closely watched testimony. a former legal adviser to michael cohen goes before a new york grand jury today, investigating former president trump and alleged hush payments as house speaker kevin mccarthy calls on trump supporters not to protest if the former president is indicted in the case. critical meeting this morning chinese president xi arrives in moscow to meet with russian leader putin its implications for the war in ukraine, ahead megadeal the rush to rescue a bank in a deal worth billions of dollars the details ahead. spring break curfew.

miami beach declaring a state of emergency and setting a curfew after two deadly shooting. and a hero big brother a little brother showing brotherly love in a big life-saving way. it's monday, march 20th. "early today" starts right now >> hi, good morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. critical and unexpected testimony is set for today in the new york hush money investigation of former president trump. a former legal adviser to michael cohen, trump's former lawyer is expected to go before a manhattan grand jury it comes a of the former president took to social media over the weekend and called for protests in the event of his arrest for more on this, we go to nbc's brie jackson in washington brie, good morning so lay out what the situation looks like for trump as this week begins. >> good morning, phillip well, the political world has been on edge since former president trump took to truth social on saturday in a post, mr. trump said he expected to be indicted and arrested this coming tuesday for

his alleged role in hush money payments to stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election he also called for his supporters to protest, take our nation back in the event of his arrest it remains unclear at this time when or even if mr. trump will be indicted. and a spokesperson for trump later clarified in a statement there had been no notification given. this timeline laid out might already be facing complications. nbc news has learned that robert costello, a former legal adviser to former trump lawyer michael cohen will be testifying today before the grand jury in this case it comes at the request of mr. trump's attorneys supporting a person with a direct knowledge of the situation cohen said he would be returning to the d.a.'s office today to stand by as a rebuttalness cohen plead guilty in 2018 to making the illegal payment to stormy daniels and has met

numerous times with the prosecutors that are bringing this case. meanwhile, house speaker kevin mccarthy is distancing himself from mr. trump's call for protest. but decrying the investigation as politically motivated he had this to say on sunday >> i don't think people should protest this, no and i think president trump, if you talk to him, he doesn't believe that either. >> meanwhile, manhattan d.a. alvin bragg will not -- is not commenting publicly, but sent an internal message to a staff on saturday in response to the words of the former president. the message said "safety is their top priority," and declared that "we do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in new york trump adding overnight on truth social that bragg should be held accountable for the crime of interference in a presidential election trump has denied any wrongdoing, as well as an affair -- denying

an affair with daniels meanwhile, two senior law enforcement officials tell nbc news that there are interagency police and security meetings planned for today in case an indictment is handed down this week so a lot going on here, phillip. >> major story potentially ahead in the coming day, brie. thank you. this morning russian president vladimir putin will welcome chinese president xi jinping to moscow. the high profile three-day visit comes at a crucial time for the russian leader who is being largely shunned on the international stage over his invasion of ukraine. let's go live to our ali arouzi in london. good morning what is vladimir putin hoping to get out of this meeting? >> kbgood morning, frances. i think simply support from a very, very strong ally is what he wants out of this meeting vladimir putin is under enormous pressure these days. the war is not going according to plan. he's drowning in international sanctions, and now there is anni

cc arrest warrant after him for the things he's a done so he wants support from a strong ally, and that's exactly what xi jinping is this is his first trip to russia since the invasion of ukraine. and it clearly shows a lot of support to another leader, who is very similar to himself they're both authoritarian leaders that believe in a multipolar world so they have a lot in common they're both encountering the united states. with the amount of pressure russia is under in financial sanction, they're really looking to boost trade as well with china, to, you know, to be able to support the war that they have entered on. and china is pivotal for trade in russia. so that's the sort of things they're going to be discussing, having further arrangements and partnerships going forth and of course for china, this is very important because they are seen as a player on the world stage. they were able to bring iran and

saudi arabia around the negotiating table. and they hope to have that sort of influence with russia frances? >> ali arousesy, thank you swiss banking giant ubs buying its rival credit suisse for over $3 billion. the move comes just one week after the collapse of two american banks nbc's allie raffa has the latest >> reporter: an historic deal brokered by the swiss government banking giant ubs agreeing to buy credit suisse for $3.2 billion, just a fraction of the 8 billion it was worth friday. >> it is the best solution for restoring the confidence that has been lacking in financial markets recently. >> reporter: the decision aimed at stabilizing financial global market. >> if ubs hadn't taken over ubs, it would have led to another

crisis in the banking market americans are mostly concerned about their bank accounts and their money in the bank. it would have led to more concerns that their money wasn't safe when it actually is. >> reporter: the biden administration praising the decision as it tries to restore americans' confidence. saying in a statement, the u.s. financial system is financially resistant. just over a week after silicon valley bank became the biggest bank to fail "the new york times" reporting the bank's risky practices were on the federal reserve's radar for more than a year, and it was issued six citations in 2021 members of congress now calling for more reform. senator elizabeth warren announcing a probe into the silicon valley and signature bank collapses >> we need accountability for our regulators who clearly fell down on the job. >> reporter: several congressional committees have called for reviews of the banking system's failures. the house financial services committee is set to hold its first of multiple hearing about

this on march 29th >> thank you today is an important day for the president of france. emmanuel macron faces a vote of no confidence in the national assembly over a law his government ran through last week it increases the age of retirement in chance from 62 to 64 the legislation is deeply unpopular, and macron had to bypass parliament to enact it. while his premiership is expected to survive the vote, pressure is likely to continue today's political showdown comes on the heels of several days of street protests. . a state of emergency forced a top spring break city to shut down early a curfew went into effect at midnight from miami beach. the crackdown follows a weekend of deadly violence our guad venegas is there. but first, a warning some of these images are disturbing >> reporter: chaos erupting on the streets of south beach

spring break interrupted by two deadly shootings the first one on friday night. gunfire ringing out as restaurants were packed with customers. the crowd scrambling ducking for cover, the shooting leaving one dead and another in critical condition. >> we are just out here to have a good time and it shouldn't be like this. can't be dodging bullets that's crazy >> they just killed somebody. >> reporter: then again on sunday >> they're giving that boy cpr. >> reporter: another shooting at the famous ocean drive, killing one and wounding another the mayor declaring a state of emergency and instituting a curfew >> the volume of people in our city, the unruly nature of too many in the presence of guns has created a peril that cannot go unchecked. especially in the evenings over the last three weeks alone we have impounded over 70 firearms >> reporter: all restaurants must close by midnight and the sale of alcohol at stores stopped at 6:00 p.m. officials hoping this stops the violence >> as i have said many times, we

don't ask for spring break in our city we don't want spring break in our city. >> reporter: miami beach is a popular destination for spring breakers known for its wild parties and crowded scenes but tonight the troubled paradise is closing down in hopes there won't be another spring break tragedy. >> everybody's young we're trying to live life and have fun >> and city officials in miami beach are expected to meet again on monday with the intention to impose the same rules for next weekend. back to you. >> all right, guad, thank you. now to exclusive nbc news reporting on the future of tiktok the ceo of the video sharing app plans to tell congress that tiktok now has 150 million active users in the u.s., which marks a 50% jump in nearly three years. that's according to a senior democratic strategist advising the company ahead of thursday's testimony before congress. lawmakers have national security

concerns about the chinese-owned company. tiktok creators are expected to speak out in d.c. on wednesday a tiktok spokesperson says lawmakers should hear firsthand from people whose lives would be directly affected. new this morning, the residents of chicago are heading back to the polls today as early voting kicks off in the runoff election for mayor brandon johnson is going up against paul valles after beating out nine candidates, including former mayor lori lightfoot. polls will be open starting today through april 4. let's see how we're starting off this monday weather-wise michelle grossman with the latest hi, michelle, good morning. >> good morning, guys. great to see you it's the first day of spring spring arrives later on this evening. and many of us will be below average in terms of average temperatures and then another powerful one tomorrow winter alerts through the intermountain west into the rockies. we're going to be measuring beat

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we're back with a bond between brothers that can't be broken a 7-year-old in texas turning into a real-life superhero, saving the life of his big brother. our kate snow has the story. ♪ let's go preston ♪ >> reporter: 13-year-old preston pipkins loves playing basketball and spending time with his kid brother cameron who's been right by his side, supporting preston during a grueling battle with leukemia after his diagnosis last september but when chemo treatments alone stopped working, mom rachel and dad javonte posted preston's plea on social media. >> i'm on my second round of chemo at children's hospital in dallas

soon i will need a bone marrow transplant. >> reporter: finding a bone marrow donor, a major challenge for multi racial patients, so just in case, cameron got tested >> they let us know that cameron was a 100% match, complete match. >> reporter: welcome news, since there were no matches in the registry >> nice. did you get that >> reporter: mom and dad always knew their boys shared a special bond, but never expected this powerful moment last month between the two. >> just because i got a shot doesn't mean that i saved you. >> yeah it does. you're giving bone marrow from your body to my body because my bone marrow is messed up, it has cancer, right? yours doesn't. >> reporter: you can see preston calmly and clearly explaining to 7-year-old cameron just how much getting his bone marrow meant and calling him a hero >> you saved me. >> you saved me. >> no, you saved me.

>> what did you do >> i gave a shot >> you're a real-life super hero. >> oh, yeah. >> mom rachel was recording the whole thing. >> i just knew it was special moment >> i was amazed at the fact he took the time to really break it down to him. >> right you want the hold on >> reporter: so far preston's procedure has been a big success. he is recovering, hoping to finally go home this week and so grateful for his little brother's bravery. >> he is entertaining me and has helped me whenever i don't feel so good. >> he's just a good little brother. >> the boys are looking forward to riding bikes and skateboarding again. we wish preston such a speedy recovery back to you. >> kate, thank you >> that is remarkable. just priceless to have that video.

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