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viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump's new court battle, a new york city columnist set to take the stand today, accusing the former president of rape. debt ceiling drama in d.c., a vote in the house could happen in the coming hours. but republican leaders are struggling to get support for their plan, as the u.s. default clock ticks down. plus, the taliban take down the mastermind of a deadly suicide bombing that killed 13 american troops at the kabul airport during the chaos of the u.s. wi...

be indicted. there's huge ramifications. andy mccarthy is here on the trump case and what happens next. first to bryan llenas in new york city. high, bryan. >> hi, martha. yeah, this is a pretty interesting information coming out. brooks singman confirming that trump has hired a new lead counsel, todd blanche. he was recently a partner at a law firm a top white collar attorney. he was a former u.s. assistant attorney in the manhattan u.s. attorney's office. he will leads the charge in defending the former president here today when the former president surrenders himself to manhattan ...

Game. to have an opportunity to add a player of that caliber, you're always gonna, you're always gonna look into it. we're all it's excited to add somebody of his character and his ability. >> the trade involves swapping multiple draft picks. and thanks so much for your company. i'm rosemary church. i'll be back with more cnn newsroom in just a moment. i hope you stay there. a mystery! jessie loves playing detective. but the real mystery was her irritated skin. so, we switched to tide pods free & gentle. it cleans better, and doesn't leave behind irritating residues. and it's gentle on her s s...

Motivated attack. so again, you can see some similarities there. as of now, a new lead counsel hired by the former president today to defend him starting tomorrow. >> martha: very interesting, bryan. thanks very much. bryan llenas live on the scene at the da's office. with that, we bring in andy mccarthy, a fox news contributor. good to have you with us today. >> thank you. >> martha: let's start there. the president was posting on truth social on his way to new york city from mar-a-largo going after bragg saying that biden and his people knew about the soros backed d.a. going after trump. he ...

He's eyeing an april announcement but that doesn't mean soon april. that could mean the end of april. >> it certainly could mean longer off. if anybody were to make a mistake and throw a hail mary at the beginning of the game, it might be joe biden. oops, let's try this. i basically agree with you. how -- it seems a little weak sauce to do this coming out of the gates. how much flash you'll get for this in a news cycle, it's a big news story to add somebody to your ticket. how much will you gain but then lose later on down the road because you've blocked yourself from all these other options. ...