good afternoon. i m chris jansing live from msnbc headquarters in new york city. today another escalation in what is already a brutal 2024 presidential race. this time coming from hunter biden who says the right is trying to kill him in order to destroy his father. that accusation made in a rare interview after prosecutors filed a shocking new indictment. what his lawyer is saying and what this latest round of charges could mean as his dad tries to hold onto the white house. overseas, the u.n. calls the situation in gaza a, quote, spiraling humanitarian nightmare. people with open wounds and people stand in line for hours to use one shower or toilets. families who have lost everything sleep on bare concrete floors wearing clothes they have not changed for two month thes. the chilling new letter from the leading u.n. official on the ground who says they are, quote, hanging on by their fingertips. and the major controversy that just keeps growing after leaders of some of
hospital. what this means for the hundreds of people who have been trapped in that hospital for days. plus, the high stakes meeting between two of the most powerful leaders in the world. also ahead, the director of the fbi and secretary of homeland security in the hot seat on capitol hill right now. the questions they re facing during a hearing on worldwide threat to the u.s. and an emergency hearing in the georgia election interference case. the d.a. seeking a new protective order after bomb shell videos were leaked. hello, and thanks so much for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with the breaking news in gaza. israel launching a targeted military operation inside gaza s al-shifa hospital. this is the main hospital. idf forces raiding that hospital where hundreds of people have been trapped for days with little food, fuel, or medical supplies. israel is calling it a precise and targeted operation against hamas. the
headquarters in new york city. just when you thought it couldn t get any uglier, republican infighting on capitol hill turns physical. one member alleging the former speaker kevin mccarthy, quote, elbowed him in the kidneys earlier today. tim burchett then blasting mccarthy as, quote, just a bully with $17 million and a security detail. a senator stands up to fight a teamsters boss during a hearing. all of it coming with a key vote to avert a government shutdown just a few hours away. so, what now? plus, fulton county d.a. fani willis makes a stunning allegation, telling the court interviews with some of her key witnesses were intentionally leaked by the defense. the goal, she says, intimidation, harassment and threats. now she s calling on judge scott mcafee to step in. we have been watching the overwhelming show of support for israel on the national mall in washington, one speaker telling the crowd that the purpose is to show the world that jewish people, quote, have
everybody all right? everybody make it through okay? yes we did. good evening, welcome to our special coverage of the third republican presidential primary debate which was held today in downtown miami, florida. the debate just wrapped up seconds ago, after two hours onstage. you can see there, the debate hall, some of the candidates, the five candidates who participated, still milling there. people in the audience the milling there. just finishing up within the last few moments. i am rachel maddow, here at msnbc headquarters, with my colleagues, michael wallace, joy reid, stephanie ruhle and lawrence o donnell. tonight s debate in miami was a home game for one of the candidates, ron desantis. of course, it s the governor of florida, a heck of a lot good that is doing him. a poll out just before the debate shows governor desantis losing his home state, at least as far as the polling says by 39 points against his constituent, florida man and former president donald trump, who
right now on ana cabrera reports, ivanka trump s turn on the witness stand. donald trump s eldest daughter just arrived to testify in the multimillion dollar fraud trial. we ve got live breaking news coverage. plus, big democratic wins on election night. contentious races in ohio, virginia, and kentucky all go blue showing the issue of abortion access is now a major liability for republicans. so what does that mean for 2024? . and happy debate day for all who celebrate. five candidates make the stage, but can any of them get out from under trump s shadow? thanks so much for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with the breaking news shaking the political world this morning after big wins scored by democrats in key races in ohio, kentucky, and virginia all revealing the issue of abortion access is a major liability for the republican party. nbc s priscilla thompson in ohio where voters enshrined abortion rights into that