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♪ anderson, thank you very much. and good evening, everyone. tonight, the nation is facing a situation that has never been contemplated in its history before. a former president will sit trial as a defendant in the middle of his campaign for another term, which means that jurors and voters will be deciding his fate at exactly the same time. donald trump appearing virtually in court today as a judge sets his trial date for march 25th of next year. and in case you're wondering, that is 20 days after super tuesday, six days after florida, ohio and arizona and one month before pennsy...

>> eric: the debt deadlock officially slamming consumer confidence. it's tanking as shopper worry about tax hikes and spending cuts and now sandra smith warns as consumers go, so goes the economy. downgrade in the consumer confidence numbers but you have to admit, it's the fiscal cliff, the debt clock stuff. i don't blame them. >> reporter: yeah. people think the general public is oblivious and not paying attention. they want to blow off the fact people are bored about hearing about the fiscal cliff but the reality is that 98% of americans will be affected and will see taxes go up if we go ove...

Booking photo for james holmes. his lawyers may be trying to block the release of that. we'll see if that comes up in court today. otherwise, it's expected to be pretty short and straightforward. the prosecutor in this case i think it's worth noting is karen pearce. there are only three people on death row in colorado. two of them were placed there by the prosecutor's office here in arapaho county. but again, in terms of the actual charges in terms of an aarraignment, and even a competency hearing to see if he's fit to stand trial, chuck, that's coming up later. >> chris jansing. i know you're...

watermelon haul, which you can picture. >> oh, boy, yes, i can. hey, go big or go home. that's what i say. thanks, jeff. >> okay. >> all right. at 10:00 a.m. on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. out west, i'm kyra phillips. thanks for joining us. wall street just minutes after opening, only hours removed from the gut-wrenching plunge, u.s. investors seem to be shrugging off some of the concerns, at least for now. riots erupt across great britain. dozens of police officers hurt. hundreds of people arrested, and a government desperately trying to tamp down public rage. 61-year-old diana ...

trillion in cuts over ten years, raises the debt ceiling about about the same amount, sets up a bipartisan committee to find other ways to trim another trillion and change from the deficit. think of it as a deficit posse. it calls for both chamber of commerce eventually to pass a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. they don't actually have to pass it, they just have to vote on it. and the president and house speaker admit that the plan is not perfect, but hey, there's a deadline tomorrow. here's what the president said, then you'll hear from a freshman republican who, by t...