the humanitarian crisis worsens in gaza as the united states urges israel to do more to limit civilian casualties, but blocks a u.n. cease-fire resolution. former nbc news correspondent, martin fletcher, is here to discuss the latest in the israel hamas war. and courtroom clash. special counsel jack smith wins a key victory in special election case against donald trump, spelling out the evidence he plans to use against the twice impeached four times indicted on 91 counts, disgraced, former president. i am jonathan capehart. this is the saturday show. with the iowa caucus is less than six weeks away, donald trump leading in the polls, alarm bells of another trump term and its implications for american democracy are growing louder. this week at the new imes issued this morning. a second trump presidency may be more radical than the last one. noting that the forces that somewhat contained his autocratic tendencies in his first term would, quote, all be weaker. a new special issu
were fired on the grounds of a synagogue in albany. inside, an early child care center with two dozen preschoolers, but no one injured. the suspect in custody. the incident being investigated as a hate crime. the governor ordering the police and national guard on high alert with safety concerns nationwide as hanukkah begins. also tonight, the investigation after the deadly mass shooting of the unlv campus. the gunman a professor who was rejected for a job by the university, and what we re learning about the victims. the historic ruling in texas. a judge granting a woman s emergency to bypass on the state s total ban on abortion after she lears the fetus has a fatal disease. the gaza, the war raging. richard engel with a freed israeli hostage as she finally returns home. donald trump back in court for his civil fraud trial. after skipping the gop debate, and what his campaign said today about future debates. and typing out tunes. the orchestra making music in a whole
good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, december 8th. glad it s friday, but we do have a lot to get to this morning, willie. president biden is putting more pressure on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to allow additional aid into gaza. we ll have more details on the first conversation between the two leaders in 11 days. a lot of questions. meanwhile, the president s son is facing several new tax charges. we ll break down the allegations against hunter biden. plus, a recap of donald trump s day in court for his civil tax fraud trial. he was there as the former president is now expected to be the last person to take the stand. that should happen next week. also ahead, a rare ruling in a post roe world. a judge in texas granted an emergency request for an abortion, but the state s attorney general is threatening to prosecute any doctor who treats the woman. we ll talk about that. with us, we have the host of way too early, white house bur
to be at his civil fraud case today, so why did he show up? the lead starts right now. if the microphone was on the former president repeatedly found that claiming his civil fraud cases in the way of his 2024 campaign. plus, this jamie is here to talk about not just trump, not just kevin mccarthy, but house speaker mike johnston, and her fears for what the u.s. might look like in 2025. plus, the one thing she agrees with donald trump about. it has to do with his assessment of kevin mccarty. and that shocking new investigation. the threats to public officials, lawmakers and election workers. who is making them and why? welcome to the lead. we start this hour with former president donald trump attended his new york civil fraud trial today while his rivals are out on the campaign trail. this is just a witch-hunt. i should be in iowa and new hampshire, i shouldn t be sitting at a courthouse. i don t have to sit here. actually doesn t have to be there. for trump this is a camp
atlanta, we are following breaking news this hour, it is 90 am in gaza where israel has resumed combat operations after a seven-day truce with hamas expired. the israeli military says hamas violated the agreement by firing a rocket towards israel, which was intercepted. more rockets were fired after the deadline passed, the idf, said no injuries have been reported. it must controlled interior ministry in gaza reports, israeli aircraft in the skies over gaza, and military vehicles firing in the area. sources tell cnn negotiations over hostages continue despite the resumption of fighting. now the past had been extended on thursday when hamas agreed to release additional hostages, two women or freed earlier in the day followed by a group of six people. another 30 palestinian women and children were released from israeli prisons as part of the agreement with hamas, many had been only detained and were never officially charged. cnn s scott mclean is following developments and join