eleanor mckey, now eleanor monager is officially a high school graduate. she says i m only 99. i might go ahead and take some college courses now. it is all a great reminder that it is never too late to finish what you started. especially something this great. and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, i ll see you tomorrow. welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. the scenes we have been following courtesy of the sketch artist. the jury likely to begin deliberating next week in the only trump case slate today go the a jury before the election. that s a scenario which has people questioning if there is real accountability. if donald trump. if simple narrative offered by various groups don t capture what is happening in these strange around extraordinary times that brings us to our stop story right now. here is convicted trespasser, a convicted trespasser, we are about to explain. you can see him pushing forw
[bombs exploding]. to the war in the middle eas as expended. israel is no longer just fighting a battle in the south against hamas, a second front i opening in the north. hezbollah in lebanon is intensifying their campaign. e their goal: scimmers thomas: this made israel with rockets and mortars. [rapid gunfire] [bombs] [people shouting]. israel just any casualties already this weekend from the iranian backed hezbollah forces. israeli military bases are unde assault. hezbollah snipers also neutralizing israeli surveillance cameras on the border in creating blind spots. appearing to gear up for a full on invasion. and israel is responding, evacuating towns and villages near the border. and proactively striking hezbollah s installations. [explosions. israel s promised to destroy hezbollah if they formally ente the war. service for israel israel. if hezbollah fully engages israel s northern flanks, they would be forced to divert resources from the south, reaching their g
[bombs exploding]. to the war in the middle eas as expended. israel is no longer just fighting a battle in the south against hamas, a second front i opening in the north. hezbollah in lebanon is intensifying their campaign. e their goal: scimmers thomas: this made israel with rockets and mortars. [rapid gunfire] [bombs] [people shouting]. israel just any casualties already this weekend from the iranian backed hezbollah forces. israeli military bases are unde assault. hezbollah snipers also neutralizing israeli surveillance cameras on the border in creating blind spots. appearing to gear up for a full on invasion. and israel is responding, evacuating towns and villages near the border. and proactively striking hezbollah s installations. [explosions. israel s promised to destroy hezbollah if they formally ente the war. service for israel israel. if hezbollah fully engages israel s northern flanks, they would be forced to divert resources from the south, reaching their g
we are all celebrating the birthday of you, symone. i m going to light it up for your birthday. happy birthday, symone. thank, you reverend, i love you so much. i love you. and to all of you watching, good evening and welcome to politicsnation, tonight s lead, the clock is taking. lawmakers will return to capitol hill this week with less than two weeks to go. if they hope to pass a military aid bill before christmas. republicans have pushed to add border security to the bill, alongside the politically thorny issues of funding for israel and ukraine. they have so far been unable to find much common ground with the white house. in the middle of it all, how speaker mike johnson is poised to move forward on an impeachment inquiry against president biden. adding to the partisan gridlock. delaware representative lisa blunt rochester joins us shortly as the clock ticks down on 2023. we ve got a real treat for you later, elder statesman of saturday night live, comedian and acto
testifying tomorrow in new york. trump, as you know, was expected to take the stand in his own defense as his company s civil tax fraud trial enters the final week. a short timeo, trump announceinhe long and defiant rant online that he would not be doing so. the former president, as usual, attacking the case, as he quote, rich witch hunt. no matter how much donald trump tries to distract from reality, the facts don t lie. trump had been using the courthouse in new york as a sort of campaign stop, and is already planning rallies in nevada and new hampshire this week. this, as trump s vision for his second term only becomes more extreme. at a fund-raiser last night, trump doubled down on his comments, saying he would be a dictator, but just on day one. his words? they speak for themselves. baker today in the new york times, he said that i want to be a dictator. i didn t say that. i said i want to be a dictator for one day. but the new york times said and you know i i wa