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Evacuate now, now, now, you should have already been evacuated. Thats not hyperbole, its a matter of life and death. President biden urging floridians in the path of hurricane milton to take seriously evacuation orders from local officials. It comes as the storm is gaining strength in the gulf, expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours. We have the very latest on the hurricanes track. And a live report from florida straight ahead. Also ahead, a new book by longtime journalist bob woodward i...

Thank you so much for letting us into your homes. Were so grateful. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Thank you very much. Welcome to the beat. Im Ari Melber. Theres a lot happening right now. On our program Nobel Prize winning Economist Paul Krugman is here. He has a break down of why he said trump was lying at the debate but inflating the concepts of a plan he doesnt have. Also, Kamala Harris Campaigning in wilkes barre, pennsylvania. Well bring you her remarks. What a week shes had. ...

The more consequential cases on Donald Trumps fate mainly whether colorado is kick him off the ballot for allegedly interfering in the election in 2020. We are live at the u. S. Supreme court. And well bring you all the newsreel time as it happens. Colorado not the only one challenging that, by the way. Points on the board, Nikki Haley Notching her first win in the republican primary ahead of Super Tuesday where former President Trump is looking to run up the score and likely will as we say good...

today were asking, following donald trumps impressive win in iowa, and his lead in new hampshire, is the republican presidential race essentially over? plus, a scathing justice department report on the deadly uvalde school shooting leaves us wondering, can we keep our kids safe? and one of madonnas song starts, time goes by so slowly. and for her fans, thats so true. theyre now suing her. our gang is here and ready to go. so sit back, relax, and lets talk about it. first, the state...

are the people most opposed to donald trump actually aiding his election? im michael smerconish in philadelphia. tuesday is the new hampshire primary. the gop race in the sggranite state thought to be a two person affair. if trump b the first nonincumbent republican to win both iowa and new hampshire, he will be the de facto nominee of his party, but new hampshire could prove more hospitable for haley. high school home to more libertarians and independents. so haley is all in. and so t...

his party, but new hampshire could prove more hospitable for haley. is it home to more libertarians and independents. so haley is all in. and so too are many institutional forces which see time running out to stop trump. but are some of those efforts backfiring? mark halperin in his newsletter regularly chronicles this phenomenon which he calls the sad irony of those members of the media and the democratic party who most worry about a trump second term acting in ways that actually make...

is donald trump unstoppable? its all about who comes second, because it appears donald trump cant be beaten by any of the other candidates. were live in de moines, where in two and a half hours the first votes of this presidential cycle will be cast. and weve been taking the political temperature. donald trump is a felon. he brings chaos with him, he brings division. i agree with some of his policies, but as a person, i think hes a despicable human being and id like to be proud of my p...

like anybody, i would like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but im not concerned about that now. i just want to do gods will, and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain. ive looked over, and ive seen the promised land. i might not get there with ya, but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land! [ applause ] so im happy tonight. im not worried about anything. im not fearing any man. my eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord...

you are watching "the beat" with ari melber. were covering this conclusion of donald trump fraud trial. there he was in court, the second time hes been in the courtroom this week, instead of campaigning in iowa. its a telling sign of how personal this all is to trump, as you can see him there. he basically has opted out of the traditional campaign activities. he was not required to attend, but thats what it looked like in the courtroom today. we also heard from the attorney general who...

♪ good morning, to our viewers in the usa and around the world. im john avlon. it is monday, december 18th. its 5:00 a.m. here in new york, noon in tel aviv, where the u.s. defense secretary is scheduled to meet now with his israeli counterpart. secretary lloyd austins mission is to press israeli officials on specific milestones for progress in israels war against hamas, as civilian casualties climb. heres democratic senator chris van hollen talking to abc this sunday. >> we do hav...