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reporter: back now to the death of former secretary of state henry kissinger at the age of 100. msnbc nightly news anchor lester holt reports on the life and legacy of the controversial figure who played a major role in american diplomacy for decades. thank you. nice to see you all. reporter: he was brilliant, ambitious, controversial, and one of the most influential secretaries of state in american history. i think we made for the progress. reporter: henry kissinger served richard nixon, gerald ford, and was consulted by presidents of both parties on international issues throughout his life. henry kissinger has been a friend of mine. reporter: nixon made him a national figure, and together, they reimagined u.s. foreign policy. détente with the soviet union, relations with china, shuttle diplomacy in the middle east. kissinger helped to shape nixon s policy in vietnam and negotiated in the end to the war. famously declaring success prematurely just days ....
at the end of this long tunnel. i hope it that those hostages get released. thank you for joining us. ayelet shaked, thank you. that is all in on this wednesday night. alex wagner tonight starts right now. good evening, alex. thank you, my friend. a robust discussion. thanks to you at home for joining me this evening. approximately 140 police officers were injured on january 6th, when a violent mob stormed the capitol. one of those officers was james, and he is involved in a lawsuit with the former president. they re engaged in, and for which we have no decision from the d.c. circuit court. there have been shocking moments in the trump presidency, many of them, so many that it is actually hard to count. if there were some kind of accounting for all the shocking moments in the trump presidency, this one, if we have the video, would certainly be near the top of the list. just now, president putin denied having anything to do with the election interference in 2016. e ....
there have been shocking moments in the trump presidency, so many that it s hard to count, but if there was some kind of accounting for all the shocking moments in the trump presidency, this one, if we have the video, would certainly be near the top of the list. just now, president putin denied having anything to do with the election interference in 2016. ever u.s. intelligence agency has concluded that russia did. what, who, my first question for you, sir, who do you believe? they think it s russia. i have president putin. he said it s not russia or. i will say this, i don t see any reason why it would be. i will tell you president putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. the president of the united states of america, donald trump, standing alongside russian president vladimir putin, aligning himself with russian claims over u.s. intelligence. denying what everyone at that point you to be true, russia interfered in the 2016 election. through ....
my first question for you, sir, is who do you believe? they think it s russia. i have president putin, he just said it s not russia. i will say this, i don t see any reason why it would be. i will tell you that president putin waswi extremely strong an powerful inro his denial today. president of the united states of america, donald trump, standing alongside russian president vladimir putin, aligning himself with russian claims over u.s. intelligence. and denying what everyone at that point knew to be true. russia interfered in the 2016 election. throughout his time in office, trump denied and down-played and excused russian interference in america s elections. he called the investigation into thatd interference a hoax and witch hunt over and over and over again. and now mr. trump is set to be on trial for his own efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his baseless claims that the election was stolen. in trump s new defense in that case appears to be the court sh ....
morning, including the lest on the temporary truce in gaza. israel and hamas agreed to extend it one more day, but there are signs those talks are becoming more contentious. we ll get a live report from jerusalem in just a moment. also ahead, president joe biden was on the road yesterday pushing his message on the economy, jobs, and the contrast between his administration and former president trump. but he s dropped a key phrase from his speeches. we ll tell you what it is and why he may not be using it anymore. it comes as donald trump continues to rail against a policy that is popular with many americans. plus, we ll take a look at the life and legacy of former secretary of state henry kissinger, who passed away yesterday at the age of 100. along with joe, willie, and me, we have columnist and associate editor for the washington post, david ignatius. white house editor for politico, sam stein. and nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of and ....