you in this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, more on the breaking news just in the last hour, an unexpected move from special counsel jack smith. he wants the supreme court to immediately take up whether donald trump is immune from criminal prosecution. what it means for a criminal trial starting before the election. plus, israel s prime minister says it s the beginning of the end of hamas. the escalating push into southern gaza as aid groups warn of apocalyptic scenes on the ground. six killed, dozens injured as more scenes of destruction emerge. and alex jones, the conspiracy theorist who claimed sandy hook was a hoax and made money off of it returns to x and gets a warm welcome from elon musk. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with that breaking news on that fascinating legal move by special counsel jack smith. msnbc legal analyst lisa rubin is with me. i know you ve had time now to start going through
freedom for women. we know where joe biden and kamala harris. are they have been protecting, as much as they can, with the executives already they have, to protect those rights for women. one more for you. reed hoffman, a sort of top democratic donor. and a friend. gave $250,000 today, for this week, to super pac supporting nikki haley. should democratic donors be supporting nikki haley s candidacy in the hope that the worst-case scenario here is a biden haley matchup? the maga apples on the other side, disobey give maga apples, and they re all rotten, including nikki haley. i know nikki haley probably better than most because i was the party chair in south carolina when she was governor. this is a person who allowed their own home hospital to close. this is a person who wants to get social security and medicare. this is a person who does not believe in a women s right to choose. she may try to moderate what he she is saying now, but look at our track record. my advic
that temporary truce between israel and hamas is winding down and global protests are heating up. then there s some kind of hold-up in the release of today s hostages. only two israeli russian nationals set go so far. brigadier general pat ryder and leon panetta are here. your world starts now. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. let s go to northern israel. a hold-up in this release or snafus, we don t know how to explain it. we know that nate can help us. what s going on? well, neil, just in the past few minutes, local reports are that ten israeli hostages are being handed off to the red cross right now. we re working to independently verify those records. this comes after a delay. we ve heard some logistical problems possibly. but it appears that that transfer is underway right now and comes after you mentioned two israeli russians were freed earlier. let s take a look at this video of them being released. this is a mother and a daughter, 73 years old and 50-year-old.
Talk about the aboutface and what it means for the party as large as we bring in conservative brendan buck. And then coming up on morning joe, well have live reporting from iowa throughout the morning as voters face downright frigid temperatures on caucus day. Well break down whats at stake and how the weather could impact the turnout. Plus, what new polling now shows about whether or not americans support criminal charges against Donald Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. And also ahead, tony Awardwinning Actress audra a g studio. Morning joe, with all of that, is just a few moments away. Is soooo soft and soo smooth, im starting to get tearied away ahhh, thank you mr. Smooth bear. Designed with Smooth Tear edges, new charmin ultra soft Smooth Tear has wavy perforations that tear so much better
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