become the first former president ever to be criminally indicted. ahead why his former lawyer, michael cohen might play a key role. in california residents are preparing for another round of severe weather including excessive rainfall, official from monterey county joins me in a few minutes and a shock and outrage in germany after a deadly attack on a jehovah s witness church. . . live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with kim brunhuber. it s been more than six years since $130,000 in hush money was paid to porn star stormy daniels to keep her from going public about an alleged affair with donald trump, that payment was made days before the 2016 presidential election, now, the new york times reports the trump has been offered a chance to testify next week before the grand jury that s been hearing evidence in that case. cnn evan paris tells us what it might mean for the former president. reporter: we know that they met with trump team recently and time says that
with devastating winds, storm surge and flooding. our correspondents are in the heart of some parts of florida right now. we re tracking ian in the weather center as we bring you live special coverage of this hurricane disaster. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. this hour ian s brutal assault is still very much underway. hurricane force winds. brian todd is on the scene for us in naples, florida. brian, we re just beginning to understand the scope of the damage from ian. reporter: absolutely, wolf. people in this town just beginning to come to grips with this devastation. we are on a gulf shore boulevard here in naples, within 150 feet of the beach. a 12 foot storm surge pushed the water up underneath these apartments. now people are tossing their biggest positions on to the street like this. debris hazards are all over the place. and this comes as rescue
The first thing is that the general public, they re looking to law enforcement. they want to know you re protecting them, that they re safe. that student that they just showed, she didn t know where to go. she didn t know what to do. it s really important to communicate and to let the general public know to remain, you know, in place, in shelter, not by windows, not by glass. in a place of safety. if you don t need to be out and about in chapel hill, don t don t be out. if you engage someone that appears to be the suspect, call 911 immediately. trace: looking at that picture and police are releasing the picture, they know who he is. why not release the name along with who he is and maybe what his description is along with that so if you re looking for help from the public, why not give the public all the information that you can possibly give them about this person, maybe try to find them. that s a great question. again, having not been there and