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there s a verdict. the jury in donald trump s civil rape case deliberated for just about three hours. the judge announced he will read the verdict at 3:00 p.m. it is 3:00 p.m. the lawyers are in the room. the judge is in the room. the jury is in the room. so any moment now we will hear from they decided. six men and three women were charged with that deciding. one, did donald trump rape carroll and did he defame her when he said she was lying. if so, how much money does carroll deserve to be fairly and adequately compensated for her injuries? in closing arguments, her attorney told the jury donald trump didn t show up because he knew he did it. trump s attorney said trump didn t testify because there was nothing to testify to. he said the whole story was an unbelievable work of fiction. kaplin said carroll was exactly donald trump s type and she played the video deposition where trump mistook carroll for his ex-wife, marla maples. he said she couldn t give a date to whe ....
for you, a jury in new york finding donald trump, the republican presidential front runner, by far liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer, e. jean carroll. the jury also awarding the former magazine columnist nearly $5 million in damages to be paid by mr. trump. carol walked out of the manhattan courthouse just moments ago with her lawyer who said that they re quote, very happy with the jury s decision. carol s lawsuit stemmed from an encounter between her and trump in a new york department store dressing room in 1996. she claims donald trump sexually assaulted her. donald trump reacted on his social media platform, writing in all caps, quote, i have absolutely no idea who this woman is, this verdict is a disgrace, continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all-time, unquote. this all comes as trump is facing another very serious case in new york city, just last month the former president pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges related to hush money payments ....
president biden s focus today on the fight to raise the debt limit and the dress of consequences that could be in store for the country have no actions taken. not a single solitary has this data is not that i accumulated. but that is not that occurred of the last several years. it is 200 years of debt. 200 years. the idea that we wouldn t pay our debt is bizarre. it s estimated that we didn t pay the debt, we lose 750,000 jobs, we have a recession, would be a disaster. the idea is for the first time saying, unless you can approve this ridiculous budget what the republican mega budget is, if you pass this budget, we re not going to increase the debt limit. then we re going to go bankrupt. the white house has also warning that if the white house default, it would result in severe damage. a default according to the white house would result in hud to thousands of job losses, which could increase to millions the longer it goes on. joining me now is nbc s correspond ....
expanding access to affordable child and long term care. and body cam video released of the horrific moments that actor jeremy renner endured after a snowplow ran over him. rescue workers tending to him as you see, blood spilled across the snow and a life or death moment for this avenger and courtroom clash. the blockbuster trial between dominion voting and fox news is kicking off. opening arguments haven t even started and it s already getting ugly. cnn reporters are inside the courtroom, sending us all the details of this story, and many more coming in right now. on cnn news, central. so any moment opening statements in the biggest defamation trial in a generation are about to begin dominion voting systems suing fox news for defamation seeking $1.6 billion in damages in this sketch the fox lawyers seen on the right, the dominion attorneys on the left, the company said the network perpetuated false claims that dominion machines rigged the 2020 election despite repeated ....
troops to the border. president biden deploying an additional 1,500 active duty personnel to the southern border as states brace for a possible flood of migrants next week. a tight timeline and a big problem. the debt ceiling fight heating up as the treasury secretary says the money runs out june 1st. what does that mean for your wallet? a default could have a huge impact on all of us. we ll look at the states. and then late night shows could be the first to shutdown but maybe not the last. why the two sides are fighting and have not yet reached a deal. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. we begin with the biden administration moving to bolster the southern border. sources telling cnn that 1,500 active-duty troops are being sent in anticipation of a flood of migrants starting next week, and that s when the trump era title 42 expires. natasha has more from the pentagon. the troops being sen ....