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and after the election, pecker told the jury trump thanked him. on cross examination, trump's lawyer, susan necheles, suggested stormy daniels visited trump tower because she was being considered for a role on the apprentice. graff said there was office chatter about that, adding "i vaguely recall hearing trump say that daniels may be one of the interesting people who could be on the show." but no ambiguity on one point, when trump's lawyer asked graff if she wanted to be there in court, her one word answer, "no." and as she left the stand, donald trump rose up out of his chair to greet her, whispering some words and extending his hand. >> reporter: the first week of testimony ended with a banter of testimony. the jury heard the granular details about the shell company, michael cohen used to pay stormy daniels her hush money. remember, prosecutors have to prove that when trump paid cohen back, he falsified business
and after the election, pecker told the jury trump thanked him. on cross examination, trump's lawyer, susan necheles, suggested stormy daniels visited trump tower because she was being considered for a role on the apprentice. graff said there was office chatter about that, adding "i vaguely recall hearing trump say that daniels may be one of the interesting people who could be on the show." but no ambiguity on one point, when trump's lawyer asked graff if she wanted to be there in...
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david pecker helps with that a lot. he talks about a lot of conversations between him and michael cohen. michael cohen is likely going to say, i talked to david pecker. here's what we said. and if the prosecutors get what they want, it will be consistent. >> george: they'll probably put hope hicks in there as well. >> exactly. they can back up everything of michael cohen before he comes in so the stage has been set. >> george: let's turn to the supreme court. looks like yesterday donald trump lost one battle but won a bigger war. >> look, his attorney gave up on this absolute immunity argument. right? which was always silly, this idea that no matter what you do as president, private or public conduct, you are immuned. his attorney conceding we're not talking about private conduct. why is he doing that? because this is going to make it much more likely that it's going to take a longer time as things move forward. if you view the goal of the trump team as delay, it was the smartest thing they could do. >> george: right. t
david pecker helps with that a lot. he talks about a lot of conversations between him and michael cohen. michael cohen is likely going to say, i talked to david pecker. here's what we said. and if the prosecutors get what they want, it will be consistent. >> george: they'll probably put hope hicks in there as well. >> exactly. they can back up everything of michael cohen before he comes in so the stage has been set. >> george: let's turn to the supreme court. looks like...
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immunity, while his criminal defense team prepares to cross-examine former national enquirer boss david pecker and then as many high school students and their parents are facing college commitment day, more protests erupted on campuses nationwide, and one school in your state even had to cancel graduation. and then we've got an exclusive with the secret service and the nationwide crackdown on credit card skimming. we're going to show you how thieves could use hidden devices to steal your money, and where we can find them. also, gma is going green. more on earth week. the right stuff. and lori bergamotto has got some eco friendly upgrades for your closet. and then i'm going to take you to the grocery store. we're going to talk about expiration dates and so much more, because the first thing people think when they go to the grocery store and you hear the word sustainable or organic, they're like, great, it's going to cost more. we are going to show you how to make that not so you can actually save money. and then we're also going to talk about the highly debated in my house expiration date and f
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trump's alleged stormy daniels hush money trial in new york, where former national enquirer editor david pecker testified ahead of the 2016 election, the magazine bought a story about the former president's alleged affair with a playboy model and buried it, a tactic known as catch and kill. trump has pleaded not guilty in the case. ultimately, if the justices choose to send this matter back down to the trial court as some appeared, ready to do, that would mean significant delays for trump's election interference case. jailbreak an abc news, washington. the chinese parent company of tiktok has no plans to sell the social media app. >> it comes after president biden signed a bipartisan law that requires chinese owned bytedance to sell tiktok or face a ban in the u.s. amanda is at the live desk with more on how the company is now responding this morning. >> julie and bytedance has denied plans to sell after reports surfaced it was exploring the sale of tiktok's us business. this is the company's first official response since president biden signed a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban under c
trump's alleged stormy daniels hush money trial in new york, where former national enquirer editor david pecker testified ahead of the 2016 election, the magazine bought a story about the former president's alleged affair with a playboy model and buried it, a tactic known as catch and kill. trump has pleaded not guilty in the case. ultimately, if the justices choose to send this matter back down to the trial court as some appeared, ready to do, that would mean significant delays for trump's...
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yesterday, pecker also testified about other stories. he claimed the magazine purchased about other celebrities, including allegedly , arnold schwarzenegger and tiger woods. no comment from either of those men this morning, andrew. >> all right, jay, thank you. fire engulfed this historic wharf outside of san diego. smoke and flames surrounded the oceanside pier. some restaurants were damaged, but no one was hurt. the fire broke out inside a building that used to be a diner. >> it was the case that helped launch the metoo movement. years ago, hollywood producer harvey weinstein convicted of sexual assault and rape, sentenced to 23 years in prison. but now a court has thrown out his conviction, prompting a backlash and uncertainty about what comes next. >> this is what it's like to be a woman in america this morning. >> new reaction and new questions after a new york appeals court overturned the 2020 rape conviction of former hollywood mogul harvey weinstein, ashley judd was one of the first to go on record with accusations against him. >
yesterday, pecker also testified about other stories. he claimed the magazine purchased about other celebrities, including allegedly , arnold schwarzenegger and tiger woods. no comment from either of those men this morning, andrew. >> all right, jay, thank you. fire engulfed this historic wharf outside of san diego. smoke and flames surrounded the oceanside pier. some restaurants were damaged, but no one was hurt. the fire broke out inside a building that used to be a diner. >> it...
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former national enquirer publisher david pecker testifying. he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey weinstein's sexual assault conviction has been overturned in new york. his case garnered such public attention that it sparked the entire metoo movement. the state's appeals court threw out that 2020 conviction, citing the judge made egregious errors. it claims testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts on other people was unnecessary to establish his intent. today's decision makes way for a new trial, but weinstein will remain in prison for a 2022 rape conviction. in an la case, a win for internet accessibility in the nation. >> net neutrality was restored by th
former national enquirer publisher david pecker testifying. he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey...
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former national enquirer publisher david pecker testifying. he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey weinstein's sexual assault conviction has been overturned in new york. his case garnered such public attention that it sparked the entire metoo movement. the state's appeals court threw out that 2020 conviction, citing the judge made egregious errors. it claims testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts on other people was unnecessary to establish his intent. today's decision makes way for a new trial, but weinstein will remain in prison for a 2022 rape conviction. in an la case, a win for internet accessibility in the nation. >> net neutrality was restored by th
former national enquirer publisher david pecker testifying. he told trump's fixer michael cohen that daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, i am not going to get involved with a star. i am not a bank. cohen ended up paying $130,000 to daniels himself, but falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and to another high profile case, harvey...
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before court today, trump told reporters pecker has been, quote, a very nice guy. prosecutors say that is a violation of the gag order in the case the former president faces a 34 count criminal indictment. trump has denied any wrongdoing, as you've heard, and has pleaded not guilty to the charges. today new york state's highest court overturned the rape conviction against former hollywood movie mogul harvey weinstein. >> his case launched the metoo movement. abc news reporter morgan norwood has more on these developments and how a california case could keep weinstein behind bars. >> the new york court of appeals issuing a 4 to 3 opinion today, overturning the sex crime conviction against former hollywood producer harvey weinstein, the court saying harvey weinstein didn't receive a fair trial because the trial judge allowed testimony about prior alleged sexual acts that had nothing to do with weinstein's charges. he was convicted in february 2020, prosecutors saying he abused his power to take advantage of aspiring female actors like the alleged victims, to coerce t
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trump, do you still like pecker? >> reporter: and then there was stormy daniels, the porn star at the heart of this case. trump charged with falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment so voters wouldn't learn of their alleged affair. in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star.
trump, do you still like pecker? >> reporter: and then there was stormy daniels, the porn star at the heart of this case. trump charged with falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment so voters wouldn't learn of their alleged affair. in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star.
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trump, do you still like pecker? >> reporter: and then there was stormy daniels, the porn star at the heart of this case. trump charged with falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment so voters wouldn't learn of their alleged affair. in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star. i am not a bank." ultimately, cohen himself paid daniels $130,000 to keep quiet. prosecutors say trump paid cohen back, falsely labeling it as legal expenses. trump has denied both affairs. his lawyers claim any effort to bury salacious stories was to protect trump's family. but pecker testifying that's not what he thought. "i thought it was for the campaign," he told the jury. "his family was never mentioned," only "the impact it would have upon the election." david, pecker showed trump no hostility, in fact, even though it has been five y
trump, do you still like pecker? >> reporter: and then there was stormy daniels, the porn star at the heart of this case. trump charged with falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment so voters wouldn't learn of their alleged affair. in the final weeks of the campaign, pecker said he told trump's fixer michael cohen daniels was shopping her story. he says cohen told him to buy it, but pecker refused, telling cohen, "i am not going to get involved with a porn star. i...
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pecker and the national enquirer had helped mr. trump in silencing cases of stories before, and that immediately after access hollywood, all of a sudden, stormy daniels gets paid. so the idea is that pecker is putting trump in the room. it isn't just michael cohen and david pecker on their own. it's trump working with pecker and cohen to have a plan to silence these stories before the election, so that they would not affect the election, so that the government wants to say it's all about election interference and it's all it goes right to trump and the defense wants to say it's not election interference. and trump knew nothing. >> all right. i mean, there are different cases, but one can certainly say there's a narrative emerging there. professor david levine, thank you so much. appreciate it okay. >> anytime. thanks for having me. >> coming up next with olympic gold medalist and bay area native kristi yamaguchi. she's going to be joining us to talk about her latest honor. it's about this big she's a best selling author, children's
pecker and the national enquirer had helped mr. trump in silencing cases of stories before, and that immediately after access hollywood, all of a sudden, stormy daniels gets paid. so the idea is that pecker is putting trump in the room. it isn't just michael cohen and david pecker on their own. it's trump working with pecker and cohen to have a plan to silence these stories before the election, so that they would not affect the election, so that the government wants to say it's all about...
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trump denied the affair but by june 2016 pecker testified that he was serving as the eyes and ears of the trump campaign, changing the enquirer procedures. from buying stories to publish to buying stories to bury if they were damaging to trump's presidential aspirations. we're also waiting for the judge to decide whether to hold trump in contempt for violating the gag order. >> george: his lawyers will be at the supreme court making arguments about presidential immunity. terry moran is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is a monumental case that tests the boundaries of presidential power and the reach of the rule of law. former president trump is claiming that he cannot be prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election because his lawyers will argue in court presidents have quote, absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for any official acts they take as president. and trump said that his efforts after the 2020 election were official. he said he was trying to ensure election integrity. so the trump legal argument here is that presidents must hav
trump denied the affair but by june 2016 pecker testified that he was serving as the eyes and ears of the trump campaign, changing the enquirer procedures. from buying stories to publish to buying stories to bury if they were damaging to trump's presidential aspirations. we're also waiting for the judge to decide whether to hold trump in contempt for violating the gag order. >> george: his lawyers will be at the supreme court making arguments about presidential immunity. terry moran is...
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. >> former national enquirer publisher david pecker will be back on the stand. >> andrew m, thank you. house lawmakers in arizona have voted to repeal a near-total ban on abortions after three republicans crossed party lines to pass the bill. it now heads to the state senate. if the law, which dates all the way back to 1864, is repealed, arizona will revert to a 15 week abortion ban. meanwhile, the supreme court yesterday heard arguments on whether federal law can override state...
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he apparently said to david pecker i don't buy stories. so that is something that certainly the defense is going to focus on to say, wait a second. didn't you say donald trump doesn't buy stories? pecker may say they ended up changing their mind. they ended up changing their minds. but from the defense perspective, they're going to try and focus on michael cohen being the decision maker here and not donald trump. >> george: we haven't heard from the judge on holding donald trump in contempt. it was a brutal hearing for his lawyers. >> it was. the question kept coming up exactly what is it that donald trump is responding to? they kept saying he's responding. to what? to what? i think in the end here, for now, he's going to get a slap on the wrist and very firm warning. >> george: no fine? >> fines, okay. i view that at this point a slap on the wrist. does he care if he gets a $1,000 fine? i don't think so. what he cares about is the possibility of something more than that. i don't think that's going to happen. >> george: he doesn't want to
he apparently said to david pecker i don't buy stories. so that is something that certainly the defense is going to focus on to say, wait a second. didn't you say donald trump doesn't buy stories? pecker may say they ended up changing their mind. they ended up changing their minds. but from the defense perspective, they're going to try and focus on michael cohen being the decision maker here and not donald trump. >> george: we haven't heard from the judge on holding donald trump in...
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he made pecker testifying. he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death and before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories, pecker saying he told trump he tried to kill those stories so they'd never see the light of day. andrew dymburt, abc news, new york, 509. >> this morning we're taking a look at your travel forecast. new york city is experiencing some late day showers today, but it's a mild high of 70 degrees. another area we're watching, the pacific northwest for a little bit of rain as well. other places like la. looking lovely today. chicago, atlanta. we'll have temperatures in the 70s across a huge portion of the south. back here at home, it's all abo
he made pecker testifying. he met with michael cohen and trump and pledged to run flattering stories about trump and hit jobs on trump's opponents, including a false story claiming senator ted cruz's father was involved in the jfk assassination. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death and before the shooting? it's horrible. >> pecker also offered to be the campaign's eyes and ears to alert cohen if he caught wind of any potentially damaging stories,...
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pecker's company bought the rights to the story for $150,000. but to protect trump, pecker says he never published the story. pecker's due back on the stand when the trial resumes tomorrow, a dramatic scene on a highway in oregon. >> a one year old boy is safe after being rescued by police. they say he'd been abducted by his father, who was accused of two murders and was allegedly fleeing to mexico before dying by suicide. former school resource officer elias huizar allegedly killed his ex-wife in washington state. he was also accused of another murder, believed to be his girlfriend. he previously pleaded not guilty to a child rape charge, a bizarre sight in the nation's capital. >> this city bus was seen driving across a grassy field in the u.s. navy yard, officials say the bus was empty. they say the unusual exit was authorized because the bus was taking part in a nearby event. >> time now for your wednesday weather texas and the southern plains could see storms today, but we're not expecting anything too severe. things are expected to get sev
pecker's company bought the rights to the story for $150,000. but to protect trump, pecker says he never published the story. pecker's due back on the stand when the trial resumes tomorrow, a dramatic scene on a highway in oregon. >> a one year old boy is safe after being rescued by police. they say he'd been abducted by his father, who was accused of two murders and was allegedly fleeing to mexico before dying by suicide. former school resource officer elias huizar allegedly killed his...
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who looks like if the guy on the pringles can was now dating your mom. [ laughter ] pecker described what he called a "mutually beneficial relationship" with trump. it's weird. the only faithful relationship trump's ever been in was with "the national enquirer." [ laughter ] think about how insane it is that our president had a "mutually beneficial relationship" with "the national enquirer." there are only two people on the planet who can say that. donald trump and bigfoot. [ laughter ] among other things, pecker testified that he paid $30,000 to a doorman at trump tower to kill a story that trump fathered an illegitimate child with a maid. trump says it never happened. also, it was triplets and the maid was cindy crawford. [ laughter ] but it never happened. pecker testified that in 2015 he had a meeting with trump and his lawyer slash fixer, michael cohen. where they agreed he'd be their eyes and ears for any negative stories women might be trying to sell about trump, so they could pay the women off or get the stories killed. they would also publish positive stories about trump and
who looks like if the guy on the pringles can was now dating your mom. [ laughter ] pecker described what he called a "mutually beneficial relationship" with trump. it's weird. the only faithful relationship trump's ever been in was with "the national enquirer." [ laughter ] think about how insane it is that our president had a "mutually beneficial relationship" with "the national enquirer." there are only two people on the planet who can say that. donald...
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pecker also allegedly promising to publish positive stories about mr. trump and publish negative stories about his opponent. pecker says prior to the election, his magazines never caught and killed any stories for trump. trump has denied any sexual relationship with daniels and has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records. trump slamming the case outside of court. >> we have a gag order, which to me is totally unconstitutional. i'm not allowed to talk, but people are allowed to talk about me. >> and that gag order trump is talking about. prosecutors have accused him of violating it. the judge held a contempt hearing on tuesday morning that got heated, ultimately saying he would not rule from the bench. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> will scott peterson get access to new dna testing in his quest for a new trial? the abc seven news i-team combed through 300 pages of documents. you'll see what our dan noyes uncovered next. plus plea deals in the deadly shooting of a home depot security guard by the victim's mother. you made a cow! actually it's
pecker also allegedly promising to publish positive stories about mr. trump and publish negative stories about his opponent. pecker says prior to the election, his magazines never caught and killed any stories for trump. trump has denied any sexual relationship with daniels and has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records. trump slamming the case outside of court. >> we have a gag order, which to me is totally unconstitutional. i'm not allowed to talk, but people are allowed to...
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pecker's testimony resumes thursday. trump today complaining he's stuck in court, while president biden is out on the campaign trail. >> they're keeping me in a courtroom that's freezing, by the way. he's out campaigning, and i'm here in a courtroom, sitting here, giving -- sitting up as straight as i can all day long, because, you know what? it's a very unfair situation. >> reporter: before today's testimony, prosecutors accused trump of repeatedly violating the judge's gag order, attacking witnesses, even potential jurors. and they said it's posing a very real threat to the trial. the defense insisted trump is complying but the judge interjected "you're losing credibi credibility." no immediate ruling from the judge but prosecutors said, david, it's almost as if trump is daring the judge to hold him in contempt and throw him in jail. and tonight, sources tell abc news the secret service is preparing for that possibility. david? >> david: aaron katersky leading us off here tonight. aaron, thank you. >>> we turn now to t
pecker's testimony resumes thursday. trump today complaining he's stuck in court, while president biden is out on the campaign trail. >> they're keeping me in a courtroom that's freezing, by the way. he's out campaigning, and i'm here in a courtroom, sitting here, giving -- sitting up as straight as i can all day long, because, you know what? it's a very unfair situation. >> reporter: before today's testimony, prosecutors accused trump of repeatedly violating the judge's gag order,...
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pecker's testimony resumes thursday. trump today complaining he's stuck in court while president biden is out on the campaign trail. >> they're keeping me in a courtroom, that's freezing, by the way, he's out campaigning and i'm here in a courtroom sitting here, sitting up as straight as i can all day long, because you know what, it's a very unfair situation. >> reporter: before today's testimony, prosecutors accused trump of repeatedly violating the judge's gag order, attacking witnesses, even potential jurors. defense attorneys insisted trump is complying, but the judge interjected, you're losing credibility. there was no immediate ruling from the judge, but david, prosecutors said it's almost as if trump is trying to force the judge to throw him in jail, and tonight, sources told abc news the secret service is actually
pecker's testimony resumes thursday. trump today complaining he's stuck in court while president biden is out on the campaign trail. >> they're keeping me in a courtroom, that's freezing, by the way, he's out campaigning and i'm here in a courtroom sitting here, sitting up as straight as i can all day long, because you know what, it's a very unfair situation. >> reporter: before today's testimony, prosecutors accused trump of repeatedly violating the judge's gag order, attacking...
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pecker flashed a big smile and cackled at time, belying the gravity of the moment. the first witness in the first criminal trial of a former president. at times throughout the day trump closes his eye, a sign perhaps of disinterest or defiance or maybe just fatigue. he'll snap to when a lawyer nudges him with a note or when he hears something pointed. i imagine, george, this morning, he will be rapt as the judge considers whether to hold him in contempt for violating a gag order. >> george: thank you, aaron. let's bring in dan abrams and jon karl. we heard for the first time each side's full theory outline of the case. what stood out in the opening statements? >> the big picture, right? the prosecutors are trying to make this as big as possible. this is a criminal conspiracy, according to prosecutors. this isn't just about falsifying business records. this is much bigger. this is donald trump working with david pecker and others to make sure this information doesn't come out in the 2016 election. from the defense perspective, they're doing just the opposite. they're
pecker flashed a big smile and cackled at time, belying the gravity of the moment. the first witness in the first criminal trial of a former president. at times throughout the day trump closes his eye, a sign perhaps of disinterest or defiance or maybe just fatigue. he'll snap to when a lawyer nudges him with a note or when he hears something pointed. i imagine, george, this morning, he will be rapt as the judge considers whether to hold him in contempt for violating a gag order. >>...
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former national enquirer publisher david pecker is expected to tell jurors today about his efforts to help trump suppress stories during his 2016 presidential campaign. prosecutors say pecker worked with trump and his attorney, michael cohen, on a strategy to buy and then kill negative stories. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer. he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense >> prosecutors are also asking the judge to hold trump in contempt over social media posts that they say violated a gag order. the former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, but denies wrongdoing. >> the supreme court's conservative majority seems open to allowing cities to punish people experiencing homelessness. justices heard arguments yesterday in a case involving the small city of grants pass, oregon. that city wants to crack down on the unhoused. in 2013, it passed an ordinance allowing people to be ticketed for sleeping on the streets. the problem? the city didn't have shelters to house all of those people. the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco said the ordi
former national enquirer publisher david pecker is expected to tell jurors today about his efforts to help trump suppress stories during his 2016 presidential campaign. prosecutors say pecker worked with trump and his attorney, michael cohen, on a strategy to buy and then kill negative stories. >> this is a case where you pay a lawyer. he's a lawyer and they call it a legal expense >> prosecutors are also asking the judge to hold trump in contempt over social media posts that they...
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testimony is set to continue this morning with the first witness, pecker, back on the stand. pecker, a longtime friend of trump's, made a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. and when abc news washington. >> today, the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban tiktok in the us. if the chinese owners don't sell this will be the first time congress has passed a law aimed at shutting down a social media platform. man is here to explain the tiktok's time isn't up just yet, reggie. >> house lawmakers already passed a bill that could ban tiktok from the us if its chinese owner, bytedance, doesn't sell within a year. the potential measure is lumped into a $95 billion foreign aid package. top intelligence leaders are concerned user data on the app could become compromised, and the bill received bipartisan support. a tiktok spokesperson calls the action unfortunate and tells abc news the bill would, quote, trample the free speech rights of 170 million americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes $24 billion to the us economy annually. if
testimony is set to continue this morning with the first witness, pecker, back on the stand. pecker, a longtime friend of trump's, made a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. and when abc news washington. >> today, the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban tiktok in the us. if the chinese owners don't sell this will be the first time congress has passed a law aimed at shutting down a social media platform. man is here to explain the tiktok's time isn't up just yet, reggie....
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pecker made a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he'll be back on the stand today. >> allison thanks, sam. the man accused of breaking into the official residence of los angeles mayor karen bass was reportedly able to get onto the second floor before being arrested. the la times reports. the mayor and her family hid in a safe room after the man smashed a window. the suspect, previously served prison time for assault in massachusetts. it's unclear if the break in was targeted. >> the nation's largest health insurer is trying to limit the damage from a major cyber attack. unitedhealth group now says a substantial portion of patient data was stolen from its systems in february, including personal and health information. the company says the hack came despite paying a ransom. >> erotic winds helped create a so-called smoke nato at a warehouse fire in washington state. evacuations were ordered sunday. crews were still on the scene yesterday, putting out hotspots. and this right here looks like a scene out of twister, a family's bounce ho
pecker made a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he'll be back on the stand today. >> allison thanks, sam. the man accused of breaking into the official residence of los angeles mayor karen bass was reportedly able to get onto the second floor before being arrested. the la times reports. the mayor and her family hid in a safe room after the man smashed a window. the suspect, previously served prison time for assault in massachusetts. it's unclear if the break in was targeted....
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prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban the social app in the u.s. if its chinese owners don't sell. it will be the first time congress has passed a law aimed at shutting down a social media platform. but as abc news reporter tim pulliam explains, tiktok's time isn't up yet. >> today i'm saying my final goodbye to tiktok. >> the clock is ticking for viral social media app tiktok. over the weekend, house lawmakers passing a bill that could ban the popular app from the u.s. if the chinese owner, bytedance, doesn't sell within a year. >> the two options are sell to a us owner or cease operating in the us. >> the potential measure is lumped
prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban...
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david pecker. pecker helped trump with what they call "catch and kill" schemes. this is where you pay someone for the exclusive rights to a story, and then once they tell it, you don't publish it so no one ever sees it. pecker did that for trump, and also helped him plant stories about his enemies. which is very useful. for instance, let's say you're running against ted cruz and he's gaining ground -- all you do is have your buddy run a front page story saying his father killed jfk. and off he goes, scurrying to cancun! you understand? for all the talk trump does about the media being against him, he has a lot of peckers out there. it has been a tough month for the maga media. the gang at "fox & friends" for one, have been twisting themselves into pretzels trying to convince their viewers that this trial isn't just bad for trump, it's a big problem for the presidency itself. >> look, the consequence of this case, it could be life-altering for the former president. that's in the hands of these 12 people. >> set a precedent for other people who want to run for pres
david pecker. pecker helped trump with what they call "catch and kill" schemes. this is where you pay someone for the exclusive rights to a story, and then once they tell it, you don't publish it so no one ever sees it. pecker did that for trump, and also helped him plant stories about his enemies. which is very useful. for instance, let's say you're running against ted cruz and he's gaining ground -- all you do is have your buddy run a front page story saying his father killed jfk....
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prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban the social app in the u.s. if its chinese owners don't sell. it will be the first time congress has passed a law aimed at shutting down a social media platform. but as abc news reporter tim pulliam explains, tiktok's time isn't up yet. >> today i'm saying my final goodbye to tiktok. >> the clock is ticking for viral social media app tiktok. over the weekend, house lawmakers passing a bill that could ban the popular app from the u.s. if the chinese owner, bytedance, doesn't sell within a year. >> the two options are sell to a us owner or cease operating in the us. >> the potential measure is lumped
prosecutors say david pecker schemed with trump's former fixer, michael cohen, to influence the election by concealing negative information about trump. the former president is accused of arranging a $130,000 payment to adult film actress stormy daniels to keep her from revealing their alleged affair. right before the 2016 election. trump has denied the affair and any wrongdoing. happening tomorrow a potentially unprecedented vote on tiktok's future. the senate is expected to pass a bill to ban...
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legal expense. >> prosecutors calling pecker as their first witness. he once called trump a personal friend, flashing a smile as he took the stand. prosecutors accusing him of acting as a coconspirator in helping buy and bury damaging stories about trump. pecker testified that he had final say whether to publish any story involving celebrities. court is back in session on tuesday and pecker will be back on the stand. but first, the judge plans to hold a contempt hearing on trump's alleged violations of the limited gag order in this case. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> stocks rallied today, recovering some ground after a week of steep losses. the dow gained more than 250 points, while the nasdaq was up about 170. the s&p added 43. >> some people might be starting to get tired of warm, sunny days, and there are more on the way, but there's also a change ahead. you'll see sandy, a seven day forecast right after this stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop.
legal expense. >> prosecutors calling pecker as their first witness. he once called trump a personal friend, flashing a smile as he took the stand. prosecutors accusing him of acting as a coconspirator in helping buy and bury damaging stories about trump. pecker testified that he had final say whether to publish any story involving celebrities. court is back in session on tuesday and pecker will be back on the stand. but first, the judge plans to hold a contempt hearing on trump's alleged...
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on the stand, pecker was blunt. "we used checkbook journalism. we paid for stories." he's testifying under a subpoena, having cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he was only on the stand a few minutes today, but he'll be back tomorrow. leaving court, trump, who denies the affair with daniels, tried to downplay the case against him. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping, which is a very minor thing in terms of the law. >> reporter: so, david pecker is back tomorrow, david, but before that, there will be arguments whether trump violated the judge's gag order. prosecutors say he disobeyed it repeatedly by posting disparaging things about witnesses, like michael cohen and stormy daniels. prosecutors want trump to pay a fine. they also want the judge to hold him in contempt, which could lead to even more severe consequences. david? >> david: a lot of this focused on this first thing in the morning. aaron katersky. aaron, thank you. >>> we turn now to what authorities say was a near disaster at jfk airport. authorities say air traffic controller clearing four p
on the stand, pecker was blunt. "we used checkbook journalism. we paid for stories." he's testifying under a subpoena, having cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid charges himself. he was only on the stand a few minutes today, but he'll be back tomorrow. leaving court, trump, who denies the affair with daniels, tried to downplay the case against him. >> it's a case as to bookkeeping, which is a very minor thing in terms of the law. >> reporter: so, david pecker is back...
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then prosecutors calling the first witness, david pecker, to the stand. the former publisher of the national inquirer, who was part of a scheme prosecutors say called catch and kill. abc's senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky leading us off from the courthouse again tonight. >> reporter: donald trump walking into the manhattan courtroom where today for the first time in history a jury heard testimony in a criminal case against a former american president. >> it's a very, very sad day in america. i can tell you that. >> reporter: with trump slouching in his seat and sometimes closing his eyes, prosecutor matthew colangelo began his opening statement charging trump "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election." taking notes, as the prosecutor laid out his case, accusing trump of falsifying business records to disguise a $130,000 hush payment to porn star stormy daniels days before the election, so voters wouldn't find out about her claim of an affair. at the time, trump was under pressure. news had just broken of th
then prosecutors calling the first witness, david pecker, to the stand. the former publisher of the national inquirer, who was part of a scheme prosecutors say called catch and kill. abc's senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky leading us off from the courthouse again tonight. >> reporter: donald trump walking into the manhattan courtroom where today for the first time in history a jury heard testimony in a criminal case against a former american president. >> it's a...
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pecker is among the early witnesses. stormy daniels will testify, along with michael cohen, trump's former fixer, who wired her the hush money. prosecutors said some of the witnesses have what you consider some baggage. trump said he could testify, too, during a trial expected to last six weeks. >> when i'm testifying, i tell the truth. all i can do is tell the truth. >> reporter: the testimony's going to be heard by a jury of seven men and five women that includes two native new yorkers and two immigrants. seven jurors have advanced degrees. one juror praised trump's out spokenness. another called the former president selfish. each promised to be fair and impartial. also this week the judge is going to consider whether trump violated the gag order which prohibits him from attacking witnesses. prosecutors said it happened several times through posts disparaging cohen and daniels. the defense denies it, but prosecutors want trump fined $1,000 for each offending post. the judge will hold a hearing on that on tuesday. as th
pecker is among the early witnesses. stormy daniels will testify, along with michael cohen, trump's former fixer, who wired her the hush money. prosecutors said some of the witnesses have what you consider some baggage. trump said he could testify, too, during a trial expected to last six weeks. >> when i'm testifying, i tell the truth. all i can do is tell the truth. >> reporter: the testimony's going to be heard by a jury of seven men and five women that includes two native new...
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we may also hear from former tabloid publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say helped find and suppress negative stories about trump. michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come in and be unbiased and will will let this case go forward in a swift manner that allows president trump to get back on the campaign trail. >> this trial is expected to last six weeks, with court in session four days per week. trump will not be able to campaign during the trial. he faces up to four years in prison if convicted, but a conviction would not prevent him from becoming president again. back to you. kumasi >> thanks, amanda. good news for drivers in the north bay westbound highway 37 reopened ahead of schedule. 21 miles from vallejo to sears point. was closed over the weekend for repaving, and t
we may also hear from former tabloid publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say helped find and suppress negative stories about trump. michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come...
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we may also hear from former tabloid publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say helped find and suppress negative stories about trump. michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come in and be unbiased and will we'll let this case go forward in a swift manner that allows president trump to get back on the campaign trail. >> this trial is expected to last six weeks, with court in session four days per week. trump will not be able to campaign during the trial. he faces up to four years in prison if convicted, but a conviction would not prevent him from becoming president again. back to you at the desk, kumasi. >> thank you. amanda. good news for drivers in the north bay westbound highway 37 reopened ahead of schedule. so 21 miles from vallejo to sears point was closed over the weekend
we may also hear from former tabloid publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say helped find and suppress negative stories about trump. michael cohen is also expected to take the stand. he is trump's former attorney who already went to federal prison for his role in the hush money matter. trump has denied all allegations and says the trial is politically motivated. his allies have echoed those claims. >> i'm hoping that this judge makes the right decision. i'm hoping these jurors can come...
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prosecutors say pecker agreed to be the eyes and ears of trump's campaign by identifying damaging stories about trump and keeping them out of print. trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, also expected to be a key witness, along with stormy daniels and former white house communications director hope hicks. >> it's going to be up to the defense to try and discredit the witnesses on cross-examination, point out inconsistencies in their accounts in the case of one of the key witnesses, michael cohen, they'll hammer on his credibility because he is a convicted felon. >> in a separate case today, a judge will hear arguments over the $175 million bond in trump's civil fraud case, where he was found liable of falsely inflating his real estate assets. the new york attorney general is asking the judge to void that bond payment, saying the bond company has failed to show it has the money to cover the amount. and another big legal battle for the former president is this thursday, when the supreme court hears arguments on trump's presidential immunity claim and the january 6th election interference ca
prosecutors say pecker agreed to be the eyes and ears of trump's campaign by identifying damaging stories about trump and keeping them out of print. trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, also expected to be a key witness, along with stormy daniels and former white house communications director hope hicks. >> it's going to be up to the defense to try and discredit the witnesses on cross-examination, point out inconsistencies in their accounts in the case of one of the key witnesses,...
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among the possible witnesses, former national enquirer publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say agreed to be the eyes and ears of trump's 2016 campaign by identifying damaging stories about trump and keeping them out of print. trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, could also be called as a witness. as well as stormy daniels, the former president is using this prosecution as a political rallying cry. this is a giant witch hunt to try and hurt a campaign that's beating the worst president in history. while president biden is out on the campaign trail making his case to voters, donald trump, in an email to his supporters complaining that he's trapped in court. >> you can come out and say, sure that this is all a witch hunt and that might rev up his base. but is that really appealing to the independent voters, the republicans, who are not sold on the former president that he needs to win over in order to clinch the white house? >> alison kosik, abc news, new york. we are committed to following the story here at abc seven. we took you inside weeks ago as san quentin prepared to close its de
among the possible witnesses, former national enquirer publisher david pecker, who prosecutors say agreed to be the eyes and ears of trump's 2016 campaign by identifying damaging stories about trump and keeping them out of print. trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, could also be called as a witness. as well as stormy daniels, the former president is using this prosecution as a political rallying cry. this is a giant witch hunt to try and hurt a campaign that's beating the worst president in...
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there's also david pecker, former ceo of american media, inc., publisher of the national enquirer who could in theory speak to the catch and kill schemes used to bury stories about president trump. trump denies all allegation and currently claims he too will take the stand. now while trump will be in a courtroom this week, president biden will be hitting the campaign trail. he has a major speech on abortion planned for tuesday in florida. that's one week before a new strict abortion ban is set to take effect there in that state. janai. >> janai: maryalice, thanks for that. now let's bring in abc's jonathan karl, who will be hosting "this week" later today. i want to start where maryalice left off. how do you see this trial impacting the presidential race with trump in the courtroom and biden on the campaign trail? >> jonathan: well, look. i think we don't really know fully how this is going to impact the campaigns because we don't know the effect it's going to have on trump's psyche, and on his behavior. i mean, he has to be in that courtroom four days a week. court's not in session o
there's also david pecker, former ceo of american media, inc., publisher of the national enquirer who could in theory speak to the catch and kill schemes used to bury stories about president trump. trump denies all allegation and currently claims he too will take the stand. now while trump will be in a courtroom this week, president biden will be hitting the campaign trail. he has a major speech on abortion planned for tuesday in florida. that's one week before a new strict abortion ban is set...