Good day. Im Chris Jansing live at msnbc headquarters in New York City. Could the war in gaza break what had long been considered unbreakable. The alliance between the u. S. And israel being tested as never before with Prime Minister netanyahu openly defying President Biden and pressing ahead with plans to invade the Southern City of rafah. Biden called it a red line. So what happens if netanyahu crosses it . New jersey senator robert men den dez and his wife back in court today pleading not guilty to more federal charges. At the heart of the newest allegations, whether they tried to hide an alleged Bribery Scheme even after the feds were already on to them. The prosecutor who described President Biden as an elderly man with a poor memory set to testify on capitol hill tomorrow. Will the hearing undo the president s attempts to put worries about his age to rest . We begin now with the growing split between the u. S. And israel. Unlike anything in the long and strong history of that all
trumpian twist. the former president repeatedly called a liar to his face by the writer e. jean carroll during dramatic testimony. carroll laying out a blow by block account of how the attacks ended the world she had been living in. the former president shaking his head, slamming the table in anger and complaining about carroll s testimony loud enough for the jury to hear it. is there any amount of money that could finally get trump to back off? plus, why a split between republican leaders mitch mcconnell and speaker mike johnson could derail today s big white house meeting before it even gets going, with critical issues like government funding, wartime spending and border security all hanging in the balance. can anything get done? and the man behind the murders at club q hit with 50 additional hate crime charges stemming from the 2022 attack that left five people dead and stunned the lgbtq community nationwide. that gunman now facing multiple life sentences on top of the
it s good to be back with you on this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, former trump chavp chief of staff mark meadows is trying to move his georgia case to federal court. the skepticism we re hearing from the judge. overseas, national security adviser jake sullivan is back in the middle east and in the middle of a diplomatic high wire act. the big change israel just announced during his trip. and payback, the senate just passed a major bill granting back pay to hundreds of service members who had their promotions held up for months by republican senator tommy tuberville. and how one florida beach city is using something called tiger dams. they re 2 feet high, 50 feet long, and they re using them to fight back against potential flooding. we expect a storm this weekend that will affect the entire east coast. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments, but we start in georgia where an appeals court heard mark meadows arguments
we ll dig deeper into the decisions made by police and first responders and the decisions officials are faced with right now that could stop the next attack from happening. our new nbc news poll showing americans increasingly grim about the country s future saying it s a disaster. the warning signs for joe biden s expected re-election bid, how can he turn things around. no golden elevator, no wild crowds. donald trump s 2024 campaign kicks off with what one publication called a sleepy event in new hampshire. just 400 people in a high school auditorium. does that kind of kickoff open the door even wider for other republicans to jump into the race? a lot to talk about today. at this power the country is struggling to come to grips with the sheer brutality and inhumanity of the death of tyre nichols, put into devastating focus by today s new york times analysis. it concludes that officers shouted at least 71 commands in 13 minutes, many of them orders described as impossib
i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. we have a new poll. and basically here s what it says. americans are ticked off and they re pointing fingers. it shows millions of voters who are frustrated, who are increasingly furious at folks in the other party, believing the other side s agenda could end america as we know it. right now president biden is preparing to speak at the dnc. he s one of the folks arguing that democracy is at stick next month. so, what s really motivating voters? is it anger or issues? or is it impossible to separate the two? if so, what does that mean for candidates s closing arguments? plus, a major townsment from merrick garland is moments away. it s not about trump, but they say it involves a foreign nation trying to spread its influence here in the u.s. we will have that as soon as it starts. finally, anyone with kids in school, knows the pandemic was absolutely brutal. but new nationwide test scores show the impact is even w