negotiations between israel and hamas and what we re hearing from the families of hostages about this potential deal. great to be with you. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. breaking news in wilmington, delaware, this morning where for the first time the son of a sitting president is standing trial not far from his father s election headquarters. hunter biden s federal gun case beginning this morning with jury selection. he faces three counts tied to possession of a gun while using narcotics. he has pleaded not guilty. this trial coming just days after another historic first, donald trump s guilty verdict on all 34 counts in his new york hush money case. nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian is outside the courthouse. nbc news white house correspondent monica alba and criminal defense attorney, danny cevallos. court has been in session for about an hour and a half. what can you tell us, ken, about what s happening so far?
appeal runs. years, right? that s going to be years. former fbi director james comey was on msnbc yesterday. here is what he said about any logistical challenges that could arise over putting trump behind bars. no. they would put him in a double wide somewhere out near the fence, out in the grass. he would eat there, shower there, exercise there, he d be away, as dania perry said, from general possible lags, but it s obviously doable. mark, do you agree? does judge merchan s history give us any clues as to how he may approach this? his history tells us he s very fair. don t forget this is a first-time offender, and it s a class e which is a very low level of felony. many, if not most people who were convicted, do not get a prison sentence. i think judge merchan will be right down the middle, weigh all the factors. i don t think the fact that he
is this illegal? the dod directors, and running for political office. with express waiver permission, and being convicted, their sentence has been commuted and technically still on active duty in what is known as excess leave while her appeal runs. she is still a soldier in the united states army. the dod director you were referencing is a regular member on active duty under an order to active duty for 270 days may not be a nominee or candidate for civil office unless the secretary grants permission. do you think she will get permission? don t know if she will even ask permission was whether she will get permission is an interesting question. there are circumstances where