Storm clouds for Trump: Manhattan prosecutors say criminal charges are likely for the former president in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Plus, the Mexican drug cartel that kidnapped four Americans, killing two, issues an alleged apology letter. And, bracing for the jobs report: new numbers that could sway the Feds’ fight on inflation are just hours away.

Also this morning: Xi Jinping secures an unprecedented third term as China’s president, 7 are killed in a shooting at Jehovah’s Witnesses Hall in Germany, New York leaders ask major pharmacies to commit to dispensing the abortion pill, Starbucks workers in Buffalo talk to CNN after the court ruling in their unionization fight, and Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend files a $30 million damages lawsuit against the golfer.

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