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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 didn't 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 are. the courtrooms aren't adequately equipped for television or live broadcast. special equipment ha...

>> now that yesterday we heard a lot of details come out about this relationship between the parents and ethan and in the same respect it's 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, i'm not going to get too awfully specific because we're transitioning to the trial portion, but as we have said and as the prosecutor said, we have clear evidence that this was premeditated, and he was ac...

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, it's 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, i'm not going to get too awfully specific because we're transitioning to the trial portion, but as we had said and as the prosec...

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 molly tibbets. that he initially confessed tha he had found molly tibbets hot, he approached her and she...

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. it's 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 murkowski's 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 the senate trial portion of this even begins. >> doug, to margaret's point, this is two different c...