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BREAKING NEWS: Police warn the escaped Pennsylvania killer is now armed, and urge residents to stay indoors. Plus, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has crossed into Russia on an armored train, and is expected to discuss an arms deal with Putin for the War in Ukraine. And, Putin weighs in on Donald Trump's indictments, saying the cases are “persecution of a political rival”. Also, Trump formally asks the judge to step aside from the federal 2020 election case, arguing her past public statements show bias. She's now asking Special Counsel Jack Smith's team to weigh in.

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On the 22nd anniversary of the September 11th attacks, CNN covers ceremonies and remembrances throughout the course of the morning. Plus, South Korean media report that Kim Jong Un appears to be on his way to Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin. US intelligence said last week the two leaders might meet to discuss advanced arms negotiations between their two countries. And, it's a race against time to rescue survivors in Morocco with mores than 2,100 people already confirmed dead after last week’s earthquake. Also this morning: the escaped murderer on the loose in Pennsylvania slips through the police perimeter and is spotted 20 miles away, and hurricane Lee strengthens back to a category 3 storm.

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Hurricane Lee intensifies to a category 5 storm, with sustained winds doubling over 24-hours to 160-miles-per-hour. The big question - is the storm going to hit the East Coast or make a turn and stay in the Atlantic? Plus, after 8 sightings over 8 days escaped murderer Danelo Cavalvante is still on the run, as police expand their search perimeter. And, the ordeal of an American trapped 3,500 feet deep in Turkish a cave, who says he was very close to the edge and suffering from internal bleeding when rescuers saved his life. Also this morning: a former Trump adviser is convicted for ignoring his January 6 Committee subpoena, the full report from the Georgia special grand jury investigating 2020 election interference is set to be released, and the major pesticide maker that operates in the US, but is owned by the Chinese Government.

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A just-released poll shows a steep uphill battle for Joe Biden heading into 2024. The President faces negative approval ratings and widespread concerns about his age. Plus, the special counsel investigating the President's son Hunter Biden, plans to seek an indictment against him on gun charges by the end of month. And, Trump faces continued legal challenges as a Mar-a-Lago I.T. worker threatened with prosecution flips on him in the classified documents case and cooperates with prosecutors. Also this morning, how Pennsylvania fugitive Danelo Cavalcante broke out of prison using a “crab walk” to scale prison walls, Bruce Springsteen postpones his September concerts to deal with his peptic ulcer disease, and Trump loses in E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation lawsuit.

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The first televised hearing in the Georgia election subversion case will take place today, after Trump and all 18 co-defendants pleaded not guilty. What the judge decides could have a major impact on Trump's very busy calendar. Plus, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on the ground in Ukraine, as Russia launches missiles at Kyiv ahead of his meeting with President Zelensky. And, Mitch McConnell will talk behind closed-doors about his health with Senate Republicans after two freezing incidents in just two-months. Also this morning: 200 law enforcement officers are still searching for an escaped murderer a week after he broke out of Chester County Prison, and the world has just experience the hottest summer on record with heat is so extreme in the U.S. that it's forcing school closings and early dismissals.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith is not done investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election, setting his sights on a connection between fundraising in the push to breach voter equipment. Plus, First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19 and is fighting mild symptoms at home in Delaware. And, new signs in an alliance between Russia and North Korea are strengthening. Kim Jong Un is expected to meet with Vladimir Putin in Russia to further the nations arms negotiations. Also this morning, an urgent message from the mother of the escaped murderer in Pennsylvania, who continues to evade capture after four “credible sightings”, and the mass exit from the desert in Nevada, as thousands of people make it out of burning man after days stuck in the mud.

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70,000 people are stranded in the Nevada desert for the third straight day at the burning man festival, stuck in mud too thick to drive on, forcing organizers to impose shelter-in-place orders. Plus, the manhunt continues in Pennsylvania for a convicted killer thought to be hiding less than two-miles from where he escaped. And, Trump dominates the 2024 Republican field and pulls even further ahead in a new Wall Street Journal poll. Also this Morning: the Ukraine defense minister is fired by the Nation's president who says Ukraine needs, “new approaches” as the war with Russia enters its 19th month, and, workers at the big three automakers prepare to walk off the job in less than two-weeks if the unions and companies can't reach a deal on a new labor contract.

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Trump pleads not guilty in the Georgia election subversion case, meaning he will skip his arraignment next week. The former president also wants to separate his case from his co-defendants who want a speedy trial. And, two leaders of the Proud Boys are sentenced to long terms for their role in the January 6 insurrection. Plus, an urgent manhunt is under way after a convicted murderer escaped a Pennsylvania prison. Also this morning, President Biden asks Congress for $4 billion to fill FEMA's disaster relief fund after hurricane Idalia, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discloses trips funded by a GOP megadonor.

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Tropical storm Idalia floods Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas before moving offshore. Plus, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell freezes while addressing the media for the second time in two months, raising questions about his health and his political future. And, the New York Attorney General says Trump inflated his wealth by $2.2 billion in a single year, in part of the civil fraud lawsuit against the former president and The Trump Organization. Also this morning: Rudy Giuliani is found liable for defaming two Georgia 2020 election workers, US intelligence says Russia and North Korea are “actively advancing” arms talks, and college football kicks of for the final year as we know it, as conference realignment shakes up the landscape of college athletics.

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