we start with breaking news the former us president donald trump says he will be arrested on tuesday of next week. he made the announcement on his online platform, truth social. he did not give details of any charges he may face, but called for protest and for his supporters to take out nation back . mr trump is currently campaigning for the republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. i m joined now by lynn sweet who works in washington for the chicago sun times. good to have you with us, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. just bring us up to date, if you would come on exactly what it is that donald trump has said.- come on exactly what it is that donald trump has said. well, he is sa in: donald trump has said. well, he is saying here. donald trump has said. well, he is saying here. he donald trump has said. well, he is saying here, he is donald trump has said. well, he is saying here, he is kind donald trump has said. well, he is saying here, he is k
good to see you, david. what has donald trump said exactly? well, i think one of the key pieces of guidance we are getting in regard to this story, rebecca, is from senior officials within the trump legal team, who are making the point that in this tweet issued on his own social media platform, truth social this morning, donald trump is not suggesting that he will be arrested, he is taking issue with links to the media coming from the manhattan district attorney s office, that suggests that he might well be indicted this coming week. let me read you a statement we have just received from his spokesman. this was issued to our partner network here in the united states, cbs news. i think this provides a lot of clarity to this story. there has been no notification other than a legal leak from the justice department and the district attorney s office to nbc and other fake news carriers that the radical left democratic prosecutor in manhattan has decided to take his witchhunt to
the grand slam in dublin against england on st patrick s day weekend. good morning, this weekend is shaping up to be a tale of two halves, today a case of sunny spells and scattered sharp showers but mild for all, tomorrow will be a little bit quieterforjust that for all, tomorrow will be a little bit quieter forjust that little bit cooler, all the details coming up shortly. it s saturday march 18th. our top story president biden has said vladimir putin has clearly committed war crimes after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for the russian president. the icc alleges he is responsible for criminal acts, and failing to use his presidential powers to stop children being deported from ukraine to russia. our correspondent helena wilkinson reports. it helena wilkinson reports. is a war that he ordered that it is a war that he ordered, a war that brought death and devastation, a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it s one that has now le
bill: it s four key races remaining locked in a dead heat. inflation, crime and border security is driving voters to the polls. voters trust republicans way more to handle all of them. republican senator tim scott details how important your vote is. there s no doubt when you look at the midterms in my lifetime. there s not a more important midterm for america s future than this year. we are just days away from putting america back on the right track. we can change the course of american history starting in georgia, starting with herschel by returning common sense insanity to the u.s. senate. it is that important. bill: saw that from last night. watching the closely raced house in ohio. kevin mccarthy is standing by. alexandra hoff is live this d.c. what did we find? good morning, just as interesting we re seeing in the house week to week. in the senate these four tossups remains. comes down to arizona, nevada, and pennsylvania. republicans need 51 to take the majori
going down. national border patrol council, art del cueto on border officials that are fed up and peter doocy on where the president is heading right now. let me just tell you, it s not at the border. welcome, everybody with busy news day. much more on the affidavit situation, the border situation front and center for the time being. there we go to casey stegall in eagle pass with a certain big visit today. casey? yeah, neil. the visit is wrapping up as we speak. secretary mayorkas made at least two stops here in this border patrol sector while he was on the ground. but no events were open to the press. so we did not get the opportunity to ask him any questions. they even wouldn t let the drone fly in the area once he was here. after landing in del rio, he traveled to eagle pass where the secretary visited a border patrol processing facility that opened last month. the 153,000 square foot facility is on 24 acres and has a capacity of 1,000. then mayorkas traveled down here