donald trump back in court for new york civil fraud trial. plus, his latest delay tactics in the federal election interference case. and the new charges filed against hunter biden. then, a potential government shutdown looming, the house republicans move to formalize their impeachment inquiry into joe biden. and a judge granted in emergency abortion for a texas woman. the medical realities and consequences for women after roe as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again, i m stephanie ruhle live from cnn msnbc headquarters here in new york city. and tonight, the justice department has filed new charges against hunter biden, the son of president joe biden. he s facing nine tax related charges, including three felony counts that were brought by special counsel david weiss. the allegations include failure to file and filing a false return. if convicted, he could face a maximum of 17 years in prison. the white house has declined to comment. his
tonight, the images coming in. israel s ground offensive pushing deeper into southern gaza. the battles raging in the streets. you will see the ambulance caught in the crossfire. palestinian civilians who had been told to go south, where do they go now, and what about the hostages? james longman in israel. the breaking news involving president biden, those eye-opening comments from the president about running for office again, saying if trump wasn t running, i m not sure i d be running. what this means, and what the president is signaling about the stakes. mary bruce standing by live tonight. also this evening, the alarming new warning from the fbi director, christopher wray, about the terror threat inside this country right now. what he spelled out today. pierre thomas standing by. the massive house explosion in virginia. the blast after police were on the scene for hours, trying to execute a search warrant. the suspect barricaded inside. the powerful storms slamming
and as the former president urges his supporters to watch voters in detroit, atlanta, and philadelphia, civil rights attorney sherrilyn ifill is going to join me as well. plus, comedian jordan klepper has a way of cutting through the noise when it comes to the right-wing echo chamber. i m very excited to chat with him later on in this show. but we do want to start tonight by talking about a world leader who has a history of projecting onto his opponents what he himself is actually doing. on february 27th, 2014, a group of russian men wearing green uniforms and no identifying military insignia took over the capital of ukraine s peninsula and raised there wasn t plaque above the building. in the days that followed, these little green men as they were called took over ukrainian military bases and important facilities. but despite what was clearly a russian-led campaign with russian military to illegally annexed a part of a neighboring country, the kremlin denied their involvem
damages and whether trump in his two sons can every run a business again in new york. trump is expected to take the stand as the final witness on december 11th with closing arguments scheduled for january the 11th. that is just four days before the iowa caucus. and then, this second defamation lawsuit from e. jean carroll. that trial begins january 15th, the very same day as the iowa caucus. and here is where the problems begin. because it is one thing for voters to go to the polls and know the outcome of the civil fraud trial. at least, we hope we will know by then. but standing with this defamation suit, voters are going to be casting ballots without knowing whether donald trump is guilty or liable of the charges against him. trump is facing 91 felony charges across for criminal cases, and none of them will be anywhere near completed by the time voters got to the polls. that s just one day before super tuesday. but that point, republicans will have allocated 47% of thei
reporter: back now to the death of former secretary of state henry kissinger at the age of 100. msnbc nightly news anchor lester holt reports on the life and legacy of the controversial figure who played a major role in american diplomacy for decades. thank you. nice to see you all. reporter: he was brilliant, ambitious, controversial, and one of the most influential secretaries of state in american history. i think we made for the progress. reporter: henry kissinger served richard nixon, gerald ford, and was consulted by presidents of both parties on international issues throughout his life. henry kissinger has been a friend of mine. reporter: nixon made him a national figure, and together, they reimagined u.s. foreign policy. détente with the soviet union, relations with china, shuttle diplomacy in the middle east. kissinger helped to shape nixon s policy in vietnam and negotiated in the end to the war. famously declaring success prematurely just days before