cnn newsroom. we re grateful to you have this afternoon. i m boris sanchez. hi, everyone. it i m jessica dean. political lines deepening, law enforcement preparing for what would be a first in american history. the criminal indictment of a former president. the key witness in a case against donald trump is expected to be challenged today before a grand jury in new york. a former legal advisor to michael cohen telling cnn testifying at the request of donald trump s attorneys. look at video of costello arriving at the courthouse moments ago. robert costello saying he ll offer evidence that contradicts cohen. cohen, who once labeled himself trump s fixer said he paid adult film actress stormy daniels $130,000 in the weeks before the 2016 election for her silence on an alleged affair with donald trump. now, that was a campaign finance violation, as cohen lied on forms to cover up that payment. in 2018. you may recall. cohen cut a deal with federal prosecutors and adds mitte
storm clouds for donald trump. a new report says the manhattan da may file criminal charges against the former president. what prosecutors are offering before making their move. . then bracing for the jobs report. new numbers coming just hours from now. that could sway the fed s fight on inflation. a rampage in germany. a gunman opening fire inside of a church that leaves seven killed. we have the latest on the on going investigation. also, heading to iowa. governor ron desantis is making his first trip to the state today in what could be a major step towards a possible white house run. we re live in des moines. are you ready? folks in hollywood are. red carpet ready for the oscars. who will take home holy wlywood biggest prize? cnn this morning starts right now. everything we just said doesn t feel like a friday, right? very busy friday. we ve been talking about what is going to happen with the former president. but there are a lot of people throwing their hats i
surrender to the manhattan s d.a. office on arraignment from a supreme court indictment which remains under seal guidance will then be provided when the arraignment date is selected. since it is under seal we don t know the exact charges. what we do know is bragg has been trump for alleged payments made leading up to the 2016 election including $130,000 to adult film actress stormy daniels. bragg questioned witnesses about an alleged payment made to model karen macdougall. the former president has denied any wrongdoing and has denied the affairs. and he has also responded to the indictment with outrage writing a lengthy response including this is a political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history. he also called d.a. bragg a disgrace writing, quote: he is doing joe biden s dirty work and that the american people realize exactly what the radical left democrats are doing here. trump s attorney said last night that there s no crime. he didn t hav
i m stephanie ruhle. it is friday and our nightcap is standing b to break down another historic newsweek so, don t go anywhere. but we are going to start this broadcast again back in th city of nashville, where two black state lawmakers were expelled from the tennesse legislature after peacefully protesting against gun violenc in house chamber the former state representative, justin jones, might not be former furlong the majority of the national city council say they will vot to reinstate him until a special election can be held the tennessee expulsions o cause national outrage president biden posting this photo of his virtual meeting who are now known as the tennessee three earlier. vice president harris called the situation undemocratic and dangerous and travel t nashville today to meet with the expelled lawmakers here s just some of what has been happening over the last 2 hours. we called for you all to ba assault weapons. and you respond with an assaul on democracy fr
abortion pill ruling from th texas judge is in. what it means for access acros the country and what comes next and our friday night cap i here with other major storie of the week, and they re mvps, as the 11th hour gets underway right now. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. it is friday and our nightcap is standing b to break down another historic newsweek so, don t go anywhere. but we are going to start this broadcast again back in th city of nashville, where two black state lawmakers were expelled from the tennesse legislature after peacefully protesting against gun violenc in house chamber the former state representative, justin jones, might not be former furlong the majority of the national city council say they will vot to reinstate him until a special election can be held the tennessee expulsions o cause national outrage president biden posting this photo of his virtual meeting who are now known as the tennessee three earlier. vice president harris called the