first of all, big amen to all of that. this hour, the former president doubling down, donald trump telling a crowd, immigrants are poisoning the blood of our country. and quoting vladimir putin, condemning american democracy. all well questions swirl about reports around a binder that s been missing, containing highly classified russian intelligence. a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york, welcome, everyone to alex witt reports. we begin with the breaking news on capitol hill, top senate negotiators are scrambling right now to hammer out a bipartisan deal to fund the wars in both israel and ukraine. while also clamping down on u.s. border security with a framework needed by the end of today. nbc s julie tsirkin is reporting from capitol hill for us. julie, welcome. tell us who is negotiating there, and with the latest issue here on the talks? hey, alex, the next couple of hours we ll see the new consented to go cheaters once again h
after more than 40 witnesses and 40 days of bombshell testimony, new york attorney general letitia james against former president donald trump, and his namesake company, has now entered into his final stage. on wednesday, testimony came to a close with a.g. james s office colin its final rebuttal witness, who happens to be an accounting professor, and then resting its case. the trial is now set to take a month long break, with judge arthur engoron expected to announce findings after january 11th. then, the fate of trump s real estate empire will rest entirely in the hands of the judge. remember, there is no jury, meaning as judge engoron, and judge engoron alone, who will determine the future of the disgraced ex president. even with a month off in the new york civil case, this is hardly a holiday break. trump s team has stayed very, very busy. on friday, the fmer president s lawyers to against him. that request came just 24 hours after an appeals court and which bars
edition of alex witt reports. also you tomorrow at one pm eastern. yasmin of us again continues the coverage. giving you a quick look at the stormy scene of the pier on juneau beach, florida. yasmin is next. florida. yasmin is next hey everybody, good to see, yasmin vossoughian. we are live on capitol hill this afternoon where there was actual work going on. senate negotiators trying to hammer out a deal on the border and ukraine aid right now. the fallout from the stunning verdict, rudy giuliani ordered to pay 150 million to two georgia poll workers. he defamed with lies. the flame that giuliani lit with those lies and passed to so many others to keep that flame blazing changed every aspect of our lives. money will never solve all of my problems. i can never move back into the house that i called home. i will always have to be careful about where i go and who i choose to share my name with. i miss my home, i miss my neighbors, and i miss my name. reporter: but rudy has
conservatives had second thoughts, and what the leaked draft did to any hope for compromise. now a year and a half later, the high court is on clean up duty. agreeing to take on the first major complication from its ruling, this one on the abortion pill. mifepristone. the decision, which could effectively ban the pill nationwide should come next june, meaning the court will keep abortion front and center in the summer before the presidential election. an issue that has repeatedly proven to boost democrats, especially as republicans are still struggling to figure out what to say on it. just listen to senators ted cruz and john cornyn on this week s decision by the texas supreme court to deny kate cox an abortion. senator, are you supportive of the texas supreme court s ruling in the kate cox case that prevented her from getting an abortion after she learned her fetus was not viable. call the press office. i have for two days, and i haven t received an answer. are you w
former supreme court justice sandra day o connor honored today in d.c. as an american pioneer, on and off the bench. are there lessons the country can still learn from her remarkable life? speaking of high ranking women, vice president kamala harris with an extraordinary political challenge to be a game changer in next year s election. the biden campaign s bold plan to make abortion the pivotal issue for 2024 and putting harris in charge of making it happen. and what s it going to take to get rudy giuliani to stop lying about georgia election workers ruby freeman and shaye moss? after a $148 million judgment failed to stop him, freeman and moss are suing giuliani again, seeking a court order to stop his, quote, campaign of targeted defamation and harassment. so, what happens now? but we start in washington, where tears mixed with laughter and applause remembering a life well lived, a stirring and emotional tribute to sandra day o connor, known to history, of course, as