just ahead on cnn newsroom mr. president a decision on whether to seek an indictment is very close at hand and frankly it is quite likely here. we re not out of the woods with the winter storms and this is a big one. we re looking at this as a big event. all four of the americans who were kidnapped are back on u.s. soil. we heard gunshots and there were 12 continuous shots. we saw people being taken away in black bags. liver from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, march 10. this 4:00 a.m. in new york where donald trump may be just a short time away to become the first former president ever to be criminally indicted. the district attorney s office recently offered him one final chance to testify next week. that would be before the grand jury hearing evidence in the stormy daniels hush money case. according to the ti times, in almost always indicates an indictment is close. the investigation centers on $130,0
my body clenched up. my stomach was in knots. and i just began praying. i just began praying for the return of them. a frndiend of the four americans kidnapped in mexico describing the moment she knew something was terribly wrong. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. let s begin with one trump investigation that could be close to a dramatic end. the new york times reporting that the manhattan d.a. s office has offered to let the former president testify next week before a grand jury. the times saying it is a signal that criminal charges are likely. this all has to do with that $130,000 in hush money paid to stormy daniels just before the 2016 presidential election. the adult film star claimed she had an affair with trump a decade earlier which he denies. investigators are looking into whether that payment for her silence broke campaign finance laws. trump has denied knowing about that payment. want to bring in david a
our viewers watching here in the united states and around the world. i m leila rock ahead on cnn newsroom, the air national guardsman charged with leaking classified documents had access to some of the united states most sensitive intelligence how we got such high level clearance. panic and chaos at a political event in japan, while the prime minister rushed to a safe location and pension reform is now law in france, less than a day after the country s constitutional council weeks of protests and approved the plan to raise the retirement age from 62. to 64. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with leila harrack. the man accused of leaking us classified documents has now been charged under the espionage act, the 21 year old air national guardsman jack to sarah made his first appearance in federal court on friday, a day after being arrested while the classified documents were posted in at least two different discord, chat rooms and included detailed intelligence assessments.
welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, 30 billion u.s. dollars, maybe enough to save a troubled bank. but, will ease investors fear of a global market meltdown? stats just ahead. plus, we ll see the moment a russian jet bust the u.s. drone seconds before a midair collection over the black sea. and, later, severe weather including a tornado moving across texas. we ll tell you where storms are headed, next. it is 2 am here on the u.s. east coast, where investors may be waking up in a few hours, wondering if another regional bank needs rescuing. the outlook is much better now for the first public bank after 11 major banks ascended a 30 billion dollar lifeline to keep it afloat. the banking turmoil sent stock prices on the, wild ride over the past week. most features are mixed. but basically flat. the need for a 53 billion dollar loan for has rattled international markets. but the marke
newsroom 11 banks stepping up to provide a financial life line to first republic bank, the regional u.s. bank facing significant challenges the last week. [ sirens ] this is an area that will see the line of storms move through the overnight hours and early morning hours friday. we know the intercept was intentional. we know the aggressive behavior was intentional and very unprofessional and very unsafe. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, march 17, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in new york where new trading day gets under way in just a few hours. investors may be wondering if another regional bank needs rescuing. it looks better for first republic after 11 major banks extended a lifeline to keep it afloat. a large percentage of uninsured deposits prompted many customers to pull their money from the bank. and shares soared after the news. right now futures are steady if not rising slightly and markets acr