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Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Seated, the judge will give fairly long explanation. On. Reporter after the jury is seated, the judge will give fairly long explanation. Were not going to hear Opening Statements today. Its possible we could hear them tomorrow or thursday. Got it. Pete williams. Thank you very much. Let me bring in National Political reporter for the Washington Post and msnbc political analyst. Two msnbc contributors. Charlie savage. Let me go over briefly this reminder about Paul Manafort and why the Special Counsel is interested in him....

FOX News media analyst Howard Kurtz slams former 'Today' host over ‘Trump cult’ remarks. It was as much a sermon as a political speech, more an exercise in healing than the recitation of an agenda. When Joe Biden urged America to "stop the shouting, lower the temperature," the new president was returning to the raison d’etre of his candidacy, that he would defuse the animosity that has gripped Washington for decades and especially the last four years. The most succinct sound bite: "We must end this uncivil war." Again and again, the 46th president struck variations on that note, hearken...

Tonight, president trump on a pardon spree. commuting the sentence of former governor rod blagojevich, a one-time "celebrity apprentice" contestant. his wife had made repeated pleas on fox news. also on the president's list, rudy giuliani's former police commissioner and friend, bernard kerik. as the president declares today, he is the chief law enforcement officer of the country. the disaster at daytona. ryan newman flipping over, and tonight, news just in on his condition. the alarming headline on the coronavirus tonight. the lead doctor in wuhan dies from the virus at just 51. and here ...

Cooperated yet? i think the key to remember is the government doesn't always offer plea deals. they don't always want to cooperate with people that they are prosecuting. they may have everything they need in form of cooperation of rick gates, we have no idea what they are going to say in terms of evidence they have. everybody is wondering what does manafort have against the president? >> there are advantages to deal or not deal. you could avoid jail time. maybe manafort think i might be acquitted. he thinks maybe i could get a pardon from donald trump. something one of his advisors said hasn't...

Cooperation agreement. notwithstanding what evan said, ure you southern district of new york would love for michael cohen to cooperate. not necessarily because they need it against michael cohen e information against others committing crimes with him. >> the president has gone on bit of a pardon spree where there was all this special laul sending out smoke signals. if you had a client whoame to you and said essentially, well, the president hasd to pardon me whatever happens, what's your strategy going forward? well, i would be very l about that if i were such a lawyer, even though the presiden...