>>> isabelle brourman gets tonight's last word. i'm going back to the courtroom tomorrow. i will be back here tomorrow at 10:00 p.m., on the last word, to report it all again tomorrow night. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. start tonight, dramatic moments in donald trump's criminal trial as his lawyers go after a key prosecution witness. what happened in the courtroom and why trump says he might not testify anymore. plus, today's surprise speech from president biden. what he said about the unrest on college campuses. and later, i'm talking to you, robert de niro. the legendary actor sounds the alarm about another trump term, as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. we are 187 days away from the election and today donald trump's attorneys were on attack mode in his new york criminal trial. they went after key witness keith davidson, the lawyer who negotiated hush money deals for stormy daniels and karen mcdougal, attacking his testimony and using him to go after another star witness, michael cohen. h