Thank you so much for letting us into your homes on this monday. We are grateful. The beat with katie phang and ari starts now. If i havent said it before, its really good to have you back. Thanks for being here. Thank you, my friend. Have a great show. Thanks. And to all of you welcome to the beat. Im katie phang in for ari melber. We begin with donald trump doing what he does best, trying to delay justice by claiming, wait for it, president ial immunity yet again. Today trumps legal team filing a motion to delay his new york criminal hush money trial, which is currently set to begin march 25th, just two weeks away. Trump argues the trial should wait for the United States Supreme Court to weigh in on his president ial immunity claim. Those arguments are scheduled for april 25th. Trumps legal team writing, the court must preclude the people from Offering Evidence at trial of President Trumps official acts as the commander in chief. Trump claiming that even though Stormy Daniels was pai
$250 million bond posting will be a little more of an anchor around his ankles than if he were in the bahamas with no bail. jacqui: in the latest, harshest blow to females in afghanistan, the taliban is banning women and girls from all private and public universities, and this is a stark reversal from the promises made after the taliban regained control of afghanistan. a spokesperson four months ago. you are open to the idea of young women receiving the same education as young men. the policy of the islamic afghanistan is very clear when it comes to education. all citizens of afghanistan no matter the gender have a right to education. jacqui: trey yingst is live in jerusalem. the taliban announced women are no longer permitted to attend higher education.
Were here in solidarity for freddie gray. six baltimore police officers have been charged in his death. all officers today are out on bond posting bond between $200,000 and $300,000. their whereabouts today, unknown. city leaders are urging for calm for today s marches. in fact the stepfather of freddie gray said yesterday, if you come to baltimore, come with peace. freddie gray wouldn t want people to lose their jobs and that family doesn t want to see any unrest here. rallies, indeed planned across the country, as far west as los angeles. you see on the map, chapel hill north carolina richmond virginia boston and even pittsburgh pennsylvania all in support of baltimore and freddie gray. cnn s rene marsh is at north avenue in pennsylvania, where marchers are gathering today, that s where we ve seen the bulk of demonstrations throughout the