bipartisan issues of support, and so is the principle of not holding the full faith and credit of the united states hostage for ideological aims just because the president is from a different party. and that s your reality check. john, thank you very much for that. and new day continues right now. today, the trump organization goes on trial for tax fraud. i m john berman with brianna keilar. the former president s family business charged in connection with an alleged scheme to compensate executives off the books. one of those executives ex-cfo allen weisselberg, cooperating with the d.a. if the trump organization is convicted it would be required to pay back taxes and fines. donald trump and his children are not accused of wrongdoing in this case. kara scannell is outside the courthouse with the latest. just an hour or so from now, jury selection will begin in the criminal tax fraud trial of the trump organization. the judge will begin the screening of prospective
were you really on tour with rock groups when you were 15 and 16 years old? yes, i came from san diego, so i think because the bands were so happy to not be playing l.a., where they were judged, and come to san diego, it was basically surfers and big fans of rock an a kid with a tape recorder, coming in, on this day where they felt so relaxed saying i have some questions for you, and bring that kid in, let s talk. basically, i began my writing career because of you know, the largesse of the bands that would come to san diego and be happy to see a kid who would actually listen to their music interviewing them. we re all better for it. it s an honor to meet you. i really can t wait to see the show. thank you very much. looking forward to seeing you there. and in a new podcast, anderson cooper talks about it