and welcome to this special of hannity. happy new year. now, tonight for the full hour, we ll highlight some of our big interviews from 2023. we start tonight with highlights from the first ever red state blue state debate between florida governor ron desantis and california governor gavin newsom. taka govern santis ae a look.t star well, let s get started. everybody ready? te all we are as we speak, theres is a phenomenon that is playings out across the entire country. americans, they are leavingr blue states in droves, in favor of red states. you can see numbers on the screestatesyou cas n rigm the year 2021 and 2022. these particularyears numbersst are stark. in the state that you lead sa in the castee, you, governor newsom, according to the u.s. census, this is where the numbers come from. ,e in 2021, 2022, california, california s lost 750,000 residents to other states. governor desantis, during that same two year period, you gained 454,000 residents0 re from oth
the value of this corrupt is the meeting cannot be overstated. this theme cooked up by these men could very well be what got trump elected. tonight, rachel maddow recaps the arguments with lawrence o donnell, jen psaki, andrew weissmann, lisa rubin, and katie phang who were all inside the courthouse. and nicolle wallace, chris hayes, joy reid, ari melber, and stephanie ruhle is special coverage of trump on trial begins. , now. thank you for joining us tonight. we know you have every option in the world for where to follow the news of this remarkable moment in american history. it makes us all the more glad you are with us. i am rachel maddow and i am here with the great chris hayes and nicole wallace. the one and only lawrence o donnell who was in the courtroom today in the closing arguments in the hush money, former president donald trump, lawrence will join us in a moment. he is still down at the courthouse it will join us as soon as he can get to a camera which w
note, i wish you a very good night. from across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me and i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. tonight, the defense makes its case for reasonable doubt. the real argument was michael cohen cannot be trusted. michael cohen is the goat. the greatest liar of all time. the judge s sharp rebuke to trump s attorney. he was livid. he was livid as he should be. reporter: and the prosecution tells the story of a conspiracy to corrupt a presidential election. steinglass says the value of this corrupt bargain cannot be overstated. trump was overtly discussing the story to avoid it being published. this scheme could very well be what got president trump elected. tonight, rachel maddow recaps the closing arguments with lawrence o donnell, alex wagner, jen tsaki, and all in the courtroom. plus nicole wallace, chris hayes, ari melber, stephanie ruhle. as trump on trial begins. now. thank you for joining us tonight. w
forward to engagement. but there s one thing ther tin closinghing that we ha. in common is neither of us will be the nomines wille for our party in 2024. governor, great 2024. opening statement. but he did not address the issue. can yo can you explain this migration out of california and going to. you mean they hold it? you mean the last two yearss gon more floridians going to california than california going to florida? i ve put up, by the way, that s going to be fun to facoingt. t r so we ll just start right there. california has no peers. californiae.o dominates sizable 21 state populations combined is a fifth largest economy in the world. we dominate numberwe one manufacturing state. we dominate in two way trade in research and developmen d tt access to innovation, more scientists, more researchers, more engineers, more nobel laureates in the state of california than any other the te oe in the nation. the finest system of higher education. it s the birthplace of life, science