president trump or if this was a democrat it should be equal justice in america. and stop going after people because you have political differences. house speaker kevin mccarthy pushing a popular defense within the gop when it comes to a possible indictment for donald trump. we ll have the latest on the former president s legal troubles in new york in just a moment. plus, chinese president xi jinping is in russia this morning meeting with vladimir putin for the first time since the invasion of ukraine. and also ahead, new investigations into tiktok amid allegations that former employees spied on journalists good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, march 20th i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us we ll begin this morning in new york where amid mounting legal trouble across multiple states, former president donald trump could be criminally charged for the first time, and that could happen as early as this week according
know what, she is right. it is this extraordinary gift that all these people that we love and follow, you know, it makes sen. i m really proud of the fact that i wasted my life listening to the beatles and dissecting every melody and every bass line that paul mccartney ever did. he knows every one. every single one. big time. yeah. it s worth it s been worth every second. it really has. explain that. totally. and look at the power of joanie mitchell, who s at her peak now. these are songs that will be communicating to us for decades upon decades. cameron, on the topic of staying power, such a personal story for you, almost famous, but it has resonated for so many people for so long at this point and now in the new form. what is that like to have your story mean so much to other people? thanks, jonathan. you know, it tells it says to me that there s power in telling a personal story, because almost famous was a little movie we got to make because jerry mag
florida s governor just declared a state of emergency as floridians brace for a potential midweek hurricane. plus fiona packed a punch in canada overnight, communitied still flooded at this hour. and is a reception inevitable? new data is fuelling new fears. you re in the cnn newsroom. in coastal canada it is clear many residents will be spending it in total darkness. hundreds of thousands are without power after hurricane force winds swept through the region earlier today. though it s been downgraded to a cyclone, it s one of the strongest storms to hit canada s atlantic coast. it swamped the beach on prince edward island. police tweeted photos of destruction there. even as fiona fizzles, tropical storm ian is raising alarms throughout the caribbean and gulf of mexico. ron desantis declared a state of emergency with ian predicted to hit the state as a category 4 hurricane next week. le no rest for the weary here. what s the latest? the very latest from the national hurri
Well, you can argue about who started it, but there has been a decided deterioration in the governments relationship with the eu in the last few days. The Prime Minister thinks there are people in brussels not from all the other Member States but brussels itself whove been stirring things up, and in the process, interfering in our election. If that was the case, the effect has probably been to help her. But for the europeans, the point is simply that they have now agreed their shared negotiating position that was over the weekend and if it appears tough well, thats not their doing, thats brexit. You might say this is alljust the dynamics of nationalism one side asserts itself, then so does the other. But has it poisoned the atmosphere for the real negotiation about to hit us . Well hear eu and uk perspectives, but first heres nick watt. Dont know why theres no sun up in the sky, stormy weather. The outlook for theresa may in this election has so far been pretty benign but an ill wind l
Authorities closer to their man . And clean sweep. They havent been to the world series since 2000, and the mets are on their way back. The mets beat the cubs to advance to the world series for the first time in 15 years. Giving new shine to the big apple. But theres no joy in cubville 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with matt lawyer lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. I was on a half second delay because of whats happening in new york city. Everybody is excited about the mets. Tale of two cities. New york happy. The mets going back to the world series. Not good morning for chicago. The cubs get swept. Why cant everyone win . No ties in baseball. No crying in baseball either. May have been tears in chicago. Lets go to the top story. One day after the Vice President said he is not running, Hillary Clinton now set to testify before the House Select Committee on benghazi. This