in the cross fire as the war between israel and hamas escalates, and questions of mount about gaza s future. former congresswoman jane harmon is here to discuss. trump s on trial, don jr. prepares to return to the stand in the new york civil fraud trial while his father suffers a setback in florida, for now. charles coleman junior will be here with insights on what it all means. and, spotlight los angeles, mayor karen bass tells me about her old efforts to ease the homeless crisis in los angeles, and how she is helping other big city mayors meet the challenge. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. this week started with democrats hair on fire. on monday a new york times poll showed presidential biden trailing donald trump in five out of six key battleground states. by tuesday night, voters had their say, and it was not good news for republicans. they were trounced at the polls on election night, after voters in ohio, kentucky, and virginia soundly rejected candida
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we are grateful. the beat with katie phang in for ari starts right now. hi, katie. thanks, nicole. i think extraordinary is an understatement these days, but thank you, i appreciate it. have a good show. thanks. and welcome to the beat, i m katie phang in for ari melber. the supreme court today handing down a win for donald trump in his federal insurrection case. a consequential decision that will affect presidential power for years to come, ruling that trump has immunity for some of his official conduct as president but not for private, unofficial acts. here s how that played out. the high court has just issued one of its most consequential rulings in decades. the president has absolute immunity for core constitutional powers, however, not for unofficial acts. five alarm fire. supreme court has decreed him a king. how the justices rule could well define the parameters
welcome to prime time weekend. i am nicolle wallace. let s get right to the week s top stories. the extraordinary moment when donald trump went from four times indicted ex-president liable for sexual abuse to defamation to suddenly in an instance in liable for sexual abuse and defamation. it is the start of a long legal odyssey for donald trump. the republican party has followed him willingly down the rabbit hole toward autocracy. the country now has to grapple with it as well. having already spent the trial in an environment completely out of his control defendant donald trump will be subject to the rules and processes of the criminal justice system. he has been convicted of a felony. his right to vote even on a ballot that bears his name is likely to remain only because of a quirk in his current home state of florida. the washington post reporting if the former president have been convicted in republican dominated florida or most other states, he would not be allowed to v
the judge could decide to say, house arrest or even jail. how do you face what look like? one of my lawyers on the television the other day said you don t want to do that to the president. you don t bed for anything, that s just the way it is. and trump s a lawyer also on the talk shows today outlining the defense appeal and strategy and why is changing his position on judge merchan s jury instructions. i think when you look at the jury instructions here, judge merchan essentially, i wouldn t say it rigged the deliberations, but certainly steered the jury toward the verdict that he clearly wanted when the jury it was against you, the judge made a mistake? i hope for the best plan for the worst, george. and stormy daniels, the actress at the heart of the case is breaking her silence. in her first interview since the verdict, she said she wants to see trump jailed or used as a punching bag at a women s shelter. completely out of touch with reality. you have to fi