nice to see. thank you very much. i want to welcome everybody to the beat, i m ari melber, we begin this week with the continuing fallout. the consequences and the very real losing defendant donald trump. in this case, it was all about his lies, e. jean carroll, and that record breaking 83 million dollar penalty. over $80 million that the jury is awarding e. jean carroll. that s significant for her. for a total of 83 point $3 million. that s a high eight figure award. e. jean carroll smiling. a victory lap outside of manhattan courthouse after a jury awarding her a staggering $83 million in damages. those staggering damages have real consequences. we re gonna go through them right now for you. first of all, for donald trump, one is that the legal finding in punishment is breaking through, even on fox. the 83 point $3 million, that s staggering. this thing has exploded on him. the more times that you engage in this behavior, when you ve got no warning, you really
final stretch in iowa. we re about to find out if donald trump is still what republicans want, and if not, well, too. it is a battle for number two between nikki haley and ron desantis. also at this hour, the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king junior at a time of deep division in this country. his son and daughter in law on the state of social justice in america. and speaking of what divides us, how did we get here? oscar nominated director eva duvernay is here to talk about her new film, origins. i am ayman mohyeldin. it is eight pm in new york, seven pm and iowa, where in just 24 hours, republican voters will have their first say in the 2024 race for the white house. republican presidential hopefuls, well, they spent the day today on the trail, sub-zero temperatures, making a final pitch to caucus goers. however, according to the new nbc news in des moines registry poll, the final poll between tomorrow s contest, it might not actually matter. donald trump, th
to be generate six of 2021, and if he were to be charged with sedition or insurrection, there are even more serious insurrection, there are even more serious consequences, and if he were to be serious consequences, and if he were to be charged with sedition or insurrection, there are even more serious insurrection, there are even more serious consequences constitutional questions serious consequences constitutional questions january 6. anyone who has pledged questions january 6. anyone who has pledged a oath of loyalty and given has pledged a oath of loyalty and given aid has pledged a oath of loyalty and given aid or comfort to an insurrection is barred from public office insurrection is barred from public office and insurrection is barred from public office. and that is under the constitution, so these charges might not be constitution, so these charges might not be disqualifying, they are not mentioned in the constitution, with respect mentione
delaying desantis s big announcement and driving away most of the audience before he could get a word out. todd: doug luzader live in washington. doug: this is a first, live on twitter space platform, delayed for 20 minutes, as the host, including twitter ceo elon musk, had to vamp. i m pleased to introduce to individuals who have done more to all right, sorry about that, we ve got so many people here that i think we are melting the twitter verse, which is a good sign. let s see. we on? yeah, i think so. doug: the biden campaign mocked the rollout and former president trump called it a disaster. but desantis thought it was demonstration of the governor s popularity and later appearing on fox news, desantis tried to turn the focus back to president biden. we know the country is on the wrong track and we have a president who is listless vessel, not energetic and not dealing with key challenges facing our country. this does not have to be this way, our decline is n
living inside the u.s. more than 40 charged for, quote, creating and using fake social media accounts to harass and intimidate dissidents of china s regime living here and seeking to suppress their free speech. the defendants remain at large. the other case sur real. two men in court yesterday, federal agents arrested them for operating a secret chinese police station in new york city. the d.o.j. calling it a significant national security matter. despite that, the suspects were able to get out on bond with just a few hours. it is new york city. one hour, one house foreign affairs republican says this is just the beginning. i think this is a coordinated plan. i this i the chinese are embedding chinese nationals throughout our country. this police force here will be a big part of making sure they can coordinate and keep them on the same page for whatever their intended goal is here. not good. i think that they are a force that is intended to coerce and intimidate those here.