with jeffrey epstein, though, certainly, a much bigger name. is that going to make seating a jury something that's going to be long and arduous process and fraught with peril >> yes look for the court to go through about 50 jurors, a day and you are going to see a lot of people that are going to be dismissed for cause, for example, they simply cannot hear this case because they've already formed opinion about jeffrey epstein and what he did. and if this is a trial by proxy, that opinion about jeffrey epstein will probably spill over into ghislaine maxwell, which is why her attorneys will be making a lot of requests to dismiss jurors for cause. >> danny cevallos, thank you >>> the journalist danny fenster detained in myanmar for the past six months, facing years more after a trial. but today, suddenly, freedom what he told reporters on his long-awaited trip home >>> and beef maybe, it's not what's for dinner prices are soaring at a rate we haven't seen in decades. why cattle ranchers say they're not seeing a penny of that win fall so you only pa

she's not anything like jeffrey epstein. maxwell was present in the courtroom and not in handcuffs but escorted by two marshalls. also in the courtroom, her sister who came to show her support quickly making her way into the courthouse and ignoring any questions. a woman named sarah ransom also arrived this morning for the trial. she claims to be one of th victims and set to release a memoir entitled silence no more. she is not expected to testify the first witness to take the stand this afternoon was a pilot who testified he was hired by jeffrey epstein to fly private planes his testimony is expected to continue tomorrow. this trial is expected to last about six weeks. it's still unclear if ghislaine herself will take the stand in her own defense. she has pleaded natural gas to a -- she has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges in this case she does face life in prison if convicted. >> valerie, thank you. >>> nearly three years ago, jussie smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist attack on the streets of chicago no

. >>> the trial of jeffrey epstein's associate set to begin. >>> the nba player taking on china with us tonight. >>> plus the new fight over canned cocktails >> announcer: live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, "the news with shepard smith." >>> good evening concerns about a new covid variant rattling markets and triggering new travel bans around the world tonight we'll provide context and clarity. we'll break down what scientists know about this variant and explain why health experts say people should not overreact just yet. researchers first identified this new strain in south africa earlier this week. today a world health organization panel named the variant omicron and labelled it as a variant of concern. health experts admit there are a lot of unknowns about this variant. they don't know if it's more contagious than delta. they don't know if it causes more severe disease. and they don't know how it stacks up against our vaccines the white house is taking action out of an abundance of caution the united states will restrict travel starting monday reporters asked president biden ab

. >>> jeffrey epstein, new documents reveal what the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender was thinking and feeling just days before he was found dead in his cell. >>> brian laundrie's cause of death finally revealed. >>> some employers begin paying workers every day. >>> and wildfires burning up america's christmas trees. >> announcer: live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, the news with shepard smith. >>> good evening, everybody, a 6th person has now died after police say a man intentionally drove an suv through a crowded christmas parade in wisconsin. a prosecutor has confirmed the victim was a child and that more than 60 others were hurt in the tragedy. the suspect darrell brooks made his first court appearance late this afternoon he's facing five charges of intentional homicide he didn't enter a plea a prosecutor said they plan to add a 6th homicide charge later this week or early next week in the hearing the judge said after decades in law he was still surprised by some of the details in this case >> the nature of this offense is shocking, actually, the detail i was not ex

epstein. maxwell was present in the courtroom and walked in without handcuffs but was escorted by two marshals also her sister came to support her in court, ignoring any questions. a woman named sarah ransom arrived for the trial. she claimed to be one of the victims and is set to release a memoir titled, silence no more surviving my journey to hell and back she is not expected to testify the first witness to take the stand this afternoon was a pilot who testified he was hired by jeffrey epstein to fly private planes his testimony is expected to continue tomorrow. this trial is expected to last about six weeks and is still unclear if ghislaine will take the stand in her own defense she's pleaded not guilty to all the charges in this case but she does face life in prison if convicted. >> thank you >>> nearly three years ago, jussie smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in san francisco. now he's going on trial, accused of making the whole thing up the jury selected a

epstein. ♪ limu emu & doug ♪ got a couple of bogeys on your six, limu. they need customized car insurance from liberty mutual so they only pay for what they need. what do you say we see what this bird can do? woooooooooooooo... we are not getting you a helicopter. looks like we're walking, kid. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >>> there appears to be new hope for abortion rights advocates tonight out of the supreme court. even some conservative justices seemed to be -- to observers to be siding with the lawyers challenging that texas abortion ban. the law forbids all abortions after about six weeks. no exception for rape or incest. but the oral argument today wasn't really about abortion at all. it was about the unique mechanism that texas devised to enforce the law. the way it's written, the enforcer isn't the state it's any private citizen they are allowed to sue abortion providers or people who help someone get an abortion and win $10,000 in damage

epstein. to make progress, we must keep taking steps forward. we believe the future of energy is lower carbon. and to get there, the world needs to reduce global emissions. at chevron, we're taking action. tying our executives' pay to lowering the carbon emissions intensity of our operations. it's tempting to see how far we've come. but it's only human... to know how far we have to go. this is called momentum. and there's no off-season. just work that builds on itself over and over and over again... becuase the only way is through. >>> there appears to be new hopes for abortion rights advocates. observers to be siding with the lawyers challenging that texas abortion ban the law forbids all abortion after six weeks, no exceptions of rape or incest. the argument was not about abortion at all. the way it's written, the enf enforced by private citizens they allowed to sue abortion provideror people helping them to get an abortion brett kavanaugh asking if that kind of scheme could let a state viol