Politicsnation. Tonights lead, stormy days. Tonight more than half a million homes and businesses in and around houston, texas, are still without power after punishing storms slammed into the region yesterday, leaving at least seven people dead and putting intense strain on the infrastructure and power grid. The Lone Star State is weathering political storms as well tonight. Outrage is growing over Governor Greg Abbotts pardon of a white Army Sergeant found guilty of murder found guilty of murdering a black lives matter demonstrator in 2020. Critics are calling the pardon politically motivated. Well be talking about it all with the democrat challenging ted cruz for the senate, congressman cro little allred. Meantime, the white house is hoping to avoid political tempest tomorrow as the president delivers the Commencement Speech at Historically Black Morehouse College. Students and faculty have been divided over bidens support of the war and his presence on their campus. Weve got another
Mary trump gets tonights last word. Tonight Opening Statements in Donald Trumps first criminal trial. What happened today in court and why prosecutors say he orchestrated a Scheme To Corrupt the 2016 Election Plus what is next for Speaker Johnson, now that the house has passed aid for ukraine. Then we are days away from Supreme Court arguments on trumps Immunity Claim. Retired Military Leaders are warning, this case is about National Security. Three of them are here at the 11th hour gets underway on this oneday night. Here we go. Good evening once again. We are now 197 days away from the election. But we are not talking about the election today, Opening Statements got underway in Donald Trumps first criminal trial. The former president was forced to sit in silence as lawyers from the Manhattan District Attorneys Office alleged he and his allies were part of a conspiracy to influence the 2016 election. The goal, to bury negative stories about trump so voters would never see them. Trumps
Orchestrated a Scheme To Corrupt the 2016 election. Whats next for Speaker Mike Johnson now that the house is passed aid for ukraine. We are days away from Supreme Court arguments on trumps Immunity Claim. This case is National Security. The 11th hour gets underway this monday night. Here we go. Good evening, once again. I am Stephanie Ruhle and we are 197 days away from the election. We are not talking about the election today, Opening Statements got underway in Donald Trumps first criminal trial. The former president was forced to sit in silence as lawyers from the Manhattan District Attorneys Office alleged he and his allies were part of a conspiracy to influence a 2016 election. The goal, negative stories about trump so voters would never see them. Trumps lawyers said he had no involvement in coverups and there was nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. Laura jarrett was in court and has the details. Reporter tonight prosecutors painting a stark portrait of former Pres
get them work are worked out between the israeli government and hamas. qatar is acting as the intermediary. officials there are set to hold a news conference any moment. in the meantime, the swap of 50 women and children being held by hamas for a temporary ceasefire and 150 palestinian women and teenage prisoners is on hold. we were very disappointed this morning to learn that it has been postponed. they didn t reach an agreement yet, and we are all just waiting in anxiety to know what is happening because we want our people back. in gaza, missiles are still falling, and the dead are still being pulled from the rubble. in the southern city, another 100 bodies were buried in a mass grave. in the north, israel says it s uncovered more evidence of hamas using this tunnel underneath al-shifa as a base. it s also been confirmed they are questioning the al-shifa hospital director. we ll ask an israeli spokesperson who joins news a morning about that. joining us now from tel avi
i m jose diaz-balart. noon eastern, 9:00 pacific on this thanksgiving holiday. we ve got breaking developments in the mideast. exactly when the hostage deal between israel and hamas will now take affect and what we learned about who will be among the 50 people first freed. a scare at the border with canada. new details about a fiery car wreck at a checkpoint that was called a, quote, surreal scene. today, tens of thousands of migrants will spend their first thanksgiving sleeping outside in tents or on the floor of police precincts. how a chicago community is stepping in to help. holiday shoppers expected to break records this season. we will break down the numbers. we begin this hour with new details in the temporary cease-fire between israel and hamas. after an apparent delay, qatari ministry spokesperson says a humanitarian pause will begin at 7:00 local time tomorrow morning. the first batch of israeli hostages will be released later that afternoon. a list of those