being tried here for being with jeffrey epstein. maybe that was the biggest mistake of her life but that was not a crime. the jury tells otherwise. and the crimes they deemed her guilty of tonight could leave the 60-year-old in prison for the rest of her life maxwell was taken directly back to prison she will be sentenced at a later date. she faces two counts of perjury prosecutor must move forward and decide whether they will try her on those charges as well. kristin? ron allen on the breaking news tonight. now to our other top story. the numbers are just staggering as covid cases skyrocket across the u.s. the seven-day average in the u.s. now topping 260,000 new cases per day. that s a new high. last week alone, there were 1.8 million new cases nationwide but the president s top adviser, dr. fauci, also offered a dose of encouraging news today while the omicron variant appears to be highly contagious, hospitalizations are not yet rising as steeply as cases