standard, and i used to be deputy chief of the criminal division in the southern district of new york, i wouldn t have touched a guy like michael cohen, especially if he s a convicted perjurer. that s robert costello after testifying in manhattan yesterday, and he could be the last witness the grand jury hears from before voting on an indictment for the former president. we ll break down what s next in the case in just a moment. meanwhile, more members of the oath keepers are held accountable for the violence on january 6th. and also ahead, what we re learning about the first face-to-face meeting between chinese president xi jinping and russia s vladimir putin since the invasion began. began good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 21st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ve got a lot to get to. we ll begin this morning in new york city, and the manhattan district attorney s office ahead of a possible criminal indict
at this hour, a mysterious explosion behind russian lines in annexed crimea, what we re hearing on the ground about who is responsible. and president biden announces major conservation action just moments ago. is it enough to get him back in the good graces of environmental groups? we ll have a live report. and in los angeles, that teacher strike is under way today which means for 420,000 students, no teachers, no bus drivers, no lunch, and no options for countless parents scrambling to find child care. and a small group of trump fans making a show of support on the bridge at mar-a-lago as the manhattan grand jury gets ready to reconvene tomorrow. our reporters are following all the latest developments. and we begin with vaughn hillyard near mar-a-lago. what is the scene like there today? obviously even though trump said that he was going to get arrested today, that hasn t happened. but is there any sense of when i something might happen? reporter: and donald trump ca
good to be with you. i m katy tur. we are watching thee1e1 manhatt eca what happense1 if bragg decideso charge? what happens if donald trump is arrested? ç táu)(? there are arguments raging on all sides of the issue today. from this only makes trump stronger tolp no one benefits fm getting indicted, not even trump. if the daniels incident is worth tempting faith. andrew weissman is with us ande argues that yes, it is. what the d.a. could be charging is serious and worthy. republicans say it s not. they say it s bragg who should be indicted. a trump indictmentq would be a disgusting abuse of power. the d.a. should be put in jail. but it is not just manhattan and it s d.a. it s georgia and the department of justice. three other investigations that could also make history. donald trump s legal exposure i] extensive and it s weighing on 2024. does he still have enough juice to win a primary? there have been signs that ways onçó the campaign trial dog more retail, politicking,
the top of the hour this thursday, i m jim sciutto. i m erica hill. this morning, cnn learning details about a disturbing plot about a man looking to kill jewish elected officials. and the suspect could be in court as early as today. we will walk you through what we know. and also, the double murder trial of disgraced attorney alec murdaugh, and we are learning that a juror has been removed of discussing the case with people outside of the court, and all of this as the defense has just begun the closing argument. and today, a pennsylvania man is in court after he hid explosives inside of his luggage for a flight destined for orlando, and the latest on the case and the suspect s long criminal history. and we begin in michigan where a man is accuse of plotting multiple jewish officials in that state. we go to polo sandoval, and andrew mccabe, and polo, begin with what we know about the suspect and what led to his arrest. good morning. we have been digging with more be
victims in an alleged plot to kill, quote, anyone that is jewish in the michigan government. those words are from a man now in federal custody according to an affidavit. his first court appearance was wednesday on charges of making charges along state lines. and has tweeted the fbi has confirmed i was a target of the heavily armed defendant in this matter. it s my hope that they take this just as seriously as the federal authorities takes the offense just as seriously as my hate crimes and domestic terrorism unit takes plots to murder elected officials. he has three handguns and one that is an mia military-style weapon, polo sandoval has more. what have we learned? we actually see on the page, linked to jack and jane carpenter ii, the suspect in the case. and not just anti-semitic and quite alarming especially this tweet that federal investigators saw back in february, february 17th to be exact. and what he allegedly wrote, including, quote, he would carry out death to an