a former president and current presidential candidate puts ou democracy in uncharted territory. trump is already lashing out attacking the investigators, them integrating our justice system, and calling on his supporters to protest. that s all without making an of the pleas for peace w normally expect from someone seeking to lead our nation and republicans, for the mos part, have rallied around him, echoing his claims that th legal system has bee weaponized for those of us with lon memories, no trump has littl regard for the rule of law he did not care about du process when he was calling fo the central park five to b executed before the had thei day in court he did not care about politica witch hunts when he campaigned on lock up, locking up his opponent hillary clinton, with chance of lock her up. and now it appears as if trump s refusal to live by the same rules as the rest of us may finally be catching up wit him. and if it does, the paybac will be richly deserved. it s a
you from msnbc and los angeles mayor christmas eve to all o you celebrating, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with th latest on the deadly winte storms moving across the u.s., leaving dangerously cold win chills across much of centra and eastern states at least 20 people have died i storm related incidents across the country in, erie count police say ambulances are stil unable to respond to emergency calls, in a timely manner. the problem is in the hardest hit areas, up to two thirds of emergency response vehicles are stuck fire, ambulance, police, i addition, a man in vehicles ar causing significant problems, have to note this, it is not something we are proud of, but in the worst affected areas, there is no emergency servic available. there s no guarantee that life-threatening emergency situation, that they will be able to respond immediately. we are dealing with situations all night, including a situation with a baby at a hom location which is on
awards here is your host, al sharpton good evening, and welcome t politics ex nation s 12t annual awards. it is where we celebrate the best and worst, and give a words to those who deserve it. i am happy to have given you the most memorable moments thi year what year it has been. with that let s bring in our esteemed panel republican strategist and msnb political analyst, susan del percio daniel moodie, host of the wal and the democracy podcast. and ali velshi, host of velshi right here on msnbc. this year was dominated by the midterm elections. with that in mind, let s get right to our first, revvie the biggest political showdown i will share a few of my nominees to get us started i the panel can chime in the first is the showdown in pennsylvania between joh fetterman and dr. oz oz when the republican nomination based on fame, an he got a dispensing medica advice on tv, but it was fetterman s health that was th big concern after he suffered stroke during a campaign - durin
overturn abortion rights we hold that roe and casey mus be over rolled, justice alit writes an initial draf circulated through the courts. that headline change everything and it certainly changed the course of the midter elections. and that moment, the stakes of the upcoming november election they skyrocket it it gav democrats over a month and a half a head start to start campaigning on that issu before the opinion was hande down in late june. and on june 24th, the suprem court struck down roe v. wade. the law of the land for nearly 50 years, they stripped away reproductive rights fo millions in this country just six weeks later, the firs test of abortion rights at the ballot box came in kansas. voters in kansas headed to the polls in early august to vot on a constitutional amendmen that would strip away abortion rights from the stat constitution in kansas, of all places voters rejected that republica effort people overwhelmingly voted to protect abortion rights in the state
tonight, brand-new januar 6th committee transcripts, jus in, as we analyze the full report, and where all of the investigations go from here. then, from dangerous weather to tripledemic illness on th rise what you need to know, heading into this holiday weekend. looking back at this consequential week, and th focus on fighting for democracy, and freedom, both here, an abroad our favorite historians, her to put it all in perspective as a special, extra earl addition of the 11th hour is underway, on this friday night good evening once again i am stephanie ruhle nearly 24 hours after its fina report was made public, tonight, the january 6th committe released a new batch of witnes transcripts. they are from interviews wit key people in trump administration, including, bil barr, pat cipollone, kayleig mcenany, hope hicks, and his daughter, and senior adviser ivanka trump we will break down what we are learning in just a moment, but first, the committee s repor is wrapping up