good to be back with you in this second hour of chris jansing reports. ahead, the high intensity at times down right contentious hearing testing the limits of the first amendment, as a lawyer for donald trump fights a gag order in the federal election case. will trump s rhetoric win out or the risk to witnesses? we ve got clues from inside the courtroom. developing overseas, israel releases footage it says shows hostages and a hamas tunnel at the hospital that s become a symbol of the war itself. and what we re learning about heavy fighting happening at another hospital in gaza. the 44,000 hours of footage from the january 6th attack being made public as one republican senator pushes yet another conspiracy theory about that day. we ve got a fact check. and he s been dubbed the oppenheimer of our age. the truly wild shakeup involving the ai guru, who compares the scale of his work to the manhattan project. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developm
good evening. the government s chief scientific advisor during covid, sir patrick vallance, has revealed more about what went on in downing street during the pandemic. the covid inquiry heard that the then prime mininster, borisjohnson, was clearly bamboozled by the science around covid. excerts from sir patrick s diary at the time were read out at the inquiry and he had plenty to say about these two men he described borisjohnson as inconsistent, indecisive and weak. and he said scientists were not consulted on the eat out to help out scheme l aunched by the then chancellor rishi sunak. sir patrick said it was very obvious that it would increase transmission of coronavirus. here s our political editor, chris mason. images from the pandemic. otherworldly moments we ll never forget. lives lost, liberties crushed an unimaginable new normal for a while at least. the evidence i shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. in his diary in summer
it is monday, november 20th. this morning, there are positive signs that more hostages held by hamas could soon be freed. we ll get the latest on that and the war with a live report from tel-aviv. plus, how the war is impacting biden politically, as a new poll shows young voters are growing even more disillusioned with the current administration. also, we ll remember the life and legacy of former first lady rosalynn carter. wow, she passed yesterday. i would hear your family talk about rosalynn carter. yeah. the love and the respect that you all had, from the kids to your mom, to your father, who was, by the way, smitten with what you called her subtle southern charm. yeah, she had quiet power. she was incredibly impactful in the white house and beyond, just like her husband, the former president. she was the kindest, most patient woman i think i ve ever met. i heard so many tributes yesterday about mrs. carter. we re going to have jonathan altar on later to
the carters an incredible family. martha raddatz on the remarkable partnership between husband and wife. steve osunsami on their inspiring love story. plus, how rosalynn carter says she wanted to be remembered. also developing tonight, israel releasing video from gaza s largest hospital, saying it shows hostages being brought in on the day of the october 7th massacre as well as new drone video from inside a tunnel that israel lies beneath that, claiming hamas has a command center underground. and the heartbreaking images of more than 30 premature babies evacuated from the hospital, fighting for their lives. president biden once again calling for a two-state solution to the crisis. and what we re learning tonight about intense negotiations to free the hostages. could a deal be close? also tonight, a cross-country storm that could impact holiday travel for millions. we re tracking severe weather, including possible tornadoes in the south and heavy rain for the northeast, in
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