walt nauta, and the final count is four false statement. trump and are set to be the indictment laying out detailed allegations against the two, with pictures showing boxes showing classified documents stored in the bathroom. the twice impeached, now twice indicted former president is on the campaign trail today, speaking at republican state conventions at both georgia and north carolina. earlier today, trump s former lawyer, michael cohen weighed in on the case. this is more than just an espionage act. every single location that donald went to, from the time that he left the white house, to today, needs to be examined. donald will throw anyone and everyone under the bus in order to preserve his own freedom in order to benefit himself? . not a trump says he is innocent, and plans to plead not guilty. but if convicted, he could face decades in federal prison. we have a number of reports, with the very latest information, and reaction today on the indictment to the form
opinion, is witness intimidation. we plan on the next 7 to 10 days having a press conference to give the press and the american people the facts what we have uncovered thus far. sandra: what he said there caught jonathan turley s attention. tweeted directly after, if true, it s a continuation of a scorched earth strategy. why he thinks a criminal plea deal may be the biden s best bet. a lot of news making here, trace. good to have you. sandra smith in new york. trace: fascinating, sandra. also this hour, president biden will tackle the china threat in a high stakes meeting with the president of the philippines. american and filipino pilots are flying the first time together in 30 years. sandra: and we expect the philippines president to arrive at the white house this hour. but first this. begin with two cities in crisis, including one that just declared a state of emergency. trace: leaders of brownsville, texas are under extreme pressure to house the 15,000 migrants t
a group of big american banks has injected $30 billion into a smaller regional bank, first republic, which had been seen as at risk of failure. it comes as fears grow of a crisis in the global financial sector. shares in european banks hit a two month low, after the eurozone s central bank hiked interest rates by a half of 1%. us treasury secretary janet yellen insists the us financial system remains sound, despite a series of bank collapses. let s cross to los angeles, and speak to our north america correspondent, peter bowes. peter bring us up on what the latest is and what is going on. it clearly is a big boost for first republic was that there were fears it could go under just like silicon valley bank did last week, and this $30 billion, from 11 major banks, that includejp morgan chase, citigroup as well, crucially important to keep first republic alive, because first republic alive, because first republic is a very prominent banker in california, in los angeles, over the
11 of america s biggest private banks have stepped forward with a $30 billion rescue package for the troubled first republic bank. fears had been growing that the regional lender might be at risk of failure as a result of market turmoil. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more. well, this clearly is a big boost. there were fears it could go underjust like silicon valley bank did last week, and this $30 billion from 11 major banks that includejp morgan chase, citigroup as well, crucially important to keep first republic alive, because first republic is a very prominent bank here in california, in los angeles. over the last few days, we have seen people queueing outside to take their money, their investments out of that bank and place them with other larger banks, such has been their concern that it could go under. there has been a ripple effect, if you like, throughout the banking communities, and a ripple effect that we have seen really now go right across the wo
around western coasts, down into sunday. just a brief respite. still flood warnings in force and yet more heavy downpours still to come throughout the rest of this evening and overnight, particularly in the south where we will see gusty went around this area of low pressure, 50-60 around this area of low pressure, 50 60 mph and some thunderstorms around. we should pick these should become confined to the south and east by the end of the night and and east by the end of the night and a high pressure ridge building elsewhere and a colder night with frost in the glens of scotland and perhaps northern england, a touch of grass rust further south and probably a few pockets of fog with light winds around, perhaps in the central belt and further south. the rain should clear quite quickly from the south and east, some spray and standing water on the motorways but it looks as though tomorrow will be the driest and brightest day of the week. the fog will in places take time to clear