the plan thaet can do that other than the pope. the pope. republican congressman troy nells of texas with a totally normal comparison for the former president, the pope. a recap of what happened yesterday in donald trump s criminal hush money trial in just a moment. plus, trump s comments about birth control that he quickly had to walk back. also ahead a former senior adviser to president obama lays out an alarming supreme court scenario for democrats if donald trump were to win in november. we ll play for you that warning. that s another one, elizabeth. we ll get to that. so good morning. welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, may 22nd. we re in washington. the table is going what are we talking about today? with us we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay, elizabeth b. miller and deputy managing editor for politics at politico, sam stein is with us. we ll start with donald trump s criminal trial where testimony in the former president s hush money
congress. we ll have the latest on the talks between speaker mike johnson and senate majority leader chuck schumer. and take a look at new polling which shows president biden making up significant ground in a swing state. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 22nd. i m ali vitally in for jonathan lemire. testimony in president trump s hush money trial has officially finished. former president trump did not toifr in his own defense can spite telling the press multiple times he really wanted to. yeah, i would testify, absolutely. it s a scam. it s a scam. mr. trump, are you going to testify? yes. will the gag order stop you from testifying? no, it won t stop me from testifying. the gag order is not for testifying. do you plan to testify in court? probably so. i would like. i would think so. when asked why he didn t testify the former president refused to answer. watch. why did you decide against testifying in your case? did you
more than 1 million people under siege. some seeking refuge at this hospital. new efforts tonight to evacuate americans, as time runs out. i m charlie d agata in tel aviv. the prime minister vows to demolish hamas. israeli military says they re ready. hamas hostage blackmail. desperate families still in the dark. i m holly williams in tel aviv. videos of those taken captive have horrified israel. diplomatic dash. secretary of state antony blinken heads back to israel after a six-nation sweep, trying to contain the conflict. also tonight, norah o donnell speaks to a member of israel s war council. is an attack against iran under consideration? iran is a country that works every single day for israel s destruction. plus you made me love you remembering suzanne somers. we have all the day s news, including teen summit. a brother climbs kilimanjaro, helping his sister with her own uphill fight. i m really inspired by him. announcer: this is the cbs we
house republicans struggling to find that leader after assistant kevin mccarthy with no clear successor in sight. then, disgraced crypto case sandbag man s trial is getting underway. what his parents are now saying about the case and new reporting on why they re looking for their own escape routes, 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. donald trump also in new york city today, back in the courtroom for his third day of the civil fraud trial. he left court midway through the proceedings and was visibly on his way out. we are going to play some of what he said, even if it is filled with slender or lies or absurdity. we are going to play it because this is the front runner for throughout the presidential nomination, and what he says matters. watch this. i m here, stop here, and i can t i would rather be right now in iowa. on rather be in new hampshire, south caro
happy monday. e! happy monday. oh, thank you so much, y all. wow. this is television history in the making. everyoneon in happy monday,ryon, everyone. welwelcome to a specia edition. gutfeld. i m joe machi filling in for greg. he s in south america trying- to find a doctor to label his fevers. anyway, today is earth day. so to celebrate, we rey all using recycled jokes . a tech startup is pitching an ape powered home security camera that can be upgraded to shoot paintballs. so if your home is being invaded by a homicidal mania hc at least you can ruin the guy s shirt for the second weekend in a row. civi l war is the numbering it one movie in north america. antif ta is calling it the feel good hit of the season. the new atlas robot from boston dynamicse ne has a face like a g light. hopefully that gives social hopea influencers somethingh to look at while mechanical hands crush their throats. that was a joe devito joked. everyone sorrye that a new studyameric found th