11th hour stephanie ruhle starts now. t tonight, the people who have a major impact on the 2020 election. the supreme court s decision on whether to weigh in on donald trump s immunity claims. and the upcoming appeal on colorado s ballot disqualification. meanwhile the former president is doubling down on his comments about immigration. yet only a handful of republicans are even pushing back. then more scrutiny over a i and facial recognition after rite aid was accused of misusing the technology, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. we get some news tonight. the nation s highest court appears to be on a fast track to play a pivotal role in next year s presidential election. supreme court has been asked to weigh in on legal battles and evolving republican front runner donald j trump. special counsel jack smith wants the justices to issue a speedy ruling on t
then more scrutiny over ai and facial recognition after rite aid was accused of misusing the technology, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. we get some news tonight. the nation s highest court appears to be on a fast track to play a pivotal role in next year s presidential election. supreme court has been asked to weigh in on legal battles and evolving republican front runner donald j trump. special counsel jack smith wants the justices to issue a speedy ruling on trump s claim that presidential immunity protects him from criminal prosecution in the election interference case. today trump s legal team responded to smith s request by asking the court to hold off on making any decisions, seeing the issues involve call for more careful deliberation, not less. the court has already agreed to hear an appeal for the january 6th defendant on whether to dismiss the c
chris jansing reports. at this hour, donald trump s republican rivals not sounding much like rivals after he s kicked off the ballot in colorado. what they re saying including the candidate pledging to withdraw from the state s contest if trump can t compete too. pressure mounting on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. his tense meetings with the families of hostages and where negotiations stand right now to bring them home. plus, the threat is far from over as a volcano continues erupting in iceland, what it means for thousands of people forced to evacuate right before the holiday. and it s the most wonderful time of the year, unless maybe you re headed to the airport. the record-breaking travel as families head home for the holidays. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we start with donald trump s republican opponents rallying around after the colorado ruling. nbc s vaughn hillyard is following that for us. what are they sayin
how accurate that is, how come they are fighting so hard to keep that information from us when we ask for it? why won t they share it? i m james clayton, and i m investigating whether the police should be using this controversial tech. the technology itself is harmful. it is too dangerous and that is just a massive threat to civil liberties in this nation. march, 2017. andrew conlyn is driving with a friend. i think we made about 1.5 miles into a 30 mile trip. andrew is in the front passenger seat, his friend is driving. and he s probably hitting 80, 90. i m saying, you know, slow down . it was falling on deaf ears i don t think he responded at all so i basically reached the conclusion that somebody was going to die that night. sirens wail does your fire extinguisher work? it s out? i used it all up - i can t put the fire out. sirens wail watch out. the car has hit a tree. the driver was thrown into bushes nearby. he died from his injuries. i m very fortunate to have w
now on bbc news, our world: facial recognition fighting crime? across america, police are increasingly using facial recognition technology to fight crime. speaks spanish. can you open the door? you want law enforcement to have more tools at our disposal, not less. images can be fed into a database to search for matches and track people down but critics argue the use of this technology is opaque and could be inaccurate. if law enforcement knows how accurate that is, how come they are fighting so hard to keep that information from us when we ask for it? why won t they share it? i m james clayton and i m investigating whether the police should be using this controversial tech. the technology itself is harmful. it is too dangerous and that is just a massive threat to civil liberties in this nation. march, 2017. andrew conlyn is driving with a friend. i think we made about 1.5 miles into a 30 mile trip. andrew is in the front passenger seat, his friend is driving. and he s proba