welcome to a special edition of cnn news central. i m brianna keilar with boris sanchez. we are tracking donald trump s historic and chaotic testimony in his new york civil fraud trial. right now the former president testifying in his own defense in the face of a massive broad case. he s been under oath for more than three hours today, and he s spent much of that time railing against the judge. and that is remarkable, because the fate of trump s company is in that judge s hands. there s no jury in this case. and judge arthur engoron already found trump liable for fraud so this determines the penalties, what the fraud will cost trump. that could mean the judge will strip the trump organization of its certificate. let s take you live outside the courthouse with cnn s paula reid. what is the latest coming out of the courtroom? reporter: in past few moments the assistant attorney general questioning trump has focused on questions about his net worth. at the heart of this ca
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next year. but here s the thing, folks, both parties want this. they agree that there should be an extension of this tax holiday. the problem here is that house republicans refuse to settle for the two-month band aid, the two-month extension that has already been passed by the senate. listen. our house gop negotiators are here and ready to work with their counterparts in the senate. he s not lucy, i m not charlie brown. we re not falling for that football stunt, again. okay, lucy and charlie brown. that s what we ve come to now, kate. it can be silly season up there sometimes. but just getting more and more silly, it seems. so, is this just all for show and eventually what people want to know, whether or not this is going to get done, is it? well, it s a good question. right now there s no clear answer, to be quite honest, as it seems both sides at the moment are more dug in than ever before. as you said, the house rejected the senate compromise that two-month extension
because of a slow-moving and strengthening tropical storm lee. it is keeping people guessing about what it s going to do. also this morning, is this any way to teach kids about the events of 9/11? a coloring book where kids can color in pictures of the towers burning or of a navy s.e.a.l. shooting osama bin laden. it s real, folks, and the publisher will be here to explain why he thinks this coloring book is a good idea. an illinois congress member calls president obama idiotic. what he says he really meant to say. it s saturday, september 3rd. i m t.j. holmes. let s start with the tropical storm. it is whipping things up in the gulf of mexico. there are several states of emergency that are in effect. mississippi and louisiana getting their ducks in a row right now just in case that water starts rising. take a look at what is happening in grand isle, louisiana. the rain is already there. people are preparing for more and maybe a lot more. listen to the mayor. you can t