quite strong, jobs still going up. wages up again too. but inflation is going up faster. it s a complicated picture and we know it is issue one as we close this midterm campaign. plus, big shifts toward republicans in house races. democrats though still in play to hold the senate and oprah wants to help. the tv mogul who made dr. oz a star says she would vote for his democratic opponent in pennsylvania. if i lived in pennsylvania, i would have already cast my vote for john fetterman for many reasons. and big political news that connects to important planning at the justice department. aides say donald trump could announce a 2024 presidential run just ten days from now. that won t stop the investigations but it could change how they are managed. now in order to make our country successful and sa safe glorious, i will probably do it again. get ready. that s all i m telling you, very soon. get ready. back to that story a bit later. up first new data on your number one is
Its now 4 00 in new york. This Morning A Key chapter until the first ever criminal trial of an american expresident came to a close. The Testimony Phase of the people of the great state of new york vermont vs. Donald trump is over after the defense rested its case and trump in the end did not testify. Although just a few weeks ago, he said this, quote, im testifying. I tell the truth. Whatever that means. Happening right now in court, prosecutors and trumps Defense Attorneys are discussing the instructions that the judge will give to the jury. Its incredibly important. Where donald trump faces 34 Felony Charges for falsifying Business Records in order to conceal another crime. Well keep you posted on all of the updates out of those proceedings. We turn to the dramatic events this morning in court. Team trump resting its case, one was a paralegal and the other was the attorney robert cost tell la lo. Whatever credibility he had left after his outburst in court, the ones that resulted in
Eastern, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york alongside my colleague and friend chris jansing. For two hours of special coverage on what is expected to be a dramatic and consequential day in Donald Trumps hush money trial. The prosecutions star witness on the stand right now. Prosecutors spent a year preparing Michael Cohen for this moment. He is the witness that prosecutors need to directly tie trump to the payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Nbcs Yasmin Vossoughian is outside the courthouse, also with us kristen gibb against, Charles Coleman and Criminal Defense Attorney and former manhattan prosecutor jeremy salaam. Thank you all for joining us. Lets go to yasmin first. What is the latest inside that courtroom as Michael Cohens testimony begins . Reporter were getting some demeanor notes, guys, as to how Michael Cohen is interacting with the prosecution when answering his questions, also kind of some color from inside the courtroom when Michael Cohen was asked to identify
ecision today by the nation s highest court that could have major impcations. the unprecedented and historic prosecution of donald trump. the justices announcing they will hearen appeal by a defendant. josepher fisher. he has been indicted on seven charges including obstruction of official proceeding, which is a charge brought by jack smith against dald trump. now fisher is to dismiss that count. central question before the supreme court according to the new york times quote, can the government charge defendant in those cases uederal law that makes it a crime to corruptly obstruct an official congressional proceeding. here s how the times lays out the move. theecision to hear the case will complicate and perhaps delay the start of mr. trump s trial. now scheduled to take place in washington imarch. supreme court s ultimate ruling which may not arrive june will likely address the viability of two of the main counts against mr. trump and could severely limit efforts by the sp