note, i wish you a very good night. from across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me and i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. tonight, the defense makes its case for reasonable doubt. the real argument was michael cohen cannot be trusted. michael cohen is the goat. the greatest liar of all time. the judge s sharp rebuke to trump s attorney. he was livid. he was livid as he should be. reporter: and the prosecution tells the story of a conspiracy to corrupt a presidential election. steinglass says the value of this corrupt bargain cannot be overstated. trump was overtly discussing the story to avoid it being published. this scheme could very well be what got president trump elected. tonight, rachel maddow recaps the closing arguments with lawrence o donnell, alex wagner, jen tsaki, and all in the courtroom. plus nicole wallace, chris hayes, ari melber, stephanie ruhle. as trump on trial begins. now. thank you for joining us tonight. w
day weekend right now, more than 100 million people are at risk of severe weather as deadly and destructive storms. sweep across the central us these new threats come just hours after powerful storms killed at least 13 people across the south overnight, at least four of those killed were children homes were obliterated. 18 wheelers flipped over and power lines knocked out coming back to visualization right now for the first time, knowing that i was just here and it s all destroyed. it it s mind-blowing. i m still trying to process it. it s shock this everything you had worked so hard for all these years is don cnn s ed. lavandera is in valley view, texas and meteorologist, at elisa rafah is tracking the storms from the weather center. so ed, let s begin with you. i mean, bad. i mean terrible damage behind you. how are people doing? trying to capture the magnitude of the devastation that we re finding here invalid the texas, which is just north of the dallas, fort worth
fans are hoping for another surprises, like taylor s version album releases and after last night a talk of whether travis kelce will pop up on stage again. that is all well and good. but more ian rad nick for me. thank you for letting us end on that happy note. deadline: white house starts right now. howdy friends. aloha and namaste. it is 4:00 p.m. in new york city. i m john heilemann in for nicolle wallace. we re t minus 72 hours and change away from the spectacle of sitting american presidents debating a former american president, the latter of whom just to spice things up, also happened to be a 43 four time criminal, a scoff law, with 34 scarlet f s across his wrap sheet. if donald trump gets his way, the first and maybe only presidential debate of 2024 this thursday in atlanta will be less lincoln douglas or even krend nixon than randy savage versus ricky the dragon steamboat. those are wrestlers for the record. the chain of events that led president biden to fa
his full throttle attempt to overturn the presidential election. by taking the precious time on this case, the justices have actually halted donald trump s federal election interference trial. that means that a deverdict is less likely before november s election. beyond justice delayed this case could reshape the presidency also and axios explains. quote, the next week may redefine the limits of presidential power for generations to come. andrew weissman and melissa murray are kicking off another hour back with us. i would just like to ask how how is this even a thing, melissa? if anyone listened to the oral arguments, donald trump asked his his lawyers are asking the justices to say you know, they gave examples of you can shoot someone and assassinate someone and a president could order an assassination and that should be covered because he needs immunity. that s a crime. so first of all, that s exactly right. some of the arguments that were made at that oral argument
that is a that doesn t for may for today. the good news is jana will be back with you this next sunday. stay where you are because there is more news coming up on msnbc. get ready, only four days to go before the big debate. this hour, whether past two surprising moves made by the biden campaigned and the risk and reward, how the damage and drama could last for months. and the trump vice president steaks, how maga his pick might be. good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters. we begin with decision 2024. with just four days to go before the first presidential debate, each side is calibrating expectations. as you know it has been reported that krycka joe has gone to a log cabin to study, repair, they want to get him good and strong. they want to strengthen him up so he comes out, he will come out, okay, i say he will come out all jacked up. who knows what donald trump will do at any minute or any time. i will bet he will talk over the microphone like he does