The Lead with Jake Tapper

Israel has acknowledged it was behind an enormous explosion at a refugee camp in Gaza which left catastrophic damage. The Israeli military said that it killed a top Hamas commander in the strike while Hamas denied the claim. Also, top US officials testified on Capitol Hill as House Republicans have proposed a bill to give aid to Israel but not Ukraine. Plus, during a Senate hearing Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wrap said antisemitism is reaching historic levels in the United States. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the thousands of casualties, including an untold number of civilians and children, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls by some for a ceasefire. Plus, an American trapped in Gaza sends voice memos describing dwindling resources. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Israel Defense Forces announced this evening that it is expanding its ground operations against Hamas in Gaza. Gaza residents tell CNN that these are the most intense air strikes they have experienced since the war began 20 days ago. There are reports of widespread power, cellular, and internet outages across the Gaza Strip. It is still unclear what these ramped up attacks will mean for hostage negotiations. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our correspondents are on the ground in Lewiston, Maine where a manhunt is underway for a mass shooter. That CNN crew heard loud bangs near the last known address of the Maine mass shooting suspect. Also, Israel Defense Forces tanks raid Gaza as Israel prepares for “next stages of combat.” Plus, a Hamas delegation reportedly visited Moscow as Russian state media claims Hamas has discussed hostages with Russian officials. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A diplomatic spat between Israel and the United Nations has broken out, with Israeli officials calling for the resignation of Secretary General Antonio Guterres. This as the main UN agency working in Gaza said it will be forced to halt its operations later today due to a lack of fuel, exacerbating a grave humanitarian crisis. Plus, Rep. Mike Johnson secured the speaker's gavel without losing any GOP votes Wednesday after weeks of party infighting left the House in chaos. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It has been 17 days since the horrific terrorist attacks by Hamas which caught Israel by surprise, setting off a cascade of responses and consequences that now includes a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The World Health Organization said that six hospitals have shut down due to a lack of power. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces says no fuel will enter Gaza because of concerns it will be stolen by Hamas which controls the Gaza strip. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hamas has released two more of the hostages it kidnapped from Israel during the October 7th terrorist attack, according to multiple sources. Plus, the United Nations is calling the situation in Gaza hospitals “dire” as a low rate of humanitarian aid trucks have entered Gaza. Also, according to sources, intelligence shows Iranian-backed militias are ready to ramp up attacks against U.S. forces. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two U.S. citizens, Judith Tai Raanan and her 18-year-old daughter Natalie Raanan, who had been kidnapped by Hamas, have been released and are now back in Israel. Israel believes Hamas still has around 200 hostages and believes most of them are still alive. Plus, humanitarian aid that has been stuck in Egypt should reach Gaza within "24-48 hours," US President Joe Biden said Friday. Also, an airstrike hit a Greek Orthodox church inside Gaza. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office this evening for only the second time in his presidency. He is going to try to convince Americans why it is critical to provide tens of billions of dollars to support two allies in their two wars, Israel and Ukraine. Plus, our correspondents in the Middle East provide updates on the conflict, including the likeliness of the Rafah Crossing in Gaza reopening this week. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden arrived in Israel hours after a devastating explosion in the courtyard of a Baptist hospital in Gaza. The president said earlier today that the deadly hospital tragedy in Gaza may have been caused by Palestinians. Biden also announced Israel agreed that humanitarian assistance can cross into Gaza from Egypt. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Israel Defense Forces said the cause of a blast at a hospital in Gaza which has likely killed hundreds of people was a Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. However, Palestinian officials blamed ongoing Israeli airstrikes for the lethal incident. The blast resulted in Jordan cancelling a planned summit between President Biden and the leaders of Jordan, Egypt, and the Palestinian Authority. Plus, Rep. Jim Jordan fails to win speakership on the first House vote. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New warnings emerge about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Today, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Israel after meeting with multiple allies throughout the Middle East, trying to get a humanitarian corridor open for innocents to evacuate Gaza before Israel ramps up attacks on Hamas. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel’s military has issued a warning to 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to evacuate amid signs that Israel is set to ramp up its retaliatory offensive against Hamas. Also, House Republicans have picked Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as their new speaker nominee just hours after Rep. Steve Scalise won the speaker nomination but dropped out of the race abruptly. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

America’s top diplomat delivered an in-person message to the Israeli people who are greiving and wounded. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States will never back down from its support of Israel. He is on his way to meet with other US allies in the region, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Qatar, and Jordan after standing side by side with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Behind closed doors today, the majority of Republicans chose Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) to be their nominee to succeed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) as speaker. Plus, the war in the Middle East appears to be expanding as Israel has now formed an emergency wartime government. The Israeli government is also accusing the Iranian regime of giving the green light to Hamas. For daily information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’ here: https://link.chtbl.com/-lB8n-bJ To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the death toll rises in both Israel and Gaza, the White House says 20 or more Americans are missing in Israel, this in addition to the 14 Americans killed in Israel. President Biden pledged full support for Israel. A spokesman for the Israeli military says several rockets were also fired from Syria. This as Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza while Hamas launches more rockets. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel’s response to the attacks carried out by Hamas is just beginning. The United State is surging military aid to Israel after the attack left at least 900 dead in Israel, while more than 680 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military according to Gaza’s health ministry. President Biden said at least 11 Americans have been killed in the Hamas attacks and others are likely being held as hostages. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources tell CNN that just ousted Kevin McCarthy will leave Congress before the end of his term, perhaps as soon as a new speaker is elected. This as Donald Trump endorses a replacement for House speaker who once was called a legislative terrorist by a past Republican speaker. Plus, a bold message arrives in exclusively to CNN from a female activist behind bars in Iran who was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources tell CNN that Donald Trump wants to go to Capitol Hill to add his two cents on the debate over who should be the next speaker of the House. But, do Republican lawmakers want him there? Plus, one of the deadliest strikes hits Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion leaving more than 50 civilians dead. Also, facing bipartisan pressure to address the border crisis, the Biden administration waived 26 laws to build additional border barriers. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The race for House speaker begins after Kevin McCarthy was fired in a historic vote. We analyze how we got to this political moment. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) joins to discuss if Jim Jordan or Steve Scalise would be more promising regarding bipartisan legislation. Plus, the US will transfer seized weapons from Iran to Ukraine as Biden worries about the future of funding for Ukraine amid the chaos in the House. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s The Lead showcast has been pre-empted by breaking news coverage of the House vote to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker. For recent news updates be sure to check out CNN’s ‘5 Things’ at: edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/5-things. Thanks for listening. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With millions of dollars on the line and his future businesses in New York at stake, Donald Trump shows up for day one of his civil fraud trial, blasting not only prosecutors, but insulting the very judge who will decide how much Trump must pay in a case where he has already been found liable for fraud. Plus, the Fulton County district attorney overseeing the Georgia election subversion case, issued a subpoena to former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House Speaker McCarthy was unable to deliver a spending bill to deliver to the Senate in order to avoid a shutdown. Will he risk his job by cutting a deal with Democrats in order to get the government up and running? Plus, New York City is under a state of emergency as a month’s worth of rain is expected to fall in just hours. Also, an arrest has been made in the decades long case of the murder of rap artist Tupac Shakur. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With two days left until a government shutdown, tensions erupted between GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Speaker McCarthy as House Republicans met behind closed doors according to a source in the room. Also, GOP candidates spar in the second debate for the Republican presidential nominee, calling out an absent Donald Trump. Plus, a look at America’s mental health crisis which has some of the best minds coming together to figure out why so many young Americans are unhappy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, Republican presidential candidates will fight for second place in GOP polling as the frontrunner, Donald Trump, skips the debate. Our panel discuss what messaging, positions, and strategies the candidates may take on key issues. Plus, in an effort to avoid a government shutdown, a new short-term bill was outlined by Speaker McCarthy which would include provisions for the border. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As former President Trump is vying for another term in the White House, threatening to dismantle political norms, investigate his adversaries, and seek retribution for perceived slights, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson joins for an extensive interview. She discusses why Trump should never be president again, why she came forward to testify, how seriously she takes Trump’s threats, if Trump would curtail freedom of the press, and much more. Plus, CNN is on the ground at the Mexican-Guatemalan border as migrant crossings along the US-Mexico border rise. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said there is a good reason he had nearly $500,000 in cash in his home as he denies the federal bribery charges against him. Plus, with less than a week until a government shutdown, House Speaker McCarthy tells CNN that he is not worried about getting ousted if he cuts a deal with Democrats. Also, a look at what Trump and Biden's planned visits to Michigan amid the United Autoworkers strike say about the 2024 election. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A sweeping indictment accuses Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) with accepting bribes, pressuring a US official, and spilling sensitive information to benefit a foreign government. Prosecutors allege bribes included gold, cash, a luxury vehicle, and more. Plus, Congress leaves for long weekend with just 8 days left to fund government and prevent a shutdown. Also, Ukraine strikes the Russian Black Sea fleet headquarters. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy visits Washington D.C., requesting assistance in Russia’s war with Ukraine. Plus, according to sources, House GOP leaders send members home for the week amid deep divisions and a looming shutdown. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) join to share plans to reach consensus with GOP hardliners. Also, the FBI has been asked to assist in an investigation into allegations of torture at an off-site Baton Rouge police warehouse. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In her new book, the star witness for the January 6th committee hearings, Cassidy Hutchinson, says Rudy Giuliani groped her according to an excerpt obtained by The Guardian. Plus, tough questions were put to Attorney General Merrick Garland at a House Judiciary Committee hearing focused on allegations surrounding Hunter Biden. Also, a sobering statistic from the US Census Bureau shows child poverty has doubled in the last year. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President of Poland Andrzej Duda joins to discuss the Ukraine war as he urges the United Nations to remember World War II as well as Putin’s imperial ambitions. Plus, Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau links India’s government in the assassination of a prominent Sikh leader on Canadian land. Also, a look at new testimony from the whistleblower who alleged political interference in the federal criminal investigation of Hunter Biden’s taxes. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First, inside the negotiations to release several American prisoners held in Iran. As part of the deal, the US unfroze $6 billion in Iranian funds. Plus, Jeffrey Clark, whom Trump almost appointed as attorney general, irritated a judge by not showing up for a hearing. Also, while bargaining tasks continue between Ford, General Motors, Stellantis, and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, the UAW say they may announce additional international walkouts soon. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United Auto Workers union is now on strike, pushing for higher pay and better benefits. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) joins to answer how she believes this can be resolved and if everyone is bargaining in good faith as a former presidential candidate and current US Senator joins the picket line. Plus, 32 of Donald Trump’s Twitter direct messages have been turned over to the special counsel as part of the federal election subversion investigation. Also, according to international officials, more than 5,000 people are presumed dead in Libya after devastating flooding with another 10,000 missing. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New legal trouble emerges for Hunter Biden who has been indicted on federal charges, accused of lying to buy a gun and possessing it while addicted to drugs. Plus, Trump’s Fulton County, Georgia case is delayed and a new date has not yet been set. The lawyer for Kenneth Chesebro has been provided a mass trove of evidence culminating in eight terabytes of data. Also, talk shows are back in production as the Hollywood writers strike continues. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gathers Republican Party colleagues and defends his call to order an impeachment inquiry into President Biden without sufficient evidence to convince all of his fellow House Republicans. Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) joins to answer if there’s a chance Biden is not impeached once the inquiry begins. Plus, the escaped killer from a Pennsylvania prison has been captured in part from assistance from infrared technology and a police canine unit. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Under the threat of being ousted himself, House Speaker McCarthy directed GOP-led committees to investigate the president and his connections to his son’s business dealings. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin joins to provide his take on the impeachment effort and Speaker McCarthy not having a floor vote. Plus, the Pennsylvania manhunt for an escaped inmate escalates as authorities learn the escapee is now armed. Also, the NFL has announced star quarterback Aaron Rogers is out with an achilles injury for the remainder of the season. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A deadly earthquake in Morocco has killed over 2,800 people and the death toll is expected to rise as rescues crews are underway. Plus, new sightings of the escaped Pennsylvania inmate though he is nowhere near the Pennsylvania prison where he escaped. New door bell cameras capture his moves and his clean shaven look. Also, President Biden addresses the nation as the US marks 22 years since 9/11. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prominent names, including Sen. Linsdey Graham (R-S.C.), emerge in a special grand jury report revealing folks who narrowly escaped indictment in Fulton County, Georgia. The report now made public sheds even more light into the alleged conspiracy to steal those 16 electoral votes and who was involved. Plus, a Philadelphia police officer was charged with murder after shocking body cam video released shows the deadly shooting of Eddie Irizarry. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has been found guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress. Plus, That ‘70s Show actor Danny Masterson has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for multiple counts of rape. Also, President Biden is heading to the G20 amid negative poll numbers and a looming possible indictment for his son Hunter. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US Senate will move forward on three spending bills next week, including a short term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) joins to discuss if bipartisan efforts have been made to find consensus on spending. Also, Donald Trump said he would absolutely testify in his own defense in the Fulton County, Georgia case. Plus, a look at the charges of conspiracy to overthrow that state’s 16 electoral votes as two defendants get some bad news from the judge. Then, a manhunt for a convicted killer continues in Pennsylvania as two school districts in the commonwealth have cancelled classes. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The former chairman of the of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and leading a failed plot to prevent the transfer of power from Trump to Biden. Plus, the secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force join to demand Sen. Tuberville (R-Ala.) to end his military hold because of his objection to the Pentagon’s abortion travel care policy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently Hollywood writers and actors, now autoworkers could be next to walk off the job and into the picket line demanding more than just higher pay. Their union leader joins to answer if the strike will happen and what’s next for negotiations. Plus, a shift in the 2024 race as America comes off summer vacation and the candidates zero in on the first contest on the calendar. Also, China proposes a law to limit screen time for children and teens. Could it work in America? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The rioter who smashed in that Capitol window and another who helped organize the violent attack have been handed lengthy prison sentences. Plus, a demand for answers from grieving parents. 13 US service members were killed in the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Gold star families this week asked their leaders pointed questions. Also, reports suggest the Women’s Tennis Association is considering holding the 2023 championship in Saudi Arabia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A hefty prison sentence today for a rioter in the January 6th attack as Donald Trump himself continues to stay out of jail. This as a federal judge determined that Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers against him. Plus, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas finally discloses his fancy trips and jet rides paid for by a Republican megadonor. Also, Jake goes one-on-one with Hawaii’s governor in the wake of the deadly wildfires. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We just got a new update that Idalia is no longer a hurricane and is now a tropical storm after lashing Florida as a devastating Category 3 hurricane. The area of Florida’s Big Bend seems to have taken the biggest hit where some areas experiencing so much water in the streets that only the roofs of homes were visible. Plus, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had another episode today where he appeared to freeze when answering questions at a news conference, prompting concerns for his health. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In what could be a once in a lifetime weather event for parts of Florida, Hurricane Idalia is rapidly intensifying as it makes its way through a warmer than normal Gulf of Mexico. A majority of Florida’s counties are under a state of emergency. Plus, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre joins to discuss federal support for the storm once it makes landfall. She also addresses the Biden administration negotiating prescription drug prices for Medicare and answers when Americans can expect to feel the impact of the negotiations and how much they can expect to save. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A tropical storm is expected to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast ahead of an expected Category 3 landfall starting Tuesday into Wednesday. Also, according to school officials, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty member was killed in a campus shooting. The school says the suspect is now in custody. Plus, the judge in Washington, DC presiding over Trump’s criminal case surrounding his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election has set a trial date for March of 2024. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump is now selling pictures of his mugshot on t-shirts, mugs, and other campaign gear. All eighteen of his co-defendants are now formally booked at the Fulton County jail. On Monday, Mark Meadows will make his case for a move out of Fulton County and into federal court. We examine why that move may impact all co-defendants in the Georgia indictment. Plus, Russian investigators now say they have the black box from the plane crash that likely killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump is making his way to Georgia to surrender at the Fulton County jail. Trump has agreed to a $200,000 bond which also orders him from using social media to target co-defendants or witnesses. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking for the trial of Trump and the other 18 co-defendants to begin on October 23rd. We bring you live coverage and updates on Trump’s arrest. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, who attempted a mutiny against Putin two months ago, has possibly died. Russian state media says he was on the passenger list of a plane that crashed earlier today and that all passengers were killed. CNN does not yet have confirmation that Prigozhin was on that plane. Also, out of Georgia, Rudy Giuliani was just released after being arrested in Fulton County for the Georgia election case. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices