there have been numerous investigations, documentaries, exploring ghislane maxwell's alleged crimes,been aired in a criminal trial. the jury will be presented with a range of evidence, from flight logs to the testimony from epstein�*s former staff. the four underage girls on the indictment, now grown women, are expected to take the stand and other accusers from around the country could testify, too, those with stories similar to theresa helm. according to her, she thought she had landed a job as a professional masseuse, but instead walked right into a nightmare. i thought that her and i were making these connections and she did her role, played her role, beautifully. she was masterful at it. i walked myself to a predator's home. ghislane maxwell's brother, ian, says at least one sibling will be present every day of the trial to support her. it is impossible for me to think that she would have been engaged in these really horrendous charges. if convicted, she faces up to 80 years in prison. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the progr

there have been numerous investigations, documentaries, exploring ghislane maxwell's alleged crimes,the jury will be presented with a range of evidence, from flight logs to the testimony from epstein's former staff. the four underage girls on the indictment, now grown women, are expected to take the stand and other accusers from around the country could testify, too, those with stories similar to theresa helm. according to her, she thought she had landed a job as a professional masseuse, but instead walked right into a nightmare. i thought that her and i were making these connections and she did her role, played her role, beautifully. she was masterful at it. i walked myself to a predator's home. ghislane maxwell's brother, ian, says at least one sibling will be present every day of the trial to support her. it is impossible for me to think that she would have been engaged in these really horrendous charges. if convicted, she faces up to 80 years in prison. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. let's get some of the day's other news. the man who co—founded the social media site twitter, j

there have been numerous investigations, documentaries, exploring ghislane maxwell's alleged crimes,jury will be presented with a range of evidence, from flight logs to the testimony from epstein�*s former staff. the four underage girls on the indictment, now grown women, are expected to take the stand and other accusers from around the country could testify, too, those with stories similar to theresa helm. according to her, she thought she had landed a job as a professional masseuse, but instead walked right into a nightmare. i thought that her and i were making these connections and she did her role, played her role, beautifully. she was masterful at it. i walked myself to a predator's home. ghislane maxwell's brother, ian, says at least one sibling will be present every day of the trial to support her. it is impossible for me to think that she would have been engaged in these really horrendous charges. if convicted, she faces up to 80 years in prison. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. a 14—year—old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 12—year—old girl in liverpool

prosecutors are already laying out for the jury who they believe 59 year-old ghislane maxwell to be anice in a pyramid scheme of abuse, recruiting and grooming young girls. 2 years after her former employer and one-time love interest. jeffrey epstein took his own life in jail on trafficking charges. this trial is about ms maxwell a legit activity to enable mister epstein to abuse these little kids. the prosecution is going to have to show that the lane maxwell herself. >> was involved with all of these allegations ghislane maxwell help connect him to the wealthy and famous. >> then there's the celebrity aspect of this high-profile case. the subject of the documentary epstein's shadow. the pair kept company with the rich and very famous from presidents trump and clinton to prince andrew and members of hollywood royalty it's unlikely any will be asked to take the stand, but we could see some famous names called to testify. >> they might not necessarily be in the complaint or the indictment per se, but they definitely are people that the victims are alleging were involved in this co consp

. >> jury selection begins tomorrow in the trial of ghislane maxwell >> jeffery epstein is a long friended again but he's accuser says he was alleged suicide and rob them of a chaps to adjust this prosecutors say marx well was the ones that -- maxwell faces six felonies tied to sex taskin and co and. da danny devallos is with us. what are you watching for? >> photographwe'll see the cour for people not necessarily who have heard about jeffery anticipate steen or ghislane maxwell charges but they'll be looking for people specifically who have heard about it but can render a fair and just verdict that's the standard. it's impossible to find someone who has not heard of freef ri anti feefry epstein look for the court to go through about 50 your errors a kay you will see a lot of people dismissed for course, by the way could not hear this case because they already formed opinion about jeffery anticipate steen and this fs a child by proxy that upon will probably spill over into ghislanet megan fox well >> danny vevallos. >>> >>> issing years more after a trial but today suddenly freedom. >> w

ghislane maxwell's life before she met epstein was very different, but not without its own drama. obert maxwell. part of her appeal to epstein was her circle of rich and famous friends, including prince andrew. her trial comes at a very inconvenient time for the royal, as he fights of his own separate civil lawsuit by one of epstein's most outspoken accusers, virginia giuffre. ghislaine tells me that i have to do for andrew what i do for geoffrey. i and that made me sick. ijust didn't expect it from royalty. - she said epstein and ghislane maxwell forced her to have sex with the duke of york when she was just 17 in london, new york and the us virgin islands. prince andrew has previously denied all of the allegations and his attempts to put the scandal behind him have so farfailed. ian maxwell says at least one sibling will be present every day of his sister's trial. it is impossible for me to think that she would have been engaged in these really horrendous charges that she is now facing. they do not stack up in any single way and all those people who do not know her, but who have

prosecutors are already laying out for the jury who they believe 59 year-old ghislane maxwell to be anamid scheme of abuse, recruiting and grooming young girls. 2 years after her former employer and one-time love interest. jeffrey epstein took his own life in jail on trafficking charges. this trial is about ms maxwell a legit activity to enable mister epstein to abuse these little kids. the prosecution is going to have to show that the lane maxwell herself. >> was involved with all of these allegations ghislane maxwell help connect him to the wealthy and famous. >> then there's the celebrity aspect of this high-profile case. the subject of the documentary epstein's shadow. the pair kept company with the rich and very famous from presidents trump and clinton to prince andrew and members of hollywood royalty it's unlikely any will be asked to take the stand, but we could see some famous names called to testify. >> they might not necessarily be in the complaint or the indictment per se, but they definitely are people that the victims are alleging were involved in this co conspiracy. >> it

a jury has been selected in the trafficking trial of ghislane maxwell.ning outside the new york city courtroom where her trial is underway. >> prosecutors say maxwell is a former employee and romantic partner of the late financier and convicted offender jeffrey epstein. she is accused of recruiting and grooming underage girls for epstein 12 jurors and 6 alternates have been selected the trial is expected to last about 6 weeks. and jury selection is under way now in the trial of actor jussie smollett who is accused of making a false report to authorities that he was the victim of a hate crime more than 2 years ago. smollett told authorities he was attacked by 2 men who are yelling racial and homophobic slurs and that the suspewts put a noose around his neck about a month later, 2 brothers who are extras on smollett's show empire confessed to taking part in a plot that was apparently master minded by the actor. that's what prosecutors say. they say smollett paid the 2 brothers 3500 bucks to stage the attack. smollett is facing 6 counts of disorderly conduc

opening arguments in the trafficking trial of ghislane maxwell. the trial focuses on allegations by underaged girls in 1994 to 2004. the indictment charges that maxwell helped jeffrey eckstein recruit and groom victims as young as 14. she is accused of taking the victims to movies or shopping. the indictment says her presence during victims interactions with epstein helped put the victims that he is because an adult woman was present. the trial is expected to last six weeks. maxwell has denied all charges and has pleaded not guilty. if convicted she could spend the rest of her life in prison. >>> in chicago, jury selection began in the trial of actor jesse smell -- jussie smollett. he is accused of staging his own homophobic attack in 2019. two men admitted to have taken part in the attack say jussie smollett plan the entire thing and paid them to do it. the trial is expected to last week. >>> still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbs and bay area, the port of oakland says is ready former cargo as other ports see big backups. what is keeping ship

british socialite ghislane maxwell, is to go on trial in new york for sex trafficking and other chargesd welcome to bbc news. six cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been identified in scotland. they bring the total number of known omicron infections, in the uk, to nine. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is due to give a further update on the situation at half—past ten this morning. it comes as the uk'sjoint committee on vaccination and immunisation is expected to announce an expansion of the booster programme across the uk to everyone aged between 18 and 39, in response to omicron. new measures have also been announced for england. from today, the department for education is "strongly advising" pupils aged over 11, and some staff and visitors, to return to wearing face coverings in communal areas. from tuesday, face coverings will be mandatory in most shops and on public transport. mps in the commons will vote on the reintroduction of fines for breaches of those rules this afternoon. and from 4am on tuesday, all arrivals into the uk will have to take a pcr test within

she outlined what she called a pyramid of abuse, saying that ghislane maxwell, fostered a culture ofng, she knew what was going to happen and the defendant was essential to this game. as an adult woman, she was able to provide a cover of respectability for mr epstein. now she has been accused of helping to recruit and groom for underage girls, they are being referred to in court as victims one, two, three and four, their identity is kept secret, they will be referred to during the trial under pseudonyms. once we heard the opening comments from the prosecution and then it was the turn of miss maxwell's lawyer who came up and very quickly took a strident turn saying that women are often villain eyes to more than men ever are and added that the charges against maxwell are four things that jeffrey epstein did, but she is not like epstein, she said, not like any of the other powerful men. it is worth noting that this trial comes following the back of the meat to movement when many women came forward and accuse powerful men, these included harvey weinstein and r kelly, but the difference h

cheryl: ghislane maxwell has been denied bail six times.ime against himself. the trial was delayed after the charges were dropped. he faces six counts of disorderly conduct. well, americans returned to the skies over the thanksgiving holiday weekend. we don't have the final numbers yet but the tsa predicting some 2.4 million people passed through u.s. airports just on sunday. that would make it the busiest travel day since the start of the pandemic. however, the future looks cloudy, airlines are bracing for travel bans following the emergence of the omicron variant of covid-19. well, for those of us who like to plan our holiday gift list early, the deadline is fast approaching to ship those gifts. according to the u.s. postal service, december 15th is the deadline for ground service to make it there before christmas. the 17th if you choose first class mail. priority shipping can be used up to december 18th and priority express by december 23rd. if you want to cut it close, folks. they recommend holiday cards go out by december 15th. for tho

british socialite ghislane maxwell is to go on trial in new york for sex trafficking and other chargese fashion designer and creative director of louis vuitton, virgil abloh, has died from cancer. the 41—year—old founded the brand off—white, and had worked with some of the industry's biggest names including kanye west and jay—z. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. we start with a warning from the world health organization that the new omicron variant of coronavirus is likely to spread internationally, posing a �*very high' global risk. it comes as six cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been identified in scotland. they bring the total number of known omicron infections in the uk to nine. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is due to give a further update on the situation in about half an hour. new measures have also been announced for england. from monday, the department for education is �*strongly advising' pupils aged over 11, and some staff and visitors, to return to wearing face coverings in communal areas. from tuesday, face coverin