Inside Edition for Monday, April 22, 2024

Big day at the Donald Trump hush money trial as opening statements got underway. However, proceedings at this historic and unprecedented trial ended hours early, around lunch time. So why was the trial the whole world is watching cut short today? Because one of the jurors...had to go to the dentist! And a man trapped in a burning SUV is praising the team of good Samaritans who risked their own lives to save him. Despite the fire ball and explosions, one by one they joined in and kept to the task at hand. As Les Trent reports, they've been named America's newest highway heroes. Plus, she was a widow who went online to find love again. She met a man on a dating website who appeared to be “Mr. Right.” However, authorities say he turned out to be a scammer who drained her of her 1.5 million dollar life savings. Then she was found dead, her family says of mysterious circumstances. Now as Alison Hall reports, the woman's daughter is sounding the alarm about what's been called an epidemic of romance scams. And the reviews are in for Taylor Swift's new album...but get this - one magazine was so scared of retaliation from Swifties over a bad review they erased the critic's name!