protests. we ll look at the security preparations that might go into such an unprecedented moment. plus vladimir putin makes a surprise visit to ukraine, his first since the war began just a day after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for his war crimes. and another upset in march madness, officially sets countless hopes and dreams of a perfect bracket on fire. cnn sports coy wire joins me live to break down the ncaa tournament. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin this hour in the u.s. where former president donald trump is trying to rile up his base as he faces a possible indictment in new york. the drama began saturday when trump declared on saturday that he would be arrested on tuesday and just as he did before the 2021 insurrection, the former president urged supporters to protest and quote, take our nation back. hours later, trump also used the potential indictment to motivate donors to d
next leadership. talk about weapons that i sign off ongoing into taiwan to pardon taiwan and are they prepared? do we have enough deterrence to stop aggression coming from china? todd: big development, you re watching fox and friends first on thursday morning, i m todd piro. ashley: i m ashley strohmier, in for carley shimkus. house speaker kevin mccarthy sitting down with taiwan president in california where he called for the u.s. to send more weapons to the nation immediately. todd: lucas tomlinson with more. lucas. lucas: the republican chairman just arrived in taiwan. here is more from chairman michael mccaul. being here sends a signal to the chinese communist party that the united states supports taiwan. we will help taiwan and want them to think twice about invading taiwan. lucas: chinese government is outraged by the visit to taiwan s leader to meet house speaker kevin mccarthy. china could never tell us what to do, as speaker of the house, i will meet wi
rights. on his republican opponent focused on inflation and crime. in florida former republican governor turned democratic congressman charlie crist will challenge republican governor and potential presidential candidate ron desantis for the governor s mansion. chris will be here to talk about his uphill battle. the senate candidate in florida is congresswoman and former orlando police chief val demings winning the nomination to challenge marco rubio. and in new york s bitter feud between two powerful democrats for one manhattan seat because of redistricting, jerry nadler defeated caroline maloney. also on the political front, president biden is back from vacation today and will be announcing an extension on student loan forgiveness, a decision unlikely to please partisans on both sides. and a somber independence day in ukraine as the country also marks six months today since russia invaded with boris johnson showing up in kyiv and president so lent skit addressing the u.n. $
hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m john vause. ahead this hour, standstill. russia s eastern offensive appears to have stalled in ukraine. the plummet continues. stock markets in asia sharply lower following a big fall on wall street, all triggered by dismat earning reports by big retailers and fears of record high inflation. and still too early to call in the pennsylvania senate republican primary. but not too early for donald trump to urge the candidate he endorsed to declare victory. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with john vause. vladimir putin s three-day war is now into day 85 and appears to be going nowhere, with one nato official saying momentum is shifting in favor of ukraine. overall, nato says the war is at a standstill for now, neither side expected to make major gains. one area of progress for ukraine is a counter offensive in the kharkiv region. ukraine s military says another settlement has bee
reported, get this, a stunning 52% drop in first quarter profits, that was just a day after shares in the nation s largest retailer walmart had their worst day in 35 years. what is going on here? they have their fingers on the pulse of the american consumer and they say inflation was the problem, their customers are sticking to the basics when they come in, leaving with fewer items in their shopping carts. those purchasing decisions being driven by sticker shock of course. basics are getting much more expensive, gas up 44% the last year, car, food and shelter also way up. americans are also making more money. wages rising in this tight labor market, but that is also feeding into worries about inflation because of wages. and because of rising prices, people don t feel secure so they are cutting back and that is shaking market confidence. right now stock index futures are leaning lower. asia closed mixed overnight. looks like except for china all down here. let s bring in krist