also, msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. sorry about that, we thought we'd hear trump. obviously, we've heard what he has to say a thousand times. lisa, what do we expect today? one of the first witnesses is david pecker, but do you expect that opening statements get finished today or just, technically, what are we looking for in terms of getting accomplished today in court? >> mika, a lot of the judicial housekeeping you'd expect to be taken care of before the trial really starts has all been brushed off judge merchan's plate. he's decided all the pretrial motions. we have a jury that has been sat. i expect that very soon after 9:30 this morning, we will get to opening statements. while neither of the parties has outlined exactly how long they will take, as danny knows better than anyone, an opening statement is your opportunity to preview your case for the jury. and while you want to do that in a way that gives them an overview, you also don't want to exhaust them.