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
storm clouds for donald trump. a new report says the manhattan da may file criminal charges against the former president. what prosecutors are offering before making their move. . then bracing for the jobs report. new numbers coming just hours from now. that could sway the fed s fight on inflation. a rampage in germany. a gunman opening fire inside of a church that leaves seven killed. we have the latest on the on going investigation. also, heading to iowa. governor ron desantis is making his first trip to the state today in what could be a major step towards a possible white house run. we re live in des moines. are you ready? folks in hollywood are. red carpet ready for the oscars. who will take home holy wlywood biggest prize? cnn this morning starts right now. everything we just said doesn t feel like a friday, right? very busy friday. we ve been talking about what is going to happen with the former president. but there are a lot of people throwing their hats i
get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc #bbcyour questions the prime minister s expected to announce a cabinet reshuffle later this morning, as he replaces conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi. a third earthquake hit central turkey early this morning, as the rescue operation continues across the region to try to find survivors of the two massive quakes which struck yesterday. in the last few minutes, we ve learned that now more than 5,000 people are known to have died in turkey and in northern syria, with that number rising all the time. these are the scenes live in hatay in southern turkey. many images that we ve seen of the quake since yesterday morning have come from the city. you can see on the left of the screen how those buildings have been pancaked, flattened by the two huge tremors, really the 7.8 quake we heard about which struck just really the 7.8 quake we heard about which struckjust before dawn yesterday. and then a few hours later another quake of around
the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, is facing questions in parliament this morning. he s appearing in front of the digital, media, culture & sport committee he s likely to be asked about his involvement in securing a loan for former prime minister boris johnson. let s listen in. establish the facts about the loan arrangement with the then prime minister, which was being set up at the same time as he was making the appointment of the bbc chair. essentially, from what i ve read, there were three people involved, sam blythe, borisjohnson and you. who started the whole procedure, who approached herfirst? weill. who started the whole procedure, who approached her first? approached her first? well, first of all, thank approached her first? well, first of all. thank you approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very much approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very much for - approached her f