What would we give hamas in return . There are five hamas members from an organization called the holy Land Foundation in texas who are in jail. Some substantial Jail Terms for support to terrorism. The idea of us making a direct trade, really since some of these, its something the administration has to be really careful about. Understanding the hostages, family, frustrations. I would be surprised of this happened in perhaps this is something designed to pressure the israelis to take another crack at negotiations. Hears the fact, nothing about this is easy. Mark, thank you, my friend. Good to see you. A onetime Biden Insider with her take on what to expect from tuesdays debate. Can we expect Donald Trump highlighted by this headline 49 unfocused minutes to show up at the debate . Is this the only version of the former president . The next hour starts right now. A day to all of you from Msnbc Headquarters here New York. We are beginning this hour with decision 2024 as we marked 59 days
thanks for being here. i m stephen romo in for yasmin today. it s a busy final day of 2023. just hours before the ball drops, the security is tight in new york s times square. celebrations are set to get underway, despite the heightened threat environment, following the october 7th attack on israel. we are live on the scene with the latest. of course, in many parts of the world, it is already 2024. we will show you the sights and sounds and the hopes so many have for the new year. meanwhile, tensions are high across the red sea at this hour, as the u.s. navy sinks three houthi boats and downed ballistic missiles fired from houthi controlled areas. we will have more on that. legal action in donald trump s world is not stopping. we will reveal that question special counsel jack smith has for an appeals court that took more than 80 pages to ask. and we begin this hour with a countdown to the new year. up to 1 million people are flocking to times square to witness new yor
year s eve celebrations around the world. and, donald trump s legal life. a special counsel launches a new attack on trump s immunity defense while the former presidents legal team gears up to keep his name on the primary ballot in several states. a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we begin today in maine where police are investigating a incident at the home of its secretary of state. the fake emergency call to the home of shana bellows coming after her decision to disqualify donald trump from that states primary ballot. fellas is telling msnbc that she is receiving nonstop threats of violence. i also want to call out the dehumanizing images that have been placed online of me. the threatening communications to people in my family, and to my staff. people who work for. me i is designed to instill fear, and to provoke silence, to keep people from speaking out. to send a message. that is
primary contest. how people are reacting. plus, the city of new york ramping up security for the big party in sometimes square. how tensions over fighting in the middle east are playing a major factors. russia launching its largest aerial assault on ukraine since the start of the war. the images coming in as ukraine pleads for more military aid. we re beginning the hour with the new legal showdown over donald trump s eligibility to even be on the ballot. maine s secretary of state issuing a decision last night that the former president can t be a candidate in the primary, because he violated the constitution s insurrection clause. the weight of the evidence, all of the evidence made clear that mr. trump was aware of the by a multi-pronged effort to delegitimize a democratic election, the election of 2020, and then chose to light a match on january 6th. we should note on the same night we got that news from maine, the state of california made the op sid decision sayi
Saying in a new interview about his reelection campaign, concerns about his age, and where this Debt Ceiling Standoff goes next. Plus, you have to see this one to believe it, former president Donald Trumps Video Deposition in the Defamation Lawsuit against him. He defends he is Access Hollywood comments on even insults the attorney asking the questions. The impact the testimony could have on the jury as the civil trial comes to an end. We have a lot to talk about, so lets get started. We are going to dig into President Bidens new interview with Msnbc Stephanie Ruhle in just a few moments. But first, is the Supreme Court compromised . More stunning reports about conservative Justice Clarence thomas have Many Americans and democrats calling for greater oversight on the judicial body. We cited think statements that billionaire gop, harlan crow, paid for thomass nephew to attend boarding school. That same day, the Washington Post detailed correspondents in 2012, between former Vice Preside