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

a former pilot of jeffrey epstein. and that is after we heard the opening statements from both the government and the defense in this case. the government taking about 35 minutes to lay out its case in front of these jurors in this federal trial. essentially saying that ghislaine maxwell knew very well what was going on behind closed doors in jeffrey epstein's multiple homes. she was the lady of the house is what the government was calling her, saying that she recruited these underaged women for jeffrey epstein to multiple locations where he lived. even took part in the massages that were sort of a cover of this abuse. so lots of details there about sort of the conspiracy that they are alleging that ghislaine maxwell was all a part of. for the defense's part they spent about an hour or so talking to jurors essentially saying that she's taking the fall for the crimes that jeffrey epstein committed. so that is one of the first defenses that they are going with. also saying this trial is all about memory, manipulation and

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

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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

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then the infamous jeffrey epstein black book. federal prosecutors are trying to get this black book boo evidence. they say they will have a way of authenticating it. the defense doesn't want it in there but say it will help to prove the charges against maxwell. that's just some of the things we expect the prosecutors to show in the trial to try to convict ghislaine maxwell. >> in the past week we saw barclays bank ceo jeff staley step down under revelations he had 1200 emails with jeff epstein. stunning to think that the ceo of a major bank has been sitting son in his post knowing that a major investigation and thought, no, i'm okay in this job. besides jeff staley and a move like this what other investigations should we be aware of that could impact other people, besides maxwell? >> reporter: right, obviously the staley investigation which as we saw reported by our colleagues at cnbc, he's being subpoenaed by the u.s. virgin islands. on top of that, it's been reported that the manhattan district attorney's office is taking a loo

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

jury selection is under way in a new york courtroom in the case of ghislaine maxwell, a jeffrey epstein confidant. we're also on white house watch this hour, because about 15 minutes from now president biden will leave for new hampshire to tout the freshly signed bipartisan infrastructure law. later in the hour, i'll talk to not one, but two mayors of major american cities who were at the signing yesterday. dayton ohio mayor, nan whaley and david holt, a republican. we'll talk about the hope this new law can bring to their home cities and does it signal real bipartisanship? >>> we start with the latest in the kyle rittenhouse trial. i'm joined by maya wiley. how would you expect a jury to approach deliberating a case like this? we saw the judge, both legal teams go into excruciating detail with those jury instructions yesterday. what do you think is going to happen in that jury room? >> it's great to be with you. look, you know, the jury was really handed two separate stories yesterday, one from the prosecution, which said kyle rittenhouse is a chaos tourist and an active shooter, and o

. >> 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

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it really has been a long time coming for many of these alleged victims, both of jeffrey epstein and of ghislaine maxwell. so today what's under way right now is jury selection. both sides, the prosecution and maxwell's attorney, have selected 12 jurors and 6 alternates. one of the jurors has an issue with an employer, so the judge is trying to work that out. once that is resolved, they will move forward, the jury will be sworn in and opening statements will get under way. prosecutors saying they need only 25 minutes to lay out their case. of course they have accused maxwell of helping jeffrey epstein recruit, groom, and sexually abuse girls, some as young as 14 years old. this conduct was alleged to have occurred between 1994 and 2004 in both new york, florida, new mexico, and maxwell's london home. maxwell's lawyers will have about an hour they said they will need to present their opening statements in the case. we haven't heard a lot from her side of what they're going to argue here, but one thing is clear, i think we'll see that they'll make lot of the fact that jeffrey epstein i

is there a risk for the prosecutors in they try to make this a trial of jeffrey epstein? i mean, to link the two of them together and say every bad thing he did, she does also? >> there's not only a risk, i think the judge has cut back a good bit of the evidence that we might have otherwise expected. like, you know, we may be interested in epstein's relationship with prince andrew or bill clinton or donald trump. but it sounds like the judge is going to keep the focus pretty narrow, on whether the evidence supports the crimes charged against mac well. -- maxwell. it could also break if you demonize epstein, well, then what the defense might want to do is say he was so powerful. he was so manipulative. he was such a sven golly figure, that he held so much sway over ghislaine maxwell, that perhaps she is not fully responsible for her own conduct. now, that is not what i would call a legal defense. for example, of duress. but it can certainly be an emotional defense that could resonate with one or more of the jurors. and let's face it. the next best thing for a defendant to

sex trafficking trial, the woman accused of recruiting underage girls for sex offender jeffrey epstein faces up to 80 years in prison if convicted. remembering lee elder, the golf great who broke down racial barriers as the first black golf tore play at the masters. and a heart warming story about the world's most premature baby who survived and thrived -- tonight, his story of strength. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. we're going to begin with that new covid variant that the world health organizatiose high risk around the globe. the omicron strain hasn't turned up in the u.s. but dr. anthony fauci warns it's likely already circulating here in america, and that has the biden administration responding. the new omicron variant was first discovered earlier this month in south africa. it has since spread to more than a dozen countries around the world, and as a precaution, the u.s. joined other nations restricting travel from south africa and other countries in the re

she is accused of grooming and recruiting underage girls for jeffrey epstein to abuse. this woman said that he recruited her, though she is not a witness if this case. the investigation focuses on underage girls. the indictment charges that maxwell helped epstein recruit, groom, and ultimately abuse victims as junk as 14 years old. she is accused of befriending alleged victims, taking them to the movies, or shopping. her presence helped put the victims at ease in epstein's presence, because an adult woman was present, prosecutors say. maxwell has denied all charges and some has pleaded not guilty. it's unclear if she'll take the stand in her own defense. >> most defense lawyers would say that maxwell under no circumstances should testify in this case. >> reporter: the alleged sex assaults happened at epstein's new york mansion, his new mexico ranch, his palm beach house, and at his home in london. if convicted, maxwell could spend the rest of her life in prison. >> jeffrey epstein commit suicide in a federal prison in man hat machine august of 2019. >>> jury selection b

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

this is not about, you know, the enigma of jeffrey epstein. it's really about whether maxwell groom and lured these four girls who are women now, girls underage at the time, tone game in sexual activity knowing that they were minors. the prosecution has a burden beyond a reasonable doubt to prove that she was a co-conspirator and she participated in this traffic scheme. what's really interesting this indictment, ana, that you pointed out, you know, it's very picturesque. page 2 has a picture of the two co-conspirators being epstein and maxwell not something that you've seen in an indictment and followed by the properties that is the crime scene and the government has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that epstein did these bad acts with minors and maxwell lured and groomed them into the trafficking, right, for him to do that. the government's exhibit number 52, ana, is really sort of interesting. it's maxwell's black book. i'm not sure if we actually will see the book or if it's black, but it contains information that the prosecutors believe

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

max was accused of providing underage girls to jeffrey epstein as part of an international sex trafficking ring that likely involves world leaders beer that is prettyki interesting. for example, bill clinton flew on his plane a total of 26 times. meanwhile, one of the lead prosecutors in this case is the daughter of jim comey, the former fbi director with only t three under 50 million in the country, so of course that's true. what are we going to learn in this trial? lana goodman seemed like the perfect person to ask. she's the coauthor of "anis inconvenient outcome of the mystery's demise of jeffrey," joins us today. what is going to happen in this trial and thank you for covering it. >> they tell mike take you for having me.ap i'm excited to see the cross-examination of epstein's staff and pilots. after the opening arguments from both sides, we have the prosecution bring in epstein's pilot who was with him for 25 years. the defense side in their opening arguments indicated that one of their major narratives is going to be that ghislaine maxwell was a scapegoat, not just for jeffrey epste

i think we're going to find out more about jeffrey epstein and about other powerful people involved the prosecution , arguing maxwell recruited and groomed girls as young as 14. to perform sexual acts with epstein and in some cases, even taking part in the abuse. i think her stances i did nothing wrong. i had no idea this was happening. it had nothing to do with me expected to testify at least four women accusing the now 59 year old victimizing them as teams from 1994 to 2000 and four and in a show of solidarity, some of epstein's other accusers showing up for the trial. i think the victim's testimony here is going to be very compelling. i think it's going to be. i think it's really going to tell him really compelling story about what happened and what they went through, and i think that will likely be enough for the jury. epstein killed himself inside a federal prison in august 2019 a month after the financiers arrest on sex trafficking charges. maxwell pleading not guilty to all six federal sex trafficking charges . now it's up to the jury to determine if the british socialite was an

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the sex trafficking trial of jeffrey epstein, ghislaine maxwell accomplice of new york. she is accused of recruiting several underage girls the epstein allegedly abused, she could face up to 70 years in prison if convicted. brian llenas is live with more on that case. >> good evening ghislaine maxwell the former girlfriend a billionaire offender jeffrey epstein has been sitting in a brooklyn federal jail sale for 17 months awaiting the start of her trial which begins tomorrow. after epstein suicide in 2019 while awaiting his own trial, epstein sexual abuse accusers see this trial against maxwell as an opportunity to get justice. at least four women are expected to testify against maxwell who was accused of being epstein's madam, recruiting and grooming minors as young as 14 years old for epstein to abuse. the 59-year-old faces six sex charges if convicted. they say maxwell would encourage the girls to give epstein sexualize massages arranged epstein's homes in palm beach, new mexico and new york. in some cases maxwell allegedly took part in the abuse herself. she is the

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

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it's been over a year since ghislaine maxwell was arrested in connection with jeffrey epstein. she's been in custody that whole time now she's sharing some grim details about what life is like in prison. her trial is set to start in a couple of weeks. she'll be in court today for a pretrial hearing with her trial now weeks away, ghislaine maxwell is speaking out on conditions she says she's facing behind bars the longtime confidante of jeffrey epstein has been in jail for more than a meal on sunday telling the mail on sunday, i have not had a nutritious meal in all that time i haven't slept without lights on, fluorescent lights that have damaged my eyes, or been allowed to sleep without constant interruptions. >> have a look at what's happening for the first time in history. >> reporter: the british socialite claiming she feels weak and frail i have no stamina. i am tired i don't even have shoes which fit properly maxwell adding, i used to take a shower every day, but i've stopped because of the creepy guards who stand close and stare at me the whole time maxwell heads to trial

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

jeffrey epstein's friend and associate is accused of trafficking underage girls for sexual abuse. erielle reshef is outside the courthouse with the latest. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. maxwell spent more than 500 days in jail in anticipation of this trial which gets under way today on those sex trafficking charges. this morning, more than a year after her dramatic arrest, socialite ghislaine maxwell on trial, accused of helping former boyfriend, jeffrey epstein, recruit and groom underage girls for sex. prosecutors say the misconduct allegedly took place between 1994 and 2004. for years maxwell was one of the disgraced financier's closest confidants, but prosecutors say there was a dark side to the globe-trotting pair. >> maxwell played a critical role in helping epstein to identify, befriend and groom minor victims for abuse. in some cases maxwell participated in the abuse herself. >> reporter: epstein, a convicted sex offender, never stood trial. he died by suicide in his jail cell in august 2019. since then investigators have focused on maxwe

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accused of lining up young women for jeffrey epstein, the charges she faces next. mike: long awaited trial of maxwell starting new york in new york city. bryan llenas is following the story from the big apple, hi, bryan. reporter: former girlfriend of billionaire and sex offender jeffrey epstein has been sitting in brooklyn federal jail cell for 17 months awaiting the start of her trial which begins tomorrow. after epstein suicide in new york jail cell while awaiting his own trial, epstein sexual abuse accusers see as justice. four women to testify accuse being jeffrey's madame. the 59-year-old faces 6 federal sex trafficking charges which carry maximum of 70 years in prison. prosecutors say maxwell would encourage the girls to give epstein sexualized massages arraigning them at epstein's home, palm beach, santa fe and maxwell took part in the abuse herself. he's the youngest of nine children of disgraced tycoon and publisher maxwell and graduated from oxford and met epstein in early 90's, people are fascinated how a wealthy british women can find herself accused o

as you said, the pilot for jeffrey epstein, one of three, will be backed on stand this morning. we'll continue to hear testimony from him and cross-examination, as well. steph? >> tom winter, all eyes on that courtroom. stay close. >>> coming up next, the nation's most famous golfer, tiger woods, says he's done competing full-time. underlining full-time. we've got more on the bombshell announcement and what's driving his decision. a what's driving his decision your dedicated advisor will help you create a comprehensive wealth plan for your full financial picture. with the right balance of risk and reward. so you can enjoy more of...this. this is the planning effect. this is your home. this is your family room slash gym. the guest bedroom slash music studio. the daybed slash dog bed. the living room slash yoga shanti slash regional office slash classroom. and this is the basement slash panic room. maybe what your family needs is a vacation home slash vacation home. find yours on the vrbo app. ♪♪ ♪ my songs know what you did in the dark ♪ ♪ so light 'em up, up, up light

ties to jeffrey epstein costing him his job as ceo. that conversation next, this is bloomberg. ♪ >> it is time for the business flash. there are signs that don't bode well for smooth holiday travel in the u.s. american airlines canceled about 1500 flights over the weekend and another 250 today. today, the airline claims weather. there weeks ago, southwest canceled 3100 block -- flights over four days and said it needed to hire more workers toward of disruption. the airline has been caught offguard by the rebound of packages and the need to send them. change at the top of barclays. ceo jes staley is stepping down an investigation into his ties with jeffrey epstein. on friday, staley and the british bank perceived the u.k. banks plumbing or a conclusion. he stands to contest the findings. the head of the markets vision [indiscernible] that is your business flash. guy: thanks very much. so what does this mean for barclays ? michael joins us now. first off, how big of a shock is this? michael: it is quite surprising. the probe was known

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. >>> what to expect in the sex trafficking trial of jeffrey epstein's long-time companion begins. >>> plus an nba all-star says he feared for his life when he got covid. we'll hear from joel em beeb next. hey, get your own vapors relax with vicks vapobath or with vicks vaposhower. take a soothing vicks vapo moment wherever you chose. are you a christian author with a book that you're ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! >>> now in the world of sports, oklahoma's coach is leaving to become the next coach of usc. he had a 55-10 record and led the school to four consecutive big 12 titles. as usc riley replaces hilton who was fired as head coach. >>> an nba player joel embiid talks about his battle with covid. he's just glad to be alive. take a listen. >> i really thought i wasn't going to make it. it was that bad so i'm just thankful to be sitting here. >> embiid said he couldn't breathe and he had headaches worse than a migraine. cnn has reached out to confirm embiid's vaccination state but they wouldn't comment. >>> big changes in s

maxwell is accused of grooming girls for sex with her former partner the late jeffrey epstein. she's pleaded not guilty to all charges. >>> a 26-year-old man is found alive inside the landing gear of an american airlines plane at miami international airport on saturday. the flight was traveling from guatemala to miami and u.s. customs says he's been taken to a local hospital for assessment. >>> matthew mcconaughey announced he is not running for governor of texas. in a video message on twitter, we'll focus on the private sector. mcconaughey is not ruling out a future bid for office calling it a humbling and inspiring path to ponder. ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ >> tony bennett in a moving final concert. the tv special was filmed in august, one last time and evening with tony bennett and lady gaga. bennett and his family revealed he is suffering from alzheimer's. >> that was great. ♪ to be where -- ♪ >> those are the five things to know. more on the stories at cnn and cnn.com and download the 5 things podcast, go to cnn.com/5things. >>> the transportation securit

she is claiming that she also was a victim of jeffrey epstein. that she was manipulated by him and much of his life was compartmentalized, so she was unaware, allegedly, of what he was doing. based on that preview from her defense team, it would be reasonable to expect her to testify. as we know, the burden of proof is on the prosecution. there's no obligation for her to testify at her own trial, and what's interesting about this case, unlike the ahmaud arbery and kyle rittenhouse cases we saw public sized for the world to see, this trial is not televised. we are relying on people like tom winter to give us all the facts and details transpiring and progressing while inside the courtroom. >> katie, you see ghislaine will likely testify because of what her defense set up. do you think she should, though? >> no. i don't think she should. i don't think she should expose herself to what would be anticipated to a blistering cross examination. it's a very fine line to walk and say you were unaware when there are direct allegedly there's direct evidence

but they say, trump was going under cover to take down jeffrey epstein. the amount of rationalizations they find to have this undying loyalty to trump apparently never ceases. >> i feel like somebody outside this looking in on it, the one thing that it always seemed to me is a cultish manifestation of trump support rather than being a cult this exists on its own that happens to attach itself to trump. it does feel endemic to the phenomenon, but that will be tested over time as all of these things have been. will summer, reporter for the daily beast. thanks for helping us understand this weird moment. pressure you being here. >> thanks for having me. >> much more news ahead. stay with us. stay with us we were alone when my husband had the heart attack. he's the most important thing in my life. i'm so lucky to get him back. your heart isn't just yours. protect it with bayer aspirin. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. imagine having someone else do your books for you. as your quickbooks live bookkeeper, i'll categorize expens

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. >>> still to come, jeffrey epstein's girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell >>> still ahead, prince william opens up about his struggles with mental health. >>> wit anh echlt. >>> the cdc announced a new variant causing great concerns. the omicrom variant. there is a lot we don't know and especially if it was more contagious than other strains. now this new variant along with the delta variants raising red flags. the new variant has 32 mutations on it. delta has 11. dr. ghandi says it's important to get vaccinated and the booster shot. those who were not vaccinated had symptoms. >>> this is a story we are keeping track of, you will find all of our reporting on our website. we posted an explainer about the new variant, go to nbcbayarea.com, click on our story on our trending bar at the top of our home page. let's check in with vianey arana for a quick look of our forecast on this final weekend of november. it's crazy. >> it really is, we have been having cold morning to start out. beautiful view in san francisco, look at that. no fog, not a lot of clouds out there pchlt current temperatures