long. morning joe starts right now. i have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime. the time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure. which is why i now call on the united states congress to ban assault rifles like the one used by the sick perpetrator of this mass killing in my hometown of lewiston, maine. for the good of my community, i will work with any colleague to get this done in the time that i have left in congress. that s democratic congressman jared golden of maine, changing his position on gun reform following wednesday s deadly mass shootings in his hometown. we ll have a live report from lewiston, maine, as the manhunt for the suspect is expanding this morning. also ahead, we ll go through the major development out of the middle east overnight. the united states military carrying out air strikes in syria. this comes as iran is threatening the u.s. in connection with the israel-ha
abc news about mark meadows and his deal with the special counsel, as his former boss was back at manhattan court hearing testimony from his former accent. while in atlanta, another one of his former attorneys pled guilty. then, that latest on the israel-hamas war. the idf ramping up airstrikes on hamas. and three hole weeks without a speaker of the house. the new plan to reinstate mccarthy with a new assistant speaker. we get into all the chaos at the capitol as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again, i m stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters at 30 rockefeller under. we begin this evening broadcast with yet another possible legal hit for the former president. sources told abc news, his former chief of staff, we have told about a lot over that last two years, mark meadows has been granted immunity from the special counsel jack smith, and exchange for his testimony before a federal grand jury. abc report, unquote, the source said meado
right now, it s american voices with alicia menendez. thank you so much, reverend sharpton. hello, everyone, i m alicia menendez. tonight, we re tracking the release of a third group of hostages held by hamas and gaza. 17 more released today, including a four-year-old american girl named abigail edan. she is now recovering in israel. hamas militants killed both of her pants before kidnapping her from her kibbutz on october 7th. her family says she will now live with her aunt in israel. an exchange for this latest round of hostages, israel released 39 palestinian prisoners, leading to large celebrations in the west bank. that s not the only thing palestinians are celebrating today. gazan civilians welcomed truckloads of humanitarian aid during the temporary cease-fire. and, then there s this. emotional reunions early this morning as hostages released this weekend finally returned to their families. this is 52-year-old sharon reuniting with her son and husband. she and her
in fighting, and exchange for the release of 50 hostages. the timing of it all may still be an open question. now the deal was brokered by qatar, egypt, and the united states. and it was also supposed to start by 3 am eastern time tonight. but israeli officials are now saying that the release of hostages will not happen before friday. what that means for the timing of the temporary cease-fire is unclear. the new york times reports that the cease-fire may also be delayed until friday. but nbc news has not confirmed this. the deal itself involves the release of 50 civilian women and children currently held by hamas. the release of 150 palestinian women and children currently held in israeli jails. and the delivery of more humanitarian aid to gaza. u.s. officials have warned that we won t know for sure which hostages will be released until they are actually released. but national security adviser jake sullivan told nbc news today that three americans should be part of this initi
it all down. then, the leadership s shake up rocking silicon valley. the latest of a whirlwind weekend at open a.i.. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle, live from washington, d.c.. donald trump s lawyers and jack smith prosecutors squared off in a federal appeals court today over the limited gag order in a case accusing him of plotting to overthrow the 2020 election. that order stops trump from publicly attacking prosecutors, potential witnesses, or court employees involved in the case. in court this morning, jack smith s team argued that order is needed to protect the jury pool and to keep people physically safe. trump s team argued that it violates his free sand ability to campaign for president. the order is unprecedented, and it is setting a terrible precedent for restrictions on core political speech. as thil approaches, the atre is going to be increasingly tense. why does the district court