statements in the first trump criminal trial are now set for monday historic for what are by now familiar, but still astonishing reasons. a former president facing felony charges for the first time ever harrowing in that a deeply troubled man used the occasion as set himself on fire outside the courthouse tonight. all 18 jurors and alternates had been chosen. an appeals court judge declined to pause the trial for defense motion to change the venue. the former president who yesterday complained the trial was keeping him off the campaign trail, complained today that it's moving too fast. >> we just had another hearing and the trials tax or monday, which is long before a lot of people thought the judge wants it's good to go as fast as possible. let's history's himself for my reasons are what he says. it now appears all systems are go to trial will begin monday. we're now from cnn's kara scannell. so what happened in today's proceedings? >> so anderson as he proceeded through jury selection, trump at times, look bored. other