who would ve thought it? and i also think this is the first time we really can say, you know, with clarity, that a criminal indictment will be coming down the pipe for a former president of the united states. this is one of the days. mark it on your calendar. the tides of history seem to be turning. and if it happens, it might not be the only one. indeed not. thank you, alex. have a good night. thank you. well, the breaking news of the night is that the manhattan district attorney could soon become the first prosecutor in american history to charge a former president with a crime. the new york was the first to break the news reporting. the prosecutors offered mr. trump the chance to testify next week before the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the potential case, the people said. such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close. it would be unusual for the district attorney, alvin el al bragg, to notify a potential defendant without ultima
busy news night. joy reid picks up next. tonight on the reidout give me a name. white supremacists. who would you like me to condemn. proud boys, stand back and stand by. as we await a verdict in the proud boys trial, how january 6th continues to be a drag on the republican party. as their likely nominee, donald trump, continues to quite literally embrace insurrectionists. also tonight, the sorry state of the right-wing supreme court majority. and the questions their actions raise about the credibility of the court. and actor and comedian john leguizamo will be here right hire on set with me to discuss his new series, leguizamo does america. very, very excited about that. but we begin tonight still awaiting a verdict in the trial of five members of the far right extremist group the proud boys. for their role in the violent attack on the u.s. capitol on january 6th. all five including the group s former leader enrique tarrio are charged with seditious con
you re living in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. right now less than ten miles from the u.s. capitol former president donald trump is firing up his maga base at the conservative political action conference. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the united states. president donald j. trump. [ cheers ] i m proud to be an american where at least i know i m free that was the intro for the former president just moments ago. trump receiving a warm welcome at the annual c-pac gathering where his following has turned dominant, and the man who tried to overturn the 2020 election results appears to be the party s front-runner for 2024, according to recent polls. manip minutes ago there was a straw poll, take this with a grain of salt, he trumped the biggest rival, florida governor ron desantis, 62% to 20%. we have more now from the c-pac gathering. i guess this was not a big surprise that trump won the c-pac poll and not much surprise what
good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, march 4th. yes, it is already march, and i m amara walker. and i m paula reid in fur boris sanchez. it s so good to be here this morning. it s so good to have you. you look refreshed and like you had some good sleep. thanks for joining us this mor morning. professional hair and makeup. here s what we re watching this morning. it just came up. 20 seconds later, it was gone. i mean, total chaos. wind, glass breaking out everywhere. severe storm sweeps through the south. at least ten people are dead this morning, a million people without power. we re going to take a look at the damage and where that system is this morning. the white house with $4 million more for eastern ukraine. a look at bakhmut. he admitted that. he s not a murderer. alex murdaugh will spend the rest of his life in jail after being convicted of murdering his wife and son. reaction from his attorneys and what s next fo
morning. today s thursday. i know today actually is don t rush time because it moves fast , right too fast too fast. but it is thursday. thank you for joining us. everyone caitlin is off a lot to get to won t we start with five things to know for this thursday, april 20th 2023. we re gonna start with the tornado outbreak striking oklahoma. at least two people are confirmed dead in the town of coal. significant damage, reported the supreme court, delaying its decision on myth of kristen until tomorrow, the justices seeking more time to assure ruling that could impact the accessibility of the abortion pill across the country and a judge here in new york, ordering mark pomerantz to testify today before june. jordan s house judiciary committee, pomerantz is a former prosecutor who once led the manhattan d. a s investigation into donald trump s business dealings also happening today, twitter says it s going to remove you know those check marks. we have one. with legacy blue check