it s the very soul of america. that s president joe biden marking memorial day at arlington national cemetery with a somber message about freedom and democracy. we ll have much more of his speech in just a moment. meanwhile, donald trump marked the holiday with angry posts on social media lashing out at the judges in his legal cases. the day comes as his hush money trial resumes today in new york with closing arguments. we ll bring you a preview of what to expect. plus, the latest fallout from israel s air strike that led to deaths of dozens of displaced palestinians in rafah. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 28th. happy birthday. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. in just hours closing arguments are scheduled to begin in donald trump s hush many criminal trial in a new york city courtroom with the case resuming after a long memorial daybreak. the defense will go first with trump attorney todd blanche expected to
happening now, breaking news, we re learning new details about closing arguments in donald trump s historic but criminal trial. as both sides prepared to make their final pitches to jurors tomorrow. also tonight, us reaction to be israeli airstrike that killed dozens of civilians in rafah. as prime minister benjamin netanyahu is now calling it a tragic mistake standby for new reporting on behind the scenes conversations in the biden administration and breaking news as multiple states are reeling from severe weather, the tornado threat extending to the east coast with millions on alert right now, including writing here in the nation s capital. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i, boris sanchez and you are in the situation the skis cnn, breaking news. let s get right to the breaking news on what to expect during tomatoes closing arguments in donald trump s hush money trial, sources revealing some of the key poin
okay so there are big weeks and really big weeks and this week is as big as it comes. after weeks of revealing witness testimony, after weeks of intense cross-examination. after a legal system has been tried, tested in ways that it has never been before. we re now reaching the end of this trial. closing arguments start tomorrow. those seven men and five women will deliberate and decide the fate of the former president. we don t know what the outcome will be. only they decide that. that s how our system works. i know it all sounds surreal but it s all really happening, starting tomorrow morning. if one person appears to be feeling the heat right now, it is truly a surprise, he shouted at the judge, the district attorney. hours away from closing arguments, the judge is probably past wanting to derail the. or the jury may be dead locked, unable to reach a consensus and this could end in a mistrial. or the jury could convict trump as former director has predicted. that would make
but first, a moment in court the judge called outrageous and simply not allowed. good day. i m chris jansing alongside andrea mitchell and katy tur and they are back in the courtroom. the judge is now planning to issue a new instruction to the jury after trump s defense attorney made a remark that the jury, quote, cannot send someone to prison based on the words of michael cohen. the judge did not like that at all and blasted todd blanche for even raising the idea of trump going to prison. it s not in the jury s purview. and of course, you can t unring the bell and now we are all watching to just see how the prosecution tries to rebut the defense s portrayal of michael cohen as someone with an ax to grind and quote, the greatest liar of all time, that he called the gloat. vaughn hillyard is with us, danny, catherine christian. both are msnbc legal analysts. okay, they are already back, as we said. we have a little bit of color from inside the room. all the attorneys are