of snow preparing for more. we start in new york city. we were talking about this story. there is now a possible indication that former president trump could soon face criminal charges. now, this is not guaranteed. we should note that. the new york times is reporting that the man district attorney s office is signaling charges against trump are likely over the hub money payments to stormy daniels. prosecutors have offered trump a chance to testify next week before the grand jury hearing evidence in the case seeing some of his former closest allies go before them. such offers usually indicate an indictment is potentially likely. this case is not a slum dunk. it could pose a challenge for prosecutors. paula reid has been tracking this case with us all morning. we know that trump s attorneys have gone in and met with the district attorney, but the idea that he, himself, is going to go in and testify seems incredibly unlikely. it does seem incredibly unlikely. but over the
in a capacity orwellian for children s right are both facing war crimes charges in the international criminal court. which is issued warrants for their arrest. is the message today nobody is above the law? i thing the message must be the basic principles of hu humanity. nobody should fear they have a free pas s quick that is the icc chief prosecutor. we spoke to him at the start of this invasion when he was in ukraine and reported extensively throughout the invasion on russia s war on ukrainian people and identity. tonight an exclusive conversation with him on his history making day along with coverage is only cnn can of the impact. first so very quickly here is what president biden just said about the icc decision to cnn jeremy done. i thing it is justified. the question is recognized internationally by us. i thing it makes for a very strong point. for that was go to cnn chief international correspondent clarissa 40 got the exclusive interview. she joins us from the
it s great to have you back with us, amara. she s back off the slopes in europe. she had a wonderful vacation. thank goodness i got off the slopes. i wasn t standing most of the time. i was seriously tumbling down the hill the entire time i was there. i ve got a few bumps and bruises and i m happy to be back. i have been watching you. it s good to be back. your skiing and snowboarding form is better than mine. that s really bad. america s largest banks come to the rescue of first republic, throwing out a $30 billion lifeline. the efforts underway to shore up the financial sector and prevent a bigger crisis. do you believe it s possible that one day we will see president vladimir putin in the dock? i think those fail to understand history. an arrest warrant if russian president vladimir putin for alleged war crimes. putin s response to the war and the odds that he s actually arrested. is he resisting? is he combat irv at all in those moments? no, not at all.
footage, which so far tucker carlson has used to sway the capitol attack of something it was not. his remarks come on a day in which several republican senators criticized his decision and hard on the heels of last night s document dump in dominion voting systems cased against fox. documents revealing that carlson s attempt for the former president for his viewers and for the facts. more on that, shortly. first, some of what the speaker just said. one thing that i always want to make sure is that this capitol, it is protected and secured. i want to make sure that the officers here have everything that they need to provide that. my whole role for a january 6th is just being transparent. people can make their own decision with that. that is not all he said on the subject. our manu raju found out when he press the speaker, he joins us now. so mccarthy held a press conference today following a congressional budget office report on the debt. what did he say about the january s
latest. and mitch mcconnell hospitalized after a trip and fall. death toll rising in california. the historic snowstorm blamed for more bodies being found and now a new warning to residents, prepare for floods. nba ledgegend arrested, shawn k in connection with a drive by shooting. and president biden going bick. seeking to cut the deficit by $3 trillion. details on his plan to do it. why republicans say it will never happen. cnn this morning starts right now. we begin this morning with the war in ukraine. russia launching a barrage of missiles overnight. power knocked out. innocent civilians killed. the russians struck several major cities including the capitol of kyiv. ukrainian officials say a russian missile obliterated homes and killed five people in the western city which is right on nato s doorstep. this is a photo of russian missiles rising up into the sky in the predawn hours. ukraine s military says russia lau launched more than 80 missiles in all. and the lar