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spit it all right bryan llenas live in allentown, pennsylvania thank you. >> how the trial play out? katy is with this former federal prosecutor called traditional law attorney. katy, good to see if we lesser the opening statements but manhattan district attorney alvin fraga said the case is about quote conspiring to corrupt a presidential their lying to cover it up. two height damaging information public. what you think they'll send the opening arguments? >> the key issue is whether the prosecution can prove it to layers of specific intent on the part of donald trump he had criminal intent to falsify business records that is going to be an issue for them number one because of the nature of how he described those payments to his lawyer. and secondly he did so to cover up another crime. that is where you really have to question whether the prosecution can prove it beyond a reasonable doubt these payments were for the sole purpose of influence an election and not for any other purpose even personal purpose et cetera. the defense is going to make it clear the prosecution has a high burd

if you were to push a little further west you would run into allentown, pennsylvania and you cross thee. >> dana: greg gutfield former territory. aishah hosni sends this from a statement from governor kathy hochul, a 4.8 emergency any toot earthquake has been felt throughout new york. we're assessing any damage that may have occurred and update the public throughout the day. the government trying to check it out as well. >> bill: not a lot of new information scanning the wires to see if the associated press comes up with something different. an earthquake shook the densely populated new york city metro area friday morning. u.s. geological sur say said they felt rumbling across the eastern seaboard. it's 150 miles south of lebanon, new jersey. the agency reported a quake magnitude 4.8. fire department in new york saying no initial reports of damage. i'm hearing some sort of alert in our building here. don't know if that means much or not. it might notify our employees that either we're okay or not. >> dana: our continued report from the eyewitness, steve doocy another newark airport. pe

are countering democrats by targeting pennsylvania fast growing latino population in cities like allentownrassroots organization that libra initiative is on the ground is speaking to latinos in grocery stores. >> are trying to meet them right here and educate them. i know you feel inflation but can we tell you why? why are we feeling this inflation question at what policies are making inflation? it is high spending. >> while trump was spending time in court every single day it last week president biden was right here in pennsylvania for three days campaigning in the largest battleground state in the nation. see fort bryan llenas, thank you. >> for president trump's legal team will get the name of one witness in the hush money trial prosecutors wanted to withhold all of the witnesses names at lease in the beginning fearing trump would put them on social media and attack them. but agreed to give one of them with the warning that if the name ends up online prosecutors will provide no more names to the defense. they fear the president is interfering with the trial by his posting and attacking

i believe but we still have time. >> cynthia mota, allentown's first latina city council president, and an immigrant from the dominican republic. the democrat is sounding the alarm, urging her party to spend more time and money in pennsylvania. >> they have taken things for granted when it comes to the latino vote, when it comes to an election can we're not we're not really their priority. >> he stays ledi fit ncn into joe biden, the biden campaign just last month, launched a pair of tv ads that will run in key swing states, including pennsylvania and announced latino outreach program latinos con biden-harris. but some republicans see an opening my mother is pennsylvania dutch and my father is puerto rican >> michael rivera is a republican commissioner of nearby berks county. >> i've seen a change, a shift from that mentality that all latinos have to be democrats are >> recent new york times sienna college poll shows former president trump gaining ground among latino voters the rnc recently outlined in a memo that they would focus on reaching out to voters who have been habitually misse

brian is in allentown tonight. >> at a sporting range, the republican senate hopeful, alongside jim jordan, took political shots at his opponent. >> don't think bob casey being passive means he is not dangerous. >> he is facing uphill reelection battles among concerns of inflation. yesterday, dozens of protesters interrupted his campaign event. in an exclusive interview, he reacted to the growing anti-semitic protests on campus. >> it is a disgrace. it is important to our officials are clear. john fetterman is an example. casey has been very unclear. >> he is endorsed by trump. in 2022, trump endorsed his opponent, dr. oz, who lost to john fetterman. mccormick is just like oz. >> he doesn't live in pennsylvania. he lied about living in pennsylvania. >> a claim he denies. >> i have lived the majority of my life in pennsylvania. >> they are trying to make something true that is not true. >> he says he sometimes lives in connecticut because his daughter from another marriage lives there. he says voters care about the issues. the results of this race will likely control which party controls th

brian llenas is live in allentown, pennsylvania, with details. hello, brian. reporter: hey, mike.k city courtroom tomorrow for day one of his historic trial. this despite repeated attempts by trump attorneys to delay that trial including latest appeal and judge juan rushed through jury selection and cannot get a fair trial in manhattan. this trial is expected to last 6-8 weeks right in the middle of this year's tight, close presidential election. last night underscored the pearls of balancing -- perils of campaigning and the rally since the start of his trial yesterday due to inclement weather in wilmington, north carolina. >> ladies and gentlemen, this is donald trump, your favorite president of all time hopefully. as you can see, there's some very bad weather heading in and we're flying in in a few minutes. they really would prefer we not come in because it's a certain danger to all of us. we want everyone to be safe above all. reporter: former first lady melania trump will step up her campaigning and melania headlined an event at mar-a-lago yesterday hosted by log cabin republi

fox news correspondent brian dennis is in allentown economy. >> fox tolling shows economy is number onea, nation's largest battle ground state, you condition why. people are. getting ahead financially, and 40% are falling behind, numbers tell the same story in battlegrounds, georgia, michigan and wisconsin, bob casey and republican challenger dave mccormack are in general election mode here in pennsylvania attacking one another on inflation, both senate candidates are running unopposed. former president trump will be in new york city on monday for his criminal trial, a trial democratic admits would not have happened if we were impeached. >> we have leading candidate for president being forces to take time off campaign trail for an invented legal theory which has never seen the light of day in a courtroom, this is outrageous. >> drusm will be in a new york city courtroom every day for trial, expected to last 6 to 8 weeks. >> thank you, brian. >> trump is stuck in a new york city courtroom, instead of campaigning, a "new york post" op-ed argues that trial is by design and labelings biden'

just outside allentown the presumptive 2024 gp nominee mocked president biden for, quote, not being ableentences together while struggling to get through his own rather disjointed speech. >> god bless the people of israel. they're under attack right now. that's because -- >> this is a magazine i never red but probably doesn't like trump. >> united states steel company. just a week ago it was reported a week ago -- and you just look at what's happening. >> getty'sberg, what an unbelievable -- i mean it was so much and so interesting and so vicious and horrible and so beautiful in so many different ways. it represented such a big portion of the success of this country. gettysburg, wow. i go to gettysburg the look and to. waff. and the statement of robert oechlt lee who's no longer in favor. did you notice that? never fight uphill, boys. they were fighting up4i8. he said, wow, that was as by mig stake. they lost their great general. never fight june hill, but it was too late. >> gettysburg, wow, to quote the former president. >>> president biden will take his turn in pennsylvania. he'll mak

his hush money trial is the same new "fox news" following chosen people over biden on the economy allentownr one issue of the nation's largest battleground state and he can understand why, people are hurting the number show and if you like they are getting ahead financially, right now in pennsylvania and 44 percent of the family say, that they are falling behind financially the numbers of the same story battlegrounds, georgia, michigan in the center of casing children they are general here in pennsylvania and one another on inflation about most of the primary and tuesday in the meantime former president trump will be in new york city on monday trial as well admit that would not have happened if he was reached back to responsibility and because the senate actually gone through the impeachment of donald trump, we would not be in the situation is caps attorneys continue to bless the case see if we have a leading candidate for president, veeck forced to take time off of the campaign trail. personally invented legal theory, that is as you said see the light of day before is absolutely outrageous

nbc's vaughn hillyard is in allentown, pennsylvania, where the former president held that rally last night. vaughn, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. former president trump here in battleground pennsylvania rallying supporters last night before the start of jury selection and his criminal trial in manhattan monday morning. this is the first-ever criminal trial for a former president over the alleged hush money scheme to cover up payments to adult film star stormy daniels before the 2016 election. now nbc news has learned some 6,000 new yorkers have been summoned to appear before the manhattan criminal courts next week as potential jurors. they will be asked more than 60 questions, including what news sources they read and watch and whether they have attempted a trump rally and followed him on social media. the questions per the judge's instructions do not specifically include whether potential jurors have ever voted for or against trump in the past. now, as the defendant, mr. trump is required to be inside the courtroom for the trial which could last up to six weeks. t

one diverted to allentown because of the uncertainty to make sure everybody is safe. >> bill: one important note here. in a moment we'll hand off to the next show. dagen mcdowell is working for harris today. for our viewers to know governor phil murphy in new jersey put out a statement talking about activating the state emergency operations center but he says please do not call 911 unless you have an actual emergency. that's the last line on there. could be very important stuff as we all absorb this information and figure it out. >> dana: never know what happens on breaking news. dagen mcdowell continues. >> dagen: terrific coverage there. a fox news alert. a very rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattleling the tri state area in new york city a short time ago. epicenter detected near white house station, new jersey. we do want to show you the moment it happened as our fox shows were on the air. watch this. you can see the cameras shaking. watch that. as reports say the earthquake was felt all the way from boston down to baltimore. let's join fox weather's coverage on when this right now. >> em

news, and politics his audience, pennsylvania's fastest growing demographic >> you see the city of allentown5% of the city's latino, you see bethlehem with 30% is latino. you see reading, pennsylvania were six the nine, 70% is latino. again, that's happened within the last five years from his radio station. and allen town, once white working class rust belt stronghold, martinez has watched his spanish-speaking in listeners rapidly increase across central and eastern pennsylvania over the past decade now, martinez show has become a must stop for several state and local politicians >> i'm glad to be with you evicted. and just >> last month, vice president kamala harris called it. what is the potential? of latino voters in this area of pennsylvania? >> i think it's huge. i think the latino vote could be the deciding factor in 2020 president biden beat former president trump in pennsylvania by roughly 80,000 votes. recent polling in the state shows a close race, meaning the estimated 600 eligible latino voters could easily we decide the next election here. >> but while >> biden carried the latin

vaughn hillyard is in allentown, pennsylvania with more. >> reporter: another request for a delay was denied and the trial is moving forward. it was more than a year since the indictment was filed, but now we are days away and mr. trump potentially testifying himself. this morning, former president trump just two days out from the start of the first criminal trial. mr. trump signaling to nbc news that he intends to take the stand and testify in his own defense. >> you plan to testify in your trial? >> yes. >> is it risky? >> i tell the truth. all i can do is tell the truth. the truth is they have no case. >> reporter: last night, the judge in the case rejected the 11th hour effort to delay the case. mr. trump charged with 34 felony counts as the scheme in which he reimbursed personal lawyer michael cohen $130,000 for the payment he made to stormy daniels before the 2016 election. the trump campaign sending a fund raising appeal to supporters before the trial. 72 hours until all hell breaks loose. while preparing his legal defense, mr. trump helping another republican with their politi

that's a great question, nancy from allentown, pennsylvania, what's your question >> during his civil trial, he just got up and left the courtroom because he allowed to do that during his criminal trial you know, try to predict his behaviour might be a little bit odd, but it's not allowed to leave in a criminal trial. unlike a civil words voluntary, but michael, what i mean that's right. >> he he did kind of get up as he pleased and didn't show up. it points if some of his civil cases this is different part of sitting in a criminal court is because you have a right to confront the people against you. and so the court is essentially protecting that constitutional rights and yeah, you're going to be here. and so you have to be in the courtroom. you've got you've got to be present every day and then that way i can be sure as the judge, that your rights are protected and that we we keep things moving forward, so he's gonna be there. i think the judge in this case has made it clear he's not gonna give him a pass even for things that trump's asked to do. >> but interesting that if he were t

. >> you know, trump delivered that history lesson just outside allentown, where, at times, he sort ofmbled along with his speech. >> just this week, it was reported that an illegal -- and you just look at this, what's happening. >> so, in just hours, jury selection is set to begin in donald trump's hush money criminal trial in new york city. it is the first time in u.s. history that a former president will be on trial for criminal charges. two sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell nbc news that 6,000 potential jurors will be subpoenaed to manhattan criminal courts this week. usually, about 4,000 jurors are called in a week. more than 1,500 will be called today. not all of these potential jurors are intended for the trump trial, though. but the increase in number can be attributed to the former president's trial. at a manufactured event at mar-a-lago with speaker mike johnson, trump said he intends to testify at the trial, though trump's attorneys have yet to confirm or deny whether he'll do so. that's the speaker of the house with president trump at mar-a-lago. there's s

host: we will go to chuck in allentown, pennsylvania calling on the independent line.r: good morning. i'm listening to the conversation but i want to make a comment about what i saw yesterday in the house of representatives. after that $60 billion package this past three crane -- was passed for ukraine, american lawmakers are raising another foreign country's flag in the house of representatives. i found that to be extremely appalling and disgusting that we would have u.s. lawmakers that are in the chamber of the american house to raise flags like that. i want to know what mr. cook and possibly what other people out there are thinking about that. thank you very much. guest: well, my guess is the vast majority of the member that were waiting the union flag probably have not been to ukraine, but that they were expressing support for an ally and support for a country that is unwillingly being a buffer between putin in russia and the rest of western europe. there used to be an ad for some kind of car repair, pay me now, pay me later, that i think if the united states to dr

host: we will go to chuck in allentown, pennsylvania calling on the independent line.r: good morning. i'm listening to the conversation but i want to make a comment about what i saw yesterday in the house of representatives. after that $60 billion package this past three crane -- was passed for ukraine, american lawmakers are raising another foreign country's flag in the house of representatives. i found that to be extremely appalling and disgusting that we would have u.s. lawmakers that are in the chamber of the american house to raise flags like that. i want to know what mr. cook and possibly what other people out there are thinking about that. thank you very much. guest: well, my guess is the vast majority of the member that were waiting the union flag probably have not been to ukraine, but that they were expressing support for an ally and support for a country that is unwillingly being a buffer between putin in russia and the rest of western europe. there used to be an ad for some kind of car repair, pay me now, pay me later, that i think if the united states to dr