This is bbc news, the headlines. From the Campaign Trail to the courtroom donald trump has just arrived to the courthouse, where his criminal trial enters the next phase. Israels military s intelligence chief resigns, accepting Responsiblity Forfailures before the hamas attack on october the 7th. Ukraines president welcomes washingtons military aid deal, saying it could help turn the tide in the war against russia. In the next few minutes, a court in new york is due to begin hearing Opening Statements in the unprecedented criminal trial of donald trump. The former us president denies charges that he falsified accounts to hide hush money paid to the porn actress Stormy Daniels. A jury of 12 new yorkers five women and seven men will hear initial evidence from prosecutors and defence lawyers. If convicted, mr trump could be sent to prison for up to four years. Lets get some more now on some of those were expecting to see in the courtroom. Meghan owen reports. Obviously, donald trump himse
I need to hand it off to the next hour with jose diazbalart who picks up our breaking News Coverage right now. Good morning. We begin with breaking news. Former nfl star o. J. Simpson who was acquitted in one of the most famous murder trials in American History has died at the age of 76. His Family Posting on his x account this morning saying he succumbed to his battle with cancer yesterday. Joining us Now Msnbc Anchor , Chris Jansing. What do we know about this . Well, we dont know a lot. A short statement was put up by his family that he had succumbed to cancer but the announcement o. J. Simpson has died is sure to send ripples through much of america who remember this incredibly gifted Football Hero who became a guest as the guest said in the last hour a bona fide movie star, someone on commercials, someone who was at football games. He was ubiquitous throughout america and crossed all racial lines. The idea that he might murder his wife came as the most incredible shock for anyone
0bviously, Donald Trump himself is at the heart of the trial but there are a number of key players, described as a bit of a hollywood blockbuster cast. So lets take a look. First of all we have justicejuan merchan. Now he is a seasoned new York Judge who also proceeded over the trump Organisations Tax Fraud case. Next we have alvin bragg. He is the prosecutor, he inherited the Trump Investigation when he took office in 2021. And his former colleague, todd blanche, who is trumps top trial lawyer. Interestingly, he is a former registered democrat before he became a republican and took on the biggest client of his life. It has not been easy to find a jury. In fact, the court has had to whittle it down from hundreds of people to just 12 jurors. Their identities will remain anonymous due to Security Concerns but we do know there are five women and seven men. Now for the witnesses. Of course, at the heart of the trial we have stormy daniels, the adult film
Players, described as a bit of a hollywood blockbuster cast. So lets take a look. First of all we have justicejuan merchan. Now he is a seasoned new York Judge who also proceeded over the trump Organisations Tax Fraud case. Next we have alvin bragg. He is the prosecutor, he inherited the Trump Investigation when he took office in 2021. And his former colleague, todd blanche, who is trumps top trial lawyer. Interestingly, he is a former registered democrat before he became a republican and took on the biggest client of his life. It has not been easy to find a jury. In fact, the court has had to whittle it down from hundreds of people to just 12 jurors. Their identities will remain anonymous due to Security Concerns but we do know there are five women and seven men. Now for the witnesses. Of course, at the heart of the trial we have stormy daniels, the adult film star, who alleges that she