capitol hill this hour, both involving the border. new talks, new hope, but no word of a timeline for a potential hostage deal in the middle east. plus, able proposition that might result donald trump s legal issues once and for all. a very good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters here in new york. welcome, everybody, to alex witt reports. it s one pm on the east coast, ten a.m. out west. we begin with two big breaking news stories. first up, the white house is confirming three u.s. s members were killed and at least two dozen injured in an northeast georgia right near the border with syria. president biden said in a statement, quote, while we are still gathering the facts of this attack, we know it was carried out by radical around -backed middle groups operating in syria and iraq. and the other big breaking story, a possible bipartisan deal on immigration and border security. donald trump is urging senators to reject that deal, but republican negotiators s
Holly willbowie has been absent from her chair since yesterday morning reportedly taken off the air after being informed of the plot. Now, British Police say a man is under arrest and hes facing a series of charges now. And thats it for me and cnn primetime. Cnn tonight with laura coates is starting right now. Hey, laura. So good to see you. Its friday and let me tell you about what a week its been, abby phillip. Have a great show. Thank you so much. Good evening, everyone. Im laura coates and, yes, we did make it to friday and we have all earned the weekend ahead because, man, it has been a week, hasnt it . Remember what weve gone through in the past few day, the manufactured shutdown drama over the weekend when congress decided to kick the can down the road instead of maybe finishing the task at hand. Then on monday day one of Donald Trumps quarter of a billion Dollar Fraud Trial in new york city, yeah, i said billion with a b, tuesday Kevin Mccarthy got voted out of the job that he
we are all celebrating the birthday of you, symone. i m going to light it up for your birthday. happy birthday, symone. thank, you reverend, i love you so much. i love you. and to all of you watching, good evening and welcome to politicsnation, tonight s lead, the clock is taking. lawmakers will return to capitol hill this week with less than two weeks to go. if they hope to pass a military aid bill before christmas. republicans have pushed to add border security to the bill, alongside the politically thorny issues of funding for israel and ukraine. they have so far been unable to find much common ground with the white house. in the middle of it all, how speaker mike johnson is poised to move forward on an impeachment inquiry against president biden. adding to the partisan gridlock. delaware representative lisa blunt rochester joins us shortly as the clock ticks down on 2023. we ve got a real treat for you later, elder statesman of saturday night live, comedian and acto
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
is a queue for laura coats to make sense of it all. what? let me figure out a way to remind myself of what it would be like in court to tell a judge, or to hear witnesses, i m sorry i can t be there because we have kids. we have kids who are in the courtroom because the parents were subpoenaed, or they themselves or a defendant. i remember, abby, actually being pregnant prosecuting cases and saying, i m sorry your honor, we ve got to move the trial date i m actually due to deliver that day. all, really is the entire government pregnant? is that what s happening right now, miss coates? trust me, i am a little bit look, it s not like she can t afford childcare. that s an important point, oh tell you for a lot of people, even those who can, or it s taken for granted if they can or cannot, it s a subpoena, it s important, trial it s a civil trial, people oftentimes it was not criminal prosecutions which the big deal? it s a very big deal to release the a.g. in new york. t