next year is a much, much bigger contest than one between two people. the biden campaign outlined that memo, outlining democrats as protecting individual rights and abortion, well donald trump, on the other hand, is running a campaign on camp on revenge and repetition. at the expense of american freedoms, that s an argument we re trim in 2020. they re doing the same in 2024 midterms. they re optimistic at that message will be ou to keep joe biden in the white house come november 2024. okay, nnamdi egwuonwu, but think, you we appreciate. that in moments, the words of the supreme court justice that might have helped colorado justify booting donald trump off the primary ballot. at the top of the, are very good day to all from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin with the supreme court dealing illegal blow to the special counsel investigating donald trump s role in january 6th. the justices rejecting jack smith s request for an ea
politicsnation. tonight s lead, a christmas blizzard. right now, americans are preparing to celebrate christmas in the midst of a blizzard of legal developments surrounding donald trump. in just the last five days, the supreme has blocked special counsel jack smith s request to expedite a ruling on whether trump has legal immunity over his january 6th conduct. earlier, new recordings published by the detroit news reportedly showed trump pressing republican electors in michigan not to certify joe biden s victory in the state. three years ago. the state supreme court justices in colorado have been reporting death threats all week since they ruled that trump could not run for office in the state. all that plus what to expect when the senate comes back to washington next month. in new york governor kathy hochul joins me shortly as the empire state officially takes up the question of reparations for its black residents. i had a firsthand view this week as head of the national acti
minister and the right wing extremists to make up an important part of his coalition are still in power. david rothkopf, as always, and happy holidays to you and your family. thank you, david. a lot more coming up. you re watching msnbc. our second hour starts right now. [inaudible] > [inaudible hey everybody, good to see you. i m yasmin vossoughian. if you are just joining us, welcome. if you are sticking with us, we are very thankful for that. with the stroke of a pan, the dawn of giving donald trump exactly what he wants refusal to take up an issue that is clearly headed their way. now puts the chances of trying the former president for election interference before the next election in serious jeopardy. meanwhile, trump may face new legal danger from a new tape that have surfaced trying to pressure a group of republican officials in michigan to help him overturn the election. there s lots of speculation about that. obviously the fact that it comes out right after
reporting about the missing russia binder, plus congresswoman jasmine crockett of texas on the senate republicans pushing for a border deal. we re also gonna ask her about ted cruz in the abortion question he refuses to answer. plus, hayes brown on what he calls the fact free biden impeachment inquiry. . we as i bet you all very good day from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. when it comes to breaking news. dhs secretary mayorkas and the bipartisan group of senators or holding meetings today. they re hoping to reach a deal to unlock funds for ukraine and israel. republican leaders say a deal must include border security measures, where the surge of illegal crossings has reached record levels. nbc s julie tsirkin is following all of those negotiations on capitol hill for us. welcome again, julie. i know you spoke to the key negotiators just moments ago, tell us what they re saying? alex, i told you last hour, the plan must ha
i m christina, i am a labor and delivery nurse. and i m james, i m a general contractor. i own my own business. on the day of our wedding will actually be one year since the day we met. we met up in tahoe. we were both at the casino. she was at the roulette table behind me and i guess you could say it was kind of a creeperish that i was watching. like paying attention observing i should say. her cousin was standing and she was sitting down next to her. and so i kind of weaseled my way in in between us. i think one of the very first bets i made, i just kind of threw a coin out there late. it hit the number i wanted so i won a lot of money. and i put my arm around her and i was like, you re staying with me the rest of the night. what first attracted me to james is his really outgoing, bubbly, friendly personality. because i m definitely more of the quiet one. and he s good-looking too. i mean, of course she s gonna think that. talking to her, it was just so fluid and easy. y