this really is a precedent-setting trial. garrett? very interesting stuff. matt bradley in kharkiv. matt, thank you. mike, we know the president today had a 37-minute call with the leaders of finland and with sweden. what are we learning about that conversation and the u.s. attitude towards those two countries potentially joining nato? yeah, this is such an interesting conversation to learn that the president had today, garrett. because there has been a debate during this crisis in ukraine about whether nato s enlargement was part of the problem here. that russia has fell threatened by the fact that ukraine has expressed its desire to join that defensive alliance. well, now you have the two countries, including one that shares a rather large border with russia, now expressing their interest in potentially joining that alliance. we saw earlier this week that the british prime minister, boris johnson, spoke and was announcing a securitying anment that would be sort of a precursor to
hunter on behalf of john edwards? reporter: she would be called on behalf of john edwards, believed to be friendly to the defense. but again, the prosecution is likely to want to hear from her as well. jon: it will be an interesting one to watch. jonathan serrie, thank jew from one big trial to another, the trial of a man accused of murdering jennifer hudson s mother, brother and nephew is just getting underway. william balfour is hudson s former brother-in-law. he s accused of gunning down her family members back in 2008. the oscar winning actress and singer is on the witness list and just arrived into court. mike tobin has more on this live in chicago. reporter: so far no sign of jennifer hudson. shys expected here at the courthouse. as you mentioned the case is very personal to her, with her mother, brother and young nephew who were auld killed in this case. according to the allegations it was all about a jealous rage. a bouquet of balloons who was
jon: opening arguments are underway in the trial of john edwards, the former presidential candidate accused of using almost a million dollars in campaign funds to hide and support his pregnant mistress. a look at the key issues in this case, coming up. the u.s., planning to have a large presence in afghanistan, long after the 2014 troop withdrawal deadline. the latest on the country s new strategic partnership deal. you wouldn t want your doctor doing your job. so why are you doing hers? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn
attack? the trial of john edwards now underway in north carolina. the former senator charged with using almost a million dollars in campaign funds to hide his pregnant mistress. after billions of dollars and ten years of war a new agreement reported before the u.s. and afghanistan. how long our troops will be there and how the agreement changes what our military will do. jenna: the secret service prostitution scandal grows bigger by the day. we are happy you are with us. i m jenna lee, welcome to the second hour of happening now. jon: i m jon scott. so far it involves 12 members of the secret service and apparently 11 members ever the military. six secret agents are out of a job. jenna: the senate homeland security committee wants to know a lot more about the incident. take a listen. i want to give the secret
threw that first punch. clearly that s going to be crucial when it comes to reasonable doubt, when it goes to trial, whether this was self-defense or whether this was an unprovoked second degree murder. back to you. jon: lots of investigating to be done. phil keating in sanford, thank you. jenna: next up the controversial words about mitt romney s religion. who said them and the role religion could play in the race for the white house. shannon bream has that story for us. and fighting words from team obama, why his senior campaign strategist says some republicans are under a, quote, reign of terror from the far right. we re going to have a fair and balanced debate on that, coming up.