and runs. trump was pushing them to do that. he wanted to be named the presumptive nominee. tonight, how trump has effectively destroyed his own political party. up and down the ticket. then this is a dangerous moment in the middle east. the latest on the possible u.s. military response as the republican front runner avoids the issue. if you were there today would you it wouldn t have happened if i were in the white house. republican infighting over border security. which one will win out? [inaudible] the podcast are from texas under pressure. i m right no, as you know, in a very tough reelection race in texas. one of the democrats said did lose joins me when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. we got a news today that confirmed something that we kind of knew already, which is the republican party doesn t really exist anymore as an institution. it has essentially cannibalized by donald trump, subsumed into marga. wit
it is the eve of the iowa caucus, the start of the presidential primaries, you may have heard. and i m ari melber, with you right now for an msnbc special, a candidate slash defendant trump, reporting on his own clash of american politics, law, and how voters may assess the candidate, whose ear could end in the exalted oval office, or a small prison cell. that will depend on the outcome of several criminal trials, plus other cases. and the next person to track, and break it all down for you tonight on caucus eve, as the primaries begin tomorrow, some of trump s rivals are now invoking trump s legal problems as a general election problem for the ex president. obviously, the distractions of everything that s going on with all of these legal issues has been a huge thing for him. you re going to have criminal trials, you re going to have a lot of focus on things like january 6th by the media. and i think that ends up focusing the election on things that are going to be adva
total. i couldn t imagine caucusing for anybody else. that s just me. will not let this man get anywhere near again and we have to acknowledge that reality. which is a chill up your spine is we cannot afford the president kamala harris. we can t another nailbiter of election. people realized this country needs leadership and can t just rerun the 2020 election. you will never have to participate and vote in a way that s going to pack as much punch as he will monday night. all will one nation. breaking news. gop candidates making final push as you just heard on nila. i whether this is ahead of august. the contest, the first is you know of the four presidential election, former president donald trump leaving in about every pull from day one, up by double digits, 20, 30 points with former south carolina governor nikki haley, and earlier in the week battling for the number two but looking to make up ground but this is just the polls, only going by the pull nothing spent. other
prisoners. a mother and son kidnapped by terrorists. we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. 10 million? from me? are you losing your mind? a harrowing international hostage drama. it s a big operation, it s not this ragtag group of people. anything can happen, there are no guarantees. kind of father turned negotiator help bring them home. we prepared him for the worst. i am getting so worried. a lot of people were praying for them. a lot of people were. dateline. hello, and welcome to dateline. they were on a dream vacation when suddenly a mother, her teenage sond all kidnapped by a group of men with guns wanting money and lots of it. but the worldwide hostage drama be resolved before it was all too late? here with heart of darkness is keith morrison. they lay in wait, unseen underneath the green canopy, armed to the teeth, immersed and there to find extremist beliefs, hunting, stalking, deadly in this particula
with qualifying internet. until the first contest of the 2024 presidential primaries and the republican front runner has spent more time campaigning from courtrooms then in iowa. my all-star panel will discuss why donald trump s legal strategy is part of his political strategy, with chilling consequences for democracy. breaking news on capitol hill, congressional leaders come to an agreement they hope will buy them more time to avert a government shutdown. the problem is, speaker johnson will have to convince right-wing republicans to go along. and rising tensions before the second time in two days, the u.s. launches missile strikes against iran-backed militia militia. ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee, joins me live to discuss america s growing role in the middle east crisis. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. good evening. thank you for joining us in our brand-new timeslot. we really begin with the iowa caucuses, which are just two