of snow preparing for more. we start in new york city. we were talking about this story. there is now a possible indication that former president trump could soon face criminal charges. now, this is not guaranteed. we should note that. the new york times is reporting that the man district attorney s office is signaling charges against trump are likely over the hub money payments to stormy daniels. prosecutors have offered trump a chance to testify next week before the grand jury hearing evidence in the case seeing some of his former closest allies go before them. such offers usually indicate an indictment is potentially likely. this case is not a slum dunk. it could pose a challenge for prosecutors. paula reid has been tracking this case with us all morning. we know that trump s attorneys have gone in and met with the district attorney, but the idea that he, himself, is going to go in and testify seems incredibly unlikely. it does seem incredibly unlikely. but over the
are more than what many analysts expected and a sign that still strong hiring continues despite the ongoing efforts of the federal reserve to cool it off to tame inflation. wall street is reacting to report, and you can see right now the stocks are down, and well, it is mixed and stable at the moment. matt egan and m.j. lee are standing by to have a look at what this means while we wait for the president. what stands out for you, matt? it is amaze, kate, that the economy is still adding this many jobs despite the federal reserve s warnings, and despite the jobs gains, and people are still being hired at a rapid pace. and so, 311,000 jobs added in february, and this is how strong the job market is, and hiring slowed significantly in february, and yet, i still came in at a strong levelsh and a level well above expectations, and so no sign of a recession here at all. the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.6%, but remember, that is coming off of the 53-year low in january, and a
prosecutors have invited trump to testify next week before a grand jury. it s a move that typically indicates an investigation is nearing its end and that an indictment could be mimminent. the former president is at the center of many criminal investigations but this grand jury is looking into the hush money payments to adult film star stormy damages during the 2016 presidential campaign. while president mr. trump was asked about the payment and he denied making it and directed questions to his then personal lawyer, michael cohen. less than a year later, cohen testified to congress. watch. did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? no, no. why did michael cohen well, you ll have to ask michael cohen. michael is my attorney. you ll have to ask michael cohen. i am providing a copy of a $35,000 check that president trump personally signed from his personal bank account on august 1st of 2017, when he was president of the united states. the president of
details about the suspect arrested in the brutal killings of four idaho college students. a source telling cnn police were tracking 28-year-old bryan kohberger as he drove across country from idaho to his parents home in pennsylvania around christmas time. the arrest comes seven weeks after those four university of idaho students were stabbed multiple times as they slept. a source telling cnn that dna found at the scene was entered into a geneology database and that helped crack the case. the suspect identified as a graduate student in criminology who made a chilling social media post trying to solicit information from criminals to try to understand how emotional and psychological traits influence decisionmaking when committing a crime. now now, i understand you just spoke with the suspect s attorney. what are you learning? that s right. he only has one attorney at this point. it s the chief public defender for monroe county, northeastern pennsylvania. his name is jason leb
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