then donald trump silenced the gag order in his civil fraud trial has been reinstated and power to the people, activists are pushing abortion rights measures to be on critical swing state ballots by 2024. i am ayman, let s get started. we begin this hour with major news out of washington, d.c.. breaking late last night, u.s. district judge tanya chutkan deny two of donald trump s motions to dismiss the federal election interference case that was preferred against. tim first, check-in rule that presidents do not have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution from acts that fall within their official responsibilities unless i impeached and convicted in the senate. quote, whatever immunities a sitting president may, enjoy the united states has only one chief executive at a time, and that position does not confer a lifelong get out of jail free card. chutkan also said, trump s indictment also does not violate the first amendment rejecting a second motion to dismiss, saying in,
presented with evidence about what happened, and she came to the conclusion that he falls into the category of those who would be disqualified, but for the fact of the office that he seeks, or the office that he once held and the oath that he took. and so i think that s relevant. certainly, maybe not in a court of law, but in the court of public opinion, the idea that this looks like insurrection and he looks like an insurrectionist, i think is very relevant. thank you to both of you. i actually have a lot more to discuss with you, but this is the way things go these days. melissa murray is a law professor at nyu and an msnbc legal analyst. julia lithwick is the senior editor at slate, and author of the important book lady justice, women, the law, and the battle to save america. still to come, we continue our coverage of the breaking news and the fight over donald trump s eligibility to run for president again. just moments from now, i ll be joined by the colorado secretary
it is saturday, november 4th. i m ali velshi. we begin this morning with a split screen image that perfectly represents this moment of american politics. with democracy hanging in the balance, donald trump on the campaign trail, and on trial. trail, on one side we see a disgraced, twice impeached, multiply that former president raging at the system as the walls close in on him. on the other, the seemingly untouchable front runner for the republican nomination giving his supporters and the rest of the country a preview of his return to power. what it will look like. in the eyes of the backup base, trump is barreling towards the white house in 2024, despite witch hunts on all sides. as he continues to lead his republican competitors by a long shot, he is also continue to undermine and disregard key elements of what it means to be in a democracy. and how democratic processes work. he is refusing to attend the third republican debate. instead he will hold a counter programming
. welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber, it s 4:00 a.m. here in atlanta, 10:00 a.m. in gaza, where egyptian sources say more than 7,000 foreign nationals are expected to leave southern gaza through the rafah crossing today. among that group are nearly 400 americans, british, french, germans. this floels the devastating air strike outside a hospital in gaza city. we want to warn you the video obtained by cnn is graphic. the israeli military admits it struck an ambulance just outside the hospital, an explosion left a scene of carnage and chaos with at least 15 people reported killed according to hamas-run health authorities. the ambulance was said to be part of a convoy carrying patients to southern gaza. the ambulance was being used by hamas which it said was using emergency vehicles to transport fighters and weapons in the past. we have developments from abu dhabi, eleni, let s start with the strike o
right now. thank you very much. afternoon. i m martha maccallum and this is the story. coming up clay travis is here. ari fleischer senator tom cotton consistently on the shortlist for trump spee p. we ll ask him about that and a lot more. but first breaking moments ago kathryn princess of wales announcing she will make her first public appearance tomorrow since this shocking news back in march that she had cancer. it has taken us time to explain everything to george charlotte, in a way that s appropriate for them and to reassure them that i m going to be okay. as i said to them i am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal. in my mind body and spirit. we remember that day. that was a big surprise. she has just done it again with this message much more positive and this photo released on social media. beautiful photo taken at windsor. she says she will attend tomorrow the celebration of king charles official birthday. though