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Witnesses who will testify against trump and his Hush Money Trial Opening Statements are set to begin in New York City tomorrow morning. Hello Everyone Welcome to Fox News Live i have arthel neville. Hi eric. Its c4 hello everyone thank you for joining us im Eric Shumpert Manhattan District Attorney alvin bragg they have refused to reveal the names of their witnesses. They fear the former president will attack them on social media and inviolate the gag order intended to protect the integrity of this trial. On friday they did agreed to give one name saying if he gets on social media that is quote it. Prosecutors also claim trump is violated judge gag order at least 10 times by attacking people a separate hearing is set on that on tuesday which may decide whether or not to hold the former president in contempt of court. Former federal prosecutor Katy Standing by with what we expect on legal arguments and openings tomorrow Good National correspondent he is in allentown pennsylvania or trouble be on the ballot on tuesday. A key senate race, hyatt brian. That is right we are in allentown consult pennsylvania its part of the states to 22 core door its where the majority of the states, the latino voters live. This could help decide who wins the nations largest battleground state. The latest fox news poll shows both the President Biden and trump are tied in the state a new nbc news poll out today shows a different picture nationally it shows trump with a twopoint advantage over invited nationally. Their race has tightened with trumps lead dropping from a fivepoint advantage in january. The poll also shows rfk junior hurts trump more than it hurts a biden. When kennedy is on the ballot, biden leads a trump by two points the poll found approximately twice as many Trump Supporters as biden supporters choose rf k junior. Finally the most important issue voters nationally say it is inflation and the cost of living followed by immigration, threats to democracy and the economy. Voters in pennsylvania overwhelmingly have told us inflation is the number one issue both candidates who are Running Unopposed In Tuesday Primary Art zeroed in on inflation today at longtime democrat senator bob casey is launching a Campaign Tour around the state in lancaster which voted trump in 2020 his republican challenger Dave Mccormick campaign in State College yesterday he was endorsed by former President Trump about a week ago. Trump, yesterday had to cancel his first planned Campaign Rally since his New York City criminal trial started because of a storm last night in wilmington and a battleground North Carolina the former president called from his private plane lesson about an hour before the event and told the crowd there was concerns about lighting in the area. Ladies and gentlemen, this is donald trump your favorite president of all time hopefully. As you can see there are some very bad Weather Heading in. We are flying in and ate a few minutes they really prefer we not to men there is a certain danger to all of us. We want to make sure everyone is safe above all. The cancellation obviously coming ahead of tomorrows opening arguments in the New York City trial. Highlights two things one, just how complicated is going to be for him to balance campaigning in the criminal trial part also plays into his argument to support its a sub political prosecution just meant to keep him from campaigning and winning the election. We will see how this all plays out. Spit it all right bryan llenas live in allentown, pennsylvania thank you. How the trial play out . Katy is with this former federal prosecutor called Traditional Law attorney. Katy, good to see if we lesser the Opening Statements but Manhattan District Attorney alvin fraga said the case is about Quote Conspiring To Corrupt A president ial their lying to cover it up. Two height damaging information public. What you think theyll send the opening arguments . The key issue is whether the prosecution can prove it to layers of specific intent on the part of donald trump he had criminal intent to falsify Business Records that is going to be an issue for them number one because of the nature of how he described those payments to his lawyer. And secondly he did so to cover up another crime. That is where you really have to question whether the prosecution can prove it Beyond A Reasonable Doubt these payments were for the sole purpose of influence an election and not for any other purpose even personal purpose et cetera. The defense is going to make it clear the prosecution has a high burden here date certainly have unfortunate witnesses on which to relight to reach that burden before you talk about michael cote is the witness. He was relying on his accountants to do this. He signed these checks. That likely could be his defense he said he will testify we do not know if you will. Is that a reasonable defense do you think for him to say i signed those checks i thought they were Legal Expenses not with the prosecution say to cover up Stormy Daniels. Absolutely. We are talk about criminal intent we have to look at the mind of the defendant and how he was operating when he made those decisions. Not only does he have his own attorney telling him to structure these payments but he has accountants telling him how to do so. In fact with regard to the falsifies of Business Records to claim these were Legal Expenses he has paid his lawyer im not even sure how the prosecution is going to show how that in and of itself is a false statement. That is just for that Misdemeanor Charge at which of course they need to prove the elevated Felony Offense in order to get a conviction here. Eric at the same time you have Michael Cohen on the stand its all part of the cover coverupe took money from home equity to pay Stormy Daniels the Trump Organization reimbursed him this was orchestrated by the former president. And he has a Tape Recording of the former president talking about cash. Do you think that will weigh in with the jury . It is going to come down to it Michael Cohens claims and dd trump essentially directed him to structure it this way but at the end of the day at Michael Company it is the License Attorney or was the License Attorney at the time giving advice about how to structure this. Hush money payments in and of themselves are not unlawful the question was whether this was a Campaign Expense that was not reported as such. That is where you really have to get into the alternate potential of motivations for why trump would pay this money but what he was told and what advice he was operating under to understand his specific intent. Just because the story was more valuable because donald trump was running for office does not mean the payments were made simply to influence the upcoming election. Its kind of a catch 22 the prosecution is going to have to contend with. Eric what you think the president would say if he doedoesindeed take the stand . I think hes going to speak very specifically about the advice he was relying on he wanted to do this lawfully. He was understanding he had the option to enter into some sort of negotiation was Stormy Daniels in order to alleviate this burden on his reputation to leave his family out of this issue. Anything that is not directly relate to the election itself for even if it incidentally might impact the election if the intent was for other purposes i dont think they have proof Beyond A Reasonable Doubt. Finally started to put you on the spot but what is your prediction . We are like a month and a half away the jury will come in with a verdict, what he think it will be . Theres a good chance of a hung jury here. I think it would be difficult to have eight unanimous acquittal. But a hung jury i dont think its off the table here. We have talked a lot about the jurors and the backgrounds that they have. I think at least somebody on there, maybe one of the lawyers being analytical about the actual law and the facts here might see the prosecution has not met the burden. Eric at katy, there is the prediction will see what happens about six weeks to go covering it every day for fox news i will be there of course. Good to see you, thank you. Thank you. Now to tragedy in michigan paid two Young Children were killed after a suspected drunken driver drove her car into a birthday party. It happened at a Book Club Yesterday in Berlin Township that is about 30 miles south of detroit. The County Sheriff got choked up describing the kids who were killed. Tragedy two of the victims were pronounced deceased at the scene. This includes an 8yearold female and a 5yearold mail. Who are siblings of each other. Investigators say the driver, a 66yearold woman may have been at a nearby bar before the crash. That business is now closed and under investigation. The driver was charged with the feafelony and more charges are expected. C4 students and others still added at Columbia University in New York City day five of the anti israel protests. Theyve been raging on at the feet new York City Police made more than one heard arrest in the past few days to try to get them off of campus. Cb cotton live at Colombia University with the very latest on this sunday. Cb, are protesters still there . Hi eric, they certainly are. I can say theres a crowd of about 40 pro palace and demonstrators who have arrived here to Columbia University to encourage the Student Protests which are still happening on campus. Take a look behind me. I want to set the scene for you guys. But we noticed over the past several days a crowd will gather here right outside this iron gate on campus the students on campus will be able to see the outside protesters and that two crowds will fuel each other. Again, the Student Protesters heading into day five of their protest on campus. Demanding the University Cut Ties with israel. During last nights protests offcampus we know that three people were detained and issued court summonses. We continue to watch tense moments play out at the protest between proisrael and pro palestinian voices. Watch what we saw here last night. Professors and leadership have allowed this to go on for so long they have turned a blind eye. They have called it free speechh that is context dependent then there is the culture of antisemitism on campus will professors are encouraging and participating in these demonstrations. The students do not feel safe. Not only do they have to go to class and worry the person sitting next to them is calling for their death and destruction, but also they have to worry be professors holding their future in the palm of their hand is going to penalize them for being jewish. I apologize about this i lost audio in my inner ear piece i didnt want to say these are protests continue as more than 100 jewish students petition the administration of Columbia University to attend classes virtually while these demonstrations continue and again like i said earlier, i can see a crowd behind me of about 40 pro palestinian demonstrators but we have been noticing over the past several days the numbers will continue to swell as the day goes on for this is part of the closest Vantage Point will get for the remainder of the day as the nypd is about to move the press across the street that indicates to us theyre expecting a large crowd out here today. Back over to you. Eric but we keep your picture up and went to point out to the folks at home youve got the palestinian flag on the right. See the blue and white balloons . You could say that is for israel but that is columbias colors. Thank you. Arthel we have seen basically no concrete actions to get the really harmful or rhetoric calling for the genocide of jews. Columbia supposed to be a Global Center of education and free speech and morality. But its such an obvious deviance from napa. Is a university doing enough . I do not pick works of thought being there for another month is sickening enough i do not even want to go to my own graduation anymore to be honest with you. Jewish students are fearing for their safety on campus since the protest began. Many of them feel the university is not doing enough to protect them. Two months before the protest some students had sued Columbia University Alleging Quote particularly severe and pervasive antisemitism on campus for our next guest is one of those plaintiffs Aaron Mcnulty Columbia University student joins us now. Erin, i want to start here. How it does campus feel these d . First of all, thank you for having me. I think you can see a few videos and see how tense it is. How disturbing it is. And how unsafe it is, truly. Arthel and now i understand that yale students have joined the anti israel protesters and what they are calling solidarity. What you make of this . This is not just a failure of academia. I think its a trail of democracy. Of morals and american values. This is what happens when you have an organization such as sj p around the country. When students are about to do whatever they want and barely get a slap on the wrist for doing it. Sc5 would assess jp . Students justice for palestine. Theres also jb pete thats jewish voices for peace those clubs were suspended by columbia couple of months ago. Arthel expression and varied thinking is part of the university experience. What would you say it make these protests different . I think it is important for people to recognize that we all have Freedom Of Speech and that is important. This is impeding on our ability to learn. This is discrimination. This is harassment constantly. And it has been getting violent. It is truly concerning. Arthel have you spoken with students who have asked feeling unsafe on campus besides yourself . Absolutely. I think we are fortunate we have a strong community. But it is constant. We are curing from our friends in group chats and even professors telling us i got called this and i got called that and i was pushed, they tried to burn my flag. Last night alone we were up until 3 00 a. M. In the morning discussing what was going on. Arthel what are some things whd in that discussion . A lot of it is just videos of really brave students going onto campus. And them just showing what is going on. I had the chance to talk to the rabbi that was on campus last night making sure everyone was safe. I think we are just all so disturbed and scared for our safety at this point. Arthel you made reference to brave students going on campus. You should not have to be brave to go to school, to go to class. Thats really unbelievable. Yes it is its the bravest thing you can do it columbia right now as a jewish student and stay at this university. And i truly believe that. Its going to class theres going to the dining halls. That to me as be is being so brd really standing up for us. Arthel a couple months ago you and nine other students filed a lawsuit against the university and a mention that at the beginning of your introduction is under title vi of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. How would you expect columbia administrators to handle the antisemitism on campus . I think they just need to enforce their policies. Everything is written out for them. They do not have to come up with new ideas. They do not need to do much except for read their policies and look into what title vi is. And go from there. Its really not Rocket Science here. Arthel finally, what would you like them to do to ensure your safety so you do not have to be brave to go to class . I think starting with professors. We have a Joseph Masson and all these professors that have said vile things. But again looking at their policy and enforcing that policy and making sure that they are following what they are supposed to be following and not staying silent. We do not have the professor here to speak for himself but i do understand your concerns your concerns for your safety by the way when you graduate . I am a current