canada presented it in florida gets last word. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, the countdown to new hampshire. we are just about one hour away from the first votes being cast. nikki haley takes on donald trump. we will have the latest from the ground. then, trump s defamation trial postponed as he continues to attack e. jean carroll. abortion rights play a major role in 2022. will it have the same impact in 2024? as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening, once again, i m stephanie ruhle, live at msnbc headquarters, right here in new york city. in just about one hour, the first votes will be cast in the new hampshire primary. we will have live coverage from bill not as the results come in. nikki haley and donald trump are now in a one-on-one showdown for the 2024 republican nomination. this evening, they held their final rallies ahead of tomorrow s primary. you have one who has the entire political elite all around him. it
good morning. happy new year. welcome to a special new year s day edition of morning joe. we re on tape this morning with some of our top, recent conversations. we begin with a discussion about donald trump s increasing use of authoritarian language in his speeches and social media posts. in recent months, trump has repeated fascist rhetoric, including saying immigrants are, quote, poisoning the blood of our country, and referring to his political enemies as vermin. we pledge to you that we will root out the communists, marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country. the threat from outside forces is sinister, dangerous, and grave, more than the threat from within. donald trump echoing the words of 20th century authoritarians at a rally earlier this month. joining us now, national affairs analyst john heilemann. special correspondent at vanity fair and host of the fast politics podcast, molly jong-fast. and co
russian, we are waiting to see who will come back home. it s crazy. we don t have names yet. only speculations that it s going to be mothers and their children. and it s tough, very tough. have you allowed yourself to think about what you might say to her the first time you see her? i don t think i will speak, i will just hold her and hug her and i won t ask questions, that s for sure. and i just want to hold her. that is the mother of a hostage who is being held by hamas right now. she may soon see her daughter following a significant diplomatic breakthrough in the middle east. there s a tentative deal to release dozens of people captured by the terrorist group more than six weeks ago. we re going to get a live report from tel aviv in just a moment. this all comes as the u.s. military is becoming more aggressive in its response to attacks against service members in the widen region. retired four-star navy admiral, james stavridis joins us with expert unless on that and
without their loved ones? dozens of israeli and palestinian families holding their collective breaths, waiting to see if a deal to release 200 hostages and prisoners will actually happen, and if their family members will be among those coming home. in just a few minutes, i ll talk to one woman whose three relatives were kidnapped including 12 and 16-year-old siblings. and we could get brand new details on how all of this will unfold when israeli prime minister netanyahu holds a press conference just a little over an hour from now. here in the u.s., anyone planning to travel today for thanksgiving will have plenty of company. 2.7 million americans expected to fly today alone. an estimated 49 million hitting the rough roads through the weekend. the good news, the storms that made things so messy earlier this week are mostly gone. we ll have the latest coming up. and the more trump the better? an emerging democratic political strategy that puts the former president front a
Donald Trump's interview with a New York City probation officer is scheduled to take place over Zoom on Monday. It's the next step in the sentencing process after the.