tonight, donald trump s latest delay tactic, just one day after jacks mitt asked the supreme court to weigh in. plus, an election worker testifies in the defamation case against rudy giuliani. and president zelenskyy goes to washington to try and secure aid stalled in congress. the dangers for ukraine without funding. then, november s inflation report is out, and the economy is doing well. so, why don t americans feel it? we will get into the numbers as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. and today, donald trump is ramping up his campaign to halt all proceedings in his federal election interference trial. late this afternoon, his lawyers filed new documents asking for the case to be put on hold until there is a decision about his claim that he cannot be prosecuted because of presidential immunity. now, remember, it was just monday that is, yesterday a spec
judge s gag order still in place, so he can t speak about certain things. he has to be so careful. that is so unconstitutional, in my opinion. we have first amendment rights. we have rights as attorneys. sixth amendment rights. those are all being violated, and he still wants to take the stand even though my advice is, at this point, you should never take the stand with a gag order. but he is so firmly against what is happening in this court. trump lawyer alina habba previewing the former president s testimony in the civil fraud trial against his business organization. now, it appears trump will be a no-show. we ll show you what his legal team is saying about the last-minute reversal, and who will take the stand. plus, the latest from the middle east. israel continues to strike what it calls hamas strongholds in southern gaza. an area where the u.n. has warned about dire humanitarian conditions. it comes amid new reporting that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu no
good to see you. i m yasmin vossoughian. we re following breaking. is a red sea showdown involving an american warship. missiles, drone attacks launched by an iranian-backed group. we re gonna tell you what happened here. it s committed forces expand their offensive south. an attack on the area that gaza residents were told to go to to be safe. the biden administration, meanwhile, pushing israel publicly to do more to protect civilians. as israel defense itself, it matters how. the united states is unequivocal, international humanitarian law must be respected. too many innocent palestinians have been killed. the white house also making clear today that they had no advanced warning of the hamas attack after hearing that they had the blueprint for the october 7th plan a year before it happened. we re also following other news, that donald trump is spinning himself as the defender of democracy, despite trying to overturn an election. the fallout from elon musk s profane mess
countdown to shutdown. new republican house speaker, mike, johnson lays out his plan to prevent a catastrophic closure of our government in five days. members of his own party arch buying it. we re live on capitol hill this morning with overnight reaction. plus, in the dark. the world health organization says that it s lost contact with the largest hospital in gaza, as israeli forces are still showing sites all around it. live report from israel, coming up. later, the dawn. trump s former fixer, michael cohen, says there is a reason why the most indicted ex president in history operates like a law boss. it s becoming evident, more, more each day. it s a quarter of a billion civil fraud trial in new york. michael cohen joins us live to explain. and, american dream. the son of african immigrants become rhode island s first black congressman. we ll talk to former biden aide about his big win, and plans after taking office. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning
coming up this weekend, don trump s on the campaign trail as the 2024 republican front runner, but i wonder, he will be on trial. expected to take a stand in the civil fraud case in new york. first it seemed like the least of trump s legal worries, but this case has proven to be quite explosive. we have another hour of velshi right now. and good morning, it is sided eight of him to the fourth. i m ali velshi. we begin this morning with a split screen image that perfectly represents this moment of american politics with democracy hanging in the balance. donald trump on the campaign trail and on trial. on one side we have a disgraced twice impeached multiple indicted former president raging at the system at the walls close in on him. on the other, a seemingly untouchable front runner for the republican nomination giving his supporters and the rest of the country a pretty good preview of what his return of power is going to look like. and the eyes of the maga base, trump