paula reid, thank you so much. Jim . We are waiting to hear from the white house after first Lady Jill Bidens positive test for covid. Were monitoring those remarks. Well bring you a live update. Plus one accused of war crimes, the other known to be a brutal dictator. Now u. S. Officials are learning that Vladimir Putin and kim jong un could be getting together for a key meeting. What they may be planning, just ahead. And a new update on the health of Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell just hours before he is set to take the senate floor for the First Time Since his latest freezing episode. Well bring you the latest. Stay with cnn news central. Your Shipping Manager left to find themself. leaving you lost. You need to hire. I need indeed. Indeed you do. Indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. Visit indeed. 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And its allies have become increasingly concerned about a growing alliance between the two countries. According to the National Security council, russias Defense MinisterSergei Shoigu visited north korea himself in july to try to convince pyongyang to sell Artillery Ammunition to moscow. This follows word from the white house late last year that north korea has delivered Infantry Rockets and missiles into russia specifically for use by wagner forces. Cnn National Security correspondent kylie atwood is at the state department. I wonder whats the state departments view of this . Is this a view that russia needs north koreas Military Help right now in ukraine . Reporter thats precisely the view, jim. I think u. S. Officials are saying that this demonstrates really russias weakness, that they are having to go to north korea once again for Military Equipment that can be used on the battlefield in ukraine. 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