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trump's alleged hush money scheme will soon have an unexpected witness as the manhattan district attorney weighs indicting the former president. and if he is arrested, trump's attorney warns of mayhem to come. china's president is making his first trip to moscow since the war in ukraine began. what xi jinping and vladimir putin hope to achieve at their meeting. the u.s. federal reserve is taking steps to keep cash flowing as major moves are being made to help restore confidence in the global banking system. good to have you with us. a day after donald trump urged supporters to protest his potential indictment in new york, his legal team has further stoked tensions by warning of unrest if the former president is arrested.

>> let's see if they arrest him, but i'll tell you what, if they choose to do so for a misdemeanor, which frankly he didn't even do, it is going to cause mayhem, paula. it's just a very scary time in our country. i do think security should be in place if that is what they choose to do. i would never want to see anybody get hurt, i know the president wouldn't either. if this is what we're doing in this country, secure the premises because it's dangerous. people are going to get upset. >> trump's possible indictment is related to a grand jury investigation over a hush money payment allegedly made to an adult film star. in the coming hours, we could learn new details about that probe. trump's former attorney, michael cohen, could appear before the grand jury if his former legal adviser, robert costello, offers evidence that would challenge cohen's claims about the alleged hush money. and with the possibility of

large-scale protests in new york, authorities say they've been planning extra security measures. cnn's gloria paz mena reports. >> reporter: law enforcement sources in the city have confirmed they have been discussing plans around this potential indictment of former president donald trump. law enforcement agencies, everyone from the nypd to the secret service to federal agents, as well as court officers, which are responsible for safety inside the courtroom, have all been coordinating in recent days ahead of this potential indictment. donald trump taking to his social media channels to say that he would be arrested on tuesday and calling on his supporters to protest. that is creating another layer of logistical challenges for authorities here in new york city, because should protests happen here in the area, it

would complicate the security and the logistics. we expect former president donald trump to turn himself in if he is, in fact, charged with a crime or arrested and indicted. he would have to show up here to manhattan criminal court here behind me, just as anybody else who is accused of a crime. he would have to go before a judge, he would be fingerprinted, his mugshot would be taken, and he would go through the criminal justice process like anyone else facing a crime. the one big and obvious difference here, of course, that is we are talking about the former president of the united states. not only that, but also a current candidate for the presidency, adding a whole layer of history to this potential event and also adding to the complications around safety and security that local enforcement has to provide for him. in response to that social media post that the president made

yesterday, district attorney alvin bragg september an internal memo to his office over the weekend acknowledging the possible threats. law enforcement sources here in new york also telling us they are monitoring social media for any possible threats. in the memo, alvin bragg wrote, "we do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in new york. our law enforcement partners will ensure that any specific or credible threats against the office will be fully investigated and that the proper safeguards are in place so all 1,600 of us have a secure work environment. that last line really underlining the fact that even with the potential indictment of a former u.s. president, this is an office that will still have to do the work that it does every day to ensure that people who have to come through this court can do so safely and that business can carry on as it

usually does on any given day. so local authorities preparing for the possibility of that indictment. former president donald trump saying that he expects to be arrested on tuesday, but of course, all of it remains to be seen. reporting in new york, gloria pazmino, cnn. >> earlier i discussed the case with aviva martin and asked about the potential testimony costello and cohen could provide to the grand jury. >> michael cohen is on standby. so if robert costello goes into that grand jury room and gives testimony that contradicts that which michael cohen gives, he's going to be called in immediately to rebut whatever that testimony is. i don't think anything costello says, if the district attorney in manhattan has already heard enough has and presented enough evidence to this grand jury, i doubt one witness' testimony will cause there to be any

different outcome. so if there is enough evidence already to indict, and they're just wrapping this up, i suspect that they'll move forward with the plans that they already have in place. >> and trump's attorneys say there will be mayhem if he's arrested. how likely is it that trump will be arrested on tuesday as he himself is predicting? what will the likely ramifications be if that happens? >> we don't know if this is going to happen tuesday. even his legal team said they're doubtful, that there's not been credible information coming from this district attorney's office announcing tuesday is the date he will be arrested, so at this point that's speculation. in terms of what this could mean, this country has never faced this, what some are calling a constitutional crisis, where a former president who is running for president again has been arrested, has been indicted on criminal charges. so it remains to be seen what

this looks like. we know there are huge security risks. this is not like going to knock on the door of michael cohen or one of the very many people in trump's orbit that have been arrested, because trump does have secret service protection, any kind of arrest would have to be worked out with the secret service. so there are lots of details yet to be worked out or disclosed as it relates to any potential arrest. >> our thanks to areva martin, who joined me live last hour. in just a matter of hours now, chinese leader xi jinping is set to arrive in russia for a visit that's likely to be viewed by the west as a powerful show of support for missouri moscow and president vladimir putin. the kremlin says the two plan to strengthen relations and discuss the war in ukraine with a one-on-one meeting kicking off the visit. the u.s. plans to keep a very close eye on developments and

watch for any signs that china's moving forward with providing military aid to russia. cnn correspondents are tracking all the developments for us. anna coren is stand big in hong kong, and salma abdelaziz is live in london. let's begin with anna in hong kong. how is china framing president xi's visit to moscow? how does he plan to be a neutral peace broker in russia's war with ukraine if there's any possibility he plans to offer lethal support to putin? >> yeah, it's a very interesting point, rosemary. but in just over three hours, xi jinping will land in moscow for a trip that is very much being framed at an opportunity to promote peace between russia and ukraine. the u.s. and europe are highly skeptical, as we know. xi says he's committed to finding a resolution to this war that's been dragging on over a year. he wrote an article in a russian newspaper that was published this morning, celebrating the close ties between china and

russia. putin did the same in a chinese newspaper. china has proposed a 12-point peace plan, calling for a cease-fire, an end to western sanctions. but it does not address russia's occupation of ukrainian territory. china, as we know, is positioning itself as a peacemaker after re-establishing diplomatic ties between saudi arabia and iran earlier this month. the kremlin says it's giving great attention to this peace proposal. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said he is willing to speak to xi and virtual talks are expected. although, rosemary, they are yet to be confirmed. but the u.s. believes that xi's trip is to show solidarity with russia and a sign that it is seriously considering putin's request to supply it with lethal weapons, including artillery shells and attack drones. china denies this. the two leaders have met 40 times since xi came to power.

xi has just cemented an unprecedented third term. both these men have positioned themselves as lead ers leaders . this is a partnership about creating a new global order with china firmly at the helm. the timing of this is critical for putin. his invasion of ukraine has stalled, military casualties are mounting. just last week, the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for vladimir putin for war crimes in ukraine. he needs this snow of support. as far as we know, xi is expected to land at 6:30 a.m. eastern, 1:30 p.m. moscow time. an informal lunch will follow ahead of the main talks. >> we'll be monitoring that very closely. and i want to bring in salma abdelaziz joining us live from london.

what's president putin trying to achieve with the optics of his visit to mariupol days after the icc issues an arrest warrant against him for war cripes, and a day before the president of china arrives in moscow for talks? >> reporter: you heard from anna about the diplomatic tightrope, xi trying to demonstrate he's neutral, trying not to aggravate europe any further, also trying to develop this relationship, this bilateral relationship, with moscow. president putin will be doing the wooing. it is not just a show of support that president putin needs at this point, he needs actual material support. western officials have been warning about this. they are highly concerned that china is considering sending lethal aid to russia, something president putin desperately needs to replenish that arsenal. the military arsenal that's been severely depleted after a year of conflict on the ground, after a year of very little victory on

the ground, rosemary. that visit playing out in m mariupol, that was a demonstration of strength by putin, saying, i am here, i am present, i am strong. trying to demonstrate he is a victorious leader who has the reins on the ground, despite what the rest says, despite the losses on the battlefield. you heard there as well from anna about the article that president putin wrote that was published in a state media outlet, his thinking, his view of this very important visit. in that article, president putin calls "comrade xi" a close friend. he aligns their world vision, sees them both as being attacked by nato and the west in american hegemony, and sees their interests are closely aligned. that's very much what president putin is going to be doing here, try to build what he's already called a no-limits partnership with president xi, develop that

further. he's going to want to portray that strength and leadership on the ground, and he's also going to want to win over any actual material support that he can get his hands on. it's important to remember here for president xi that he is also expected to hold a call with president biden. he's also expected to speak to president zelenskyy. so there's a lot more here that's going to go into his thinking, into his decision-making. but for moscow, this is such a critical moment when president putin has been so sidelined, so marginalized, essentially a pariah to the west, to finally get some support, some backing from china. >> many thanks to you both, appreciate it. meanwhile, neither russia nor ukraine is showing any signs of backing down in the fight for bakhmut. newly released drone footage purportedly shows ukrainian national guard forces destroying a russian grenade launcher in

bakhmut. the british ministry of defense estimates that russia has suffered as many as 30,000 casualties in the area around bakhmut. the vast majority of them wagner mercenary fighters. north korean leader kim jong-un says his country should be ready to launch nuclear attacks at any time to deter war. that is according to state media. kim was on hand for military drills over the weekend which simulated a nuclear counterattack. he also accused the u.s. and south korea of expanding their joint military drills by involving american nuclear assets, and he says their aggression means his country must bolster its nuclear deterrence exponentially. still to come, ubs will buy credit suisse at a fire sale price in a bid to halt a banking crisis. we're live in london next with details of that historic deal.

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health of the global financial sector. the u.s. federal reserve and several other leading central banks have announced dollar liquidity measures to ease the crisis. the move came just hours after the announcement ubs is buying credit suisse in an historic government-brokered pact. the nearly $3.75 billion rescue deal comes on the failure of the failure of america's silicon valley bank and signature bank. cnn's clare sebastian joins me live from london. how are global markets reacting right now to am move by ubs to buy credit suisse, and how will this takeover work, exactly? >> reporter: you might have thought this would provide some relief to the global markets. that is not what we're seeing. asian markets are lower. banks in particular pretty hard-hit. hsbc standard charter down pretty sharply in hong kong,

around 7% or more in both cases. i think the reason for that, if you look at the deal itself, is one, we don't actually have the full details yet. two, there are things about it that are causing nerves. the price tag, for example, just over $3 billion, less than half of the market value of credit suisse as it closed on friday. less than 1% of the bank's total assets at the end of last year. i think some investors will think, what was so bad about these assets? what else do we not know about how bad things about were there at the bank? also the losses implicit in this deal. shareholders are going to be almost wiped out, 1 ubs share per 22 1/2 credit suisse shares. there's a class of bondholders, the risky end of the bond spectrum, they are being wiped out completely, $17 billion worth of bonds that are not getting anything. that is a potentially unnerving

precedent for bondholders. but this was about preventing contagion, preventing the spread even further. take a listen to the swiss finance minister on that. >> the bankruptcy of a global systematically important bank would have cost irreparable economic turmoil in switzerland and throughout the world. for this reason, switzerland had to take the responsibilities beyond its own borders. >> reporter: don't call it a bailout, say the swiss authorities. this, they say, was a commercial solution and acquisition by ubs even at that fire sale price. but there are those questioning it, given that there is going to be quite a lot of government support, more than $100 billion in credit line, a potential lifeline. they're going to be backstopping billions of dollars in potential losses at credit suisse, so there is a lot of government involvement. they are at pains to point out this was in no way a commercial

solution. >> the federal reserve and other central banks are trying to head off a crisis by keeping money flowing. so you're saying, when you look at the markets here, this is not calming jitters at all but could it maybe change in the next few hours when people start to realize what this actually means? >> reporter: it could, certainly. we could see markets turn around when they start to digest the details of this and realize that it might go some way to prevent contagion in the banking sector. credit suisse had its own idiosyncratic issues. what the central banks have done, they have a mechanism in place, these dollar liquidity swaps. i think, rosemary, there are instances at which that kind of intervention can upset markets further, because obviously that signals that there might be something wrong. we did hear from janet yellen last week that these worried

banks are already tightening lending, something they want to avoid. >> a delicate operation. clare sebastian joining us live from london, many thanks. eric auris is chief investment officer with gideon strategic partners. he joins me from baltimore in maryland. good to have you with us. >> thanks, great to be here. >> how likely is it that this emergency rescue bid by usb to buy its rival, credit suisse, will achieve the goal of avoiding a global banking crisis by halting investor panic after the collapse of two u.s. banks? >> i think it remains highly unclear. even the terms, while we've seen a few headline figures, and there's been multiple today, even the terms have yet to be fully worked out. in fact, ubs executives telling employees to continue to treat credit suisse as competition. that being said, the package itself, $100 billion, full state

support -- i think it will do a lot to inject confidence into the system. but hardly out of the woods yet, that's for sure. >> and of course, the big question everyone in the united states will be asking now is, what will the federal reserve likely do about interest rates when they meet this week in light of this development? >> that's right. it's a very open question. i think that the market has to reconcile the crisis of confidence and the fed has to make -- really understand that they've created a lot of liquidity in the last few days with the deposit lines being drawn, over $160 billion. and in fact, the crisis itself, the regional banks play such a big role in lending. you could argue a lot of the tightening a rate hike would be meant to achieve in terms of creating no more heat on the

economy, the job has been done for them in many respects with the events over the past week. and in many respects, i think the tone of the meeting will be to restore confidence rather than the brow-beating we saw from powell two weeks ago in front of congress, really being steadfast against inflation. >> right. so how will this takeover work, exactly, again a massive emergency loan from the swiss national bank wasn't enough to stop the fallout? >> well, the takeover itself i think remains highly uncertain. it seems that the s and b is written in loan loss provisions and backstopped the ultimate losses. credit suisse's balance sheet is something that i think even ubs, the acquirers, and many of the executives at credit suisse don't know where all the skeletons are hidden. so it will be interesting to see the details worked out over the

past week, but it does seem that the swiss national bank has backstopped the losses for ubs to get it into safe hands, so to speak. >> credit suisse, it has had issues for a while. even late last year, it had depositors withdrawing funds. so why did it take this long to do something about it? or for the problems to show up? and why are we suddenly seeing banks fail here in the united states? now we're seeing this in europe. is. >> yeah, it's certainly been a long time coming with credit suisse, the issues. it's been a balance sheet that folks have been very scared to touch for, gosh, well over a decade almost now. and the impetus for this was really the crisis of confidence, the run on the banks in the united states, where over 50% of deposits are not fdic insured. and with the information age and

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the west bank town of hawara has given emerged as a flosh point in the israeli/palestinian conflict. israeli authorities said sunday a civilian was wounded in a shooting attack while in a vehicle. the u.s. ambassador to israel says the victim is a u.s. citizen identified as a settler named david stern. israeli officials say he managed to return fire and injure his attacker. the suspect was later apprehended. this latest violence comes weeks after israelis attacked palestinians in hawara following the shooting of two israeli brothers. cnn's hadas gold joins us live

from jerusalem. what more are you learning about this? >> reporter: this man, dade stern, and his wife were driving through hawara. one of the reasons that this palestinian village in the occupied west bank has become a flashpoint is it sits along one of the main roadways used by both settlers and palestinians to travel through the west bank. also, many settlements are nationalistic. this man ask wife were driving along when they came under fire. they were shot several times, along we see from the images we're seeing from the car. i counted at least 15 bullet holes. the man who was shot was able to return fire, israeli authorities say. they say he wounded the attacker, who escaped beforelar. the hospital says the man somehow is actually in rather stable condition, that initially they said he was in very serious condition when they arrived to the hospital. they realized his injuries were not as severe. as we noted this coming during a very tense time in hawara.

we had those two israeli brothers shot and killed in a similar attack while driving in their car through this town. they were also, both of them, shot at and killed. we had hundreds of israeli settlers rampaging, setting fires to dozens of cars and homes. one palestinian man was killed in the ensuing chaos in what are called revenge attacks. there were calls by settlers to once again protest, demonstrate as a result of this attack. but it seems as though the night passed very calmly and the israeli military had a much stronger presence there than they did last time. the israeli military acknowledging the last time around, they were not prepared for the types of attacks they saw from israeli settlers. clearly it seems they learned their lesson. images from the protest, which is a different subject happening in israel over the weekend. hundreds of thousands of israelis took to the streets in protest against these judicial

reforms that the israeli government is trying to push through. earlier today, we did hear from the israeli government a slight softening of these proposed changes. very slight softening. what their main focus is how judges are selected. so they have made some changes to how they want judges to be selected. they did say they were going to delay slightly the rest of these overall reforms. the protest organizers have already sent out a response to this saying that this is not -- this is essentially the same, this will potentially change and ruin israeli democracy, in their eyes. >> all right, our thanks to hadas gold joining us live from jime. in france, president emmanuel macron's government faces a test in parliament as protests rock the country. the french national assembly is set to vote on two no confidence motions tabled by opposition lawmakers. they were filed after the government bypassed a full parliamentary vote to raise the

retirement age from 62 to 64. the no-confidence motions are expected to fail, but unions are calling for nationwide strikes to bring the country to a standstill later in the week. in southern california, a union representing thousands of school workers in los angeles plans to strike for three days this week. the move to protest what it calls unfair practices by the los angeles unified school district after months of contract negotiations. >> reporter: the signs jose is making are expected to be used tuesday. >> we're not asking for the world. >> reporter: he has a full-time job at an early education

center, says he makes about $25,000 a year. >> i love my job. especially the 5-year-old, 4-year-old kids, keep it clean for them. sometimes i don't feel appreciated and respect. >> reporter: respect is what his union says this strike is about. while asking for more money, some members have reported harassment for doing so. >> some have been harassed to the point where they've lost their job, they've lost income, or they generally just are intimidated. >> reporter: sciu local 99 is a union representing thousands of cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, and other school workers. but the teachers union is also joining the strike in solidarity. >> let's go to the table. >> reporter: lausc superintendent alberto carvalho is hopeful that the two sides will come to a monetary agreement and says harassment claims are being reviewed. >> we have not been presented with compelling evidence that there's widespread abuses. are there issues? yes. each one of them is vigorously investigated and consequences are applied on the basis of merit of the allegation.

>> reporter: the union says avoiding a strike is unlikely. instead, they want to shine a light on minorities and low-income workers who keep the schools running. >> i like what you did. >> reporter: they see this as a wakeup call for other districts in the u.s. to fund education. >> elected officials throughout the country -- federal and state -- should see what's going on here and think, this is happening in just about every district in this country. >> reporter: the superintendent also believes that when they come to an agreement, the rest of the nation will use it as an example. >> i believe that it will be precedent-setting for the country. and i will take pride in it, as will the union, for these are some of the lowest wage earners in our community. >> reporter: both sides worry about the students who may suffer greatly from school closures. >> once you're forced to shut down a school, you eliminate some of the protections and

rights that children have. the right to food, the right to health, the right to social and emotional support, the right to mental support, right to have their disabilities addressed in an adequate way. >> reporter: but the union believes people like jose need to make mor more money. >> it's a struggle, it's hard. sometimes i think to myself, lord, if i'm going to make another day? >> reporter: because in the end, they say higher salaries for school workers will lead to better schools and better education. and negotiations over wages will take place behind the scenes, but the union says that because this strike is not about the money, there could be more strikes in the future. they say they do not want to strike, but will continue to push for what they believe is fair. in the meantime, you have many, many parents here in los angeles who are trying to figure out exactly what to do with their children this week. camila bernal, cnn, los angeles. weeks after south carolina attorney alex murdaugh was found

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it has been 20 years since the u.s. and its allies launched one of the largest and most consequential military operations in modern history. the 2003 invasion of iraq. this is how it began, with a barrage of strikes pummeling military targets on march 19th. in the weeks that followed, u.s.-led forces would sweep through the country with the goal of toppling its ruler. by april 9th, they took the capital where a large statue of saddam hussein came tumbling

down. the u.s. decleared that his regime was gone, but the war would rage on for eight years, leaving tens of thousands dead and millions in chaos. to this day, the impact of the war is still being felt in iraq and the united states. cnn's ben wedeman explains how the conflict has shaped both nations over the past 20 years. >> reporter: it began with shock and awe. 20 years ago, the united states and its allies embarked on a war in iraq. within weeks, saddam hussein's regime fell. >> major combat operations in iraq have ended. in the battle of iraq, the united states and our allies have prevailed. >> reporter: they prevailed in

the brief battle of iraq, but the war in iraq that followed was long and hard. the american road, paved with good intentions, soon led to hell. >> son of a bitch, welcome to frigging iraq, huh? get back in the vehicle! >> reporter: the u.s. never found iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, the original rationale for the war. and blunder after blunder poured fuel on a fire of resentment. every u.s. operation, like this one i covered in the summer of 2003, left behind a trail of bitterness. by midweek, u.s. troops had detained nearly 400 men, none from their most wanted list. they also managed to arouse a fair amount of resentment. "the americans are occupiers," says this man, "they have no manners or ethics. one of them grabbed a koran and

threw it to the ground." the u.s. cobbled together a political order based on sectarian divisions. disbanded the iraqi army and the once-ruling baath party, throwing hundreds of thousands out of a job. and was mired in the abu ghraib prison scandal where iraqis were tortured, humiliated, and photographed. 11 u.s. soldiers were convicted of crimes. less than a year after the invasion, large parts of iraq were in chaos. saddam hussein was captured, tried, and executed, but the insurgency went on. abu mussab zarqawi, the jordanian-born leader, was killed but the insurgency went on. sectarian tensions between the shia majority and the once-dominant sunni arab minority erupted into civil war, and the killing intensified. the violence only subsided after

the u.s. surged more troops into iraq in 2007. >> we're here to support you. >> reporter: in august 2010, the last u.s. combat troops left iraq, leaving behind a brittle, corrupt, deeply flawed democratic regime riven by sectarian tensions. which provided fertile ground for the rampage of the islamic state, or isis, spilling over from the war in syria into iraq. isis seized control of the northern city of mosul and then captured city after city, reaching the outskirts of baghdad. it took more than three years of bitter combat and foreign military assistance to defeat the group. that enemy vanquished, old discontents resurfaced. in 2019, baghdad was gripped by

massive protests against corruption, sectarianism, and poor living conditions. but like protest movements across the region, it too was crushed. as the u.s. invasion and occupation fade into history, neighboring iran plays an ever-greater role in the country's affairs. old problems, corruption, dysfunctional infrastructure, and unemployment remain unresolved. yet despite it all, today baghdad is more peaceful than it has been in years. ben wedeman, cnn. just ahead on cnn, we'll update recovery efforts in ecuador after saturday's 6.8-magnitude earthquake.

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government's goal was to return to normalcy and that the ministry of finance has already allocated resources for repairs. the levee breach that caused devastating flooding in parts of northern california has been patched. these images show what happened after the levee broke last weekend, sending water rushing towards a small farming community. thousands were evacuated, and at least 200 people had to be rescued. right now, hundreds of people are still i've their homes waiting in shelters until their houses are inspected. california could get even more precipitation this week with an atmospheric river set to sweep across the western u.s. more than 45 million people across the southern u.s. are under fries warnings. cnn meteorologist derek van dam has the latest forecast. >> here we go again. yet another atmospheric river event lining up for central and

southern california. this will approach the state by late tonight and into the day on tuesday. but believe it or not, there's actually a separate storm system that's not considered an atmospheric river but bringing light rainfall and mountain snows to the intermountain west. it's really this secondary storm system you see entering into the equation late monday and tuesday. that will bring several feet of snow to the central sierra nevada mountain range, as well as several inches of rain to the coastal areas. and by the way, the mountains just outside of los angeles in ventura county, they could see a few feet of snowfall from this latest event. this sweeps inland, the secondary storm, that's going to have the most moisture and really have that deep trough connection that will bring in copious amounts of rain and snow. it won't be as powerful as previous atmospheric river events we've seen this season, but nonetheless, national weather service picking up on that flood threat for central nevada, arizona, as well as central portions of california. also picking up on the winds.

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