This is today. Safe and sound. The 9yearold girl abducted while riding her bike in a new York State Park now back with her family. This is pretty overwhelming because all of us feared the worst. This morning, the clue that led to her remarkable rescue and the suspect in her mysterious disappearance. Well have the very latest. Breaking overnight, a texas congressman carjacked at gunpoint just blocks from capitol hill. What he is saying as cities across the country face a sharp rise in Violent Crimes. Power struggle. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy facing an historic recall vote, the first in more than a century as a battle erupts inside the republican party. All he really does is break his word with conservatives. The speaker saying, bring it on. A live report from washington straight ahead. Facing the judge. Donald trump in court for the opening of that 250 million civil trial over alleged fraud by the former president and his company. No one is above the law. What we have here is an atte
Built on lies . The former president on trial for Fraud Lashing out repeatedly at the judge and new yorks Attorney General with his Flagship Properties and his Family Business at stake. Could he lose it all . Go ahead and try, House Speaker mccarthy says a defiant message who want him out. Californias governor, gavin newsom has made his pick. Whos replacing the late senator Dianne Feinstein and what candidates running for that same seat have to say about her. And back on the bench, the Supreme Court opening a new term with major cases on social media and free speech on the docket. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with Lisa Rubin Outside The Manhattan Courthouse where former President Trump is in court for his civil fraud trial. I think one thing that was immediately apparent was trumps anger and i wonder what you saw and what you think at least how it compares to Previous Court appearances where youve seen him . Well, chris, i have now been
Her life work sending shockwaves through the political world. Lets bring in abc News Reporter Tara Campbell with more on what we know about this next appointee and new plans to honor senator feinstein later this week. Tara . Yeah j. R. Governor gavin newsom is appointing Democratic Party strategist Laphonza Butler to serve out the remainder of senator feinsteins term until the until the 2024 election. Butler is the current leader of the Political Action committee. Emilys list. The Group Supports Democratic Women candidates who favor abortion rights. Notably, she has served as an adviser to the Kamala Harris 2020 president ial campaign. Butler will be the only black woman to serve in the senate and the first openly lgbtq person to represent california in that chamber. Newsom says butler will step down from her. Emily emilys list role to assume the duties of senator and the governor. Also says butler will move from maryland back to california and rewrite register to vote here. Meanwhile
Trump were getting new details on the first witness to be called a men allegedly in the room, what a scheme was hatched to bury bad stories about donald trump. And the 2016 election. Jewish students being urged to return home for their own Safety Classes go virtual has protests, royal, a unit diversity, and the Supreme Court braces for arguments that could effectively end the federal election case against donald trump im john berman with sara sidner and kate this This Is N Newsroom Historis unfolding before our es today, right behind me live pictures of a courthouse in Lower Manhattan a then at use trump tower here in new york vershortly, donald trump will leave his apartment for Opening Statements in a trial or could ultimatelland him behind bars. Were getting new details this morning about the very first witness expected to called by the prosecution a man known to be involved in several catch and kill schemes for donald trump. Polluting the alleged Hush Money Payment with porn star S
Roberta gonzales and rosemary roscoe. So yeah, it starts with the row. Youre like, how am i going to finish this . Yeah. Good morning. Happy monday ladies. Happy earth day everybody. We are with another nice morning out there. Temperatures ranging from upper 40s to upper 50s. As we get into the afternoon, we will begin to see a transition. Expect the coastal clouds to return this afternoon, and that will drop our temperatures along the coastline. Still a very nice day. A better look at the Current Conditions and what we can expect for today, as well as the rest of the week. Coming up in just a little bit, it is almost 401. Lets see how the traffic is shaping up this morning with sal. Good morning sal. Good morning rosemary. Right now we are doing very well. It is nice to be out there if youre going to be out there early. Lets go right to the bay bridge. It looks pretty good here. And its nice and light. This is why people get up early, get on the road and have this virtually to yoursel