00:42.3
is that Trump not only knew about the payments,
00:46.5
but that he intended for the payments to essentially help him win the election,
00:51.8
to conceal it from the voting public.
00:56.9
Philippine-American Matthew Halandoni is a criminal attorney and a former Ohio State prosecutor.
01:03.0
Halandoni says not only do the prosecutors face a big hurdle in connecting the dots
01:06.9
to prove their case to the jury, but also the credibility of their witnesses.
01:11.3
Michael Cohen, his former attorney, the attorney who made the quote-unquote hush payments,
01:17.0
is going to be very prominently featured in this case,
01:20.4
and his credibility is going to be very important.
01:23.9
Does the jury believe him?
01:25.8
Do they think that he...
01:26.9
is lying because Trump, you know, threw him under the bus?
01:31.3
Or, you know, he's now himself a convicted felon?
01:33.8
Can you trust him?
01:35.1
Even if he is convicted, many legal experts doubt that 77-year-old Trump will be sentenced to jail time.
01:41.0
Trump is required to attend the trial each day, which is expected to last through May.
01:47.3
In sports, the final buzzer sounded for the NBA regular season
01:51.0
as the 14th LA Clippers arrested their stars.
01:53.4
They got a visit from the Houston Rockets and their Phil Ams star, Jalen Green.
01:56.9
The game between the Clippers and the Rockets,
02:00.7
which carried no impact on the playoff picture,
02:02.7
ended in a 116-105 win for Houston.
02:05.8
Green scored 13 points while grabbing six rebounds.
02:09.2
The Filipino-American has finished his third NBA season,
02:12.1
playing all 82 games, averaging just under 20 points per game,
02:16.0
as he continued to flash his potential.
02:17.7
I stuck it out and found, you know, who I am in the whole, like, rebuild of the season.
02:26.9
You know, I had to break some habits.
02:30.5
I'm still breaking habits to the last game, but I think I figured it out.
02:36.3
And, yeah, I think I'll have a good carry-on for next season.
02:39.6
The win caps off a 41-41 season for the Rockets.
02:43.3
Their best finish since Green was selected as a No. 2 overall draft pick in 2021.
02:47.9
The Rockets won 20 games during Green's rookie season,
02:50.7
followed by 22 wins in his second season.
02:52.9
Under their new coach, Imei Doka, and several key free agent pickups,
02:56.9
the Rockets went on an 11-game winning streak in March,
02:59.2
keeping them alive in the playoff picture late into the season.
03:03.7
And finally, the only Filipino head coach in the NBA, Eric Spolstra,
03:07.5
and the Miami Heat now know their path to the NBA Finals.
03:12.4
Defending Eastern Conference champions, Miami Heat,
03:14.7
led by head coach Eric Spolstra, finished 8th in the Eastern Conference,
03:18.0
just as he did last year.
03:19.7
The Heat will have to survive the play-in tournament
03:21.6
they'll face the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.
03:24.8
Yeah, looking forward to it.
03:26.9
It's a great environment.
03:28.3
Everybody's been playing fantastic, you know, recently.
03:34.1
You know, so we know what to expect up there.
03:36.8
And that is what we say, you know, it's for competitors only.
03:43.3
And it should be a lot of fun.
03:45.3
The NBA postseason begins with the play-in tournament on Tuesday
03:47.9
as the Oklahoma City Thunders the top seed in the West
03:50.6
with the defending champion Denver Nuggets in the No. 2 seed.
03:55.8
And those are the news.
03:56.9
Making headlines today, you can catch more of our TFC News
03:59.2
at our website, news.abs-cbin.com slash tfcnews.
04:03.2
Head on over to the ABS-CB News YouTube channel
04:05.2
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04:08.5
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04:12.0
I'm Henny Espinosa and this is your TFC News Now.
04:18.0
The historic criminal trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump
04:21.6
officially got underway in New York on Monday.
04:24.6
It's the first time in American history,
04:26.9
that a former U.S. President appeared in court for a felony.
04:30.7
Trump was charged by Manhattan's District Attorney
04:33.2
with 34 counts of Class E felony
04:35.8
for falsifying business documents
04:38.3
to cover up a $130,000 hush money payment
04:42.0
to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
04:45.1
The payment was supposedly made in exchange
04:47.4
for Daniel's silence about an extramarital sexual encounter with Trump
04:52.2
before the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.
04:56.9
Trump was required to attend the whole duration of the trial
04:59.2
and appeared in court as the jury selections began.
05:03.1
Nothing like this has ever happened before.
05:06.1
There's never been anything like it.
05:07.6
Every legal scholar said this case is nonsense.
05:11.7
It should never have been brought.
05:13.6
It doesn't deserve anything like this.
05:16.2
There is no case.
05:17.9
But on day one of the trial,
05:19.9
half of the nearly 100 potential jurors were dismissed
05:22.9
as they admitted they could not be impartial
05:26.9
giving an adjudgment on the former president.
05:29.6
Both sides are seeking 12 jurors and 6 alternates
05:33.1
to hear what could be the only criminal case against Trump
05:36.4
before the November 5th presidential election.
05:42.4
Outside the New York Criminal Court building,
05:44.8
people gathered to express their thoughts
05:47.0
on the historic trial of Trump.
05:49.5
This Filipino-American immigration lawyer says
05:51.9
he came all the way from Hawaii
05:53.7
to show his support for Trump
05:55.5
who has his sights on Trump.
05:56.9
He was set on the presidency.
05:58.8
They can do what they want
05:59.9
but eventually he will be acquitted.
06:04.5
The Almighty is with him.
06:07.2
You cannot persecute a man
06:09.7
for doing what he allegedly did.
06:13.4
Nobody was killed, nobody was harmed,
06:15.6
nobody was prejudiced.
06:17.5
So why should they do that to him?
06:20.2
Anti-Trump activist Marnie Halasa meanwhile
06:23.0
showed up in her hush money payment costume.
06:25.6
The film activist,
06:26.9
founded a theatrical protest group
06:29.1
called Revolution is Sexy.
06:31.8
I'm not sure that the hush money
06:33.8
will rise to a level as a felony.
06:36.5
You know, I would like it to
06:38.6
because if I have to endure
06:40.3
four more years of Donald Trump,
06:42.7
like bigotry, hate speech,
06:45.0
tax breaks for the wealthy,
06:46.9
money for endless wars,
06:49.1
I mean, that's going to be a problem for me.
06:54.5
And finally in sports,
06:56.9
Los Angeles Clippers hosted their final regular season home game
07:00.4
at the Crypto.com Arena this past weekend.
07:04.2
Since it opened in 1999,
07:06.6
the Clippers have shared the arena with fellow NBA team,
07:09.8
Los Angeles Lakers,
07:11.5
as well as the NHL's Kings.
07:14.1
While the Clippers did not bag world championships in the stadium,
07:17.5
they've won the hearts of many local Filipinos.
07:22.6
Throughout those 25 years inside the Crypto.com Arena,
07:26.9
the Clippers have hosted one of the NBA's
07:29.0
longest-running Filipino Heritage Nights,
07:31.9
where Filipino artists have taken center court.
07:35.3
The Clippers are moving to the newly built
07:37.5
Intuit Dome in Englewood, California in October
07:40.4
in time for the NBA's next season.
07:43.3
The new home arena of the Clippers
07:44.7
is expected to be touting
07:46.3
the latest technology and features
07:48.4
that the team says will make their loyal fanbase proud.
07:54.6
And those are the news-making headlines
07:57.8
You can catch more TFC News
07:59.1
on the ABS-CBN News website,
08:03.6
I'm Henny Espinosa.
08:04.9
Stay with us, Kapamilya.
08:07.4
I'm Henny Espinosa
08:08.8
and this is your TFC News Now.
08:11.5
We begin with former U.S. President Donald Trump
08:14.2
speaking out against the judge
08:15.9
overseeing his historic New York criminal trial.
08:20.4
He's a conflicted judge.
08:22.1
As you know, we're in appeal.
08:24.0
I don't think there's ever been a judge
08:26.9
more conflicted than this one.
08:29.4
So, we'll see how that all works out.
08:31.6
Donald Trump made these comments
08:33.2
after his second day in court had concluded.
08:35.5
He also called the trial rigged
08:37.9
and said that the gag order placed on him
08:40.4
by Justice Juan Merchan
08:42.1
was unconstitutional.
08:44.4
The first seven jurors were selected on Tuesday
08:46.7
to serve on Trump's historic
08:48.6
hush money criminal trial.
08:50.8
As this election process continues,
08:53.1
to choose a panel of 12 members
08:54.8
and six alternates
08:56.9
can be fair to the presumptive
08:58.4
Republican presidential nominee.
09:00.9
Even if he is convicted,
09:02.7
many legal experts doubt
09:04.1
that the 77-year-old Trump
09:06.0
will be sentenced to jail time.
09:08.7
He's a first-time convicted offender.
09:12.0
This is a financial crime,
09:13.5
not a crime of violence necessarily.
09:15.6
It's the lowest level felony.
09:17.5
Typically, if you look at that,
09:18.8
that's going to generally result in probation
09:22.6
rather than jail time.
09:26.9
the Filipino-Canadian community
09:28.6
marked a historic event
09:30.1
by celebrating the life of Benson Flores,
09:32.9
the first Filipino immigrant to Canada,
09:35.7
and laying a tombstone
09:37.0
on the unmarked grave
09:38.5
of this Filipino pioneer.
09:44.3
On the 95th death anniversary
09:47.0
of Benson Flores,
09:48.7
the first recorded Filipino
09:50.2
to arrive in Canada,
09:52.0
the Filipino community in Vancouver
09:53.7
finally had the chance
09:55.1
to celebrate his life
09:57.8
to Filipino immigrants in the country.
10:00.5
He was the adventurous seafarer
10:02.4
who left the Philippines
10:03.7
when he was only 15 years old
10:06.7
before settling in Canada
10:11.9
to recognize the pioneers.
10:13.7
They have set the standards
10:15.1
for the younger generations
10:17.0
on how will we be able
10:19.9
to move forward as a community.
10:23.8
Flores, who never married,
10:25.1
died in Vancouver
10:26.5
on April 11, 1929.
10:29.9
he was buried two days later
10:32.0
at the Mountain View Cemetery.
10:34.5
Vancouver officials paid tribute
10:36.1
to this first Filipino immigrant
10:38.1
and declared April 11 this year
10:41.0
as Benson Flores Day.
10:46.2
the city of Carson, California
10:48.1
is getting ready to celebrate
10:49.7
Philippine Independence Day
10:51.2
with major star power.
10:55.3
For nearly 15 years,
10:56.5
the city of Carson's
10:58.7
annual Philippine Independence Day celebration
11:01.0
has been considered
11:02.5
one of the longest-running
11:03.8
and biggest Filipino-American gatherings,
11:06.9
drawing in thousands of Filipinos
11:08.7
to one of the country's
11:10.0
densest Filipino populations
11:11.7
for a day of food, music, and culture.
11:15.1
This year's celebration
11:16.2
will have extra star power
11:18.0
along with some pure energy
11:19.9
as Apple Diap of the Black Eyed Peas
11:22.3
was introduced as the Grand Marshal.
11:25.3
Gary V. was revealed
11:26.4
as the headlining performer.
11:29.7
at this year's Grand Marshal
11:32.7
Apple Diap of Black Eyed Peas
11:35.7
Filipino history and culture.
11:38.0
I think about where I'm from,
11:43.6
And so any moment
11:52.4
showcase our culture,
11:54.3
I'm all about it.
11:56.4
all-day celebration
12:04.5
And those are the
12:05.6
news-making headlines today.
12:07.4
You can catch more TFC News
12:08.7
on the ABS-CBN News website,
12:13.1
I'm Henny Espinosa.
12:16.7
I'm Henny Espinosa
12:18.1
and this is your TFC News Now.
12:24.4
Former U.S. President
12:26.3
was in Harlem on Tuesday
12:28.0
to visit a convenience store
12:30.0
to speak to workers and officials
12:31.9
about New York City's crime.
12:34.2
Trump, who is on trial in Manhattan,
12:36.6
charged with 34 felony counts
12:38.5
of falsifying business records
12:40.5
for his alleged role
12:42.0
in a hush money scheme
12:43.3
before the 2016 election,
12:47.0
he did nothing wrong.
12:48.6
This is ridiculous.
12:50.9
there's no crime.
12:52.3
You know where the crime is?
12:54.2
where they come and rob them every week.
12:57.5
Republican presidential nominee says
12:59.5
his visit to the store
13:01.0
was to show his commitment
13:02.3
to keeping law and order
13:04.9
We're going to work with the mayor,
13:05.9
we're going to work with the governor,
13:07.7
I work with Democrats.
13:09.3
We have to straighten out New York.
13:12.0
the jury selection process
13:13.2
in his criminal trial
13:14.5
continues this week.
13:16.5
Opening statements
13:17.2
are expected to happen next week.
13:19.6
There's been an increase in robberies
13:21.5
and assaults in New York City
13:22.8
in the past three months.
13:24.2
According to a recent NYPD,
13:26.3
crime statistics report.
13:28.3
A lot of assaults happening
13:30.3
so you have to be a true New Yorker now.
13:33.0
You have to be super alert,
13:36.3
and just be aware of
13:38.1
any kind of criminality
13:45.9
who worked at the NYPD
13:47.4
for more than 30 years,
13:49.3
says he's seen what works
13:50.8
when it comes to tackling crime.
13:52.9
The key is to address crime
13:54.7
while it's small,
13:56.3
before it becomes
13:58.2
a bigger problem.
13:59.8
It means we have to address, like,
14:03.7
quality of life issues, right?
14:05.8
If you see peddlers on the street,
14:08.4
you have to summon them.
14:09.3
If you see panhandling,
14:10.6
you have to summon them.
14:11.6
If you see street prostitution,
14:13.5
we have to arrest them, right?
14:15.4
If there's disorderly groups,
14:16.7
we have to disband them.
14:18.5
And when we don't address them,
14:20.3
it just emboldens the criminals.
14:22.3
When they see that the police
14:23.8
are neglecting smaller violations,
14:26.3
they graduate to bigger crimes.
14:28.9
And I think that's what's happening now.
14:30.8
There have been some efforts
14:33.9
8 million population,
14:36.1
including getting help
14:38.3
The governor last month
14:39.5
deployed hundreds
14:40.2
of National Guard members
14:41.6
and state police officers
14:43.4
to help patrol the subway systems.
14:51.0
And on the lighter side of news,
14:53.4
abstract Filipino essence
14:54.9
in Jacksonville, Florida,
14:56.3
has landed a coveted position
14:58.5
on the top 100 for 2024
15:01.3
of the popular business directory, Yelp.
15:04.0
It's kind of cool that, you know,
15:05.2
I'm representing our culture.
15:06.9
You know, like, you know,
15:07.8
again, top Yelp 100.
15:11.5
is an annual list
15:12.7
that features a wide range
15:14.5
of restaurants across the U.S.
15:17.1
based on user reviews and popularity.
15:20.0
Abstract is the only Filipino restaurant
15:22.0
and the only northeast Florida
15:23.9
food establishment
15:24.3
that made it to the list.
15:26.3
Community only knows
15:28.1
Filipino food is lumpia.
15:30.2
You know, so I kind of like
15:32.5
wanted to introduce more.
15:34.8
That's why our hashtag
15:35.9
is more than lumpia.
15:38.7
the visionary entrepreneur
15:41.6
is from Pangasinan province
15:43.3
in northern Philippines
15:44.5
and has over 21 years
15:46.4
of culinary experience.
15:48.8
And those are the news
15:49.9
making headlines today.
15:51.4
You can catch more TFC news
15:52.9
on the ABS-CBN News website,
15:57.4
I'm Henia Espinoza.
15:58.7
Stay with us, Kapamilya.
16:01.5
and this is your TFC News Now.
16:07.0
We begin with the representatives
16:08.5
from each brand of the U.S. Armed Forces,
16:10.9
the Philippine Consulate,
16:14.0
and members of the community
16:15.1
coming to the San Francisco National Cemetery
16:17.3
to pay their respects
16:18.6
for Filipino and American soldiers
16:22.0
Filipino is an American spot
16:26.3
In the trenches of the Philippines
16:27.9
during World War II.
16:30.1
The relationship between the United States
16:32.1
and the Philippines
16:33.6
was forged in blood.
16:36.1
The celebration also featured
16:37.4
the families of eight Filipino World War II veterans
16:39.9
receiving the Congressional Gold Medal,
16:41.9
the nation's highest civilian award
16:43.9
that was conferred on Filipino veterans
16:46.9
signed by then U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016.
16:50.5
April marked the 105th awarding ceremony in the U.S.
16:53.5
and the 82nd anniversary
16:55.2
of the Bataan death.
16:56.8
Today, we are here to honor and remember
16:59.8
the Americans and the Filipinos
17:01.8
who were lost at Bataan.
17:05.8
We salute those who survived captivity.
17:10.8
We salute those resilient service members
17:13.8
who built their own internal hope
17:18.8
and day by day along the path
17:20.8
of the 65 to 70 mile death march.
17:26.3
May peace be with you.
17:27.8
Meanwhile, Filipino Muslims in Toronto
17:29.8
marked the end of Ramadan on April 14th
17:31.8
with the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr
17:33.8
at the Tariq Islamic Center.
17:35.8
May peace be with you.
17:37.8
May peace be with you.
17:39.8
The event began with a solemn reading of the Quran
17:41.8
followed by the inspirational messages
17:43.8
delivered by three members of the parliament
17:45.8
including Filipino-Canadian MP
17:47.8
Retchie Valdez who recognized
17:49.8
the sacrifices and contributions to the community
17:51.8
by Filipino Muslims.
17:53.8
This year's Eid-ul-Fitr celebration also showed
17:55.8
support for the 75th anniversary
17:57.8
Philippine-Canada Bilateral Relations.
17:59.8
An exhibit showcased the rich history,
18:01.8
culture, and arts of the Filipino Muslims
18:03.8
featuring the kulintang musical instrument
18:05.8
and the malong garment
18:07.8
and other indigenous textiles and weaves.
18:09.8
The torogan, a house used by ancient royalties
18:11.8
like the maranaos, was also displayed.
18:13.8
This is something that needs to be passed on.
18:15.8
The legacy, the pride,
18:17.8
they have to know that they have
18:19.8
rich culture back home.
18:21.8
It's an honor for us to be part of this.
18:23.8
It's an honor for us to be part of this.
18:25.8
It's a privilege to be here,
18:27.8
to experience and also learn
18:29.8
the culture and traditions of Allah.
18:31.8
And Salam Aleikum and Salam
18:33.8
sa mga kapatid natin ng Muslim dito sa Canada
18:35.8
and also all over the world.
18:39.8
And finally, back in San Francisco
18:41.8
from meat patties on the grill
18:43.8
to chicken thighs
18:47.8
It's a busy opening day for the city's
18:49.8
newest restaurant, Izi & Wooks.
18:51.8
Filipino-American couple
18:53.8
Manuet and Cheryl Ramirez says,
18:55.8
was created to offer a modern take on classic
18:57.7
American burgers and sandwiches with a
18:59.7
Filipino twist. We're doing
19:01.7
Asian fusion spins, primarily
19:03.9
Filipino, Korean, Japanese
19:05.5
influences on classic American sandwiches.
19:08.0
So we do a smash burger,
19:09.6
a Nashville hot chicken, a Chicago
19:11.6
style Italian beef, but with Filipino
19:13.9
and Asian flavors.
19:16.6
Their Izzy Truff smash
19:17.7
burger features house ground short rib
19:19.8
and beef chuck patty smashed on the
19:21.7
flat top with grilled banana ketchup onions.
19:24.0
Their tamarind hot chicken sandwich
19:25.9
features whole chicken thighs,
19:27.8
brine and soy sauce, and calamansi,
19:29.9
then twice fried in a mochiko batter
19:31.7
and dipped in their tamarind hot oil,
19:33.7
which they say was inspired by Filipino
19:38.8
And those are the news
19:39.8
making headlines today. You can catch more TFC
19:41.7
news on our website, news.abstashtv.com
19:45.9
Head on over to the ABS-CBN News YouTube
19:47.6
channel and download the ABS-CBN News app
19:49.7
for your smartphones and tablets. I'm TJ
19:51.6
Manoto. Stay with us, Kapamilya.
19:54.0
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