Good morning, everyone. So glad youre with us on this monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. We have a lot to get to this hour. Lets start with five things to know for this monday, october 2nd. At any moment, donald trump Will Leave Trump Tower and head to court in New York City for the start of his highstakes Civil Fraud Trial. And allies of Kevin Mccarthy are scrambling to stop a rightwing revolt led by matt gaetz. Hes said hell file a motion to remove mccarthy this week. Mccarthys response, bring it on. Gavin newsom picking a historic replacement to fill Dianne Feinsteins senate seat. Naming the head of emilys list. And bob menendez is due back if court today as calls for his resignation grow louder. Well speak to a congressman who was jumped into the race in the senate town seat him. We have no winner, yet, in the powerball jackpot. It is north of 1 billion. Phil informs me if he wins, he will always continue to come to work. No ticket matched all six numbers in the drawing this week
Front next opening day of trumps trial. And its getting ugly fast name calling, insults, flying between trump and what will be a star witness . Michael cohen. This is the first witness is starting to testify with david how trumps case plus russias new It Girl State Television now fawning over Marjorie Taylor greene, even though she tried but failed to sink america i can aid to ukraine. Here what they are saying tonight about quote on quote moscow, marjorie and Melania Trump now selling more jewelry. Is it to help her husband . Okay. His legal fees. Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. We begin with trumps trials spilling out of the courtroom on a day when the prosecution and defense laid out their cases for the first time to 12 jurors and the six alternates its in the room and its on this momentous day, the former President Trump and his former fixer, Michael Cohen, are now in a free for all know, it did actually start in the courtroom. It was during Op
Livelihood depends on President Trumps destruction referring to cohen so that was all well in the courtroom. But then after court, when trump walked out and you could speak to the public, he said this about cohen what are they going to look at all the lives that gone . Good in the last row . He that joint line so he got caught lying pure lime well, im Insider Cohen firing back hey, Von Expletive in pants, your attacks of me, stink of desperation. We are all hoping that you take the stand in your defense. Lets public spat between a key witness and the defendant is remarkable in a court. And trump, of course, is under a gag order forbidden to speak about any witnesses in the trial. But this public brawl breaking out just hours before trump is back in court facetoface with the judge, juan merchan for hearing on gag order violations. He faces fines and of course, violations could ultimately put them in jail. So this is really serious stuff. And it comes as witnesses are already taking the