after more than 40 witnesses and 40 days of bombshell testimony, new york attorney general letitia james against former president donald trump, and his namesake company, has now entered into his final stage. on wednesday, testimony came to a close with a.g. james s office colin its final rebuttal witness, who happens to be an accounting professor, and then resting its case. the trial is now set to take a month long break, with judge arthur engoron expected to announce findings after january 11th. then, the fate of trump s real estate empire will rest entirely in the hands of the judge. remember, there is no jury, meaning as judge engoron, and judge engoron alone, who will determine the future of the disgraced ex president. even with a month off in the new york civil case, this is hardly a holiday break. trump s team has stayed very, very busy. on friday, the fmer president s lawyers to against him. that request came just 24 hours after an appeals court and which bars
of him, in court adjourned. civil trial goes on a month-long hiatus as a future of his business empire hangs in the balance. plus, gop fact check. house republicans formulas are evidence free impeachment, and we re setting the record straight on the lies that have led to this charade. and, defending the dictator? new fears as trump backers voice their support for his authoritarian promises. our charles coleman junior in tonight for ayman mohyeldin, and we ve got a lot to talk about. so let s get started. after more than 40 witnesses and 44 days of bombshell testimony new york attorney general letitia james s 250 million dollar civil trial against former president donald trump and his namesake company has now entered into its final stage. on wednesday, testimony came to a close with his office calling the final rebuttal witness who happened to be in a county professor, and then resting its case. it is set to take a month long break after the judge issues findings after both si
accomplices to shoot up the homes of democrats and now investigators want to know if drug sales fuelled his campaign. and elise stephanic is denying she knew anything about george santos deceptions. she spent a year doing everything in her power to get him elected in that district. cnn is going to take a look at that relationship. it is a busy money morning but first we ll get to this. the nation reeling from the deadliest mass shooting since uvalde. investigators senching for a motive after a gunman massacred ten people and wounded others at a ballroom dance hall here in southern california. police say the gunman shot killed himself when police finally tracked him down after his bloody rampage. cnn is learning he used to be a frequent here at the dance hall he attacked. we re told the shooter went to a second dance hall after the shooting to kill more victims but the people inside wrestled away his gun before he could hurt anybody and drove off in his van. he was disa
is being described, look at the pictures, as total devastation. this is a city that is impassable. even for bicycles, 90% of the island, 90 percent of fort myers beach is destroyed and up and down the western coast people are still reeling for likely the largest natural disaster in the history of the state. the biggest fear that stha you ll see your personal effects gone or all over the place. and that is what happened. also at this hour, the reopening process por some begins. tampa and walt disney world will reopen this hour. we re also watching this, which is a very historic moment at the supreme court this morning as justice ketanji brown jackson is ceremonial sworn in by chief justice john roberts. we are covering all angle this is morning. we begin with nick valencia on the next front in myrtle beach, south carolina. the wind is blowing and what do you see right now and what do you expect in the coming hour? reporter: good morning. it is soggy and cold and the wi