♪ on the attack. former president donald trump fighting back and lashing out at the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial. court is set to resume in just a few minutes. more what the trumps are facing and whether this case could have an impact outside of new york state. that's ahead. plus, will there be another battle for the gavel? republican hard-liners led by congressman matt gaetz vowing to oust kevin mccarthy from his speakership but do they have the notes and will mccarthy cut a deal with democrats. we'll take you to the latest.

and a so-called pink tax is hurting women's health especially among breast cancer patients. we're going to explain why. we're following these stories and many more all coming in here to "cnn news central." ♪ with his family business at stake, donald trump is again in front of a judge for the first day of his civil fraud trial in new york. inside court, where you can see trump with his attorneys sitting quietly before the proceedings began. but outside court he's been putting on a political spectacle, attacking the judge and prosecutor in remarks this morning. and during the lunch recess in the last hour. both times leaning on his go-to claims about the case. just a few yards away from where he's being tried. >> this is a complete example of the single greatest of all time.

a rogue judge a tiny fraction, 0.01, a tiny fraction of what they actually are. a racist attorney general with a horror show. before she even knew anything about me. >> let's get to the courthouse with cnn's kara scannell, what do you know? what do you expect to hear there? >> reporter: well, jessica, opening statements wrapped this morning. with the testimony, it made the case, year after year, loan after loan, the former president inflated the value of assets on the financial statements in toward to get better terms for insurance and for bank loans. so what they previewed in their case they said they will call some witnesses that will testify to this including michael cohen. he's the trump former fixer.

he's the reason why the a.g.'s office started the investigation on capitol hill, with the assets that would benefit him. he also said another trump executive will be testifying that the chief financial officer of the company told him that donald trump's net worth went up. and that is the basis of this theory of the case, that he's inflated the value of the assets to increase his net worth so he could get the loans. trump's attorneys pushing back saying this is not fraud. this is real estate, everyone comes up with their own valuations. it doesn't mean that one person has committed fraud. he said there's no conspiracy among the children. donald trump is also accused of conspiring with donald trump jr. and eric trump. saying it's possible based on the serial liar michael cohen. now, politics did enter the courtroom here, one of the trump attorneys, alina habba began her statement saying the attorney general's office could have

brought this case years ago, even before an investigation. and not just some of the statements that james is making including ones made outside of court. take a listen. >> my message is simple. no matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you may have, no one is above the law. and it is my responsibility and my duty and my job to enforce it. the law is both powerful and fragile. and today in court, we will move our case. >> reporter: so, habba is saying that is the reason why she was introducing politics into the case because james is making comments, of course, as you said, trump has been making many comments at any break in this trial. the judge had already ruled that letitia james' motivation was not on trial here but it is in fact whether trump's case did defraud others on assets. fixated on the value of mar-a-lago, that's trump's

compound, the judge finding in a ruling it's more than $18 million. they're saying it's worth $8.5 billion. a lot of testimony will be nitty-gritty of finances and how they came up with the value of the properties and whether the bankers felt misled. there was one moment in the courtroom, donald trump walked past letitia james sitting in the front row, only the last time did he walk past her and he glanced over at her. his son was the only one in attendance, he went over and shook the attorney general's hand. they exchanged some words and he left the courtroom. it's going to begin just moments from now and we'll bring you the latest from there. beth. >> a lot of dynamics at play. kara, thank you for that reporting. let's go to kristen holmes, outside of trump hour in in manhattan. we know that trump did not have to appear. this is a civil case, he didn't have to be there. is this a strategy to bolster his legal case?

is this part of the optics of all of this? >> reporter: well, jessica, when i was talking to the advisers about why they were going to show up today, he originally said they wanted to have a show of force, that it was important for him to look the judge in the eye. but what we're seeing here this is also part of the campaign strategy. for the last months we've been asking the campaign advisers how are you going to navigate the 2024 presidential campaign looming trial, essentially turning the trials, today, into a campaign event. when trump was leaving trump tower, as they blasted out a statement on letitia james, one that you'd likely see against a political opponent. we have seen trump there at that event going back to the camera, going back to the microphones time and time again, giving similar remarks, similar to what he said in the first place, knowing that's something that former president trump liked. he likes the visuals.

he likes the optics. and this is clearly a way to take control of the narrative. when you're talking about campaigning in the middle of a trial, how can you make this essentially a plan to take the oxygen out of the race. that seems to be what they are doing. trump himself really said as much, making this political when asked why he was here today. >> i want to be here in person today. because i want to watch this witch hunt myself. i've been going to a witch hunt for years, but this is really now getting dirty between jack smith and between all of these doj people, helping them along. this is a pure witch hunt. >> reporter: and, remember, with election interference, this is what trump has been saying for the last several months, if not longer, as to why exactly he's facing all of these legal problems, these trials, he says it's because democrats are out to get him.

that they don't want him to run against joe biden. of course, he's still in the middle of the campaign for 2024. i do want to note one thing here. i was watching him go back and forth with the microphones. it reminded me of 2016 when he was in scotland at his golf course there, with reporters. he kept going to the microphone, essentially like a rolling press conference. that's really what he's doing here. remember, this is trump in his element, when the cameras are around. he is a showman at the end of the day and clearly using this to bolster him on the political side, jessica. >> there's no question, with him there's so much more. he does return to his playbook again and again. kristen holmes in manhattan, thank you. boris. let's discuss the aspects of the trial with david chalian and sara murray and former prosecutor elliot williams. i want to start with you, elliott, something that alina habba said in the opening

statement, with letitia james in the room, she went after the a.g., saying she was going to get trump. described him as an illegitimate president. the judge, though, essentially tossing that aside. why? >> for the most part, the attorneys can say what they want in court here because there's no jury in the room. often rules in court are made for the protection of not putting evidence in front of a jury. ful she makes bad arguments to the judge, the only audience she is going to lose is the judge right there because he's the one ultimately making the ruling or decision here. so, i think he's a big boy and can take some of the attacks coming in. it really would be a different calculus if there's a jury in the room, because arguments like that risk painting the trial. >> and then criticizing the judge saying he's a rogue judge. very unique strategy to get into court late, because you're outside criticizing the person that's going to decide, right? >> like "dodge ball" don't move,

cotton. we'll see how it works out for him. we have an audience of one here. and it is that particular judge. as an attorney watching i think they know they're going to lose they're playing to david's world, to the cameras here, the voters, not to the court. they've accepted this is a lost cause. >> to eliot's point, trump's keep has said this is partly a campaign event for them. >> not partly. in large part, it is. first of all, he didn't have to show up. >> right. >> choosing to show up immediately moves this more into the campaign territory, than the legal territory for him, in terms of the theatrics for today. but i think it's important to note here, what the trump team has learned over time. so, you had four federal indictments, 91 criminal charges. and they were working all summe. aid out of lemons. no one is wanting to be indicted

certainly not a president seeking to be president again. and it helps rally their base and it totally dominated the headlines and therefore starved his opponents of oxygen. so when it came to a day like this, where it's not required unlike the federal indictments, they said, hey, we should run that playbook. we want to continue to starve our republican opponents of any oxygen. we want to dominate the information. and we know showing up in court is the opportunity to do that and continue to portray as the victim here. >> it's not just going into court, sara, going in and out making controversial statements to say the least. >> yeah in a lot of ways this is a dry run for when he has to be in court. i mean, he's staring down a trial in federal court here in washington, d.c. in march that is unlikely to move very much. but to figure out how you can essentially campaign in court.

this san opportunity, essentially, for them to practice. is it a wide strategy to attack the judge. no it's not wise in new york. it's not wise inevitably when they do the same thing in georgia but from a political standpoint he has to figure out how to campaign for president around the various court appearances and this is the way to do it. >> as sort of what sarah has said, that this is a dry run can we see that happening in the matter in d.c.? >> no, he certainly can't -- well, he can attack jurors. the question is, is he going to be sanctioned for it. the judge has the power, number one, murderle muzzle him, if hes making threats, but also put him behind bars if he continues. the difference is federal court is not much of a spectacle like

in state court. like the photographs that you saw today that wouldn't be allowed in a federal courthouse. the kind of hallway press conference, you wouldn't see that in a federal courthouse. there's a little room here to play the clamameras. >> david, you talked about how trump's team is sort of sucking the oxygen out of the room for other candidates. i think this case is certainly different than the criminal case, because it cuts into the core of his identitiy of a successful businessman. and the timing of it, that it's to wrap up weeks before the iowa caucus? >> we've seen not seen any evidence yet to suggest that republican primary voters are swayed by any of these allegations. i think you're right to note, this cuts into his political identity. i think that has to do more with his own psychology about how he presents himself than necessarily about voters which is why you see him so worked up. because it's not just his

political identity, it's his entire professional identity for his entire life. >> i don't think it shows that donald trump is this amazing businessman. we saw him running in 2015 and 2016, whether it was trump university or trump stakes, any enterprise, all of those got scrutiny in terms of they weren't as successful as he was trying to portray himself to america. and it didn't move voters. it didn't really matter to them. >> that's what i mean. no evidence exists. >> it didn't really resonate with people. you notice he made the argument this morning, the justice department is pulling the strings in atlanta and elsewhere. he's capitalizing on the fact they don't know how the system works but the united states department of justice is not running the case, not the one in atlanta. and that lands with a lot of people. >> yeah, make it look like a pileup. >> appreciate the conversation,

thanks. plenty more news to come on "cnn news central," house speaker kevin mccarthy's gavel is now on the line after he passed a spending bill with the aid of democrats infuriating those republican hard-liners who want to vote him out. cnn has just caught up with the speaker. hear what he has to say about the threats to remove him from the speakership. plus, senator bob menendez expected to be back in court as the aid to egypt at the center of the allegations is blocked by the senate foreign relations committee. and not everyone on the democratic party is backing president biden for re-election. including congressman dean phillips who just stepped down over party leadership over his support for biden. you're watching "cnn news central." we're back in just a few minutes.

republican congressman matt gaetz is not moving forward with his effort to remove kevin mccarthy from speakership. at least for now. the move to oust the speaker could happen later this day or next week. gaetz filed a motion to oust mccarthy after the speaker struck a deal with democrats that kept the government open. cnn's manu raju is live.

manu, you caught up with speaker mccarthy, what did he share with you? >> reporter: yeah, i wanted to know what exactly his plan was if he does in fact lose the vote which could happen this week. remember, any one member can call for a vote to oust the speaker. that has never been successfully done in american history but it's something that matt gaetz is threaten doing do, claiming that mccarthy broke from promises and also accusing him of going against his word by pushing through the government funding bill to keep the government open for 45 days. something that was reached to avert a government shutdown just this past weekend. the question now is how that vote will take shape. it could happen within the next two days if gaetz makes that motion today. he has not done so yet. it would be five republicans to vote to kick him out of speakership if all democrats vote that way as well. what democrats do remains the key question at this home. hakeem jeffries, the democratic leader has not made a decision as he weighs what to do.

i asked the speaker what to do, will he try to become speaker if he gets kicked out, will he put himself up as a candidate again and again and again. and he indicated he's ready to fight. >> mr. speaker, if you lose this vote, will you continue -- >> you're starting with the negative here. let's be positive. the government is open. last week, you all asked me about is the government going to be closed? no, government is open. congress is back in session. we've already passed 74% of the discretionary spending that we needed to. the senate has done zero. we're passing two more appropriation bills this week which we're working on. and we're continuing to do our job. >> reporter: then i went on to ask him a bit more about his plans here. he said i'm never going to give up here. suggesting that he could fight this out on the house floor. but on the other side, matt gaetz this morning said if he loses on this vote, he is ready to continue on as well.

i asked him, how long are you willing to take this fight in the weeks and days ahead, he said if i have to go 14 or 15 rounds, that's how long kevin mccarthy went back and forth to become speaker in january. and there's nothing del etetory to go that route. we'll see if the speaker can keep his job. if not it could be a state of paralysis for some time. >> yeah, and especially promising note given that we may face a shutdown in 40 some days now. manu raju, stay positive as house speaker kevin mccarthy said. >> for more on this, we're joined by republican congressman larry buochon from indiana. we did hear from your colleague matt gaetz a couple hours ago.

he hasn't formally filed the motion, but he promises to. we know that fellow members are flying in to get set for the week. what are you hearing from your fellow gop lawmakers right now? where do things stand at 2:23? >> well, i think there's a lot of support for spiether mcca speaker mccarthy. he did the right thing. look, we had a conservative bill on the floor and 31 republicans voted against. it's irreresponsible for to shut the government down. the speaker did the right thing. i think everything is positive. the government is open. look, the accomplishments that we've had with speaker mccarthy in charge of the house are many and right now, we're striking a positive tone with mccarthy as speaker. >> and you're clearly very supportive of him as you're indicating right now. how do you and people like you, who do support kevin mccarthy as house speaker, what are you going to be doing in the next

few days to make sure he keeps that speakership? and if it involves bipartisan support, if democrats need to come in and help out with that vote, how will that work as well? and do you think rank and file republicans will be okay with that? >> well, i think they will. our goal, my goal at least, the message to the person people, the accomplishments that we've had as house republicans, a message to conservative voters that we passed h.r. 1 that makes energy and independence front and center, we passed h.r. 2 to secure the southern border. many other things, welfare and others under the speaker. we plan to push our agenda through the house of representatives and let the process work. look, we have divided government. and that's how we have to govern here. we have to do this on behalf of the american people. look, the speaker is second in line to the presidency. the speaker can't allow irresponsible things to happen because we have a few people who think that they should. i think he's doing a great job.

i think there's a lot of support amongst house republicans for the speaker. >> practically, how does that work? how do you keep enough republicans together, and how do you make sure in the next several days strategically, that matt gaetz is not successful? >> i think we're already there. i think you saw that in the initial 15 votes for speaker. we had 200, or just over 200 house republicans that been waiver with their support for speaker mccarthy. i think you'll see the same thing, i think even more, probably. because what people understand is if you just derail the speaker, we derailed the house republican agenda. and that's what the most important thing is, the agenda under this speaker and under house republicans that we're doing on behalf of the american people. so, i think there's already that support there. you know, i don't know how the democrats would vote. that's up to them. and i don't even want to make any assumptions about that. but i think there's support amongst house republicans to

keep the speaker the speaker. >> and if you talk to some, there's a fair amount of frustration at matt gaetz and what he's doing, and i heard you just say it could derail what you all are trying to accomplish, you believe, as house republicans leading the house. do you get that sense that there is that frustration? and do you believe that what matt gaetz is doing is derailing the priorities and the moving forward for speaker mccarthy and house republicans? >> well, i think there's always a level of frustration with anyone who tries to disrupt what the vast majority of house republicans are trying to do on behalf of the american people. so, yes, i think that a lot of people think that this will potentially derail our agenda, going for the rest of this congress. and so, yeah, there's a level of frustration there. and i think, you know, the majority -- vast majority of the house republicans want to move forward on a conservative agenda that we think is the best path forward for the american people. and that's what i'm focused on. and i think anything -- anytime

you have things that derail that process, yes. there's a level of frustrations, particularly when it's completely unnecessary and unfounded. >> and before i let you go, i also want to ask you about the other big news that we're following today. president trump, of course, in court on that fraud trial in new york city. you said you don't believe that he's going to be the gop nominee in this next cycle. but you look at the polling, both nationally and in the early states, he continues to try to maintain his hold on the republican primary voters. how do you see any other of these candidates breaking through, like on a day-to-day -- like today, he's sucked the oxygen back out and really turned that spotlight back on himself? >> well, i think the important thing to remember is we need to let the process play out, and that's for the president and former president, and his legal team, to work through the process. and let the system work. soares myself, i endorsed former vice president mike pence. he's a friend, my governor, and i think he'd be a great

president. i think a lot of candidates in the republican debate are showing that they can be president. we'll see how the process plays out. i supported the trump administration policies. and i'll support them again if president trump is elected as our nominee. but we'll just let that process play out. it's up to the voters, ultimately. >> right. they have to decide, right? congressman larry bucshon, thank you for joins us. >> thanks for having me. senator bob menendez is back in court on charges he accepted bribes to help egypt. the new military chair blocks military aid to the country. we're going to be live from the state department. that's next.

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♪ we're tracking a live speech from president biden right now on the south lawn of the white house. he's delivering remarks celebrating the americans with disabilities act. a landmark piece of legislation. over the weekend, president biden faced new headwinds from his own party over his bid to run for re-election in 2024, minnesota dean phillips is stepping down because he was in fact the political party for president biden's political election. david axelrod joins us live. good to see you, david, as always. are you hearing the same concerns from other democrats behind closed doors perhaps hesitation supporting joe biden that they're not saying publicly? >> you know what's interesting is dean phillips has basically

supported president biden down the line in the house. you know, his concerns are as -- he's articulated themselves in public. they have more to do with the issue that is on the minds of a lot of democrats is just the president's age. and he -- you know, he has said in these interviews that he's not thinking that he necessarily would give the nominee but he thought about getting in and joining the debate that he might encourage others who have national networks to get into the race. i honestly don't think that's going to happen. i think democrats have a respect and affection for biden. i do think there's a lot of anxiety about the issue of his age. there's no doubt about it. but at this point, boris, we're pretty far along into the election year. and i think the concern of the -- would not be to do anything that might weaken biden in the battle that they anticipate is coming with donald

trump. >> so, on the question of there being anxiety around biden's age. he would be close to 82 if he's re-elected next year. you mentioned donald trump, he would be in his 80s serving as president as well. how much does the question of age resonate with voters? is it a top priority? >> well, look, we'll see. i think that's certainly the case that -- that the republicans are going to make. and they're going to twin it with assaults on the vice president kamala harris with the suggestion. nikki haley has been overt about it, she's going to be the president if biden is re-elected. you'll hear a lot of that. the question is it's going to be a war of attrition between assessment of risks. and on the other side of the aisle, you'll have donald trump who may be a convicted felon, if he's the nominee of the party, by the time he steps in front of the convention in milwaukee in

the summer of 2024. so voters are going to have to sort these things through. but, you know, the age issues are not knew. i mean, i spoke about this a year ago. to me, it's kind of odd that people are now sort of saying, hey, breaking news, biden is old. he was 77 when he got elected. so this is not new. but there is growing concern about it. and phillips, obviously, is expressing that concern. i don't know if he's actually helping the democratic party by -- if he enters the race. because as i said, anything that -- unless you're going to replace the president, a primary race, you know, typically, would just weaken a sitting president. and especially a president you agree with because the implicit message of the campaign would have to be he's just too old. >> i'm wondering what you say to democrats who argue that a different candidate would have better odds against donald

trump. because you're right, he is running away with the republican nomination. and yet, when you look closely at public polling, they're very close in age. but voters perceive their age differently. they believe that it weighs more heavily on biden. >> yes. and i think it has to do with performance. you know, i think the president has a pretty strong record to run on. he has accomplishments to point to. his issues are performance issues. trump is a performer. and he's an entertainer, and he's energetic. and so people spend less time on his age, but they obviously have concerns about this character because his numbers when you get outside of the republican primary are very weak. you hear anybody but donald trump would defeat joe biden. so you have parallel debates going on within the party. i think, what i say in answer to your question, boris, i think

it's an academic issue because joe biden is running, we're very late in the campaign cycle here. and it seems unlikely to me that anyone could mount a successful challenge, and, secondly, you need campaigns. people say, well, who would be a stronger candidate than joe biden? the president's supporters say that. that's what campaigns are for. that's what you find out in campaigns. there would be very little time left for a campaign, if biden were to step out of the race now. so, you know, i think for all of these reasons, this is an academic question. it's the source of a lot of hand-wringing among democrats. it's the source of a lot of interest among the media. but i kind of think that ship has sailed. >> david axelrod, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with us. >> great to see you, boris. >> thanks. >> jessica. new jersey senator robert menendez is expected to court this hour and the first appearance the first before a

district court judge as he faces bribery charges including allegations he passed sensitive information to the egyptian government. amidst those allegations menendez has stepped down as foreign relations committee chairman and his successor ben cardin has blanched a controversial tranche of military aid for egypt. cnn's international correspondent alex marquardt is following the story. alex, what do we know about the funds and why were they blocked? >> reporter: well, jessica, for starters, it's a huge amount of money, $235 million that egypt was supposed to get. a huge chunk of $1.3 billion in foreign million tear financing that the u.s. sends to egypt every year. there were major questions what the new chairman senator cardin would do. despite major concerns and in fact conditions placed on this financing around human rights issues. senator cardin over the weekend

deciding they that he would include block this $235 million and more funds going forward, unless egypt takes meaningful and sustainable steps, he said, to improve the human rights conditions in its country. now, this was a big question on it, because of the fact that senator menendez, as you mentioned, had been indicted specifically for taking bribes to help the egyptian government. for helping them solidify that military aildd to egypt. so it was really an additional question for senator cardin because he had expressed major concern about this aid for egypt. now secretary of state antony blinken had actually allowed this aid to be sent to egypt for national security concerns. he used a national security waiver to get around those human rights restrictions. that was something that was blasted by senator cardin just a couple weeks ago. now, he's put the hold on this money, a hold that has been praised by human rights groups.

jessica. >> alex marquardt for us at the state department. thank you for that reporting. up next, a frantic search is under way in upstate new york for a 9-year-old girl who went missing while camping with her family. we'll have the latest for you.

♪ an intense search under way right now for a missing 9-year-old girl who officials believe is in imminent danger. new york state police believe charlotte sena was abducted while camping with friends and family on saturday night. she never returned from a bike ride. and police have now issued an amber alert on sunday after an exhaustive search came up empty. polo sandoval joins us. what do we know about this?

>> yes, jessica, we often hear this every parents' worst nightmare. this is literally, this 9-year-old girl went out an a bike ride and was never seen or heard from again. here we are, hours later, a frantic search to track down charlotte sena, 9 years old. the way we heard it from governor kathy hochul, heshe wa bike riding with other friends in the park. then decided to go out one more loop, one ride around that campground. 15 minutes later, she never returned. that's when her parents grew concerned. they tried to find her. they found her bike but no charlotte. new york state police were called and that's what eventually prompted a search. and overnight, that's when authorities grew increasingly concerned, that she was not just missing but she possibly was abducted as well. this is one of the latest comments from new york state police as they tried to explain

why an amber alert wasn't issued immediately after she went missing on saturday. >> following our exhaustive search of the park, we took that step of issuing the amber alert because we felt that, after that exhaustive search, when we couldn't find her here, it was quite possible that an an deduction had taken place. >> and that's why they believe she's in imminent danger. we can put up her photo one more time. she was last seen with a tie-dye pokemon shirt, blue pants, 5 feet tall. her family is saying no tip is insignificant. certainly turning to the community for help as they try to find this little 9-year-old girl. >> charlotte sena, hopefully, somebody found something that could help investigators. polo sandoval, thanks so much. boris. to other headlines we're watching this hour, a church

roof collapsed in mexico that left 11 dead, it happened sunday in the coastal city. and more than 100 people were taking part in a sunday mass when the roof suddenly collapsed. among the injured, 23 remain hospitalized. and an investigation and cause of the collapse is still ongoing. also in britain, a second police investigation into entertainer russell brand has been opened. tans valley tell police over the last couple weeks they received stalking allegations dating back to 2018. last week, london's metropolitan police launched an investigation into sexual offenses in the uk that comedian russell brand was accused of rape and sexual assault. the 48-year-old has denied those allegations. and with no winner in the latest powerball drawing, tonight's lottery jackpot has soared to more than $1 billion. this powerball total is now one of the ten biggest jackpot

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health insurance. the so-called pink tax is especially burdensome for breast cancer patients. krrn health reporter jacqueline hower is here. this should be more surprising than it is. it seems like we pay a lot more for many things. why are women paying more for their health care? >> that's right, jessica. we know on average women tend to see the doctor more than men. when you look at the actual numbers, overall one report found that women who have insurance through their employers pay about $15 billion more annually in out-of-pocket health care costs compared with men who have insurance through their employers. this translates to about 18% more in out-of-pocket costs among women compared with men. even though when you look at health expenditures, women are only at about 10% more than men.

this comes down to, it appears, with insurance companies not covering as many services for women and they do for men. we see that with cancer screenings, for instance. breast cancer screenings are really more costly than other types of cancer screenings. so we see this disparity when we look at what's covered for women compared with men. that's really the takeaway here, jessica. this is excluding maternity care, excluding pregnancy and child care. >> is there anything that can be done to fix this? is anyone trying to fix snit. >> one report is really calling on employers and businesses to examine their benefits packages and to make sure there is equitable coverage for women versus men. it's also interesting when we think about we already see gender inequities in wages in how much women make each year compared with men. now we're seeing this in health care spending as well. this is really an ongoing

conversation, jessica. >> jacqueline howard for us, thanks so much. happening right now in new york, former president donald trump's civil fraud trial is beginning. he's blasting the prosecutors and the judge. their response. stay with us.

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