Good morning and welcome to cnn this morning, it is sunday, march 10. Them, Isabel Rosales and grammar walker. Im victor blackwell. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. Were following Breaking News out of haiti. The state Department Says its evacuating nonessential personnel from the us embassy because of heightened Gang Violence. Cnns Patrick Oppmann is joining us live from the phone. Patrick, when did this start . So overnight last night, we know a us Military Helicopter did travel under the cover of darkness to portauprince, haiti and evacuated. We dont know how many, but us diplomats were told only us diplomats were evacuated from from the embassy because the ongoing civil unrest in haiti, Gang Violence that is essentially brought that country to a standstill, has made it too dangerous to have the embassy fully staffed. So theyre not closing the us embassy in portauprince, certainly. But they are reducing the footprint that number of spats there. And really the only way t
Today on inside politics, a burden of proof and politics. The trial against donald trump takes shape as a federal judge sets a date to decide when prosecutors will present their case. A timeline careening into a campaign. Now the former president issued a plea to the Supreme Court. Plus Kevin Mccarthy a auditions for supporting role in the trump defense. The House Speaker unloads an angry tirade over the special counsel indictment, Sidestepping The Former president ials election lies that led to a deadly attack on the capitol where Kevin Mccarthy serves. And made by bidenomics, new cnn reporting spotlights the strategy to make sure americans know their roads, dams and ports and jobs attached to them are thanks to joe biden. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and inside politics. Up first, Donald Trumps anger and anxiety triggered by a looming trial for alleged election crimes. The former president s public posture is defiance. Today donald trump made a demand that the Supreme C
Running back the presidency. Never getting a glimpse a part of his defense. Quickness is unprecedented. It affects not just donald trump, it affects every american who now realize the First Amendment is under Assault Progress Trump attorney john lauro joins us like to detailing Teams Legal Strategy then. Republicans release the closeddoor transcript of devon archers testimony about his Business Dealings and the president s son, hunter and the allure of the biden brand. None of those conversations ever had to do with any Business Dealings or transactions buried there purely what he called casual conversations because everyone understands that as the brand, that is the access it. It was not an illusion of access for. Completing narratives with members of House Republican chip wright of texas and Jake Auchincloss a democrat of massachusetts. Another republican president ial hopeful meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and kyiv. Quick to need to be with ukraine on this Fight Progress Gop Field i
Good morning and welcome to cnn this morning, it is sunday and im jessica dean victor blackwell, and amara bunker have the morning off and heres what were watching for you today. The us carried out its first airdrops of humanitarian aid into gaza. And President Biden says there is more to come or live in the region with more on the Relief Effort and where the Ceasefire Talks stand today. Plus donald trump brexit, more gop primary wins, but nikki haley is not backing down. Well tell you about her strategy heading into Super Tuesday coming up well, lets to that. Thats what 100 mile per hour winds sound like. More of that in store is Blizzard Warnings remain in effect in parts of california and son day, those areas that can see up to six inches of snow per hour plus lakers superstar lebron james. Yep, he hit another major career milestone. Well explain later on cnn this morning well begin here with the us and jordan successfully conducting its first airdrops of aid into gaza. The combined
Continues with ac 360. For the first time in this countrys history, a former president of the United States has been charged with felonies allegedly committed while he was president. Im Anderson Cooper here in new york along with jake tapper. Anderson, the indictment charges former President Trump with four things, one that is antit antithetical. Despite having lost the defendant, donald trump, was determined to remain in power, unquote. We learned of the indictment in the 5 00 hour today. Shortly after 6 special counsel jack smith made a statement. Here it is in full. Good evening. Fod an indictment was unsealed charging donald j. Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters and extending and from disrupting the scene. It sets forth the crimes charged in detail. I encourage everyone to read it in full. The attack on our nations capitol on january 6th, 2021, was an unprecedented situation. It was filed in the indictment fueled by lies, lies by