I'm now one of the 67 (and counting) people listening in on a teleconference line to the proceedings in Brooklyn - which are scheduled to begin momentarily And just FYI - it's been 30 minutes - and nothing has happened yet.

Breaking news on the #MengWanzhou front today with an expected guilty plea in a Brooklyn courtroom at 10 a.m. PT ... after that - all eyes will look to Vancouver to see if the extradition request is dropped in court here And so what we will be looking for once a plea is entered is the scheduling of a court appearance here at B.C. Supreme ASAP ... you can follow all the events as they unfold with us here at CBC

Back after a break now - and #MengWanzhou lawyer Mona Duckett is continuing her submissions with comparisons to other cases ... again - they're trying to convince the judge the US has lied to the court about key facts in the case She's citing a 2003 B.C. Supreme Court case where a judge stayed proceedings when the United Kingdom sought a Victoria man for extradition in relation to an alleged conspiracy involving the sale of rare coins.

This is it! The final two and a half weeks of #MengWanzhou extradition proceedings begin today ... here's a look at what you can expect cbc.ca/news/canada/br… And I will be dialling into the proceedings - which are set to kick off at 10 am PT ... we should begin with arguments on allegations the US misled Canada about the facts of the case ... but remember - this isn't a trial ...

Back now for the start of the fourth branch of #MengWanzhou abuse arguments. This one is about international jurisdiction!! Here's a previous story summarizing their claim cbc.ca/news/canada/br… The first lawyer up is going to be Gib van Ert - a new face on the #MengWanzhou defence team. He's an expert on international law. William Smart will also be making submissions ...

Today's #MengWanzhou court hearing about to begin. Crown could wrap by the end of day. Here's yesterday's story: cbc.ca/news/canada/br… Curious to know what my colleagues @ianjamesyoung70 and @amysmart1 make of the judge's frequent questions. She seemed to make clear she's considering wrongdoing on behalf of RCMP and CBSA - even without guiding FBI conspiracy

Crown about to resume arguments at #MengWanzhou extradition proceedings ... here is a recap of yesterday's events: cbc.ca/news/canada/br… Crown lawyer Diba Majzub begins by telling judge that CBSA acted reasonably in deciding to examine #MengWanzhou before the RCMP arrested her ...

Crown lawyer Robert Frater says he's going to speak for 30 minutes only - asks the judge to "step out of the weeds" He says there are two different narratives - the exciting one - and the more "prosaic" one ... the one involving conspiracy ... and the one that just involves two public bodies trying to figure out how to go about an unprecedented situation

The #MengWanzhou extradition proceedings are about to begin for the day. Defence lawyer Richard Peck said he expects to take another hour - interesting to hear the response from the Crown soon cbc.ca/news/canada/br… I see the judge overseeing the hearing has denied an application from #MengWanzhou to introduce evidence from a Huawei accountant who would have said HSBC didn't really risk losing any money - suggesting the allegation of fraud could not be supported bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/21/…

Back with #MengWanzhou defence lead Richard Peck who says the failure to take adequate notes amounts to a dereliction of duty for the RCMP and CBSA officers involved in arrest Peck says a deliberate decision not to take notes is a violation of Charter Section 7 ... because it impedes a person's ability to defend themselves

Fenton accuses RCMP of "unacceptable negligence" in the destruction of former Staff Sgt. Ben Chang's emails ... Fenton is done - next up is Richard Peck - on credibility and reliability

Back for the beginning of another week of #MengWanzhou extradition proceedings in BC Supreme Court. Defence is still making their case in relation to allegations Meng's rights were violated during arrest cbc.ca/news/canada/br… If you've been following the "trials" of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in China right now - please take the time to listen to this episode of our podcast where you can learn so much more about these two Canadians podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/epi…

Police report into northern B.C. homicides says Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod recorded videos admitting to killing all three victims - but gave no motive for the crimes 13-page report details investigation into murders of Lucas Fowler, Chynna Deese and Leonard Dyck last July as well as the investigation into the two killers ...

Huawei representative says crime she’s accused of aren’t a crime in Canada ... not going to answer questions Says “she should be released immediately” and that allegations are “baseless”