the republicans to come to his defense and call for future pardons and destabilizing department of justice and the call of other republicans here, and we are through the rubicon, and what are we doing here is what i say to the party. this reads clear as day, and the photos are, there and the photos are there, and this is very similar to what many of the republicans were criticizing hillary clinton for, except it is 1,000 worse. i think it is just requires a moment to think about the gravity of this. it does seem like a lot of the language that we are hearing of the spokesperson from former president there, and some of the elected officials is pretty dangerous language that is clearly designed to just di side the country as much as possible all to the benefit of one guy, the former president. well, there is an overwhelming majority of voices out there at this point in time, and we will see how it plays out, but last night, chris christie was not here singing from that hymn
. former president donald j. trump has beenrand jury investig hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels. it is the first time in american history that a current or former president is facing criminal charges, and cnn is now learning that trump is expected to be arraigned. early next week. now the grand jury has been hearing evidence and witness testimony related to $130,000 that trump s former fixer, michael cohen, paid stormy daniels before the 2016 election. that money was paid in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair she had with trump now source telling cnn and this is really important information. we re just getting that trump was completely caught off guard that right now he s in florida at a mar-a-lago that he had been caught off guard and that he thought that this was sort of. maybe maybe over. maybe bragg had gotten cold feet, so he suddenly released a statement after this news broke, saying, quote. this is this is in part. it s a longer statem
let s be clear, this is far from a done deal. until you actually see the indictment, the charges, a lot can happen between now and even the potential for that happening. but sources are telling cnn that new york city, state, and federal law enforcement agencies have been meeting all week long to prepare for the possibility of an indictment. and it will be a stunning surrender of a former president of this country. with all that, talk about fingerprinting, mug shots, an arraignment, a perp walk of a former president of the united states. what his own attorneys telling t new york daily news that if trump is indicted, he won t refuse to surrender, quote, there won t be a standoff at mar-a-lago. plus the story of a wrongly convicted man to this number is shocking 400 years behind bars. now, after 34 years in prison, he s been exonerated and finally able to walk free. that s him hugging his mother. sidney holmes says she never lost hope. and he s here with us tonight. and
wanted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes. but could he actually be taken into custody? former u.s. president donald trump s legal troubles could come to a head quickly. a new york grand jury may indict him as soon as next week. and hundreds of people detained across france following fiery protests. that after the government pushes through a controversial pension reform plan. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. the u.s. president is voicing support for a historic decision by the international criminal court against russia s leader. joe biden says the icc had good reason to issue an arrest warrant for vladimir putin over alleged war crimes in ukraine. well, i think it s justified, but the question is it s not recognized internationally by us either. but i think it makes a very strong point. the icc on friday says mr. putin bears responsibility for an alleged scheme to illegally deport thousands of child
on tuesday. and pope francis is expected to participate in palm sunday mass at st peter s basilica just a day after leaving the hospital. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with michael holmes. and we begin with those powerful storms that battered parts of the u. s. and the death toll is rising yet again, at least 22 people were killed, dozens more injured after tornadoes and storms hit on friday and saturday, the latest fatality just hours ago in delaware, and this is what it looks like in wynne, arkansas, where four people were killed. the mayor told cnn. her city was basically cut in half by the damage the storm so powerful it ripped the turf off the football field at the high school. similar scenes in the state capital little rock, where at least one person was killed and 50 hospitalist. many of the tornado s moving so quickly. people had little time to prepare like this driver who rode out the storm in his van. neighbors and neighborhoods and businesses were dec