tonight. but your usual host at thi hour would be alex wagner s of on a family vacation this week great week to choose, alex and because she is a way you are stuck with me. i apologize. alex we ll be back next week but tonight, because you are stuck with me, you are als stuck with this. gentlemen, i believe you ve all received copies of the prepared statement that i read to the court in open court as i said in that statement, the reason i changed m decision to fight this matte is because i do not believe it would be against the nationa interest and we have a brutalizing effect of my famil and is gone a through two-year struggle concerning this matter. you also may be aware that wha i said in open court, that i categorically and flatly den the assertions that were mad by the private prosecutors wit regard to their contentions of bribery and extortion on m part i will have nothing more to sa at this point. i will make an address to th nation within a few days and so the cri
subway series and all star menu are delicious. subs like number six. the boss meatballs with marinara and pepperoni so many times whose the boss the boss, you are the boss. subways tasting menu upgrade yet. good afternoon and welcome to a special edition of cnn newsroom. i m caitlin collins live outside of trump tower here in new york , phil mattingly alongside the one and only dana bash here in washington, and we are watching and waiting for historic moment in american history unfolding at this very moment. for the first time, a former president is preparing to face a judge as part of a criminal indictment. donald trump departed his home in florida a short time ago. he s now on his way to new york ahead of his arraignment in manhattan tomorrow, the details of the indictment are still under seal, but sources say he will face more than 30 counts related to business fraud. as we wait for that to be unsealed. trump is expected to arrive at the laguardia airport in about an hour
that has just wrapped up with russian president vladimir putin calling his meeting with chinese president xi jingping successful. today, the two leaders signing a joint declaration deepening their partnership. and the summit obviously comes at a critical time for the war in ukraine. there are strong indications now that russia and china are moving closer both economically and militarily. xi is framing himself as a possible peace broker and they say it could be the basis for ending the war. but the u.s. and western allies remain deeply sceptical. there are signs that russia has requested lethal aid from china but added they don t see evidence that weapons are being delivered. we have team coverage on this. ivan watson is in ukraine. but let s begin with will ripley in taiwan. what more do we know about the talks in moscow today? well, you know, there was a line from vladimir putin as they were signing these documents deepening their partnership that really summed up the re
capitol hill. and striking back. how new york state is bucking the supreme court when it comes to carrying concealed weapons in public places. every single one of these are preventible. it is terribly tragic and heartbreaking. and following a deadly train crash and derailment, new safety concerns about tens of thousands of train crossings across the country. good morning, it is saturday. july 2nd. thank you so much for waking up with us. and boris, after seeing what travellers are dealing with this weekend, it might not be so bad that we have to stay put and work this weekend. that is right, kristin. good morning to all of you. and we start with what kristin mentioned. major travel disruptions at airports across the united states that are threatening to spoil the holiday for millions of americans. airlines are being put to the test. as the number of people traveling by plane this fourth of july weekend climbed to levels not not seen since the pandemic. but staffing