silence donald trump? that is the question that will soon be in the hands of a manhattan jury. it is their only decision, how much trump owes e. jean carroll for repeatedly defaming her. her lawyers dangling one number, $12 million. we re live from the courthouse. plus, donald trump s tight grip around the gop being tested now on capitol hill amid accusations he s trying to tank a bipartisan border deal in order to boost his campaign. and the u.n. s top court demands israel do everything in its power to prevent acts of genocide in gaza but stopped short of calling for a cease fire. we ll talk to a top adviser for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu coming up. but we begin with donald trump back in that new york city courtroom where the bottom line of his bank account is at stake today. and like a lot of things involving the former president, it all went off course and quickly. even before the jury came in, the judge admonished trump s lawyer, alina habba for showi
right now on andrea mitchell reports, former president trump back in court after storming out this morning, fuming in the middle of closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation and damages case with the jury watching it all. while nikki haley scheduled two south carolina rallies this weekend. donors pour millions into her campaign, defying trump s appeal to write her off. and the u.n. s highest court pressures israel to stem the loss of lives in gaza but does not come down hard on israel, as cia director bill burns crosses the atlantic, trying to pose a deal to free the hostages. and critical funding for border. israel and ukraine. it s all hanging in the balance as mr. trump tries to get senate republicans to scuttle a border compromise that was weeks in the making. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. donald trump back in a manhattan courtroom for closing arguments in the e. jean carroll defamation trial. earlier today, the former president le
recording pressuring michigan election officials not to certify the 2020 election results. overseas, police release body camera video about the shooting in prague that left 14 people dead. back here in the u.s., the humanitarian crisis at the border reaching record levels after a week of never before seen numbers of people crossing into the united states. and we begin this hour with yet another report of detailing former president trump s alleged efforts to halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election. new recordings reportedly detail trump pressuring canvassers in michigan to not certify the state s 2020 election results, which he lost. he reportedly told them, quote, we can t let these people take our country away from us. the detroit news says the recordings were made by someone presen f the conversation, but were obtained by intermediary who was not present. nbc news has not heard or verified the recordings. in response, the trump campaign says, quote, a
my producer said it is a trump day. there say big trump town hall. questions from kaitlan and new hampshire voters. we have a lot ahead before that. phil is to know. he has been ordered to pay her five damages. i said he is relaunching the show on twitter. elon musk says no deal has been made and carlson is still technically under contract with fox. meet the new top dog. this year s best in show honors go to buddy holly. also one of the best movies. that is the name of the dog? no, i m not. cnn this morning starts right now. since you put me up to it, what is the name of the dog? we have the pronunciation. i printed it. which you printed. i appreciate it. i m going to go dog. winning dog. we ll go with buddy holly. [ speaking nonenglish ] look at that. all right. we ll get to that in main. we start out very serious, very consequential news. donald trump lashing out at the jury that found he sexually abused and defamed e. jean carroll. he was still posting
Thanks so much for joining us as always. Kentucky and georgia polls, they have just closed . Wow, okay. All eyes are on georgia where another case against trump hangs in the balance. And tonight Voters Decide on whether to reelect Fulton County d. A. Fani willis. Take a load off fanny. And judge mcafee, will they be saved by the voters tossed to the curve. Results coming in at the about m of the screen. Any major developments as they come in. First, ya beyond a reasonable dt thats the focus of tonights angle. We are never going to know just how much this trump trial cost the taxpayers of new york, but it has to be, i dont know, in the tens of millions of dollars . And for every hour spent on this was one hour less spent on prosecuting real criminals still terrorizing the city, not that has ever been alvin braggs priority. We know that he is on the side of the criminal. His sole focus has been to nail donald trump no matter what it took, no matter how he had to contort the law, no matte