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this country has never seen before, the possibility that a former president of the united states may soon be indicted and arrested. our senior legal affairs correspondent paula reid has details. >> reporter: this was the day former president trump claimed he would be arrested on charges related to a hush money probe. but there was no sign yet of an arrest or even an indictment. still, law enforcement continues to prepare for possible protests. in washington, d.c., barriers erected arou...

Russia. but the kremlin says a controversial chinese peace plan was thoroughly discussed. a senior ukrainian official tells cnn talks are now under way to get the chinese and ukrainian leaders on accord. but there are serious doubts. xi jinping calls putin his dear friend is enough of an honest broker to bring the warring sides together or that china which is itself at odds with the u.s. really wants peace between russia and the west. wolf, president putin tonight saying he believes that this ch...

>> matthew chance reporting from moscow, thank you very much, matthew. also tonight u.s. defense officials tell cnn that two highly anticipated weapons systems are set to arrive in ukraine much sooner than expected. cnn national security reporter natasha bertrand is joining us live over at fort sill, oklahoma, where ukrainian troops are training on the patriot air defense missile system. natasha, whats been happening at fort sill to help speed up this critically important delivery? >> reporter...

Our senior crime and justice correspondent shimon prokopecz is joining us from new york. shimon, what are you hearing from your sources about these security preparations that are clearly under way? >> reporter: yeah, no, wolf, as you said theyre clearly under way. there are discussions between the secret service and the nypd and court officers here in new york. so theres a lot of discussions, i mean, the key thing right now theyre not finding anything thats significantly worrying them. you know,...

Speaker Joe Shekarchi Rhode Island Speaker of the House Joseph Shekarchi said Sunday that if any House members "committed federal crimes" in the acts of domestic terrorism at the United States Capitol this week, that the House would "act swiftly and decisively." His statement comes after Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner called on State Representative Justin Price to resign his seat in the General Assembly -- and the GOP lawmaker fired back calling on the Magaziner family to “come...

Plan to give the administration permission to borrow the money necessary to pay the bills. the u.s. needs to pay its bills. will not be able to after thursday. experts say if we do not get that permission to pay the bills, it could mean economic catastrophe. talks between house republicans and the white house, they fell apart over the weekend. so now all hope rests with two men. senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnoll. they say they are trying to work out their own deal and try to force th...

Imagine amendments favored by gun rights advocates than amendments on things like renewing the assault weapons ban or limiting or outright banning high-capacity magazines. even if the senate imagines to emerge from the debacle with a solid bill, the bill must still pass in the house. surprising exactly no one, speaker john boehner didnt seem exactly eager to take up the legislation. >> i fully expect that the house will act. in some way, shape or form. but to make a blanket commitment without ...

And to get guns. that is common sense. >> the gun group came out against the amendment. lawmakers are facing pressure from family members of those killed in newtown connecticut and other relatives pushing for a new assault weapons bands. >> they ripped through someones body and they leave baseball size holes in somebodys skin and this is not okay. >> across the capitol for now. house leaders are waiting to see what the senate is able to accomplish. >> i fully expect the house will act. but it is...

Review what whatever he senate passed. >> our hearts and prayer goes out to the families of the victims, and i fully expect that the house will act. but to make a blanket commitment without knowing what the underlying bill is would be irresponsible on my part. reporter: so, at hysterics house leadership is taking a wait and see approach 0 to see what the senate is able to get done on a hut-button issue on capitol hill. >> shepard: well, two little boys thought their suspected kidnapping ordeal w...

Our hearts go out to those with the victims of sandy hook, and the other mass shootings. i would hope the president would have focused on the bigger problem. violence in our society. >> do you think background checks, improving background checks might be part of that? >> they should actually do a real background check on everyone. and maybe the department of justice ought to enforce the law. >> jake, he said he wants the senate to take action first on gun control. then the house will act. why? >...