. >> reporter: so, this is jeffrey epstein's pilot of 28 years, he's back on the stand today under cross-examination and he was asked about famous people that have flown on epstein's plane over the years. he says that includes prince andrew, former presidents bill

epstein. remember also that ghislaine maxwell has been accused of six criminal counts, including one of the transportation of minors to engage in illegal sex acts. the pilot has testified both on direct yesterday and on cross today that he was shuttling people, including epstein and his friends, between multiple of his properties, the mansion in new york and the villa in palm

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jeffrey epstein's personal pilot says, under oath, he flew former presidents, hollywood stars, and a prince on the convicted sex offender's private jet. teacher shortage: the desperate measures some school districts are taking to deal with understaffing, like a principal stepping in as teacher and custodian. our cbs news investigation: could your kids be buying drugs on social media? how easy dangerous narcotics are to find. one family's story. >> it can be your kid. >> o'donnell: and after an incredible journey to the summit, what one seven-year-old wants us to know about never giving up. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin with an all-too-familiar american tragedy-- another deadly school shooting. it happened today at oxford high school. that's just north of detroit. three students are dead, eight people wounded, including a teacher. the suspected gunman is in custody. he's 15 years old, and we are told at this hour not cooperating with authorities

epstein when she was 14 and that ghislaine maxwell was there when it happened. the witness was the first of four alleged victims to testify against maxwell at the start of her trial in new york. she is facing charges she recruited and groomed girls for epstein to sexually abuse. she denies those charges. breaking tonight, the lead investigator in the jussie smollett case is trying to refute the defense notion that police did not adequately look into actor jussie smollett's report of a racial hate crime attack. that was the dominant theme during today's testimony in smollett's trial. matt finn has details. >> good evening, bret. in opening statements, jussie smollett's defense attorney told the jury here that the chicago police department rushed to judgment. well, as you mentioned, the lead chicago police detective in this case is still testifying right now. he has been testifying all day against that claim. he is reviewing the painstaking detail of smollett investigation testifying the chicago police treated smollett as a real hate crime victim assigning more th

she is accused of acting as jeffrey epstein chief enabler recruiting and grooming girls as young as 14 for him to abuse the woman who testified today said she was 14 when she had interactions with epstein. she says maxwell was often in the room at the time instructing her on how to behave the charges against maxwell stem from the allegations of 4 women who say that she and epstein victimize them as teenagers from 1994 to 2004. the 59 year-old has pleaded not guilty. and the wife of mexican drug kingpin el chapo has been sentenced to 3 years in prison. on conspiracy charges and i had pleaded guilty to helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire and she helped him plan. a dramatic escape through a tunnel under the prison that was back in 2015. prosecutors wanted a four-year prison term. but a u.s. district judge imposed the shorter term saying her role was a small part of a much larger organization. jury selection began today in the trial of former minnesota police officer kim potter. she says that she mistakenly grabbed her handgun instead of her taser when she shot

elaine maxwell was number two in the hierarchy of jeffrey epstein's employees. his former pilot has testified on day 2 of her sex abuse trial in manhattan. she denies the charges. >> larry for tzatziki all morning laid out in great detail what his companies looked like, and who flew on those planes. elaine maxwell was there frequently as number two with a staff of her own personal assistance and that she flew the helicopter on her own. he confirmed the public figure such as prince andrew, donald trump, and bill clinton were all guests on his plane. and so were two accusers. he said he never actually witnessed any sexual activity aboard those flights. elaine maxwell the entire time was attempted, putting on her glasses to examine exhibits and she has pleaded not guilty to the charges. >> barbados has become the newest republic after replacing the queen as head of state. in a speech to mark the occasion, prince charles acknowledged british history on the caribbean island had forever been stained by the atrocity of slavery. from bridgetown, here's daniela routh. >>

she laid out how she met jeffrey epstein and ghislaine - jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell when her father had just died and herfamily were maxwell when her father had just died and her family were struggling financially and she said they befriended her. at first she looked at ghislaine maxwell as an older sister figure at ghislaine maxwell as an older sisterfigure but at ghislaine maxwell as an older sister figure but then she said she started talking about six and started talking about six and started appearing topless in front of her. she said that is when the alleged abuse began, and she said it happened for years, at least once or twice a week, and she talked about being frozen in fear, terrified, ashamed, disgusted, the abuse. she said ghislaine maxwell also allegedly arranged for her to travel to epstein�*s properties in new york and new mexico. the defence has accused jane of changing her story many times and ghislaine maxwell has pleaded not guilty and sat there listening attentively as the woman spoke. listening attentively as the woman soke. a , listening attentively as

peter found jeffrey epstein. gabriel alleys on the joins us live now from new york from where he is following the trials for the 1st time in this trial, we've actually heard from an alleged victim. what did she have to say? yeah, that's right. the court has just adjourned for the day, and this was the 1st time we're now on day 2 of this trial. the killing maxwell has come face to face with one of her accusers. the accuser is going by the pseudonym jane as she's being referred to in court. she says that she was 1st approached by gay lane maxwell, when she was sitting at a park bench, eating ice cream with friends. she was 14 years old at the time. she said it started a simple conversation, but then ultimately it was the start of years of sexual abuse at the hands of geoffrey epstein. and at some point, jane testified even gillan maxwell, prosecutors in a very dramatic moment in the court room asked jane if it was so bad at any points after all this transpired, did she consider taking her own life? and her answer was yes. there were times on the witness stand that she broke down briefly in tear

peter file jeffrey epstein. gabriel is on the joins us live now a from new york. he has been following the trial, so i gave for the 1st time in this trial, we've actually heard from an alleged victim. what did she have to say? and she's actually still testifying. the court is expected to go on at least for another half hour or so, and it is quite frankly, very dramatic testimony. it's the 1st time delay maxwell has come face to face in person, in this trial with one of her accusers. this is a girl that they're naming jane that's her pseudonym. she's a woman now. she's no longer a girl. but when she says she 1st met gillian maxwell and jeffrey epstein, she was a girl. she claimed she's only 14 years old. she said she was at a summer camp in 1994 and sitting on a bark park bench, eating ice cream with some friends when she was 1st approached by glen maxwell. they struck up a conversation, exchange some contact information, and that led to more than 3. that was a beginning of what led to more than 3 years or more of what she says was sexual abuse at the hands of jeff

he really gave a sense of what all of jeffrey epstein's properties - all of jeffrey epstein's properties look like, all ofjeffrey epstein's properties look like, they put all the exhibits of all the pictures of his different residences from new york to palm beach to a ranch in new mexico. also all of his plays. this pilot really showed that he was an insider being a pilot for 30 years forjeffrey epstein. he said that ghislaine maxwell was a number two in his world. that she really had her own personal assistants are dealt with his expenses. he said that high profile people were often guests on jeffrey epstein's plane including prince andrew, bill clinton, donald trump. but he did say that while the cockpit door was usually closed that he would go into the main cabin sometimes and that he never witnessed any sexual interactions on those planes. he also said that he trusted his two young girls to be around ghislaine maxwell at the time during her horseback riding with her and that he never had any feeling of danger from and that he never had any feeling of dangerfrom ghislaine and that he

the sex trafficking trial of jeffrey epstein's longtime companions, dylan maxwell continues in new york today this morning, epstein's former pilot told the jury he never saw evidence of sexual activity on planes as he flew his boss and others, including celebrities and former presidents for nearly 30 years. epstein allegedly used his jet to fly teenage girls to his private island and other homes. maxwell is accused of running the elaborate sex trafficking ring for him. she has pleaded not guilty. if convicted, she could spend the rest of her life in prison. twitter is now expanding its private information safety policy to ban posting images or videos of private individuals without their consent. today's announcement adds to the existing ban on sharing other personal information without permission. the new policy does not mean that twitter will require consent from everyone that's in a photo or video before it's posted. but if a person depicted once it taken down twitter will do so. in the case of public figures, twitter says it may remove content intended for harassment. still to come a

epstein had listing the names, the numbers, the contacts of jeffrey epstein and given maxwell, now the judge and the case. allison nathan is a very prominent. she's very well respected federal judge. she's overseen other high profile cases, and she was just actually nominated by president biden to serve on the 2nd court. second circuit court of appeals, which is essentially one step from the u. s. supreme court. she's already ruled against maxwell several times, and maxwell's pleased to be released on bail siding with prosecutors who contend that she is a possible flight risk. now the trial is expected to last at least 6 weeks, basically stretching through the christmas holidays in the same court house by the way, that other prominent high profile defendants have appeared in trials among them. la boss john, got a bernie made often, but this is a case that has been followed for years and it's just a one of many more days to go outside the federal courthouse here in lower manhattan for new z as hughes. john, how do you get to discuss further we bring in a very loving other of the spider

on monday prosecutors described her as central to jeffrey epstein's network. she trafficked the girls before serving them up to epstein so they would feel more at ease. he was unable to get justice after his death by suicide in 2018. the defense's first witness operated the so-called lolita express, which allegedly brought teens across state lines and to epstein in the caribbean. stephanie, what have we heard today? >> we have some breaking news, because there are four accusers in this case, and one of those accusers just took the stand. she is being called jane by the prosecution, and she alleges she was 14 years old at a summer camp when she first met epstein and ghislaine maxwell. according to the prosecutors, she went on to be sexually abused by epstein at the age of 15 and the age of 16. it's important also, because earlier in the day we heard from jeffrey epstein's pilot to his private jet. he talked about transporting the glitterati, kevin spacey and prince andrew on this jet, but he also says he remembers meeting this young woman jane. at the time he t

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i so for next the long time, pilots of jeffrey epstein so called lily to express his reeled off a damning who's who of the u. s. establishments on the 1st day of the trial event scenes deputy on charges of including sex, trafficking of minors. lawrence pull the south scape said passengers on the infamous private plane that apparently ferried underage girls to his private island included britons, prince andrew, american acts of kevin spacey, donald trump, and bill clinton. here's an overview of the court proceedings against skyline maxwell. khomeini's daughter. yep. the one and same x, f b i, director james comi, x special assistant to obama and ex girlfriend of convicted peter file. jeffrey epstein. they all are meeting in one courtroom, is all you need to know about delane maxwell, trial, accused of sex, trafficking, and grooming underage girls for epstein denies the charges faces decades in prison . if convicted alison. g. nathan judge x special assistant to barack obama rejected maxwell's bail application. 4 times allowed prosecutors to refer to accuses as victims of recruiting was as

this is someone who worked for jeffrey epstein for nearly three decades. he flew his helicopters, his planes, including a set of boeing 727 plane. he offered some really interesting details about the lavish lifetime that jeffrey epstein lived, including details about his island home, his private island in the u.s. virgin islands. the fact that the master bedroom had its own separate building, so did the kitchen. he was asked very pointedly if he had seen any sexual activity on that plane and he said that the cockpit door was always closed, he never saw any activity. interestingly, he was also asked if he recognized any of the accusers. he said he did recognize one of them who prosecutors have been referring to with a pseudonym jane, but then later was asked in cross whether he knew her age and he said he did not, that she looked very mature to him, kristen. so he's still on the stand now. >> i know you will continue to track that closely. great to see you, thank you. >>> overseas now with russia amassing forces on the border with ukraine. secretary of stat

. >> a longtime pilot of jeffrey epstein has resumed his testimony at the ghislaine maxwell trial. she was second to epstein in finding team age girls to sexually abuse scott, back to you. >> appreciate that rahel solomon. let's talk about the calls i men mention before we went to break. wells fargo, the target 272. steph, it's been tough owning this thing so i'm curious as to why you still do >> absolutely. because it's cheap and a free cash flow yield of 7% and they'll generate le11 billion b 2024 china's certification of the 737 max which is important and the third of the 737 max in inventory are for chinese companies. so this is a very big announcement when it comes and it's coming soon and it's a re-open name, on days when you think we'll re-open fully and we're not going to have closures and we don't have problems with covid strains, it's going to trade on that, right that's why it's so volatile, but i do think there's value there it's a kick on the weigh stock all things are, call when you take the pandemic out of it. sure, the stock would be higher than where it is now and

epstein. prosecutor lara pomerantz told jurors starting in the 1990's, maxwell would recruit girls for epstein to sexually abuse, telling the girls they had been hired to give massages. pomerantz argued epstein and maxwell then devised a "pyramid scheme of abuse" and said the two were "partners in crime." at least four women who were sexually abused by epstein will be testifying during the trial, including a survivor who was 14 years old at the time. maxwell faces several charges , including sex trafficking of a minor. epstein died in prison. his death was ruled a suicide. cnn has announced it will review newly released information that details how anchor chris cuomo helped his brother, disgraced new york governor andrew cuomo, strategize a defense against mounting accusations of sexual harassment. thousands of pages of new evidence and sworn testimony were released monday, showing andrew cuomo, who was found to have sexually harassed at least 11 women heavily relied on his , allies, including

her defense argues she was the one manipulated by jeffrey epstein and is now the scapegoat for epstein's crimes. on day one of the maxwell trial a tale of two ghislaines. the attorney calling the 59-year-old a predator who was setting up young girls for financier jeffrey epstein. the defendant was trafficking kids for sex. that is what this trial is all about. maxwell, daughter of a media mogul and epstein's girlfriend faces six criminal counts focused on 1994 and 2004 when federal prosecutors say she helped recruit girl to the have sex with epstein and participated in the abuse herself. the prosecution detailed the experiences of one of those girls who was just 14 when she allegedly met maxwell at a summer camp. prosecutors say her abuse went on for years when the girl was 15 and 16. they had a playbook. first they had access to young girls and then they gained their trust. the defense arguing maxwell is being blamed for crimes allegedly committed by epstein who took his own life in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. the defense called maxwell a convenient stand-in, a

she'll be back in court today charged with being part of jeffrey epstein's sex trafficking operation. erielle reshef is tracking the trial. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, george. no cameras were allowed inside that federal courthouse where today could be pivotal where the prosecution continues to lay out their case today against the socialite they claim was a willing accomplice to jeffrey epstein's sexual abuse of young girls. prosecutors claiming that ghislaine maxwell recruited and groomed these young women, some as young as 14 to have sex with epstein. maxwell is charged with six counts including sex trafficking. she has pleading not guilty to all of them. late yesterday we heard from the first prosecution witness, epstein's former pilot who tried to paint a picture of the two as a couple. everyone is waiting to hear from maxwell's accusers and we could see the first of the minor victims testify as weearly as ts week. maxwell's defense team claiming that she has been a scapegoat since jeffrey epstein's suicide while he was awaiting trial. maxwell's defense team a

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you heard about the conduct of jeffrey epstein. she is filling that hole and filling an empty chair. we're watching this careful life in new york. what did you think of day one? are you there? >> i'm here, can you hear me? i thought it was imminently disgusting and completely representative of this disgusting individual. as i wrote in one of my many columns on ghislaine maxwell the most sacred thing in this case is victimhood. if you look back at her 2016 deposition in which she was completely defiant when asked whether she ever procured females she would say i don't understand what you mean by female. when asked if she ever lurked around school yards to procure school yards she said i don't know what you mean by school yards. this is someone who actually used her gender, her womanhood, to lure these young girls in and make them feel safe. the other thing i wanted to point out, which i have also written about, is statistically speaking, when a child is in danger, a mother will say if you need help from a stranger, always go to a wo

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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. >> but again, that was tom reporting and this trial is expected to last 6 weeks if maxwell is found guilty on all counts. she could be sentenced up to 80 years in prison. for 20 is the time t

and that she was used as a pawn by jeffrey epstein. now the jury will have to go through several major questions in the case. and one of the things that we're waiting to see if it's going to happen in it's trials. if maxwell herself will testify in her defense also will prosecutors pull evidence or uses evidence the quote unquote little black book that both. 5 deal and match well and jeffrey epstein had listing the names, the numbers, the contacts of jeffrey epstein and given maxwell, now the judge and the case. allison nathan is a very prominent. she's very well respected federal judge. she's overseen other high profile cases, and she was just actually nominated by president biden to serve on the 2nd court. second circuit court of appeals, which is essentially one step from the u. s. supreme court. she's already ruled against maxwell several times, and maxwell's pleased to be released on bail siding with prosecutors who contend that she is a possible flight risk. now the trial is expected to last at least 6 weeks, basically stretching

girls first by befriending them and serving them up to jeffrey epstein to be abused. the prosecutors said in one instance they were each more than double the age of their victim. the government alleges maxwell now 59, assisted, facilitated and contributed to crimes by epstein by helping him recruit, and abuse girls as young as 14. the prosecutor said that maxwell traded on the trust she earned from the girls and being in the room when jeffrey epstein abused them. maxwell said she is a scapegoat and a stand in for the man who cannot be here. epstein died in jail while awaiting trial in what has officially been ruled a suicide. maxwell has been in federal custody since june 2020, not far from the jail where epstein was foun hanging in his cell. >> the most severe charge is sexual trafficking of minors, if maxwell is convicted of that count, she may spend the rest of her life in prison. >> the maxwell trial will last at least a month, through the holidays and it's unclear if she will take the stand in her defense. possibly portraying herself as a victim of epstein's as w

she's accused grooming under age girls for convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, who died in prison back in 2019 is a look at what could be expected from these legal proceedings. coming up then khomeini's daughter. yep, the one and same x f b i director james comi, x special assistant to obama and ex girlfriend of convicted peter file, jeffrey epstein. they all are meeting in one courtroom. is all you need to know about delane maxwell trial. accused of sex, trafficking, and grooming underage girls for epstein denies the charges faces decades in prison . if convicted alison. g. nathan judge x special assistant to barack obama rejected maxwell's bail application. 4 times allowed prosecutors to refer to accuses as victims of recruiting word is based, unnecessary, and impractical. it is appropriate to use the times as a representative of its litigation position. busy allowed accuses to testify anonymously. marine co, me, one of the lead prosecutors, daughter of x, f b. i directed james co, me revealed that video of epstein's 1st suspected suicide trying had been destroyed . the requeste

these on the reports from the york, jeffrey epstein and glen maxwell met a young girl in a park bench, befriended her, and then later, sexually abused her to protect her identity. prosecutors called her jane. she was 14 years old and the abuse went on for years and occurred and several of epstein homes in florida, new mexico and new york. that was just one of the accusations that prosecutor made an opening statement of maxwell's trial. they accused maxwell of their words, serving up young women for epstein abuse. she put them at ease and made them feel safe. also they could be sexually abused by a middle aged man, prosecutor said, and also called maxwell, a predator who prayed on vulnerable young girls and manipulated them. but epstein committed suicide. so he isn't on trial. maxwell is at adel, is say, prosecutors over the next few weeks will need to show how she recruited, groomed, and participated in the abuse of the girls. we are not in the court room this week, determining whether or not the victims were victims of sex crimes at the hands of mr. epstein. that's not what this tria

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did jeffrey epstein rape you >> yeah. no he raped me, forcefully raped me, knew exactly what he was doing and i don't think cared. >> reporter: maxwell denies the lawsuit's allegations. at court today, her family made a public show of support. sister isabelle arrived to a crush of cameras this morning maxwell's siblings have publically lobbied for her to be released on bail. >> the court is starting to feel under the pressure either their own pressure because they lost the man and they're feeling under the public's pressure. >> reporter: the judge denied multiple requests for maxwell to be released the trial now underway is expected to last six weeks. >> stephanie, the prosecution has their first witness a pilot who flew epstein's plane. what did he say? >> reporter: well, lester, he worked for epstein for over a decade he said maxwell was often on epstein's private jet. look, this is someone who got a close look behind the scenes. his testimony has only begun. he'll be taking the stand again tomorrow, lester. >> all righ

they say maxwell is not like jeffrey epstein and not like any of the other men. powerful men, moguls, media giants who abuse women but prosecutors sketching a different version of maxwell who was accused of recruiting and grooming underage girls for epstein from 1994 to 2004. they say maxwell participated in abuse of the girls. the assistant us attorney saying in her opening statement, quote, maxwell was epstein's best friend and right hands. she knew exactly what she was doing. the lawyer representing eight of epstein's accusers, one of whom has an accusation against maxwell spoke to fox news about the trial. >> they were not able to seek jeffrey epstein, they are seeing it come down from ghislaine maxwell. we will find out more about jeffrey epstein and powerful people involved. >> reporter: maxwell faces 80 years in prison if found guilty. the trial is expected to last six weeks. carley: another high profile trial in chicago, jussie smollett. >> reporter: prosecutors accuse the 39-year-old of faking a hate crime the grab the nation's attention in 2019. >> i of

and that she was being used as a pond by jeffrey epstein. epstein was found dead in his prison in his jail cell. shortly after his arrest back in august 2019 of nam city medical examiner here, new york said, died by suicide by hanging as the jury basically, the jury's been picked and their civil questions really calling about the trial among them will gillan maxwell testifying the case that's a very risky proposition by the defense for many reasons. also will jury see, and what we're hearing is that the answers, yes, prosecutors will bring possible evidence from the quote unquote little black book that maxwell had. and also that actually had of all the, basically the names, the numbers and contacts, including those wealthy and powerful friends. as i mentioned now, judge alison nathan, who has pres headed over many other high profile cases here. and i've also been nominated for the circuit court of appeals by president biden, which is next step, one step from the u. s. supreme court. she's already ruled against maxwell several times in maxwell's bid for bail saying, agreeing with prose

epstein, and then paying them finders fees. in opening statements the defense told jurors maxwell is just a convenient scapegoat and she is a victim of epstein's manipulation. >>> in chicago, jury selection is now complete in the trial of actor jussie smollett. the former empire star is accused of staging a fake hate crime attack to persuade his producers on the show to take a separate earlier threat that he received more seriously. smollett has pleaded not guilty to six counts for allegely making the false police reports. >>> disgraced founder elizabeth holmes will be back on trial today in a criminal fraud trial. she testified she was raped in college which drove her ambition which led her to start her failed company. >>> defense secretary lloyd austin ordering a review of the 2019 u.s. air-strike that killed an unknown number of civilians in syria. the pentagon only recently admitted civilians died in that strike after report in "the new york times". the review will be conducted by j general michael garrett with an expected

epstein to abuse the war in yemen could be at a turning point. houthi forces have been pushing at the city of marib for two years, but since september, they've gone on the offensive and gained ground at the expense of the army of the internationally recognised government. at least 800,000 displaced people are in marib, plus a5,000 more who have arrived in the last three months. our middle east editor jeremy bowen has been there and to the front line. we are heading up towards the front line. we are with soldiers from the army, the government of yemen. the houthis, the other side, started to push at the beginning of the year around here. it has really intensified since about september. which has resulted in that big influx of displaced people fleeing from the fighting. for the people in this camp, it is not the first time they have had to move, they have had to move repeatedly as the front lines have moved. there are camps, plenty of camps, which have been closed because of military action. they move because they have to to get away from the front

federal prosecutors say the british socialite and jeffrey epstein were partners in crime trafficking kids for sex. maxwell's lawyers say she is a convenient scapegoat for epstein's crimes. she's pleaded not guilty to six counts of sex trafficking. the trial of empire star jesse smollett started today in chicago. the santa rosa native is accused of staging a racist and homophobic assault against himself in 2019. two men actually say that smollett paid them to attack him. his lawyers say police and prosecutors rushed to judgment in charging him. the actor faces six disorderly conduct charges for making false reports to the police. he could spend up to three years in prison. >>> all right. following up on a story we first brought you as breaking news last night. we now know the name of a suspect accused of driveling a truck the wrong way on the bay bridge. his name is martin callatano of oakland. charged with assault with a deadly weapon, felony assault on a police officer. police say he argued with a cal trans employee, then drove his truck the wrong way through the toll plaza. you can

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

that is a former pilot of jeffrey epstein. this was after a full day of jury selection and opening statements from both the government and the defense. and in those opening statements, of course, both sides were laying out their cases to the jurors in this federal court room. and essentially the government alleging that ghislaine maxwell recruited these women and groomed them to exploit them to jeffrey epstein, essentially saying anything that happened behind closed doors on jeffrey epstein's properties ghislaine maxwell knew it. she was the lady of the house and she played a part in the manipulation of these women and, in part, was very much aware of what was going on with jeffrey epstein. now, the defense says that she herself is a victim, and that she is being vilified for the crimes that jeffrey epstein committed. so we're getting really a sneak peek of what both lawyers are going to layout in this what's supposed to be a six-week trial for the six federal charges that ghislaine maxwell now faces. and, again, testimony wil

. >> reporter: maxwell's defense attorney, jeffrey epstein's scapegoat, the disgraced shadow looms over the trial. maxwell's attorney telling the jury of 7 women and 5 men ever since he was accused of testing adam for the apple women have been blamed for the bad behavior of men. she is not like jeffrey epstein or the other powerful moguls, media giant to abuse women but prosecutors getting a different version of maxwell who is accused of recruiting and grooming underage girls for epstein between 1994, and 2004. maxwell also participated in abuse of the girls. the assistant us attorney saying that her opening statement, quote, maxwell was epstein's best friend and right hand, she knew exactly what she was doing. the lawyer representing accusers, one of whom has an accusation against maxwell spoke to fox news about the trial. >> they were not able to see the state, for jeffrey epstein so they are coming for ghislaine maxwell. we will find out more about jeffrey epstein and other powerful people involved. >> maxwell faces 80 years in prison if found guilty. the trial is expected to last si

and now deceased financier, jeffrey epstein, while also according to a number of the alleged victims in the case providing them tab steam circle of wealthy and powerful friends among the names that had come out as prince andrew, the duke of your car, former new mexico governor bill richard, also famous side defense attorney allen dirty with all of whom have denied the allegations leveled against them. the alleged victims and other witnesses will reportedly testify under pseudonyms, but their identities will be revealed to the jury's. now, maxwell has pled not guilty to the charges against her arguing along with her defense team that she's essentially being scapegoat. and that she was being used as a pond by jeffrey epstein. epstein was found dead in his presence in his jail cell . shortly after his arrest back in august 2019 of nam city medical examiner here, new york said, died by suicide by hanging as the jury basically, the jury's been picked and their civil questions really calling about the trial among them will gillan maxwell testifying the case that's a very risky proposition

epstein good morning and welcome to bbc news. new rules aimed at limiting the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus have come into force today as more cases have been recorded in the uk. face coverings must now be worn in shops and on public transport in england. and later today the prime minister is due to speak at a downing street news conference — where he'll set out plans to accelerate the booster jabs programme — with all adults in the uk to be offered a third vaccine. also from today, if you leave the country, you'll need to complete a pcr test on your arrival back into the uk and self—isolate until you receive the result. with all the details, here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. from this morning, face coverings are now compulsory in shops and on public transport in england. face coverings are already needed for most public places and transport in wales. masks are also required in pubs and restaurants in scotland and northern ireland. but there is some concern over how shoppers in england will cop

here's jeffrey epstein. then they say, trump was going under cover to take down epstein. not rationalizations to continue to have this really undying loyalty to trump. aparchlly it never ceased. >> i feel as somebody sort of outside of this looking in on it. the one thing that looked to many is a cultification. that will be tested over time. will sommer, reporter from "the daily beast." thanks very much for helping us understand this weird moment. i really appreciate you being here. >> thanks for having me. >> we've got much more news ahead. stay with us. >> we've got much more news ahead. stay with us you both sleep just right. save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus 0% interest for 60 months.. ends cyber monday. it's a thirteen-hour flight, that's not a weekend trip. fifteen minutes until we board. oh yeah, we gotta take off. you downloaded the td ameritrade mobile app so you can quickly check the markets? yeah, actually i'm taking one last look at my dashboard before we board. excellent. and you have thinkorswim mobile- -so i can finish ana

the dean baba al jazeera, still heads on al jazeera, was she jeffrey epstein's pawn or accomplice gillan maxwell. sex trafficking trial begins in new york coming from the direction done yet. al jazeera gains access to the frontline and eastern ukraine as russian forces gather on the other side of the border. ah look forward to brighter skies the weather sponsored by cattle airways. hello, good to see. we had some powerful winds blast through. it's them both seen a top wind gusts here of a 130 kilometers per hour, leaving a trail of destruction and killing at least 4 people. this is all part of the vigorous cold front punch across turkey and is stand ball not out of the woods yet on tuesday as a potential to see wind gusts of 85 kilometers per hour. okay, keep some of these numbers in mind. on garad tribes on through the levant, they route at 29. watch what is called front. does entre goes from 17 to 5 tribes on 25 to 14, in bay route from 30 to 19 for their toward the west right now. rain will clear from italy and we've still got our snow falling through the alpine regions piling up quic

she's accused of dreaming under age girls for convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. he died in prison in 2019 reporting from outside the court, his artes john hud. 15 on year old and gillen maxwell has been in jail nearly 17 months since being charged with several counts of federal charges, including the sex trafficking of miners. now prosecutors including, by the way, maureen, coney, who is the daughter a former f b, i director james comey, she's among the federal prosecutors on the team. they maintain that melts maxwell essentially help recruit and groom young women some as young as the 14 years of age to essentially perform sexual acts and massages, that kind of thing on disgraced and now deceased finance. here jeffrey epstein while also according to a number of the alleged victims in the case providing them tab seeing circle of wealthy and powerful friends among the names that had come out of prince andrew, the duke of your car, former new mexico governor, bill richard, also famous side defense attorney allan gershwin, all of whom have denied the allegations leve

epstein. she denies any wrongdoing. those are the headlines on al jazeera up next is inside story. thanks for watching. in less than a year castle high in the middle east. well, in preparation, the country is a major test for the 16 nations going head to head in 6 built stadiums to 2020. okay. we'll keep you across the action as capital prepared for the regions. the biggest event, the fee for our cup on our era the race to contain a new cove with 1900 variance countries are closing their borders of re imposing travel restrictions and warranty measures a clear sign. the pandemic is far from over. but our government for parents to deal would be ever changing the virus. this is inside story. ah hello and welcome to the program. i'm daddy navigate though. so just as countries around the world, we're starting to reopen their borders and lift cove in 1900 restrictions. a new variance is now threatening to derail the progress of the past few months. several nations have already imposed travel restric