smith along with... it's 5:00 in new york city and this is the five. >> that was former president donald trump moments ago saying he is ready to testify after the stage got set. the 18 people who would determine his fate have been seated in his hush money trial in new york. opening arguments will begin this monday. the big developments today among them the judge ruling that prosecutors will not have to give advance notice of the witness list to trump's legal team because the former president cannot be trusted not to post about them. team trump will get one name on sunday night. trump railing against the gag order imposed by the judge that limits what he can publicly say about witnesses. he says it's time to take the