March 20

1. Russia · 2. Former President Trump · 3. California storms · 4. Banking turmoil · 5. Murdaugh case.

[due to inflation](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/18/business/dollar-tree-egg-prices/index.html). [rattled customers are wondering what’s next](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/business/global-banking-crisis-explained/index.html) after beleaguered megabank Credit Suisse [was taken over by UBS Sunday](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/business/credit-suisse-ubs-rescue/index.html). Family patriarch Alex Murdaugh [was sentenced to life in prison this month](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/02/us/alex-murdaugh-trial-defense-closings-thursday/index.html) for murdering his wife and son at their rural estate in June 2021. [found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/us/stephen-smith-body-exhumed-murdaugh-south-carolina/index.html) in 2015, will be exhumed for a private autopsy, his family announced. [a 12th atmospheric river will bring another round of heavy snow and rain](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/weather/california-atmospheric-river-monday/index.html) to the state this week. “If banks are under stress, they might be reluctant to lend,” [US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/economy/central-banks-fed-dollar-liquidity/index.html). Meanwhile, former Vice President Mike Pence [described any potential indictment of Trump as politically charged](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/politics/mike-pence-donald-trump-indictment/index.html), saying it’s “not what the American people want to see.” [Atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands of moisture](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/09/weather/what-is-an-atmospheric-river-xpn/index.html) that can carry saturated air thousands of miles – think of them as fire hoses that can drench an area with water. His email comes after Trump [posted a social media message](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/18/politics/donald-trump-manhattan-da-arrest-protests/index.html) over the weekend saying he expects to be arrested Tuesday in connection with the investigation. [assured employees](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/politics/new-york-security-trump-bragg/index.html) that his office will not tolerate intimidation or threats as it investigates an alleged hush-money payment from former President Donald Trump to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/17/china/china-xi-jinping-visits-russia-intl-hnk/index.html) – a state summit with political overtones that will be closely watched by the rest of the world. His visit comes after a defiant Putin [made a surprise appearance](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/europe/putin-mariupol-visit-icc-intl-hnk/index.html) over the weekend in Russian-occupied Mariupol, his first visit to territory captured by his forces in the yearlong conflict between Russia and Ukraine.