thanks for being with us on cnn news central. donald trump lashed out at his civil trial. nothing really new there. what is new he was able to make some more of those very same claims inside the courtroom today during closing arguments. the judge made the move of letting trump address the courtroom with $370 million and his ability to do business in new york on the line. trump spoke from the defense table. after five minutes the judge actually cut him off. prosecutors for the new york attorney general are giving their closing argument. we have a reporter scattered across lower manhattan. including in the court room. let s start now with kristin holmes who got in a few questions with trump. down in wall street. kristin what else did we here at this press conference? reporter: at the top. it was very much what we heard before that this election interference in political persecution. he again said that this case was working in cahoots with president biden because biden did n
muse mauz hello, and thank you so much for joining us i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. this morning divided they fall, the republican party grappling with whether to go all in on trump or break away after his historic indictment. we ll have a live report from capitol hill and break down the new reporting about his legal troubles. plus, extreme weather battering the south. we re talking 5 inch diameter hail, and rare june tornados in the southeast leaving thousands without electricity, while houston s implementing an emergency plan to help residents deal with triple digit temperatures. we re looking at approximately ten days of over 100 degrees, and you know, with record breaking days as well. and later, an indictment for danny wenny. the this-year-old marine veteran is facing a second degree manslaughter charge for putting jordan neely in a deadly chokehold last month. and we re keeping a close eye on the supreme court with a handful of working days left,
strategy as former vice president pence speaks outs, what he says about his former running mate and the charges. tornados touched down, damage reported in georgia, alabama, and texas more than 30 million people at risk and the threat continues through the night. just breaking, a new york grand jury indicting the subway rider who fatally choked a homeless man witnesses say was threatening others the fed holds steady on interest rates but why your cost for borrowing could be going up soon new details about that amazing survival story in the amazon jungle, the pilot s desperate mayday calls and the plane s history of engine failures the end of an era at one of the most famous malls as major retailers abandon downtowns across america a mother s warning to congress about the a.i. scammers who stole her daughter s voice and demanded a million dollars and promising first results for a vaccine to fight the most deadly form of brain cancer. announcer: this is nbc ni
defending the special counsel he appointed. the former president, defiant, calling the indictment a heinous abuse of power. our new reporting on mr. trump s strategy. as former vice president pence speaks outs, what he says about his former running mate and the charges. tornados touched down, damage reported in georgia, alabama, and texas. more than 30 million people at risk and the threat continues through the night. just breaking, a new york grand jury indicting the subway rider who fatally choked a homeless man. witnesses say was threatening others. the fed holds steady on interest rates. but why your cost for borrowing could be going up soon. new details about that amazing survival story in the amazon jungle, the pilot s desperate mayday calls and the plane s history of engine failures. the end of an era at one of the most famous malls as major retailers abandon downtowns across america. a mother s warning to congress about the a.i. scammers who stole her daug
mitchell reports, the attorney general speaks out. merrick garland breaking his silence for first time since donald trump was indicted. not discussing the case, of course, but strongly defending special prosecutor jack smith against trump s constant attacks. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. we have what trump s republican challengers are saying today. the latest polls since the indictment on how this is all affecting the former president s support from gop voters. an nbc news exclusive. what ukraine s president zelenskyy told nbc s richard engel about the counteroffensive and allegations ukraine is involved in cross-border attacks against russia. translator: the actions, i would say, it s generally positive. but it s difficult. cutting out the junk. the president expected to get a major commitment today from big business about ending all those unfair surprise fees that impa