remind folks what happened lastt week. >> very similar to bob menendez. henry is facing charges for illegally taking some kind of -- taking gifts in exchange dealing with a foreigngn entity and exchanging favors for gifts. that's a very fresh environment. we will not see anything for' that for i imagine a year or so. but he is up for reelection that is that very, very volatile seat for democrats. it's not really clear where democrats are going to fall on this. >> bill is sending attacks fromn ohio and guess what we have another trial think what mr. menendez did was way worse than what mr. trump did asking the media are they going to cover it as salacious leak as they've covered the other trial the donald trump trial saying please do that is in ohio. less than two minutes left here a week ahead in washington what did we get to? what are you coming this week? >> i have a story out today national security, that women who have national security background. some are leaving both of them come from very tough districts or swing districts for democrats. they flip

there's also bob menendez, new jersey senator and grown-up cabbage patch kid.corruption charges, and now we know he's going with the borat defense. "my wife." >> lawyers for senator bob menendez trying to shift the blame for his alleged corruption onto his wife. >> and fbi search of the menendez home in englewood cliffs, new jersey, in june of 2022 turned up more than $480,000 in cash, along with gold bars. >> the menendez defense suggesting his wife nadine was responsible for the gold bars found in their home, saying they were in her closet. "he did not have a key to that closet and did not know of the gold bars in that closet," the defense attorney said buried >> desi: this is shocking... this tall blonde woman who lives in new jersey and has a locked closet full of gold bars is not a real housewife? andy cohen, wake up! bob menendez's argument is that his wife was secretly orchestrating a corrupt international bribery scheme and hoarding gold bars in his own house, and he never knew it. and that, gentlemen, is why you need to ask your wife about her day. oka

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host: a useon twitter mentioning henry cuear talking about bob menendez or vice versa. remind us of what happened last week with henry cuellar. guest: very similar to bob menendez, henry cuellar is facing charges for illegally taking an exchange or dealing with a foreign entity and exchanging favors for gifts. that is a very fresh indictment, we won't see anything for that for i imagine a year or so, but he is up for reelection and that is a very, very volatile see for democrats. actually, it's not really clear where democrats are going to fall on this. host: bill is sending a text from ohio saying guess what, we have another client and at the what mr. menendez did was we were thin with mr. trump did, asking the immediate they are going to cover it as salacious lee as they cover the other trial, the donald trump trial, saying please do. less than two minutes left here. what did we get to yet, what stories are you covering this week? guest: i have a story out today about the nation's security, the woman who had national security background, how some of them are leaving.

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senator bob menendez, a democrat. it's the second one the new jersey democrat over the last decade.ccepted bribes of, among other things, gold bars and cash in exchange for influence as well as acting as a foreign agent for egypt. joining us right now is the co-host of the bottom line on the fox business. you got to watch it tonight. former wisconsin congressman and prosecutor sean duffy. sean, good morning to you. >> sean: steve, good to see you, thanks for having me. >> steve: you know, there are a couple stories out there, i think in the "new york times" it suggests that maybe bob menendez may actually throw his wife under the bus and say she had information i didn't know we were taking bribe money. >> sean: i had no idea but the gold bars that came in my house allegedly from my wife. i googled online how much they were worth. also, steve, the prosecution has really wonderful details. one of the envelopes of cash found in his jacket pocketed when fbi searched his home, they have fingerprint evidence of the driver of, you know, one of these business associates who allegedly paid t

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tenemos mÁs de lo que sucediÓ en el juicio por soborno. >> quinto dÍa del juicio del senador bob menÉndez de oro en la casa de los menÉndez, sacos de vestir y una caja fuerte. el agente del fbi aceptÓ que mostrÓ una foto incorrecta que daba a entender que el saco de menÉndez con dinero estaba en uno de los closets, cuando estaban una puerta del dormitorio. >> hay un buen punto que levantÓ la defensa. en la gente que hizo el registro de la evidencia estÁ parcializado hacia la fiscalÍa. >> tratando de inculpar a la esposa de menÉndez, quien tambiÉn estÁ acusada. el senador hizo pÚblico que padece de cÁncer de mama. >> es extremo y raro que ahora el senador le echa la culpa a su esposa. es una estrategia realmente de alguien desesperado, muy creativa, para eso le pagan a los abogados. >> la defensa alegÓ que los lingotes de oro no eran del senador. mostrÓ que algunos de los billetes decomisados eran viejos. afirmÓ que el senador los habrÍa recolectado en el transcurso de muchos aÑos. el segundo testigo fue un diplomÁtico, que tratÓ de demostrar que menÉndez ayudÓ a crear el monopolio del env

y tambiÉn bob menendez dio a conocer que su esposa tiene cÁncer.rar a las vÍctimas mortales del accidente mortal en florida. y donde murieron ocho mexicanos. estos son los rostros de las vÍctimas. que descansen en paz. carolina: vemos esta fotografÍa del chofer que chocÓ el autobÚs con los trabajadores agrÍcolas. y que estaba intoxicado con aceite de mariguana. y tomÓ medicamentos recetados horas antes del siniestro. vamos con detalles. reportera: seguimos en gainesville, el hotel donde viven los trabajadores migratorios. el ambiente es muy sombrÍo. se conocieron los nombres de los compaÑeros muertos. todavÍa hay siete hospitalizados. y hay dos que estÁn en condiciÓn crÍtica. ayer pudimos encontrar a la familia de uno de los fallecidos. esto dijeron. >> tenÍa muchos planes. se fue triste por su bebÉ. que pronto iba a volver para estar con nosotros. reportera: muy triste la noticia del niÑo que quedÓ huÉrfano, hijo del seÑor ventura. y son ocho familias, huÉrfanos, viudas. en este hotel, esta maÑana salieron a trabajar los que estaban aptos para tra

senators, democrat bob menendez of new jersey.e's accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. jonathan dienst was in federal court. >> reporter: tudor today new jersey democratic senator bob menendez walking into federal court where prosecutors allege he put his own greed ahead of his country. in opening statements, calling him corrupt, accusing him of taking of hundreds of thousands of dollars in payoffs including gold bars, a mercedes convertible, and other items as part of a widespread bribery scheme. for years robert menendez has betrayed the people he was supposed to serve by taking bribes, the prosecutor told the jury. among the charges, prosecutors allege menendez acted as a foreign agent accepting payoffs to help egypt get more military aid and abusing his position as the chair of the senate foreign relations committee by allegedly helping a new jersey man get a multimillion dollar business deal approved by the egyptian government. this was not politics as usual. this was politics for profit, the prosecut

jorge: se presentÓ un segundo testigo en contra de el senador demÓcrata bob menÉndez, fabiola estuvon la corte, allÍ el segundo testigo de la fiscalÍa, un funcionario del departamento de agricultora testificÓ que mientras trabajo en egipto escuchÓ de otros que menÉndez habÍa usado su influencia para crear un monopolio que beneficia al acusado y su empresa de exportaciÓn de carne, seÑala que el negocio basado en new jersey obtuvo exclusividad y luego de esto multiplicÓ por cuatro sus ganancias. seÑala que habÍa reportado sus sospechas de la creaciÓn del monopolio, pero que los superiores le dijeron no hacer mÁs ruido, dejar que el Árbol se asentara. partes de estas ganancias llegaron a menÉndez a travÉs de cientos de miles de dÓlares en sobornos, pero se desarmÓ el testimonio de diplomÁtico revelando que las compaÑÍas estÁn a manos de egipto, seÑalan que bob menÉndez sÓlo defendÍa los derechos de sus constituyentes, es decir de la empresa de hanna basada en new jersey. >> ahora viene lo mÁs difÍcil, establecer lo que Él hizo en el congreso y senado impactaba la vida de sus clientes y

reporting jury selection started in manhattan and the corruption trial for new jersey senator bob menendez. the jurors will be selected from manhattan, the bronx, one of several new york counties north of the city. senator menendez on his wife and two other new jersey businessmen have pleaded not guilty for their alleged role in international bribery scheme bold bars, cash and mercedes-benz. prosecutors with the u.s. attorney's office for the southern district of new york has said they expect to take as many as six weeks to present their case against the lawmaker. who said he believes he will be exonerated also guilty of running for reelection as it. [inaudible] >> is a scam is a terrible thing happening. we have one stay back and pass love jd vance what's going on today. persuading the respected front of the free world will be. politics is no place in this this is all politics. great legal analyst none of this is a leak there is nothing illegal. they are person who once it is he is conflicted. check that out. everyone is saying there is no crime. bread of evidence i participated in a bank

chance he has to stay in power. >> josh lederman, thank you. >>> meantime, the jury in senator bob menendez'sed scheme to trade political favors for a mortgage payoff. menendez's girlfriend and now wife was facing foreclosure on a new jersey property when a company took care of the more than $23,000 payment for her. and they allege that was among the first of many payoffs the couple received. the senator for his part maintains his wife kept him in the dark about her finances and any help she may have solicited. joining me is tom winter, and former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst, paul butler. there is another trial we have been following so we haven't spent a lot of time talking about bob menendez, bring us up to speed. >> we're talking about the trump trial. a lot of details we have reported over the past five, six, plus years. we're getting more of the intricate details of the schemes prosecutors allege took place here. we should note that the senator, his wife, and two businessmen charged alongside menendez have pleaded not guilty. we have been hearing from the former in-house c

right now new jersey senator bob menendez is back in a new york city courtroom for the third day of hiseral bribery trial, and today jury selection is now underway to find the 12 jurors who will decide if menendez is guilty of taking bribes in exchange for favors to foreign governments. the once powerful former chair of the senate foreign relations committee was indicted last year along with his wife and three new jersey businessmen, and more than a year after the fbi found more than $480,000 in cash, gold bars as well in his home. nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian joins us outside the courthouse. ken, jury selection started monday. where do we stand this morning? >> reporter: good morning, ana. the judge said he believes we'll be done with jury selection by the end of the morning. he's been going through that pain staking process of whittling down a group of 150 citizens to find 12 jurors willing to sit for what could be a six to seven-week trial and people who say they can be unbiased. just to reset here, this is one of the most consequential political corru

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yet on whether the full house will take this up. >>> right now in new york, new jersey senator bob menendezck in court for his federal bribery trial. menendez is charged with accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes in return for official acts as a u.s. senator. joining us now with more on this, nbc investigative correspondent, tom winter. bring us up to date on what we've heard in court so far. there was a lot about this june 2022 search of the senator's home. what more can you tell us? >> right, so the first agent or the first witness on the stand in this trial was the agent who led that search of the menendez home. and really what they want to do is paint a picture of what they found inside of it. it's the bribe component of it, the alleged bribe of the cash and the gold bars, exactly what you alluded to. so the agent testified and really walked the jury through the court. when he gets off the stand, we'll be able to see some of the photos inside the menendez home. it was a zillow tour of everything they uncovered, duffel bags of cash, they found gold bars. they found cash hi

. >>> opening statements kicked off in the corruption trial of senator bob menendez. the new jersey democrat is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, with prosecutors saying menendez put greed over country. jonathan dienst reports. >> reporter: new jersey democratic senator bob menendez walking into federal court where prosecutors allege he put his own greed ahead of his country. in opening statements, calling him corrupt. accusing him of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in payoffs, including gold bars, a mercedes convertible and other items as part of a widespread bri bribery scheme. for years, he has betrayed the people he was supposed to serve by taking bribes, the prosecutor told the jury. among the charges, they allege he acted as a foreign agent, accepting payoffs to help egypt get more military aid, and abusing his position as the chair of the senate foreign relations committee by allegedly helping a new jersey han man ge multi-million dollar deal. this wasn't politics as usual, this was politics for profit, the prosecutors sai

bob menendez says that he is innocent. >> united states attorneys office is doing a prosecution. metimes shoot first before they even know all the facts. >> menendez says he kept lots of cash at home. he arbored a fear of losing access to money. prosecutors must demonstrate a connection between the senator receiving gold bars and official favors. the 13 gold bars were for helping a constituent do business in qatar. >> what a chilling effect on the mere engagement of these conversations and inquiries would it be if the sum of those actions, taken in pursuit of your fact finding effort to inform your legislative actions should be can be turned into official acts in violation of the law. >> now judge interviewed members of jury pool and asked what where they are from. where they get their news and what they know about the senator and what they do for a living. the second corruption trial for bob menendez. there was a hung jury in his unrelated case in 2017. this trial could run through the middle of july. harris. >> harris: all right. we'll be watching it. thank you, chad, very much.

jury selection in new jersey, senator bob menendez corruption trial begins today. democrat is facing 16 charges, including conspiracy to commit bribery and conspiracy to obstruct justice. chad pergram is live in new york city. a lot of people can't believe he is still a sitting senator but now he will be sitting in court. >> no ethics investigation also there, dana. 118 is the number in the jury pool here and whittle it to 12 jurors, six alternates. this is bob menendez's second trial since 2015. the last trial ended in 2017, ended in a hung jury. now he represents new jersey but prosecutors also accuse him of representing egypt and qatar. >> what a chilling effect on the mere engagement of these conversations and inquiries would it be if the sum of those actions, taken in pursuit of your fact finding effort to inform of what your legislative actions should be can be turned into official acts in violation of the law and not within the protection of the speech or debate laws of the constitution. >> now as for egypt, prosecutors say menendez wrote ghost letters to un

the federal corruption trial against new jersey senator bob menendez and his wife begins today. ccused of accepting bribes and taking actions to benefit egypt and qatar. it's the second time that menendez has gone on trial for corruption. he avoided conviction the last time in 2017. >>> thousands of people in canada are being told to evacuate from more than 100 active wildfires. we're feeling the effects here in the u.s. too. wildfire smoke has triggered an air quality alert in minnesota. >>> and controlled explosions to break up the remains of baltimore's francis scott key bridge will take place today. the blasts were scheduled for sunday but were delayed because of lightning in the area. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. pieper, cbs news, york. >>> israel expands its military operation in rafah to root out hamas. palestinians flee, fearing a full-scale invasion of the city. the world food program warning that would be catastrophic. >> i'm ramy inocencio in tel aviv. parts of rafah are now abandoned as israel pushes across southern gaza. but

. >> dana: day two of the federal corruption trial of bob menendez. new jersey democrat and his wife are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes including cash, gold bars an a brand-new car as a scheme to benefit the government of egypt and qatar. congressional reporter chad pergram is live outside the courthouse. hi, chad. >> good morning, dana. menendez says he was just doing constituent service in this case. his second dance with the law. he had a 2017 trial on unrelated bribery charges. he had support from fellow senators last time. not now. [shouted questions] >> none of your senators coming here to support you. the filing deadline is the 4th. are you going to run? are you going to file? >> bill: sorry about that, chad. the former president now in court about to speak to the cameras. let's drop on in. >> speaking very beautifully. they are highly respected and they think it is the greatest scam they've ever seen. some democrats are embarrassed by what's going on. i want to start by saying that on the electric vehicle

this afternoon and bob menendez said he was just trying to help in such once. >> i'm innocent.nnocence. not just for me, but for the president this case will set for you and future members of the senate. >> the feds save menendez receive gold bars from a businessman in new jersey. the man was trying to curry favor with cover. the senator is also charged with helping unlock a batch of military aid for egypt harried prosecutors must demonstrate the menendez explicitly received favors in exchange for official acts. mendez accused prosecutors of coming for him following his 2017 case. that ended in a hung jury. >> members of the senate are not above the law. they are not beneath it either. if for political expediency and indictment and accusations are now to guilt, we have offended our system of justice. >> now here is what to watch for if attorneys for menendez try to blame this on his wife, nadine. she faces similar charges and she goes on trial in july. sander? >> sandra: okay, chad pilgrim live outside the new york court for a thank you, chad. >> john: all right here is big new

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that also was bob menendez in 2017, he was accused of taking bribes.this case started, was wrong, the way it was investigated was wrong, the way it was prosecuted was wrong, and the way it was tried was wrong as well. >> there was a hung jury last time that enabled menendez to run for reelection and win in 2018. there that say phase i travel began. prosecutors accused the senator of obstructing justice in one case. you requested leniency from one constituents and accepted a mercedes. menendez is charged with working for egypt and qatar but menendez was not -- will not step down. >> and will not bout of the democratic primary this june. i am hopeful that my exoneration will take place this summer and allow me to pursue my candidacy as an independent democrat in the general election. >> menendez had more support at the last trial and in fact is currently calling corey brooker served as a character witness and set in court for moral support. not this time. >> how closely will you pay attention starting next week to senator menendez' trial? >> not closely

the start of jury selection is the start of democrat bob menendez's second bribery trial in seven years see the willingness. lisa: the senior senator was accustomed to calling the shots from his perch atop the senate foreign relations committee. he stepped down as chair when charges came last fall. but menendez refuses to resign from office. >> i recognize this will be the biggest fight yet, but as i have stated throughout this whole process, i firmly believe that when all the facts are presented, not only will i be exonerated, but i still will be new jersey's senior senator. lisa: the lawmaker is charged with becoming a lawbreaker accused of taking bribes to help individual businessmen as well as egypt and qatar, and then greasing billions in weapons and other deals, passing along information, and pressuring officials. >> my office remains firmly committed to rooting out public corruption without fear or favor and without any regard to partisan politics. lisa: prosecutors say they found what menendez and his wife got in exchange -- a mercedes convertible, and inside their house, gold b

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attorney told jurors not to be quote, blinded by the gold and cash as partially blame menendez, wife adding quote bob disseminates centrally know what's going on with nadine. >> but prosecutors insist that menendez knew what was going on and was motivated by nothing other than greed senator menendez maintains his innocence and of course, he has to that presumption as well. so what do you mean now, trial attorney seth berenzweig, washington post court reporter, a salvador rizzo. >> salvador. i want to begin with you because you have been following this so closely. you in fact been in court. i understand as well at different times, the attorney menendez, he basically he threw his wife under the bus that going to work. >> it's a high-risk strategy, of course, because you never know what kind of impact that will have with the jury some may see it as an gallant or as trying to concoct a story that's convenient and that sort of gives the lie to this romance that he's supposed to be also claiming was the source of all these allegations. >> but thinking about the jury, i wonder how they'll respond. his he is

bob menendez in this election year is facing 16 criminal counts. what is the impact?ther it is -- you have accusations of influence peddling by the biden family. when i think, when you look at those folks out there just upset , they've had enough about gas prices, groceries, the border, you know what, i'm sick and tired for all of it. >> should you be pushed out by party leadership. >> strongly pushing back. george santos who was almost headed towards that. you have cases like this and others. apparently crime. i'm glad he's not running as a democrat. i don't think he is up to the standards i would want my democratic nominee to be. i have a great candidate that will be the nominee. he has a competitive, a good honest hard-working individual who was a great public servant. i think menendez will run for reelection. using it for the legal trials. a bargaining trip here. i think that is where we are headed. he will be a great u.s. senator. >> trump making noise about winning new jersey. could that have an impact? >> no. jersey is solid. they will not go read for the presi

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and democrats dodge when it comes to their own if your colleague, bob menendez gets convicted, should it be expelled by the senate? inside politics, the best reporting from inside the corridors of power starts now good morning. >> welcome. it's like politics sunday. >> i'm on a raja. we're standing by for president biden to deliver a commencement address at morehouse college. >> historically, buckman's college in atlanta, and the alma mater of mlk junior. now, biden speech in the battleground, state of georgia comes in a fraught time for the president lagging behind trump and polling and struggling with key parts of his 2020 coalition black and young voters, all amid protests over the israel-hamas war that have roiled college campuses across the country. now, behind the scenes, biden and his team had been deliberating with prominent black leaders as they craft his message for this morning speech, where it's expected hi light, triumph over adversity and the lasting impact of peaceful protest now, georgia provides a snapshot of biden's challenges four years after he narrowly qarrah carr

meanwhile, jury selection begins in the case against democratic senator bob menendez. what is what he is saying about resigning if he is convicted and pro-palestinian protests disrupt college commencements across the entire country. students walking out of graduate duration ceremonies and turning their backs on speakers. i'm sarah sayyed, kate baldwin and john berman. this is cnn news central breaking news, it may all come down to this. >> we are right now standing by for donald trump's former fixer, michael cohen to take the stand in this historic criminal trial. it crucial moment in this whole thing by legal minds and casual observers inside and outside the courtroom, michael cohen is seen as the missing link in the prosecution. chin's case so far, he made the hush money payment to stormy daniels. he will tell the jury he paid her because donald trump told him to the prosecutors need to prove trump was directly involved in falsifying business records to cover it all up, which means cohen's job is to connect the dots. trump denies any role in falsifying the record the

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elian: el demÓcrata bob menÉndez ayudarÁs a asegurar una lucrativa relaciÓn comercial con egipto.les de la corte internacional criminal solicitÓ Órdenes de detenciÓn contra el primer ministro de israel, benjamÍn netanyahu y el principal lÍder es de hamas. pero ademÁs el fiscal jefe de la corte de la haya seÑalÓ que los cargos contra los lÍderes de hamas incluyen exterminio, asesinato, violaciÓn y tortura. y en respuesta benjamÍn netanyahu dijo que rechaza con disgusto esta comparaciÓn. elian: las poderosas Águilas del amÉrica y el cruz azul se estarÁn viendo las caras en la gran final que estÁ definida. el juego de ida serÁ este jueves en el estadio azul y la vuelta este domingo las 9:00 p.m. en el estadio azteca. la primera vez que se enfrentaron por un tÍtulo fue hace 50 aÑos. alejandro madrigal tiene todos los detalles. >>ha sido testigo de cÓmo las Águilas han ganado tres veces a la mÁquina. >>el cruz azul ve la playera amarilla y dice... >>serÁ la quinta final que disputarÁn dos de los equipos mÁs populares y con las rivales mÁs intensa del fÚtbol mexicano. >>significa pasiÓn

vamos a pasar a nueva york que la esposa del senador bob menÉndez padece un avanzado cÁncer de seno.sados de aceptar sobornos a cambio de favores polÍticos, pero sus juicios para hacer por separado. esta tarde comenzÓ la presentaciÓn de testigos en el proceso contra el senador, cÓmo nos informa desde nueva york. >> en el cuarto dÍa de su juicio por corrupciÓn, el senador de nueva york, menÉndez anunciÓ que su esposa padece de cÁncer de mama en fase tres, y que se verÁ obligada a someterse a una mastectomÍa nadine menÉndez estÁ imputada en el caso, pero serÁ juzgada mÁs tarde debido a su salud, ha surgido como una figura clave en la defensa de su marido. los abogados han dicho de que logrÓ era de la esposa de pablo menÉndez y que Él no sabÍa lo que estÁ haciendo una cosa de Él. el dÍa comenzÓ con las declaraciones iniciales de los abogados de los dos empresarios acusados junto con menÉndez. los abogados no negaron que sus clientes dieran dinero a nadie y menÉndez, pero dije que no fue en un intento de comprar favores polÍticos, afirmaron que los regalos se basaban en amistad y dijeron

i will add that bob menendez did step down as foreign affairs chair, which makes this indictment even more interesting, because he was the chair of foreign affairs committee and senate. host: this taking place in new york, coming back here to capitol hill and sort of the week ahead business-wise on the legislative calendar. we saw the end of last week, the senate passing their versions of the faa authorization and then finding time for the house to take that up this week. is that said to be smooth sailing for the building the house? guest: at this point, yes. we've probably gone through our most contentious period of the house which was again passing that ukraine a on national security funding. i think it will eventually pass the house. host: the other issue on foreign policy is what we talk a lot about last, the biden administration pausing offensive weapons to israel. members on both sides of the issue who strongly disagree, is there a legislative track that you are looking out for to either demonstrate or force the biden administration's hand? guest: here's the interesting thing. t

bob menendez and the second day of jury selection, menendez and his wife are accused of the acceptingationals including gold bars. senior correspondent clive berger what is latest in that case? >> they need to see a jury first and they have been active since early yesterday morning and they hhave not yet seen a single jurr in this case. now menendez does not have the support of his colleagues it's unclear if he is going to run for reelection, listen. >> what is it say about your senators coming to support you like last time? the filing deadline is the fourth are you going to run? are you going to file? after court yesterday said menendez i appreciate the jury's sacrifice for our codefendant, davies which they tried to get him to extend favor with a endorsement end ohio. one of the striking elements is that they say he gave the senator 13 gold bars. >> you have had some challenges in the past how is this against her other opponent? >> not bad at all. >> the gold bars? >> menendez even looked up the price of gold kilos online and as i say jury selection has been slow. the judge struck 3

analizamos el juicio al senador bob menÉndez.iÓn del primer ministro, las manifestaciÓn mÁs grande se reportÓ en tel aviv donde los marchantes cortaron una autopista con barricadas. los participantes acudan al premier del estancamiento en casa y le reposa su incapacidad para lograr la liberaciÓn de rehenes que continuan en poder de hamas. el candidato de la oposiciÓn venezolana edmundo gonzÁlez asegurÓ que todos los partidos polÍticos tendrÁn la libertad de operar sin derrocar al gobernante nicolÁs maduro en junio gonzÁlez fue presentado por la lÍder marÍa corina machado, ganadora de la primaria e impedida de competir en los comicios por una inhabilitaciÓn polÍtica de 15. y esta historia de una mexicana que buscando el sueÑo americano viviÓ en este paÍs por mÁs de 20 aÑos vendiendo tamales. pero su falta de documentos y otras barreras no le permitieron lograrlo. decidiÓ empezar de cero pero en su querido paÍs. nos dice cÓmo terminar historia. >> estos tamales son la base del Éxito de claudia pÉrez. los tamales segÚn ella son la r

senador demÓcrata bob menÉndez enfrentarÁ la justicia maÑana lunes.gos de soborno y obstrucciÓn a la justicia. testigo clave en el juicio donald trump por los pagos a la actriz porno stormy daniels darÁ testimonio tambiÉn este lunes en una corte de nueva york. >> el abogado que es la estrella testigo es un abogado que trabajaba para donald trump. locutor: este es noticiero univisiÓn ediciÓn nocturna fin de semana con fÉlix. edwin: buenas noches desde washington le saluda edwin y comenzamos en mÉxico donde el ataque a 1 bar dejÓ un saldo de ocho personas asesinadas y al menos tres heridas. de acuerdo con autoridades, tras los balazos cuatro personas murieron de forma instantÁnea. sin embargo, se reportÓ que la noche y parte de la madrugada fallecieron otras cuatro vÍctimas. en un vÍdeo de seguridad frente al local se registrÓ como el mortal ataque lo realizan sujetos con armas largas a bordo de dos camionetas. cambiando de tema, maÑana subÍa clave para la fiscalÍa de nueva yorken el juicio penal en contra del expresidente donald trump que se verÁ cara

elian: en new york tambiÉn comenzÓ el juicio a bob menÉndez, senador demÓcrata de new jersey ha acusado polÍticos a tres mandatarios. menÉndez enfrenta 18 cargos, entre ellos soborno, obstrucciÓn a la justicia y extorsiÓn. una nueva ronda de tormentas que estÁ inundando el sur del paÍs azotando la regiÓn con fuertes tornados incluso en zonas ya afectadas la semana pasada. este sistema ha dejado cientos de damnificados, quienes perdieron su casa. la furia de la naturaleza parece ensaÑarse con texas. >>no tengo nada, todo esta echado a perder. no sabemos quÉ hacer. nidia: el tiempo severo no da tregua desde texas hasta florida, donde desaparecieron sitios enteros. >>tenÍa mi casa, tenÍa carros, ya no tengo nada. nidia: historias conmovedoras como la de Él subraya los daÑos de las inundaciones repentinas, las tormenta de granizo y los tornados que se han prestado desde hace varias semanas. Éste serÍa el perÍodo de tornados mÁs activo en la historia segÚn los expertos con mÁs de 360 torbellinos desde el pasado 27 de abril. zonas muy inundadas en zonas que no habÍamos visto desde el huracÁn

llamadas telefÓnicas de nadin menÉndez en medio del juicio por presunta corrupciÓn que presenta bob menÉndezotes de oro, dÓlares en efectivo y un auto de lujo. un juez fallÓ en contra de casi todas las solicitudes para analizar pruebas adn del convicto scott peterson que busca un nuevo juicio para limpiar su nombre. fue condenado por matar a su esposa y a su hijo no nacido en california. la defensa presentÓ pruebas recopiladas por la investigaciÓn del asesinato. segÚn ellos, esto podrÍa revertir la decisiÓn de su condena de cadena perpetua. esto es gravÍsimo. tÚ esperas el partido y nosotros te esperamos a ti. es el texto publicado en un medio de comunicaciÓn pro isis que puso en alerta a las autoridades de new york por un posible ataque terrorista. el anuncio hace referencia a la copa mundial de criket. decenas de agentes fueron puestos a disposiciÓn del evento el 9 de julio. presentadora: vendas o curas inteligentes para sanar heridas y un trasplante cerebral que te permite hablar en dos idiomas. tenemos los avances de la tendencia que te permite mejorar su calidad de vida. borja: ¿tienen

historia detrÁs del trÁgico accidente con inmigrantes en florida.analizamos el juicio al senador bob menÉndezfichar a lionel messi cuando sÓlo tenÍa 13 aÑosse vendiÓ en $969,000. esto segÚn la casa de subastas. la servilleta fue firmadaen diciembre del aÑo 2000 por el ex director deportivo del barça y tambiÉn por el asesor de fichajes, junto con el agente argentino horacio. messi tambiÉn se convirtiÓ en uno de los mejores jugadores del barcelona ganando mÁs de 30 trofeos. paulina: hoy se realizaron los entrenamientos de 500 sillas de indianÁpolis y los autos con motor chevrolet. volaron sobre la pista, pero vea, el piloto novato se volcÓ tras hacer un trompo al salir de una curva golpeando el muro exterior deslizÁndose por la recta final y a pesar de este aparatoso accidente,el piloto de 17 aÑos resultÓ ileso. elian: afortunadamente . tambiÉn reino el caos en el parlamento de taiwÁn.se enfrentaron a golpes y hasta uno terminÓ en el hospital. [mÚsica] jorge: no es muy difÍcil definir a christian nodal. el sencillamente es alguien que ha vivido mucho en muy poco tiempo. >> fue una etapa muy bon

selection is scheduled to start tomorrow in the federal corruption trial of democratic senator bob menendez. prosecutors say menendez and his wife were engaged in a wide ranging corruption scheme to help pay the egyptian and qatari governments in exchange for lucrative bribes cnn's manu raju caught up with the senator on capitol hill ahead of the trial if you're he was like, really any thoughts about the trial as we head into next week, i'm looking forward to improving my innocence oh okay. >> i want to bring in former federal prosecutor, nima romani. good to see you so. >> all right. well, he says he looks forward to proving his innocence. now, when jury selection begins tomorrow, what kinds of jurors will each side be looking for? what might be some of the questions? shins are asked even prosecutors are going to look for jurors that are going to obviously have a pro prosecution bias. >> make sure you don't bring folks that are not skeptical because it is a very strong case for the government when hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold bars i don't want jurors that going to mayb

maria: a jury officially chosen and bob menendez trial. >> the corruption trial for the democrat is on the way amended as blaming his wife nadine reporting valuables to a bribery scheme, federal authorities found 13 gold bars, five for $2000 in cash stashed in the couple's home in june of 2022 prosecutors allege menendez put his power for sale defense attorneys argue he was doing his job by conducting diplomacy. menendez is accused of accepting gifts, meddling in criminal investigations in a foreign agent. egypt and qatar, this is the second corruption case he has faced a decade. dramatic video out of galveston texas showing a barge crashing into a bridge spilling oil and shutting down the only entrance into the pelican island officials say a tugboat operator driving two barges lost control of the vessels shortly before the crash, no injuries luckily with parts of the bridge did partially collapse in the cleanup is underway this mor morning. the department of justice accusing boeing of violating the 2021 agreement shielding the company fro

senator bob menendez goes on trial monday in federal court in manhattan.ongressional correspondent chad pergram has more. >> bob menendez is accused of using his authority of chairman of the senate foreign relations committee to pedal influence with the governments of egypt and qatar and accepting lavish gifts for helping new jersey businessmen. the senator says he is innocent. >> all i can ask of you is to withhold judgment until his justice take place very. prosecutors allege menendez scored a mercedes-benz and more than a dozen gold bars which were found stuffed into a coach it. the senator it relinquishes gavel as chairman of the foreign relations panel and is running for reelection as an independent. some democrats might ignore the trial. >> are not going to fall the day today. i will be waiting for the verdict. books have not talked to him lately about the trail or anything? except not discuss the trail in any detail or depth treatment menendez refused to resign after the indictment disappointing and many of his colleagues. democrats cling to a narro