were released from gaza, including one american. then, setting the record straight on the former presidents campaign claims, while the current president hits the road and draws a direct contrast with maga republicans, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. we have got a lot to get to. on donald trump s civil fraud trial and efforts to extend the temporary israel-hamas truce. but first, this evening s broadcast begins with breaking news. former secretary of state national security adviser henry kissinger has died at the age of 100. kissinger shaped decades of america s foreign policy, advising a dozen presidents while defining this nation s role on the global stage. but kissinger was also a controversial and deeply divisive figure. and we seize lester holt takes a look back at his life and his legacy. thank you. nice to see you. while he was brilliant, ambitious, controversial, and one of the most influential s
there have been shocking moments in the trump presidency, so many that it s hard to count, but if there was some kind of accounting for all the shocking moments in the trump presidency, this one, if we have the video, would certainly be near the top of the list. just now, president putin denied having anything to do with the election interference in 2016. ever u.s. intelligence agency has concluded that russia did. what, who, my first question for you, sir, who do you believe? they think it s russia. i have president putin. he said it s not russia or. i will say this, i don t see any reason why it would be. i will tell you president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. the president of the united states of america, donald trump, standing alongside russian president vladimir putin, aligning himself with russian claims over u.s. intelligence. denying what everyone at that point you to be true, russia interfered in the 2016 election. throughout hi
rockefeller christmas tree have been on for just over an hour, which means the christmas season is now officially underway. 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. our with stephanie ruhle starts now tonight, donald trump s banker takes the stand. what she said about deutsche bank long relationship with the trump organization in the civil fraud trial. and what is next for the israel-hamas war? after a new group of hostages were released from gaza, including one american. then setting the record straight on the former presidents campaign claims, while the current president hits the road and draws a direct contrast with maga republicans, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. we have got a lot to get to. on donald trump s civil fraud trial and efforts to extend the temporary israel-hamas truce. but first, this evening s broadcast begins with breaking news. former secretary of state national security adviser
my first question for you, sir, is who do you believe? they think it s russia. i have president putin, he just said it s not russia. i will say this, i don t see any reason why it would be. i will tell you that president putin waswi extremely strong an powerful inro his denial today. president of the united states of america, donald trump, standing alongside russian president vladimir putin, aligning himself with russian claims over u.s. intelligence. and denying what everyone at that point knew to be true. russia interfered in the 2016 election. throughout his time in office, trump denied and down-played and excused russian interference in america s elections. he called the investigation into thatd interference a hoax and witch hunt over and over and over again. and now mr. trump is set to be on trial for his own efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his baseless claims that the election was stolen. in trump s new defense in that case appears to be the court should b
morning, including the lest on the temporary truce in gaza. israel and hamas agreed to extend it one more day, but there are signs those talks are becoming more contentious. we ll get a live report from jerusalem in just a moment. also ahead, president joe biden was on the road yesterday pushing his message on the economy, jobs, and the contrast between his administration and former president trump. but he s dropped a key phrase from his speeches. we ll tell you what it is and why he may not be using it anymore. it comes as donald trump continues to rail against a policy that is popular with many americans. plus, we ll take a look at the life and legacy of former secretary of state henry kissinger, who passed away yesterday at the age of 100. along with joe, willie, and me, we have columnist and associate editor for the washington post, david ignatius. white house editor for politico, sam stein. and nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of andrea mi