360. the former president stays silent a day after exclusive cnn reporting that he is on tape admitting he kept a classified document about a potential strike on iran. also tonight, how president biden is doing after a tumble on stage while visiting the air force academy. new details on what caused it. later, a conversation with a sherpa guide, who saved a climber barely clinging to life in the so-called death zone on mount everest. good evening. we beginning with a story about the former president caught on tape and admitting to people without the proper security clearance that he kept a classified document, and might even have been waving it around, or waving it around as he spoke. we re going talk right now with kaitlan collins and cnn s alyssa farah griffin, who join me now. earlier today, former president trump was shouted questions about cnn s exclusive reporting, did not answer those questions. what does it say to you? this is the former president who speaks ou
Good afternoon. I am richard lui in for yasmin. The christmas dozens of Flights Canceled due to weather in the mid let leaving airline scrambling to get Travelers Home for the holidays. A live report on the situation just a moment. And, a brandnew falling by Donald Trumps legal team on the issue of president ial immunity, essentially their clients commute completely immune from prosecution. This sets up a showdown of what the Special Counsel and the hearing set for early january. Breaking news for you as well, the Israeli Military revealing the fate of five hostages whose bodies were found in the tunnels of gaza. We will get the details with that just into. Us with record breaking numbers of migrant the board of this week, some negotiators working the phone lines through the congressional recess to find a deal on immigration. Well also look back at the Culture War Bottles of 2023 when america appeared to be a war with itself. That is coming up, later this hour. We are going to start th
11th hour stephanie ruhle starts now. t tonight, the people who have a major impact on the 2020 election. the supreme court s decision on whether to weigh in on donald trump s immunity claims. and the upcoming appeal on colorado s ballot disqualification. meanwhile the former president is doubling down on his comments about immigration. yet only a handful of republicans are even pushing back. then more scrutiny over a i and facial recognition after rite aid was accused of misusing the technology, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. we get some news tonight. the nation s highest court appears to be on a fast track to play a pivotal role in next year s presidential election. supreme court has been asked to weigh in on legal battles and evolving republican front runner donald j trump. special counsel jack smith wants the justices to issue a speedy ruling on t
then more scrutiny over ai and facial recognition after rite aid was accused of misusing the technology, as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. we get some news tonight. the nation s highest court appears to be on a fast track to play a pivotal role in next year s presidential election. supreme court has been asked to weigh in on legal battles and evolving republican front runner donald j trump. special counsel jack smith wants the justices to issue a speedy ruling on trump s claim that presidential immunity protects him from criminal prosecution in the election interference case. today trump s legal team responded to smith s request by asking the court to hold off on making any decisions, seeing the issues involve call for more careful deliberation, not less. the court has already agreed to hear an appeal for the january 6th defendant on whether to dismiss the c
court. yesterday the state supreme court ruled that the former president should be barred from holding office under the constitution s so-called insurrection clause. however state justices have agreed to pause their decision until january 4, meaning donald trump has time to appeal, which he said that he will do at the u.s. supreme court, quote, swiftly. so how much of a shot does he have of reversing it? the use of this little known civil war era provision is unprecedented, and yesterday s decision was also not unanimous. so we ll dig into the dissenting opinions and how they could play out. but also prominent supporters and opponents of the former president are expressing their opinion. most significant, president biden who just said there is, quote, no question trump assumed an insurrection. the ruling does not apply outside of colorado. lawsuits challenging donald trump s candidacy have been filed in more than 25 states. this ahead of 2024. and have so far failed in key on