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It is good to be back with you for this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. Todays testimony in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial turned to some of the most Critical Evidence yet, the invoices, vouchers and checks at the heart of the criminal case against the former president. While it may not have had the same shock value as, for example, Stormy Daniels testimony, it is setting up the jury for whats expected on monday, testimony from the most highly anticipated witness in this case. Donald trump...

Losing the scoop. so what role should -- how can media better cover these kind of stories? >> listen, i think thats a great question. the american media, the parent company to "national enquirer" has received a lot of attention for the role that it played in helping donald trump cover up his sort of secret affairs with women, allegedly secret affairs with women, stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. and what we realized in the course of our reporting and one of the things thats come out is that ame...

If convicted. the charges involve two women. his lawyer benjamin bragtman has said the encounters with these two women were consensual. the d.a. says were confident when the jury hears the evidence it will reject these attacks out of hand. as to weinsteins defense, his attorney spent 90 minutes in judges chambers this week with the assistant district attorney handling the case to discuss his concerns that weinstein would be able to get a fair trial. he issued a statement yesterday that reads mr....

Evidence you hear in a courtr m courtroom. you are to divorce yourself of preconceived notions. everything is what happens there. however, from a practical perspective, we know that we are in the -- we are right in the thick of a movement. that movement is holding all accountable, holding the rich, holding the famous. holding people who never before would be brought to justice or otherwise, answer for the crimes. in that classmate, notwithstanding the judges instructions, its going to be very di...

Recording? and what does it tell you about the investigative process? >> so the district attorneys office that brought charges against weinstein today in these two cases that are completely separate from that, you know, also? 2015 was brought a criminal case by a cop. a woman met an italian model who went to weinsteins office for a business meeting. and within hours she reported to the police she was groped by him, that he tried to sexually abuse her. she wore the wire and got by many sort of in...

Tour. franken apologized writing, the first thing i want to do is apologize to everyone who was part of that tour and everyone who has worked for me and everyone i represent and everyone who counts on me to be an ally and supporter and champion of women. there is more i want to say but the first and most important thing, if it is the only thing you care to hear is im sorry. why do you say there is no gray area when it comes to franken, to weinstein and judge roy moore? >> because its very simple...

Part of that tour and everyone who has worked for me and everyone i represent and everyone who counts on me to be an ally and supporter and champion of women. there is more i want to say but the first and most important thing if it is the only thing you care to hear is im sorry. why do you say there is no gray area when it comes to franken, to weinstein and judge roy moore? >> if you dont have two consenting parties you dont proceed. with that situation with lea an she absolutely never consented...

>> tucker: all right, talking with harvey levin about one of if the fbi is opening an investigation into weinsteins behavior. the "daily mail" is just reporting, right now reporting, that the fbi has opened an investigation into weinstein for allegedly sex crimes. thats the latest according to daily mail right now appear "the new york times" of course knew about his behavior a decade ago. they did nothing to kill the story. they had the story and their hands. actors were silent, even hillary cli...

The a home in the hamptons next to weinstein. he bundled donations for obamas re-election campaign. the former presidents daughter malia once interned at weinsteins company. i dont get it why wait five days. >> especially when youre on the -- i mean, it was not going out on a limb here to criticize the behavior. it was not that as more reports have col out that explosive new yorker report that came out yesterday, both secretary clinton and the obamas put their statements out after that as if it ...

>> between the new yorker article and another out today from "the new york times," three oscar winners today assert weinstein harassed them. a spokesperson for weinstein said "any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied. there were never any acts of retaliation. weinstein has long been a top donor to leading democrats including president obama whose daughter interned at weinsteins company and whose wife, mrs. obama, offered praise to weinstein. >> wonderful human being, good fr...