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across large sections. right now idalia is a tropical storm after making landfall as a hurricane. the rain is covering four straits, stretching 600 miles from florida all the way up to north carolina, and that wind is now impacting half of that area. now, the danger remain as idalia continues to move north into the carolinas this hour. and the record storm surge threatens communities in those areas. now, homes are still under water, and some of the damage is catastrophic. cnn is live across the southeast, including in charleston where there are reports tonight of flooding right in the city center. we ll go right there in a moment. but i want to start first with our meteorologist chad myers in the cnn weather center. chad, what is the condition right now of this storm, and where is it headed? reporter: well, we re losing some wind speed, and that s the good news, and it s headed to the northeast. that s the second answer toward the north carolina coast. what i don t li ....
in a defamation suit brought by two georgia election workers. political advisers saying giuliani was wrongly accused in the matter. up next, though, a civil trial that could see trump s former personal attorney held financially liable. joining me now from fulton county is blayne alexander. what more can you tell us about the upcoming arraignments and what this separate motion means for the trial as trump s attorneys, they re seeking to completely sever his case from the other codefendants. well, alex, let s start with the arraignments. we know that september 6th, next wednesday at 9:30 a.m., the former president will not be appearing before a fulton county judge. he s waived that arraignment appearance as is his right, and he s entered a not guilty plea, so that certainly answers a lot of questions we had as to whether or not we would see the same kind of extraordinary show of him coming down to georgia, going instead inside a courthouse, and facing a judge we will no ....
i m like what they re used to it, but i m like, oh that s right. no more coach k. so it s a totally different something, but still very special nonetheless. yeah, absolutely. i like it. all right. carolyn, man. oh, thank you so much hello again. everyone. i thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. all right. new major developments just announced in that baltimore bridge collapse officials now say the first lift of a piece of the francis scott key bridge is expected to happen as soon as today. it s the first step in the process of eventually reopening a shipping channel to baltimore s critical port, cnn s gloria pazmino is in baltimore for us. so cool gloria, what more can you tell us about the plans ahead yeah. friday. good news in the sense that we are finally getting some news about the first step that the authorities are going to take in order to begin this massive cleanup project, as you said, they are going to move the first opponent we re ....
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claiming that they tampered with ballots in 2020 after he refused to turn over required documents in the defamation case by the workers. the mother and daughter saying this confirms there was never any truth to giuliani s claims. he will face a trial to determine how much he will pay them in damages. he will talk to an attorney representing the women. first responders assessing the destruction in northern florida. most roads are cleared. some schools reopened today. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell appears to freeze for the second time in a month, this time more than 30 seconds before aides stepped in. a spokesperson later saying he felt light-headed. i will be joined by gina raimondo from china. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. we have breaking news this hour as donald trump entered that not guilty plea to the 13 charges in the georgia election interference indictment. the former president also voluntarily waiving his right to show up for hi ....