and the presidency. joining us now, just outside the courthouse here in manhattan, msnbc national correspondent yasmin vossoughian. what is the reaction from the courtroom? what are we expecting for the remainder of the day? a lot for the remainder of the day. we re expecting a decision here from the jury. i ll start with that. timing-wise, it looks like the judge wants a jury to go into deliberations during lunch, which will likely happen after alina habba delivers her closing remarks. e. jean carroll s attorneys have rested, completed their closing remarks. let me paint a picture, as we await this ten-minute break before alina habba starts her closing remarks and the expectations there. so, at one point e. jean carroll paints a picture for the jury. imagine yourself opening up your computer, she says, and seeing tweets from the president of the united states, then president donald trump, imagine him saying these things about you, and imagine him saying, you re unattractiv
it s really great. that was such a nice story that you brought. coy wire, thank you so much. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. and we begin this hour in turkey, where rescuers are still finding survivors more than five days after the earthquake hit. the latest remarkable rescues happening just a short time ago. new video showing a woman being rescued 144 hours after the earthquake hit. [ speaking non-english ] wow. i mean, the rescuers celebrating her rescue. more than 25,000 people have died and time is running out to find other victims alive. and many of those who died are being buried in mass graves like this one, and there are growing fears of a humanitarian crisis as survivors cope without shelter or even running water. nada, what are the latest concerns? reporter: well, look, the days are passing sby and the death toll is growing. we have some glimmers of hope, more than 140 hours on we are still seeing people being
headquarters in new york city. all signs are pointing to a potentially huge breakthrough in gaza. dozens of women and children held by hamas may be on the verge of coming home. nbc news learned there is a tentative deal to secure their release in exchange for as many as 150 palestinian prisoners and a five-day break in the fighting. that s according to a senior u.s. official and a source familiar with the talks in the region. here is president biden a short time ago. very close. very close. could bring the hostages home very soon. and we have more to say, we will. but things are looking good at the moment. if the deal holds, it would be an answered prayer to the families of those hostages. what does it mean for the future of the war? and to the hostages left behind? plus, a really important hearing, one of donald trump s co-defendants in georgia could get sent back to jail. will the judge revoke harrison floyd s bail over a series of social media posts, including nine of
headquarters in new york city. just when you thought it couldn t get any uglier, republican infighting on capitol hill turns physical. one member alleging the former speaker kevin mccarthy, quote, elbowed him in the kidneys earlier today. tim burchett then blasting mccarthy as, quote, just a bully with $17 million and a security detail. a senator stands up to fight a teamsters boss during a hearing. all of it coming with a key vote to avert a government shutdown just a few hours away. so, what now? plus, fulton county d.a. fani willis makes a stunning allegation, telling the court interviews with some of her key witnesses were intentionally leaked by the defense. the goal, she says, intimidation, harassment and threats. now she s calling on judge scott mcafee to step in. we have been watching the overwhelming show of support for israel on the national mall in washington, one speaker telling the crowd that the purpose is to show the world that jewish people, quote, have
israel, it s not good for the people of gaza. so we do not support that. the prime minister did offer some encouraging words about a possible hostage deal. we are following all the developments there. and the clock is ticking to a friday deadline for a government shutdown. and then you house speaker s hail mary seeming to be deflating by the minute. donald trump once his core tv, demanding cameras for his upcoming trials. plus this you think donald trump is a great president, president? i think donald trump is the king of the world. you ll find out. you think it was a great president? he did and credible job. he did an incredible job and anyone who said he didn t, something s wrong up here. our friends at the good liars, live this hour with what they heard from the maga faithful and trump s legal issues about trump s legal issues, that s coming up later in the hour as well. we begin this hour once again in the middle east and the israel hamas war whe