judge s gag order still in place, so he can t speak about certain things. he has to be so careful. that is so unconstitutional, in my opinion. we have first amendment rights. we have rights as attorneys. sixth amendment rights. those are all being violated, and he still wants to take the stand even though my advice is, at this point, you should never take the stand with a gag order. but he is so firmly against what is happening in this court. trump lawyer alina habba previewing the former president s testimony in the civil fraud trial against his business organization. now, it appears trump will be a no-show. we ll show you what his legal team is saying about the last-minute reversal, and who will take the stand. plus, the latest from the middle east. israel continues to strike what it calls hamas strongholds in southern gaza. an area where the u.n. has warned about dire humanitarian conditions. it comes amid new reporting that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu no
just into cnn, brand-new poll numbers that spell trouble for president biden s campaign in two key battleground states. plus, former president donald trump not testifying after all today in his civil fraud trial in new york. so what changed? and with time running out for aid to ukraine, a special guest will appear at the white house this week. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s monday, december 11th, 5:00 a.m. here in washington where we have new cnn poll numbers this morning in two critical battleground states. the news is not great for president biden and his campaign. the numbers show donald trump leading in both georgia and michigan. in georgia a state biden carried by a very narrow margin in 2020. registered voters say they prefer trump over biden by 5%. in michigan where biden carried in 2020, polls show trump ten points up, up 10% in each polled in each state say they wouldn t support et cetera candidate. t
word with lawrence o donnell. speaking of great, i am in no less off of your greatness but it s less of a mystery now that i got to spend time hanging with your mother and father a little over a week ago. you know, listen, anyone with that mother and that dad i just you have such a great launch in life. i did. i had a book event in provincetown. lawrence came with his brothers. it was fantastic and really nice and i did not get to see you at the event at all, but you sat with my family and they are all in love with you. my mom said, how old is lawrence? it is an official secret. my dad instantly knew what she was on about. and it was great. it was very kind of you to come. i was invited backstage to interrupt you and tony as you are preparing to go on stage, but my rule is never interrupt the stars before going on stage. had i known you were lurking, i would ve clung to you. a packed house in provincetown. by the way, andrew weissmann s sister was there and i
mystery to me now that i got to spend some real time hanging with your mother and father. and your brother just a little over a week ago. and so, you know, listen. anyone with that mother and that tab, you had such a great launch and life, rachel maddow. yes, i did. lawrence, i will tell everybody what you re talking about. i had a book event in provincetown. it was fantastic. it was really nice. and i did not get to see you at the event at all. but you sat with my family, and they are all in love with you. my mom, i m going to totally embarrass her. how old is lawrence? [ laughter ] it is an official secret. hey. and my dad instantly knew what she was on about. and hey, it was great. it was very kind of you to come. it was really nice. and i was invited backstage to interrupt you and tony kirschner, but my rule is never interrupt the stars before going on stage. i known you were lurking in the doorway, i would have clung to you. thank you. and packed house in pro
manhattan criminal court house where alvin bragg works. donald trump does not understand these people. thurgood marshall constance baker motley, alvin bragg. people who work for government salaries never trying to get rich. dedicated to what for donald trump is just a word. a word he does not understand. justice. he has now met justice thanks to alvin bragg. while alvin bragg was in church donald trump was on fox and friends he famously said regarding hillary clinton, lock her up! . you declined to do it as president. is easier when you win. and i could ve done it, and i felt it would ve been a terrible thing and then this happened to me.