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fraud trial against him, the penalty part. that does it for us this morning. ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with breaking news in manhattan where donald trump is already inside the courtroom about to take the stand in his $250 million new york civil fraud trial. these proceedings are just getting under way this morning. nbc s vaughn hillyard is standing by outside the courthouse. also with us, peter baker, chief white house correspondent for the new york times. chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney and senior fbi attorney and former investigative council for the january 6th house committee. we saw those live images inside the courtroom. we aren t allowed to have cameras inside the courtroom during the actual testimony. i understand, vaughn, trump spoke moments ago before he walked into the courthouse. start us off there in mann with what the president, former president is saying this morning and what we can e
what will trump s eldest son say about allegations of a decade s long business fraud. out of gaza. several americans among those evacuated through a keyboarder crossing as israel ramps up its ground assault. will they be the first of many? plus, a refugee camp where dozens died in an israeli strike. it s hit again as more hospitals run out of fuel they need to function. the latest on a spiraling humanitarian crisis. and breaking news from the federal reserve, there s a new decision on interest rates as the country grapples with a too hot to handle economy. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. first to nbc s lindsey reiser outside the courthouse in new york where where he could see donald trump jr. take the stand. what s the latest there? reporter: we have video of don jr. arriving around lunchtime. we have an increased police presence outside the courthouse. yes, we are likely going to hear from don jr. today. first, we are hearing cros