, the venue for an american 1st 100 Center Street in Downtown Manhattan, playing host to a new chapter in u. S history. Today the arrest and arraignment of donald trump. Former President Trump is back in the city that made him famous. But this time to face a new reality, the first ever former president to Face Criminal Charges. Good afternoon to our viewers around the world. Im Anderson Cooper, new york and im jake tapper in washington, d c. Were just hours away from the opening gavel. Of the people of the state of new york versus donald j. Trump this is the scene, the Manhattan Criminal Courts complex for mr trump. Will surrender. Were told and then where prosecutors will drop and indictment spelling out multiple charges against him at this very moment, we still do not know exactly what those charges are and how many there are connected to mr trumps alleged scheme to buy the silence of adult film actress and director stormy, daniels said a pivotal 2016 campaign moment. As we come on a
katelyn polantz news back to new york on the streets outside the new york courthouse and cnn, sherman procure says this is a obviously very complex security operation this morning. no it certainly is anderson, and there are indications that this could be happening at any moment. now we re seeing it. certainly uptake and police presidents. there are more officers here than i have seen the past several days. i want to show you anderson exactly what s going on now? outside the courthouse. there are court officers lining the entire street here at the front of the courthouse on center. on center street and then this just continues here down into this area, and when you look down, hogan place where as you know, i ve been the past couple of nights. this is where the motorcade will wind up. this is the street where the former president will ultimately surrender where he will walk in and turned himself in and be arrested. by the manhattan district attorney s office. and