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2023. on the stand, former president donald trump testifying right now before a new york judge. the two spending much of their day fighting each other. the latest from inside the courtroom, and the broader impact his testimony could have. closing in. israeli forces say they've encircled gaza city as another islamic militant group, hezbollah, promises to ramp up its fight against israel. what the group's second in command is telling nbc news exclusively. hollywood drama. the actors union is split over a final offer from the studios. what's in the deal, and why not everyone is sold. and the spirit of aloha. parts of maui reopen months after the deadly wildfires. how the community is welcoming back tourists. welcome back to "nbc news daily." hope you had a restful weekend. >> happy monday. >> we'll start with former president donald trump taking the stand in the $250 million civil fraud trial. >> he's attacked the judge and attorney general, letitia james, during his testimony today. the judge also testified

mr. trump for giving long, rambling answers, telling trump's lawyers at one point, quote, can you control your client? this is not a political rally. attorney general james' lawsuit says the former president, his sons, and the trump organization lied about the values of their assets in order to get benefits like better loans or tax breaks. >> donald trump jr. and his son eric trump both testified last week. ivanka trump, not a defendant in the case, is expected to take the stand on wednesday. we have team coverage. lindsey ricer is outside the courthouse. danny cevallos is here in the studio. and hallie jackson is there for us. lindsey, it's been a day inside the courthouse. give us the highlights of the testimony. >> reporter: one producer inside since they've resumed after lunch, trump appears more steady, a bit more measured from what we saw this morning. i can tell you some of the points the former president is

trying to make. for example, he relied on other people for the appraisals and the valuations. he wasn't involved in the nitty-gritty. those statements of financial conditions are meaningless, and the banks know to do their own due diligence. not one bank lost money, which, of course, the attorney general's office says is not true. they lost out on tens of millions of dollars in interest they could have charged had they known the higher risk. also, his greatest asse includi included. he said, there is no case, which was a glimmer of an angry moment this morning. the attorney general's office trying to make the case that valuations for certain properties like mar-a-lago a aberdeen in scotland was based on his ability to build residences. in both cases, they hadn't built homes. in mar-a-lago, they weren't allowed to. there is an agreement with the county, it stays a club. as you mentioned, the fireworks,

the judge telling chris kise, trump's attorney this morning, several times to control his client. saying the longer trump went on with his nonresponsive answers, he'd take a negative inference from that. remember, the judge in this case is who will be deciding the damages. he's already found trump and his co-defendants liable for fraud. we haven't seen any more of those pauses today. they have been back for a little less than an hour, kate and zinhle. >> danny, let me bring you in. as a defense attorney, what goes through your mind when you hear this? a former president going after the judge and the attorney general of new york on the stand. >> a defendant normally would never dare to do this. even some of the really out there defendants, they get brought back to reality very quickly by a judge. who, i think, based on what trump was doing on the stand and off the stand, had he not been a former president, i think this is somebody you might have already seen have to go back where the jail is or where the holding cell is, because this behavior is just completely out

there. it's something that would get you in trouble right away. this kind of arguing back and forth with the judge, you just don't see it that often. it doesn't mean attorneys and witnesses and clients don't argue with judges. they only do it very briefly, and then they're put in their place. >> danny, let's dig into the business side of these arguments, right? he is, in essence, trying to distance himself from the financial statements, saying his bankers were not paying close attention. what do you make of that as a defense. >> there are two prongs that any of the trump children or trump, the former president, can really go with their testimony. number one would be, hey, you folks, the attorney general, says these properties are this value, but they're whatever anybody says they are. property values are whatever anyone will pay for them. until they are bought, they're whatever someone is willing to put them on cirillo for. that's what the property values are. you say they're one thing, and you say another. the other prong is, i was the boss. i was too busy. i relied on accountants.

this was not my fault. i may have given them information to prepare this information, but in the end, all i did was provide information. i didn't vouch for the statements of financial condition. i leave that to my other people. >> let's bring in hallie jackson in washington. we've talked a lot about how trump's various legal cases don't seem to be hurting him politically very much. >> that's right. >> we're, what, a year from -- i can't believe that -- from the 2024 presidential election. there's new polling on the state of the race. take us through whether any of this is having an impact. >> it's not, kate, right? that's what we've seen consistently based on some of the numbers here. it is a great question, especially when you look at some of the new numbers that are out, specifically on battleground states. we say this a lot. you'll hear it a lot in 2024. we do not have national elections, right? we have an electoral college when it comes to the presidential race. how candidates perform state by state in these key battlegrounds is going to matter the most. you can see, right now, based on this hypothetical matchup, right, donald trump versus joe biden, it is donald trump who

leads in five of the six key swing states. joe biden, president biden, has a slight edge in wisconsin, but it is pretty close to the margin of error. if you are a democrat looking at this, a lot have interpreted this as kind of a warning sign, at least at this point early out. now, the biden campaign, when you talk to folks there, and i have, they'll say, listen, it is way early. people are hardly paying attention. so much is going to change between now and then, especially once it starts to -- if it is this matchup, if donald trump is the republican nominee, once it is head-to-head, they argue that a lot of the dynamics here could come into play in a very different way. also pointing to, for example, and you've heard this from biden allies publicly, former president barack obama, for example, who didn't poll well prior to winning the elections he won. it does show you, kate, the way former president trump has managed to keep his grip on the republican party. he's not seen an erosion in support, despite, obviously, not just this civil trial but the other criminal charges he faces, as well, as a now indicted former president. what happens between now and

election day? listen, lot can change with the economy. that's one of the biggest drivers of president biden's poll numbers right now, is how people feel about their money. a lot could also change as it relates to the former president's legal issues. that's obviously one of the things we're watching, kate. >> we know you'll stay on it. hallie jackson, danny cevallos, lindsey reiser, thank you so much. let's turn overseas now to israel, where israeli defense forces say they are being hit with heightened attacks from lebanon. >> the escalation comes as israel intensifies its counteroffensive against hamas. israel says its troops have cut off north gaza from south gaza. >> as international calls grow for a cease-fire, israel continues to launch air strikes on the gaza strip. according to the hamas-run health ministry in gaza, more than 10,000 people have died in gaza since the initial attack on october 7th. the israeli government says more than 1,400 israelis have died in that time. nbc news has not been able to independently verify those numbers. president biden spoke with

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu today over the phone. the white house says they talked about pausing attacks in gaza to get aid in and allow civilians to get to safety, as well as securing the release of the hostages. >> nbc's matt bradley joins us from beirut. matt, we just mentioned the increased rocket launches coming from the north of israel. you just got an exclusive interview with hezbollah's second in command. talk to us about what they see as their role in the israel-hamas war. >> reporter: yeah, i mean, we're talking about hezbollah. they see themselves as kind of the tip of the spear for the iran-led axis of resistance throughout the entire region. that's a very grand, zoom out kind of stylization they see themselves as. the last couple weeks, they've seen themselves as a deterrent to israel's moves into the gaza strip, ever since those october 7th terror attacks by hamas into israel. the past couple of days, we heard from the man himself, the man who runs hezbollah.

i spoke today with his second in command, and he gave me a little bit more about what it is hezbollah is really up to with their limited engagement but fierce fighting across the border. here's what he told me. >> right now, hezbollah is simply trying to distract the israelis from their military action in gaza. that's your main goal? >> reporter: as you can see there, guys, hezbollah, which is also a terrorist group like

hamas by the united states, consider themselves a distraction, which is the role they've been playing so far. they haven't broken out into a full-scale war, but 60 of their fighters have been killed ever since the october 7th attacks. for them, every time they get some israeli unit fighting them, instead of invading gaza and fighting hamas, that's something like progress. that's how they see their role here. >> matt, i feel like we should note, the u.s. government, i believe, considers hezbollah a terrorist group. is that correct? >> reporter: that's correct, yes. >> just to ask you about secretary of state antony blinken from the u.s., he has been all over the region all weekend, even meeting with the president of the palestinian authority. how is that being seen in the region? >> reporter: look, i mean, when you talk to regular people in the region, they have no love for antony blinken or for the united states, and that goes for naim qassem, the head of hezbollah, who spoke a couple days ago. that goes for your average man

or woman in the street. they just believe that anthony bliken is representing israeli interests. they see the united states as a puppet master behind the zionist israeli regime. this is how they see it. no matter how much cozying up antony blinken does with arab leaders or friends of iran or people who support the palestinians, people in this region are going to be very suspicious of anything any american official does. >> matt bradley, thank you for your important reporting. appreciate it. time for the money minute. starbucks is raising the hourly pay for workers. >> and elon musk debuts his company's chat gpt. leslie picker joins us now. >> hi, kate and zinhle. federal health officials are expanding the investigation into potentially lead-tainted pouchs of fruit puree after receiving seven additional illness reports. st. louis and pennsylvania are joining wanabana in recalling

cinnamon apple products because they may contain high levels of lead. starbucks will raise hourly pay for u.s. retail workers by 3% from 2024. the move comes as the coffee chain is planning to expand its store count to 55,000 from 38,000 by 2030. elon musk's artificial intelligence startup unveils a new chatbot called grok. it is modelled after the robot in "hitchhikers' guide in the galaxy," and answers questions with a little sarcasm. it's still being tested, but xai says it could be a better product than chat gpt. musk says it will be available to a select group of x premium users. >> another tool enters the market. >> so much competition in that a.i. field right now. >> lelie picker, thank you. the actors union has a final offer from the studios.

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suspects was shot by them, taken to highland hospital where they later died. two other suspects who weren't hurt have also been taken into custody. >> we don't have that information at this time. >> why did your officer -- fire on? >> i don't have that information. >> you can see one of the vehicles up against a police vehicle. we are looking into a report that one of the suspects rammed a berkeley police car. no officers were hurt. more than one officer has been taken back to the station where they are all being interviewed about what happened, which is not unusual. the alameda county district attorney's office is also investigating the shooting. nbc bay area news. >> thanks, bob. a bay area man shot by a now fired san jose police officer is raising new questions about what happened and whether race might have played a role. the officer shot the man in

2022. green says he was the good guy trying to disarm a gunman at a downtown san jose restaurant. mcnamara shot green when he he didn't comply with dropping the gun. he was now green and his attorney want the department held accountable. >> i never thought somebody could have that much hatred in their heart. >> these were disgusting text messages. vile. text messages. >> an internal affairs investigator discovered the texts during an unrelated investigation saying mcna mara sent them to a current officer. the association released a statement saying quote, it is a testament to the culture of sjpd that our investigators found these texts, reported them to the chief of police. here are some other stories.

a winter weather advisory for lake tahoe. the palo alto city council weighing a popular street closure. but first, high caliber meetings in san francisco ahead of next week's aipac summit. janet yellen will meet with china's new treasury leader. the pair is expected to discuss issues like unfair economic practices and potential areas of cooperation. next week, president biden is expected to meet with chinese leader xi. today, palo alto city council will vote on whether ore open a popular downtown street. each year, council members have extended its car free status. now, many residents support that, but some businesses do not. they say parking is too scarce and that pinches their bottom line. tonight, the council members will weigh another one-year extension. finally, a heads up if you're looking to get started on ski season. officials in lake tahoe have

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he texted messages including, quote, i hate black people, and several uses of the racial n-word. the texts were discovered while investigating his role in the shooting of a black football player. some of the texts were about the shooting. russell brand is again accused of sexual assault. this time by a film extra during the production of the movie "arthur" in july 2010. the lawsuit was filed friday in new york. it claims brand exposed himself to his accuser in full view of the cast and crew, then later followed the accuser into the bathroom and assaulted her. brand is currently facing allegations of rape, sexual assault, and emotional abuse from other women. an attorney for the comedian couldn't be immediately reached for comment. classes were canceled for a third day in oregon's largest school district after portland public schoolteachers went on strike last week. the teacher's union is calling for higher wages and smaller class sizes. the school district said the changes would be too costly.

it's a first for the portland public schools. after 115 days of the hollywood actors' strike, studios have put forth what they're saying is, quote, their best, last, and final offer. >> yeah, the sag-aftra union is telling members it's still reviewing the offer after deliberating throughout the weekend. we should note, nbc news' parent company, comcast, is part of the group representing the studios. nbc news entertainment correspondent chloe me las jo joins us on set. what are the outstanding sticking points here? >> artificial intelligence, protections around that. there's so much artificial intelligence technology out there. we're seeing it when it comes to writing books. we've seen a.i. can also split out scripts. also, what does that mean for extras? the background actors. so the sag-aftra union that represents 100,000 actors in the industry, like 160,000 plus actors, they want more protections for not just the big

a-list stars. they want protections for everyone. also, residuals in the streaming era. i've told you all before that a lot of these big studio heads have come out and said there's not as much money in streaming as you think, but you saw fran drescher, the president of sag-aftra, tell the "today" show earlier this month that they wanted a levy on subscribers. it was actually last month in october. we're in november, aren't we? she wanted 57 cents per subscriber. the ceo of netflix said, no way. it's going to be interesting to see if sag-aftra accepts this deal or do they counter? >> the studios are saying, last, best, final offer. practically speaking, if the actors guild doesn't take it, what are they going to do? >> it ain't over until it's over. nothing is really final. obviously, sag-aftra, they have been talking with their negotiating committee members for hours yesterday. we know that they were meeting again today. they have every right to counter

on the protections that they feel like their actors need, that they have been striking for for four months. now, will the amptp hold out and see this go through the holidays? that could be a potential thing that happens. so many people are out of work. obviously, this is costing california's economy billions. thousands are out of work, and they're not just actors that aren't working right now because of the strike. >> yeah. chloe, i'm reminded that not every actor is an a-list actor. what does this mean for them and also for our 2024 film and tv season? >> i mean, we are -- we do know at nbc news that the amptp has raised the minimum wage for actors. they believe that it is historic. where they've come up percentage wise, we'll see if sag-aftra accepts that. we are seeing movies get pushed. look at "mission impossible." not just pushed into 2024, pushed to 2025. you're seeing "dune 2" and "ghostbusters," blockbuster

movies being pushed. doesn't mean you're not going to have content in the spring, but it's definitely going to be moving your favorite shows and movies potentially around a little bit. you might have shorter seasons. >> we'll have to wait. chloe, thank you. the israel-hamas war continues to reverberate across the u.s. with a new round of demonstrations over the weekend. that includes one very big one in washington, d.c., where protesters marched in solidarity with the pro-palestinian movement, calling for a cease-fire. today, crews were out cleaning up vandalism left behind on white house gates. let's bring in nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. good to see you. happy monday. police say the demonstration in the nation's capital was largely peaceful. after dark, demonstrators were climbing the white house gates, leaving behind red hand sprints, symbolizing blood on the brick. secret service says no arrests. is there concern from law enforcement officials that the longer the war goes on, the more dramatic protests get, it could

cause problems? >> yes, there is concern. they definitely anticipate more mass demonstrations. those do pose a security challenge. police were out in force when those thousands of people gathered in washington over the weekend, in an area near the white house calling for a cease-fire in gaza. as you showed there, some demonstraors defaced a pair of white house fence gates with red painted hand prints. this largely peaceful demonstration was well within the american tradition of nonviolent protests. what really concerns my fbi and other law enforcement sources is the violent rhetoric flooding social media platforms right now, and the risk that lone extremists in the united states will be radicalized and carry out violent threats and attacks. we've seen that with the stabbing death of a 6-year-old palestinian boy, an alleged hate crime, and with a series of anti-semitic threats and attacks across the country, kate. >> let me ask about a demonstration today outside of st. louis, where people in favor of a cease-fire blocked a boeing manufacturing plant. activists recording the video

say the plant makes bombs that israel is using in gaza. what more do we know? >> the "st. louis post dispatch" reported 75 people gathered at the gate of the boeing plant in st. louis. they were chanting, drumming, and dancing. workers at the facility, it's been reported, do assemble gps kits for bombs that are being shipped to the israeli military. you know, there are reports of a similar protest today at tacoma, washington, where hundreds of people were said to be trying to block the port of tacoma to protest what they believe to be a military ship bound for israel. "the seattle times" said they forced ship workers to turn around. it is worth noting, there are about 200,000 palestinian-americans living in the u.s. there are a lot of younger americans who do not like the way israel is responding to the hamas attack. a quinnipiac poll last week showed only 32% of americans aged 18 to 34 approve of how israel is responding. we can probably expect more of these sorts of demonstrations,

kate. >> ken dilanian, thank you. there's a key court hearing today in the state case surrounding the death of tyre nichols. the case is against four of the five former memphis, tennessee, police officers charged in the 29-year-old death. nichols' death last year sparked protests across the country after video was released showing the officers punching, kicking, and hitting nichols, at times with a baton. they face multiple charges, including second degree murder. nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson joins us from memphis. walk us through what happened in court today. >> reporter: yeah, zinhle, this was a very short hearing, under five minutes. and two pieces of news. one, a court date has been set for the state trial to begin on august the 12th. and something from the attorneys after court, they are having motions for a change of venue, saying it may not be possible for their clients to get a fair trial here in shelby county. the big thing to pay attention to here is, yes, the state trial

is set to start in august, but there is a federal trial that is going to be starting in may. already, one of those former officers has pled guilty in that federal trial, so it remains -- and as a result of the plea deal, i should point out, he is also expected to plead guilty to the state charges. it'll be interesting to see what happens with those remaining four officers in that federal trial, if they accept a plea deal or if they are found guilty and what that could mean for the state trial, which is set to begin a couple months later. zinhle? >> priscilla, of course, one of the former officers, desmond mills jr., did take a plea deal and is cooperating with prosecutors. how concerned might the defense teams for the other officers be about this fact? >> reporter: yeah, that is exactly one of the questions that i put to one of those attorneys today. as you mentioned, mills did plead guilty to excessive use of force, obstruction of justice, and as part of that plea deal, he is expected to cooperate and even potentially testify in the trial of his former

co-defendants. one of the attorneys i spoke to, an attorney for emmett martin, said he was surprised to learn that mills pled guilty. i asked him what that would mean for his client. take a listen to that exchange. >> how concerned are you about the testimony that mr. mills may give against your client? >> well, i've read what i expect him to testify to, and we'll have to deal with it. the jury will have to assess what credibility to give him. >> reporter: what that attorney also said that, initially, mr. mills had said that these officers had done everything by the book. now, he is changing that story. when you hear him mention credibility, it appears that some of that line of questioning could potentially come up if and when mr. mills is asked to take the stand. zinhle? >> we know you'll stay on this one, priscilla thompson, thank you. coming up, election day is near. we'll give you a preview of tomorrow's big races making national headlines. first, time for today's daily snapshot.

those are not clouds in the sky. that is actually foam from the atlantic ocean. it's violently being tossed into the air in france. the storm system, domingos, is again unleashing heavy rains and winds in europe, days after another storm did the same. as of late sunday, 12 people died and 247,000 french households was without electricity from the two storms. more "nbc news daily" afr thiste.

it is election eve. though it is an odd year, we're keeping an eye on key races across the country. specifically kentucky, mississippi, ohio, and virginia are in the spotlight. shaquille brewster joins us from the campaign trail in kentucky. what are the ballot measures driving voters to the polls this year? >> reporter: hi there, zinhle. there are some 30 races, 30 elections that are taking place across the country come tomorrow. voters going to the polls to vote on things like mayors, school boards, other ballot initiatives. but at a national level, there are a handful of races that we're watching extremely closely because they could offer some major takeaways. key statewide elections across the country tuesday offering important indicators for 2024, with both parties testing campaign messages.

increased early voting in ohio, voters deciding on marijuana legalization and whether ohio will become the latest conservative state to take on abortion laws in their state. >> it's up to each family to make the choices. >> this goes much, much too far. >> reporter: in virginia, governor youngkin's political power and a push for a 15-week abortion ban are on the line as voters take volume of the state legislature. crime and education. democrats messaging on threats to abortion access. >> to pass a new ban on abortion isn't just radical, it is dangerous. >> reporter: competitive races for governor in two states donald trump won big in 2020. mississippi might get its first gubernatorial run-off as presley, a second cousin of the rock icon, is giving incumbent

republican governor tate reeves a fight. as political experts call kentucky's race a potential 2024 bellwether. >> are you ready to win? >> yeah! >> reporter: since the turn of the century, the party that's won kentucky's governor's mansion has gone on to win the presidency the following year. >> god bless kentucky. >> reporter: daniel cameron using trump's endorsement and his ties with mitch mcconnell to fight governor beshear's re-election. >> explain why this is a battle for you. >> well, look, we feel very excited. we need new leadership in this state, and i agree with president trump, andy beshear has been a disaster. >> reporter: testing whether a popularity with outweigh the party's unpopular leader. do you feel there is national headwinds when you're connected to joe biden? >> listen, this race isn't about who is in the white house. it's about what is going on in the houses across kentucky. >> reporter: zinhle, kate, if this feels familiar, that's because it is somewhat. if you remember, just like in the midterm elections, democrats

are doing what they can to localize the races, talk about local issues as much as they can. republicans are trying to nationalize it, take advantage of the sour mood and president biden's low approval ratings and doing what they can to tie their opponents as much as they can to the current president, it's a different backdrop this time around. it remains to be seen exactly how it turns out, zinhle. >> we'll see. shaq brewster, thanks. most of west maui, except for the community of lahaina, is now officially welcoming back tourists. nearly three months after the deadly wildfires devastated parts of the island. many locals who live in the area feel it is too soon for visitors to return. nbc news correspondent dana griffin, who was on the ground in maui in the days that followed the fires, has more. >> reporter: nearly three months since one of the deadliest wildfires in u.s. history. the beautiful but battered beaches of west maui are officially back open for tourism. except for some of the hardest hit areas of historic lahaina.

the decision to welcome back visitors to the popular tourist destination is being met with some frustration. >> i don't know how the governor and mayor >> reporter: last month, 70,000 people signed a petition asking state leaders to delay the opening, voicing their demands at a lahaina strong rally outside of the capitol building. >> we have no schools, day care or grocery stores just opening up. the hierarchy of needs is turned on its head. >> reporter: governor josh green ultimately pushing forward with his plan, assuring a slow but necessary return to tourist operations. >> i respect people who protest. i respect the petition. also, it's my job to give us some certainty. >> reporter: many business owners eager for tourists to return in order to make end's meet, with the island losing as much as $11 million a day in revenue, and visitors dropping by nearly 58% since the fires. >> tourism is obviously very

important for us to get the economy going and all that. there's a fine balance. >> reporter: the drastic drop in tourism was felt almost immediately after the tragedy. at airports, incoming passengers dropped by 70% from before the fires. now, airlines reporting they are already seeing an increase in passengers coming in from the mainland. maui's reopening coming as 6,808 displaced maui residents are still living in 36 hotels across the island, leaving many locals feeling abandoned. >> you don't have the opportunity to work through what we've experienced. that takes time. my concern is that if we're not given that time, that trauma will rear its head in some other form. >> reporter: for those who are traveling, the impact of their visit weighing heavily on them. >> we're here to support your businesses and your families, and we're only here for, you know, support.

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