hello. happy mother s day to all the moms out there. thank you for joining us today. we begin with the votes being counted in turkey s presidential election. the race could have global repercussions by reshaping the country s domestic and foreign relationships. president erdjon is leading. he and his opposition claim to be leading. let s check in at istanbul. reporter: very preliminary results are beginning to trickle out. vote counting is continuing and we expect in the coming hours to get the preliminary results of this presidential vote. the whole is anxiously awaiting the results. we ll find out what the turks decided to vote for today. did they decide to vote for more of the same, for the promise that the president will continue on the same path for this country, or are they did they decide to go for the opposition that promised change to reverse the past two years and they say a return to real democracy, or is this divided, polarized nation headed towards a run-off?
even a brief default would cause the country half 1 million jobs, according to the council. if there is no default, dragging negotiations out until the last minute could cause 200,000 jobs. some argue president biden could act unilaterally by provoking a provision and the 13th amendment. other question the legality of such a move. in the exclusive interview with stephanie ruhle, the president didn t take the option off the table. i am not there yet, and here s the deal. i think that, first of all, this is not your father s republican party. this is a different group. and i think that we have to make it clear to the american people, that i m prepared to negotiate in detail with their budget. how much are going to spend, how much you re going to tax, where can we cut. for example, in the first years of my administration i cut the death by 1.7 trillion dollars. 1.7, more than anyone s done in history. their budget goes in and, there is no possible that they can pass their budg
the former mp, jared 0 mara, is sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted for fraudulent expenses claims. and we ll hear more about a study of killer whales reveals that mothers make a lifelong sacrifice for their sons. the offical death toll from monday s earthquake in turkey and syria is now over 17,500. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. yes, you join is here, about two hours drive from the epicentre of this devastating earthquake, a place where the loss has been so significant that it is where the president has chosen to visit today, and where he hasjust president has chosen to visit today, and where he has just announced that new figure. i am hearing prayers being recited as we broadcast from here. one of the prayer leadersjust told us that 100 leaders have come from five cities across turkey to help bury the dead. in that main cemeteryjust behind us, 400 were buried yesterday. here, just behind, the refrigerated vans where the bodies are w
president ever be criminally charged, is expected to be arraigned on tuesday afternoon, according to sources. now his attorneys tell nbc news that there will be no plea deal. but keep in mind. trump and his team still don t know exactly what the charges are. the indictment is still sealed. sources do tell cnn that it involves more than 30 counts related to business fraud. remember the new york grand jury has been investigating trump s role in that alleged cover up that $130,000 payment to silence adult film star stormy daniels during the 2016 campaign. daniel s alleged affair with trump, which he has denied. his ex fixer and attorney, michael cohen was convicted on campaign finance violations for coordinating the payment, which he said donald trump ordered him to do, cohen says the indictment shows that no one is above the law. this is also about that. whatever laws that sent me to prison. should send him to prison. we re all supposed to be looked at in the eyes of the law. t