guaranteed of this progress so we are moving carefully. that s tonight s last. where the 11th hour stephanie ruhle begins now. r stephani tonight, republicans in the house vote for a formal impeachment inquiry into president joe biden in the final days of the year. but here s the question. do they have any evidence? then, federal election interference case put on pause as trump s legal team accuses jack smith of trying to steal their christmas. then, the showdown over the abortion pill, now headed to the supreme court while reproductive rights hang in the balance, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today president joe biden officially became the subject of a formal impeachment inquiry. late today, in a party line vote, or the gop-controlled house voted to 21 to 2:12, officially approving an investigation that has been underway for months. house republicans ha
i think that an election of donald trump, as tragic as that would be, it would mean worsening for the united states than the global climate challenge. david wallace-wells, always a what of information, optimism on an important topic. that is our show for tonight. now it is time for the last word with ali velshi, in for lawrence. good evening, ali. you know, alex, sometimes we talk about serious things, once in a while, what do you talk to your colleagues about when you re not on camera? you and i had a remarkable conversation before the show, topic being, hair, which i don t think most people would think that you and i would be talking about. yeah, i mean, listen, just because you are not and enthusiastic of the hair salon, necessarily, does not mean that you don t have valid opinions. we managed to fill a few minutes a conversation. and if filled a few more minutes a conversation in front of an american audience. we ll see you soon. have a. go by. i don t kno
a very warm welcome back to our viewers in the united states. and around the world. i want to check the headlines frs you. european financial markets are mostly higher after a huge rally on wall street. up.18%. paris added nearly 1% there. and a half percent up there in in tokyo. nicky gained 4%. hong kong and shanghai finish lower. in new york a the dow set a record wednesday for the biggest one day gain. blue chip surged 1,000 points or 5%. president trump and the first lady made a surprise visit to iraq wednesday. his first trip to a war zone since his inauguration two years ago. he spent about three hours on the ground. thanked the troops for their service and defended his decision to pull troops from
its leader has ambitions to outdo bin laden. it is clear iraq is on the brink right now and as complicated as the picture is, the bad news is things could get much worse. hamish macdonald, abc news, baghdad. army sergeant bowe bergdahl is getting outpatient care after being released from the hospital. the army said reintegration process is proceeding with exposure to more people and gradual increase of social interaction. bergdahl was freed from the taliban in a controversial prisoner swap at the end of may. three men who broke out of a quebec jail in a helicopter are due in court today after a heavily armed s.w.a.t. team captured them yesterday. the men were seized on the tenth floor of an upscale condo in montreal. earlier this month, the chopper plucked the inmates from a prison courtyard triggering an international manhunt. stocks open in new territory this morning. the dow set a record friday closing just short of 17,000.