built on lies? the former president on trial for fraud lashing out repeatedly at the judge and new york s attorney general with his flagship properties and his family business at stake. could he lose it all? go ahead and try, house speaker mccarthy says a defiant message who want him out. california s governor, gavin newsom has made his pick. who s replacing the late senator dianne feinstein and what candidates running for that same seat have to say about her. and back on the bench, the supreme court opening a new term with major cases on social media and free speech on the docket. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with lisa rubin outside the manhattan courthouse where former president trump is in court for his civil fraud trial. i think one thing that was immediately apparent was trump s anger and i wonder what you saw and what you think at least how it compares to previous court appearances where you ve seen him? well, chr