talking to robert mueller's team about a possible plea deal. sources say it is not clear if the negotiations involve the former trump campaign chairman providing information about the president. the news comes just days before jury selection begins in manafort's second trial for alleged financial crimes and could signal a lift in legal strategy. manafort chose to go to trial in virginia and was convicted last month on eight federal counts of bank and tax frauds. he faces up to ten years in prison on those counts. coming up, russian president vladimir putin defending two men accused of poisoning an ex-spy and his daughter in the uk. we're live in moscow.