second meeting after yesterday. this is xi s first visit to russia since putin launched his unprovoked war on ukraine. today they will get to the main topics with ukraine a key item. kristie lu stout is joining me from hong kong. so what is on the agenda today in moscow? reporter: this is the main day of the talks. the agenda, you have an official meeting ceremony with negotiations, there will be signing of documents, a media statement and then a formal lunch. and so far the leaders of china and russia have been presenting this united front in moscow just days after the icc that arrest warrant for vladimir putin. they greeted each other, calling each other dear friends, they held informal talks that lasted nearly 4 1/2 hours. and xi jinping said that russia and china have similar goals. listen to this. translator: it is true we share the same or similar goals. we have exerted efforts for prosperity of our respective countries. we can cooperate and work together to achieve
yet happened. the lead starts are right now. republican officials rushing to defend trump with a variety of claims and chexcuses as the forr president faces a possible indictment. i think in your heart of hearts you know too that this you can this is just political. is this all firing up the maga base? we ll talk to two former trump insiders. plus, meeting with a menacing message, leaders of russia and china coming out of their second day of talks and offering deliberate prolposals about a future collaboration. and a colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with arsenic, how his internet searches became evidence. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we start with our politics lead and a high alert day for new york city police bracing for possible unrest if donald trump is indicted. an internal memo shared with cnn shows that all nypd officers are expected to be in uniform and ready for deployment today, although law enforcement
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 around the capitol. in new york, police officers told to be in uniform and ready for deployment. so far, officials say there are no credible threats despite online chatter calling for civil war if trump is indicted. today, small groups gathered outside trump tower and mar-a-lago. there has been no word from the manhattan district attorney after a last-ditch effort by trump to avoid charges. attorney robert costello appearing before the grand jury monday to attack the witness at the center of the inve
Treated to a show. Experts say the solar storm is no threat to humans. As for the dazzling displays there is still a small chance you might be able to see them tonight. Your best odds for viewing is to get far away from the city lights. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett joins me in just a few minutes to talk about the Biden Administrations approach to israel. Plus, she is documenting it, telling me the story without words. One of the Trump Trial Sketch Artist will join me to tell me what she is seeing and thinking as history plays out before her in this hour starting right now. T now. A very good day, welcome, everyone. We are on the brink of history in less than 24 hours. Michael cohen will take the stand in a manhattan courthouse. Transformer fixer is expected to testify how he fronted a big payment to Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about the alleged affair with trump ahead of the election. Im kind of looking forward to it. You can be finished with something unless you start it. If th
Donald trump serving jail time because of happening now, Breaking News and grilling to Trump Organization employee hes about the alleged scheme to disguise. Hush money payments as legal fees over the next hour, well take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel will break down all of todays most important developments. And look ahead to whats next. Theres also other Breaking News tonight. A critical moment in the middle east hamas accepting a Cease Fire Proposal Broker by egypt and khader. But israel says there are still significant gaps between the two sides. And sources tells cnn hamas agreed to a different ceasefire than the one israel help correct . Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and Around The World im will flits her and this is the Situation Room, Special Report we begin tonight in new york where another Critical De Of Testimony In The Trump Hush Money Trial just wrapped up on the stand today. Key employees inside the Trump Organization who handled the forme