 with health officials urging caution in hot zones to drink plenty of fluids, to find air conditioning, and to keep an eye on relatives and neighbors. Jeff Manasso, Fox News. Closing arguments could start this afternoon in a federal courtroom in New York City, where Senator Bob Menendez declined to testify in his own defense at his bribery trial. Yet the New Jersey Democrat insists he is not guilty. Menendez is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts, including cash and gold bars.