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
good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, april 8th camera, walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for being with us. i almost wore my easter pick today. early tomorrow. try for tomorrow. i had had a lavender for one of the days, but you know, we ll figure it out and the color s up for tomorrow. i promise. here s what we re watching two major, very different rulings on access to a medical abortion pill across the country. one judge halts availability of the drug another preserves access to it in some states will sort out the rulings and the coming legal challenges escalating tensions in the middle east. at least three people are dead in separate attacks. we are live in jerusalem with the very latest it s sad and pathetic to think. that our democracy. can be taken away from a voter. vice president kamala harris travels to tennessee after two democratic members are expelled for leading a gun protest on the house floor. their constituents now left wit
good morning, everyone and happy easter weekend. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday. april 8th camera walker. i m victor blackwell. it is good to spend a little time with you. let what every time i see you now, i just see you know, bunny ears and i mentioned i had bunny tail have no cocktail, but i was a mall easter bunny. and that s the thing. yeah you have this thing with you got it. bring the picture tomorrow. here s what we re watching today. conflicting rulings when it comes to access to a medical abortion pill. one judge halts availability of the drug another preserves access to it in some states were joined by doctor for more on what this means for women across the country. the latest jobs report shows economy is still trucking along, but we re seeing signs that things are cooling down what the numbers say about the fight to tame inflation. at least three people are dead following separate attacks in the middle east. we are live in jerusalem with the latest on
ppi tracks the prices that producers pay for their goods. it shows wholesale inflation jumped by.4% in august. double from august, double the forecast. with that september increase, the ppi is up 8 1/2% over this time last year. tomorrow we get the overall inflation picture with the consumer price index report for september. with the ppi higher for producers, it will be higher for us to buy stuff, too. we brace. a grim outlook, too, from the international monetary fund. the agency s chief economist looks at this issue all around the world. and here is what he said. the worst is yet to come. for many people, again this is all around the world, 2023 will feel like a recession. while we re in one, the rest of the world will feel it, too. however, here is president biden. president biden: i don t think there will be a recession. if it is, it will be a very slight recession. it is possible. look, it s possible. i don t anticipate it. what i do think, look, we talk about the im
thinks abortion should be in any case, no matter rape or incest, then you have governor whitmer, who s been traveling around the state, we had images of her holding a roundtable saying this is a human right, abortion rights sh and she sees it as a civil right. will s a lawsuit to stop abortion to go into effect in that state. the feeling is that kansas, a red state, if they can vote to keep abortion rightings in their constitution, a battleground state like michigan, the people who are of course the others, they feel like this issue will be a one that will g get a big turnout and michigananders will vote the rights into the constitution. yamiche alcindor, thank you so much for your reporting. greatly appreciate it. willie, it is fascinating to see how this issue will shape the 2022 election. we really don t know how it s going to end up moving voters, but you look at that kansas race, all the polls beforehand showed it too close to call, but a lot of them had pro-life force