world. i m laila harrak. thousands of people ordered to evacuate their homes in california as the storm-battered state endures another round of heavy rain and flooding. donald trump facing new legal woes. the former u.s. president now weighing whether to testify before a grand jury about his alleged role in a hush money scheme. plus, a major step for the middle east as iran and saudi arabia strike a deal to restore diplomatic ties. the surprise agreement helped along by beijing. we ll break down what it all means. announcer: from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. we start this hour in california, where residents are getting battered by more storms, the result of yet another atmospheric river. at least two people are dead and nearly 10,000 people are under evacuation orders. more than 40,000 homes and businesses currently without power according to poweroutage.us. the central coast has been the hardest hit with creeks being turned into raging rivers
latest. reporter: in what would be an historic case, the manhattan district attorney closer to bringing criminal charges against former president donald trump in a long-running investigation. we will look at the facts and the law and let the investigation and justice and what justice requires will dictate how much time we take. reporter: prosecutors are giving trump the chance to testify before a grand jury investigating his alleged role in that $130,000 hush money payout to adult film star stormy daniels days before the 2016 election to cover up their alleged affair a decade early. since potential defendants are required by law to appear in front of a grand jury, it indicates a decision on whether to charge trump could come soon. it s one thing to lie on your untruth social. it s another to lie before a grand jury. i don t suspect that he is going to be coming. reporter: his former attorney, michael cohen, meeting with prosecutors friday. he was sentenced to three
welcome to viewers joining us in the united states and around the world watching cnn newsroom i m rosemary church norfolk southern getting slammed again after another train derailed in ohio, what we know about the second train and what it was carrying. an active gop likely presidential candidates speaking from maryland to california nailing talking points but refusing to target trump. is that a winning strategy? the battle for bakhmut and what it could mean for the war in ukraine if the city falls to the russians. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. thanks for joining us. start in the u.s. midwest with where the u.s.s transportation investigation board is sending to ohio 24 hours after another norfolk southern freight train derailed, the second derailment by that company in that state in a little over a had month after the toxic crash in east palestine, cnn polo sandoval has the latest the owner and operator in saturday s derailment s
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster joining you live from london. just ahead on cnn newsroom. there was no release of any chemical or any hazardous material. clean air, clean soil, and clean water for our residents. we had a republican party that was ruled by freaks. neocons. globalists, open border zealots and fools. more voices right now in opposition or providing an alternative to donald trump is the best thing. and increasing brutal winter has claimed countless afghanistan lives this year, but so, too, has poverty. there s 28 million in desperate need at the moment. 28 million. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it s monday, march the 6. 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in springfield, ohio, where the national transportation board is sending investigators back to the state, this time to visit a second rain derailme
kidnapped in mexico. look at the video. you can see a man with a gun as people are being loaded into the back of this pickup truck. you also see a second man in a black shirt. you can see him in the video. he appears to be pulling the people into the bed of that truck. now the fbi says unidentified gunmen abducted the victims friday, shortly after they drove into the mexican border town southeast of mcallen, texas. cnn s kylie atwood joins us live from the state department. mexican authorities are expected to give an update any minute now. what are you hearing from u.s. officials, though? reporter: as you guys were saying, this happened on friday in northeast mexico. it s four americans who were kidnapped and assaulted in this area. now, according to one u.s. official, this was a case of mistaken identity. the folks that attacked them didn t know who they were, presumably, possibly didn t know that they were americans. but according to that u.s. official, they were visiti