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
the turkish fa chairman mehmet buyukeksi said in a news conference, the matches in all leagues have been postponed indefinitely. the country s president, recep tayyip erdowan, also spoke out after the shocking scenes. condemning the attack on the referee, he added: sports means peace and brotherhood. sport is incompatible with violence. we will never allow violence to take place in turkish sports. manchester united s scott mctominay says a toxic atmosphere did exist at old trafford under former managers. but not now, as the players are backing erik ten hag. united are gearing up for their champions league clash with bayern munich, a match they must win to have any hope of reaching the knockout stages of the competition. ten hag dismissed widely reported suggestions last week that he had a split dressing room. his team were booed off having lost 3 0 at home to bournemouth on saturday and their manager says their inconsistency is down to chopping and changing the team,
tougher border measures at the mexico border in exchange for any additional funding for ukraine. the us military aid package that has stalled would include $61 billion for ukraine as part of a larger package. congress has approved more than $111 billion since the war began, but the biden administration is warning that money is running out as the war in ukraine ticks closer to its two year mark. our correspondentjess parker has the view from kyiv. he s here on a rescue mission to liberate billions of dollars in defence aid for ukraine, money that s become ensnared in arguments amongst us lawmakers. overnight, a fresh wave of russian missile strikes crushed buildings in kyiv and blew craters in the earth. ukraine s war is with russia, but officials must battle sceptics in the west who ask, what s the endgame? after ukraine s faltering counteroffensive. it is widely seen to have not delivered hoped for gains. what, in your view, went wrong? translation: indeed, for us, it is
will not be the final witness in the civil fraud trial against his business organization. we ll go through the last-minute reversal from the former president. also ahead, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east. israel continues to strike what it calls hamas strongholds in southern gaza. it comes as we are learning more about some of the hostages still held by the terrorist group. plus, a controversial ruling in the state of texas. that state supreme court is blocking an abortion for a woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, december 11th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ll begin here. former president trump will not, after all, testify in his own defense at his$250 million fraud trial. he was scheduled to take the stand today, but in a last-minute reversal, it was announced late yesterday he would not testify i his defense at all. he was previously called to t
about is ridiculous. i m in this race because the truth needs to be spoken. he is unfit. this is a guy who just said this past week that he wants to use the department of justice to go after his enemies when he gets in there. i mean, the fact of the matter is he is unfit to be president, and there is no bigger issue in this race than donald trump, and those numbers prove it. that s republican presidential candidate chris christie addressing the lack of direct criticism for donald trump at last night s gop debate. we ll have much more from that heated yet perhaps not relevant event straight ahead. meanwhile, on capitol hill senate republicans are stalling a critical aid package, which includes billions of dollars in funding for ukraine. we ll explain why and what could happen next. and also ahead we ll bring you the latest from gaza. israel says its forces are closing in on the hamas leader is believed to be the mastermind behind the october 7th terror attacks. good mo