by this time tomorrow, donald trump will have retaken the stand at his new york civil fraud case. how big a gamble it is this far into the trial? plus, about last night, something happened that is raising questions about donald trump blurring political and legal lines. a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we re begin with breaking news. a tornado and some devastation in tennessee. at least six people are dead, including two children after severe storms tore across the south. those powerful tornadoes ignited fire, snapping power lines, and destroying homes. at least two dozen people have been injured, and power is slowly being restored to thousands of customers. the threat is not over as the same system is moving east. today, millions in the southeast and mid-atlantic face more severe weather. torrential rain, and heavy winds definitely expected. flooding is likely. some places will get snow, and
the former president with a 34 strong men doubles down on his comments about being a dictator on day one on a second term. former trump national security adviser john bolton has spent a lot of time with donald trump and the dictators. he s coming up first. the fight for reproductive freedom in texas gets a name in a face. as kate cox s story grips the state in the nation. the texas supreme court pauses a ruling that would allow her to get an abortion. also today, the president of upenn resigns amid an uproar over her handling of questions on antisemitism during a congressional hearing. professor and bestselling author adam grant joins me with his reaction. and later, with the iowa caucus is just around the corner, and deep dive into one of the most perplexing relationships in politics today. the one between donald trump and evangelical voters. so, i worked in politics for a long time, and in government for a long time, as did my first guest. and sometimes, that work inc
tonight on the reidout you know, if donald trump is elected again, we really don t have to worry because the institutions of our government will prevent the worst that he will attempt to do. nothing can be further from the truth because those republicans, you know, house with republicans like mike johnson, a senate with people like josh hawley and mike lee, they won t stand up to him. liz cheney banging that alarm bell with all her might, as her former friends and colleagues abandon democracy for the cult of trump. plus, gaza teeters on the brink of a fullblown humanitarian catastrophe as calls for a permanent cease-fire grow louder by the day. and texas goes full handmaid s tale, creating their own dystopian reality where women are forced to beg for the right to safeguard their own health. but we begin tonight with a threat of america s putin. today, vladimir putin announced his candidacy in the presidential election next march that he is all but certain to win.
it actually helps his legal defense. this week, enough feels court reinstated trump s federal gag order. following his comments, create, quote, as significant and imminent threat. trump can no longer lash out at witnesses or court staff or the election interference case. special counsel, jack smith? he remains fair game. meanwhile, house repue anying te georgia charges against trump. trump allies launched an investigation into fulton county the a, fani willis, claiming she secretly conspired of the january six committee. a former january six committee chair responded to the allegations say, of course they worked with georgia prosecutors. when we found wrongdoings like we did, we made the necessary referrals, that is not doing anything other than, what we were sworn to do as members of congress. we have taken an oath of office to do just that. all this as trump turns his companies fraud trial into a campaign right. monday trump will be testifying in new york despite earnin
very important, that s the winner of the week. brian tyler cohen, brittany packnett cunningham, thank you, that is tonight s reidout. all in with chris hayes starts now. ts now. tonight on all in. donald trump cannot make public comments about known or foreseeable witnesses in a case. the trump gag order is upheld in a major court decision, with big implications for the timing of the coup trial. it makes that march 4th trial date increasingly farm. as trump s codefendant in georgia helps make cases in four other states. the please lower your hand instead your true and correct the legal name. kenneth john chesebro. then the state of texas threatens to jail doctors for following court orders on a emergency abortion. this is the attorney general saying that she should be the one practicing medicine rather than the physicians in his state. and how in the world will be right wing spin machine handle another and unambiguously good jobs report? when i m going to ma