morning. we have a lot to get to, but we ll start you off with the five things you need to know for this tuesday, march 21st. the nypd on alert today in response of donald trump s call for protests ahead of a possible indictment. a source telling cnn that all officers are expected to be in uniform, ready to deploy. we re told no specific threat has been identified and there s still no word on a charging decision from the manhattan d.a. also today, a massive strike has shut down los angeles public schools. thousands of teachers and other workers are set to walk off the job for at least three days with negotiations in the district stalled, nearly half a million students will be out of school. also, we re tracking a high-stakes summit just two hours away in moscow. russia s president putin and chinese president xi jinping are set to hold more formal talks today. secretary of state antony blinken called xi s visit diplomatic cover for russian war crimes. new development on
welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. is it a when or if? a grand jury weighs to indict donald trump. law enforcement in new york and here in washington on alert now for possible protests. the former president s allies in congress are attacking the manhattan prosecutor. plus a handshake watched around the globe. highly choreographed moment by xi jinping and vladimir putin sends a defiant message to the united states and to the west, but so far, no public chinese commitment to help putin on the ukraine battlefield. and president biden takes out his veto pen for the first time. at issue, investment rules. woke capitalism is infecting banks and its government. up first for us, a law and order decision with history on the line. tomorrow the grand jury meets again in manhattan. that maybe the day new york prosecutors lay out charges against the former president of the united states. but the timing of everything her
Of the unrest. Also, Secretary Of State blinken is in the middle east pressing ahead on a peace deal for gaza. Amid new concerns within the Israeli Government that the International Criminal court might issue an Arrest Warrant for Prime Minister netanyahu. Former President Trump sits down with a former gop rival to allegedly bury the hatchet. What came out of the meeting with Florida Governor desantis . In just a moment. And andreas interview with Sheryl Sandberg on a new documentary detailing the poor Israeli Women experience at the hands of hamas On October 7th. Most of the victims of the Sexual Assault are dead. They were killed On October 7th and this documentary and brave people like amid, their brave voices are all we have to remember these victims and make sure this never happens again. Good to be with you. Andrea is traveling today with Secretary Of State blinken in the middle east as he works to calm tensions in the region. Meeting with saudi arabia today on normalization with
And this is fox friends. Brian yes, all rise. Opening arguments again today in former president trumps Hush Money Trial and who we expect to see today on the stand. First witness. Will plus anarchy on columbia universitys campus pushes Classes Online today. [chanting free, free palestine] will massive protests break out as students plan a walkout this first day of passover. Lawrence wild video of Good Samaritan saving drivers trapped in a burning car on the highway. Ainsley scary. Remember, your mornings are better with friends. Lawrence buckle up. Fox news alert. Opening statements in former president trumps new york Hush Money Trial are set to begin in a few hours. Former publisher of the National Inquirer david pecker will reportedly be the first one to take the witness stand this morning or today, some time today. Will we have team conch, Matt Whitaker is standing by but we will begin with Eric Shawn Outside the new york state Supreme Court. Good morning, eric. Good morning, guys,
Typical nondisclosure agreement. Its a little unclear from what we know right now, whether the president knew or didnt know. But i will tell you Michael Cohen has said publicly and has filed with, i think, the fec a statement that is going to be inconsistent with his upcoming testimony. So the question that Michael Cohen is going to have to face you are a convicted purger. Were you lying now or lying then. You had a judge who should have confused and massive conflict with his daughters outside work. I think this whole case, ultimately, is going to crumble because it doesnt work under the law and especially under the facts. Will you know, matt, i think over the next couple weeks we will fall down the are a Bit Hole details arguing about the facts of the case. Thats important. Thats what a trial is for. One of the things i find fascinating that both the prosecution and the defense said yeah, well take two lawyers on