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
we ll have the latest reporting and analysis in moments for you. also this hour, new covid concerns on multiple fronts with another spike in china and a new sub variant here at home. we continue to cover that major development. the arrest in connection to the murder case involving four university of idaho students. nbc news can confirm the person in custody is that man right there. 28-year-old bryan kohberger. this is according to court records and four law enforcement officials confirming that to nbc news. he s being held in pennsylvania. he s at the prison there. police in moscow, idaho v announced a 4:00 p.m. eastern press conference to provide apt update on this case, but the moscow police department is not yet confirming the arrest. let s bring in correspondent steve patterson for the latest. it s been an hour since we have been getting this. anything new in the last hour? reporter: just the timeline. we ll have that press conference from moscow police later on today.
Jene harris Opening Statements kicking off in the Civil Fraud Trial against former President Donald Trump and the former president has shown up in person as we saw him this morning headtohead encountering new York Attorney general Leticia James. You are watching outnumbered, im harris faulkner, here with my cohost kayleigh mcenany. With us host of kennedy saves the world, kennedy. Fox news contributor tammy bruce and douglas murray. The new York Attorney general who campaigned ongoing after trump says nobody is above the law. Donald trump and the other defendants have committed persistent and repeated fraud. Last week we proved that in our motion for summary judgement. Today we will prove our other claims. My message is simple, no matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you may have, no one is above the law we get she is hungry. The former president hit back with scathing words to chew on. It is a witch hunt, a disgrace, we have a corrupt attorney general. This
new york times also notes this, quote, in making her decision, the judge also denied a request by ump s lawyers to freeze the gag order for what could have been a considerably longer period. saying it can remain in effect as the federal appeals court in washington reviews it. judge chutkan s move is the latest chapter but has become a protracted legal battle between special counsel jack smith and donald trump with incredibly high stakes. at its heart is this question, will a defendant with one of if not the biggest megaphone in the world be subject to any of the same rules as any of the rest of us if we were criminal defendants in the united states? to that question judge chutkan says yes and her ruling she writes the first amendment rights of participants in criminal proceedings must yield when necessary to the orderly administration of justice. the judge also rejecting the notion that her gag order was too vague to be enforceable. pointing out that donald trump himself cl
this is new day and it will be an historic day in the u.s. congress. you re looking at live pictures of the u.s. capitol where later this morning, we do expect final passage of the $1.9 trillion relief package. this is a monumental piece of legislation that will have a huge impact. a new round of direct payments, the largest ever to americans, but it does much much more than that. child tax credits, more money for schools and health care on and on. the president will sign it ahead of his first prime-time address to the nation tomorrow night. and then he ll hit the road to sell the plan, which may not be that hard. we have a brand-new cnn poll which shows strong bipartisan support for the bill and especially what s inside it. the president s prime-time address will mark one year since the official start of the pandemic. today, nearly one in ten americans have been fully vaccinated, but there s still a along way to go for herd immunity. and public health officials say peopl