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drama in the courtroom. donald trump walking out as closing arguments wrap up in e. jean carroll's defamation trial, a decision could come as soon as today. we'll bring you updates live from outside the courtroom. >> plus the international court of justice weighing in on south africa's allegation that israel has committed genocide. the judge is calling on israel to take all measures to prevent genocide in gaza. and disturbing new allegations against wwe founder, vince mcmahon. now accused of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse. we are following these major development can stories and many more, coming in right here to cnn news central. ♪ ♪ ♪ hello, i'm brianna keilar. alongside boris sanchez here in washington. closing arguments have just wrapped up in the civil defamation trial against donald trump. not without more fireworks.

including trump walking out and interrupting the proceedings. now jury deliberations are set to begin and we could get a verdict as soon as this afternoon. remember, the jurors have to decide the price tag for defamatory statements trump made about e. jean carroll when he was president. she is seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages. let's go live outside the courtroom that was cnn's kara scannell. we have a cnn legal analyst norm eisen with us as well. kara, first. you walk us through what was happening in court. what did the two sides present? >> hey, boris and breonna. closing arguments have finished up in the last day of this trial. carols attorneys arguing to the jury that the only way to stop donald trump from repeating these defamatory statements is to make him pay. they say that e. jean carroll should get at least $24 million in compensatory damages. and what they said a large amount in punitive damages. asking for a big amount of money because the question they

put to the jury, they said this case is about punishing donald trump for what he's done. and what he's continuing to do. they said that even after that jury last year found him liable of sexual assaulting carroll, and defaming her, that he continue to repeat those statements just 24 hours later at a cnn town hall. that was the moment that donald trump got up and left the courtroom during carols attorneys closing arguments. they also told the jury, one of the defense argument has been that carroll has asked for this, and her lawyer said, when you make an allegation against a sitting president and he uses his massive megaphone to go after you, more people are going to know who you are. they said the hate mail, the threats that she's gotten, they parrot donald trump's words. trying to tie the negative statements, threats that she's received, to donald trump. his lawyers in their closing statements, he returned to the courtroom for this. they did make their argument that e. jean carroll was seeking some kind of club the city from this. that she was enjoying the attention she got when she was

public. even reading some of her own words that she had given in interviews immediately following that. they said the former president is not responsible for twitter trolls. he does not condone what they say. he said it's wrong of carol to try to ask this jury to make donald trump pay, as she put it, for mean tweets. she also cited from carole's friend that donald trump was called as a witness some of the text messages that she sent privately where she said that carroll was like santa at the christmas parade, enjoying the attention she was getting. carroll's asking the jury the saying that a person can enjoy moments, they can also be deeply hurt and threatened by some of the things that happened. right now, the judge is instructing the jury that is expected to take about a half an hour or so. once that's completed, the jury deliberations will begin. >> all right, we'll be looking for. that thank you. norm, the former president walking out in the middle of

carroll's attorneys closing. what's the impact of that drama? >> breonna, we were watching the president in this civil case, both because of the merits of the case, it's a very important case in its own right. but also as a forecast of how we might behave in the coming criminal trials that could lie ahead this year for, we're currently on the schedule. and i think he is walking out, and his other shenanigans during the trial, his loudly proclaiming that it's a con job. he is shaking his head, his grimacing, which got the judge to chastise him several times. actually proved the malice. now, if the jury is sympathetic, maybe some of these behaviors might fan those sympathies. but looking at the proof at e. jean carroll's powerful testimony about how she was injured, and all of the

evidence that came in, the greater likelihood is that the jury is gonna tagged donald trump with a very large damages number. in his walking out, the rudeness that that represents that these comments and grimaces will actually be used by the jury to say, gee. this is someone who really does have a malice. that's the test. >> as carroll laid, out of the judges gonna deliver instructions to the jury. there were multiple occasions during this entire case, specifically yesterday when the judge intervened to let the jury know, strike that. don't potential to that. disregard that in your deliberations. at some point, if you're a human being and you're watching all of this unfold, even if you're told to disregard what you've seen, doesn't that play into your perception? >> it certainly does. it's impossible for jurors to erase something very striking. having often appeared before

juries and talking to them afterwards, they do pick up on everything that happens. . of course, that's why we have multiple jurors. it's not just one person. it's nine people who are watching and then they go back and they trade notes. i think one comment that trump made that the judge ordered stricken will have some residents with the jury. i don't think it'll be enough to help him, but it's the comment where he said i did it for myself. my family. in for the presidency. so what he's doing there saying, i didn't act with malice, it wasn't with bad intent, i was defending myself. if there is one juror who is a trump sympathizer, that line, despite being stricken, speaks to that person. it has a certain common sense residents. i don't think it's gonna be enough. there is that risk of a juror going rogue, we call that jury nullification. it's a risk. i don't think we're gonna get that here. >> it's just hard to put the cat back in the bag. even if there's something that

is stricken from the record there, let's talk about the damage here. you have carroll's attorney saying, listen, if you really want deterrence, it has to be an unusually high punitive damages amount. take us through what that could mean. >> damages are calculated into categories. there is compensatory damages, and we've just seen a request to make carroll hole, things like hiring consultants, having a campaign to repair her reputation. the pain and suffering that she has endured. that's 24 million. then to send lesson when a defendant is found to have acted with bad intent, malice, that he wanted to hurt e. jean carroll, you multiply that compensatory damages number by an x-factor. the factor can be quite high.

there is a limit. they couldn't order billions in damages. normally, the upper ceiling is about ten times compensatory. so, you could be looking here, if there is a true home run, and the proof is coming powerfully the argument has been strong. trump wasn't allowed to speak. you could be looking at a multiple of many times of $24 million. that would send a message. >> it certainly would. certainly would. norm, thank you so much for that. we appreciate it. >> we have a big update now from georgia. another case concerning donald trump. the election interference case. the former president now joining the fight to dismiss fulton county district attorney fani willis over misconduct allegations involving her lead prosecutor, nathan wig. >> that's right, trump's attorneys also accused willis of trying to stoke racial bias among the public and prospective jurors. according to recent comments she made at her church where she defended her team of prosecutors, including weighed.

we have cnn's nick valencia following all of it for us from atlanta. nick, walk us through what's going on here? >> yeah, boris and breonna, it's interesting. initially, the defense team for the for the former president had said they didn't have sufficient evidence to adopt this motion to dismiss this case. but that seems to have changed. now they filed a motion, not just to dismiss, but to disqualify fani willis over these improper alleged improper relations with their top deputy, as well as what she said in her first comments after these allegations first surfaced. they allege that she may have prejudiced the codefendants, prejudiced potential future jurors by injecting race into this discussion. here's what they're saying, in part of that motion to dismiss. saying, quote, although this court may not have the authority to disbar d.a. willis, it really does have the power to dismiss the the night and into disqualify her. the special prosecutor she hired in her office from any further involvement in this case. her attempt to foment racial animus and prejudice against the defendants in order to divert and deflect attention

away from her alleged improprieties calls out the sanctions of dismissal and disqualification. i want to be very clear here, this is more than just about the alleged improper relationship between two consenting adults. this is about a potential misuse of government funds. a public official, who may have given out a government contract to an alleged lover and may a financial benefited from that contract. this is just more unwanted pressure for fani willis. boris, breonna? >> nick, also news out of the georgia state senate, we should note, it is republican controlled senate. they passed a resolution to investigate d.a. willis. tell us more about that? >> that's right, this happened in the last several hours. the gop-controlled georgia senate here passed a resolution to form a special committee to investigate willis and her team. they will have subpoena power. they also have power to put people under oath to testify. they don't have power to remove willis. this is just another symbolic

move from the legislature here to try to put pressure on willis. as i mentioned, more unwanted pressure for the district attorney. boris, breonna? >> nick valencia, live for us from atlanta. thank you. still ahead, at the international court of justice is now ordering israel to take measures to prevent acts of genocide in gaza. we're going to discuss the impact, if any, this will have on the war. >> plus a, former employee is accusing wrestling mobile vince big man of sexual assault, trafficking, and physical abuse. we have more on some of the disturbing allegations. and coastal storms may have washed away businesses that have stood for generations. now some families are facing a tough decision in the northeast. whether to rebuild under the threat of climate change. ♪ ♪ ♪

some shocking allegations to tell you about today from the israeli government. they are claiming that 12 u.n. relief agency employees were involved in the october 7th hamas attack on israel that saw at least 1200 people killed, and more than 250 taken hostage. the u.n. relief and works agency operating in gaza claims it has fired those workers, it's also launching an investigation where the accused could face criminal prosecution. now here in the nation's capital, the state department has paused more funding to the agency, at least for now. we're gonna continue to update you as we learn more about this case. breonna? >> the international court of justice at the hague has ruling it's plausible that israel's actions in gaza violate the genocide convention. it cannot make a final determination at this point as expected. in a series of provisional measures revealed today, the u.n. high court also says israel must take immediate steps to prevent genocide in gaza, and allow more

humanitarian aid to enter the enclave. the judges also called for the release of all hostages held by hamas, but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire as requested by south africa when it brought the case. >> it feels like a victory and a significant milestone in a step in the right direction. for the liberation of the palestinian people. in a way, it's also very disappointing that the court did not rule in favor for an immediate cease fire at this time. because i personally believe that is what the people need. it's an acknowledgment of what is going on right now. and it's finally a moment that israel is going to be held accountable. and i'm very happy that they're choosing to pursue this case in court. >> the hamas-run health ministry is reporting the death toll in gaza is now surpassed 26,000 since the start of the war. with 64,000 people injured. i'm joined now by pierre richard -- the former u.s. ambassador at large for war crime issues under george w. bush's administration.

sir, thank you so much for taking time to be with us today. you heard what the court has said here. plausible israel committed acts that violate genocide convention prescriptions therefore stopping and preventing that for punishing actors for. that forgetting humanitarian aid in. but no cease-fire. how significant is this? >> well, i think it's significant in the sense that the court did not rule that israel is committing genocide. rather, what we have here is a place holder decision where the court wants to reserve jurisdiction to review this before. because evaluating whether a nation or no vigils committed genocide is very complex. it comes down to the intent. so what they decided to do was essentially say, preserve information. report back to us in a month or so so we stay updated. and they also recognize that israel has a continued right to defend itself against acts of terrorism in atrocities.

>> this really change anything about how israel is prosecuting this war? do you think? >> i don't believe so. because, again, what the court did, they reminded israel of its international obligations under the genocide convention. which is all nations have a duty to prevent and to punish. so they didn't say that they needed to stop the war, stop fighting, stop doing what they're doing. but they just said to be mindful of the genocide convention. in alerted israel that they are watching. i really view this as a, effectively, a non decision. what comes out of it is that the court is remaining engaged -- in the reports. >> let's listen to how israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu responded to this preliminary ruling. >> israel has an inherent right to defend itself. the vile attempt to deny israel this fundamental right is

blatant discrimination against the jewish state. and it was justly rejected. our war is against hamas terrorists. not against palestinian civilians. we will continue to facilitate humanitarian assistance into do our utmost to keep civilians out of harm's way. even as hamas uses civilians as human shields. we will continue to do what is necessary to defend our country and defend our people. >> his message there is that they are already doing these things that the court is calling for. they will continue with aid. they're going to continue to protect civilians. is that really the message that the court is sending here? >> well, i think the court is really sending a message that israel, you are on notice. and that the court will be paying attention. it seems that israel did an effective job during the hearings and presenting its case. because south africa wanted a determination of genocide. which did not happen. but israel should note that the

icc will continue to monitor. and it does seem that the israelis are preserving evidence. they're doing what they believe is important or relevant as far as protecting civilians and bringing in humanitarian aid. but it will be reviewed. again, they have to report back to the united states -- i believe within a month. and that may continue throughout the process. >> this is an interim ruling here. explain why it takes so long for there to be a real determination on the question of genocide? >> well, genocide is complex. a lot of people confuse genocide is simply the fact that you have people dying or people being harmed. therefore, it's genocide. there are other crimes that cover, that such as war crimes, crimes against humanity. the issue with genocide, it's the intent. the perpetrator has to have the intent to destroy the group in whole or in part. in this case, south africa or

others we need to prove that israel is out to destroy the palestinian people in its entirety, effectively. and that is a difficult task for any court to evaluate in any way to prove. again, what the court did hear, it's plausible in a sense where people are dying. but they don't have any evidence, or sufficient evidence, to discuss the question of what was israel's intent in this specific acts. lastly, again, israel will argue that the civilians, or casualties, if you will, collateral damage if you will. but that they're not they don't have the intent to kill the population. they're going after hamas. >> ambassador, it's so great to get your insights on this. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> still ahead, jennifer crumbley, the mug of the 2021 michigan school shooter, is

back in court. her testimony now turning to her sons chilling text messages. and the max is back. alaska airlines says it plans to resume 7:37 max nine flights today. this will be the first time since that terrifying door plug incident caused planes to be grounded. love more on that when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪

right now, prosecutors in michigan are presenting their case against the mom whose son carried out that horrific mass shooting at oxford high school. jennifer crumbley is charged with involuntary manslaughter after her son killed four of his classmates in that 2021 rampage. today, the prosecution presented text messages they claim show the shooter's parents ignored warning signs about their troubled son. earlier, a detective took the stand reading some of the shooters text messages sent months before the rampage. >> the shooter said actually asked my dad to take me to the doctor yesterday. but he just gave me some pills and told me to, quote, suck it up. >> and then what? >> he then says, like, effect the point that they asked me to go to the doctor. and then he says, my mom left when i told her. >> cnn's jeanne casarez has been following this case closely. she joins us now. jeanne, there's been some

arguments back and forth between the defense and prosecution. during his trial, he apparently told the medical professional that those text messages he sent weren't actually true, right? >> right. it was a jail psychiatrist. and ethan, of, course pleading guilty to all charges. but this did come out in a hearing. in for sentencing what a sentencing should be in the jails psychiatrist said, in open courtroom, i was in that courtroom, that ethan had said that he lied. and that it wasn't true that he had asked his parents for help. so, that's why the defense wanted even to take the stand and the judge is having an issue with that. pleading the fifth. but there was even more today because there were texts that were shown to the jury about on march 17th that ethan was at home alone and he was saying, i feel the house is haunted. the bulls are flying. there's a demon. when you're gonna get it calmly back. can you text me back. jennifer was riding her horse

at that moment. and there's been a ruling the judge made that alcohol will not come into this trial. because the parents did drink. they were alcohol bottles found in the house. for the jury is not to know that. but the prosecution wanted a text that jennifer sent to james around this time. listen to this argument right here. alcohol is going to come into this trial. >> i'm not objecting to all of -- i'm objective the portions about alcohol. >> the doors been opened. council specifically said, i think more than once, that her client's hypervigilance mother. hang on. nobody says anything about having a cocktail. but when there's evidence to show that they are drinking when the sun is texting thanks to the mother, no call back. that's important. and it's important for the jury what they actually didn't spend their time on. >> can i see the texts? >> so, what the judge is going to allow is for the jury to see the texts where jennifer's

texting her husband, same day, a little earlier, i'm going to get drunk and ride my horse. because the judge believes it shows child neglect. because she never responded to ethan when he was so scared as a 15 year old in that house alone. believing he was having delusions. >> i'm going to get drunk and ride my horse. wow. jeanne, this morning the judge told the defense that she is not going to allow the shooter to take the stand if he intends to plead the fifth. walk us through that. >> well, the defense, as i said, once ethan crumbley himself to come to this courtroom to clarify some things. because if he lofted on those texts, they want him to admit that in that courtroom for the defense. well, the appellate attorneys have made it known that ethan will plead the fifth if he comes into this courtroom. that he will not say anything to incriminate himself because there's an appeal on his sentence of life in prison without the possibility of

parole. it's the harshest punishment in michigan. in his brand-new appellate attorneys are gonna fight to get it decreased. so, the judge says, if we know, already he's gonna plead the fifth. i'm not gonna like to put him on the stand. it's what appears as though that's how it goes right now. we'll see what happens. boris, i've seen before, that the defendant convicted is brought to the courthouse. the jury goes out of the room. he is put on the stand to see exactly what he will say when he's on the stand. out of the presence of the jury. remember, ethan and his mother they haven't seen each other in two years. that could impact the whole situation. >> yeah, the personal dynamics in this family now shown in the courtroom. jean casarez, thank you so much for the update. breonna? >> wwe founder vince mcmahon is vehemently denying some very disturbing allegations from a former employee who claims that he sexually assaulted,

physically abused, and trafficked her two men inside and outside the company. the woman has filed a lawsuit, and this is coming just over a year after mcmahon was the subject of another misconduct investigation. when he was wwe's chairman and ceo. cnn business and politics correspondent, vanessa yurkevich has reviewed the complaint here. vanessa, explosive allegations here. what more can you tell us about them? and how mcmahon is responding to them. >> disturbing, graphic detailed. 70 pages in this complaint by janelle grant. against vince mcmahon. she alleges that he sexually assaulted her. but there were physical abuse and she was trafficked to other men inside the company and outside the company. she says that during her time trying to get a job with wwe, it became very clear that this would be an exchange of a job for sexual relationship with vince mcmahon. later, she says that she was

then trafficked to other men inside the company and outside the company. she details one sexual assault, one alleged sexual assault, where vince mcmahon and another gentleman who works for the company locked her in a room and assaulted her. now, janelle grant worked for the company for about a year. but she ended up believing and signing an nda in exchange for $3 million. she said she was paid about $1 million of that deal. vince mcmahon, we know, is a very powerful individual in the sports world. he no longer works for wwe as part of an investigation that took place. but he does work for a tko, and some folks may know that name because tko is the parent company of wwe. they just announced a lucrative deal with the rock and netflix, these allegations are explosive. >> huge. all right, vanessa, we know you'll continue to follow this. vanessa yurkevich, thank you.

when we come back, u.s. olympian mikaela shiffrin hospitalized after this scary looking crash. the most successful alpine skier of all-time seen limping before being taken away by ambulance. we're going to update you on her condition. and alaska airlines saying in plans to bring back the 737 max 9 today. this comes after that horrific mid-flight blowout that forced the faa to ground. it the president of the association, flight attendants is going to join us next.

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hours, boeing 737 max nine, alaska airlines said it's follow the faa's intensified inspections right criteria, and now plans for the first max 9 flight to depart seattle. the max nines have been grounded, you might recall, since early january. when a door panel blew off a plane at 60,000 feet. the fridge-sized hole left behind some socks -- phones out of, hand even the shirt of a child. according to passengers on board. let's discuss now with sara nelson. she's president of the association of flight attendants. sarah, thanks so much are being with us. what are you hearing from flight attendants for alaska airlines about returning to the max 9? >> but alaska flight attendants are extremely upset with boeing's executives. they never should've been put in this position in the first place. but we are out in -- and working with the company to make sure that they have full information about the inspections. about the minute updates. in order to return these aircraft to service. this isn't where this ends,

obviously. we're gonna have to keep working and we want to make sure that flight attendants have all of the information necessary to explain the safety of these flights. of these planes returning to service to the passengers. and feel comfortable themselves getting back on the plane. there's a lot of apprehension that we're dealing with. but we're getting through it with the -- >> with the flight attendants that are set to fly on the max 9 today, given any extra guidance on how they should comport themselves, what to look out for, what to tell passengers. >> mostly what to tell passengers. and what was done in terms of the inspections in the main it's updates. as is required by the faa. and i want to commend faa administrator michael whitaker who's taken a very, very strong -- to this and made sure that he is right on top of it. demanding that these inspections are fulsome in that we can have a lot of confidence as pilots and flight attendants getting back on these planes to get back in the year.

the flight attendants have to fully understand that they can feel comfortable to. and we're making sure that that is happening. >> what was your message, or your group's message, to those members that were hesitant to get back on board the max 9? >> well, look, we have been supporting the crew of 12 82 who we have to commend. no one died here, this could've been very different if we had not had professional work of those pilots and flight attendants on board. and this is an experience that that crew never should've experienced. no wouldn't should've ever experienced. or the terrifying moments that those passengers went through on that flight. so we've had a lot of work to do just to support that crew. but also, the other flight attendants and pilots who could have been working that late. and there has been a lot of work to help them understand that we're working very closely with the ntsb, through the investigation, making sure that we're putting forward recommendations to make sure this never happens again. working with the faa very closely to make sure that there is continued oversight, greater

oversight in terms of getting these aircraft certified in the first place. but also, in the production lines. so, the follow-through here with the faa and the ntsb in recommendations coming out of this investigation is very important. and an important part of feeling confident about getting back on a boeing aircraft. the people at boeing, the engineers in the maintenance people, those are all wonderful people. in the problem here has been in the c-suite. that needs to be completely replaced along with boeing -- 's we need to focus on, we need to focus on investing in that great brand in the people at boeing who can create great aircraft that have been unable to do their jobs because of shareholder capitalism. >> sarah nelson, we appreciate you sharing your perspective with us. just watching that video it's crazy. as you noted, we're fortunate that no one was actually hurt. thank, you sarah. >> thank you very much. >> of course. >> breonna?

>> now to some of the other headlines, we are watching this hour. the winningest skier of all-time losing control and crashing into a fence during a women's downhill a vent in italy. we're talking about mckayla shiffrin, taken by ambulance to a clinic. the u.s. ski and snowboard -- says it looks like she avoided a major injury. thankfully. the parents of a university of idaho student murdered in 2022 will attend a hearing today for the suspect. brian kohberger charged with four counts of first-degree murder. for allegedly killing kelly goncalves and three of her roommates. he's trying to get beyond that even dismissed. the parents telling abc they want a trial date set as it is possible. and the federal trade commission is warning dozens of funeral homes to start misleading grieving customers who will face hefty penalties. the agency conducted an undercover phone sweep for more than 250 fewer homes across the

country. some did not pricing questions -- as required while others gave inaccurate information. the ftc says a funeral homes that don't comply could pay more than $50,000 per violation. we do have some breaking news now. jury deliberation has in the civil defamation trial against former president trump. the jurors have to decide the price tag for defamatory statements that about. the plaintiffs is seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages. we're monitoring this. we're gonna bring you much more on t the case nenext hour.

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few places are as beautiful as the rugged coast of maine, or as vulnerable. its sea level is satirized by foot and a half here in the next 25 years, four feet by the year 2100. rising tides are already devastating coastal areas. slammed this month by two monster storms. cnn's bill weir is in portland, maine with the details on this. bill, what are you seeing and hearing from the people there? the >> breonna, usually i'm doing see level rise stories in the tropics somewhere. normally people in maine or those that work on the water don't complain to, much

especially on days like this. but things are changing so quickly, appear it is mounting pressures and a lot of thought about the future. >> reporter: on the planet warm to record highs by fossil fuel pollution, the gulf of maine is among those corners of earth overheating the fastest. this is driving lobster and cod further offshore, making it harder to make a living off of the sea. but then, the warming climate brought another devastating blow this month. two of, them actually. back to freakishly wet winter storms that came not from the typical nor east but from the south. and at record high tide, a combination that brought down wharfs and docks that had been part of the landscape for generations. so, this is what that was there? no way, that's what's left of it? >> just generations and generations of stuff. there's a lot of memory down

there. >> translator: meanwhile, and south, portland it took three iconic fish shacks on willard beach, 136 years ago. >> pretty obvious they're gone. if you never been here before, -- >> reporter: you wouldn't know, right? >> didn't leave any impression up there. there is no trace of them whatsoever. the only impression we have it's an emotional impression. >> reporter: in here, right? the storms buried the last high-water record, literally. >> down there in the hall is the 1978 blizzard high water mark. it was covered by sand in this most recent storm. >> reporter: all of this is what happens after just seven and a half inches of sea level rise in the last 100 years. scientists telling maine to brace for much more in the next 25. >> maine is preparing for a foot and a half of sea level rise by 2050, four feet by 2100. mainers are resilient, people who are experiencing

devastating intergenerational loss right now. almost in the same breath, they're recognizing the realities of climate change in saying, how high and how strong do i need to rebuild? where do i rebuild at all? >> reporter: insurance? >> no, no insurance. so expensive for insurance for anything over the water. like me and whoever, just can't afford it. >> reporter: monet coombs advocates for fishermen, which these days include sounding the alarm of a growing mental health crisis. >> you have memories, there you learn to fish, they're your kids learn to fish their. then the storms come along and it's completely gone. that, coupled with your community changing because now there is more mansions than there are fish houses, that takes processing. that's a sense of loss and grief and a way of life that is sort of fading. we're in a precarious position in the industry right now. but fishermen are some of the most resilient people i know.

they are stubborn, which is a blessing and a curse. and they are really good problem solvers. if anybody can build back after storms, if anybody can contend with climate change, it's those guys and gals. >> reporter: maine is really on the cutting edge of climate preparedness. the scientist was telling, me when she goes to communities to share data, she starts with a lecture on climate change. they're, like we get it, we know, what's next? the state leads the nation by far in adapting heat pumps, breonna. they blew past the record here. will be interesting to watch this place as they show us how to adapt to scary new days. >> take our lessons there from the northeast. bill weir, fantastic report, thank you so much for sharing it with us. jury deliberations and former president trump's civil defamation trial are now underway. the jury has had a case for about 15 minutes now and we are going to bring you the very latest developments next.

right, now a new york jury is deliberating on how many millions donald trump must pay eugene carroll after defaming her. there was a lawyer told the jury the number should