donald trump is said to be arraigned in federal court. the former president said to appear in court at 3:00 p.m. eastern time in miami. and he is expected to enter an initial plea of not guilty to the charges. a judge ruled no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom. and sources tell cnn that he spent yesterday searching for another potential lawyer to bolster his legal team. all while law enforcement officials say that they are ready for the appearance and any protests that it hey bring. and they are coordinating with federal partners to make sure the courthouse is secure. and chris christie railed against his former boss. in a cnn town hall last night, the once ally and campaign adviser called trump s actions, quote, vanity run amok. and trump s allies continued to defend hill. marjorie taylor greene announcing that she plans to introduce a measure to defund the special counsel and his investigation. cnn this morning special coverage starts right now. just hour
chief of police said the department is not ready do that just yet. again, a lot of these decisions they say will be made as we go into the day as they start to see just how many folks show up. so we ll see how things shake out on the ground. carlos, thank you very much. randi kaye is outside the resort in tore ral. t doral. the former president seemed upbeat last night. what can you tell us? reporter: good morning, yes, we were inside doral when the former president arrived. we saw him twice yesterday. his mood seemed to be more somber when he first arrived at the resort. his son eric was there to greet him. he waved to supporters but then went on his way with his legal team. later in the night we have video of him coming down to the main restaurant restaurant in the lobby area at about 7:00 p.m. we weren t sure if we were going to see him since we figured that he d be preparing with his team and looking to get big rest before his big day today. but he was there, he seemed much mor