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court to throw out the evidence, disqualify district attorney fani willis. but even with his mounting legal troubles, and mounting is an understatement here, donald trump is still the clear front runner for the gop 2024, their presidential nomination is right around the corner. today he was no-show at a major event for candidates to win over a key group of voters in the state of iowa. nbcs natasha burns has more. >> six months from the first in the nation i wore caucuses, of republican...

on "the reidout" -- >> im proud to be a pro-life governor and ill be a pro-life president. of course, i want to sign pro-life legislation. i think its something that we need to develop a culture of life in this country. >> the republican presidential candidates except for trump flock to iowa to embrace wildly unpopular issues like an extreme abortion ban. its surely no way to win a presidential election. >> plus, desantis in damage control mode after failing to launch without extreme a...

insurrection at the capitol. whats new signs, the next possible terminal indictment for trump is in georgia. we are going in-depth on it all coming up. and later, like a war zone, a parkland parent who walked the school turned crime scene for the first time since 2018 massacre joins us live to talk about the traumatic visit. all of these stories and much more is ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ and good saturday morning to you, i am katie phang. we start today show with millions of americans reachin...

hollywood on strike and everything in between. the 11th hour gets underway right now. we the good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle. it is friday, which means are incredible for -- but first i want to give you a caught up on what down today. if you thought donald trumps indictment unexpected trial and then the case is closed, will buckle up kids. jack smith is reportedly still making aggressive moves in that investigation. abc news is reporting that smith sent a target letter to t...

midwest. i started watching more what they did during this legislative session. i thought, man, theyve done an awful lot. maybe its that florida is the iowa of the southeast. i dont know. >> florida ron desantis laying it on thick with praise for iowa during a barnstorm trip over the weekend as he takes advantage of donald trump canceling a campaign event in that state, and that comes as theres new polling in several states with hypothetical matchups between president joe biden, trump,...

the picket lines, bringing hollywood to a halt. the impact on your favorite shows, as the 11th hour gets underway, on this tuesday night. >> good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from los angeles. we begin this evening with breaking news and texas. the man accused of killing five of his neighbors, execution style, has been captured. the alleged gunman, arrested in the city in texas after a four-day manhunt. he is accused of killing his neighbors, including a nine-year-ol...

>> my heart is with this 8-year-old little boy. i dont care if he was here legally. i dont care if he was here illegally. he was in my county. five people died in my county, and that is where my heart is. >> yet another gun rampage. this time in texas. governor greg abbott, who has done much to boost the nra culture of guns before kids in that state, wasted no time reducing the murder victims, including a 9-year-old child, to, quote, illegal immigrants. also tonight, e. jean carroll ...

city hall. jamming with none other than rocker john fogerty. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening from los angeles, where picket lines went up today in front of major film studios the people who write the plots that enthrall and entertain millions of american tv and film watchers sidelined tonight by a writers strike 11,000 writers off the job after talks with producers reached an impasse overnight. at the root of the dispute, some of the very thing...

tonight on "the reidout" -- >> last month, we learned about a justice who for years has accepted lavish trips and real estate purchases worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. from a billionaire with interests before the court. that justice failed to disclose these gifts. how low can the court go? >> how low indeed. the senate judiciary committee holds a hearing on the mounting scandals involving supreme court justices. committee member sheldon whitehouse joins me in a moment. also t...

pushing a radical program. the floodgates opened in 2020 when they came up with a bright idea to defund the police. they wanted us to believe take resources away from hot police would make us safer. major cities that embraced the idea found themselves in crime. and no city saw so much of a change in life than portland, oregon. portland jumped to the defunds the police movement in 2020. the council cut its budget by $15 million. in 2020 homicides increased 83% in portland. that trend co...