court s been in session, julia? reporter: so court is just getting started behind me, hallie. they had a little bit of a delay this morning but right now we re seamana for the s defense attorney come up to the front. he s ready to ask rick gates more questions. on the way into court downey said they were feeling good and confident today that they are doing well in this case, especially because he is now continuing that cross-examination. it was pretty ruthless yesterday. they found gates to be someone who had a secret life. they had him detail this private flat london that he used to have an affair. talked about stealing hundred of thousands of dollars from paul man for the. they also started asking him about like to the fbi and for some reason gates was a little squirrely on that issue. he wouldn t come out and said he did it even though that s what he pled guilty to just months ago. they re trying to paint someone that the jury would not believe as credible, which is key to their
among those questions, what it could mean for 2020. could some in the president s party be rethinking whether they want to stick with mr. trump amid the impeachment fight. we ll break down all the i m kagss of last night s elections results. a significant new twist in the impeachment inquiry. eu ambassador gordon sondland changing his story now, backing up the testimony of several other key witnesses regarding aid to ukraine and the commitment to investigate the 2016 election and the bidens. but why was he allowed to change his testimony? we re going to dig into that in just a moment. let s go right to the implications of tuesday s elections. for that i want to bring in msnbc national political correspondent steve kornacki. he s at the big board. nbc news road war i don t vaughn hillyard joins us from louisville, kentucky. vaughn, it s a state that president trump won by about 30 points in 2016.
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Parties who have come here today to participate in a day that s usually a celebration, particularly for the new majority. they want to get their picture taken. they want to shake hands with the new speaker. they want to be part of this historic day. they don t want to do it at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning or friday. that dynamic, that little bit of pressure, in the same way we joke about the senate magic, that approaches holidays and things, where members want to get home, so they vote for things they might not otherwise vote for, it s possible you could see a similar dynamic at play here from spouses and family members perhaps texting members to say, get this rolling here. we have other places to be. stay with us. we will be here for a while watching this play out. first, let s bring in msnbc national political correspondent steve kornacki. what are you watching for? explain let s get in the
Grande valley this year with the release of mayra flores, raise doubts about the democratic playbook among latino voters, even though democrats say they are confident about november, republicans say latino voters are not as fundamentally aligned with the democratic party as history would suggest. with the control of congress at stake, voters will tell us who is right come november. to help us put everything into perspective and to understand this shift among latinos ahead of the midterms i m joined by msnbc national political correspondent and also a democratic strategist and former communications director for the dnc. thank you both for being here. let s go straight to the board, steve. a republican like person like mayra flores will say that there is a shift happening across south texas, does your data support this? we absolutely saw that not just in the 34th district but across south texas, a big shift. we will show you with the 34th
Granted, we talk about investment all the time, but we actually have to invest in them in order to get them to turn out. we will see if democrats do that between now and the election. we will see. xochitl gomez and steve kornacki, thank you so much for being here, thank you at home for staying and for watching, i m ramos, stay with msnbc because the 11th hour is up next. next it disrupts my skin with rash. but now, i can disrupt eczema with rinvoq. rinvoq is not a steroid, topical, or injection. it s one pill, once a day, that s effective without topical steroids. many taking rinvoq saw clear or almost-clear skin while some saw up to 100% clear skin. plus, they felt fast itch relief some as early as 2 days. that s rinvoq relief. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serious infections and blood clots, some fatal, cancers including lymphoma and skin cancer, death, heart attack, stroke, and tears in the stomach or intestines occurred. people 50 and older with