good evening once again, good to be back with you, i am stephanie ruhle. and tonight we are tracking important developments in several investigations into the former president, donald j trump. nbc news reports that fulton county, eight fani willis, it will begin choosing to grand jury s tomorrow. if we ll estates pursue charges against donald trump, these jurors will be the people signing off on them. meanwhile, special counsel jack smith wants to take the classified documents case to trial this december. both sides have agreed to a hearing next tuesday about handling evidence that was supposed to happen this friday. the judge has yet to give the okay. the timing of the trial is absolutely key, you know why, because we are just seven months out from the first presidential primaries. the judge knows that, if this trial does not occur by the end of this calendar year, that it is going to be right up in the grill of people deciding who the republican nominees for president sho
hollywood on strike and everything in between. the 11th hour gets underway right now. we the good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. it is friday, which means are incredible for but first i want to give you a caught up on what down today. if you thought donald trump s indictment unexpected trial and then the case is closed, will buckle up kids. jack smith is reportedly still making aggressive moves in that investigation. abc news is reporting that smith sent a target letter to the organization employee who s expected of line to the grand jury. also tonight the ap reports that smith s prosecutors have spoken to the new mexico to overturn the 2020 election. meanwhile, trump himself is trying to get a georgia prosecutors investigation into 2020 outright canceled. he asked that the state supreme court to throw out the evidence, disqualify district attorney fani willis. but even with his mounting legal troubles, and mounting is an understatement here, donald trump is sti
impossible. eric holder thinks it s possible. as attorney general, he used to be in charge of the bureau of prisons. so finally we have someone who knows more about this than i do, which is pretty easy to find. those are some logistics i would like to hear about, lawrence, so i will be tuning in. finally, we re gonna have that discussion. i m eager to do it. at long last. i will stay tuned. thank you. this day began with the announcement of the emmy nominations, honoring some, but not all, of the very best work done on television in the last year, which makes it a fitting day to consider how much damage television has done in some of the places where we are allowed to point our cameras. i am speaking, of course, about what television has done to the congressional hearing as we approach the 70th year of television coverage of congressional hearings. this hearing has turned into absolute chaos. that happened at 11:39 a.m. today, 69 years after the first televised co
infighting nearly thanked a tax cut deal. how republicans are playing politics with both as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle live from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. and timing is everything, especially when it comes to donald trump s legal dramas and his campaign to retake the white house. it has just been over three weeks since an appeals court heard arguments over trump s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution in the 2020 election interference case. so far, there has been no decision. it looks like that case will begin well past the scheduled more fourth start date. in florida for a closed-door meeting with judge aileen cannon about trump s classified documents case which is set to begin in may. there are questions about whether that will push back as well. and as political points, out each day that trump s criminal cases are delayed, raises the possibility that the opening days of his trial
also breaking this morning, signs that the labor market, which has been stunningly strong for so long is now cooling. fed watchers and wall street very warily awaiting these numbers. i ll talk to acting labor secretary julie su for her take on the numbers and the strength of the u.s. economy. and later, more heat for an already weather-weary nation. over a dozen dead nationwide from the high temperatures. i have asthma, so the air quality is really hard on my lungs, and then with the heat on top, it s like having a meltdown all in one. when could we get some relief from the brutal and record-breaking heat? let s begin with the war in ukraine and the breaking news. we ve now confirmed that the u.s. will send cluster munitions to ukraine. these are large bombs containing smaller explosives inside them which then disperse and can kill in record numbers. these weapons are so dangerous that more than 120 countries including many u.s. allies have agreed not to use them, but