after months of deliberation and long conversation with my family, i believe in my heart of hearts that i have accomplished what i set out to do for west virginia. i have made one of the toughest decisions of my life, and decided that i will not be running for reelection to the united states senate. but what i will be doing is traveling the country and speaking out to see if there s an interest this creating a movement to mobilize the middle and bring americans together. sure sounds like a presidential announcement. after all, it s the middle that says they re most unhappy with the state of things, the ones who don t like either the republican front runner or democratic incumbent, so what happens now? joining us is nbc news national reporter, sahil kapur, political analyst, cornell belcher, and former republican congressman charlie dent. sahil, did you see this coming? it s been something people have been wondering about. i think a lot of people expected that maybe joe
good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. prosecutors are on a fervent, if somewhat frustrating quest, to dig into ivanka trump s history at the trump organization. that trial just broke for a lunch break, but so far the former first daughter was unable to recall many details, not giving the attorney general s team much help as they probe her family s alleged fraud. we ll have a live report in just a minute. plus, election night 2023, want to favor democrats, but as the election sielk l comes to an end, how the dems learn the lessons from last night and turn it into a winning formula for next year. and can president biden ride the borks issue back to the white house. their friendship goes back nearly 40 years but could tie between president biden and bibi netanyahu be crumbling under the weight of war. new reporting on what could be a new deal to ease tensions and get help into gaza. but we start with ivanka trump on the witness stand
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
trump on the stand. lashing out against the judge and prosecution in new york s civil fraud case. we will remember we will break down what went on in courts today. and polls showing that trump is leading in four swing states. but what s at stake in 2024 just when you re out? and 240 people still held hostage by hamas. while the israeli military continues its push into gaza. as the 11th hour is underway on this monday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. the nation s 45th president and republican front runner took the stand today in his visit fraud trial today in court. it s a case that pushed the survival of his real estate business at stake. under oath on the witness stand trump blasted the judge, attacked the prosecutors, and claimed a civil case both politically motivated. my colleague laura jack has all the details. his real estate and high on the line. mr. trump showing flashes of anger as he sparred with the judge in the new york attorney generals
there was a scary moment on capitol hill at this afternoon when cops were called to a nearby park. witnesses said there was a man in an orange jumpsuit carrying a rifle. joining us now from washington s capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles. brian, what do we know happened? there is no doubt that it was a scary few moments here on capitol hill as capitol police officers from across the campus rushed to this scene where this man was discovered carrying what they described as a long gone. it was noted by a passerby who have been to inform capitol police. this is an area very close to the capital campus. it is a park which is situated in between union station, which is one of the main transportation hubs in washington, d.c., and the senate office buildings on the capital campus, so very close to the operations up here on capitol hill. when this man with the gun was discovered and capitol police were informed of it. they swarmed the area to subdue the man. we are told that th