Good evening. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight, the judge in former President Trumps Election Interference Trial said this morning either the District Attorney or the special prosecutor must step aside. The decision, out of Fulton County georgia, comes amid allegations of an improper relationship between the two. This afternoon the special prosecutor nathan wade resigned. Correspondent Jonathan Serrie is in atlanta tonight to tell us where things go from here. Good evening, jonathan. Good evening to you, bret. Facing pressure from the judges order, special prosecutor nathan wade stepped down from the case leaving District Attorney fani willis perhaps wounded but not disqualified as the defense initially wanted. The Fulton County District Attorneys office faced an unpleasant but not difficult decision. Had nathan wade remained a special prosecutor in the Georgia Election interference case, d. A. Fani willis and her entire office would have had to step aside. Instead, wade resigned, expla
has now issued an arrest warrant for vladimir putin. prosecutors accuse putin and another official of illegally deporting ukrainian children to russia. we expect to hear from president biden perhaps reacting to this at any moment but first cnn s ivan watson is in kharkiv, ukraine and nic robertson is in london. ivan, walk us through exactly what the icc is alleging here. reporter: they re issuing arrest warrants for none less than the russian president himself, vladimir putin, accusing him of alleged war crimes for what they say is the illegal abduction of ukrainian children, forcibly deporting them to russian territory. they ve also issued an arrest warrant for a russian government official, and she is kind of the children s right official in the russian government. she has already issued a statement. the kremlin have already issued statements basically calling this these arrest warrants null and void, saying that moscow is not a signatory to the rome statute, that they
the editorial board. alexandria hoff joins us live. alexandria: u.s. regulators are applauding the deal saying the lifeline given to first republic bank demonstrates the resilience of the american banking system. all of this to pull first republic bank from the spiral met by silicon valley, signature and silver gate. join statement reads action of the largest banks reflect confidence in the banking system, we are deploying strength and liquidity to the largest system where it is needed most. the banks are supporting the economy and those around us. secretary yellen was among the architects of the deal. her testimony game days after emergency action to contain collapse of silicon valley bank. listen. i can reassure the members of the committee that our banking system is sound. americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. this week s actions demonstrate resolute commitment to ensure that our financial system remains strong and that dep
at this hour also, a ruling on a pivotal abortion rights case could come at any time. we ll talk to the president of planned parenthood about the new wave of restrictions plus, four americans recently kidnapped in mexico were found, but hundreds more are still missing in mexico. we ll talk to one mother who s desperately trying to find her son. in florida, ron desantis is going of a miami hotel after a drag show. we ll explain what s behind it and we begin this hour with china s new show of support for russia overnight, we re learning that next week, china s xi is expected to make his first visit to russia since putin s invasion of ukraine in the past month, china has attempted to portray itself as a peacemaker after releasing a 12 part peace plan, but concerns are growing china could provide weapons to russia. this morning, slovakia joined poland in announcing they, too, will provide ukraine with soviet era fighter jets the kremlin warning that planes sent to ukraine w
good day i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. at what point did we start considering mental illness a crime? the agonizing words from the brother of a man pinned down and killed by police while apparently if the grips of a mental health crisis we have new reporting on the startling frequency of similar encounters with law enforcement and maybe how to stop them plus, another stunning drop in markets with banks stocks leading the way. how low will it go breaking an arrest warrant issued for russian president vladimir putin we start in virginia where ten people including three hospital employees are now facing charges in the death of a black man in handcuffs and shackles pinned to the ground and suffocated the 28-year-old had been hospitalized for suffering severe mental distress, something his family wasn t addressed by officials who instead they say treated him like a criminal. at what point do we stop preserving life. at what point do we cons