let's bring in cbs's robert costa, who broke this news here at "cbs news."porter: good evening, norah. an explosive political and legal moment, a former president indicted while he runs once again for the presidency. and tonight, trump moments ago vowed to fight back, calling this indictment political persecution at the highest level in history. the indictment is still under seal, but cbs has learned former president trump will be instructed by the manhattan district attorney alvin bragg to surrender and face arraignment. the charges are unknown for now, but all center around payments made to adult film star stormy daniels. having a former president fingerprinted and that arraigned in open court presents some unprecedented challenges. >> there will be a lot of planning that will go into it. it will be advance work, as the secret service would do in any protective visit. and i can assure you that all of the law enforcement at the state, local, and federal level will be joined hand-in-hand with the secret service to accomplish this mission. >> reporter: the pr

let's bring in cbs's robert costa, who broke this news here at cbs news. ning, robert. >> good evening, norah. an explosive political and legal moment. a former president indicted while he runs once between again for the presidency. and tonight trump moments ago vowed to fight back, calling this indictment political persecution at the highest level in history. the indictment is still under seal, but cbs has learned former president trump will be instructed by the manhattan district attorney, alvin bragg, to surrender and face arraignment. the charges are unknown for now but all center around payments made to adult film star stormy daniels. trump, seething from the indictment, went on truth social to say this is an attack on our country the likes of which has never been seen before. having a former president fingerprinted and then arraigned in open court presents some unprecedented challenges. >> there will be a lot of planning that will go into it. there will be advance work as the secret service would do in any protective visit. and i can assure you that a

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will not be a candidate for the republican nomination fo>> theormer maryla larry hogan tells our robert costahy he made that decision and we will talk to illinois democrat governor j.b. pritzker, being recruited to help president biden's expected re-election campaign. >>> was covid-19 a result of a lab accident in wuhan, china? new intelligence reports from the department of energy and fbi conflict with other agency reviews. ohio republican brad wenstrup is heading up a new committee investigating the origins of the virus. we'll talk to him. >>> then former fda commissioner dr. scott gottlieb will help us sort through it all. it's all just ahead on "face the nation." >>> good morning. welcome to "face the nation." saturday's norfolk southern derailment in springfield, ohio, was the fourth train derailment in ohio in the last five months, including the one in east palestine that spilled toxic chemicals. norfolk southern tells cbs news no one was injured and no toxic substances were on boardtrn iol incident. the ceo of norfoou ct t testify before a senate panel on thursday. we want to begin the

>> norah: robert costa, ther-year-old evelyn dieckhaus in thehe shooting at the covenant school.nn now on the third-grader's family called her a shining light in this world. >> reporter: grief came dressed in pink, and in other joyous colors evelyn dieckhaus loved. her family described evelyn, all of 9, as whip smart, a world-class nobler, and everyone's safe space. clay stauffer, the dieckhaus family pastor. >> she was a special little girl, a very special little girl, a shining light, a beacon of joy. >> is there anywhere in the room that you can hide? >> reporter: monday's massacre at the covenant school took six lives, three of them children. victims who never found their safe space before the rampage ended. one is 911 caller had hopes cool employees might come to the rescue. >> when you have a school person or two, i'm not sure, who would be packing, whose job it is for security? >> reporter: police killed the shooter. shot. in the aftermath, anguish. funeral services for third-grader hallie scruggs and substitute teacherd stodian me l and head of katherine koonce next week.

>> that's a lot of legal news, robert costa. thank you very much. >>> this afternoon, the federal reserve raised a key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point despite the recent turmoil in the banking sector. the central bank did signal its streak of rate hikes to battle inflation is nearing an end. cbs' >> reporter: announcing today's rate hike, the ninth in over a year, federal reserve chairman jerome powell said inflation remains too high. >> my a inflation imposes significant hardship as it erodes purchasing power, especially for those least able to meet the higher costs of essentials like food, housing and transportation. >> reporter: those costs continue to soar with consumers now paying 7% more for a gallon of milk. 20% more for bread, and 110% more for a carton of eggs than they were a year ago, all costing american households an average of $372 more a month. the rate hike aims to tame this kind of inflation. but it also means paying back your debt will be more expensive. cbs business analyst jill schlesinger. >

i'm robert costa. the debate over the collapse of silicon valley bank intensified today hours before markets opened worldwide and as some companies braced for possible payroll challenges on monday. biden administration officials expressed confidence that the u.s. financial system remains safe and sound and that depositors nationwide should not worry about losing access to their money. but democrats and republicans remain on edge over the fallout. and there is a divide over who's to blame and what should be done. cbs's skyler henry is at the white house tonight with the latest. skyler, good evening. >> reporter: hey, robert. good evening to you. well, cbs news has learned that the fdic is looking to auction svb with hopes of a sale before financial markets open tomorrow morning. now, while the treasury secretary says safeguards are in place to prevent the financial collapse we saw in 2008, the big question now is whether what happened to svb is an isolated incident or any of that spillover will impact o

robert costa, cbs news, new york. >>> a maryland appeals court reinstated the conviction and ordered a new hearing in the case of adnan syed, the subject of a popular podcast serial. syed was freed last year after spending more than two decades in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. yesterday an appeals court ruled that lee's family wasn't given enough notice to attend last september's hearing that vacated the conviction. syed is not to be taken back to prison immediately. >>> and the founder of the failed cryptocurrency platform ftx is facing another charge.dee sam bankmad miion in bribes to a least one chinese government official to unfreeze assets belonging to his hedge fund. he earlier pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors and customers out of billions of dollars. he's been under house arrest at his parents' house in california after posting $250 million in bond money. >>> u.s. border officials say migrants injured in a deadly fire at a mexican immigration detention facility will be allowed to enter the country for medical treatment. at least 38 people wer

with barricades placedund the s's robert costas going tff tht york city. good evening, robert. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. sources tell cbs news that the grand jury's work here is nearly done with prosecutors sketching out the framework for a possible indictment of former president trump. but officials are increasingly on edge about security challenges and protests. the arrest former president trump predicted would happen today never did. but his call for protests has new york on high alert. metal barricades have fortified the courthouse where he'd likely turn himself in. and all nypd officers, numbering about 35,000, were ordered to be in full uniform and ready to mobilize. a bomb threat rattled courthouse proceedings this morning, but nothing was found. security has also increased around the capitol in washington, similar to the days after the january 6th attack. >> we love trump! >> reporter: cbs's manuel bojorquez is covering a pro-trump protest near the family estate in palm beach. >> reporter: several dozen of the former president's suppo

cbs's robert costa is going to start us off tonight from otside that courthouse in new york city. good evening to you, norah. sources tell cbs news that the grand jury's work here is nearly done, with prosecutors sketching out the framework for a possible indictment of former president trump, but officials are increasingly on edge about security challenges and protests. the arrest former president trump predicted would happen today never did. but his call for protests has new york on high alert. metal barricades have fortified the courthouse where he would likely turn himself in. and all nypd officers, numbering about 35,000, were ordered to be in full uniform, and ready to mobilize. a bomb threat rattled courthouse proceedings this morning, but nothing was found. security has also increased around the capitol in washington. smilar to the days after the january 6th attack. [chanting "we love trump"] >> reporter: cbs's manuel bojorquez is covering a pro-trump protest near the family estate in palm beach. >> several dozen of the former president's supporters gathered along this brid

cbs 'robert costa is going to start us off tonight from outside the criminal court in new york city. vening, robert. >> reporter: good evening, norah. law enforcement officials from several agencies met today to discuss security and logistics as they brace for possible violence should former president trump be indicted. steel barricades were delivered outside manhattan criminal court this morning after former president trump claimed he will be arrested on tuesday and urged supporters to "protest and take our nation back" even though there is no evidence an arrest is coming tomorrow. intelligence sources tell cbs news that they are seeing a significant increase in threats since trump's post, including violent rhetoric from domestic extremists, mostly targeted toward law enforcement, judges, and government officials in new york. >> they're a different group that could come in armed. they could come in with explosives. they could come in with molotov cocktails. >> reporter: manhattan district attorney alvin bragg told colleagues, we do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office. sour

cbs's robert costa has more. >> reporter: a major ruling with potentially historic consequences.vice president mike pence has been ordered to provide testimony to special counsel jack smith's grand jury about any illegal acts committed by former president trump. and that private exchanges between trump and pence are not off limits. prosecutors are focused on conversations the two men had in the days before and on january 6th. >> it's hard to imagine a more important witness than the vice president himself telling a grand jury and potentially a jury, if there were an indictment, about what the president was doing on january 6th. what did he say? what were the plans that he communicated to the vice president or to others in the presence of the vice president? >> reporter: trump's lawyers had tried to block pence from testifying. pence, too, had argued he shouldn't have to testify because of his constitutional role in the legislative branch. >> the notion of compelling a former vice president to appear in court to testify against the president with whom they served is unprecedented.

robert costa, thank you so much. >>> president biden tonight joined the leaders of the united kingdomo provide the australian military with nuclear-powered attack submarines. the agreement is australia's largest single investment in its national defense in history. >>> the "cbs >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> let's turn now to that dangerous late-winter nor'easter. new york's governor declaring a state of emergency and tonight activating the national guard because some areas could get up to 18 inches of snow. let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. another powerful storm will be moving into the west coast and a developing nor'easter. this major storm will have multiple threats with it. heavy, wet snow. very strong winds that could be blowing to stronger than 60 miles an hour could lead to long-lasting, widespread power outages. this storm is going to be long-lasting as well, getting going tonight and going through much of the day tomorrow. where there is snow, it's going to be

cbs's robert costa is going to start us off with new reporting. . >> reporter: good evening, norah. black watch today to the president's explosive comment ongoing investigation in new york. days before a possible decision on and in indictment of trump. >> the wice and impeached former presidents rhetoric is reprehensible and irresponsible. >> reporter: house democratic leader hakeem jeffries sounding the alarm today after former president trump warned that death and destruction is possible if he is indicted. >> it's dangerous, and if he keeps it up, he's going to get someone killed. >> reporter: trump also reposted an ominous altered image where he is holding a baseball bat next to an image of manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, who has one of his hands raised. bragg, who now has increased security, received a death threat today at his new york office. a letter addressed to him with a note inside saying "alvin, i'm going to kill you." it contained a small amount of white powder, but was determined to be nonhazardous. meanwhile, trump's legal c

cbs robert costa is going to take us from outside the criminal court. reporter: that evening, norah, from several officious limit agency is met to discuss security as a brace for a possible violence should former president trump be indicted. steele barricades were delivered outside manhattan criminal court this morning. after former president trump claims he will be arrested on tuesday and urged supporters to protest and take the nation back even though there is no evidence an arrest is coming tomorrow. intelligence sources tell cbs news that they are seeing a significant increase in threats since trump's post, including violent rhetoric from extremists mostly targeted towards law enforcement, judges, and to law officials in new york. >> there are different group that could come in armed and they could come in with explosives. they could come in with molotov cocktails. >> manhattan district attorney told colleagues we doot haveatt- if and when indictment comes, expect a ring of steel around the courthouse with all entrances sealed off and a very importa

cbs's robert costa is going to start us off from outside the criminal court in new york city, good eveningevening, norah. law enforcement officials from several agencies met today to bring security and logistics bracing for possible violence should former president trump be invited. steel barricades were delivered outside of manhattan criminal court this morning, after former president trump claimed he will be arrested on tuesday. and urged supporters to protest. and take our nation back. even though there is no evidence an arrest is coming tomorrow. intelligence sources tell cbs news that they are seeing a significant increase in threats since trump's post, including violent rhetoric from domestic extremists, mostly targeted towards law enforcement, judges, and government officials in new york. >> there is another group that could come in armed. they could come in with explosives. they could come in with molotov cocktails. >> reporter: manhattan district attorney alan bragg told colleagues we do not take forces that intimidate our office. with all entrances sealed off and a very presence,

mark will be in conversation session with robert costa. robert is the chief election and campaign correspond for cbs news where he covers national politics and american democracy. so everyone, let us welcome mark pomerantz and robert costa. i know much you all. it's great to be here. thanks very much. to politics and prose for hosting this conversation to. c-span audience and to everyone the neighborhood who stop by and mark. thank you for being here to discuss your new book a very in-depth look at this and ongoing investigation of former president donald trump. but before we dig into that, investigate that you participated in we're a leader in take me through your journey briefly from university of michigan law school to that call in december of 2020 to come aboard manhattan d.a. office. i'll try and confine that story to there were a lot of stops along the way after graduating school i clerked for a federal district judge edward weidenfeld in new york city went on to a law clerk for potter stewart at the united states supreme court. and a

norah. >> norah: that's a lot of legal news, robert costa. thank you very much. federal reserve raised a key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point despite the recent turmoil in the banking sector. the battling inflation is nearing an end. cbs's news caitlin huey burns has more from the white house. >> reporter: federal reserve chairman jerome powell said inflation remains too high. >> my colleagues and i are acutely aware that high inflation imposes significant hardship with the purchasing power especially for those least able to meet the higher costs of essentials like food, housing, and transportation. >> reporter: those costs continue to soar with consumers now paying 7% more for a gallon of milk, 20% more for bread. 110% more for a carton of eggs than they were a year ago. all costing american households an average of $372 more a month. the rate hike aims to tame this kind of inflation but it means paying back your debt will be more expensive. cbs business analyst, jill schlesinger. >> that could be the outstanding credit card balance, and adjustab

>> james: robert costa in the morning. well, withpecting the busiest sg travel season in years.stry is a nationwide pilot shortage. fewer pilots means fewer flights and higher ticket prices. now, one airline is taking a new approach to the problem. cbs's kris van cleave explains. >> and we are flying. >> reporter: flying high, ricki foster is one big step closer to being an airline pilot, after finishing basic flight school at uted's aviate academy. >> i feel appear. >> reporter: the former -- part of united's continued effort to address the pilot shortage while diversifying a wokforce that is overwhelmingly white and male. this first graduating class is 80% women and minority. >> your graduating class looks nothing like the flight school anywhere else. >> no. it looks nothing like the industry. it does look like the demographic we serve. >> reporter: 10,000 new pilots this year. but only have about 6600 qualified candidates. the cost and time to be an airline pilot discourages people, despite a potential six-figure salary. for decades, you could take for granted that the milita

robert costa has been reporting on the investigations. he's here with me now.now you have been speaking to the trump legal team. what is the broader strategy? >> margaret, good morning. speaking to trump's lawyer joe tack copena and other close allies it's evident in the coming days with regard to a possible indictment the legal strategy is going to be combative and they're going to question the scope of any possible felony issued for former president trump. they're going to talk about the timing and they're going to attack the credibility of michael cohen, the long-time trump lawyer and trump fixer who is at the center of the case over the payment. there's discussion over how combative to be including protest. there's some consternation maybe that's a bit too far but they want to see solidarity with supporters. >> you're gesturing to security concerns there. tell me about what's being planned? i mean, this is unprecedented territory. bringing in a former president for potential indictment. how does this work? >> what's so surprising in the reporting is that th

>> james: robert costa in des moines. the corner, airlines are expecting the busiest spring travel season in years. one major issue facing the industry is a nationwide pilot shortage. fewer pilots means fewer flights and higher ticket prices. now, one airline is taking a new approach to the problem. cbs's kris van cleave explains. >> and we are flying. >> and we're up. >> reporter: flying high, ricki foster is one big step closer to being an airline pilot, after finishing basic flight school at united's aviate academy. >> i feel like an eagle up here. >> reporter: the former flight attendant and mother of two is among 51 future flyers in the inaugural class. it is part of united's continued effort to address the pilot shortage while diversifying a workforce that is overwhelmingly white and male. this first graduating class is 80% women and minority. your graduating class looks nothing like a flight school anywhere else. >> no. it looks nothing like the industry. but guess what it does look lie? it does look like the demog

we have more from robert costa. >> overshadowing president trump's trip today to the early voting state trump's former lawyer michael cohen testified for three hours before a grand jury in manhattan. where prosecutors are investigating hush money payments cohen says he made on trump's behalf to a former adult film star stormy daniels during the 2016 campaign. >> he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. >> reporter: an attorney for trump said he will not accept an invitation to appear before the grand jury and maintains the hush money payments were illegal. >> he made this with personal funds to prevent something coming out false but embarrassing to himself and his family, his young son. that's not a campaign finance violation. speak of the grand jury has also heard from former trump hope hicks and kellyanne conway. an expert say that cohen's appearance as a sign it trump indictment could come as early as this week. >> the d.a.'s office knows what they are charging what they are doing, and i would expect in a matter of days, we would see an indictment. >> one rival has urged

norah. >> norah: robert costa with all that new reporting, thank you.ight, residents of a major american city are concerned about clean drinking water. philadelphia's mayor tonight's reassuring citizens that the ri chemical spill threaten the city's water supply over the weekend. the philadelphia water department said there is no sign of any contamination and they promised to monitor the situation and notify the public if anything changes. today, pennsylvania's governor ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of seven people who were killed in friday's explosion and fire at a candy factory in west reading. investigators are on the scene at the company to determine the cause of the exlosion. at least ten people were treated and released at the local hospital while two others were admitted for their injuries. >> tonight attorneys for actor jonathan majors say they their client is completely innocent of allegations trigger allegations of domestic violence after he was arrested and charged with several counts of assault and harassment in new york.

>> norah: that is a lot of legal news, robert costa, thank you very much. the federal reserve raised a key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, despite the recent turmoil in the banking sector. the central bank did signal its streak of rate hikes to battle inflation is nearing an end. cbs's caitlin huey-burns has more from the white house. >> reporter: announcing today's right height, the ninth and over a year, federal reserve chairman jerome powell said inflation remained too hig. >> my colleagues and i are acutely in no michael where high inflation poses significant hardship as it erodes purchasing power, especially for those leae to meet higher cost of essentials like food, housing, and transportation. >> reporter: those costs continue to soar, with consumers now paying 7% more for a gallon of milk, 20% more for bread, and 110% more for a carton of eggs than they were a year ago, all costing american households an average of $372 more a month. the rate hike aims to tame this kind of inflation, but it also means paying back your debt will be

>> norah: robert costa, thank you very much.f a denver, colorado, high school remains in serious condition at another school official is out of the hospital. after they were shot by a student wednesday. investigators say the student who was on probation for having a ghost gun was going through a security check when he shot the school officials. the gunman's body was found last night in a wooded area about an hour from the school. tonight, we have an update, a stcter infections.ug the drops are made in india and sold on websites like amazon. the cdc now says three people have died, eight have lost vision, and four had to have and i surgically removed. we have more now from cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: adam disarro is a fire captain in naples, florida. for years, he used artificial tears or dryness in his left eye without a problem, until last fall. >> the redness came on, the irritation came on, a lot of itching, and it was abnormal. >> reporter: what happened to your eye? >> a just progressively got worse, to the point w

here's cbs's robert costa. >> reporter: the race to define the future of the republican party is on.wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. i am your retribution. >> we will never ever surrender to the woke mob. >> reporter: both former president donald trump and potential challenger florida governor ron desantis cast themselves as champions of the party's base in dueling speeches over the weekend. >> we will evict joe biden from the white house. and we will liberate america from these villains and scoundrels once and for all. >> reporter: desantis in the nationwide book tour that will take him to key early voting states railed against democrats approach to social issues. >> it is ideology run amok, that's why the quality of life has declined in places like san francisco and new york city and philadelphia and chicago. it's all rooted in that. and that woke ideology rejects the core foundation of principles that have made this country great. >> reporter: the florida governor also contrasted himself with the chaos of past administrations. >> i can tell you in four years, you did n

norah. >> norah: robert costa with those new details, thank you so much.clone in the last two weeks is batter in california. torrential rain and strong winds are slamming coastal communities while heavy snow is falling in the sierra. that same storm will bring severe weather to seven states including possible tornadoes from iowa to mississippi. cbs news has learned that the u.s. border officials are planning to allow migrants injured in a horrific fire monday night at an immigration facility in mexico to enter the u.s. for medical treatment. at least 40 were killed and 28 others injured in the fire at a holding facility in juarez, that is across the border from el paso, texas. mexico's president said the fire was set intentionally after the men learned that they were going to be deported. turning now to the war in ukraine, russia attacked kyiv overnight with more than a dozen iranian-made drones. ukraine says all but one were shot down and it comes as we learn that the front lines were fortified with new tanks and that's where cbs is tonight. >> ask and re

norah. >> robert costa, thank you very much. >>> tonight the dean of a denver, colorado, high school in serious condition, and another school official is out of the hospital after they were shot by a student wednesday. investigators say the student, who was on probation for having a ghost gun, was going through a security check when he shot the school officials. the gunman's body was found last night in a wooded area about an hour from the school. >>> tonight we have an alarming update on a nationwide eye drop recalling two drug resistant bcteria infections. the drops are made in india and sold on websites like amazon. the cdc now says three people have died. eight have lost vision, and four had to have an eye surgically removed. we get more now from cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: adam disarro is a fire captain in naples, florida. for years, he used artificial tears for dryness in his left eye without a problem, until last fall. >> the redness came on. the irritation came on. a lot of itching, and it was abnormal. >> what happened to your eye? >> it just progressively got worse

robert costa, thank you very much.ning leaders of the united kingdom in san diego to provide the australian military with a nuclear-powered attack submarines. the agreement is australia's largest single investment and its national defense in history. and it is considered a major step in countering china's military buildup in the region. there are reports tonight that the internationalmi court is set to bring the first war crimes charges linked to russia's invasion of ukraine, both sides meanwhile are taking heavy losses in the fight for the city of bakhmut, one of several battles that the ukraine's president suggested could determine his country's future. here is cbs's imitiaz tyab. >> reporter: ukrainian forces are fighting with all their might. as russian soldiers and mercenaries try to close in on bakhmut, but cbs news has learned they haven't gained any new ground in the eastern city with 24 hours. with ukraine claiming to killed more than 1100 russians in the past few days alone. as kyiv continues to send in reinf

i'm robert costa in new york.ood night. >>> the rain fell, the levee broke in the water still rising. we will hear from monterey county people who refuse to leave their homes behind even with another storm on the way. >>> haven't really given first alert doppler much of a break today but we could get a few downpours after tonight, but this is not the storm. i will show you what that looks like when it gets here tomorrow night. >>> the u.s. government trying to stop a national bank crisis, the desperate measures they took to guarantee deposits as another major bank fails. >>> we will get to the latest on the government's plan for silicon valley bank, but first, the bay area is bracing for another atmospheric river that could bring more widespread flooding to the bay area. this is what it looked like in menlo park this morning with flooded streets in one neighborhood. >>> we are seeing showers, but nothing like what's on the way. let's get to our first alert meteorologist with what to expect. >> the pictures are so

cbs's robert costa is outside the courthouse in new york city. >> reporter: sources close to the investigation tell cbs news that david pecker's appearance today is a sign district attorney alvin bragg might be finalizing a case against former president donald trump. in 2016, it was pecker who encouraged efforts by then-candidate trump and michael cohen to prevent damaging stories about trump from being published. pecker's top editor at the "national enquirer" deliberated with cohen about making payments to stormy daniels to keep her alleged encounter with trump out of the headlines. soon after, cohen paid daniels $130,000 in hush money, later reimbursed by trump. >> pecker has already testified, so that means that his return trip is really just to underscore a point he's already made. and unless there's another pecker in the wings, that means that what happens now is that the d.a. or the assistant d.a. asks for a vote on the indictment. >> reporter: security has been increased outside and inside manhattan criminal court following a death threat delivered to bragg last week and at least two bo

. >> attorney robert costa appeared before the new york grand jury after trump's legal team requested called testify that the credibility of former trump fixer michael cohen. costa spoke to -- >> every three or four minutes, maybe talking to a small pacing like a wild playground cage. back in forth, back and forth. it's really frazzled. -- three, four, five days. it's a suddenly stop in the middle of talking, pointed us, and he'd say, i want you guys to know i will do whatever the f it takes. i will never spend one day in jail. you must decide that 20 times. -- castilla purposely represented cohen, who according to a letter, the trump team sent to the da -- attorney client privilege. cohen, was met with the da's office 20 times an appeared before the same grand jury twice as a key witness in this case, which centers around 130,000 dollar payment to adult film star stormy daniels to silence her about an alleged affair with trump. he was paid by cohen in the final days of the 2016 campaign. -- one of many's later, granbury is looking at crimes that include whether trump falsified busine

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here's cbs's robert costa.on. >> and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. i am your retribution. >> we will never, ever surrender to the woke mob. >> reporter: both former president donald trump and potential challenger florida governor ron desantis cast themselves as champions of the party's base in dueling speeches over the weekend. >> we will evict joe biden from the white house. and we will liberate america from these villains and scoundrels once and for all. >> reporter: desantis in the midst of a nationwide book tour that will take him to key early voting states, railed against democrats' approach to social issues. >> it's ideology run amok. that's why the quality of life has declined in places like san francisco and new york city and philadelphia and chicago. it's all rooted in that. and that woke ideology rejects the core foundation principles that have made this country great. >> reporter: the florida governor also contrasted himself with the chaos of past administration

we're joined once again by our robert costa and joining us remotely are cbs news illegal kris rikki kliemanng with former new york city police commissioner bill bratton, who also happens to be rikki's husband. they are both in naples, florida, and glad they can join us together. i want to start on the legal and security aspects of this case. rikki, last night, the former president told reporters he thinks the case against him has bee ded.'ve se evidence t b that up. what is reality about what to expect in the coming days from this grand jury? >> from all of the information we have, the grand jury is set to meet, as usual, on monday. the grand jury usually sits monday, wednesday and thursday. we do not know if they are done with their evidence yet, but when they finish, we assume that alvin bragg's office will come to them with a draft indictment, at which point he will put forward the charges that he intends to prosecute. the district attorney and his people are excused from the room, the grand jurors deliberate. it takes a vote of 12 out of 23 grand jurors to return an indictment. it could

our robert costa has been covering this story and joins us now. it's good to have you here, bob.now we're going to have a lot of details on the manhattan case, but you've got new information about the federal case against the president and his allies. this is the one led by special counsel jack smith. it's a dual investigation. let's start with the part regarding january 6th itself. what have you learned? >> good to be with you, margaret. based on our reporting the special counsel is tightening his investigation around former president trump when it comes to january 6th, now compelling some of his top aides and allies to testify under oath about their private conversations with trump. that means there's no privilege, no executive privilege, they can cite to try to block any kind of testimony on those issues. we know the special counsel is looking into a possible conspiracy case against trump and people around him about trying to block the congressional protest on january 6th. we're going to potentially hear now from mark meadows, robert o'brien, the former national security advis

i'm robert costa. debate over the collapse of silicon valley bank intensified today hours before markets opened worldwide and as some companies braced for possible payroll challenges on monday. biden administration officials expressed confidence that the u.s. financial system remains safe and sound and that depositors nationwide should not worry about losing access to their money. but democrats and republicans remain on edge over the fallout. and there is a divide over who's to blame and what should be done. cbs's skyler henry is

the reason i decided to do different here frankly to something that i read in robert costa's book peril the last words of the book, which resonate with me was peril remains and it is my personal view that donald trump, unlike virtually any other perhaps any other criminal target of a criminal investigation, represents an existential threat to the rule of law. and if you are dealing with an existent. jewel. thank you. thank you. if you are dealing with an existential threat. the rule of law. there is an argument and perhaps even an obligation to put aside the usual prudential practices, the norms. now, i didn't break law by writing the book. i wasn't going to do that. but when it came to violate norms, when it came to talking about things that prosecutors don't talk about, i thought in these truly extraordinary circum stances, it was the right thing to do. and why i did it. thank you. hello. to piggyback on what you were just saying about doj policies regarding speaking out and i appreciate an insider's perspective and a true speaker as much as anyone for maybe bob. are you kidding? repo

robert costa will join us with new reporting. >>> then, after two banks collapsed, and another received

. >> robert costa. >> yeah, bob costa broke the news this weekend that the investigation around januarying tough. then on friday, we get news that -- more bad news that you actually had a judge pierce the attorney-client privilege because it is obvious that a crime, likely, the standard is likely a crime was committed in that case with trump and his lawyer. >> legal fears were littered all over his presentation in waco. even the words, "i'm your justice, i'm your retribution." what are you talking about? yourself. >>> russian president vladimir putin, the man trump praised in his weekend rally, says the kremlin plans to station nuclear weapons in belarus. putin claims the move would counter american deployments of nuclear weapons in european countries. nato responded to moscow's move, calling putin's rhetoric dangerous and irresponsible. >> let's bring in four star former admiral james stavridis. chief analyst for msnbc. we say ukraine going to russia is a no-go. why not belarus? if they want to get engaged in the war, are the ukrainians free to go into belarus? >> well, first and forem

robert most are negotiate, costa, if you are the liberation of argue mosque continues, or to see these an important hub for the ukrainian troops in the dom by system. taking it under control with a low further offensive actions to be conducted deep into ukraine's defensive landscape course. no. port boy. russia says it's an ex, nearly a 5th of ukrainian territory. moscow's forces have made clear, gained around buckets, but elsewhere the russian winter offensive hasn't yielded territory and other major assaults, further north and south, along the front line. bernard smith, alger, their intelligence being reviewed by us officials suggests that a pro ukrainian group may have carried off and attack the north stream pipelines last year. this is according to the new york times the u. s. and nature both described the explosion as an act of sabotage. moscow blamed the west the natural gas pipeline links russia to western europe were targeted in september. mike has more from washington d. c. the white house from the national security council. the state department, there's absolutely no confirma