before i get into it, this is exactly what we expected to happen before the former president was allowed to testify, whether or not he would be allowed to testify is kind of laying the ground rules, and the judge has said this repeatedly, over and over, that this was already litigated. the former president sexually assaulted e. jean carroll. this cannot be relitigated. let me read some of what you said. the jury unanimously concluded that you sexually assaulted her and his claim that he did not was false and defamatory. there are no do overs a prior action cannot be relitigated. trump sexually abused ms. carroll. and let me talk about the details to which he sexually abused her. i won t talk about that on television. and they said that the statements that were made in 2019 were false. carroll, in fact, did not make up those claims. this is a judge talking here as well. and he goes on. he s kind of laying out the ground rules to which there would be testimony allowed from the
start in my toes wherever he goes i always know you make me smile please stay for a while wherever i go what am i going to say when you make me feel this way i just, it starts in my toes wherever he goes i always know wherever you go been asleep for a while now you talk tucked me in just like a child every time you hold me in your arms i m comfortable enough to feel you start in my soul i lose all control when you kiss my nose the feeling shows you make me smile holding me tight wherever you go whe wherever, wherever, wherever you go [applause] thank you. [applause] ainsley: what a great song, you are so talented. we love having you here. thank you for giving up your friday morning to us. thank you to your band members and you are going to go play with gavin mcgraw. brian: this is sudden, do you want to be our house band? i would love to. this is great. ainsley: super early, alarm goes off at 3 a.m. ainsley: you have the rest of your day. brian: fantas
new york. we have a lot of news to get to on this busy friday morning including a seismic development in the special counsel investigation into former president donald trump. his vice president, mike pence, appearing before the grand jury probing his former boss s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to a source familiar with the matter. this morning, new reaction including this from a member of congress who investigated the capitol attack. i think that the vice president has a lot of information. i have no doubt really that he answered the questions openly, honestly, and fully. plus, russia unleashing on ukraine overnight with the worst strikes in weeks. the death toll still climbing at this hour. we re on the ground in that war-torn country with a live report. and later, extreme weather, the iconic yosemite national park closing over fears a massive snow melt could lead to unprecedented floods. intense flooding also suspected to have caused this train dera
power. water as well. we re going to get a live update on what he ll hear and see as well. also this morning, court is in session. it s the first day of the supreme court s nine-month term with justice ketanji brown jackson making history as its newest member. the history-making docket, the justices have teed up, after their last blockbuster term. opening statements are under way in a trial involving the oath keepers. their founder and other members are the first capitol attack defendants to be tried on seditious conspiracy charges. coming up, what it could mean for future cases against january 6th rioters. we want to start though with the aftermath of hurricane ian and our reporters on the ground in hard-hit lee county where serge and rescue operations are under way. we are now into day five of the search-and-rescue mission which is currently ongoing. you ve been on the ground for the last couple of days. speaking a lot over the weekend as well. still the devastation unfat
tonight, whoever comes out ahear left socialist. his name right there, john fetterman, by the way, we wish his health, he is recovering from a serious stroke, we wish him the best. we will have a lot more in my monologue coming up in just a minute. first, joining us now with analysis on all the latest numbers, with insider advantage, the polestar, matt towery, also full disclosure, somebody i ve known a long time from georgia. you and robert cahaly both told me this is a very, very close race, you are both right, you called it, i give you a lot of credit. i have been crunching numbers all day, i have been talking to people all day, i have been checking county websites all day. and i have my belief that worst-case scenario, this comes out in oz s favor, some people might disagree. what is your take? well come i mean, there are different opinions out there. my question is this: where are the votes? my experience, i have been involved before i started news, i was involved in a