yes, and at any moment, we are awaiting this verdict, and obviously a huge case, and one of the many legal challenges that the former president is facing, and perhaps on the most personal of the many women that have accused him of sexual assault, and this going to court, and not a criminal case, but nonetheless, potentially accountability of the many accusations he has had against him. certainly will be, and what we find out, it could be critical. yes. and i want to bring in jean casarez to join us. jean, as we are awaiting what the jury is going to determine here if the former president is liable or not in this civil case. what are you looking for, and are you surprised how quickly this jury has come to a verdict? it has come back very quickly, and i have covered sod many sexual assault cases for cnn from harvey weinstein to bill cosby and two cases, and also in that exact courtroom several cases including kevin spacey and when i saw the prior bad act witnesses com
now. it is 4:00 in new york. breaking news this hour. we are covering yet another mass shooting in this country. this one on the campus of the university of nevada las vegas this afternoon. it is still early, but minutes ago, police saidsuspect, now dead. as for victims, police say tre appear to betiple although how many exactly is still unknown. at least one of thes of the ooting, unlv s beam hall, the university s business school, mere yards from the student union. law enforcement is still asking people to avoid the area. joining us now, nbc news justice and intel correspondent, ken dilanian. former fbi agent, peter strzok and with me at the table, professor of politics and journalism at morgan state, jason johnson. ken, please fill in the gaps wherever possible. what do we know? well, about an hour ago, the university of nevada las vegas twitter account posted an alert that said university police were responding to a confirmed active shooter in beh, which stands for be
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The inquiry into justice responses to sexual violence is taking a holistic approach, which is a welcome step in the right direction. But there’s still elements missing from the terms of reference.