prompting new retaliation from u.s. forces and new fears that the violence could spread. let s bring in aaron gillcrist who s covering today s diplomatic meetings in washington at the white house and nbc s jay gray who s in tel aviv. jay, starting with you. what is the latest on the ground in israel and gaza as we talk about last hour the war cabinet meeting last night and what may have come from that. day 81 of the war and as intense the u.n. says it has been since the start and as deadly. they are saying the intensity of the battles on the ground as well as the air strikes has ramped up over the last 48 hours. we know that the attacks have been targeting from the air control and command centers according to the idf. they have been working also to identify and target some of the senior hamas leaders saying that one of their air strikes did kill a leader but not saying to this point who that may be. on the ground, they are continuing to try and expose and then eliminate the
11th hour stephanie ruhle starts now. t tonight, the people who have a major impact on the 2020 election. the supreme court s decision on whether to weigh in on donald trump s immunity claims. and the upcoming appeal on colorado s ballot disqualification. meanwhile the former president is doubling down on his comments about immigration. yet only a handful of republicans are even pushing back. then more scrutiny over a i and facial recognition after rite aid was accused of misusing the technology, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. we get some news tonight. the nation s highest court appears to be on a fast track to play a pivotal role in next year s presidential election. supreme court has been asked to weigh in on legal battles and evolving republican front runner donald j trump. special counsel jack smith wants the justices to issue a speedy ruling on t
then more scrutiny over ai and facial recognition after rite aid was accused of misusing the technology, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. we get some news tonight. the nation s highest court appears to be on a fast track to play a pivotal role in next year s presidential election. supreme court has been asked to weigh in on legal battles and evolving republican front runner donald j trump. special counsel jack smith wants the justices to issue a speedy ruling on trump s claim that presidential immunity protects him from criminal prosecution in the election interference case. today trump s legal team responded to smith s request by asking the court to hold off on making any decisions, seeing the issues involve call for more careful deliberation, not less. the court has already agreed to hear an appeal for the january 6th defendant on whether to dismiss the c
chris jansing reports. at this hour, donald trump s republican rivals not sounding much like rivals after he s kicked off the ballot in colorado. what they re saying including the candidate pledging to withdraw from the state s contest if trump can t compete too. pressure mounting on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. his tense meetings with the families of hostages and where negotiations stand right now to bring them home. plus, the threat is far from over as a volcano continues erupting in iceland, what it means for thousands of people forced to evacuate right before the holiday. and it s the most wonderful time of the year, unless maybe you re headed to the airport. the record-breaking travel as families head home for the holidays. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we start with donald trump s republican opponents rallying around after the colorado ruling. nbc s vaughn hillyard is following that for us. what are they sayin
court. yesterday the state supreme court ruled that the former president should be barred from holding office under the constitution s so-called insurrection clause. however state justices have agreed to pause their decision until january 4, meaning donald trump has time to appeal, which he said that he will do at the u.s. supreme court, quote, swiftly. so how much of a shot does he have of reversing it? the use of this little known civil war era provision is unprecedented, and yesterday s decision was also not unanimous. so we ll dig into the dissenting opinions and how they could play out. but also prominent supporters and opponents of the former president are expressing their opinion. most significant, president biden who just said there is, quote, no question trump assumed an insurrection. the ruling does not apply outside of colorado. lawsuits challenging donald trump s candidacy have been filed in more than 25 states. this ahead of 2024. and have so far failed in key on