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good evening, everyone. i m alison camerata. welcome to cnn tonight. we continue our live coverage of the historical day of a former president being arrested and arraigned this afternoon, donald trump faced 34 felony counts for falsifying business records in connection with the hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels. hours later, and aggrieved donald trump appeared in front of a very friendly mega outfitted proud at mar-a-lago. i never thought anything like this. could happen in america never thought it could happen. the only crime that i have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it. from there, he went on to spout his usual litany of lies and grievances. but that was the only part of today that was familiar. everything else we ve never before seen a former u. s president under arrest and walking into a courtroom sitting , with his defense team, having to answer to charges just as any other criminal defendants would ....
after becoming a criminal defendant trump on loads going after the judge mexican rex restaurant, and as we re walking to that restaurant , i want to show you inside. but take a look at the view from above. when you look at the view from above, it s easy to notice. this is where the bulk of the destruction happened. the wind gusts peaked. at an estimated 115 mph if you look inside of this restaurant you can see insulation is on the table over to the left. there is a cooler. i can see where the pop bottles have shifted until there was a mirror or a picture hanging here . that picture is now on the ground. so me and my photo jake , he s gonna walk gingerly, make sure he is safe. we re going to sneak around to the gas station. we re told to employees were inside. they took cover before they were evacuated inside of the bathroom behind us, which you can see. the bathroom is still standing. but the wall that was once here gone broken glass. everything shattered. we ve seen ....
a weather emergency right now. millions are under threat. multiple tornadoes touching down in the last few hours, carving huge paths of destruction. police in missouri are now reporting multiple injuries and multiple fatalities. preview of how nasty the legal battle could get. the former president unleashes on the judge the charges democrats even republicans against him. as he now faces 34 felony counts for falsifying business records. there s a new mayor in chi-town promises chicago s progressive 46 year old merrill it is making for america s third largest city . those major stories and more coming in right here to cnn news, central. so did he just create new legal problems for himself? donald trump pleads not guilty in court out of court. he lashes out at the prosecution and the judge hours after he was warned not to trump s next court appearance for allegedly falsifying business records is december 4th . which of course, is the cost of the 2024 primary season. prosec ....
politicsnation. tonight s lead, president biden s big speech. on tuesday evening, president biden will appear before a joint session of congress to deliver his state of the union address. many americans will be tuning in, looking for answers. those of us still mourning the death of tyre nichols at the hands of memphis police we want to hear the presidents prayer for reforming law enforcement in this country. americans also want to know how the administration will respond to a suspected chinese spy balloon the drifted across our nation s skies before being downed off the coast of the carolinas. in the president will meet to begin making the case to voters why he deserves to maintain control of the white house in 2024. a sales pitch there will no doubt include last week s strong jobs markets, a sign that the economy remains resilient, even as inflation continues to eat away at many americans paychecks. joining us to talk about all these issues and more is south carolina c ....
before leaving warsaw this morning the president met with leaders from nato s eastern flank and reaffirmed their joint commitment quoting the white house here to, quote, stand with the ukrainian people for as long as it takes. vladimir putin was also alliance building, meeting with china s top envoy saying cooperation between their two countries is very important for, quote, stabilizing the international situation. russia wants weapons from china. the pentagon spokeswoman today warning, quote, it would certainly be a miscalculation of china to provide lethal aid to russia. president biden had a similar answer today when abc s david murer asked him. what s your message to putin on that? it s a big mistake, not very responsible. but i don t really think he s thinking of using nuclear weapons or things like that. he snled the opposite today suggesting it s a war of restoring the ocean russian and soviet empire, speaking at a concert marking tomorrow s defender of the ....