defend him against grave allegations of mishandling classified documents and concealing him from investigators. also this hour, authorities are raising new concerns about security right now at the miami courthouse as trump and his allies are encouraging supporters to protest there tomorrow. the mayor says the city is prepared but are federal and local law enforcement officials doing enough to keep everyone safe? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in t the situation room. let s get to the new developments just ahead of a federal criminal arraignment. donald trump is holed up at his golf club outside of miami with his high stakes court appearance less than 24 hours away. paula is on the ground in miami just outside the federal courthouse. how is the former president preparing for his arrest and arraignment tomorrow? the former president is expected to meet with his team this afternoon to discuss legal strategy. r
attend a big fund raiser tonight ahead of the president s first official campaign rally in philadelphia on saturday. now republican florida governor ron desantis is daring democrat california governor gavin newsome to quit throwing zingers are the cheap seats and enter the race himself. brace yourself, but the stit have hit the fan. i practiced that. oklahoma republican governor kevin stit for announcing that he s not backing the former president, but wait till you hear who he is backing. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. boy, a fast and furious. that pretty much describes what is happening in the presidential race. mark meredith is here to break it down in washington. hi, mark. maybe i should be in florida. that s where the action is right now. three florida men seeking the republican presidential nomination. miami s mayor, francis suarez launched his campaign. he put out a video explaining why he s running. i m growing to run for president. i m going to run for your
good evening to all. i m erin burnett in new york. and wolf blitzer is joining me from washington, d.c. this is a special edition of outfront. and tonight the breaking news, the former president s defiance. that is how one of donald trump s attorneys describes the former president s mood tonight after pleading not guilty to 37 felony counts in miami. we are awaiting trump s first public comment since he was formally arrested today. he is expected to head to newark airport, then to his new jersey golf club where he will address most of his loyal supporters and hold a fundraiser. he stopped at a cuban restaurant in miami before leaving. he wanted that photo op. he was greeted by cheers there, a crowd even singing happy birthday to the former president on the eve of his 77th birthday. trump s codefendant and close aide walt nauta was by his side the entire time. this just moments after the judge told them they may not communicate directly about the case going forward. t
federal prosecutors are building against the former president. trump s former attorney telling out front an indictment maybe you turned or unsealed this week. a russian commander convincing the russian private army of wagner group stealing military equipment and the fighting on the ground is intensifying tonight. a supreme court surprise, two conservatives joining the liberal justices and giving black voters a major victory. a decision that could help them win back the house and it s a significant decision with scotus and the head of the naacp will be my guest. let s go out front qwest. good evening to all of you. i m erin burnett and trump is bracing for an indictment in multiple investigations and adhis bedminster, new jersey, home. one source telling cnn trump believes an indictment is likely to happen sooner rather than later and ty cobb out front regular tell us his sources an indictment may be returned or unsealed as early as this week. judges will which in florid
outfront next, ukraine s offensive. a widespread operation underway right now across eastern ukraine. forces on the ground claiming to be seizing territory from russia as a disturbing video tonight emerges of the russian private army holding a russian commander prisoner. plus, tonight, a cnn exclusive. a mar-a-lago employee drained the resort s swimming pool. it s flooded a room where surveillance video logs were kept of the rooms where the documents were. is an indictment imminent? a former member of trump s legal team is outfront. a war of words after another dangerous encounter between american and chinese warships. it s not just the chinese government that s angry with the united states. tonight you ll hear some of the hate, the anger coming from chinese citizens. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, show of force. ukraine s deputy defense minister telling cnn an offensive is now taking place in multiple locations across easte