in a statement to cnn, the attorney says no one tells us anything which is very frustrating. president trump is basing his response on press reports and the fact that this is a political prosecution and the d.a. leaks things to the press instead of communicating to the lawyers as they should. now, this drama began earlier today on trump s truth social page after predicting his arrest on tuesday, the former president urged his supporters to quote, take back our nation. and tonight his campaign is already fundraising off of his claims, which have not been confirmed. there is no indication that he will be arrested tuesday. sources tell me and my colleague that trump s legal team has gotten no word from the manhattan district attorney s office about the timing of any possible indictment. another source says the former president has been pushing his team to get the base riled up over the idea because he believes it would help him politically. cnn is following the latest developmen
hello everyone, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredericka witfield. we continue to follow major new developments involving former president trump. trump now saying he expects to be arrested on tuesday and is calling for protests. he made the announcement today in a social media post lashing out at the manhattan district attorney s office, which has invited him to testify before a grand jury. the arrest would be part of their investigation into alleged hush money payments to stormy daniels during the 2016 election. in the post, trump called for protests over his pending arrest to, quote, take a nation back. this development comes as sources tell cnn that law enforcement agencies in new york are also now preparing for the possible indictment of trump. cnn s polo sandoval is outside the manhattan criminal courthouse for us. to katelyn first. what do we know about the possible arrest the former president has been posting on social media about? he
united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunbrunhuber. three more arrests following the death of this black man in a virginia state hospital. that brings the total number of second-degree murder charges in the case to ten. a tornado in texas. that s not all. severe weather hits parts of the u.s. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. the u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen will be back on capitol hill hoping to assure lawmakers there s no crisis for u.s. banks. she pulled together a deal to give an infusion of first republic, the major bank on the verge of failing. i can reassure the members of our committee that the banking system is sound. and americans can feel confident their deposits will be there when they need them. this week s actions demonstrate our commitment to ensure our financial system remains strong and the savings remain safe. the turmoil has sent stock prices on a wild ride for the last week. and the need for a
three more people charged with murder after a virginia man died in custody, his family calling for justice after seeing video of his last moments. and growing legal problems for donald trump. thousa now dozens of staffers at mar-a-lago are receiving subpoenas. here we go, friday, st. patrick s day, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with china s president xi jinping set to meet with vladimir putin next week in russia. the kremlin says the two will discuss strategic cooperation. this is amid fears that beijing might provide weapons to russia for its war in ukraine. kristie lu stout in hong kong for us. what else do we know about this meeting? reporter: chinese leader xi jinping will be traveling to russia to meet with vladimir putin from march 20th to the 22nd. according to a spokesman earlier day, they will discuss bilateral relations, regional issues, while drawing a blueprint for the two countries relation
headed to florida. you can see it from outer space. we re going to tell you when and where it is expected to come ashore. and taylor swift fans rejoicing this morning. we ll have the new tracks she dropped while you were sleeping. cnn this morning starts right now. a very big newsday. it is friday. we re going to start with russia getting major show of support from china as the war rages in ukraine. beijing just announcing this morning that chinese president xi will head to moscow next week for the first time since the invasion they began. he will meet face-to-face with president putin. russia is desperately trying to turn the tide. china is thinking about sending weapons to help. but beijing has been casting itself as a peacemaker and chinese officials insist that is what this meeting is all about. translator: china will uphold an objective and fair position on ukraine crisis and play a constructive role in promoting talks for peace. cnn s will rippley live for