have ever faced charges in connection to the payments to daniels, even though trumps was implicated in the case by the federal government. back in 2018 in a sentencing memo for michael cohen, federal prosecutors said that trump, quote, acted in coordination with and at the direction of individual one. individual win is none other than the ex-president himself. the meeting today is also taking place at a time when discussions of the criminal culpability is being royaled by allegations of the veteran prosecutor mark pom rans who said the question of criminal culpability over hush money payments is one of many significant unanswered questions about the multiple state, local and federal investigations into the ex-president. watch that. i am myself at a loss to understand what happened at the conclusion of the hush money investigation or for that matter why there was no federal investigation of trump s business finances, husband tax returns, his financial statements shs when th
cia, the new warnings to china not to help russia in ukraine. and people are getting a first look at how bad the storms were. and a new decision of abortions today, and the impact could be immediate and nationwide. this is what we are watching this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. the concern over china and ukraine tensions are growing every hour. first there was concern that china was going to provide russia with weapons to help with the war in ukraine. but the biden administrator told that they are strongly considering sending drones and ammunitions to russia to defeat ukraine. and so we will start with m.j. lee who is live at the white house. m.j., what is and isn t the white house saying about the latest assessment? well, kate, the administration is openly warning that china is considering providing lethal aid to russia in the war against ukraine, and talking about drones and while china has not made a final decision of whether to go down this path,
stare down between the u.s. and china and the outcome could have huge ramifications for russia s war in ukraine. u.s. officials are saying beijing is considering arming vladimir putin s forces with drones and ammunition and it s a move the biden administration thinks would prolong the war and up the death toll significantly. the cia says there is no evidence that china has yet sent any of this lethal equipment, but the white house promises major consequences if it does. beijing will have to make its own decisions about how it proceeds, whether it provides military assistance, but if it goes down that road it will come at real cost to china and i think china s leaders are weighing that as they make their decisions. now, this warning is coming just weeks after a suspected chinese spy balloon traversed the united states, leaving the relationship between these two super powers in tatters. cnn s phil mattingly is at the white house for us. does the white house see this as thei
you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour in ukraine. new worries, one year into the war that russia could soon receive support that could be a game changer. the source of the concern is china and the possibility of beijing providing lethal aid to russia. now, the white house has called this a red line and the cia doesn t believe a final decision has been made by beijing, but it s worrisome, nonetheless. and, you know, beijing will have to make its own decisions about how it proceeds, whether it provides military assistance, but if it goes down that road, it will come at real cost to china and i think china s leaders are weighing that, as they make their decisions. but first, let s go to cnn s alex marquardt, who is in ukraine with the latest on the fighting there. jim, some of the heaviest fighting, some of the worst casualty rates on both sides is now taking place around the eastern city of bakhmut. russian forces from the gro
harris faulkner. also joining us, lili gil valetta and richard fowler. the six victims of monday s shooting will be remembered today individual. a clear picture of their courage is emerging. head of school katherine koonce sprang into action when the shots first ring out. she was on a zoom call and she ran towards the shooter and sacrificed her own life by putting herself in the line of fire to protect her students. one of the young victims displayed bravery that defied her young age. at just 9 years old, evelyn dieckhaus was murdered as she attempted to save her classmates by trying to pull the fire alarm. police say the suspect was a former student who had detailed maps of the christian school. they say the shooting was targeted but it s not being investigated as a federal hate crime. senator josh hawley says that just doesn t make sense. police in nashville has said this school was targeted. it wasn t random, wasn t happenstance. they were targeted. it s a federal hate c