busy news day. hi everyone. i m jessica dean and this morning new details surrounding the indictment of former president donald trump, the first former u. s president to face an indictment on criminal charges cnn has learned. trump is expected to appear in a manhattan court tuesday. sources say. that s when he said to be arraigned. this is quite a day. quite a moment in u. s political history. donald trump, former president and current candidate for president in 2024. is facing. we re told more than 30 counts related specifically to business fraud. if convicted, trump could be sentenced to a maximum of four years in prison, though no legal experts believe that s likely all of this connected to his alleged role in a hush money payments scheme and cover up involving the adult film star stormy daniels overnight, his attorney, joe tacopina, says the former president is quote ready to fight. we re on this notable day our reporters, correspondents and guests all standing by to b
stormy daniels. according to multiple sources, trump will turn himself in next tuesday, appearing in a new york courtroom for his arraignment. ahead of that the nypd is making major security preps. all officers are being told to report to work in uniform prepared for deployment. today we want to show you live pictures now of supporters who have gathered in mar-a-lago. let s get straight to paula reid now live in new york for the latest on the indictment. paula walk us through what s going to happen next. at this point. even former president trump s lawyers don t know exactly what he has been charged with. now that is standard operating procedure in a state court charges remain under seal until the arraignment , which as of right now is expected to happen on tuesday. and i m also told that trump s lawyers do not intend to try to push or even ask for the unsealing of that indictment any sooner. but on tuesday, they said he will fully cooperate. he will go through the standard p
top of the hour and you were live in the cnn newsroom on boris sanchez and i m beyond golodryga. today the secret service is meeting with the district attorney s court officers to discuss security logistics. this of the arrangement of the former president, two sources tell cnn that former president trump is expected to be processed at 2:15 p.m. on tuesday. his detail will be with him as he has fingerprinted and photographed from mug shots. at this point. the former president isn t expected to be handcuffed as he will be surrounded by armed federal agents for his protection. sources tell cnn that the indictment involves more than 30 counts related to business fraud. the new york grand jury has been investigating trump s role in that alleged cover up the $130,000. he made in a payment through his attorney, michael cohen to adult film star stormy daniels during the 2016 campaign . now that former attorney and fixer michael cohen has been a key witness in this case, he has this m
york, the u. s secret service is playing an active role in planning for thompson. trump s court appearance. this as trump is holed up right now in mar-a-lago and florida rally. his supporters and lashing out at the prosecutor. and we re following breaking news on the tornado danger right now in the midwest and parts of the south as twisters are spotted in arkansas and illinois, millions are under a rare high risk storm alert right now, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news and we start with the breaking news. a very dangerous tornado outbreak is tearing across the midwest and south right now, with millions and millions of americans under a rare high risk. storm alert. let s check in with cnn meteorologist chad myers, chad give us the latest off about an hour ago, we had a tornado that rolled through little rock. we do know that there is damage there. we do know that the
money case. you are uch waing fox and friends first on friday morning. i m todd piro. ashley: i m ashley strohmier. at the center of national debate with critics accusing alvin bragg of doing democrats bidding. todd: new york post writing alvin bragg is trying to turn a misdemeanor into a felony. this shows that the legal system is biassed and politicized. ashley: we start with brooke singman to walk us through the next steps in the case. brooke: a manhattan grand jury has indicted former president trump donald trump. alvin bragg has been investigating trump for hush money payments made leading up to the 2016 presidential election, including a $130,000 payment made to stormy daniels and another $150,000 payment made to former model karen mcdougle. alvin bragg s office says we contacted trump s attorney for a supreme court indictment which remains under seal. guidance will be provided when arraignment date is selected. the former president saying this is political