The second day of the Illinois Senate's impeachment trial of Gov. Blagojevich has just begun.  FBI agent Daniel Cain has explained how the agency managed to record the conversations included in the criminal complaint against the governor and is now confirming that the quotes included in the affidavit are "true and accurate."

Today's main act, however, will be the four edited recordings that impeachment prosecutor David Ellis will play at some point. These taped conversations apparently show the governor trying to obtain a campaign donation in return for signing a piece of legislation benefiting the horseracing industry.

You can watch the impeachment proceedings on CNN's live feed, or listen live via WBEZ or WUIS.  Meanwhile, Steve Rhodes is live-blogging over at NBC 5.

Blagojevich is scheduled to appear on numerous additional television shows today, including CBS' Early Show, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, CNN's No Bias No Bull, and Fox News' On The Record. (What, no Shepard Smith?) Meanwhile, the governor has apparently convinced one person of his innoncence: Geraldo Rivera.  Not sure how much good that's gonna do him.