donald trump is said to be arraigned in federal court. the former president said to appear in court at 3:00 p.m. eastern time in miami. and he is expected to enter an initial plea of not guilty to the charges. a judge ruled no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom. and sources tell cnn that he spent yesterday searching for another potential lawyer to bolster his legal team. all while law enforcement officials say that they are ready for the appearance and any protests that it hey bring. and they are coordinating with federal partners to make sure the courthouse is secure. and chris christie railed against his former boss. in a cnn town hall last night, the once ally and campaign adviser called trump s actions, quote, vanity run amok. and trump s allies continued to defend hill. marjorie taylor greene announcing that she plans to introduce a measure to defund the special counsel and his investigation. cnn this morning special coverage starts right now. just hour
john roberts in washington and so begins another week, sandra. sandra: sets us up for an exciting afternoon. i m sandra smith in new york. the former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe said he had no knowledge of the sky establishment in 2019. were you aware of the cuba spy center? there wasn t one, maria, this kind of surveillance platform was present and allowed is just absurd. john: the china spy base is only about 100 miles from american shores and according to reports, it lets china eavesdrop on everything from phone calls and emails to communications within the u.s. military. sandra: florida congressman mike waltz how the u.s. should stop china from expanding the global footprint. gillian turner, what s the latest? gillian: secretary of state tony blinken wrapped a presser in which he appeared to confirm china has been operating a spy base inside cuba or trying to and it is part of this broader effort by the communist party to ramp up espionage
here at the nato meetings for the next two days. it s absolutely vital that britain and other countries in this alliance get the weapons, get the ammunition and get the support to ukraine that they need. it is vital for us that ukraine wins and putin loses. it s notjust an investment in their defence and their security, it s an investment in our defence and our security. we will be safer in britain if we ensure the right outcome to this conflict, and it s vital that we talk about that over the two coming days. it s also important that we commemorate the 75th anniversary of this alliance, the most successful defensive alliance in history, and nato is strong and is getting stronger. today we ll be having the first time a swedish foreign minister has attended this meeting as a full member of nato. and with sweden and finland joining, nato s has become stronger. the most important thing we can do to make sure this alliance continues to grow and continues to strengthen is to ensur
been injured in syria and a press release says it is because of a helicopter mishap. we don t have anymore information yet but the cause of the incident is under investigation. no enemy fire has been reported. and u.s. central command says 10 of the injured have been moved to higher care facilities. and also this morning pete buttigieg is set to visit the site of the interstate 95 collapse near philadelphia. right now authorities are working to identify a body recovered from the wreckage. demolition efforts are getting under way. officials say a tanker truck carrying 8500 gallons of gasoline burst into flames after the driver lost control and slammed into the wall. southbound lanes were also compromised. and treat williams has died. she sold her house. she s a few days away from leaving and i don t know what to do. i ve already told her his agent tells cnn he died
emergency crews are still trying to identify if anyone else was caught in the collapse. but as of right now, no injuries or fatalities are reported. transportation secretary pete buttigieg saying he wants to get federal dollars in the right hands. we ve got this emergency relief funding and we fund and reimburse the activities to swiftly get that road whack back to normal. we are talking about major structural work. demolition efforts are underway. demolition on the southbound lanes is supposed to begin monday and take from 4 to 5 days. governor josh shapiro saying an early timeline indicates it will take a number of months to get things repaired. back to you, sandra. sandra: it is going to take some time. c.b., thank you so much. john: and that happened not long after the big fire in connecticut as well along i-95.