we can be two consenting adults and finish it here. that s fine, perfect. want to do it now? i would love it. stand your butt up. stand your butt up. stop it. sit down. sit down. you re a united states senator. sit down. sit down please. let s get ready to rumble! three days until a possible shutdown and what were republicans doing today? shoving each other in the hallway, screaming at their colleagues and challenging committee witnesses to fight. plus, tens of thousands of people gathered on the national mall for the march on israel as we re learning new details about a possible deal to free some hostages. but we begin with fulton county district attorney fani willis asked the judge in donald trump s case to put a protective order in case. it comes as videos of confidential interviews between the d.a. s office and former trump codefendants were linked to the media. in her filing for the emergency motion, willis says this was intentionally done by someone
forces are carrying out a targeted operation against hamas inside gaza s largest hospital, where hundreds of civilians are trapped, including dozens of babies younger than the war itself. senior adviser to israeli prime minister netanyahu joins us to talk about that and more. here in the u.s., high stakes summit for one of the world s most consequential relationships as president biden and chinese leader xi jinping are set to meet face to face this afternoon for the first time in a year. meanwhile, on capitol hill, new house speaker mike johnson appears to have cleared the first major hurdle of his tenure with the house passing a temporary plan to avert a government shutdown. and today in georgia, the judge will hear arguments in the 2020 election interference case after the fulton county d.a. slams the release of interview tapes with former trump allies as witness intimidation. why she is seeking an emergency protective order. and we begin this hour with new developm
first major hurdle as house speaker, with the help of democrats. but what s next for the new speaker as he kicks the can to fund the government till next year? as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. live from msnbc headquarters and 30 rockefeller center. we start this evening in the state of georgia, where fulton county district attorney fani willis is taking action after videos of witness testimony were leaked in her election interference case. willis filed for an emergency protective order, saying the release is clearly intended to intimidate witnesses. she s also denied the release came from her office. can you say definitively to this audience and the internet audience that it was not your office but make those videos? it was absolutely not my office. i want to get open records, requests we have for that from us. yes, for you and every other outlet. we are not going to release information. a hearing
a rare face-to-face between the leaders of two global powers. moments from now president biden and china s president xi meet on u.s. soil amid rising tensions. can they reset relations? plus, israeli troops raid gaza s largest hospital after claiming hamas is using it as a terror cell. will the idf show evidence as hamas and hospital officials deny this? where are patients supposed to go? an emergency hearing in fulton county, georgia. why the district attorney says they need to seal evidence in the case against former president donald trump and others. all these stories coming in right here to cnn news central. at any moment president biden and chinese president xi jinping are set to meet face-to-face for the first time in a year. president biden is hoping this highly-anticipated meeting will put the u.s./china relationship on steadier footing. the president has been lowering expectations heading into it. the summit is taking place in san francisco. cnn s dana
headquarters in new york city. just when you thought it couldn t get any uglier, republican infighting on capitol hill turns physical. one member alleging the former speaker kevin mccarthy, quote, elbowed him in the kidneys earlier today. tim burchett then blasting mccarthy as, quote, just a bully with $17 million and a security detail. a senator stands up to fight a teamsters boss during a hearing. all of it coming with a key vote to avert a government shutdown just a few hours away. so, what now? plus, fulton county d.a. fani willis makes a stunning allegation, telling the court interviews with some of her key witnesses were intentionally leaked by the defense. the goal, she says, intimidation, harassment and threats. now she s calling on judge scott mcafee to step in. we have been watching the overwhelming show of support for israel on the national mall in washington, one speaker telling the crowd that the purpose is to show the world that jewish people, quote, have