harris: we are keeping a very close eye on capitol hill, the house floor has just opened and members of the house could vote on their next house speaker any time, we re told. republicans are hope louisiana congressman mike johnson will be the man for the job and can get the votes needed. he was named the party s fourth nominee last night. it was eight, then to four, then to two and now to him and it is ticking there. we will be following the action as it unfolds and bring you updates as they happen. we are also waiting for president biden s first news conference since october 7. he is set to take news conference alongside afghanistan prime minister. that should happen next hour around the 1:00 hour now. he is facing mounting pressure to draw a red line with iran as tension mount in the middle east and our men and women have become targets of militias more than ever before. you re watching outnumbered, i m harris faulkner here with kayleigh mcenany and emily compagno, also
new u.s. intel jligence and complex tunnel system under gaza. more lost and legal blows to come. mark meadows has been granted immunity to testify in the federal subversion case. meadows reported there was no evidence of fraud, telling prosecutors trump was dishonest. and there s more. trump s former attorney is back on the stand soon. this is for the civil trial against him. former president expected to be there again. i m kate baldwin with john be berman. this is cnn news central. this morning, is the fifth time a charm? we re seeing if mike johnson from louisiana will end up as speaker of the house in the next few hours. this could unfold before our eyes after a chaotic three weeks that saw kevin mccarthy booted from the speaker s chair. steve scalise get the no, ma am nalgs and drop out before a full house vote. jim jordan get the nomination but lose several house votes. tom emmer, he got the nomination and lasted four hours. it s mike johnson s turn. he may be the la
case her tearful apology in the courtroom, while in new york, the showdown in court as mr. trump faced his fixer turned foe michael cohen. whiplash in the house. republicans picking a third house speaker in three weeks. then hours later, he drops out. so what now? tracking the first major winter storm of the season and the father of two from miami left his family behind to answer israel s call to serve announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome, everyone. as the picture of gaza under siege grows dimmer and more urgent, a newly freed israeli hostage is speaking publicly about her ordeal in the embattled territory, including her capture along with her husband that she describes as a hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience the 85-year-old offering a glimpse of her life in captivity. the assurances of her captors that they wouldn t hurt us, and the tunnels that resembled a spider web. and tonight, we have
can you can get involved and you can help. so, please, check it out. i m going have more from tel aviv on the lead tomorrow. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer in the situation room. stay safe. happening now, breaking news. a fuming donald trump is slapped with a $10,000 fine in the civil fraud trial in new york for violating a gag order again. the judge saying he didn t believe what trump told him under oath. this as at least six more trump co-defendants in the georgia election subversion case have talked with prosecutors about a potential plea deal. stand by for details on cnn s exclusive new reporting. also breaking, the u.s. house of representatives has a new speaker at last. louisiana rope can mike johnson managing to pull a splintered party together to win the job, breaking a three-week deadlock, but how will he meet the huge challenges ahead? and as new rocket fire from gaza hits an apartment building near tel aviv, prime minister benjamin netanyahu
as this judge in new york just found. stand by. i want to go back to kaitlan collins who has been following the trump story for a while. what do you think, kaitlan? is this really going to have an impact on trump? is he going to continue to make these statements attacking various officials? reporter: i ve talked to people in his orbit as these gag orders have been imposed. the one in washington is on a temporary hold, it appears. i posted this question. is this something he can abid by. he doesn t listen to the advice. it is something they skirt around often. they would reath didn t say anything at all. at the would rather he didn t speak to reporters or going on truth social. we know this well. donald trump and who he is and what he does. what is different is that we re seeing him face consequences for the first time. and showing it is different when you walk into a courtroom and saying something than just posting it online or complaining about something. the line that h