Within the past hour or so, he confirmed actually reports that weve heard before that the kremlin was engaged in an negotiation to possibly free Alexey Navalny in the days before he finally died in an arctic penal you know, colony, a death by the way, that Vladimir Putin described as a sad event. Take a listen for mr. Navalnys passed away. Some colleagues told you that they were not members of the administration some people said that there is an idea to change mr. Navalny for some people who are in prison in western countries, you can believe me or you can choose not to. The person who spoke to me. You have not finished his sentence. Yes. I said i agree but unfortunately, what happened happened, we would exchange him i said and you pay only on one condition that he doesnt come back from the go. Let them sit there. Thats all that happens. What can we do about it . Well they, have it paula. A pretty interesting description of the negotiations that went on, apparently behind the scenes to
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
basketball. three powerhouse teams withdraw from their conference tournaments. what does it mean for march madness? anti-asian hate crimes surge, and the president calls out the vicious violence. it s wrong. it s un-american. and it must stop. o donnell: major winter storm: the central u.s. prepares for heavy snow and thunderstorms on the final weekend of winter. netflix warning: why the days of sharing your netflix password could be coming to an end. honoring ruth bader ginsburg just days before her birthday, and during women s history month, a seven-foot statue unveiled for the trailblazer. and cbs steve hartman goes on the road to introduce us to this year s most-unlikely grammy nominee. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on a busy friday night. and we are going to begin tonight with some breaking news. this is a political bombshe