battleground, michigan, his efforts to shore up the autoworker roads. plus, donald trump s cash crunch as he faces mounting legal bills. and the historic court case that could have major impacts on school gun safety. then, the hidden crisis in our education system, kids skipping school, is statistic that has doubled since the pandemic. the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from msnbc headquarters, right here in new york city. the president, joe biden, is focusing on a crucial swing state as he gears up to take on likely challenger, donald trump. today, in michigan, which could be one of the biggest battlegrounds on his path to reelection. now, he has won the state in 2020 by just 154,000 votes. as nbc s dave guterres reports, union members there will help him win the white house. just days after clinching a coveted endorsement from the united auto workers, president biden is back in michigan tonight. we n
its closing arguments in donald trump s civil fraud trial after a dramatic scene in which the former president himself addressed the court. the judge had only allowed trump to speak on the condition that he focus on the facts but the president quickly veered into other territory claiming he is an innocent man being persecuted d the judge telling defense counsel please control your client. th former president has already been found liable for inflating properties to get loan deals. the judge will attempt to issue his ruling by the end of the month. yasmin vossoughian is reporting for us outside the courtroom in new york. vaughn hillyard is urbandale, iowa, also with us, renato, former federal prosecutor. somebody might argue at least in terms of drama donald trump s a tough act to follow. reporter: yeah, i think that person would likely win that argument. nonetheless, i think lee tee james has a lot in store. she is not likely to offer closing arguments to other attorneys.
times. we are grateful. the beat with ari melber starts rights now. hi, ari. thanks so much. i m ari melber, and yes, this is another busy news night. we have one of the special reports we have been working on this is brand new, and i m going to share with you tonight. it is about how donald trump as a client has been likened to a mob boss by his own lawyers. how the lawyers who have gotten in trouble have been the biggest assistants, factual, evidentiary and otherwise to the prosecutors pursuing trump, and how there s a lawyer we ve heardless about but i m going to get into details tonight, who can be a key, a lynch pin in any federal indictment. as we come on the air as well as the news we brought you tonight. we brought you a reporter who broke it last night, and now it s everywhere, not being disputed that the doj formally targeted donald trump for indictment. i ll walk you through what that means. number one, it s the clearest signal that charges at this time are p
bankrupt. he says he s broke, legal bills are piling up while jack smith is pressing the supreme court to rule quickly on trump s case. whether the court act? and new video into cnn this hour of the texas national guard appearing to ignore a mother and her baby as they plead for help in the rio grande river. it shows the reality of what is happening on the u.s. southern border and it has been 16 days since top putin credit navalny went missing. his daughter is my guest tonight. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, bankrupt. rudy giuliani filing for bankruptcy today. the move just one day after a federal judge ruled giuliani has to start paying the nearly $150 million that a court, jury ruled, he owes to two georgia women he falsely accused of trying to overturn the election. giuliani is trump s right hand man. he made himself indispensable to the president so he could stay in power. by the way, trump could have paid giuliani s bills but
debt ceiling deal is reached. there are many moving parts. we have details on to phone calls happening as both sides iron out the details. congressman, richie torres, from new york, joins me for moments when we break down what we know. good day from msnbc world headquarters in new york, welcome to alex witt reports. i m in for alex today. we begin with breaking news. a lock happening on capitol hill this hour. white house officials and house republicans are preparing for a call any minute now. their calls between president biden and speaker kevin mccarthy. house republicans are than expected to release the full text of the debt ceiling agreement negotiated by both sides. at five p m today, democrats will get a briefing on the agreement from white house officials. here is some of what both sides say is in the deal. it raises the debt ceiling until 2025. it cuts 1.5 trillion and spending. it increases defense spending. as new work requirements for some government programs, and