for donald trump. we ll get into that. plus, some of the week s other top stories. take a look. in the city, jerry finding donald trump liable for a sexual abuse and defamation. the unanimous decision was handed down after less than three hours of deliberation. trump now must pay $5 million in damages to rider e. jean carroll. and e. jean carroll joins us now along with her attorney roberta kaplan. good morning to you both. how are you feeling this morning? on top of the world. yesterday was the happiest day of my life. was it? how come? [laughter] what was the feeling? because the former president had smeared me so badly and so evenly, and was such malice and such despite that it wasn t until yesterday that i got back on my feet. and so, my name is back, and robbie kaplan got it back for me. there are a lot of people who wondered why you would bring this case, not just because of the time, but because you know, you are from new york. you understand who donald tru
to local officials and migrants, as his administration tries to make the case that they are doing a lot to combat the prices, and are prepared to do more. i want him to see the extraordinary work of the men and women of the united states border patrol. of customs and border protections field operations. how we have addressed a challenge that is not unique to the southern border of the united states. it is a challenge that is a really gripping our entire hemisphere. we are also following the drama on capitol hill, kevin mccarthy said to faces first big test as speaker. right away as members continue to dodge just the chaotic fight that got mccarthy the gavel, and what it means moving forward. i would argue that exactly have offenders extended it the function that was historic we saw this week is not at an, and it s just the beginning. i will be talking about all of this live with the democratic congresswoman debbie dingell and ilhan omar. that is ahead. first, we
on my feet. and so, my name is back, and robbie kaplan got it back for me. there are a lot of people who wondered why you would bring this case, not just because of the time, but because you know, you are from new york. you understand who donald trump is. you know how he fights. you knew it was gonna be ugly. everything you laid out, you knew it was gonna happen. so, why was it so important to you, and indeed, why was it worth it to you to bring this case? well, i didn t come forward at the time. right. it took me a long time to get over feeling shamed believing it was my fault. i was frightened he would strike back. he did. i was frightened i d lose my job. i did. and then, the asa was passed in new york state. and it gave us a nudge, and the ability to hold him accountable
votes that any new congress needs to take at the beginning. they are rules by which the body is going to govern itself, republicans now in charge of the house. i want you to take a listen to what moderate member, congresswoman nancy from south carolina, she represents a purple district, what she had to say when asked if she would support the rules package tomorrow. what i don t support as a small number of people trying to get a deal done or deals done for themselves in private, in secret, to get a vote or a vote present. i don t support that. that is just what nancy pelosi does. at the end of the day, you can t, let you, know the insurgency caucus take hold and dictate. it s gonna be ugly. tony gonzales there at the end, he is actually a congressman who represents the el paso area. and his problem with the rules package actually has to do with defense spending. potential cuts happening to that, where a more moderate member has concerns that these backroom deals, she calls them,
you know the russian military well. does the world have a good sense of what their current capability is? no, they do not. they are looking at numbers, john, and that s a great question. i was thinking about it today. during desert storm and yes i am that old i was a young major and when 7th corps, which i was a part of, they had 140,000 troops in saudi arabia. 140,000, four divisions, bunch of calgary regiments and some artillery. the corps commander, general franks, put those troops and all their vehicles in an attack formation and rehearsed the attack into iraq. we have not seen that with the russian forces. and truthfully, they have not maneuvered as a large-scale forgs. now, that is not saying as as steve just said, that s not saying they can t do it but i got to tell you, if they do attack, writ large with 100,000 plus troops in ukraine a large country with 40 million people it s gonna be ugly not for the ukrainians, although certainly it would be for them,