i'm frances rivera. we begin with the latest in the trials of donald trump, the presumptive republican nominee took his seat as a defendant in his first criminal trial. jury selection has begun in new york for his hush money case. brie jackson joins us now. finding an impartial jury for this historic trial will not be easy. >> reporter: it certainly won't, good morning, frances. we saw evidence of that on day one. and the first batch of 96 potential jurors, more than half of them were excused after they said they could not be fair or impartial. the rest were asked about their backgrounds and their media preferences. no jurors have been selected yet. mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. prosecutors accuse him of trying to buy the silence of adult film star stormy daniels. mr. trump maintains that he never had a sexual relationship with daniels. but he is accused of doctoring records to cover up payments to her. the former president has repeatedly attacked this case

good morning, i'm frances rivera. we begin with another major court ruling, reshaping reproductive rights in america. arizona's top court deciding that a law that bans nearly all abortions and was enacted more than a century and a half ago can still be enforced. the ruling is on hold for two weeks. and arizona's attorney general is vowing not to enforce the law. nbc's laura jarret kicks off our coverage. >> reporter: a legal fight over abortion in a critical battleground state. fanning the flames of a political fire gaining ground towards november. arizona's highest court backing a law that bans nearly all abortions and carries up to five years in prison for doctors who perform one. the conservative majority on the court reviving a 1864 law that lay dormant for decades under roe versus wade. >> are you kidding me? 1864 was before women even had the right to vote. we are totally going backwards. >> reporter: 66-year-old arizona residen resident beth baumann fighting back tears. yet the state's democratic attorney gener

i'm frances rivera. newly-minted super bowl champion rashee rice is on bond after turning himself in overnight. he is facing several charges, including aggravated assault after a high-speed chase in dallas last month. his surrender coming less than 24 hours after police issued an arrest warrant. rice and his attorney have said they are cooperating with authorities and that rice takes full responsibility for his actions, which police say injured four people. rice was booked and released with a bond of $40,000. >>> o.j. simpson, all-american football legend and movie star who was later acquitted of murder has died at the age of 76. the notorious figure died in the hospital, surrounded by family members after a battle with cancer. our cynthia mcfadden has a look back at his life. >> reporter: the trial of the century, and the death of the man at its center. o.j. simpson. it brings back the long legacy of a trial that concluded nearly 30 years ago. >> we the jury in the above-entitled action, find orenthal j

good morning, i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news this morning. four law enforcement officers have been shot and killed in charlotte, north carolina. it is a stunning loss for the community. one of the dead is a deputy u.s. marshal. the other three, local officers. they were serving a warrant at a home when a suspect opened fire. a total of eight officer were struck by bullets. a suspected shooter also dead. president biden put out a statement late last night, calling the fallen cops heroes, while also calling for gun control. michelle bowden from our charlotte affiliate has the story. >> reporter: in charlotte, this video streamed on facebook live capturing the terrifying moments when gunfire erupted. officials confirm eight officers were struck. >> stood we lost some heroes that were out simply trying to keep our community safe. >> i asked somebody on the street what happened. and he said they're shooting. somebody's shooting. >> reporter: according to police, a local task force comprised with officers from multiple agencies was serving a warran

i'm frances rivera. all eyes are on israel this morning after iran carried out its first ever direct military assault on the country after years of hostility. iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles towards the country in response to israel's deadly air strike on the iranian embassy in damascus, syria, two weeks ago. israel says it destroyed 99% of the incoming fire before it entered its airspace. nbc's claudio lavanga joins us from rome how. is israel responding so far? good morning, claudio. what can question we expect next? >> good morning, frances. well, now that the alert is over, israel appears to have gone back to its normal life. children are returning to school and a ban on public gatherings which was introduced as a precaution ahead of iran's attack has been lifted. now the only question that remains of course will israel retaliate. according to an israeli official we spoke to, it's not a matter of if but when, and how, even though the retaliation doesn't appear to be backed by either t

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i'm frances rivera. moments are preparing for the path of totality to see the moon block out the sun during today's eclipse. nbc's priscilla thompson is in one of the first cities that will be in the dark this afternoon to start it off, dallas, texas. >> reporter: a last-minute crush of travelers are flooding into the path of totality, hoping for a chance to see history. >> it gives you tingles up your spine, you know, for it to happen. >> for our family it's a once-in-a-lifetime kind of experience to see. that's why we decide toad travel. >> reporter: as more than 44,000 take to the skies today alone, the faa is warning about delays at airports in little rock chicago, burlington and more. cities along the roughly 100-mile swath from texas to maine will go completely dark on monday afternoon as the moon passes between the sun and the earth. >> and we are literally over the moon to welcome over one million people to our state. the millions of tourists are adding to the more than 31 million already living

. >>> good morning, glad you are with me, i'm frances rivera. today marks a new phase in the legal troubles of donald trump. the first criminal trial for the former president will begin within hours. jury selection is about to get under way in new york and in mr. trump's hush money case. nbc's jay gray joins us now from lower manhattan. jay, the anticipation has been growing for this trial to get started. >> reporter: hey, good morning, frances. yeah, it certainly has. look, the barricades are up around manhattan courthouse now, there will be high security and high drama expected as well as the first of three felony cases against the former president gets under way in just a few hours here. it is a controversial and complicated case. >> allegations that someone lied again and again to protect their interests and evade the laws. >> reporter: former president trump facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal damaging information and unlawful activity from american voters before and after the 2016 election. specifically a six-

i'm frances rivera. we begin with a powerful storm flam s slamming the gulf coast. dozens of people had to be rescued. at least one person was killed in mississippi. the storm also brought torrential rain. some areas getting a month's worth of rain in a single day. powerful wind gusts over 70 miles per hour also snapping power lines. nearly 200,000 power outages being reported across the southeast this morning. and the threat is not over. nbc meteorologist angie lassman joins us with an update on these storms. hi, angie, good morning. >> >> good morning to you. the same storm system is going to continue causing problems across the northeast today. you can see how much rain we've got. we've got of course some of these flash flood warnings and watches coming up to 7 million people at this hour. but plenty of rain working into the ohio valley and great lakes. we've got that stretched across the southeast. moving through the day today the system will be on the move taking much of the rain with it. from the great lakes to the northeast and down therough the south still d

i'm frances rivera. we begin with a powerful storm slamming the gulf coast. tornados ripping through parts of texas, louisiana and mississippi. tearing through neighborhoods and destroying homes. dozens of people had to be rescued. authorities confirming at least one person was killed in mississippi. the storm also brought torrential rain. some areas getting a month's worth of rain in a single day. powerful wind gusts over 70 miles per hour also snapping power lines, with more than 200,000 power outages being reported across the southeast this morning. and the threat is not over. nbc meteorologist angie lassman joa joins us with an update on these storms. >> that same storm system going to leave us with impacts. we saw how potent and active it was across the south. today a lot of folks on the eastern third of the country, up through the great lakes, illinois to basically nordflori will see the potential for stronger storms. west looks quiet right now. a couple of alerts up. not that many when it comes to flood watches, but we do have flash flood warnings acro

i'm frances rivera. donald trump will be back inside a manhattan courtroom today for day three of his new york criminal hush money trial. jury selection will resume in just a few hours. seven have been selected, a total of 18 are needed for the case. the former president said he is willing to take the witness stand. in a new court filing, the manhattan d.a. says they plan to ask mr. trump about other verdicts he's faced, including the judgment in his new york civil fraud case, and in the e. jean carroll defamation case. >>> now to another dramatic day for congress. senate democrats quickly rejecting impeachment articles for the dhs secretary. but that showdown was overshadowed by the house speaker releasing details of a new national security package. ryan nobles has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: an impeachment showdown in the senate. with democrats essentially dismissing charges against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas in a matter of hours, arguing the impeachment by house repu

i'm frances rivera. breaking overnight, israel has promised to open more border crossings to get more aid into the gaza strip. the change comes after president biden spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the phone demanding, quote, immediate steps to address haumt suffering and the safety of aid workers. or else the u.s. could revise its israel policy. let's go to claudio lavanga. will this increase in aid be enough though? >> reporter: good morning, frances. well be president biden on his x account made a clear reference to the killing of the seven aid workers from world skcentral kitchen. he told benjamin netanyahu that strikes against aid workers are a humanitarian situation and are completely unacceptable and israel must take immediate steps to protect civilians as well as of course the safety of aid workers. to emphasize how serious president biden was in those demands, secretary of state antony blinken said after that call the overall u.s. policy in reference to gaza will be on th

i'm frances rivera. arizona's supreme court just sent the state back 160 years in terms of the abortion law. a near-total abortion ban from the civil ywar era is still enforceable. brie, this decision has quickly gotten a whole lot of backlash. >> reporter: that's right, good morning, frances. this is not only one of the oldest abortion laws in the country but also one of the strictest. it bans nearly all abortions with only an exception to save the woman's life. and anyone involved in the procedure could face up to five years in prison. advocates for this decision say arizona's current 15-week ban does not go far enough. this ruling is on hold for 14 days, allowing for more legal challenges. >> as long as i am attorney general of the state of arizona, no woman or doctor will be prosecuted under this draconian law. >> to the people across arizona who are concerned about the future of abortion rights in our state, you can make your concerns known at the ballot box, and i encourage you to do so. >> reporte

good morning, i'm frances rivera, we begin with a new legal battle linked to donald trump. the former president is unindicted co-conspirator one in a criminal case involving arizona elections. 11 so-called fake electors who supported mr. trump have been indicted by a grand jury, . one month after the 2020 election, they signed a certificate claiming to be arizona electors. but president biden won the state by more than 10,000 and his electors were certified. it has been investigated for more than a year. >> the people of arizona elected president biden. unwilling to accept this fact, the defendants charged by the state grand jury allegedly schemed to prevent the lawful transfer of the presidency. >> other key trump allies were also indicted, including rudy giuliani and former chief of staff mark meadows. overnight, the arizona gop condemned the indictments as an unprecedented abuse of power. donald trump has also been indicted on federal election interference charges. in that case, he says he is shielded from prosecution, due to presidential immunity. today the supreme cour

good morning, i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news in congress. the senate overwhelmingly passing a $95 billion foreign aid package. president biden promised funding to ukraine and israel and says he will sign this bill into law today. this legislation also includes the potential ban of tiktok in the united states. the clock could soon be ticking for the app to divest from its parent company. here's savannah sellers. >> tiktok is am major foreign threat. the bill we are passing today puts an end to that. >> reporter: the senate voting to ban the wildly-popular app, tiktok, in the u.s. >> foreign adversaries use it for social and political control. >> many young americans, particularly young americans, are skeptical. at the end of the day, they have not seen what congress has seen. they've not been in the classified briefings congress has held. >> reporter: while those outside make an urgent plea to the capitol. >> every bit of my livelihood is tethered to tiktok. >> our elected officials are on tiktok. we believe if it were dangerous they wouldn't

i'm frances rivera. we begin with the hush money trial of donald trump. much more progress made in day two of jury selection, with seven jurors selected for the former president's criminal trial here in new york. nbc's brie jackson joins us now. hi, brie, this trial is just getting started, but the judge already had to scold mr. trump. >> reporter: that's right, good morning, frances. there were tense exchanges on day two. judge juan merchan saying that he wanted to make it crystal clear that he will not have any jurors intimidated in his courtroom. now, he said that he could not tell what mr. trump was saying but accused the former president of mutsertering and gesturing a potential juror who was only 12 feet away. this happened when the jury pool was questioned about their social media activity and their views on trump. one potential juror was removed because of a 2017 tweet that said "lock him up". seven people were selected. ultimately, there will need to be 12 jurorsand six alternates. after leaving court, mr. trump campaigned at a manhattan bodega w

. >>> good morning, glad you are with me, i'm frances rivera. arguments will soon begin in the historic criminal hush money trial of donald trump. within hours the jury will hear opening arguments. the lawyers will give a preview of the facts to come in the case against the former president. nbc's brie jackson joins us now. brie, good morning. the political and personal stakes are high for mr. trump. >> reporter: they absolutely are. good morning, frances. the former president is facing 34 counts of falsifying business records. prosecutors will begin to make their case that mr. trump made a $130,000 payment to keep stormy daniels quiet about an alleged sexual encounter. prosecutors allege that this is election interference. the former president denies the allegations and has pleaded not guilty. if he is convicted, he could face up to four years in prison. mr. trump has said he is willing to take the witness stand. other witnesses we could see called are david pecker who is the former publisher of the "national enquirer," stormy daniels, michael

i'm frances rivera. glad you could join us. we begin with that massive foreign war aid package that was passed in the house over the weekend. the chief beneficiaries are ukraine and israel. kyiv gets more than $60 billion, and israel more than $26 billion in emergency aid. president biden is urging the senate to also pass the bill. joining us now is nbc news fo foreign correspondent matt bodner. matt, good morning. what will this money do for either country? >> thank you, frances. this is definitely a major development over the weekend, especially for ukraine which for more than six months has essentially been begging for some kind of assistance in its war with russia. so let's look at what ukraine is getting. about $61 billion of that is set aside. 80% i think is worth pointing out of that $61 billion more or less one way or another funnels back into the u.s. defense economy. these are for things such as $23 billion just to replenish u.s. stockpiles that have already been given to the ukrainians. there is of course also money

good morning, i'm frances rivera. testimony will continue in a few hours in the criminal trial of donald trump. the first witness took the stand in the former president's hush money case after both sides wrapped up their opening statements yesterday. nbc's brie jackson joins us now with the latest. brie, how canddid the prosecuto outline this case for the jury? >> reporter: the prosecutors told the jury this is about more than hush money payments to silence stormy daniels. they accuse mr. trump of lying about his business records over and over again and say this was all part of a long-running conspiracy to hide damaging information and influence the 2016 election. prosecutors say the allegations will be backed up by an extensive paper trail, including bank records and text messages. in their opening statements, the defense team works to humanize mr. trump, describing him as a husband and father. they dismissed the 34 charges as just 34 pieces of paper, saying the only thing trump did was sign checks for legal services

i'm frances rivera. anticipation is growing for today's total eclipse. millions have been traveling to the path of totality, hoping to get the full effect of the moon temporarily plunging the afternoon into darkness. the very rare event is uniting people of all backgrounds and ages. >> i'm excited to see what it's like, because i've never seen an eclipse before. and it's just going to be really exciting to see the experience. >> an eclipse is like no other experience. it ties us to the universe in a way that we almost never get to experience. >> about 31 million people live in the path of totality, with millions more traveling to these areas. some cities have declared states of emergency ahead of today over concerns about supply shortages and travel chaos. coming up, nbc's jay gray had jwill join us with a live update from texas in one of the cities that will see the eclipse today. hi, michelle. >> it's all about location, location, location. some of uscing re seeing really forecasts, some of us not. clouds, rain, snow, not the greatest weather there. pl

good morning, i'm frances rivera. we begin with the fallout from the israeli war in gaza that's triggering mass anti-war protests on college campuses on a scale we have not seen since vietnam. at columbia university here in new york city, campus authorities in the last hour announcing progress in talks with student protesters are about encampment. extending conversations by 48 hours. among the terms is that newspaper-student protesters be evicted. outsiders have been blamed for harassment and intimidation. at new york university, more than a hundred people were arrested. the protest movements have condemned all anti-jewish bigotry and insists the demonstrations are peaceful. >> nyu has been engaged in a campaign of suppressing pro-palestinian speech for six months, seven months. i'm unequivocal about that. >> meanwhile, speaker johnson is expected to meet with jewish students. >>> the senate has voted to overwhelmingly approve an aid package. the bill is sent to the white house for signing. the $95 billion package inc

i'm frances rivera. we begin with donald trump's hush money trial, happening here in new york. seven people have now been seated on the jury. the process has not been simple, with some potential jurors confronted over their social media activity. and the judge scolding the former president about his behavior in court. nbc's laura jarret kicks off our coverage. >> reporter: seven jurors have now been chosen to sit in judgment of former president trump, who left for the courthouse, then closely watching what one juror, whowas dismissed, described as a surreal selection process. >> but it's like, oh, this is just another guy, and also he sees me talking about him, which is bizarre. >> reporter: of those selected so far, a salesperson, an oncology nurse, two attorneys, an i.t. consultant, a teacher and software engineer. the slow-moving vetting process springing into an animated focus-group-like atmosphere with nearly two dozen manhattan residents offering unvarnished views of the presumptive gop nominee to his face under questioning by the prosecution and defense. one man calling

i'm frances rivera.to your day >>> new legal battles tied to donald trump, and attempts to overturn the 2020 election. some of the former president's top alliesp allies charge neth s

i'm frances rivera. we begin with a stunning show in the sky, captivating millions at once. moments of unity across the country, as everyone took in the rare view of a solar eclipse. massive crowds gathered across 15 say t 15 states to see the full effect of the path of totality. our jay gray got theiris view f texas. >> reporter: millions of americans looking up. >> this is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> reporter: through glasses and telescopes. everyone eager for a view of total darkness during the eclipse. the moon passing between the sun and earth, visible from 15 u.s. states. >> big moment for us, definitely. >> reporter: and to make the moment even more memorable, a couple in texas exchanging vows during totality. for scientists like dr. eric christian of nasa. >> it's an opportunity to share the exciting science of the sun. >> reporter: he's a part of the parker solar probe team, which is moving into the sun's atmosphere, providing remarkable observations and data about the sun and its impact on earth. >> the earth lives in the atmosphere of the sun. that'

i'm frances rivera. donald trump will be back inside a manhattan courtroom today for day three of his new york criminal hush money trial. jury selection will resume in just a few hours. seven jurors have been selected. a total of 18 are needed for the case. the former president has said he is willing to take the witness stand. in a new court filing, the manhattan d.a. says they plan to ask mr. trump about other verdicts he's faced, including the large judgment in his new york civil fraud case, and in the e. jean carroll defamation case. the judge will decide soon what the jury will be allowed to hear. >>> it appears congress will be working through the weekend. the house speaker has released the separate bills that include aid for israel and ukraine. and he told members they can expect a saturday evening vote on this after an amendment process. brie jackson joins us now from d.c. hi, brie. the house speaker is leading a very divided party when it comes to these bills. >> reporter: that's right. the bill

i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news. a new round of escalation in the middle east. israel has carried out a military strike against iran. a source familiar with the situation confirming this to nbc news this morning. nbc is joined with the latest. matt, good morning. what do we know about the scope of this military strike? >> reporter: good morning, frances. in a word, it appears to be as you said, limited. we're still trying to get a good picture of what took place. this all began earlier this morning with reports of explosions in the region of the iranian city south of tehran, an interesting location for a few reasons. i'd say the main one is that several major infrastructure pieces of the iranian nuclear program are housed in the area. but also we see air force manufacturing, air force bases, drone manufacturing. there's a lot of stuff in the area for israel to be interested in targeting. though we do understand at this time the nuclear facilities were not the target. we have the statement from the international atomic energy association this morning, sort of spe

good morning, i'm frances rivera.with the disturbing discovery in gaza, where palestinian authorities say they have pulled nearly 300 bodies out of a mass grave in khan yunis. the scene was captured outside the largely-destroyed nasser medical center. they were hastily buried last month. what do we know about what happened? >> reporter: good morning, frances. horrible images out of khan yunis this morning. it's worth remembering that israeli forces pulled out earlier this month and many have been returning to this area of gaza, trying to return to their homes or what's left of them in many cases. we see all these images of bewildered people wandering the streets, picking through rubble, looking for missing family members. many are starting to look at this grave site in nasser hospital, and our team in gaza has been there talking to some of them. one of them, the mother of a missing son. he's thought to have died in january when he left home to find water but never returned. so he's of course missing. there's many stor

i'm frances rivera. we begin this morning as the world cautiously awaits what an israeli official calls a, quote, imminent response after iran's drone and missile attack over the weekend. prime minister benjamin netanyahu summoned his cabinet for the second time in 24 hours to weigh options. western allies, including the united states are urging restraint. for more on all this, claudio lavanga joins us. how does the biden administration expect israel to respond to the attacks? >> reporter: good morning, frances. at least according to the four u.s. officials who spoke to nbc news, the u.s. expects israel to retaliate. even though they say any action will be limited in scope and will likely target iranian military forces or iranian-backed militias outside iran. the likely target could be for instance a shipment or storage facility that contains weapons that iran sends or provides through hezbollah. they also said that they don't flow when the attack is going to happen, even though it could be any time. als

i'm frances rivera. four law enforcement officers have been shot and killed in charlotte, north carolina. it is a stunning loss for the community. one of the dead is a deputy u.s. marshal. the other three local officers. they were serving a warrant at a residential address when the suspect opened fire. the suspected shooter also dead. the governor mourned the fallen and offered his support. >> it's tough tonight, but i thought it was important for me to let them know on behalf of the people of north carolina that they are not alone. >> president biden put out a statement late last night, calling the fallen cops heroes, while also calling for gun control. michelle bowden from our sh charlotte affiliate has the whole story. >> reporter: charlotte has video streamed on facebook live capturing the terrifying moments as gunfire erupted. eight officers were struck. >> today we lost some heroes that are out to just simply trying to keep our community safe. >> i asked somebody who was on the street what happened

i'm frances rivera. anticipation is growing for a spectacular show in the sky. millions of americans traveling over the weekend to get a front row seat to this afternoon's eclipse. nbc has reporters following the excitement from the path of totality. >> reporter: here in dallas, exits like this one off of major highways that lead into downtown will be closed at certain times during the big event. >> this small college town normally has a population of 80,000 people, but it's expected to balloon to hundreds of thousands, all for the eclipse. which will be seen just above the stage in this football stadium, all while captain kirk himself narrates the moments of totality. >> with travel evers flooding into some of the areas some states have declared states of emergency. there are concerns about supply soldiers, and chaos on the roads. many schools and businesses announcing they will be closed as everyone takes in this historic moment. so how well will people actually be able to see the eclipse? let's check with michelle grossman who joins us with today's forecast.

glad to be with you, i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news. a new round of escalation in the middle east. israel has carried out a military strike against iran. a source familiar with the situation confirming this to nbc news this morning. we're joined with the latest. good morning, matt. what do we know about the scope of this military strike? >> reporter: good morning, frances. in a word, i think we can say it appears to have been limited. we don't fknow very much about it, the actual details so far. the israeli government, the iranian government, we're still not seeing major high-level responses yet. we do of course, as you mentioned, have an israeli government source saying yes there was a strike. it was limited. we don't have any other details. we do have reports out of iran this morning of explosions in, around, above the city of isfahan. it's home to several major facilities in the iranian nuclear program and home to the factories that build the iranian drones, many of which were used in the strike against israel last weekend. also the

. >>> time for the check of the headlines with frances rivera in new york. frances, good morning. >> it happens, frank. let's start with the diplomatic pressure on hamas to accept the cease-fire with israel. in saudi arabia, secretary of state antony blinken called the deal extraordinarily generous on the part of israel and said hamas is the only thing standing between the people of gaza and the cease-fire. the idf is certain to push in rafah if the temporary truce is not reached. >>> overnight at columbia university, demonstrators entered a building on campus and some seen breaking windows after students refused to leave campus. >>> and the denver nuggets bounced the lakers from the playoffs. denver's murray delivered the dagger for l.a. the jump shot from the guard allowed them to punch their ticket for the timberwolves and elsewhere, the thunder sweep the pell icans in four games. they go to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2016. i hope you are set with the cough, frank. back to you. >> i'm feeling pretty good. i feel pretty good a

. >>> let's colheck on the headlis with nbc's frances rivera in new york. >> good morning, frank.begin with the latest out of the middle east. american government workers based in israel have been ordered not to travel outside major cities as the tension was iran and israel and u.s. are the highest since 1979. millions of israelis are on edge that iran may be planning a significant attack in retaliation over the consulate building attack. tehran will respond in a way to avoid major escalation. >>> house speaker mike johnson is traveling to mar-a-lago to deliver remarks on election i integrity alongside former president trump. speaker johnson gave few details when pressed by nbc news this week, but a source in his office said the topics of discussion will be non-citizens voting. >>> and o.j. simpson has died. ron goldman called simpson's death no great loss to the world. it is a further reminder of ron being gone. simpson was acquitted of the murders of goldman and nicole simpson brown. simpson was 76. you are up to date for friday's headlines. frank, back to you. >> frances, thank

. >>> time for the check on the other headlines with nbc news' frances rivera in new york.ng coffee prices is something that concerns you and our audience. >> i know. jump start our day. let's get started with the headlines, frank. within a matter of hours, opening arguments will begin in the criminal hush money trial of trump. the former president has pleaded not guilty of 45 counts of falsifying business records. mr. trump said he is willing to testify in the case. if convicted, he faces up to four years in prison. >>> to an ongoing campus controversy here in new york city. at columbia university, protests continue despite mass arrests. a campus rabbi warned jewish students to stay away from the school for the time being. the university president has said all classes will be remote to deescalate. jewish students do report feelings of being unsafe in columbia, but protesters say they areobjecting to the war in gaza. >>> 50,000 people lined up in d.c. this weekend to wall the boulevard turn into the f1 race. it featured retired red bull driver who sped between capitol hill