we have lots to get to this evening. but i want to start tonight with a book. it is published by winning team publishing. that s the name of the publishing house. winning team publishing. and you can preorder it. now it is $99, which is an expensive book. but it includes this letter dated december 21st, 1987. it reads, they were donald, i did not see the program, but mrs. nixon told me that you were really great on the donahue show. as you can imagine, she is an expert on politics. and she predicts that whenever you decide to run for office, you will be a winner. with warm regards, richard nixon. that letter is from a new book, from donald trump, coming out next month. and it is titled, letters to trump. it includes correspondence with celebrities and dignitaries and former presidents, including, apparently, richard nixon. today, trump called nixon, a very interesting guy, and informed reporters that nixon s biggest regret was resigning amidst the watergate scandal. the twi
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pressure is turned up, a true leader has always taken the responsibility and taken action even when it s easier to do nothing. think fdr. december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire. brian: and the war was on, providing america with leadership when you needed it most. is why you were elected. 1981, ronald reagan facing air traffic controllers strike. reagan stood up and spoke you have and did what he thought was best for america. i must tell those who failed to report for duty this morning. they are in violation of the law. about they don t report for work with 48 hours, they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated. brian: and they were. we might not always like the leadership at handled but we appreciate that somebody stepped up. in that case it was reagan. when those planes crashed into our buildings on 9/11, former president george w. bush gave america exactly wallet needed. i
off lies he s told if convicted. testing the waters, florida governor ron desantis trying out new lines in iowa for a very unofficial kickoff to his widely expected presidential run. the latest legal developments for his potential rival donald trump. what he s saying about the manhattan d.a. investigating hush money payments to stormy daniels. we re also watching now a stock selloff which has been accelerating in the past hour. investigators are spooked by the second biggest bank collapse in u.s. history. our nbc news reporters are covering all of the latest developments and we begin with the selloff on wall street this hour. nbc s seema mody is with us. what has investors so concerned about the collapse of the silicon valley bank? well, chris, svp is certainly the story of the hour on wall street as the bank has been shut down for the day by california regulators, this as the large institution in silicon valley with really broad reach across the technology industry has f
in for carley shimkus. officials at cook county jail recruiting prisoners to vote illegally. here jackie ibanez. the nine-candidate field is likely to prevent one person from getting the 50 plus percent necessary to win. officials say we should have a clear winner this weekend. it is uphill battle for incumbent mayor lori lightfoot, accused of coercing inmates to vote for her. guards are recruiting prisoners to vote for lightfoot. reporter william jay kelly spoke to one inmate. i said, no, i m registered in another jurisdiction, i can t vote. you can vote for mayor. that would be a felony. then they would back off. they are doing this with all the inmates and being that aggressive? yes. that reporter joined jesse watters with the implications, listen. it would be ironic if mayor lightfoot makes theun areoff due to the jail vote, considering she has made chicago known throughout the world for nothing, but violent crime. this is the latest in a string of scand