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
between china and u.s. officials. we re not looking for a cold war. can the u.s. counter rising global threats? i ll speak to congressman michael mccaul of foreign affairs and mike turner of intelligence plus u.n. ambassador linda thomas green fiel field will join us. ohio residents on edge after a train derailment releases dangerous toxins into their community. we need help. are our leaders doing enough to help and prevent the next crash? ohio democratic senator sharrod brown joins me next. former president trump gets his first official challenger for the gop presidential nomination. if you re tired of losing, put your trust in a new generation. who is next? hello, i m pamela brown in washington where the state of our union is trying to keep your friends close and you know the rest. tensions between the u.s. and china on high this morning after a blunt meeting between the two nations top diplomats, the first since the u.s. shot down a suspected chinese spy
it s a very broad timeline she s offered up for when this could all happen we i know, i actually have fishing trip planned ends righ before july 11th, which mean it never works that way, you know what i m saying i m never that far away. all right i don t fish in the dee sea. we will keep our finger crossed, that that when it s a say in the books good to see you my friend, see you soon thanks, ali youtube and of course as you know and we were talking about, w have breaking news on the trum investigation out of georgia tonight. the fulton county just attorne fani willis sent a letter toda to the fulton county sheriff s office in the new future, she writes, i will be announcing chargin decisions resulting from the investigation my office ha been conducting into possibl criminal interference in the administration of georgia 2020 general election. i will announce charging decisions resulting from thi investigation during fulto county superior court s fourth term of co
what we know about his condition and what his family is saying is behind the decision. plus, a candid conversation. secretary of state antony blinken meeting with his chinese counterpart face to face for the first time since the u.s. shot down that suspected chinese spy balloon. what each side is now saying about the sitdown. treating the injured. parking lots have been turned into makeshift hospitals in turkey following that powerful earthquake. our dr. gupta has an inside look. and surveillance video capturing a woman fleeing from her alleged kidnapper. she locks herself inside a gas station. one of the people who helped her get away joins us live with her dramatic and daring escape. hello, everyone. sunday, february 19th. thank you so much for waking up with us. always good to be with you. i feel like spring is around the corner. it s been a warm winter, at least for us here in georgia. what about you? it has. it s barely gotten frosty here in d.c. a couple o
damage. there is no end in sight. we ll look at how russia views this grim year with the anchors of exiled russian broadcaster tv rain. then we ll examine the present and future on the bloody battle field. is the war in a stalemate now and how might it finally end? i ll ask the experts. also, while all eyes are cast upward looking for more chinese balloons which of beijing s other actions are we missing on the ground and in the cyber realm? we ll explore. in the 360 days since russia s invasion, ukraine has become the front line in the global battle for democracy. it is a fight that is being fought in the airwaves as well as on the battle field. putin s minions are working overtime to control the message overseas and at home. under a law passed last year journalists in russia can be jailed for up to 15 years for reporting what the kremlin considers fake news about what its military is doing. and calling the war in ukraine a war could land one in prison. because of the crack