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Go up seven floors and wait for the verdict to be announced. judge james ginn asked the attorneys yesterday i would like you guys here within 30 minutes. now we saw special prosecutor dan webb walk in and smollett team walk. in i asked him if he had any comment he didnt provide any comment, bret. >> bret: was there any thought of having cameras in this courtroom? is that a thing in that courtroom? >> there was a request for cameras and judge james denied it this is an older courthouse as many ar...

>> now that yesterday we heard a lot of details come out about this relationship between the parents and ethan and in the same respect its been days later since you executed the search warrant on the home. have you at this point noticed or found any other evidence in the home, anything that would have pointed or indicated to this event happening? any sort of -- any red flags? >> well, again, im not going to get too awfully specific because were transitioning to the trial portion, but as we have ...

Plan is and the anticipation is that the prosecutor and i are working hand in glove to hold them accountable. >> now that yesterday we heard a lot of details come out about this relationship between parents and ethan and the same respect, its been days later since you executed the search warrant on the home. have you noticed or found any other evidence in the home? anything that would have pointed or indicated to this happening? any sort of, any red flags? >> again, im not going to get too awful...

Morning. by about lunchtime they have a verdict so take from that what you will. closing argument yesterday in the final moments of this trial portion, the prosecution really emphasized something they had not hammered on too much prior and that was the element of the sexual assault is a potential motive. the prosecution said that salt sadly molly tibbets was found without her her underpants were moved away from the body, they argued that christian rivera wa angry and that he was rejected by moll...

Nancy pelosi have any leverage with mitch mcconnell to force him to adjust the way the senate proceeds? this is an example of how that leverage might exist. its still too soon to really understand what it is pelosi is asking for and what it is mitch mcconnell may be willing to give. but with murkowskis comments you begin to see some of the di naj dynamics of how the senate is a different house. and whether senators are really prepared to be appearing to be in lockstep with the president before t...

Mcconnell had said. i happen to think that that has further confused the process. >> so margaret, we always assumed that murkowski might be a potential republican that could break away from the president and senate leadership on all of this. what can we make of her comments here? >> i think this is lisa murkowski sending up a signal to mitch mcconnell, not that shes -- would vote to convict president trump in the impeachment case, but that she thinks kind of a reset, at least of the kind of orde...

The same time -- >> they can how many bills are sitting in the senate graveyard? >> maybe it does not count for doing the good work of the nation. >> some of those have the legitimate paths forward through the senate but as kennedy pointed out, some of them were written. we dont have that compromise. i havent read all 300 plus and i dont think you have either. so kennedy is talking about something you here, criticism from the white house about not having any dedicated war room. they needed it on...

D.c. are democrats or republicans feeling a little more concerned right now? >> i think republicans are obviously concerned, because this is a two-part piece here. one is that the president has to survive the impeachment process both in the house where it looks like hes likely to be impeached and then in the senate, where its more likely he will survive the trial portion and not be removed from office. then again, in the election. so its really a two-test issue there. democrats have to worry, of...

Out of others mouths and wants to talk himself. agreeing to testify whether it actually happens is probably slim chances of that happening against the recommendation of his lawyers. he wants to do his own talking and why he does social media. he is his own mouthpiece and perhaps why he doesnt want others to testify and say something that could kick back. >> julie, sometimes people use the impeachment inquiry as an anology to a criminal proceeding where were doing the investigation and were inchi...

Possibility. >> the state chair said there might be softness in the suburbs in western minnesota but she thinks the rest of the state is lined up to win it. >> i think in the age of trump you shouldnt count anything out. maybe new york and california. >> sandra: ill give you those. >> it is important to think about the kind of argumentation that will be made at these rallies. it is the greatest hits but also dangerous the level of misinformation. what mark meadows is saying its a trial. see not ...