kayleigh: i m kayleigh mcenany in for laura ingraham and this is a special edition of the ingraham angle. [shouting] [bleep] [shouting] disperse now to permit the safe flow of pedestrian traffic. kayleigh: that was christmas. you may not know it by looking at those images. that was new york city and their latest victim was thrown into chaos as protesters clashed with police officers in the streets of manhattan. one officer incurred a shoulder injury. that s right, they attacked the police officers. another punched in the throat on christmas. and as billions of christians around the world separated the birth of jesus christ. these protests shouted they attacked police officers. they said christmas is canceled. they chanted long live the intifada. they even said nypd, kkk, idf, they are all the same. some even shouted allah hueall the protesters decided to mock the christmas holiday as they carted around, get, this a nativity scene, which according to the new y
Tonight Donald Trumps lawyers wrap up the case and his criminal trial as the former president declined to take the witness stand. Then my interview with israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, as a war crimes prosecutor now seeks a warrant for his arrest. And what is going on with the economy . Inflation may be slowing, but prices remain high in this country. I will ask the head of the Federal Reserve bank of chicago as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. It evening once again, im Stephanie Ruhle in chicago and we are now 168 is away from the election. In about one week from now, a jury of 12 new yorkers will start deliberating the fate of the first former president charged with a crime. Donald trumps defense team rested its new york criminal case today after calling just two witnesses. Donald trump did not take the stand. The Closing Arguments are now set for one week from today. Then the case goes to the jury. My colleague Laura Jarrett has all the details. Reporter
Donald trump did not take the stand. Closing arguments are now set for one week from today. Then the case will go to the jury. My colleague has all the details. Reporter tonight, the defense resting their case with former President Trump choosing not to take the stand in their first criminal trial. Jurors left today hearing only from robert costello, a lawyer who briefly advised Michael Cohen. Prosecutors trying to Paint Costello as a paint ally to prevent cohen from flipping on mr. Trump. Confronted with emails, suggesting he was frustrated. He refused to hire him including one where he wrote he continues to slow play us and the president. Is he totally nuts . Hes playing with the most powerful man on the planet. Costello suggested monday, cohens entire story, that former President Trump plotted to silence Stormy Daniels to protect his campaign was all a lie. Costello telling jurors that Michael Cohen said numerous times that President Trump knew nothing about those payments and that
Good to be back with you for another hour. Im katy tur, nbc news is reporting three convoys, that appear to be evacuees were hit by israeli strikes in gaza, according to the Israeli Health ministry. 70 people are dead. Only an hour ago, the idf said an extensive attack against military targets within gaza was underway. This morning, israel dropped thousands of leaflets in the north of the strip warning civilians to go south. Quote, gaza city has turned into a battlefield. Leave your homes immediately read those flyers. The idf told gaza City Residents they would refrain from touching an Evacuation Route until 8 00 p. M. That was just about two hours ago. Quote, no one knows where were going, One Gaza Resident told nbc news, but were ready to run. Joining us now from tyre, lebanon, is nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradleyment thank you for being with us. I know were going to start at the north end of this. But tell me whats been happening there today . Everyone is still very