First: A brand-new CNN poll shows Donald Trump is still the overwhelming choice among Republican voters. We take a deep dive into the numbers and what they tell us about the 2024 race. 

Plus: No stroke, no seizure disorder, no Parkinson's. So why did Mitch McConnell apparently freeze on-camera last week? Questions remain about whether he can continue to handle his duties. 

And: Sources tell CNN that special counsel Jack Smith is still asking questions about a Trump lawyer. Could we see another indictment? 

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First: President Biden spends Labor Day in Philadelphia, hoping to convince the union rank and file he's still their man in Washington and deserves another turn in the White House. 

Plus: The Republican primary is still Donald Trump's to lose. But are the four criminal indictments a sugar high, putting the former president in danger of a general election crash. 

And: New reporting from CNN's Capitol Hill team underlines the mountain Congress needs to climb -- and climb quickly -- to avoid a shutdown. 

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First: Florida governor Ron Desantis does not meet with President Biden after the category 4 Hurricane Idalia hits the southeastern United States.

Next: Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's recent health issues raise speculation of if he will step down, and if so, who might his replacement be.

Then: Former President Trump and several co-defendants plead not guilty in Georgia to charges related to election subversion.

Later: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) asks his colleagues to vote for the government spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, but many other conservative congresspeople want to use it as leverage to pass far-right policies.

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First: The "Trump 19" might actually break the internet after a judge says the trial of the millennium will be broadcast on YouTube to the entire world. 

Plus: Ron DeSantis tries to sell his national leadership chops by shepherding his state through a brutal storm while his super PAC asks donors for $50 million 

And: The Capitol physician clears Mitch McConnell to keep doing his job, but plenty inside his own party are worried about the leader. 

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First: Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges he led a criminal enterprise designed to steal the 2020 election in Georgia. 

Plus: For at least the second time, Mitch McConnell freezes on camera and stops speaking in mid-sentence. New CNN reporting spotlights a behind the scenes frenzy to reassure Republicans that the leader is okay and can still do his job. 

And: Clarence Thomas fesses up to what we already knew: He lived like the rich and famous and on the dime of actual billionaires, who had business before the court. 

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On today's show we give you an up-close look at a disaster as Hurricane Idalia unleashes its destructive force on Georgia and Florida. As we came on the air CNN had confirmed two deaths, a number that's expected to grow. Our reporters are on the front lines in both states, with our coverage beginning in Tampa. 

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First: Hurricane Idalia prompts millions to drop what they're doing and prepare for a life-threatening storm surge that's just hours from hitting Florida's Gulf Coast. 

Plus: Mark Meadows spends three-plus hours on the stand trying to show his actions were just normal chief of staff things and not part of a conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election. 

And: A campaign clash over foreign policy turns uglier as Vivek Ramaswamy calls Nikki Haley a liar and then by a name she chooses not to use. Some see it as thinly veiled dog whistle. 

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Federal judge Tanya Chutkan sets March 4, 2024 for Donald Trump's federal trial -- one day before Super Tuesday. Chutkan rejected trial dates proposed by both the Justice Department and Trump's legal team. Prosecutors had requested that the trial begin in January 2024, while Trump’s lawyers had asked for a date in April 2026. What does this mean for the former president? 

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First: The Mugshot. Donald Trump's 4th indictment gives both his opponents and supporters an image to rally behind. Will it have any impact on his place atop the republican field?

Plus: Rebuking Ramaswamy. How Republican Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy ended up at the center of the GOP's first debate

And: Biden's re-election challenge. Can he convince the left that he's on their side? And what is his plan to make this happen?

Also: Tragedy in Jacksonville. 3 black Americans dead after a racist shooting.

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All 19 men and women charged in a criminal conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election in Georgia have now surrendered. Topping the list of those indicted, of course, is Donald Trump, who's latest mugshot adorns both front pages and merchandise the former president's campaign is hawking. Meanwhile, any chance for a breakthrough debate moment by another Republican presidential candidate gets eclipsed by Trump's fourth surrender of the year. 

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