now. good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. the major twofold test for president biden as he travels abroad but with big political implications back home. can he showcase unity among western allies over the wars in ukraine and gaza while u.s. voters are increasingly skeptical, and how much will the push to preserve democracy really resonate come november? plus, more high drama in delaware as hunter biden s ex-wife takes the stand in his federal trial, what she just finished telling the jury, her brief testimony under subpoena including talk of drug paraphernalia, rehab, and infidelity and whether it s likely to help or hurt her former husband s defense. a pair of critical races taking place 2,000 miles apart, but providing new clues to one of the most consequential political questions of 2024. will democrats hold on to the senate, or can republicans take it back? we ll break that down in the senate contests in montana and new jersey
would recommend whole body deodorant, which gives you 72 hour odor protection from your pits to your- (sfx: deoderant being sprayed) secret whole body deodorant. three witnesses have already taken the stand today in hunter biden s federal gun charges trial. it can be hard to separate what is legally important from the salacious, tales of drug use, searching cars, stints in rehab, a broken marriage, all of it with hunter biden s mother, first lady jill biden, watching. his ex-wife kathleen buhle, the mother of three of president biden s grandchildren was there under subpoena, and she took the stand for less than 15 minutes, but in that time she painted an intimate picture of addiction, how it entered their marriage and their home, but in the cross examination by the defense, she said she never actually saw hunter biden use drugs. nbc s mike memoli reports from outsides courthouse in