democratic candidate for the united states senate in arizona gets tonight s last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, we are officially one week from the iowa caucuses. president biden, making the case against donald trump. as a republican front runner continues to push lies about the last election. then, looking ahead to the former presidents busy legal calendar as he chooses to spend another day in court. wayne lapierre appears to opening statements in the nra s civil corruption trial. the impact this case could have on the group s political strength as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening, once again, i m stephanie ruhle, live as msnbc headquarters right here in new york city. it is exactly one week until the caucuses. the first major nominating contest of the 2024 campaign. it will be a critical test for the twice impeached, four times indicted former president donald j trump and his fight to go for our republican front
there was moments of am i going to make it? norah: the door panel found by investigators as we learn about warning lights in the cockpit. breaking news. a hotel explosion rocks downtown fort worth. after a weekend snowstorm, more dangerous weather is sweeping the middle of the country, bringing blizzard warnings and tornado threats. new questions tonight about defense secretary lloyd austin s secret hospitalization. why the public and the president weren t notified. the historic launch, why the first moon lander in over 50 years is in jeopardy. space exploration is a very risky business. hopefully they can not just get it to the moon bu actually land it on the surface. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m norah o donnell. thank you for being with us on this monday night. we want to begin tonight with a major new development after the terrifying blowout in the sky. we learned just a short time ago about troubling new safety concerns and installatio
president xi of china he controls 1.4 billion people ruthlessly, ruthlessly, no games, right? they said is president xi of china a brilliant man? i said, yes, he is. he s a brilliant man. the next day, trump says president xi is brilliant. yeah, i did. they want me to say, no, he s not a very smart guy, he just runs 1.4 billion people with an iron fist. that s crazy. that s donald trump s latest praise of a dictator. trump spent the weekend in iowa giving a series of outrageous speeches where he made fun of an american war hero, downplayed the january 6th insurrection, and demanded the release of his supporters who attacked the capitol. meanwhile in washington, senate and house leaders have a deal on a spending bill, but it essentially has the same terms of an agreement that led to the removal of former speaker kevin mccarthy, fueling speculation on whether congress, now that the top line s in place, will be able to avert a partial government shutdown in less than two wee
his campaign year with a full throated accusation saying the former president is quote willing to sacrifice democracy to put himself in power. and the latest batch of unlocked documents of jeffrey epstein. we begin with breaking news. the supreme court agreeing to review the colorado supreme court decision which labels the former president an insurrectionist and bars him from the ballot. it comes on the eve of the anniversary. trump won t do what an american president must do. he refuses to denounce political violence. so hear me clearly. i ll say what donald trump won t. political violence is never ever acceptable in the united states. political violence. never, never, never. it has no place in a democracy. none. the former president for his part is campaigning in iowa where he said in so many words i know you are but what am i. joe biden is a threat to democracy. he is weaponnizing law enforcement for a high level election interference. that is why crooked joe is st
starts right now. michelle obama s as she is terrified about what 2024 election results will bring. the lead starts now. a crucial week before the caucuses in iowa and trump is not there. he is in court. he is falsely calling january 6 criminals hostages. plus, a cnn correspondent embedded with migrants trying to get across the u.s. border from mexico, a desperate journey but they are not from latin america. these migrants are from china. and it could be the smoking gun in the investigation as to what went wrong in a the alaska airlines flight. a missing door found in an alaska backyard. welcome to the lead. i am jake tapper. only seven days until the first of voters get their say in the 2024 election. next monday republicans will gather across iowa and they will caucus for their favorite candidates. the latest contenders, once again, they are off the campaign trail because of his legal issues. trump is expected to be in court as his lawyers face off against special couns