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And today, for the first time ever,

defendant Donald Trump's fate in this criminal trial is now in the hands of a jury of

his peers.

The presiding judge giving the standard and detailed instructions to these 12 jurors in a case that's anything but standard, we know that.

And tonight we can report several brand new developments from the jury's first day of deliberations which lasted over four hours.

We have now gleaned new clues about what they're discussing, what they're considering, what exact evidence and testimony

they are focused on today, and presumably leading into tomorrow when they hear more of it.

We can even tell you the kind of instructions that they

want to make sure they're reviewing and so our breakdown on that new

information is top story in our broadcast tonight and here is how today's

process played out the nation riveted and on a collective

verdict watch. The historic criminal trial of a former president moves from the courtroom to the jury room.

We have finally reached the beginning of the end.

And today is the day the jury gets the case.

Jury instructions will be delivered by Judge Mershaun to these 12 jurors.

Things just got serious, it feels like.

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