from the beginning, from that first moment when they told the russians what they thought they should do. it was very early on, lawrence, but it gave us insight into what the russian troup somewhat the russian people were going to be like in this war, you will recall, in the early days, we are told by u.s. intelligence and british intelligence that this thing would be over in a matter of days. the thing that changed it now it s the weapons coming from the west by the things that changed it the early days on snake island, when those ukrainians told those russians what they did, was pure gumption. it was pure guts. yes, it really was, it really showed us for the first time with the russians were up against. yep. and why they cannot succeed their. that s right. thanks, ali. have a good show. thank you. today, 233 years after the first supreme court justice took his oath of office, ketanji brown jackson was sworn in as the 116th supreme court justice, making
witness pressure in the january 6th investigation. plus, the supreme court closes out its term with more key decisions, and makes history with justice jackson s swearing in. and promises a new legal debate over states influence over elections. nearly one week since the reversal of roe v. wade, the president endorses and into the filibuster to codify abortion rights, as legal pressure mounts across the country, as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, i am alicia menendez, in for stephanie ruhle. there are new developments tonight, in the ongoing investigation for january 6th. the new york times reports that donald trump s political organization and allies have paid for or promise to cover legal fees for more than a dozen witnesses, raising questions about whether the former president may be trying to influence their testimony. the times points out, there is nothing illegal about a third party covering the legal fees for a witness. it says, the is
ABC and NBC broke in with special reports Thursday for the historic swearing in of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the high court, but the Disney-owned network went beyond the predictable accolades into the extremes as longtime Supreme Court reporter Terry Moran said Jackson will go down on the same plane as iconic Americans abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth.
the senate to the supreme court back in april, we were joined by her harvard college roommates who created an enduring sisterhood in college. lisa fairfax, lisa fairfax antoinette coakley and nina simmons, along with ketanji brown jackson. as a roommate group. that sisterhood was back in washington again at the supreme court as judge jackson officially became justice jackson. and they shared some photos with us, including one of justice jackson s official picture, which already hangs on the wall inside the supreme court. to see our full interview with the ketanji brown jackson roommate sisterhood, the harvard roommate sisterhood, go to the last word on twitter, find a link to the video there. that is tonight s last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, disturbing new questions about possible
On Thursday's The 11th Hour show, MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle lamented that Republicans had distracted the country with "nonsense" and prevented Americans from getting to know newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Her over the top expression of sympathy for the liberal judge came as NBC News Washington correspondent Yamiche Alcindor gushed over Judge Jackson by citing praises from some of her friends.