former president donald j. trumpd, read his rights, and the indictment against him unsealed. he's charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. the 45th president of the united states pleaded not guilty during today's historic arraignment inside a manhattan courtroom, and according to the indictment, the 34 counts were part of an elaborate scheme to conceal crimes that had damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election. they include claims by a doorman that trump fathered a child out of wedlock, now known not to be true, as well as hush money payments to hide sexual relationships with two different women, including former porn star stormy daniels. while trump denies the allegations and calls the investigation a witch hunt, the former president left the courthouse heading straight to the airport at home to florida, where he will address supporters. we have team coverage. cbs a scott macfarlane was in the courthouse today, and he is going to start u

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more seconds for the people who hav been waiting for years to se those words in a criminal case donald j trump, defendant. donald trump, has, of course been a defendant in court, man times, in civil cases, and h is still a defendant in some very important civil cases this is the very first tim that anyone has ever gotten to see the name as a criminal defendant, donald j trump. defended thanks to the unprofessionalism, reckless disregard for the constitution, and the rink stupidity of jim jordan, w learned something else about the trump criminal case today, because jim jordan, as the chairman of the house judiciar committee, continues to have his staff write letters to district attorney alvin bragg, hopelessly pestering the district attorney fo information about what is no the prosecution of donald trump, information it would be illega for the district attorney to reveal we have learned a piece of official information about the charges that donald trum faces. the manhattan district attorney's office is so bi with 500 lawyers working there that the district attorney has a lawyer that's right, to

. >> donald j trump left trump tower early tuesday afternoon with his usual secret service protection in place headed south to manhattan. criminal court. a short while later, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg also arrived at the courthouse inside the courtroom. a scene for the history books. a former president sitting as a defendant for his highly anticipated arraignment. a judge ruled late monday still cameras would only be allowed to snap photos before the proceedings, but we now know mister trump was fingerprinted, booked and processed into the system as expected. he pled not guilty in court. it was also disclosed mister trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree stemming from $130,000 payment, alleged hush money. 2 former adult film star stormy daniels. the case hinges on prosecutors ability to prove that payment amounted to an illegal campaign contribution aimed at securing daniel silence about her alleged affair with mister trump as he was running for president in 2016, mister trump denies both the affair and that there was anything wrong with

i thought it was just a lit little -- yesterday was a momentous day for donald j. trump. ted on 34 counts of falsifying business records, and also one count of clogging the courthouse toilet. so old trump went to the courthouse, looked around stupid for a couple minutes, flat on his private jet to florida because as you all know, florida does not have an extradition treaty with the united states. he rolled up to mar-a-lago and then he waved to her supporters and offered to put his thumb up there butt. what is this? seriously? who adds motion to a thumbs up? it is simple. lock the elbow. trump got to be the first person to add the jerk-off motion to a thumbs up. "thanks so much for coming out, i really appreciate it." [cheers and applause] so then, after all of that, it was time for trump to give the big speech. sidebar, why are people still going to trump's speeches? like, i get it. that is your dude. but you know what he going to say. donald trump is a comedian that ain't changed as act in years! you know what he going to do. "liberal media be doing this! and joe biden --

oh, glad to have you will , of course, so much attention on the big troubles for one donald j. trump but are they big problems? a number of big donors are convinced he is the man to beat for the republican presidential nomination. so what he does in the days and weeks and even months ahead as this legal case and potentially others drag on is being closely scrutinized right from mar a lago. that's where you'll find as a webster just across the waterway, actually. yeah just about right away. yes good afternoon to you. neil has expected donald trump came out on the attack last night here at mara lago in a speech to his campaign fundraisers and supporters came, of course, after a pretty grim day in a manhattan courtroom, first in line for the attack was manhattan d, a alvin bragg and the judge hearing his case. take a listen. the criminal is the district attorney because he illegally leaked massive amounts of grand jury and. for which he should be prosecuted. and this is where we are right now. i have a trump hating judge with the trump painting, wife and family. whose daughter worked fo

. >> donald j. trump is innocent. this is election interference. >> reporter: antitrump demonstators say justice is a long time coming. >> it's satisfying as a new yorker to see him finally see the inside of a courtroom and face a judge like every other criminal. >> reporter: trump's lawyers will fight the prosecution in court. once back in florida, he plans to hold a rally with invited guests at his mar-a-lago estate. trump called this a political prosecution, it's important to note that the decision as to whether or not there is enough evidence to criminally charge him was not made by a d.a. or judge but by 23 regular citizens in the grand jury. reporting in manhattan, michael george. reed, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a live look at the airport in west palm beach, florida. former president trump is set to give remarks in a couple of hours. 500 prominent supporters have been invited for this. again, it bears mentioning a conviction would not prevent him from running for the presidency in 2024. we dug into the char

the indictment will be unsealed, and for the first time, the defendant, donald j. trumpattorneys, and the rest of us will learn what the charges are. >> well, that's a great tiktok, rikki, of what to expect. it seems the former president expects to be able to hold a press conference that evening to discuss what happened back at his home in florida. so can he expect to give that round of remarks or will there be some sort of gag order? >> well, i think one of the things that the president -- former president ought to consider since he does like to give speeches, is perhaps he would rather give that speech before he goes to court at trump tower. once he goes to court, in addition to the question of bail, there will be no bail here. it's not an offense that demands bail, but there may be some conditions that either the district attorney's office wants or the judge himself wants, and if the judge himself or the d.a. decides that there should be conditions, they're simple ones like turning in your passpo perhaps reporting on your travel, but the real question here in light of

for the 1st time in history, a former us president is facing criminal charges. donald j. trump turned himself into a court and manhattan and pleaded not guilty to $34.00 felony charges. trump did not speak to the media inside or outside the court house. he showed little emotion when he waved to crowds as he arrived to turn himself in. had been driven in a motorcade from his new york residence a trump tower. he's accused of falsifying business records in relation to hush money payments, allegedly made to several people in the run up to the 2016 election. after the arraignment, the judge released trump from custody without pre trial restrictions. and the charges against trump come from an investigation led by manhattan district attorney albany bragg here is brags speaking to the press, just minutes after trump left. the court under new york state law is a felony to falsified business records with intent to the fraud. it intends to conceal another crime. that is exactly what this case is about. 34 false statements made to cover up other crimes. these are felony crimes in new york state.

and if this man's name was not donald j trump, there is no scenario we'd all be here today. se based on these charges. >> trump is ordered to return to court in december. he is currently fighting not to have to appear physically and many people around the country have been watching what unfolded today. our kron four's a political analyst, michael yaki joining us live now tonight. >> with reaction to the arraignment, the whole circus where to begin michael b. the arraignment in new york city and then trump's rambling reaction tonight at mar-a-lago. getting real surprises here. >> i think you're a really no surprises. and this this deals with a set of facts et. we're all being well aware of for all of 6, 7, 6, 7, years. the stormy daniels, hush money payments, although now the end of the karen mcdougal and this into a dormant who were no substantial. the case it made the former president fathered a child out of wedlock. but in question is, and i think that a lot of legal analysts we're looking at now, a lawyer myself is whether or not all these charges together how you how you

then the illegal storm for when donald j trump yearly can live it more log of the former president isow. come tuesday he's going to courthouse in in lower manhattan or they're getting ready for something that could be surreal. bring in those indictments on tuesday. donald trump has been calling the indictment political persecution for his former vice president says, on this he is right. mike pence tells us why he is defending his former boss despite not speaking to him in more than two years. welcome everybody i am neil cavuto. happy to have you not so happy with the storms yet again. another weekend to the south and in this case much of the midwest portion of the country. let's get the latest in arkansas where a resident are trying to determine the damage of the deadly tornadoes. max gorden and little rock. >> hey neil comic devastation here in little rock. scenes you can see behind me looks like a bomb went off in this neighborhood. one confirmed dead here in little rock, arkansas. for others it dead in wang, arkansas. thirty here in little rock injured because of this tornado. the

the defendant donald j. trumpand fraudulently falsified new york business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election. concealing damaging information from the voting public? where have i heard that before? oh, well, that's exactly what team biden did with the laptop. andy mccarthy is a former federal prosecutor and he joins me now. what difference is there in this case? >> well, there's no difference. what i would say, jesse, is i kind of don't understand why this hasn't been more of a thing. but, what bragg is alleging is that trump took a series of actions to defraud the voting public in connection with the 2016 election. the indictment then goes forward with all these counts that begin on february 14th, 2017. and continue until december 5th of 2017. that's all months after the 2016 election. even if what he is alleging had -- had something plausible to it, the actions that we're talking about that he is alleging as criminal and

something that was said earlier between under biden right now and under donald j. trumps taking place there? the way that americans had a secure border. we were looking for things that made since for america in an unashamed way and that was a lightning in the bottle moment of american history with what was taking place. and it's been destroyed in a matter of a couple of years. and we can right the ship of america if we go back to fighting for america, which joe biden loves to bash. he says, you can call everybody a maga republican and that's an insult to say somebody wants to make america great again. that's the wrong direction. >> we have see who the republican nominee is going to be. quickly, did you hear anything from desantis himself or his world when it came to your endorsement? did they try to get your endorsement? >> i spoke to them, let them know this is was taking place -- >> what did they say? >> they said okay. look, when i speak, i make it very clear that this is the position i have analyzed and the position i am taking and so it was a done deal at that point

and if this man's name was not donald j. trump there is no scenario we'd all be here today. please understand that based on these charges well. prosecutors alleged that trump sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election through a hush money scheme with payments to women who claimed they had extramarital affairs with him, the indictment says. for all 34 counts, trump had quote intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg says he was able to bring the case against trump because of access to additional evidence. he said that serious criminal conduct cannot be normalized explained what this case is. all about the scheme violated new york election law. which makes it a crime to conspire to promote a candidacy by unlawful means. $130,000 wire payment exceeded the federal campaign contribution cap. and the false statements in our mes books violated new york law. trump is back at his mar-a-lago residents in florida, where he spoke for the first time following his arraignment in new york and a speech to a room full of supporte

before this is the image donald trump does not want you to see this is the actual real documentation of him in this now filed case, the people of the state of new york versus donald j. trump, defendant. that's the face of a defendant i would say he's also legally presumed innocent but if it's not a happy face, it's a different donald trump and it is quite different from the fake false mug shot people may hear about from donald trump. that's the fake news there is no mug shot, we've been told as of now this image, those police behind him, they are there to keep order. while this is a former president with his own secret service, he is going, as mentioned in our coverage, adjust to a scene like this the police are there to keep order, including if necessary, him and his lawyers in order he is just a human being he's just a citizen. i draw attention to this because we're getting the great breakdown, mr. calwaulder. this is a man who needs criminal defense lawyers and doesn't want you to see the image which is why he's doing the counterprogramming we haven't seen the fake mug shot because it's not the real thing. we've mentioned because there's no propaganda out there.

. >> sure, alvin bragg did a huge favor for donald j. trumps turn this guy into a sympathetic figure and he's a victim and people feel sorry for them and people support him before and rallied around them and i like jeb bush who was no big fan of donald j. trump and said this whole thing is unfair, inappropriate, and there's been a rally around trump. stuart: yeah, the more biden looks to fail in so many areas, the better trump looks and the more trump looks like he's being picked on by weaponnized judiciary, the more support he gets. look at this poll for winthrop university. south carolina voters overwhelmly support donald trump 79% and south carolineans nicky haley and tim scott got 18% and 17% respectively. trump with 58% support from republicans around the country. the gop is still trump's party. >> it is, and more so than before. as long as they keep constantly attacking tram and doing so unfairly on a way to completely violates the norms in the country and dew process and more people grab a look around them people mis-that and more. stua

welcome to the program. former you as president donald j trump has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in court in new york, trump showed little emotion entering the court building before denying 34 counts of falsifying business records. the charges are linked to hush money payments, allegedly main to 3 people. trump was driven to court in a motorcade from his trump tower complex in new york. is now heading back to his estates in mara lago in florida. and the judge and the case as trumps trial could begin next january and speaking after today's hearing, manhattan district attorney elvin bragg said everyone is equal before the law under new york state law is a felony to falsify business records with intent to the fraud an intent to conceal another crime, that is exactly with this case is about $34.00 false statements made to cover up other crimes. these are felony crimes in new york state. no matter who you are. we cannot and will not normalize serious criminal conduct. t w. washington guarantee. venus paul has been following the story from new york and she told us more about the charge

if this man's name was not donald j. trump, there is no scenario where we would all be here today. >> the are at odds over a trial start eight. the da wants january 20 24, but trump's lawyers say that is too soon. the next scheduled court date is in december. larry: joining us now is you see u seek -- uccisco professor professor. anything unusual with what happened during the court proceedings? >> really nothing unusual. it sounds like there was sparring between the lawyers about statements each side has made to the press. there was discussion about trial dates. i think the next court appearance is september. other than that, it was pretty routine. my understanding is they did not take a bause the camera equipment to take a mugshot is in a different building, and because he has secret service agents around him , they did not feel like they had the right kind of set up to get over to the other building. larry: why felonies and not misdemeanors in a case of this nature? >> i guess the real question is why would you ever charge m

and endorsements donald trump is getting are coming from florida congressman carlos was telling on the show why he did so i want you to react to this. >> i am supporting president donald jrump for president in 2024. think he gives us a better chance of winning. he has a solid track record as a president for quick there's no reason to keep her waiting to get on board of who i think is the next winner and our next president. that gentleman is donald j trump cards i've known ron desantis for about a decade he's a good man i support ron desantis we need to have new leadership in someone who will energize us carrying forward you do not take shots at someone you're not a little worried about. i think ron desantis is a good direction for the country. neil: the overwhelming reflection of the florida delegation as it stands right now is support for president trump and not ron desantis. having said all of that do you put much stock in these endorsements? what kind of makes them compelling is the endorsers are fully aware of the indictments the first for president american history for they say it's just noisy saves a prosecutorial overage. they are looking at the poll numbers and

watch this >> donald j trump is a innocent man and he needs your help ascend him all your money toda am adop guilty >> you know what it's the same guy who played from that was - that's a parody but even the real life thing was lindse graham, senator graham doing that was just mind-boggling. what has happened to that man? >> you know, we saw that happe right after trump's election i 2016 he was worried about a primary that's when he went full trump it wasn't right away i don't know but it seems like he's either gonna give away set of knives or started using a tin can. i'm not sure which >> it just seems to me that -- i don't know why he's all in he used to pallor of senator john mccain. for the republican party kind of a moderate republican. lindsey graham has gone full mega >> he's gone full tilt even when he tries to brea away, like january six is good example he said he had enough. and then someone chased hi around an airport. he got a very nervous and then went back full till trump. he has no shame. it's embarrassing to see this. hopefully, he's a united state senator, hopefully th

. >> donald j trump left trump tower early tuesday afternoon with his usual secret service protection in place headed south to manhattan. criminal court. a short while later, manhattan district attorney alvin bragg also arrived at the courthouse inside the courtroom. a scene for the history books. a former president sitting as a defendant for his highly anticipated arraignment. a judge ruled late monday still cameras would only be allowed to snap photos before the proceedings, but we now know mister trump was fingerprinted, booked and processed into the system as expected. he pled not guilty in court. it was also disclosed mister trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree stemming from $130,000 payment, alleged hush money. 2 former adult film star stormy daniels. the case hinges on prosecutors ability to prove that payment amounted to an illegal campaign contribution aimed at securing daniel silence about her alleged affair with mister trump as he was running for president in 2016, mister trump denies both the affair and that there was anything wrong with

a time to be complacent that is why i am running for reelection >> and with former president donald j. trump, the leading contender for the republican nomination in 2024, a rematc is an actual possibility the biden campaign will put hi policies front and center, including his agenda on th economy, just hours afte launching his reelection bid president biden spoke to union workers in washington d.c. where he focused on his record >> one of the first things i did as president was signed th american rescue plan, whic helped save the nation from pandemic, vaccinate millions o people, and through the butc lewis act, protected pensions. then i signed the bipartisan infrastructure law under my predecessor infrastructure week became a punchline. on my watch, infrastructure ha become a decade headline >> tonight, biden is in standoff with house speake kevin mccarthy over a bill tha would raise the nation's deb limit while slashing federal spending and rolling back some of president biden's top priorities mccarthy wants to hold a vot this week. here's the problem he is having trouble getting support f

at the direction of, in coordination with, and for the benefit of donald j. trump. and if there's anyone out there that thinks that that lie is going to prevent me from being the credible witness that i am based on the documentation, the testimony, the e-mails, the recording, it's not going to happen. >> reporter: new york remains on high alert ahead of tuesday's arraignment at a manhattan courthouse. cbs news legal analyst ricki klieman. >> he will be given a booking number. at the time he receives that booking number he is officially, quote unquote, under arrest. >> hopefully this will be as painless and classy as possible for a situation like this. >> reporter: most republicans are offering trump support, including florida governor ron desantis, who slammed manhattan district attorney alvin bragg. >> this guy is doing politics. he has an agenda. that is not the rule of law. >> robert costa joins me. you've been speaking to a number of politicians. how do these criminal charges affect trump's presidential campaign? >> reporter: many republicans publicly are expres

the indictment will be unsealed and for the first time the defendant, donald j. trump and his attorneys and the rest of us will learn what the charges are. >> reporter: the indictment is still under seal. a source familiar with the case tells cbs news that jump will likely be charged with falsifying business records in the first-degree, a felony from his role in hush money paid to adult film star stormy daniels in 2016. he maintains that he did nothing wrong. >> we will loudly and proudly say not guilty. >> reporter: for weeks trump criticized manhattan district attorney alvin bragg. on friday he went after the judge assigned to the case writing that the judge hates me. with the former president calling for protests, security is extra tight at the courthouse to prevent anything close to the january 6th capital riot from happening again. >> you are not storming the courthouse. that is not going to happen. i'm sure our executives have reviewed january 6th, what went wrong. they are anticipating any kind of issues like that. >> reporter: sources tell cbs new york that 35,

brought into the courtroom, the indictment will be unsealed and for the first time the defendant, donald j. trump and his attorneys and the rest of us will learn what the charges are. >> reporter: the indictment is still under seal. but a source familiar with the case tells cbs news that trump will likely be charged with falsifying business records in the first-degree, a felony stemming from his alleged hush money payment to stormy daniels in 2016. the former president maintains he did nothing wrong. >> we will loudly and proudly say not guilty. >> reporter: trump has criticized alvin bragg and on friday he went after the judge assigned to the case writing on social media judge hates me. with the former president calling for protests, security is extra tight at the courthouse to prevent anything close to the january 6th capital riot from happening again. >> the nypd will be out there today, tomorrow and everyday to make sure that they are safe. >> reporter: sources tell cbs new york that 35,000 nypd officers are on standby for the arraignment. >> new york mayor adams says there are no credible th

. >> donald j trump is innocent! this is election interference! >> reporter: anti-trump demonstrators say that justice is a long time coming. >> it is satisfying to finally see him see the inside of a courtroom and face a judge like any other criminal. >> reporter: trump's lawyers said they will fight the prosecution in court. he is said to be planning a rally with his guests tonight at mar-a-lago. trump has called this a political prosecution, but the decision as to whether there was enough evidence for criminal charges was made not by a d.a. or judge but by ordinary citizens on the grand jury. michael george, back to you. >> michael, as new york recovers from this historic day, the judge already set another date for another trump court appearance. >> reporter: yeah, we don't expect trump back in court until december. so this is very slow-moving. but i can tell you that according to what we have learned, this is something that the trump team will fight. there will be appeals and attempts to get this case thrown out. there will be a lot of court da

bragg calls a catch-and-kill scheme to boost then candidate donald trump's campaign for the white house. bragg's office alleges the defendant, donald jtrump, repeatedly and fraudulently falsified new york's business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election. the 34-counts focus on what bragg calls reimbursements to former trump fixer michael cohen who claims he paid $150,000 to former playboy playmate karen macdougall and $100,000 to film actress stormy daniels in an effort to silence them and keep the story out of the headlines to help the trump campaign. bragg continues in order to execute the unlawful scheme, the participants violated election laws and made and caused false entries in the business records of various entities in new york. the participants also took steps that mischaracterized, for tax purposes, the true nature of the payments made in furtherance of the scheme. in new york state law, falsifying records in the first degree is a felony. and includes intent to commit another crime. but the other crime not specifically mentioned in the

this country, i believe that w should have a leader that wa willing to die for this nation >> donald j trumpm president, today will be m president, and i will vote for him. i will potentially vote fo donald j trump he speaks our language, he i dedicated to the america people >> on desantis has shown us tremendous amount. he's shown us what is capabl of doing very very difficult times with the way that he kep florida open in the way he handled covid. >> and interestingly, alex last night kellyanne conwa spoke to this crowd, and she did say that the forme president it's all the front runner and the republica party. i think this division in the conversation is what we ar going to be having a lot ove the next 18 months or so alex >> all she had to do is look a the polls, and she would b right. thank you very much, dasha burns. and you fire storm brewing around marjorie taylor greene. that is next ste what we've got ♪ [ tires squeal, crash ] when owning a small business gets real, progressive gets you right back to living the dream. now, where were we? [ cheering ] (vo) businesses nationwide are

that indictment against donald trump it reads at the top, in the supreme court of the state of new york, county of new york, the people of the state of new york against donald j. trump, defendant. just to see that in writing. one of the things we see as we two through the counts, every one of them seems to mention defraud and conceal. ari, i couldn't help but notice how quickly you were going through the pages. what jumped out to you >> andrew and i have been going through this we have it could we show this for a second. i'd love to just show everyone what we have been waiting for. this is the indictment we now have it everything we have been talking about has been reporting on the court process. andrew and i were discussing the length of that and the hints from that. we now have the actual indictment and it does paint a broader picture of donald trump's attempts, according to the d.a. these are the charges, they're not proven yet to basically defraud and lie in a business legal sense about what he was up to. reading hear the statement from the district attorney for example, here's something that's interesting. talks about a $30,000 payment to a former trump

there is a brand new legal threat for donald j trump, and it comes about 24 hours afte his arrest ony charges here in new york former vice president mike pence will not fight a judge order to testify before special counsel jack smith and his granary. that panel is looking to the former presidents attempt to overturn the 2020 election just a few months ago, pence said this about resisting th special counsel subpoena >> i'm going to fight the bide doj's subpoena to appear befor the grand jury >> the idea of subpoenaing a former vice president to testify in court against the president, with whom the served, i believe is unprecedented. >> i believe it's also unconstitutional >> well, this is all unprecedented. meanwhile, fresh off his arraignment in new york, the former president is doing th one thing we have seen him d consistently, attack, attack attack today he called on republica lawmakers to defund the doj an fbi, until they, quote, come t their senses trump's legal team is no staying silent either. here is his defense attorney earlier today. >> after seeing that indictment, and kno

we begin in new york city where history will be made today when donald j. trump becomes the first president of the united states to be charged criminally. at about 2:15 this afternoon trump is expected to turn himself in to hear charges related to a payment he allegedly made to adult film star stormy daniels back in 2016250 keep her silent about a previous sexual encounter she says they had about a decade earlier. yesterday the former president arrived at trump tower in manhattan and waved to a group of his supporters before entering his old home. due to security concerns sources tell nbc news that trump will not be handcuffed or take a traditional perp walk ahead of his arraignment. what we see inside the courthouse will also be limited. last night in the judge in the case approved a request from trump's legal team to ban the use of cameras during the hearing. cameras will be allowed, though for a brief period before the arraignment gets under way because the indictment is still under seal, the exact charges trump faces are unknown, but they're believed to be ab

office to arrest and invite a leading candidate for president of the united states, president donald j. trumpled progressive prosecutors have brought chaos to local jurisdictions. across our nation. but now bragg has proven that sorrow site and back prosecutors can attempt to destroy the nation as a whole. this is embarrassing, bare-bones, a stain of our nation which will only be washed away by returning president donald j. trump to the white house. where he belongs. and then it is a little bit on background. the one thing about truth social, there is enough room, you could write something longer maybe than this indictment. >> harold: you have an opinion on this pecker thing? >> bill: i'm used to asking questions, not answering them. listening to the lawyers talk, i think bragg said legally he doesn't have to bring the other case now, he does not have to show -- >> jeanine: he doesn't -- >> bill: would suggest he doesn't have to show his hand. we have said repeatedly there is nothing new that has appeared in seven years. they requested to move it to staten island. manhattan went for a bite an

>> yes, i lied to congress at the direction of, in coordination with, and for the benefit of donald j trumpt me from being a credible witness that i am based on the documentation, the testimony, the emails, the recording, it's not going to happen. >> reporter: new york remains on high alert ahead of the arraignment. >> he will be given a booking number. at the time that he receives that booking number, he is officially, quote unquote, under arrest. >> hopefully this will be as painless and classy as possible for a situation like this. >> reporter: most republicans are offering trump support. >> this guy is doing politics! he has an agenda! that is not the rule of law! >> reporter: the former president will be here on monday night at trump tower, his longtime home, ahead of his tuesday arraignment. protests are expected, then trump is expected to fly back to florida pretty quickly and speak to reporters in the evening at mar-a-lago. >>> california is moving away from gas appliances, but at what cost to homeowne test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test t

announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the united states, president donald j. trump>> ♪ and i'm proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free and i won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me and i gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today 'cause there ain't no doubt i love this land god bless the usa from the lakes of minnesota, to the hills of tennessee across the plains from sea to shining sea from detroit down to houston, and new york to la where there's pride in every american heart, and it's time we stand and say that i'm proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free and i won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me and i gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today 'cause there ain't no doubt i love this land god bless the usa and i'm proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free and i won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me and i gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today 'cause there ain't no doubt i love this land god bless the usa ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause]

and if this man's name was not donald j trump, there is no scenario we'd all be here today. please understand based on these charges. >> so right now trump is on his way back to florida. we do expect him to land about 4.30, our time and later on tonight, he is scheduled to give a news conference at his home in mar-a-lago. and we do plan to carry that for you live right here on kron. 4 and stay with us as we continue our coverage of former president trump's arraignment. you can scan this qr code on your screen right now and you can watch our live team coverage. and also here are expert interviews will have more of that later on this hour. it's all on kron 4 dot com and our kron. 4 news app. we'll get back to the big story the moment. but we will talk about our forecast right now as we take this live look outside of the sunny san francisco, our meteorologist grogan here now with details and still pretty cold out there. yes, eventually i want to start with some of these lows that were out there this morning. livermore got down to 32. so to petaluma livermore tied a daily record

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the state of new york versus donald j. trump. indicted last week for paying a porn star hush money. you know trump got to be mad. he paid all the hush money and nobody hushed. it's in the word. hush. shh, but no affair has been less hushed than this one. everybody know about this damn affair. there is uncontacted tribes in the amazon who know that trump bone boned stormy daniels. "i do not know who that is but i do know that stormy daniels spanked tramp with a magazine." now if you notice, i did not do a native accent, i'm not trying to get canceled on my first day. i am holding it, my bad but i did not do no accent. the point is, trump has been indicted, and tomorrow, the circus is coming to town. >> new york city this morning preparing to become the setting of an unprecedented legal and political drama, as donald trump returns to face the criminal charges against him. mr. trump expected to face some 30 separate charges. the first ever filed against a former president. in the indictment handed last thursday, still secret and unde

and if this man's name was not donald j. trump, we would not be here. >> reporter: protesters from both sides gathered outside the courthouse. tuesday's criminal charges stem from just one legal matter. trump could face more legal trouble from investigations into the storage of classified documents at his home, efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election results, and his role in the january 6th attack. in washington, brie jackson, nbc news. >> we'll bring you the latest developments in mr. trump's case both on air and online. you can go to nbcbayarea.com or tap on the nbc bay area app. the latest developments are being posted at the top of the page. >>> make blossom hill road safer, that is a plea from a heartbroken family who lost a loved one in los gatos when she and her daughter were hit by a speeding car. they're pleading with the council to take action. "today in the bay's" emma goss has more on what the town plans to do next. >> i can only imagine how she was laying on the ground. >> reporter: raw emotions were on display

yes, donald trump is about to do it, but that's something that we're talking about for future presidents >> we're 20-plus minutes away from what will be the arraignment of donald j. trump 2:15 is scheduled. it's 1:52 eastern time we're waiting for donald trump once he is done with that processing, he will come down the hallway and head to the courtroom. but, neal, one thing you know, this is a president who loves to talk and i think you'd agree with me, most lawyers do want any defendant to talk. better seen than heard he has a speech tonight. we don't know if we'll hear from him between now and then but do you always look at if your client says something that it's a potential gift to the prosecution? especially in this case. >> yeah, you're right, leave it to donald trump to be the first person indicted and want to give a speech back at the scene of another crime, mar-a-lago, where he's going to, you know, speak and probably antagonize his defense lawyers. it's only evidence for the prosecutors. but i think from trump's perspective, he's got politics here as well, he's trying to use it to rile up his base and try to raise fundraising and so on at some point, th

. ♪ ♪ the people of new york versus donald j. trump. security stepped up in manhattan.saying about a plea deal, as we get reaction. >> this is nothing short of a political prosecution. >> no one is above the law, not even a former president of the united states. ♪

. >> juju: former president donald j. trump and defined. >> the only crime that i have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it. >> juju: his demeanor, a stark contrast from what cameras captured ours before in a manhattan courthouse. when he became the first president in the history of the red states to be indicted on criminal charges. those charges unsealed for the first time today as it drops to turn himself in. >> we have seen nothing like this before. it has largely been unspoken agreement that presidents and prosectors alike would not go after presidents or former president's. this now opens the door to pursue charges against presidents whether it be passed, sitting, or future. and that is a big deal. >> juju: trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bsiness records, allergy to cover up the catch and kill scheme to suppress negative stories in order to help his chances of getting i like that in 2016. >> in order to commit the scheme, what does indictment says is former pr