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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