the trump is not facing any criminal charges here. eugene carol carol is suing him for battery and defamation were battery claims. go back to the mid ninety's. when carroll alleges that trumpet followed her into a lady's dressing room, asking her to try on women's, where for him, and then went into the changing room itself, where nobody could see them and proceeded to rape her. now she didn't go public with this until 2019, at which point trump alleged on social media that she had made this up, that she had lied just for personal gain because she was writing a book. and he said that somehow this would help sell her book. so she's also suing and for confirmation on that. carol has also a previously sued former president. trump, can you tell us what makes this case different, right, in 2019 after donald trump been elected president, she sued him for defamation. she could not bring charges of rape against him because the statute of limitations had long expired. on this decades old allegation, but new york passed a law last year allowing adults survivors of sexual assault. they allowed them a win

eugene carol says the former president raped her in a department store dressing room. former president denied the charges. we'll have more on what happened in opening statements today in court later. i begin with the biden campaign. phil mattingly, what is going on behind the scenes today at the white house? >> anderson, besides the video from the president this morning, his entire day was defined by official events from the white house, ind had behind the scene was intensive furrey from top advisors and democrats to lay grou groundwork for an intense battle ahead. i'm told advisors throughout the course of the day were making contact and reaching out to key groups of the biden coalition. the core pillars of what got him elected in 2020 and he'll need to get re-elected in 2024. young voters, latino voters, black voters, trying to ensure that all of those groups were aligned and understood what was coming and what was going to be needed going forward. so, too, we'll reach out and efforts to speak with donors. the top advisors for the president holding a call with top do

the former columnist, eugene carol claimed trump raped at a department store back in the 90s. >>> president biden officially launches his reelection campaign, nicole tells us why he is announcing ththis now. >> president biden may his reelection bid this morning, he says he ran 4 years ago because there was a battle for the nation, a battle that he says is ongoing. >> this is nonot a time to be complacent. that's why i'm running for reelection. >> ahead of the announcement, a cbs news poll found democrats were accepting of his reelection bid, with 22% saying they were excited, with the number one concern being his age. the timing of the announcement is no coincidence. it is 4 years to the day since he first announced his white house bid. it wasn't the only factor announced right now. >> the other consideration is, you want to get ahead of what might be coming from the other side. there's more republicans that are starting to get into the race. >> former president trump is already in the race, setting up a potential rematch of the 2020 election. >> i am not a candidate so we will see if and

. >> yes, there is a defamation lawsuit being filed from eugene carol who accuses him of -- e jean carroll accuses him of raping her in 1996. mike pence testified yesterday in a federal investigation into whether donald trump was culpable for the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. we don't know what welcome of that yet, but the fact that the vice president was called to testify tells you this is serious biness that is progressing. >> the campaign is not quite here, but there is a lot in u.s. politics as always. thank you. >> my present -- pleasure. >> a series of killings now in india has reignited a debate about whether laws designed to protect cows are actually being used to target muslims. cows are considered sacred by the country's hindu majority. vigilante cal protection groups say they are helping the police to enforce laws banning the slaughter of cattle, but they have been blamed for a number of recent high-profile dez -- deaths as our correspondent reports. >> these roads hold many stories. by night, these men scanned them for trucks that could be carrying cows or beef. tonight

today, eugene carol took the stand and described to jurors in chilling detail the alleged sexual assault by the former president. she alleges that trump raped her in a dressing room in a new york department store in 1996 then defamed her when she went public with the allegations. let's go to new york to cara. she's saying this isn't just about what happened in 1996 but then what she has endured for decades. >> reporter: yeah, boris. that's right. she has been on the stand for more than two hours today really taking up much of the day telling her version of the events. she described the graphic rape that occurred in the dressing room at bergdorf's. she ran into the former president, this is in 1996 when he was just a real estate tycoon. they were looking for a possible gift he said for a woman. they looked at hat, handbags then went up to the sixth floor of the department store. she said that is where she claims things turned violent. she said he pushed her up against the wall in the dressing room, pulled down her tights and raped her. she's reported to friends. one told her she needs to

this is the battery and defamation case and that eugene carroll brought against former president trump. you know the judge saying also that both trump and carolare in their late seventies. there is no reason to delay this trial any further. he said that he would also make this in anonymous jury, not even letting the identity of the potential jurors known to trump or carol's attorneys. that is because of trump's rhetoric. jim incredible protection there. caress canal thanks so much, and it's reminder. boris there's more than one trial underway. of course, the former president's already involved in. that's right, jim, we've got an update now on another legal issue for trump. republicans on the house judiciary committee are going after manhattan district attorney alvin bragg during a field hearing today in new york city. they claim that bragg is more focused on pursuing donald trump for political reasons. then addressing crime in his own city. now this calms just weeks after brag, charged the former president with 34 felony criminal charges, and that alleged hush money investigation with payments to an adult film actress. trump, of course, plead

eugene carroll's lawsuit against former president trump has to trial this tuesday, and it is still a mystery of trump himself will show up carol accuses trump of rapin her nearly 30 years ago an says he defamed her when she came forward with that allegation her attorney says she will tak the stand. trump, meanwhile, asking the judge to inform the jury he is quote, excused for attendance. -- wants to save new york city traffic headache, as i think h good carolers will not call him as witness. the judge refused trump' request saying that the jury can draw its own conclusions a to why he is not there shoul not show if he does, it is likely tha he will testify in his own defense. mr. robin is back with us. his team says that he is going to decide made trial whether o not he should have - talked to me about is a lega strategy >> it is a really odd, one particularly when the judge ha ordered both parties to tell them whether certain will show up that order is really rooted in a legitimate concern for security and the traffic, in the people of new york fro judge kaplan of the southern district of new york i overseeing this trial. whe

eugene carroll told jurors yesterday, quote, donald trump raped me. and when i wrote about it, he said it didn't happen. he lied and shattered my reputation, end quote. now. carol claims the incident happened in a department store dressing room in new york back in the mid 90's. the former president has denied the charges. trump has not attended the trial thus far, but his lawyers say he still could decide to testify. we'll see. >> time now 6.26. brittney griner speaks publicly for the first time since her release from a russian prison in december. russia detained griner for nearly 300 days. she was arrested after authorities in the moscow airport say they found vape cartridges with hash oil in her luggage. griner said photos of her family capture hope alive. >> in a moment where you kind of want to give up. you know, you look at the photos in kind of brings you back. you know, you know what, you're waiting on your way to be back with your family. you know what your loved ones in a safe place. >> griner and the phoenix mercury teamed up with the bring our families home campaign to help american prisoners we're going continue to follow that story now that she's b