we are grate. . the beat with ari melber starts right now. see you tuesday. i m ari melber, we begin with the breaking news. we start the new week with the federal defendant, donald trump, back in florida. this is the eve of his federal arraignment tomorrow, and he made the trip from new jersey preparing to voluntarily surrender into federal custody for the first time as a defendant. that is the consequence of the indictment unsealed and briefly explained by jack smith on friday. the former president indicted for breaking several laws including the espionage act and laws relating to obstruction of justice. trump is current still seeking what he needs legally, the required local counsel, amidst reports that many are balking at him as a quote nightmare client. now, sooner or later, you can find a lawyer there that s not going to be a hangup forever, but it is a striking piece of legal reality for donald trump here on the eve of that arraignment. he spent the weekend out o
colleagues alicica menendez, jonathan capehart, ayman mohyeldin, symone sanders-townsend, and with us from miami, katie phang. the twice impeached, and now twice indicted donald trump has become the first ex president to face criminal charges from the federal government. over the next two hours, my colleagues and i, along with some special guests, are going to break down the justice department s case against the former commander-in-chief. a case that we saw for the first time just yesterday. when the bombshell, 37 count indictment was unsealed. the indictment, which also names the trump aide and valet, walt nauta, as his coconspirator. outlined criminal charges related to more than 100 classified documents that federal agents recovered from trump s mar-a-lago resort last august. trump faces 31 counts of violating the espionage act, through willful retention of classified records. he faces another six counts stemming from his alleged efforts to impede the investigation. nauta
america is at a breaking point. norah: the speaker and more than 60 house republicans traveled to america s southern border. their demands as president biden blames congress for the crisis. guns in america. our look tonight at a family s mission to change gun storage laws. we always taught our kids about gun safety, but there are so many places that kids go where guns are in the home. norah: winter s first major storm heads east, with new york city, philadelphia, and washington bracing for the first significant snow in years. ford recalls over 100,000 vehicles. we will tell you which models are affected. clark for the win! norah: and the amazing caitlin clark s buzzer beater. this is why caitlin clark will go down as one of the best to ever play the game. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this wednesday night. we want to begin tonight with the southern border, where no matter what part
taking trump down. today, he gets it. so will his campaign be more focused on the presidency or the former president. and the destruction of a major dam in southern ukraine floods the front lines. releasing millions of gallons of water and turning entire towns into lakes. as bad as it is, the worst may be yet to come. we ll have a live report from ukraine in just a minute. but we start with an intriging mystery surrounding the investigation into donald trump and his handling of classified documents. we re now learning that a second grand jury has been hard at work down in florida in addition to the one in d.c. according to the new york times, they already heard from one witness, with at least one more slated for later this week. but we don t know who the witnesses are, who the target might be or why that second grand jury was empanelled. and we ll still learning new details about the high stakes, highly unusual meeting between special counsel jack smith and trump s three
what it is! it s tyrus, and welcome to the blackstone edition of gut gutfeld! ! [laughter] i don t have a reason for that other than i really like my fort. and since i said it is the black zone, i can start the show 5 minutes late. that s a black joke, you are not allowed to laugh. now we are nice and uncomfortable. let s go. christmas has come and gone faster than a biological male beating a woman in a track meet. and i m sure everyone got lots of presents. except this guy. [laughter] you know he invented the naughty list. wherever he is, i m sure santa s bells did not wake him up. now, i m sure we all got something we d like to return to the store. remember, even though it s a big screw you to whomever gave you the present, apparently it s not all about the thought that counts. and of course you shouldn t feel bad for wanting to exchange it for something better. which brings me to my monologue. tonight, i want to remember all the crap we as americans received in 2