Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. Im lynda kinkade. Good to have you with us. Coming up on cnn newsroom, will they win or will they go home . The u. S. Womens soccer team playing their first match of the stage of the world cup. Were live at a new york watch party. Plus i consider it a great badge of honor, because im being indicted for you. I am being indicted for you. Despite the growing list of legal battles, donald trump is rallying his supporters with his latest indictment. Well look at what comes next for the former president. And decision time in niger as the deadline to reinstate the countrys ousted leader is set to expire today. Were live in the region with the latest. We begin this hour in melbourne, australia, where a clash of heavyweights is now underway at the womens world cup. Team usa, the twotime defending champions are taking on sweden, the thirdranked team in the world. And this is a do or die match for both countries, with
Viewers joining us in the United States and all around the world. Im lynda kinkade. Welcome to cnn newsroom. Coming up we call it a sham indictment. The man whos doing it, we really believe hes mentally ill. Donald trump continuing his pattern of stunning public statements on his indictment a day after running into legal trouble for comments he posted online. Coup leaders in niger face an ultimatum. Reinstate the president today or face potential Military Intervention. Well have a live report from the region. And were an hour away from the u. S. Facing off against sweden in the womens world cup and the excitement is building. Well take you live to a World Cup Watch Party in New York City. A new deadline and a new legal ruling in the latest indictment of donald trump. The federal judge overseeing trumps Election Fraud case has responded to a court filing from Special Counsel jack smith last night. Smith wants the protective order after trump posted this. Quote, if you go after me, im co
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
seen here driving around the ukrainian city of mariupol, despite facing an arrest warrant from the international criminal court. we ll have details, plus a look at where things stand to understand the efforts to charge war crimes against him. here in the u.s., the manhattan d.a. is responding to trump calling for protests in the case he s arrested. and the successionist movement inside of america. why a chunk of one state wants to redraw the map and get absorbed by its neighbor. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with russian president vladimir putin making his first visit to occupied ukraine since the war began. look, this is video of him driving through the city of mariupol, which russia occupied last year. the city suffered heavy damage and fighting and became the symbol of ukraine s resistance to moscow s aggression. the kremlin says putin also stopped in their neighborhood and spoke to residents. they say he was i
hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m lynda kinkade. ahead on cnn newsroom calls for justice after the brutal beating of a 29-year-old man in memphis. the controversial police unit linked to his death has now been dismantled. israeli palestinian tensions soaring amid a wave of violence. prime minister netanyahu outlines a new plan after two attacks in jerusalem. and new zealand s most popular city begins to recover after devastating and deadly flooding. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, from lynda kinkade. the memphis police department has announced the permanent end of a special anti-crime unit known as scorpion. it comes just a day after the city released graphic videos of five scorpion officers fatally beating 29-year-old tyre nichols. police have confirmed all the officers were with the special unit. some of the images you re about to see may be disturbing. scorpion was created over a ye