hello, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. i want to get right to the breaking news we re following this morning. donald trump arriving just moments ago at a manhattan courthouse for the closing arguments in his multimillion dollar civil fraud trial, and he spoke just before going into the courtroom. there is high tension this morning because trump has suggested he could challenge the judge who has barred him from speaking during closing arguments. another big development, a threat we re following, law enforcement responding to a reported bomb threat at the judge s house this morning. a source with direct knowledge tells nbc news. i want to get right to our yasmin vossoughian joining us from outside the courthouse in lower manhattan. and also with us, former u.s. attorney barbara mcquade and criminal defense attorney danny cevallos. we just saw trump speaking before heading into the courtroom saying, you know, it s not fair that the judge won t let him speak at closing a
the liberal establishment. and it s getting pretty nasty, too. it s becoming apparent that we barely skimmed the surface. the left weaponizes that particular word, extremists against republicans. congressman hakeem jeffries, a key leader among democrats in the house, is using that word non stop these days, support gun rights. you re an extremist. pro-life urate. extremists don t want the schools of government brainwashing your kids. you re an extremist, too. it s so-called republican moderates who talk a good game. but at the end of the day, always, always, always vote with the extremist. the extreme magar republicans were determined to take the country down because of the extreme maga republicans, because of an effort by right wing extremists to push back against the extremists. these so-called moderates voted with the extremist force. those extreme right wing cuts down the throats of the american people, right wing extremists that would have hurt millions of everyday americ
part of the grand jury investigation into the mar-a-lago classified documents. the former president escalates his rhetoric overnight. threatening, quote, death and destruction if he is charged with a crime. i will be joined by michigan congresswoman debbie dingell, one of the congress people who questioned tiktok s ceo. good day, i m andrea mitchell in washington. we start with the u.s. air strikes by f-15s against what the u.s. said are iranian-backed groups in syria. killing an american contractor and injuring five u.s. service members and another american contractor. the pentagon says the deadly strike was from an iranian suicide drone. courtney kubie reports. a rocket attack against another base in syria used by u.s. troops. president biden on his trip to canada ordering air strikes against the targets in syria in retaliation. right now, the president is meeting with canada s prime minister justin trudeau in ottawa. joining us now is white house national security counci
the authorities in papua new guinea now say more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. south africa has seen far fewer electricity blackouts in the last few months. critics say it could be an attempt to buy more votes for the forthcoming general election. welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start here, where the uk s general election is in full swing and rishi sunak has been defending his plan for mandatory national service for 18 year olds. the prime minister was on the campaign trail in buckinghamshire, defending the proposal as a bold move that ll foster a culture of service. under the tory plan, all 18 year olds will be legally required to take up either a 12 month placement in the armed forces or cyber defence or give up the equivalent of one weekend a month to volunteer in their communities. i believe this is the right thing to do because this is how we will del
landslide in a remote village. a british charity warns of a big increase in cases of skin cancer this year and says peopple should do more to protect themselves from the sun. and how yellow became 0range. coldplay thrill fans with a special song dedicated to luton town football club. hello, i m ben brown, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let start with a breaking story. israel s military have reported a shooting incident along the country s southern border with egypt, saying it is discussing the issue with the egyptian authorities, quote, a few hours ago a shooting incident happened along the southern border. it is under review and discussions are being held with the egyptians. some other breaking news. the japanese government has made an emergency warning for residents in the south to take cover from the possible threat of a north korean missile. the government said north korea appeared to have fired a missile