emma like am i free? can i watch you guys? now, i know. all right. burning the midnight oil, chris a s. i ghlove to see, my friend, i have a good night. you do. thank d you for joining me this evening. it took nearly a month to get it, but we finally have it, the d.c. circuit court of appeals has ruled on presidential immunity, donald trump s last best attempt to evade a criminal trial for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. it is unanimous ruling, rimmed i by all three federal appeals court judges overseeing this case, to biden appointees and one appointee of president george h. w. bush. those judges spell it out and no uncertain terms. donald trump s claim that a former president cannot be duly prosecuted is worthless. quoting from the ruling, it would be a striking paradox if the president, alone, is vested with the constitutional duty to take care of the laws he faithfully executed, where the e sole officer capable of defying those laws with impunity.
news central. inside politics starts now. well thom to inside politics. i m dana bash. it is a very busy day in our newsroom s capital. any moment, president biden will speak on the white house on the bipartisan border bill that s on the brink of collapse. the bill includes a host of tough new border policies that the president says he d sign, but republicans are ready to torpedo it after donald trump came out against it. we ll bring it to you live. also this hour, i ll speak to the republican who negotiated that deal. but first, a big court defeat for donald trump. a d.c. appeals court has unanimously rejected trump s claim of presidential immunity in the federal election subversion case. cnn s paula reid has been digging through the decision. what stands out to you about the way these judges made the decision? reporter: its outcome was very much expected. he s already lost on this issue, this argument that, as president, he should enjoy immunity for things he d
president biden laying blame for the border mess squarely on republicans today. telling them to show a little spine on this issue. republican senator steve daines joins me in moments. country star john rich reflects on the life and legacy of country icon toby keith. but first, a bomb shell verdict breaking a short time ago. a mother convicted of involuntary manslaughter for her son s deadly school shooting rampage. jennifer crumbly s son, ethan, pleaded guilty to murdering four stores at his high school two years in michigan. he s serving a life sentence. his father is also facing charges. he will be on trial next. criminal defense attorney mark eiglarsh says that he does not agree with this verdict. he is standing by moments for now. first to jonathan hunt reporting live from los angeles. hi, jonathan. hi, martha. this is a ground-breaking verdict and would set a precedent in holding parents responsible for the actions of their children in the cases of mass shootings. w
good day from msnbc reports. welcome to alex reports. i m christine romans in for alex today. we begin at a live look at the beautiful snow scene in pittsburgh new hampshire. the big story today, of course, as the countdown to tuesdays first-in-the-nation primary. it is a busy day for republicans as well as democrats making closing arguments for voters. they re nikki haley and donald trump are holding in-person events this weekend and new hampshire while rhonda santas is putting more of his chips on south carolina. from the democratic side, president joe biden is not on the ballot. his supporters are staging a write in campaign. his challengers, congressman dean phillips and author mary and williams are stumping for votes ahead of the states unsanctioned democratic primary. nikki haley s camp just got some good news today. a new polls shows her as a republican favor in new hampshire a head to head general election match with president biden. trump is expected to win the repub
republican results out of the iowa, which show trump in the lead. as we were covering that night with rachel. but half of that red electorate open to alternatives. the top two alternatives, which are two individuals separated by just under 3,000 votes in iowa, are squaring off. there are high stakes in new hampshire. this is the more moderate independent state that could favor haley. its voters also will look more like the november electorate that the nominee will have to face. new tonight, desantis is not campaigning in new hampshire right now, having given up on the moderate-leaning state given the abysmal poll numbers, per the new york times. and while it is january, and let s remember the rest of the less political parts of the nation are probably a little more exhausted at the thought of turning back to campaigns and more focused on things like what we promised we d show you, christmas trees eventually coming down, and they re not so obsessed with new hampshire, but