delivered a stunning verdict finding the former president liable for sexually abusing a woman and then telling malicious lies about her. and an agreement to meet again. yesterday s debt ceiling huddle on a curve and it wasn t a failure. but listen to the principles and everybody still dug in. during our meeting, default is not an option. everybody in this meeting reiterated the positions themp at. i didn t see any new movement. back to that a bit later. we begin with the right now legal headache. george santos is in federal custody. he will stand before a judge in the next hour. the government this morning unsealing a 13-count indictment, 7 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, two counts of making false statements to the house of representatives and one count of theft of public funds. among the accusations, stealing pan desmic unemployment money. and using campaign donations to buy luxury designer clothes and pay his personal credit card bills. britaiynn gingras jo
the top of the hour here on your friday morning. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. there are deep concerns as china s president xi jinping is preparing to meet with vladimir putin in moscow, and the summit is not a surprise, but washington is on edge to see if china makes any move in particular to provide weapons for the war in ukraine. and this st. patrick s day guest in washington, and it is ireland s prime minister. and also, the wild week on wall street comes to a close, and the major company that just filed for bankruptcy. we will get you caught up on that ahead, but we want to begin with the news with that meeting between xi jinping and vladimir putin. will ripley is joining us now with more on that and what is on the agenda for this face-to-face meeting? well, there is the official meeting, and also the agenda that the u.s. is concerned about which is lethal support from china to russia. vladimir putin needs chips can, ammo and all of the tools that he can get t
morning. jose diaz-balart picks up for us. i am jose diaz-balart and a very busy monday morning. right now, president biden is in new mexico for a crucial summit where he is expected to ask the mexican president for help cracking down on border crossing and drug cartel. this comes today after he was visiting the first time as president, u.s./mexico border. we are live on both sides of that border. new details this morning from brazil were ex-president violently stormed the capital and several government buildings claiming the election was stolen. back here in the u.s., on capitol hill after kevin mccarthy dramatically when after 15 rounds of the votes on his first major challenge after securing. plus this is a storybook. an opening kickoff for hamlin and this place is absolutely going wild. and exciting and to emotional week. buffalo bills damar hamlin live tweets the winning game six days after his terrifying collapse on the field. we begin this hour with
crossed over recently. some breaking news. a hearing that thousands of supporters of the former president of brazil have stormed the country s national congress in brasilia. they have clashed with police used tear gas and an attempt propel them. the right wing former leader lost the last presidential election to a socialist opponent who was sworn in last week. the supporters are calling for military intervention and the owners resignation of the reader. footage circulating online shows angry protesters wrapped in the national flag with police erecting barriers around the building. we ll bring you more on that when we have it. china has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic. people entering the country will no longer need to quarantine but will need to provide proof of a negative covid test, and chinese citizens are once again allowed to go overseas. there have been emotional reunions at airports and the mainland s bo
vacant at the moment. tuesday s election may offer some clarity as to where the american people are, how they are thinking ahead of the 2024 general election. this week, we are also finding out more about whether donald trump plans to run for president again. according to sources familiar with trump s thinking, the fifth former president will likely announce another bid for the white house this month. this is a move he ll but confirmed on thursday. the election was rigged and stolen. our country is being destroyed. iran twice, i won twice. i did much better the second time and i did the first. now, in order to make our country successful, and make it safe and glorious, i will very, very, very, probably do it again. i went twice, i won twice. as trump teases another bid, we know there is one republican who will try to thwart his return to the white house. that is only interest of saving democracy in the future of her own party. since the insurrection, wyoming congressman l