the united states and around the world. i'm omar jimenez. we have a lot of news to hit. we start with former president trump entering his fourth not guilty plea since leaving the white house. this time in the georgia election subversion and racketeering case.

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 trump is not one of them.

his attorney says there is no way that he will be ready for trial by then. it is also possible that we could see donald trump's team try to move this into federal court. they have not made that attempt yet. but others involved in this case have. trump's team may be waiting to see how his other co-defendants fair in their arguments before they make their play to move trump's case to federal court. sara murray, cnn, washington. >> a lot to talk about here, so let's bring in legal analyst and criminal defense attorney joey jackson. good to see you. let's start with what do you make first reaction of trump asking for his case to be separated from his co-defendants who want a speedy trial, how likely is this to happen? >> yeah, omar, good morning to you. you know, i make of it that it was something that i think that is widely anticipated. you of course have some of the defendants who want and demand and deserve and law would otherwise indicate that they should have a speedy trial. the president says that might be nice for them, but not so much

for me. i need an opportunity to prepare forcing me to move into this too quickly as we look at all who have been indicted really impairs the right to a fair trial which i have, my attorney has the right to evaluate evidence and information, and my attorney by the way is preoccupied on another mary ann couldn't get to this, and by the way with this indictment being so massive, he needs an opportunity to digest, review, assess and analyze. so i think that it was something widely anticipated and quite frankly something that the judge i believe is likely to grant. >> and former president aside, is this common in a case that has this many defendants? >> so it is. and the common issue is if a person wants to assert their right to a speedy trial, you have a constitutional right to that, right? in the event you want to get into court quickly, you want to assert your innocence, certainly any defendant president or not can say i want a speedy trial. to the contrary of that, any

defendant can argue that they need more time. my attorney's busy, it took a long time to bring this indictment, a couple years, i can't be prepared, i have a right to a fair trial to get into the mix and really assert my innocence and prove my innocence, not that you have any burden as a defendant. the state always has the burden. so it is quite common in that regard. and i think certainly a judge assessing it and granting it favorably because there are going to be appeals, a lot of legal process that goes along with this. i think a judge in erring on the side of giving the defendant a right to defend themselves, president or no president, is certainly a thing that judges will customarily do. >> and another thing i think was to be expected by the judge here, the judge overseeing the case gave the green light for all proceedings here to be televised or live streamed. does that make it any tough other the lawyers involved and actually if you were representing trump, would you see this as a positive or a negative for you and your

client? >> so i think that at the end of the day, the first answer to that is i think that televised trials are important. they are important because they bring everyone into the courtroom. you can assess for yourself is the evidence compelling, was the prosecution warranted, should the president be on trial or not. is this political, as the president would assert, or is this substantive in that you really did something wrong as we look at the president will. and i think based on the narrative of the president, nothing see here, witch hunt, political prosecution, i'm not sure if i was the president if i would want all the cameras and eyes on me as they layout, prosecutors do, the essence of my conduct, the essence of my guiding and directing the conspiracy, the essence of me up ending the election. if you if you are the prosecution, you want people to say hey, this is nothing to with politics and everything do with the violation of the law, alleged violation, and i want the world to see that it is not a witch hunt, it is based on

substantive evidence and facts. and i think that is the reality of the thinking of the parties. >> i think despite reality, people are going to read into it whatever they want based on what they are seeing once the trial gets started. outside of the former president, both mark meadows' legal team and d.a. fani willis filed additional briefings thursday for meadows' bid to move the georgia case from state to federal court. do you think he will actually be successful there? how common is that? >> you know,'s omar, i do beli there is a substantive legal basis for the case to be removed. whether as you mentioned they will buy into what they buy into regardless of the evidence, that will happen, but i think based upon the argument raised as we look at mark meadows there, he is saying that i acted in my federal capacity. i had a right to defend and protect the president in terms of giving him advice, in terms of setting up meetings, in terms of overseeing what was happening

with him and the country and furthering the president's interests. it is on that basis that any action i took in terms of setting up meetings, talking to the secretary of state, showing up for an audit or anything that i did was in my official federal capacity. the state however saying nonsense, that was an individual private action disconnected from your federal activities and as a result of it, you are staying in the state court. and so i say all that to say i think that he had certainly a legitimate legal basis. we'll see what the federal judge does. but if the federal judge does say that, hey, i'm going to remove it, it won't be surprising. and last point the judge in essence in ask ting them to bri it said hey, how about if only one of meadows' actions were related to federal duties, is that enough, or do all activities have to be enough to remove it. mark meadows' team saying only

one need to sur nice and the state saying you still acted in your individual capacity and this belongs in state court. >> and we were wondering how all the defendants will be handled and we're starting to see little bits and pieces as the slow gears of justice turn here. joey jackson, thank you so much. coming up, an escaped killer on the loose in pennsylvania. we'll have the details. plus questions over mitch mcconnell's ability to serve in congress after he froze in front of reporters for a second time. and what is in store for travelers this labor day weekend? that is next. e cheap seats? important things aren't worth compromising. at farmers, we offer both quality insuranance and great savings. (crowd cheers) here, take mine. (farmers mnemonic)

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you might be traveling, you may be shocked to find out you are not along. according to aaa, domestic bookings for flights and rental hotels are up 4% over last year, but international bookings are up 44%. while it is cheaper to drive than fly, you might still feel it in your wallet. gas is about $3.82. similar to last year, but historically high for this time of year and just a few cents high of the record high for gas prices during the week leading up to labor day. according to a cnn review of federal data going back to 1990. a lot to talk about here so let's bring in lindsey, travel and hospitality analyst for the morning consult. great to see you. gas prices aren't likely going to change people's plans. same seems true for air travel. tsa expects to stream almost 3 million passengers today. what should the mentality be for folks traveling this weekend? >> good morning, omar. it will be a busy one and that has been true for all the typical busy travel weekends

this year so far. 2023 has been a record-setting year for the industry. so for folks hitting the road or the airports, it is important to make sure that you are allowing yourself enough time, get to the airport early, leave yourself a little bit of extra time to take that road trip. and potentially take advantage of the slower times over the weekend, busiest travel times are probably going to be today and monday. so if you have a chance and you have flexibility, maybe traveling getting on the road saturday or sunday might lead to a bit of an easier experience. >> i fear coming back on the afternoon of the last day of a holiday. and look, it seems every holiday weekend has been busy this year. tsa noting that travel volumes during the summer period this year are higher than 2019 marking the busiest summer travel period on record. what do you think is factoring into this jump that we've seen? >> well, there are a few different things. certainly there is still some of that demand left over from covid, people who hadn't been traveling the last couple of years. so that is driving some

bookings. but then you also mentioned the jump in international travel. compared to last summer, there are fewer restrictions going to international locations, people feel even more comfortable getting on a long haul flight. so the international demand is driving volume as well. so much so that people are willing to shell out for some of the higher costs that you were talking about earlier as well. >> and aaa reporting domestic bookings up 4%, international up 44%. international hotel bookings specifically up 82% compared to 2022. are there any other 2024 travel trends that you will be keeping an eye on, any reason to expect travel to slow down? >> i don't expect any slowdown. i mean, save for anything that happens in terms of new variants of covid or anything. but that doesn't really seem to be materially affecting people's travel plans anymore. they are still traveling but taking precautions. so i would expect to see similar

volumes in 2024 and this kind of desire and intention to remain. hopefully we might expect some deals coming, hopefully prices will come down a little bit as supply and demand start to even out more. certainly demand has been higher than supply for this summer which has led to higher prices. so keeping fingers crossed for more affordability next year. >> and the most important thing you said, try not to travel in those peak times and it will make your holiday weekend so much better but it is hard when that is the time you have off. lindsey, thank you. quick hits across america now, a manhunt is under way for a convicted murderer who escaped a pennsylvania prison. place say danelo cavalcante is extremely dangerous and was last seen thursday morning about 10 miles west of philadelphia. police say a detainee is dead and two others injured after a mass stabbing at fulton county

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nuclear waste water from puck they sh fukushima plant into the pacific. anger has exploded after beijing banned all seafood imports from its neighbor. and the u.s. ambassador to japan rahm emanuel enjoyed a sushi lunch to show that the fish is safe to eat. ivan watson breaks it down. >> reporter: backlash over japan's decision to release waste water into the pacific ocean. the chinese government banning all japanese seafood imports to prevent the risk of radioactive contamination and protect the health of chinese consumers. fears over fukushima prompting panic buying of salt in several cities until authorities reassured the public china consumes mined salt more than sea salt. ripple effects also effect here at a japanese food court in

beijing. >> translator: i told my daughter that we should eat seafood now while it is still safe. and let's not eat it anymore afterwards. nothing from the ocean is edible from now on. railroad fears echoed by her daughter. >> translator: of course seafood will be affected but other crops and food will also be affected later on. it is only a matter of time. >> reporter: the nuclear controversy potentially crippling business for this sushi chef. some customers are disgusted by this news. they no longer want to eat japanese food, he says. his once busy restaurant now largely empty. after the pandemic, our business this year has not recovered yet. and now with this news from japan, our business is worse he says. some scientists argue that these fears are unfounded. the international atomic energy agency says japan's plan to

release waste water is in line with iaea standards. >> you're cour cooperation and will help build confidence in japan and beyond that the water disposal is carried out without an averse impact on human health and the environment. >> reporter: and yet the heavily censored chinese internet still bubbles with anger at japan, including prank calls harassing japanese businesses. this group of young people are purportedly calling random numbers in japan. why do you release nuclear waste water into the ocean, this young man shouts? elsewhere a chinese restaurant owner makes a show of tearing down japanese decorations at his japanese restaurant. the chinese government is tolerating these displays of anger at japan tacitly

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2012. tropical storm idalia beginning to make its way back out to sea after lashing florida, grpg aeorgia and the carolinas. here a live look at virginia beach. they are warning beach goers to be cautious of dangerous rip currents. allison chinchar has the forecast. does it mean people should stay out of the ocean or is it just about being cautious? >> i think it is really just about be careful. this is the last official weekend of summer. everyone wants to get out and go to the beach and take advantage of the nice weather. but yes, there will be some pretty high surf, waves up to 10 feet and rip current threat pretty much up and down the east coast for the most part. so yes, if you have plans to go to the beach, make sure that you are cause sthus and pay attention to the flags. and elsewhere the big concern is heat building in the central u.s. and also very heavy rain in the dez evident southwest. several flash flood watches and

warnings, specifically between phoenix and las vegas. those will be two areas of concern today. but it also stretches down into tucson as well and up into portions of utah. tomorrow similar area but we start to see it spread a little bit farther to the north looking at the potentially for some isolated flooding. the central u.s., you will start to see the heat begin to set into place this weekend, then it begins to spread across portions of the northeast and into the mid-atlantic as we start off the first full week of september. take a look at this, minneapolis 100 degrees. yeah, still looking at triple digit temperatures sunday. their average this time of year is only 78 degrees. chicago not much better going to see those temperatures getting into the med 90s for the holiday weekend. their normal high is just about 80. so a lot of these areas looking at temperatures 20 or 30 degrees above average. so it is no surprise you will have about 100 potential record temperatures as we go through

the holiday weekend. the vast majority of them again focused across the upper midwest, but as the heat spreads, you will start to see some additional records beginning to pop up across the northeast as well as the mid-atlantic. so try to stay as cool as you can for this final summer weekend. omar, back to you. >> the midwest, who would have thought. a lot of places going to be hot. president biden says he plans to visit the hurricane battered areas in florida tomorrow. he made the announce thement after visiting fema headquarters to thank staff for their work responding to the storm and formally approving a major disaster declaration for the state. recovery efforts are just beginning in the big bend area where idalia hit as a category 3 hurricane. carlos suarez is on the ground with more. >> reporter: broken tree branches, toppled fences, pieces of wood and other debris scattered everywhere. heather greenwood is cleaning up around the cedar key bed and

breakfast she helps manage. grateful the business and her nearby home are still standing after idalia. >> look at what is positive about it all. i m i mean, our house is still standing. some are not. but nobody lost their life. all of our cats were still here. >> reporter: greenwood who spoke to "outfront" just before idalia hit. >> i'll make sure that i'm around to be able to help out the people that did stay. >> reporter: and now says is that she feels blessed as she helps her community recover and rebuild. >> it is one of the heist points highest points on the island. storm surge would have had for be above 15 feet. >> reporter: cedar key saw 9 feet. and with many homes and businesses destroyed, not everyone in the area is upbeat as greenwood. >> devastating, sad. very sad. heartbreaking. we're just going to pull

together and come together. >> reporter: idalia left a path of destruction in georgia and south and north carolina. but florida suffered the worst of the storm. including tampa bay. clearwater beach and st. petersburg. which also experienced record storm surges. cities like crystal river saw entire areas flooded. these satellite images showing the before and after. >> people losing homes, losing businesses. really, really a lot of work that needs to be done. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis toured more damaged areas thursday. promising funding help for all 25 counties that fell under the hurricane warning. president biden formally declared florida as a major disaster area. >> i know it will be a lot of work, but we will get everyone back on their feet. >> reporter: a hopeful message for people who lost everything during the storm including these homeowners in horseshoe beach which sits squarely in the middle of the big bend area. >> my dad always said if we ever

had a direct hit off the gulf, it would not last. >> it is very painful. i tell my daughter -- can't hardly even talk about it. i love that old house right there, you know, like a family member. >> reporter: while the damage is widespread, many of the folks we spoke to believe that things could have been a whole lot worse. many of the homes more inland appeared untouched. the power is back on. but without running water, some of the folks that we spoke to said that they are driving back on to the main land oto spend te night. carlos suarez, cnn, cedar key, florida. ukrainian forces say that they have penetrated the first line of russian strong holds in the eastern region of zaporizhzhia. the sign of gradual progress comes as u.s. and western allies are noting if not complaining about the slow pace of ukraine's counteroffensive. nada bashir is tracking the story from london for us. what are the signs that ukraine is actually making head way

against the dug-in russian forces? >> reporter: ukrainian forces have previously said that the road to victory would be long and you are right, the counteroffensive has not gone as quickly as international allies would have hoped or anticipated. the gains on the ground certainly have not been as substantial as they would have hoped. but we're beginning to see some positive indications on the ground as ukrainian forces edge closer and closer to that network of 4 to 5 trenches on the southern front. and just in the last few hours, ukrainian military officials have said that their units are now on the southern zaporizhzhia front, that they are consolidating their positions there following some progress made. and just in the last few days, we've seen the ukrainian forces advancing around a village that had been secured by ukraine in the zaporizhzhia region last week. so we have seen some advances of course. and meanwhile in the southern region, a extra steenlg cal logistical hub, they relied on

this region for the resupply of ammunition and fuel, we are beginning to see ukrainian units advancing toward this town as well. so certainly some positive indications on the ground as the counteroffensive continues into its third month. but it is not just on the front lines that we're seeing the progress. we're beginning to see a shift in ukraine's military strategy, a real focus and emphasis on drone warfare. and it is not just in russian okay pccupied territories that seeing the drones be used. ukraine typically doesn't admit or claim responsibility for attacks on russian territory, but we've heard indications in the past from ukrainian officials that such attacks would continue to increase in both range and scale. and that certainly is what we've seen over recent weeks. a sharp uptick in the number of attempted or successful green attacks against russian targets in russian territory. just this morning yet another attempted drone attack correspond to the mayor of moscow on the capital.

they say the russian air defense systems were successful in downing that drone, but we've heard earlier in the week from a presidential adviser to the ukrainian president saying that the emphasis here, the focus here is on ensuring that people within russia feel the war at home. >> nada bashir, thank you so much. a capital physician has medically cleared mitch mcconnell to continue his schedule after he appeared to freeze up for about 30 seconds at a news conference on wednesday. >> did you hear the question, senator? >> similar incident happened back in july in front of reporters. a spokesman tells cnn that he felt momentarily lightheaded but there are still questions about his ability to continue in his leadership role. let's bring in a politics

reporter at axios. good to see you. there is a lot of political support including from president biden. is there any reason to think that that will change? >> i think that we'll have to see whether we continue to see these episodes. obviously these concerns and questions around age, the age of people leading our country, continues to come up. it is not just mcconnell of course. we saw a similar conversation around dianne feinstein as she has been missing for months because of her own health issues. she is 90. and that has impacted democrats' ability to push judicial nominations through. this is a question and a conversation that we keep coming back to over and over again in the 118th congress which is one of the oldest congresses in history when you are looking at average and median ages there. so of course right now we're seeing people kind of rallying around mcconnell and of course these are sensitive

conversations to be having. and we'll have to see whether we start actually seeing people start to bring up the possibility of him needing to step down if we continue to see these instances. >> and it really is a question of the moment right now heading into the presidential elections. look, trump is only three years younger than bide, but it seems that age is a question that the biden campaign has to deal with more than on the trump side. why duo you think that is? >> for one of course people will be raising questions about the sitting president of the united states. but we have seen when you look at polling of democrats, democrats who say that they would rather see someone other than biden as the democratic nominee, age keeps coming up as one of the their top concerns. wherein instances where maybe he fumbled publicly in answering questions or of course there has been a few moments where he has tripped or fallen publicly. all of those images of course add to people's concern about biden's age.

but you do raise a good point that trump also is not young. he is 77 years old. he is also nearing 80. and if we do end up with the two oldest candidates running for the white house next year, i think that we will continue to see these conversations. not just directed at president biden but also at trump if he does end up the gop nominee. >> he also if he got another term, he would be into his 80s by the time that term finishes. the judge overseeing trump's georgia election subversion case green lit cameras into the courtroom. if the trial starts during campaign season, is that positive for him and how does that change the dynamics of the election here? >> for one, it certainly seems that this will encourage people to pay more attention to these trials. i've looked at some google trends data and various data showing whether people are paying attention to coverage of these various indictments. and interest has been waning with each of the new indictments

against former president trump. but if there is access to footage within the court, that seems that it might provide more coverage, provide more insight into what is actually going down, provide more interest. the question is whether we see trump kind of perform for his base watching this -- watching the trial, whether this is something that trump and his team feels like that they can actually turn in their favor. we've certainly seen them push the images that we saw over the weekend. they seem to be approaching us with a lot of bravado and indicating that they are not concerned about these trials so far. but on the other hand, if these cases are significant and prosecutors paint a clear story in court, it could ultimately end up hurting trump as he moves towards the election for 2024. >> we'll see the trump campaign says they raised millions off of his mug shot. i think in some respects they

are proud to have -- or they are using i would say these trials politically to their favor. steph, thank you so much. and in less than two hours the coach of the men's national soccer team in spain faces reporters at a news conference to announce his lineup for upcoming matches. but he will undoubtedly face questions about the unwanted kiss that spanish soccer chief luis rubiales imposed on star player jenni hermoso at the women's world cup. atika shubert is live in madrid. how did this unwanted kiss go from a sports story into what is now a full-fledged day of reckoning in spain? >> reporter: you know, some people think that it was jenni hermoso that filed the original complaint, she of course is the one that received the unwanted kiss. but in fact the complaint was filed by a man who has been monitoring for abuse of power. and we met with him and speak with him about the case. take a listen.

at the moment of spain's triumph of, an unwanted kiss now threatens to bring down luis rubiales the powerful president of the spanish football federation. rybakina less apologized but it was not enough. and he became the target of national anger, a wave against sexism and sport. triggered in part by miguel at his unassuming office in madrid, officially head of the national training center for football coaches, unofficially the long time nemesis of rubiales and the football federation. he says that he has filed more than 50 complaints against the federation, one of which landed the previous president in prison. now he hopes to take down another with this kiss. it was a sexist and intolerable act, a chauvinistic act, he said to cnn. by a president who is already plagued by corruption scandals and sexism.

steeped in tradition, spain's royal football federation has long ruled over the nation's lucrative football fortunes. when the furor broke, spain's prosecutor was already investigating rubiales for trafficking in influence and bribery. allegations rubiales has consistently denied. cnn has reached out to both the federation and rubiales, neither have responded. and now women footballers have entered the professional ranks. they are demanding equal pay, rights and structural change says the president of spain's women's league. b and she's had her own disagreements with rubiales. in that federation meeting, that totally delirious speech he made she says, look at how they an plauded him. it is unacceptable, it shows that more than the president has to change. the entire model has to change. as the scandal grows at the

rubiales hometown church, his mother went on hunger strike to support her embattled son, briefly hospitalized, she continues to defend his innocence even as others close to him are speaking out. his own uncle juan rubiales told spanish news that the kiss was just the tip of the iceberg. i was not surprised by that at all, he said. he is an extremely arrogant man who has not acted as a president should. instead of being a political leader, he wanted to be a warrior who sees ghosts and enemies everywhere. he said in the end his own worst enemy was himself. spain's historic win at the women's world cup it seems is forging a path for change in more ways than one. we've seen allegations of corruption starting to resurface, but also there have been 15 new complaints since he filed the original complaint

over the kiss. we understand from the counsel of sport that those range from everything from sexual assault to abuse of power. so while the federation is hoping to have their press conference and business as usual, they are likely to be facing a lot more questions. omar. >> atika shubert, thank you. coming up on "cnn this morning," clarence thomas finally discloseses his tripspsa private jet. why some call it toooo little t late. at the alzheimer's association walk to end alzheimer's, this is why we walk.

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with three hits and a stolen base. that is not the most memorable part of his day. earlier he married his long time girlfriend maria in a small ceremony at a house in the mountains about 45 minutes from the team's hotel. the couple have two young sons together. acuna hoping to postpone the honeymoon until november after the world series. but what a day for that man. utah quarterback bryson barnes tossing this 70 yard touchdown pass in stride on the first play of the game against the gators. the score sent the home crowd into a complete frenzy and set the tone for the 14th ranked utes win. and the usual starting qb still recovering from an injury he suffered in the rose bowl. and lastly for you, john isner's tennis career came to an

end thirursday, but he did not quitely. he lost in the second round of the u.s. open and in a nearly four hour long marathon match ending with a final set tiebreaker. afterwards he thanked the fans for their support. >> this is, you know, this is why i've worked as hard as i have my whole life to, you know, play in atmospheres like this. of course i may not win them all. as we know. just like today. but to play in this crowd and in front of this crowd and to have the support i had is pretty special. so thank you. >> his family was there. he is best known for playing in the longest singles match of all-time at wimbledon that lasted over 11 hours.

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