trump, in deep blue manhattan, many jurors swiftly dismissed for saying they cannot be impartial. the judge driving home the stakes of the unprecedented moment for the presumptive gop nominee, warning mr. trump today, if he fails to show up, he risks arrest. mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to the 34 counts of falsifying business records. a low level felony, but the story prosecutors seek to tell, more sordid and sweeping, previewing their central theme today of a presidential campaign rocked by the release of the infamous "access hollywood" tape, fueling mr. trump's determination and prosecutors telling to buy the silence of stormy daniels, allegedly directing michael cohen to pay her $130,000, saying she had sex with mr. trump. something he maintains never happened. the former president later reimbursing cohen through a series of checks, allegedly doctors his company's internal records to cover it all up. >> that payment was to hide damaging information from the voting public. the participant scheme was illegal. >> reporter: the judge ruling prosecutors cannot play the "access h