44, 41trump, 4238 ramaswamy. 4236 scott. 4236 haley. I think those are really interesting numbers. Encouraging for all of these candidates up here, really. Take a look at this one because one of the Big Questions is how are these folks doing with independents . Thats where victory is often lie, in that independent group, right . So interestingly when you break it down, Vivek Ramaswamy is the only gop candidate in this matchup that beats joe biden. 30 for ramaswamy among independents and 22 for joe biden. So thats pretty interesting. Just a moment in time as we say. Interesting. So among his fellow contenders there, ramaswamy has doubled his support in the past two months. So he was around 5 two months ago. Now hes 11 . That puts him in third on this particular look at this. Ron desantis has dropped six points down to 16 in the latest snapshot of these polls. A lot to dig in to with our political panel. We have Katie Pavlich and Jason Chaffetz and bill steffian. First to peter doocy. Ma
With signs of hope slowly emerging. Good morning. Its august 17th. This is today. Fire starter . Video showing downed power lines sparking a blaze. Just as work to recover more victims moves forward. A key road is reopened, clearing the way for more help to arrive. Were there live. Midair scares. Alarming video shows the engine of a Southwest Airlines plane in flames moments after takeoff. While on a flight from miami, the pilot suddenly collapses and dies. His crew safely landing that plane. Both incidents now under information. Well have the very latest. Extreme weather. Tens of millions under new heat alerts this morning, from the Pacific Northwest down to the south. Severe storms expected across the midwest and the northeast. Als tracking all of it. Shark watch. Officials increasing patrols, even holding rare drills on new york beaches after a string of attacks. You cant let go until help arrives. This morning, the new steps to keep swimmers safe heading into a busy summer weekend.
Threats and calls for violence. Fears today that jurors and judges tied to trump cases are at risk as the former president s legal battles grow. What were learning about those threats and whos behind them. And we have new details about when donald trump is planning to turn himself in to face those charges in georgia as we learn he is now plotting Counter Programming for the first gop primary debate. Plus, new focus on a Power Company facing lawsuits over mauis wild fires and anger growing over response to the tragedy as officials warn that 1,000 people or more could still be missing. We are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. The Fulton County, Georgia Sheriffs Office now says it is working with other agencies to track down where the threats to Georgia Grand Jury members are coming from. A Law Enforcement source tells cnn, quote, people are being threatened to be killed for doing their civic duty. This comes days after th
Saying this is politically motivated. Mr. Trump says this politically inspired indictment could have been brought close to three years ago was tailored for placement in the middle of my political campaign, where i am leading all republicans. The former president and various others face charges, including violation of oath and filing false documents, all have been charged with violating georgias racketeering law, which carries 20 years. Defendants include handwriting former white house chief of staff, mark meadows and former attorneys, including Rudy Giuliani and sydney powell, lists Scott Mccaffey to preside over the case and join the Fulton County superior Court Earlier this year. Hours before the indictment, incomplete document listing the same charges briefly appear said on the Fulton County Court Website before being taken down. My colleague bryan llenas pressed on what happened . I dont work that system, i will not speculate. Next question. Moved on to the next question there. Tru
Good morning, everyone. Lets get things started with fife things to know for this wednesday, august 16th. There are new developments in Donald Trumps georgia indictment. Overnight we learned the form president is expected to be booked into jail at any point in the next nine i days. And were learning his dms on twitter were of great interest for the Special Counsel. New questions this morning about what caused wildfires on maui that are now blamed for 106 deaths. The Washington Post is report ing a downed power line likely caused that first fire on the island. Heres the video of that moment. The soldier that crossed into north korea, his mother is asking he be treated fairly. Oher attempted a 15 million shake dunn before he filed this petition. Cnn this morning starts right now. Heres where we start. New overnight, we know where donald trump will likely surrender in Fulton County, georgia, with just nine days left to turn himself in. The former president is expected to be arrested and b