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Already so far down the road of gamble made on her. that decision had been made a year or more prior and i do think this is always the case when a candidate loses, that has been anointed. there is an element of buyers remorse and he is the clear beneficiary of that. >> we willalk more about this later. the senator from delaware will join us to talk about joe biden. the fix from the washington post. meanwhile, also happening this afternoon, witnesses have begun taking the stand in the trial of dy...

Pulse i will read it on the air. we have more on president-elects sale of stocks in june. does that ab solve him from conflicts of interests or are his personal businesses an issue? up next the opening statements in the trial of dylan roof. they have just finished up. hes facing the death penalty for shooting and killing nine people in charleston. we are there with the latest. as we go to break, live pictures of the national pearl harbor remembrance day commemoration happening no in hawaii o...

People at a historic black church last year in south carolina. mariana atenzio is live in charleston. tell us what we know about the opening statements and about what happens next. >> reporter: it was a morning of powerful opening statements. assistant u.s. attorney julius richardson said it would be a long, difficult trial. remember there are no cameras inside. i can relay the details we are learng about inside the courtroom. richardson at one point described how dylan roof loaded 11 hollow poi...

We now should do everything we can to support the 75th governor of north carolina roy cooper. >> that was north carolina governor pat mccrory conceding the governors race to challenger roy cooper who was up by more than 10,000 votes. mccrory was looking for a recount. hes now the first sitting north carolina governor to lose a re-election bid, partly because of backlash of the bathroom bill he signed. new details in the trial over the charleston church shooting in which nine people were killed...

Carolina is said to have told police he came to the restaurant to investigate the so-called pizza gate that made the rounds during the presidential campaign. that suggested the local peas e pizzeria was at the center of a ring by john podesta. >> what happened today demonstrates that reckless conspiracy theories come with consequences and i hope that those fanning these flames will take a moment to stop right away. >> the suspect is in police custody this morning and do not believe anyone else i...

Dylan roof is accused of killing nine people alt a predominantly black church in charleston, south carolina last year. jury selection in the trial resumes at 9:00 tom morning, but there are already questions about the proceedings. lets discuss with jeffrey toobin, cnn senior analyst and jennifer barry haas is a reporter for the charleston post and courier. you were inside the courtroom today, jennifer. what happened? tell us about the proceedings. >> reporter: well, the morning started pretty pr...

His attorneys. didnt say much other than to answer the judges questions in very succinct manner. really just seemed -- docile is the best way i can think to put it. >> jeffrey, he was granted the right to represent himself after the judge declared him competent. from a legal perspective -- im not going to ask if it is a smart move, it is not. >> it is a ridiculous move if youre trying to limit your punishment, to try to get acquitted. i think the paradox here is we all know dylan roof actually c...

Disadvantage legally. theres no reason to believe that this kid knows what the heck hes talking about, but what happens if he during his case or his rebuttal case or cross examination, he becomes abusive of the people? can the judge then make a ruling? >> oh, absolutely. the judge has already indicated that he is going to have a close watch and a close hand on dylan roof to make sure he doesnt unduly disrupt or bother the witnesses, but you know, its worth pointing out that this is not a whoduni...

Analyst, staff writer for the new yorker, jeffrey toobin. lets start off on the straight legalities. what control over the defendant to want to represent himself called being pro se, for yourself, what control does the judge have? >> he doesnt have a lot. one has a constitutional right to be ones own lawyer. if you are not competent, if you are legally insane you cant represent yourself. if you are going to disrupt the courtroom, you cant represent yourself, but the judge satisfied himself that ...

Pickney. this will be traumatic for them to have to see him every day in court and to possibly be cross examined by him. >> i think its going to be very traumatic and very painful. just listening to some of the tweets and some of the images that are coming from the courtroom right now, speaking with my good friend malcolm graham, former state senator of south carolina, who lost his sister, its very tough for the entire community and very tough for our entire state. you know, when people represen...