hey, they re everyone. welcome to alex witt reports. it is one pm in the, east area west. we are beginning with a live look at new hampshire. that is where the temperature is that seven degrees, as we count down the first in the nation presidential primary. candidates are out and about in the granite state, they are making their cases to a notoriously independent minded electorate. what decision day now two days away, ron desantis plans to return to new hampshire today. donald trump spoke at a rally in manchester last nights, and about his wide range of topics, celebrating authoritarian leadership. the great man, great leader and europe, victor war bonnet, is the, he s the prime minister of hungary. he s a great leader. very strong man. some people don t like it because he s too strong. it s nice to have a strongman running a country. meanwhile, nikki haley today as we directly engagi with voters and get a momentum in the state. she picked up the endorsement of the cons
little time this evening. and iran minder that a man airs weekend nights at seven pm. now is the time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. word with lawrence good even. alex katie porter is gonna join us and she hasn t been here for a while. she always takes us in on a direction i don t see coming. i ll be watching. have a good show. thanks, alex. federal judge louis kaplan reached the point of exasperations with donald trump s lawyer today when the lawyer was trying to ask a question that any real trial lawyer knows how to ask. it got to the point where the judge said to trump attorney alina habba, it s evidence wonowon. alina habba maintained her front runner status as most incompetent trump trial lawyer to appear in court so far again today, in the case of e. jean carroll versus donald trump. because as a civil case in which e. jean carroll is seeking massive financial damages from donald trump, there are a lot of financial questions
the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. ruhl e starts now tonight, the split screens court cases, donald trump using today s a voluntary appearance to air his grievances before the judge. while hunter biden pleads not guilty on federal charges. then, chris christie is out of the race for now, but could he be back as a third party candidate? and what happens when misinformation is given a platform? the collective responsibility to call out the lies, the 11th hour getting underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. and we are following the breaking news out of the middle east tonight. american led military strikes targeting militias in yemen backed by iran, for weeks, as the war between israel and amos escalated. those militia groups have attacked commercial and other ships in the nearby red sea. the night, the u.s. and its allies struck back, firing on targets in yemen. we ll
investigator of the january six committee, on the growing fears about how donald trump will use the military if he s reelected. then we ll talk about election ranks with minnesota governor tim walz. at three eastern, nikki free, democratic chair on the new tweets and abortion rights in that state. good morning to you from nbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we re going to begin with the final countdown to the iowa caucuses, just one day to, go and republican candidates are battling an unexpected challenger, mother nature. as we look at iowa city right now, the temperature today, minus ten. the temperatures and forecast to warm up kind of, by caucus time tomorrow, but will remain below zero. conditions on the ground are treacherous for campaigners. it could hinder the ability of voters to get to caucus locations. however, the candidates are braving the weather today. they are blitzing nine cities and the crisscross on the state for
stories you re going to remember for the rest of your life. this is the mugshot the world will never forget. mr. trump has been criminally and not four times. i have 91 felony counts. i did everything, they interlock me. kevin mccarthy has finally been sworn in speaker after running on a historic 15th ballot. it s becoming increasingly clear with the speaker of the house already works for. chaos on capitol hill tonight. brought on by the house vote to remove kevin mccarthy. the speaker. congress has a new house speaker tonight. ending threat works off uncertainty. president biden makes an historic top secret trip to ukraine. one year later, kyiv stands. and ukraine stands. democracy stands. america stands with you. president biden and israel. less than a day on the ground but no doubt of the u.s. government commitment backing israel and its four against hamas. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. we re closing in on that and all of 2023. so it is