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cohen has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and lying under oath. the prosecutors pre-emptively defending him today saying he made mistakes in the past to protect his boss. >> and laura is here with me on the set alongside hallie jackson. laura, let me begin with you. the first witness on the stand right now, does it give us any hint where all this is leading? >> yes. tabloid mogul david pecker is at that 2015 meeting at trump tower as we mentioned. he's useful for prosecutors because he puts mr. trump in the room for this alleged plot. he's also useful because his name is not michael cohen and his testimony will continue tomorrow, lester. >> all right, laura, thank you. and hallie, this is a partisan prosecution in the opinion of mr. trump. >> yeah, that's what his campaign's been saying. and in some ways what we just heard in court, what laura has laid out, echoes what we have also heard from mr. trump himself on the campaign trail. his defense, casting him as a fighter, aggressively attacking central players in this case. familiar themes. now, th
cohen has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and lying under oath. the prosecutors pre-emptively defending him today saying he made mistakes in the past to protect his boss. >> and laura is here with me on the set alongside hallie jackson. laura, let me begin with you. the first witness on the stand right now, does it give us any hint where all this is leading? >> yes. tabloid mogul david pecker is at that 2015 meeting at trump tower as we mentioned. he's useful for...
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but davidson only testified about dealings with cohen, not offering evidence of mr. trump's knowledge of the plans. >> and laura, meantime, this flare-up over the gag order is not over yet? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, lester. prosecutors continue to say that mr. trump violates the gag order and is seeking more fines. the judge plans to hold a hearing on all of this on thursday morning. lester? >> all right, laura, thank you. >>> in a new interview, mr. trump provides more insights into what a second term would look like. here is gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, former president trump is revealing more of his second term agenda, including new details of his controversial plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. >> i will stop the invasion. >> reporter: trump now telling "time" magazine he would use the national guard and possibly the military to deport migrants and isn't ruling out building new detention camps. when asked whether he'd ignore a u.s. law that prevents deploying troops against civilians, the former president responded well, these are
but davidson only testified about dealings with cohen, not offering evidence of mr. trump's knowledge of the plans. >> and laura, meantime, this flare-up over the gag order is not over yet? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, lester. prosecutors continue to say that mr. trump violates the gag order and is seeking more fines. the judge plans to hold a hearing on all of this on thursday morning. lester? >> all right, laura, thank you. >>> in a new interview, mr. trump...
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the former president later reimbursing cohen through a series of checks, allegedly doctors his company's internal records to cover it all up. >> that payment was to hide damaging information from the voting public. the participant scheme was illegal. >> reporter: the judge ruling prosecutors cannot play the "access hollywood" tape at trial but can introduce what he said. mr. trump's team expected to highlight how the previous d.a. and federal prosecutors declined to press charges in this case, while mr. trump lambastes the case as a democratic conspiracy to hurt his reelection chances. >> this is a persecution like never before. nobody has ever seen anything like it. and again, it's a case that should have never been brought. it's an assault on america. >> reporter: the trial, expected to stretch on six to eight weeks and feature testimony from cohen, daniels, members of trump's inner circles like former aide hope hicks and possibly mr. trump himself. >> i would testify, absolutely. >> reporter: the risk of cross examination, substantial. but the more immediate threat possible violations
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it's the way his payments to cohen were documented on his internal records. now, we'll see if other witnesses can speak more directly to that, lester. >> okay, laura, thank you. >>> president biden was also in new york today giving a rare interview to radio host howard stern and making news about whether he'll debate mr. trump. peter alexander joins us. what did he say? >> reporter: for months he refused to say whether he will agree to a faceoff with former president trump, but today he told howard stern, i'm, quote, happy to debate him, though he didn't say when or how many times. it would be a dramatic sequel to their feisty debates four years ago. outside court mr. trump did not participate in any of the republican primary debates and said he is willing to debate president biden as soon as tonight. the presidential
it's the way his payments to cohen were documented on his internal records. now, we'll see if other witnesses can speak more directly to that, lester. >> okay, laura, thank you. >>> president biden was also in new york today giving a rare interview to radio host howard stern and making news about whether he'll debate mr. trump. peter alexander joins us. what did he say? >> reporter: for months he refused to say whether he will agree to a faceoff with former president trump,...
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it's how he documented his monthly payments to cohen as legal expenses. the prosecutors telling the jury it was election fraud, pure and simple. but mr. trump is not facing conspiracy or campaign finance violations, something the defense sought to highlight in opening statements. mr. trump's attorney describing him as a husband and father. a person just like you and me and is innocent, saying the payments to cohen were for legal expenses. arguing there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. it's called democracy, not a crime. the alleged crime he is facing, a low-level felony, carrying up to four years in prison if convicted. but the judge could sentence him to probation. mr. trump noting the previous d.a. and federal prosecutors looked at this case and did not charge him. >> he got indicted for that? people said to me, i can't believe it. this is the case. so we did nothing wrong. >> reporter: mr. trump's attorney casting cohen as the prosecution's only real witness, out for revenge, saying he's, quote, obsessed with mr. trump and wants t
it's how he documented his monthly payments to cohen as legal expenses. the prosecutors telling the jury it was election fraud, pure and simple. but mr. trump is not facing conspiracy or campaign finance violations, something the defense sought to highlight in opening statements. mr. trump's attorney describing him as a husband and father. a person just like you and me and is innocent, saying the payments to cohen were for legal expenses. arguing there is nothing wrong with trying to influence...
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pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss, that's referring to trump, would be furious with me. pecker said today he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker also testified trump was aghast when he saw stormy daniels on "60 minutes." >> was it hush money to stay silent? >> yes. >> reporter: pecker says trump called him. he says we have an agreement with stormy daniels that she cannot mention my name. trump later denied knowledge of the arrangement. on cross-examination, mr. trump's lawyers challenging pecker's credibility and business practices. at a campaign event earlier in the day, mr. trump addressed the testimony of his long-time friend. >> david has been very nice. a nice guy. >> did you give the payment to stormy daniels before the 2020 election? >> reporter: pecker also testifying today about a payment his company did make to former "playboy" mod
pecker says when he told cohen, quote, he was upset and responded that the boss, that's referring to trump, would be furious with me. pecker said today he believed mr. trump or his company had paid daniels until cohen told him in december of 2016 that he was the one who paid her. prosecutors are seeking to prove mr. trump doctored internal business records to cover up that payment. pecker also testified trump was aghast when he saw stormy daniels on "60 minutes." >> was it hush...
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trump's posts on social media targeting cohen and stormy daniels. the state seeking to hold mr. trump in criminal contempt for violating the judge's gag order that bars him from attacking trial witnesses. >> so they can talk about me. they can say whatever they want. they can lie. but i'm not allowed to say anything. i would love to say everything that's on my mind. >> reporter: in court, the defense arguing mr. trump should be permitted to respond to political attacks, and the gag order should not cover reposts of someone else. the judge didn't rule today, but seemed exasperated, telling lead defense attorney todd blanche you are losing all credibility with the court. minutes later during a break, mr. trump back on truth social, falsely writing the judge had taken away his right to free speech. "this is a kangaroo court." >> laura, you were in the courtroom today. what were some of your impressions? >> well, lester, this jury is engaged. they're paying attention. they're looking at the exhibits on the screen in front of them. they're listening carefully to the witness, david pe
trump's posts on social media targeting cohen and stormy daniels. the state seeking to hold mr. trump in criminal contempt for violating the judge's gag order that bars him from attacking trial witnesses. >> so they can talk about me. they can say whatever they want. they can lie. but i'm not allowed to say anything. i would love to say everything that's on my mind. >> reporter: in court, the defense arguing mr. trump should be permitted to respond to political attacks, and the gag...
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cohen did it on his own. the defense team wants to say, craig, if all of this happened the way prosecutors say, which they deny, was actually being falsified, the internal crime are business records that would never have seen the light of day. so how could the voters have been fooled? that's the duelling narratives we will see play out in opening statements, craig. >> after opening statements, the first witness we've been told a man named david pecker. explain how he fits into all of this and what is the prosecution hoping to accomplish by calling him first? >> reporter: it is an interesting strategic move really, crack, because david pecker was the former leader of ami, which is the parent company of ""the national enquirer"." everyone knows that tabloid. the reason prosecutors want him is because he allows them to put mr. trump in room for when the scheme happened in 2015, and prosecutors telling, they're going to tell the jury here mr. trump, mr. cohen and david pecker sat in a room and they decided to try
cohen did it on his own. the defense team wants to say, craig, if all of this happened the way prosecutors say, which they deny, was actually being falsified, the internal crime are business records that would never have seen the light of day. so how could the voters have been fooled? that's the duelling narratives we will see play out in opening statements, craig. >> after opening statements, the first witness we've been told a man named david pecker. explain how he fits into all of this...
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pecker says he coordinated with cohen because he was concerned paying mcdougal could violate campaign finance law. so they worked up an agreement to pay for her contributions to magazines owned by american media, adding he believes trump was aware of the payment. the prosecution asking pecker, was your principle purpose to suppress her story so as not to influence the election? pecker responding "yes, it was." >> vaughn, what did mr. trump's lawyers focus on during david pecker's cross examination? >> reporter: lester, for one, that donald trump was not the only celebrity he helped squash negative stories for, in exchange for good ones. but instead, that this was a mutually beneficialy here in new relationship dating back to the '90s, when donald trump was a celebrity here in new york city. cross-examination will continue tomorrow. lester? >> vaughn hillyard, thank you. >>> new protests flaring up across the country today as pro-palestinian demonstrations escalated, and more people were arrested. and with graduation season practically here, liz kreutz reports schools are making tough
pecker says he coordinated with cohen because he was concerned paying mcdougal could violate campaign finance law. so they worked up an agreement to pay for her contributions to magazines owned by american media, adding he believes trump was aware of the payment. the prosecution asking pecker, was your principle purpose to suppress her story so as not to influence the election? pecker responding "yes, it was." >> vaughn, what did mr. trump's lawyers focus on during david...
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testified the arrangement stem from a 2015 trump tower meeting with cohen and the former president. it centers on allegations that mr. trump colluded to illegally influence the 2016 election and falsify business records to cover up an alleged affair . all accusations he denied. >> what's going on is a disgrace. >> reporter: the day started with a contentious hearing on whether he violated the judges gag order, barring him from publicly attacking witnesses and jurors. something prosecutors say he's done repeatedly. citing his comments about cohen right outside the courtroom yesterday. >> he got caught lying, pure lying. >> reporter: the trump legal team arguing that he's defending himself as a presidential candidate, not a criminal defendant. a prosecutor rejected , throwing maga into post as a make a political. it may make it more ominous. -- to jail time for future violations. it all comes as president biden is on the campaign trail. speaking in florida about what democrats see as their most highly motivating issue, abortion rights. >> i'm ready to protect freedom. >> reporter: ver
testified the arrangement stem from a 2015 trump tower meeting with cohen and the former president. it centers on allegations that mr. trump colluded to illegally influence the 2016 election and falsify business records to cover up an alleged affair . all accusations he denied. >> what's going on is a disgrace. >> reporter: the day started with a contentious hearing on whether he violated the judges gag order, barring him from publicly attacking witnesses and jurors. something...
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the ex-national inquirer publisher, d publisher david pecker testified he worked with michael cohen to bury stories that could have damaged the 2016 trump campaign and to embellish negative stories about mr. trump's political rivals. pecker testified the arrangements stem from a 2015 trump tower meeting with cohen and the former president. the case centers on allegations that mr. trump colluded to illegally influence the 2016 election and falsify business records to cover up an alleged affair, all accusations he denies. >> what's going on is a disgrace. >> reporter: the day started with a contentious hearing over whether mr. trump violated the judge's gag order, barring him from publicly attacking witnesses and jurors, something prosecutors say he's done repeatedly, citing his comments about cohen right outside the courtroom. >> he got caught lying. pure lying. >> reporter: the trump legal team arguing the former president is defending himself as a presidential candidate, not a criminal defend ant. a prosecutor rejected that, saying throwing maga into a post doesn't make it political,
the ex-national inquirer publisher, d publisher david pecker testified he worked with michael cohen to bury stories that could have damaged the 2016 trump campaign and to embellish negative stories about mr. trump's political rivals. pecker testified the arrangements stem from a 2015 trump tower meeting with cohen and the former president. the case centers on allegations that mr. trump colluded to illegally influence the 2016 election and falsify business records to cover up an alleged affair,...
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but cohen is a key witness for them. anything he says right now he could be cross-examined with at trial. it just shows you all the baggage he brings to this case. >> i don't think we can repeat what he said, but fair to say it was directed at mr. trump. >> yes. directly. and potentially goating him into testifying saying he's so desperate he's just coming after him. >> thank you very much. >>> let's move to washington. today the senate is expected to take up the $95 billion aid package that has divided the republican party. that bill includes funding for israel and ukraine passed in the house over the weekend. nbc's ryan nobles is live on capitol hill. ryan, when will this get to the president's desk? >> hoda, good morning. it is expected to pass as early as today and the latest by tomorrow. the bulk of the $95 million package is $60 billion in desperately kneaded weaponry for ukraine and allocates 26 billion in military aid for israel, which does include humanitarian aid for gaza and 8 billion for taiwan. it has gotten
but cohen is a key witness for them. anything he says right now he could be cross-examined with at trial. it just shows you all the baggage he brings to this case. >> i don't think we can repeat what he said, but fair to say it was directed at mr. trump. >> yes. directly. and potentially goating him into testifying saying he's so desperate he's just coming after him. >> thank you very much. >>> let's move to washington. today the senate is expected to take up the $95...
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the former president reimbursing cohen with a series of checks, trying to cover it up. >> that was the denied to the voting public. the participant's scheme was illegal. >> reporter: the judge ruled they cannot play the "access hollywood" tape in trial but can say what he said. they expect to highlight how the previous d.a. and federal prosecutors declined to press charges in the case. >> this is a persecution like never before. nobody's ever seen anything like it. and, again, it's a case that should have never been brought. it's an assault on america. >> reporter: the trial, expected to stretch on six to eight weeks and feature testimony from cohen, daniels, members of trump's inner circle like former aide hope hicks and possibly mr. trump himself. >> i would testify, absolutely. >> reporter: the risk of cross examination substantial. but the more immediate threat, possible violations of the gag order, prohibiting mr. trump from attacking trial witnesses. >> and our thanks to laura for that report. >>> new this morning, the body of a fourth victim in the baltimore bridge collapse has
the former president reimbursing cohen with a series of checks, trying to cover it up. >> that was the denied to the voting public. the participant's scheme was illegal. >> reporter: the judge ruled they cannot play the "access hollywood" tape in trial but can say what he said. they expect to highlight how the previous d.a. and federal prosecutors declined to press charges in the case. >> this is a persecution like never before. nobody's ever seen anything like it....
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michael cohen has credibility issues. but i have to say, that's a classic thing that all cooperating witnesses have. if he's introducing documents, the prosecution will say the documents speak for themselves. >> michael cohen is the former lawyer, the person who executed these payments and later was reimbursed. he has pleaded guilty. and when you have a cooperating witness like that, they have credibility problems. the prosecutors will have to shore him up with corroborating evidence. >> they are. they're going to have to try to use some documentary evidence. there's one recording we know about. not about stormy daniels, the porn star involved in these hush money payments. there's another one, the former president is on tape discussing how the reimbursement schemes will work. prosecutors want to bring in all of that to flesh out the story. they want to show a pattern of suppressing a bunch of stories leading up to the election, all in service of trying to keep what they say, prosecutors say was damaging information from t
michael cohen has credibility issues. but i have to say, that's a classic thing that all cooperating witnesses have. if he's introducing documents, the prosecution will say the documents speak for themselves. >> michael cohen is the former lawyer, the person who executed these payments and later was reimbursed. he has pleaded guilty. and when you have a cooperating witness like that, they have credibility problems. the prosecutors will have to shore him up with corroborating evidence....
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records, a low level felony, by mischaracterizing a hush money payment he allegedly directed michael cohen make to stormy daniels as legal expenses on his company's books. mr. trump pleaded not good. guilty. >> it's called legal expenses. that's what you're supposed to call it. nobody has ever seen anything like it. >> reporter: meanwhile in washington, the supreme court's conservative majority appearing skeptical of a federal obstruction law that could affect some charges mr. trump faces in a different criminal case. the case in front of the justices about a former police officer who wants charges stemming from his participation in january 6th dropped. the same law mr. trump has been charged with in his election interference case. but some of the justices today pressing the government to explain whether the law could unfairly sweep up those engaged in legitimate protests. >> what happened on january 6th was very, very serious. but we need to find out what are the outer reaches of this statute under your interpretation. >> and laura, if we could turn back at today's trial, the former presi
records, a low level felony, by mischaracterizing a hush money payment he allegedly directed michael cohen make to stormy daniels as legal expenses on his company's books. mr. trump pleaded not good. guilty. >> it's called legal expenses. that's what you're supposed to call it. nobody has ever seen anything like it. >> reporter: meanwhile in washington, the supreme court's conservative majority appearing skeptical of a federal obstruction law that could affect some charges mr. trump...
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he's accused of doctoring internal business records to hide a reimburse payment from michael cohen who paid off stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election so she couldn't go public about an affair. mr. trump denies any sexual relationship with daniels and plead not guilty. >> and the jury is seven seven men and five women. there was one alternate selected? >> reporter: that's right. five more to go. the most remarkable moments happening at the very end of the day. the prosecution said they would not turn over the names of the first three witnesses that it plans to call at this trial. that is something that is routinely done so the defense can prepare. the prosecution saying they're so worried that mr. trump will say something about them on social media and the judge in
he's accused of doctoring internal business records to hide a reimburse payment from michael cohen who paid off stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election so she couldn't go public about an affair. mr. trump denies any sexual relationship with daniels and plead not guilty. >> and the jury is seven seven men and five women. there was one alternate selected? >> reporter: that's right. five more to go. the most remarkable moments happening at the very end of the day. the prosecution...
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he can't talk about michael can't talk about michael cohen, cohen, stormy daniels, the stormy daniels, the prosecutors are trying to hold him in osecu hold him i contempt about that and we'll nt hear him argue about that tomorrow. about that. >> hallie, >> and hallie, potential talkie president's been railing against political witnesses, the this president's been railing agains this trial and other trials for. months now.do we expect this mo do we expect this moves the needle in my way, shape, form, or needle in any way shape, form or fashion? fashi >> what's interesting, the ideas talking about, the idea prosecutor the prosecutors want to make s i this an election interference sn election interferenc case, if you look at nbc news polling that's out, threats to democracy, that issue is considered among the third most important issue to voters. it is behind inflation, it is behind immigration, but 16% of voters say it's the most important issue facing the country. if prosecutors are able to make this case it was election interference in 2016, might that move the immediate needle with t
he can't talk about michael can't talk about michael cohen, cohen, stormy daniels, the stormy daniels, the prosecutors are trying to hold him in osecu hold him i contempt about that and we'll nt hear him argue about that tomorrow. about that. >> hallie, >> and hallie, potential talkie president's been railing against political witnesses, the this president's been railing agains this trial and other trials for. months now.do we expect this mo do we expect this moves the needle in my...
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michael cohen, his former attorney, was the intermediary, and it was donald trump who and he said that he could not pay for lunch if they went together, because he had not authorized it. listen to what he said about david pecker when he was attending a campaign stop earlier today before the court testimony began in mid-town manhattan. take a listen. >> are you satisfied with the testimony of david pecker so far? >> david is a very nice guy. a very nice guy. >> and nothing to say about david pecker. the prosecution brought up that he has immunity in this particular case, and then the judge instructed jurors that they are to assess pecker's credibility as a witness based on the fact that he has immunity. we should tell you that in the course of this and going back and forth like a tennis match to present the information about donald trump and michael cohen and how donald trump's money was managed. zinhle. >> rehema ellis outside of that courthouse, and yamiche alcindor, thank you. and danny cevallos, how does this system compare to earlier in the week? >> we are hearing that some of the
michael cohen, his former attorney, was the intermediary, and it was donald trump who and he said that he could not pay for lunch if they went together, because he had not authorized it. listen to what he said about david pecker when he was attending a campaign stop earlier today before the court testimony began in mid-town manhattan. take a listen. >> are you satisfied with the testimony of david pecker so far? >> david is a very nice guy. a very nice guy. >> and nothing to...
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at the heart of the case, 130,000 payment michael cohen made to daniels. and how that payment was disguysed. graff testifying she no longer works for the organization, but they are they are paying for her bills. also hearing from gary farro. the day began the former publisher of the national enquirer. a key witness for prosecutors. testifying at length how he it silenced people who could have hurt mr. trump's election chances. mr. trump's lawyers questions his motives on cross-examination, saying at one point, i've been truthful to the best of my recollection. a common refrain from the defense, and instead, pecker said he believed it was all to protect his campaign. >> i do wish melania happy birthday. >> melania trump notably absent at trial. >> the trial picks back up monday with more testimony from gary farro. the court is not in session next monday. he will be in two battle ground states, winds and michigan. >> thank you very much. >>> we will ask about that in the courtroom. what is it like in there? the former president, the juror? >> it continues to
at the heart of the case, 130,000 payment michael cohen made to daniels. and how that payment was disguysed. graff testifying she no longer works for the organization, but they are they are paying for her bills. also hearing from gary farro. the day began the former publisher of the national enquirer. a key witness for prosecutors. testifying at length how he it silenced people who could have hurt mr. trump's election chances. mr. trump's lawyers questions his motives on cross-examination,...
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explained these checks trump wrote to his michael cohen were for legitimate legal services. trump said this trial is keeping him off the campaign trail. >> this is done as election interference. everybody knows it. i'm here instead of being able in pennsylvania, in georgia, lots of other places campaigning. and i's very unfair. >> leading us off is hallie jackson and legal analyst charles coleman. clearly a big day, opening statements, the first testimony, what are your big takeaway and couple of things here the prosecution, because they really went after the central claim of this case. we all shorthanded the hush-money trial. the prosecution's trying to say no, this is actually -- they're using a phrase that mr. trump likes this this is illegal election fraud, they're coopting that phrase in a different context trump uses it. they're trying to make the case this is broader election interference if you will, now the defense did a couple of interesting things n some ways what you heard from donald trump's defense team is what we hear from donald trump on the campus trial, att
explained these checks trump wrote to his michael cohen were for legitimate legal services. trump said this trial is keeping him off the campaign trail. >> this is done as election interference. everybody knows it. i'm here instead of being able in pennsylvania, in georgia, lots of other places campaigning. and i's very unfair. >> leading us off is hallie jackson and legal analyst charles coleman. clearly a big day, opening statements, the first testimony, what are your big takeaway...
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he polluted that with his former fixer michael cohen, to catch and kill negative stories to influence the election. then he covered up the criminal conspiracy by lying in his new your business records over and over and over again. he attacked his integrity and said the former president was innocent insisting he had nothing to do with the payment adding clock, i have a spoiler alert. there's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election is called democracy. prosecutors acknowledged he had made mistakes he admitted to lying under oath in a separate case but stressed his testimony will be backed up by emails, documents and former president trump's own words. varying stories that could have been damaging to the 2016 trump campaign he said he will take a stand tomorrow. in washington, nbc news picture our coverage of the trial continues at 5:30 when larry will join us. talk about what voters think about this case. should it impact his ability to be president? that's coming up a little later. >>> still ahead, from the bay area to boise idaho. sheriff's deputy done down in the line of d
he polluted that with his former fixer michael cohen, to catch and kill negative stories to influence the election. then he covered up the criminal conspiracy by lying in his new your business records over and over and over again. he attacked his integrity and said the former president was innocent insisting he had nothing to do with the payment adding clock, i have a spoiler alert. there's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election is called democracy. prosecutors acknowledged he had...
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when it did happen he said he heard from michael cohen his understanding was his client would be very pleased. >>> we're learning new details about the four officers killed during a wild shootout in charlotte, north carolina a u.s. marsh shall's fugitive task force was serving a warrant when opened fire. >> probably well over a hundred rounds of gunfire or projectiles and casings will be collected. we did recover so far on the scene an ar-15 rifle. a 45 caliber handgun and also additional magazines and ammo that goes both with the ar-15 and the 40-caliber handgun. tre maine lee is in charlotte for us. good to see you. police have been working to release the identities of the officers who were killed. what do we know about it. >> reporter: in times like this it's easy to get wax poetic about heroes running into danger and gunfire. according to officials that's exactly what happened here with these officers. what we know about them kind of backs them. sam poloche. william elliott. josh eyer six-year veteran, who had a wife and a 3-year-old. and thomas weeks, 48 deputy u.s. marshal, had
when it did happen he said he heard from michael cohen his understanding was his client would be very pleased. >>> we're learning new details about the four officers killed during a wild shootout in charlotte, north carolina a u.s. marsh shall's fugitive task force was serving a warrant when opened fire. >> probably well over a hundred rounds of gunfire or projectiles and casings will be collected. we did recover so far on the scene an ar-15 rifle. a 45 caliber handgun and also...
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what they did was they established what was going on between david pecker and donald trump and michael cohen, the prosecution basically established there was a long relationship that donald trump had with david pecker and david pecker said about donald trump i would describe mr. trump as very knowledgeable, i would describe him as a very detailed oriented and also micromanaging, looking at all aspects of whatever the issue was, clearly the prosecution was trying to set up that donald trump was involved in this catch and kill scheme that's going to be pa part of what this case is all about. >> rehema, thank you. katie, you've been inside courtrooms like this. what rehema just described where the judge admonished trump's attorney. is that going to taint the rest of this proceeding potentially? >> it absolutely cold. public admonishment by a court to an attorney can have significant implications and even though this was outside the presence of the jury it could impact the way the court views objections and any motion requests. it's highly significant and in order to avoid any severe consequence
what they did was they established what was going on between david pecker and donald trump and michael cohen, the prosecution basically established there was a long relationship that donald trump had with david pecker and david pecker said about donald trump i would describe mr. trump as very knowledgeable, i would describe him as a very detailed oriented and also micromanaging, looking at all aspects of whatever the issue was, clearly the prosecution was trying to set up that donald trump was...
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. >> reporter: ronald cohen is a professor at uc berkeley. here is what they found. it was making an environmental difference. >> we absorbed the total emission of co2 over a five- year period from 2018 to 2022 and it decreased less than 2%. it attributes that change to electric vehicles on the roads here in the bay area. >> reporter: a small, but steady decrease. an extensive monitoring network recorded the evidence. >> that'll allow us to map the air. we put measurements on the rooftops of 50 locations around the bay area. most of them middle schools or high school. >> reporter: while they believe the evs are the primary factor, they note that cars in general got more efficient and that's great news for a state with very green goals. >> the green goals in 2025. to get there we need annual irreduction of 3.7% that continues until that time. it's about halfway there as we put this on a good start by we all knew we would need to ack set with it. >> we know that 37% of the new vehicle purchases in 2023 were electric vehicles. >> reporter: in san francisco, the city, a'
. >> reporter: ronald cohen is a professor at uc berkeley. here is what they found. it was making an environmental difference. >> we absorbed the total emission of co2 over a five- year period from 2018 to 2022 and it decreased less than 2%. it attributes that change to electric vehicles on the roads here in the bay area. >> reporter: a small, but steady decrease. an extensive monitoring network recorded the evidence. >> that'll allow us to map the air. we put...
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stormy danieling, michael cohen, michael avenatti, now in federal prison for stealing clients' money and former trump aides, including hope hicks. the drama playing out against the 2024 campaign, mr. trump, the presumptive republican nominee in the race for the white house. now, look, this trial could go on for months. today potential jurors will show up, a pool of about 500. they're trying to get to 12 and 6 alternates. some questions they'll face will include questions about their political beliefs and affiliations to organizations, prior knowledge of the accusations against the former president, whether they follow him on social media or receive one of his email newsletters, and, of course, if they can be impartial during this first of its kind case. >> wow, what a fascinating time in our own u.s. history. jay gray, thank you very much for the latest. >>> 5:08 this morning. israel now weighing its options following iran's retaliatory attack over the weekend. we want to give you a live look in tel aviv where the israeli war cabinet is set to be holding an emergency meeting at this
stormy danieling, michael cohen, michael avenatti, now in federal prison for stealing clients' money and former trump aides, including hope hicks. the drama playing out against the 2024 campaign, mr. trump, the presumptive republican nominee in the race for the white house. now, look, this trial could go on for months. today potential jurors will show up, a pool of about 500. they're trying to get to 12 and 6 alternates. some questions they'll face will include questions about their political...
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he testified that he worked directly with trump and his former lawyer, michael cohen, in what they called a catch-and-kill scheme, to buy and silence stories that could hurt trump's election chances. that includes the alleged affair and payment with adult star stormy daniels, who is at the center of this case. court just wrapped up a few moments in early for passover. the trial is expected to last over seven weeks. >>> just into the newsroom, the lineup is out for one of the biggest music festivals in the bay area. and -- ♪ coming out of my cage and i've been doing just fine ♪ ♪ got to be down because i want it all ♪ >> we want it all, too. that's the killers. they will headline outside lands, along with tyler the creator and surgele simpson. postmalone will perform a country set. and there's three separate stages and the headliner on the main stage. this is the 16th year the music festival is happening. outside lands is august 9th through the 11th at golden gate park. on top of the music, there's food and drinks and cannabis. tickets will go on sale tomorrow. they will sell out q
he testified that he worked directly with trump and his former lawyer, michael cohen, in what they called a catch-and-kill scheme, to buy and silence stories that could hurt trump's election chances. that includes the alleged affair and payment with adult star stormy daniels, who is at the center of this case. court just wrapped up a few moments in early for passover. the trial is expected to last over seven weeks. >>> just into the newsroom, the lineup is out for one of the biggest...
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he took the stand saying he helped michael cohen set up a bank account for the shell company used to pay stormy daniels. daniels alleges she had an affair with mr. trump. trump is accused of falsifiying records to cover up that payment. >>> turning to the onslaught of severe weather in the plains and beyond, including 130 tornados that left at least five people dead and a path of sheer destruction. jesse kirsch has more from hard-hit oklahoma. >> reporter: trail of heartbreak runs through the american heartland. >> the whole town is just in shambles. and it's hard. >> reporter: officials say at least five people are dead. after a violent tornado outbreak across multiple states. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: sulphur, oklahoma, especially hard hit. the small city's downtown decimated. a woman killed. sulphur's fire chief calls her an a hometown girl. >> i just happen to know her. she's a blessing to everybody, and we're going to miss her. >> reporter: kerry lee was in another neighborhood when he says he heard the sound of a train. >> we jumped in the car and here come. boom, boom, boom
he took the stand saying he helped michael cohen set up a bank account for the shell company used to pay stormy daniels. daniels alleges she had an affair with mr. trump. trump is accused of falsifiying records to cover up that payment. >>> turning to the onslaught of severe weather in the plains and beyond, including 130 tornados that left at least five people dead and a path of sheer destruction. jesse kirsch has more from hard-hit oklahoma. >> reporter: trail of heartbreak...
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other key witnesses could include adult film star stormy daniels, michael cohen, trump's former fixer, karen mcdougal, an ex-playboy model, hope hicks, trump's former white house communications director, and possibly mr. trump himself. >> are you going to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: the prosecution will make its case to a jury of seven men and five women along with six alternates, alleging that this is a matter of election interference. mr. trump has pled not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment made to stormy daniels. prosecutors say it was made to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter. the payment allegedly happened after his "access hollywood" tape leaked during the 2016 campaign. >> how are you? >> nice to see you. terrific. >> reporter: the former president has denied allegations of the encounter with daniels and the payment. >> this is a giant witch hunt. >> reporter: mr. trump is required to be in court every weekday except wednesdays, when court is not in session, limiting his ability to campaign. >> i'm supposed to be i
other key witnesses could include adult film star stormy daniels, michael cohen, trump's former fixer, karen mcdougal, an ex-playboy model, hope hicks, trump's former white house communications director, and possibly mr. trump himself. >> are you going to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: the prosecution will make its case to a jury of seven men and five women along with six alternates, alleging that this is a matter of election interference. mr. trump has pled not guilty to 34...
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. >> reporter: ronald cohen is a professor at uc berkeley describing what he and others found as they tried to measure the local carbon emissions. >> we observed the total emissions of co2 over a five- year period from 2018 to 2022. and the electric vehicles on the road here in the bay area. >> they track the data this way. >> they built a unique instrument that will allow us to map the air. that we would put measurements on the rooftops, so 15 locations around the bay area. most of them in middle schools and high schools. >> reporter: using those maps will provide insight into the problem and the potential solutions. >> we are able to understand where emissions are coming from, which are the different kinds of resources that are contributing to the total co2. the combination of industry, transportation, and homemade commercial heating. >> reporter: he said one of the goals of the study is to provide feedback to the policymakers on how effective the climate strategies have been. in the meantime looking ahead, california has climate goals that they are trying to meet and they suggest t
. >> reporter: ronald cohen is a professor at uc berkeley describing what he and others found as they tried to measure the local carbon emissions. >> we observed the total emissions of co2 over a five- year period from 2018 to 2022. and the electric vehicles on the road here in the bay area. >> they track the data this way. >> they built a unique instrument that will allow us to map the air. that we would put measurements on the rooftops, so 15 locations around the bay...
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called are david pecker who is the former publisher of the "national enquirer," stormy daniels, michael cohen, who was mr. trump's attorney at the time, former playboy model karen mcdougal and hope hicks who was a close aide to mr. trump. mr. trump is required to be in court every day except for wednesdays when court is not in session or he risks having a warrant issued for his arrest. now, this does limit his ability to campaign. the trump campaign was forced to cancel a rally in north carolina saturday due to weather and mr. trump's legal calendar it is very busy this week. today he also has a hearing in the new york civil fraud case, tomorrow there is a hearing related to a gag order and on thursday the supreme court is set to begin hearing arguments over his presidential immunity defense. the criminal hush money trial, it is expected to last four to six weeks. frances? >> brie jackson, thank you. >>> and now to that massive foreign war aid package that passed in the house over the weekend. the chief beneficiaries are ukraine and israel, kyiv gets more than $60 billion and israel more than
called are david pecker who is the former publisher of the "national enquirer," stormy daniels, michael cohen, who was mr. trump's attorney at the time, former playboy model karen mcdougal and hope hicks who was a close aide to mr. trump. mr. trump is required to be in court every day except for wednesdays when court is not in session or he risks having a warrant issued for his arrest. now, this does limit his ability to campaign. the trump campaign was forced to cancel a rally in...
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other key witnesses could include adult film star stormy daniels, michael cohen, trump's former fixer, karen mcdougal, an ex-playboy model, hope hicks, trump's former white house communications director, and possibly mr. trump himself. >> are you going to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: the prosecution will make its case to a jury of seven men and five women along with six alternates, alleging that this is a matter of election interference. >> how are you feeling this morning? >> reporter: mr. trump has met nod guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records, related to a $130,000 payment made to stormy daniels. prosecutors say it was made to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter. the payment allegedly happened after his "access hollywood" tape leaked during the 2016 campaign. >> how are you? >> nice to see you. terrific. >> reporter: the former president has denied allegations of the encounter with daniels and the payment. >> this is a giant witch hunt. >> reporter: mr. trump is required to be in court every weekday except wednesdays, when court is not in session, limitin
other key witnesses could include adult film star stormy daniels, michael cohen, trump's former fixer, karen mcdougal, an ex-playboy model, hope hicks, trump's former white house communications director, and possibly mr. trump himself. >> are you going to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: the prosecution will make its case to a jury of seven men and five women along with six alternates, alleging that this is a matter of election interference. >> how are you feeling this...
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he is accused of directing michael cohen to make hush money payments. >> it's called legal expenses. that's what you're supposed to call it. nobody has ever seen anything like it. >> reporter: meanwhile, in washington, the supreme court's conservative majority appearing skeptical of a federal obstruction law that could affect some charges mr. trump faces in a different criminal case. the case in front of the justices about a former police officer who wants charges stemming from his participation in january 6 dropped. the same law mr. trump has been charged with in his election interference case. but some of the justices pressing the government to explain whether the law could unfairly sweep up those engaged in legitimate protests. >> what happened on january 6 was very, very serious. but we need to find out what are the outer reaches of this statute under your interpretation. >> reporter: now that seven jurors have been officially sworn in and empaneled in this case we now move to get the full 12 seated. additional batches will be brought in on thursday at 9:30. back to you. >> laura
he is accused of directing michael cohen to make hush money payments. >> it's called legal expenses. that's what you're supposed to call it. nobody has ever seen anything like it. >> reporter: meanwhile, in washington, the supreme court's conservative majority appearing skeptical of a federal obstruction law that could affect some charges mr. trump faces in a different criminal case. the case in front of the justices about a former police officer who wants charges stemming from his...
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he's accused of doctoring his internal business records to hide a reimbursement payment to michael cohen who allegedly paid off stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election so she couldn't go publd public about an affair. mr. trump denies any sexual relationship with daniels and has pled not guilty. but one of the most remarkable moments happened at the end of the day when the prosecution refused to turn over who the first three witnesses will be to the defense team. that's something routinely done in criminal trials so everybody can prepare. but in this case the prosecution saying the risk is too great that mr. trump will say something about those witnesses on social media, and the judge saying he can't blame them. back to you. >> laura, thank you. >>> attorneys for university of idaho murder suspect bryan kohberger have filed an updated alibi, saying cell phone tower data says he was out driving when the four students were fatally stabbed. cell phone data, they said showed he had tried to hide his location. his team will rely on analysis from a cell phone data expert. kohberger was indict
he's accused of doctoring his internal business records to hide a reimbursement payment to michael cohen who allegedly paid off stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election so she couldn't go publd public about an affair. mr. trump denies any sexual relationship with daniels and has pled not guilty. but one of the most remarkable moments happened at the end of the day when the prosecution refused to turn over who the first three witnesses will be to the defense team. that's something routinely...