five news. that is right, you heard that correctly. one of the candidates did not even vote, so remember, we ve got to believe in yourself, if you want others to follow suit. it s confidence, not narcissism. because every single voter counts, and here is the thing, it might just come back to yours. and on that note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. ow i want to start off tonight with cynthia playboy magazine, just an article, so did not worry, this is still a family program. in 1990, donald trump did a sit-down interview with playboy. he teased a future in american politics. there is something he said back then that we all probably should have taken a bit more seriously. it was just a year after the chinese government used a massive amount of military force to violently crackdown on pro democracy student protesters who had been occupying tia
ruhle starts now. tonight, president biden reveals his motivation for running in 2024. plus, the world when day on capitol hill, from military promotions to ukraine funding and the impeachment battle. or break it all down. and jack smith s plan to use donald trump s own or it s against him in the election interference case. then israel expanding its ground offensive in gaza, amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. and what happens next in the house s negotiations, as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle, at msnbc headquarters in new york city. president biden is pulling no punches about why he is running for reelection. today at a campaign event in boston massachusetts. he told supporters, quote, if trump was not running, i am not sure i would be running. and added that he cannot let him win. tonight, in iowa, trump had this response to the president. they don t want me to run. it s very interesting. democrats
shepard: candidate greene who won this thing was talking a lot in the early going but now he is not. he has gone very quiet. in fact, our producer had a very interesting conversation with him today. she called him, asked him if he would do an interview with us. he said what about? she said not surprisingly about the election, sir. he said when? she said well around noon. he said, um, um, um. then offered what time would be better for you to which mr. greene apparently replied well maybe in about a week or two. so not so keen on talking anymore. shepard: apparently not. jonathan hunt, thank you. shepard: look at that on planet blago today the u.s. attorney s office released new audio of fbi wiretaps at the center of the former illinois governor s corruption trial. prosecutors say that in one call, phone call just before the 2008 elections, our blago, rod
he listed some economic statistics, education statistics. but that was kind of the crux of the remarks. make no mistake, greene is a huge, huge underdog to jim demint in the senate race but been an interesting story to watch. certainly, the rise and perhaps fall of candidate greene. no runs, no hits, no errors for candidate greene and showed up on time and from there we ll see. mark murray, another busy week and primary day tomorrow. i m sure you ll be back. an unsettling new report about the country s intelligence system. is it so big that it s a mystery even to itself? up next, the interview with the republican running for senate in florida, he s bringing in a record-breaking haul of campaign cash. is that enough to break ahead of charlie crist in the polls? not so far. the main event arrives in chicago. illinois governor rod blagojevich set to take the stand this week. will the famous mouth help him or hurt him or simply do what