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
daylight. it started from myrtle beach, north carolina. the two killed are on the screen. the ones who survived are on the other side. dana: authorities found them in this wooden shack on the outskirts of town. they were tortured for days. bill: the man arrested was guarding that being sha. ambulances rushing the survivors back across the border into brownsville, texas. according to lawmakers back in d.c., it is time for the american military to take charge. dana: peter doocy asked karine jean-pierre about that yesterday. cartels kill americans on this side of the border with drugs and now killing americans on the other side of the border with guns, why is president biden so comfortable with cartels operating so close to the u.s.? because of the work this president has done, because of what we ve done on fentanyl. it is at historic lows. would president biden consider using u.s. military, taking the same approach if it was al qaeda or isis? the president takes
approaches. we ll take you to monterey county. the fallout from the silicon valley bank collapse as customers wait to hear if they will recover their money. many worry if it will lead to even more bank closures. and in israel, hundreds of thousands take to the streets to protest the prime minister s plan to overhaul the court system. we re live in tel aviv,. life from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with leila harak. we begin in the u.s. where 15 million in california and nevada are under flood alerts. some of those flood watches have been extended through wednesday. as the rain tapers off and flooding slowly improves across much of california for now more rain is expected on surnl and the next big storm system is forecast to arrive late monday night and last through at least wednesday. that would be the lefned atmospheric river event of the season. there are concerns especially in monterey county where a breached levee has already current. cnn s mike valario has the sto
for 77 minutes, bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds. reyes had to listen as the gunman went on to kill 19 children and 2 teachers in that elementary school. reyes said at one point, he heard a student in the connecting classroom call out for police to help. but the police had retreated. and he is outraged over the lack of action by police. he says it s unforgivable. just bullets everywhere and then i just remember border patrol saying, get up, get up, and i couldn t get up. did you feel abandoned in that moment by police, by the people who were supposed to protect you? absolutely. after everything, i get more angry because you have a bulletproof vest. i had nothing. i had nothing. you re supposed to protect and serve. there is no excuse. for their actions, and i will never forgive them. i lost 11 that day, and i went to my parents and said, i m sorry. i tried my best. with what i was taught to do. please don t be angry with me. can you imagine what that man lives
widening war as the u.s. strikes back at iranian-linked targets after u.s. forces in the mideast come under multiple attacks. plus mr. speaker. the house finally elects a speaker. louisiana s mike johnson ending weeks of chaos. the people s house is back in business. and just hours later, the deadliest mass shooting this year where 18 were killed in lewiston, maine. the speaker s response, guns are not to blame. the problem is the human heart. it s not guns. it s not the weapon. and trail mix. president biden has a new primary challenger, minnesota congressman dean philips. i m running because america s demanding it. while former vice president mike pence drops out of the 2024 race. it s become clear to me, this is not my time. my guest this morning, florida governor and 2024 republican presidential candidate ron desantis. democratic congresswoman pramila jayapal of washington state, and former california governor arnold schwarzenegger. joining me for insigh