just ahead on cnn newsroom mr. president a decision on whether to seek an indictment is very close at hand and frankly it is quite likely here. we re not out of the woods with the winter storms and this is a big one. we re looking at this as a big event. all four of the americans who were kidnapped are back on u.s. soil. we heard gunshots and there were 12 continuous shots. we saw people being taken away in black bags. liver from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, march 10. this 4:00 a.m. in new york where donald trump may be just a short time away to become the first former president ever to be criminally indicted. the district attorney s office recently offered him one final chance to testify next week. that would be before the grand jury hearing evidence in the stormy daniels hush money case. according to the ti times, in almost always indicates an indictment is close. the investigation centers on $130,0
my body clenched up. my stomach was in knots. and i just began praying. i just began praying for the return of them. a frndiend of the four americans kidnapped in mexico describing the moment she knew something was terribly wrong. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. let s begin with one trump investigation that could be close to a dramatic end. the new york times reporting that the manhattan d.a. s office has offered to let the former president testify next week before a grand jury. the times saying it is a signal that criminal charges are likely. this all has to do with that $130,000 in hush money paid to stormy daniels just before the 2016 presidential election. the adult film star claimed she had an affair with trump a decade earlier which he denies. investigators are looking into whether that payment for her silence broke campaign finance laws. trump has denied knowing about that payment. want to bring in david a
finance laws. good morning. listen, we don t know what happened if there is going to be an indictment. they say it s pointing that way. no one knows. good morning, everyone. poppy is off. the testimony you just saw that, was from four years ago. now will this be the case that finally sticks against the former president sflum donal trump? we re tracking a violent mexican drug cartel that written an alleged apology letter saying, sorry for the deadly kidnapping of four americans that killed two of them. did they actually turn over their own gunmen? we ll investigate. new trouble for tiger woods. his ex-girlfriend is now suing and trying to tear up a nondisclosure agreement. we re going to discuss all of. that but we re going to begin with this story that we told you off the top. donald trump hush money and a potential indictment that could be coming soon. the new york times is reporting the district attorney s office here in manhattan is signalling trump will face cri
hazardous conditions as members of both parties call for more safety regulations. shaw admitted that the company s current systems are lacking. it is clear the safety mechanisms in place were not enough. the events of the last month are not who we are as a company. so shaw s company is now responsible for not one but two high-profile train derailments in ohio in just a matter of weeks. according to one senator on the committee, 20 derailments involving a chemical spill over the past eight years. this week, the ntsb launched an investigation into norfolk southern s safety practices. cnn s sunlen is on the scene. you re here in washington. i mean, these senators in this hearing today, they did not go easy on shaw. reporter: they certainly did not, kristin. you could sense their frustration as they were asking some very sharp questions of the ceo, andy shaw, of norfolk southern, and they went right after him about the accountability, trying to hold his feet to the fire at
for homes and small businesses? senator, we ve already committed $21 million, and that s a down payment. that is a down payment. will you commit to these innocent families do not lose their life savings and their homes and small businesses? the right thing to do is to say yes, we will. senator, i m committed to doing what s right for the community. and we re going to be there no. what s right for the community will then be balanced shaw also refusing to commit to pausing stock buybacks or offering paid sick leave for all norfolk southern employees. i will commit to continuing to discuss with them important quality of life issues with our local craft colleagues. with all due respect, you sound like a politician here, mr. shaw. paid sick days is not suba radi concept in the year 2023. reporter: in the wake of the derailment on capitol hill there is a bipartisan push to hold companies like norfolk southern accountable. the company followed the wall street b