>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and let's get straight to the breaking news. donald trump's new york civil fraud trial comes to a close. the judge in the case aiming to reveal his decision on the state's request for a $370 million judgment against trump by the end of this month. cnn's kara scannell is just outside the courthouse where all of today's drama just went down. how did this all unhold? >> reporter: kwuflwolf, trump's attorneys gave their arguments for much of the morning. the big question was donald trump going to speak. the judge had setout terms that said he could only speak if he stuck to the facts and the law and trump did not agree to do that in advance of the hearing. at the end of the day, the end of the closing arguments trump's attorney asked the judge if he