rudy giuliani was brought down by rudy giuliani. >> if rudy. had left public life either after 9/11 or after 2008. when he dies in a few years, they would name high schools after him. they would rename laguardia airport after him. he would go down as a complex. weird. funny, strange, highly accomplished guy who at two key inflection points in history, stood up and offered powerful leadership. that man's gone. unfortunately, it's tragic.

the honorable rudolph giuliani. giuliani has this enormous national platform. he's a rising star in the republican party. now he has this national profile, international profile. >> we need george bush now more than ever. >> he grew up dreaming of becoming president. and now as george w bush's term is coming to an end, he sees the opening. >> i think he just thought it was the natural step. you know, i run new york. i ran nine over 11. i should be running the country. >> i think i can make a difference. i believe that the country needs leadership. i think it takes a lot of chutzpah, though, doesn't it, to say, yeah, i'm the best. >> that's what you're saying. >> it does. and very humbling. >> i'm not the youngest candidate, but i am the most experienced. >> i am an american running for president. what i'm going to do is talk about who i am and what i believe, and let them sort it out from there. >> giuliani's overall message is that he's the guy who knows how to run a government, that the liberals have screwed up. >> i'm running against three democrats who have

giuliani. >> for mr.rump in the new york criminal case he's facing, the judge today denied the president- elect's bid to delay friday's hearing. does this mean that will take place or could trump still try to delay it even more? >> no, trump will run this question now that the judge has turned it down through courts of appeals. he will try to find some court, any court that will listen to his argument. trump's argument in essence is he's immune. immunity only applies to official conduct. here this was campaign 2016, election interference, 34 convictions for covering that up by a new york jury. that's not immune. trump is not entitled to a stay. >> norm, as usual, thank you very much. >>> just ahead, the leader of a critical american ally announcing his resignation today and donald trump seeks, seeks to take credit. >>> tonight a major announcement by one of the world's most recognizable leaders, justin trudeau, canada's prime minister for nearly a decade, announcing he's resigning. cnn's paula newton is l

according to giuliani's lawyer, this new settlement means that giuliani gets to keep his ten room apartmentnhattan, as well as his condo in florida. his world series rings, his vintage mercedes-benz and all of his other personal belongings. and giuliani himself released a statement today saying this resolution does not involve an admission of liability or wrongdoing. so what happened here? joining me now is msnbc legal correspondent, the great lisa rubin. lisa, i mean, the law was on their side here, right? and it was clear that giuliani was like delaying as long as possible. i just wonder, i'll read the statement from ruby freeman and shaye moss. we have agreed to allow mr. giuliani to retain his property in exchange for compensation and his promise not to ever defame us. do you have a sentence? do you have a theory about what they might have gotten out of this deal? rudy's keeping all of his properties and his precious world series rings. i think the most important thing, most important word in that statement is compensation. the question is where is it coming from? because this is the sa

giuliani baselessly accused the two of helping steal the election for joe biden. authorities say that was simply not true. but the mother and daughter said people who believe giuliani made their lives a nightmare. >> they were saying that i should be hung. me and my mom will die. >> in a statement, freeman and moss are calling the settlement with giuliani a major milestone that will let them move forward with their lives in exchange for keeping all of his property. giuliani agreed to pay the women an undisclosed amount of compensation and never defame them again. aaron katersky, abc news, new york. >> aaron, thank you for that. visitors are flocking to hawaii's kilauea volcano, which has been spewing spectacular streams of lava. look at this. the eruption began just before christmas, and then it paused for a while. and then it resumed again this week. the hawaiian volcano observatory estimates those streams are about 200ft high, and could get even higher before the eruption is over and off the coast of maui, wildlife experts saved the lives of two whales on consec

who bailed rudy giuliani out?o the former new york city mayor and trump lawyer dodging trial today by reaching a surprise agreement with the two georgia election workers. he is convicted of defaming during the 2020 election. the stunning announcement came after a long, unexplained delay, as giuliani was supposed to take the stand today because he was facing the threat of losing his $3.5 million florida condo and several world series rings from the new york yankees. but he didn't show up to court. instead, he posted a video. this video of his dog at mar-a-lago, as reporters were sitting in the courtroom waiting for hours wondering where he was. it was this bizarre mystery. and then all of a sudden comes this announcement. today, a settlement. the georgia election workers, ruby freeman and her daughter shaye moss, saying in a statement, quote, we have agreed to allow mr. giuliani to retain his property in exchange for compensation and his promise not to ever defame us. katelyn polantz is out front. caitlyn, this is

we know giuliani didn't have that money.didn't have anywhere near that money, and he owes a lot of other money to a lot of other people. how much do you think that this, that they settled for in this deal? i mean, do you have any just your own thought on this as a defense attorney and prosecutor? >> it's i'll say a couple of things to that point. first of all, again, i my own sense of it is i don't believe that these women were ever motivated by money. and let's face it, they had a judgment. they had a piece of paper that says they have $148 million. what did it get them? it got them continued aggravation. it got them continued bad notoriety. this became their legacy. and mr. giuliani, quite frankly, is someone who's got nothing to lose right now. this isn't even the biggest of his problems. he's got two other indictments where president trump can pardon him because they're state cases. you don't want to do battle with someone with nothing to lose, because he just kept defaming them. he didn't care about the sanctions, didn'

and truth. >> no regrets, says former trump attorney rudy giuliani.hat was back in july at the republican national convention. when asked about the two georgia election workers, shaye moss and ruby freeman, who sued him for defamation. >> are you worried about them being able to seize your new york apartment, your florida condo? >> explain to you that i'm not afraid of anything because i'm on the side of justice and right. and when history writes about this era, i'm going to be a hero. >> in the days after the 2020 election, giuliani falsely accused the pair of corrupting the vote count in georgia. >> surreptitiously passing around usb ports as if they are vials of heroin or cocaine. >> none of that was true. moss and freedman testified to the january 6th committee about the anguish unleashed by giuliani's accusations. >> i don't want anyone knowing my name. i don't go to the grocery store at all. i haven't been anywhere. um, at all. i've lost my name, and i've lost my reputation. i've lost my sense of security. >> a jury agreed that giuliani defamed

so that's happening as giuliani is supposed to be on the witness stand. then court is adjourned at 1:00. they come back and then it hits the docket that a deal has been reached. but really no further explanation of what was going on other than the was the pomeranian part of the settlement like, was he going to have to give up the pomeranian or the tie? i mean, i hope not, but it sounds like he's going to dc. >> and this is not giuliani's only legal problem. >> he has a pile of legal problems. but again, on paper it looks like he's faced accountability. but reality has been different. i mean, he's been sued over and over, yet he still has his lifestyle. he's not living poorly. he has his his homes, his maybe his dog, his world series rings. i mean, think about the indictments, right? rudy got indicted in georgia. that case derailed itself because of fani willis. he's been indicted in arizona. that case is moving like molasses. and one thing i was reminded of just yesterday or two days ago when jack smith's final report came out, he reminded us there are co

it was that, where's rudy giuliani? he was supposed to be in court.y were working out the final details one would expect of this this agreement. yeah. >> lisa rubin, never a dull moment, chris. >> never a dull moment. after the break, we will go live to altadena, where even as fire containment has passed the halfway mark, serious concerns remain about what's being called off the charts dryness. you're watching chris jansing reports watching chris jansing reports only on feeling backed up and bloated? good thing metamucil fiber plus probiotics gummies work harder for your digestive system. with fiber to help promote gut health. and probiotics to help relieve occasional bloating. so you can feel your best. metamucil fiber plus probiotics gummies. ( ♪♪ ) nothing makes a gathering great like eggland's best eggs. ( ♪♪ ) they're just so delicious. ( ♪♪ ) with better nutrition, too. ( ♪♪ ) for us, it's eggs any style. as long as they're the best. ( ♪♪ ) eggland's best. one installed in just one day with a new limited time offer from jacuzzi bath remodel. >>

first of all, there are a lot of other people who rudy giuliani owes money to.ond of all, he just doesn't have enough assets. even the assets we're talking about here, the manhattan home, the florida home, if you total those up, it's about $10 million, which is less than 10% of the total amount that are due. they are pursuing their assets but they will never be made whole. >> this is just one case around rudy giuliani surrounding his conduct and the 2020 election. have you ever seen anything like this happen before? >> i have not. he has earned it for himself. had this is fitting this is happening on january 6th. as a result of giuliani's behavior before, during and after, he's now been found for defamation in this case and several others. he's under two different criminal indictments. he was named as a co- conspirator in jack smith's indictment and he's lost his law license in every jurisdiction where he used to be able to practice. so, it's been a precipitous fall, jake, from a man who was honored in some circles. >> in that courthouse where he was having to t

rudy giuliani is suffering real consequences already.ll suffer additional consequences as is deserved. there are other people around trump who have suffered consequences. it is too bad that is not going to happen for the person at the top of the ticket except maybe cosmically. but i think it is very real, that rudy has suffered consequences for his behavior as he will shut. >> andrew weissmann, harry litman, thank you for sticking with me. when we returned, new reporting and scrutiny against one of president-elect donald trump's most controversial cabinet picks. we will have to read -- that after a very short break. stay with us. with us. when you're looking for answers, it's good to have help. because the right information, at the right time, may make all the difference. at humana, we know that's especially true when you're looking for a medicare supplement insurance plan. that's why we're offering "seven things every medicare supplement should have". it's yours free, just for calling the number on your screen. and when you call, a know

giuliani bought the rings back in 2002, and since then, giuliani claims that he's passed them on to his as a family heirloom. his lawyers argue that since the rings belonged to his son, now, giuliani can't be forced to turn them over. an investigation is underway tonight in wisconsin into nearly 200 absentee ballots. ballots going uncounted in november, state election officials launched the investigation in madison. today, they're looking into whether the city clerk failed to comply with state law or abused her discretion. commission members said they were concerned the clerk's office didn't inform them of the problem until late last month, almost a month and a half after the election. in a statement, the city's clerk office said the number of uncounted votes did not affect the outcome of any race or referendum on the ballots. power is nearly fully restored following a sweeping blackout that hit puerto rico on new year's eve. luma energy is a private company overseeing power in puerto rico. it says as of yesterday, the lights are back on for 98% of its 1.5 million customers, but the com

another trial is scheduled for january 16th to determine the status of some of giuliani's possessions. as the debate continues about whether miners should have access to medications that support gender affirming care, a new study shows those drugs are rarely prescribed. the data, published today in jama pediatrics researchers analyzed private insurance claims for more than 5 million patients ages 8 to 17 over a four year span. it found that less than 0.1% of adolescents who are transgender are prescribed puberty blockers or gender affirming hormones. in december, the supreme court heard oral arguments in a case involving state bans on puberty, suppressing medication and other forms of transition related care for minors. a historic milestone for the catholic church. today, pope francis named the first woman to head a major vatican office. sister simona brambilla, an italian nun, will head the department responsible for all the catholic church's religious orders. the appointment marks a major step in pope francis's aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church. the off

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giuliani to retain his property in exchange for compensation and his promise not to ever defame us. and then rudy giuliani, posting on social media, he said, i have been able to retain my new york co-op and florida condominium and all of my personal belongings. >> this whole episode was unfortunate. >> i and the plaintiffs have agreed not to ever talk about each other in any defamatory manner, and i urge others to do the same. now, giuliani, he had already lost the new york co-op worth $6 million, a mercedes-benz from 1980 classic convertible. >> he had lost baseball memorabilia. he had lost furniture. and what he was doing today on the the moment we we have this settlement, he was going to trial to potentially lose a $3 million florida condo, right? beachside in palm beach near mar-a-lago, as well as his world series rings from the yankees wins when he was met. >> all that we don't know exactly what why this ended, but we do know he's keeping his stuff and his property. >> how did this settlement come about? >> well, if that is the biggest question tonight for everyone, did someone

giuliani testified at the hearing from his home in florida.ed he tried to comply with the court's orders and blamed any failure to do so on his previous lawyer and his multiple ongoing cases. giuliani is currently juggling two criminal cases and two other defamation lawsuits. >>> coming up we'll turn to sports and the nfl coaches still standing after black monday. >>> plus, the washington commanders is one step closer to home games in the nation's capitol. we'll have those stories straight ahead. >>> but first we want to know why are you awake? e-mail your reasons to "way too early" at msnbc.com or tell me, as some of you already have on social media at ali vitali using the hashtag "way too early." we're going to read your favorite answers later in the show. your favorite answers later in the show (♪♪) (♪♪) voltaren... for long lasting arthritis pain relief. (♪♪) if you have heart failure or chronic kidney disease, farxiga can help you keep living life, because there are places you'd like to be. (♪♪) serious side effects include increased keto

and rudy giuliani has just settled with the election workers he defamed. he gets to keep his prized possessions. but how is he footing the million dollar bill? and who may be helping him? i'm kaitlan collins, and this is the source. tonight, the u.s. supreme court has given last minute notice that opinions may be coming in just hours from now, and the entire world, from d.c. to beijing, is closely watching to see if that includes the fate of tiktok. about 170 million americans use the app that now finds itself teetering on the brink of an outright ban in the u.s. starting this sunday. unless bytedance sells it to a non-chinese company. lawmakers in both parties here in washington overwhelmingly voted for that ban, citing serious national security concerns that they had. but now those parties and the outgoing and incoming administrations are apparently all trying to avoid the consequences of their own vote. the senate's top democrat, chuck schumer, is among those who is publicly pleading for more time tonight. >> the law passed last year was intended to sev

giuliani is appealing the verdict, but just last week, the judge found giuliani to be in contempt of court for refusing to turn over his financial documents. today, he is being held in contempt again. this time, it's for continuing to defame those election workers on his streaming show. that's despite a court ordered agreement saying he wouldn't. there is a lot going on from the nation's capital to la. here's meet the press moderator kristen welker, with a preview of sunday's show. as deadly wildfires ravaged california. i'll speak exclusively with democratic senator alex padilla about recovery efforts in his state. plus, president elect trump is just one week away from returning to the oval office. i'll talk to republican senator james lankford of oklahoma about how congress will handle mr. trump's top legislative priorities. and in our meet the moment conversation, poet amanda gorman shares her thoughts ahead of inauguration week. it's all ahead this sunday on meet the press. and you can watch meet the press right here on nbc bay area. these are the special guests. it begins at 8 a

rudy giuliani did that. he had rulings on his liability with amounts set about what he owed ruby freeman and shaye moss for defaming them and really damaging them, injuring them. they got death threats. they had to move. actual monetary damage as well as emotional damage and yet he is defying the court orders to divulge his assets. he is hiding things. he was at a hearing friday that is continuing tomorrow about whether he should be in contempt for failing to produce the assets he needs to produce to fulfill that judgment. that is what the chief justice was talking about in his message. this defiance of judicial orders and the rule of law. we are in a dangerous situation when it comes to the rule of law when between disinformation and people in positions of power , elected officials, are espousing the idea of ignoring court rulings. we may disagree with court rulings, i often do, sometimes i think they're right or wrong, but if we get to a point in this country where we do not abide by those rulings, then we

>> rudy giuliani, as you just mentioned, owes these two georgia election workers, $146 million.they are fighting about now is which of his assets have to be turned over to these women. a district court judge has previously ordered his new york apartment, a vintage mercedes convertible, bank accounts, 20 something watches have to be turned over to them. what they're arguing about is whether giuliani has participated in discovery and good faith, and as a result, whether his palm beach condominium, which he says is exempt from being seized because it is his primary residence, whether that too can be forced to be turned over to them. that's what the judge has heard today and we're expecting rulings shortly. >> lisa rubin, thank you so much. that is going to do it for us on a very busy monday. make sure to join us for "chris jansing reports" every weekday are from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. all of this news, we'll take it up again. our coverage continues with "katy tur reports" right after this. ontinues with "katy tur reports" right after this upset stomach ibero

what has happened to giuliani in court in washington, d.c.?s that a year ago, a jury found that he had defamed two georgia election workers for repeating the false statement that they had stolen votes against donald trump in the 2020 election. that was false. and he was found to need to pay them $150 million for defamation. after that, five and a half months later, he went on his broadcast. this past november and kept repeating the things that he said about them. essentially the same lies about the 2020 election, saying them again. and so what happened in court was that giuliani had to appear and the judge had to put in place some sort of punishment so that he wouldn't continue to do this. what she decided this is judge beryl howell of the d.c. district court. she decided that he would have to swear to the court within ten days that he acknowledges the facts, the true facts about the 2020 election, that it was not stolen, and that he is reviewed. a great deal of the record investigations, even about what happened in georgia, finding that there

rudy giuliani was there. both present, talking about the senior people who were there that day.se people. >> yeah. i mean, look, there's even something called a january 6 choir, which is prisoners who basically called in and sang into a phone. and that's been kind of remixed with a trump speech. it's been played at trump rallies. just a total transformation. right? in the last four years in terms of -- and very intentional and purposeful too when it comes to tucker carlson and everybody else changing how people are -- or at least many people view what really happened that day here. >> donie o'sullivan, elle reeve greet both of you reporting. breaking news this hour, special counsel jack smith in his final report that he's expected to issue on his investigation into donald trump, trump's attorneys now responding. we have more right after this quick break. >>> breaking news as we have just learned from a filing that donald trump's attorneys and attorneys for his allies have now reviewed special counsel jack smith's report that he is preparing to publish as soon as in the coming da

. >>> this evening, rudy giuliani reaching a settlement moments before he was supposed to testify. what he'll have to give those georgia elections workers now, and what he keeps. >>> those two spectacular launches today. spacex and blue origin. a short time ago, the tower catching the booster returning to earth, but have they lost the main rocket tonight? >>> the new report this evening on chancer in the u.s. what they're now seeing in women and young people. what you need to know. >>> tonight, we remember a famous filmmaker, "blue velvet" to "mulholland drive" and tv's "twin peaks." >>> and another loss tonight. the tributes to mr. baseball. >> just a bit outside. >> some of his funniest moments, including on johnny carson. >> david: good evening. we are following several breaking stories as we come on the air tonight. there is news coming in, the spacex booster that returned a short time ago, it was quite a sight. but have they now lost the main rocket tonight? what we're learning. >>> also the israel cease-fire with hamas to get the hostages out. is it already on shaky ground? w

so far giuliani has started turning over luxury watches, his mercedes-benz to ruby freeman and shayeing back about other assets. he appeared via zoom where the judge ultimately had that finding, it was exactly four years ago tonight that rudy giuliani was here in washington, falsely claiming election fraud and rallying up the crowd that was gathered at the ellipse. >> let's have trial by combat. >> trump himself echoed giuliani, encouraging those to fight like hell as his supporters will say he also told them to protest peacefully. this comes as cnn donie o'sullivan witnessed all this unfold as he was marching from the ellipse to the capitol with trump supporters that day, covering the riot, all through the night. cnn elle reef was on the scene at the capitol speaking to rioters who broke in that day. they are both my sources tonight. i'm so glad to have both of you here given that. donie, just for you, being here today n that span of that four years, 1,500 people were criminally charged for what you both witnessed that day. and now you were at the d.c. jail where those convicted are

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what happens to giuliani now? >> so i think giuliani's in deep trouble.t looks as though there's no way out for him from this particular proceeding, which means that he's going to lose most of his assets and it looks like he might very well now have lost his home in florida because of his contempt of the court. we'll see what happens. but i think that's a good likelihood. and then he still faces criminal liability and exposure in georgia if that case is resurrected. it could be against him. and he's indicted in arizona for carrying out the false electors scheme. so he really has been left in the lurch in a certain sense in ways in which donald trump as president cannot reach into any of those proceedings and try to pry it loose. >> congressman, i'm curious, trump has referred to january 6th as a day of love. today one of your former colleagues, congresswoman marjorie taylor greene also referred to it as a day of love. a day where -- you were there. what do you think when you hear that version now and have to deal with the very real possibility that that v

. >> garrett, there is also a headline today involving former trump attorney rudy giuliani. >> that's right, lester, a new york judge holding giuliani in contempt of court for failing to turn over information to the two georgia election workers who won $148 million defamation case against him. the judge saying he would decide on appropriate sanctions for giuliani at a later date. >> garrett, thank you. president biden and first lady jill biden are in new orleans tonight, five days after the truck attack that killed 14 people, and there are still more questions about safety in the french quarter. jesse kirsch now with late details. >> reporter: tonight, president biden and the first lady in new orleans, visiting the growing memorial on bourbon street as his administration promises more federal resources to protect the city. the white house sang next month mardi gras celebrations will now have support comparable to the super bowl. the announcement comes as nbc news has learned from the company that makes the new bollard barriers to being installed on bourbon street ahead of the super bo

overturn the 2020 election, and the guest list was those who celebrated those efforts like rudy giulianiey gathered to celebrate john eastman. in a video posted online apparently taken from the audience, trump sang eastman's praises, insisting eastman was, quote, right the whole time. fortunately for trump, vice president kamala harris doesn't share his volume set. tomorrow she will provide over the certification of donald trump's victory. harris will protect the tradition of peaceful handover of power as donald trump celebrates the efforts that tried to destroy it. with us is co oes of the sisters in law, podcast, kimberly atkins. >> give us a sense of the room. the audaciousness of it, just the in your face, m-fer, you know. we are going to celebrate four years later of trying to overturn an election. donald trump saying i am a big fan of john eastman, you know, he was right. they said he's not allowed to do it, and our vice president then right after the election, they changed the law so he can't do it. what he's referring to is the electoral count act which congress did change to bas

giuliani, meantime, was posting videos of his dog. hundreds of miles away, giuliani asked the court for time to attend donald trump's inauguration o on monday as well. china says it will send vice president, vice president from china to trump's inauguration on monday. trump had invited chinese president xi jinping. notably, nancy pelosi and michelle obama say they are not coming. tech magnates elon musk, jeff bezos will attend. musk is going to speak sunday night at a rally. as we've discussed, tech billionaires have sidled up to trump, musk and bezos. mark zuckerberg with a huge pivot. tim cook, google's sundar pichai they'll all be at a front row at the inauguration. in his last interview with nbc, president biden once again warned of american oligarchy if the decision is made that the multi-billionaires the super, super wealthy, the wealthiest people in the world began to control all the apparatuses from the media to the economy. and who do i get to fight back for me? who do i get to? i mean, look, i think everybody deserves this a

ilia: en nueva york, hoy fue suspendido el juicio contra rudolf giuliani.e georgia que les debÍa dinero por difamaciÓn. giuliani retiene sus apartamentos en florida y en nueva york y se compromete a no hablar mÁs de las trabajadoras, y que tambiÉn recibieron una compensaciÓn no especificada. claudia sheinbaum reaccionÓ a las declaraciones de marco rubio que dijo que no iba a descartar el uso de fuerzas armadas para combatir a los cÁrteles de drogas mexicanos. el nominado al secretario de estado dijo que quiere cooperar con el gobierno de mÉxico para hacer frente a los temas de seguridad, y esto dijo la presidenta. >> dijo que iban a buscar desde el departamento de estado la coordinaciÓn con el gobierno de mÉxico. eso es justamente lo que nosotros hemos estado planteando. ilia: claudia sheinbaum insistiÓ que respetando la soberanÍa podÍan atender mejor el problema de trÁfico de armas y la crisis de fentanilo. hoy se conocieron los retratos oficiales del presidente y el vicepresidente electo. el fotÓgrafo oficial de donald trump revelÓ las fotografÍas en rede

and the judge just said to giuliani, your client will testify today. >> meaning rudy giuliani will haveo take the stand to try and defend himself as the court considers holding him in contempt, the type of penalties that could be fines. >> it even could be jail because he isn't turning over the things that the court says he must. >> back in october, this judge, judge lewis liman in federal court in manhattan, said he's got to give up his most valuable possessions, including a $6 million apartment in new york to ruby freeman and shaye moss, because he had defamed them. and there's a court order, a jury verdict against him of $150 million. he's got a debt to them. and the lawyers have been chasing down this this stuff, the apartment, a mercedes benz. he gave them the mercedes. but ruby freeman and shay moss, his attorneys, says they don't have a deed, a title or any right to ownership of that car. and then in that new york city apartment that they thought they were getting possession of, they say they don't have the keys, they don't have the lease, they don't have any stock of it. so they

how do you get rudy giuliani to comply if he is already cash poor? one absolutely and one available to the judge is jail time. >> joe. >> but it doesn't seem like this is about him being cash poor. it seems like him not doing what the court is asking him to do or telling him to do, which is to turn over the title, whether it's to his cars or turn over all documents to his new york city apartment. i guess what i don't understand is, why does this keep rolling on into the day and night and day and night? i'm sorry, am i being naive here to think that if any of us kept ignoring court 's orders the wa rudy giuliani is ignoring court orders, i mean, we'd be thrown in jail. my only frame of reference, i guess, is where i practiced law and grew up in northwest florida. man, a judge tells you to do something, and i'm dead serious, you do it. if they tell you a second time, you're in jail. this is just black and white. i don't understand, why do we keep getting these news stories that he kind of doesn't feel like doing what the judge is telling him to do? >>

and more trouble we should note for rudy giuliani. a federal judge is holding him in contempt for not giving information to the two former georgia election workers he defamed in 2020. giuliani was ordered to pay ruby freeman and shaye moss nearly $150 million so far. he's turned over luxury watches, furniture and baseball memorabilia, but he's still holding back details about other assets. giuliani claims he is cooperating, have already been deposed for hours on this case. >> i've given him and them hundreds and hundreds of pages of discovery. it's it's literally this high. but they want more and they want me held in contempt for having given them enough. >> giuliani is set to go to trial later this month over whether he can keep his $3.5 million condo in palm beach, florida. meanwhile, donald trump jr., as we just said a few moments ago, just arrived in greenland. take a look at this. he posted this video from inside the cockpit as the plane approached the island. president-elect trump has been floating the idea of the u.s. acquiring

they say giuliani is not paying up.s a judge likely to handle this case, and what are the conditions right now the judge will have to be looking at? >> yeah, they say you cannot squeeze blood from a stone and it seems harder to squeeze money out of rudy giuliani but he has been testifying and the defense seems to be i'm confused, i'm busy, i'm the subject of 15 to 20 lawsuits and i'm having a difficult time keeping track of it but the judge will order he identify and dispose of these assets and freeman will be able to collect their assets but it'll take a lot of work and he will not make it easy for him. >> and meanwhile, the president- elect had a busy weekend there at mar-a-lago. the leader of italy was there and they whole lot of other leaders as well. >> reporter: the prime minister of italy came to mar-a-lago to meet with the president-elect but ended up bringing her to a movie premiere that is focused on john eastman. of course, the lawyer who urged donald trump and mike pence the electoral college votes could be

the judge saying he would decide on appropriate sanctions for giuliani at a later date. lester? >> all right, garrett haake, thank you. >>> president biden and first lady jill biden are in new orleans tonight, five days after the truck attack that killed 14 people. and there is still more questions about safety in the e french quarter. jesse kirsch now with late details. >> reporter: tonight president biden and the first lady in new orleans, visiting the growing memorial on bourbon street as his administration promises more federal resources to protect the city. the white house saying next month's mardi gras celebrations will now have support comparable to the super bowl. >> i'm directing my team to make every resource available to federal, state, and local law enforcement to complete this investigation quickly and do whatever else we can. >> reporter: the announcement comes as nbc news has learned from the company that makes the new bollard barriers being installed on bourbon street ahead of the super bowl that they're only guaranteed to stop cars going a maximum of 10 miles pe

former new york city mayor rudy giuliani has been found in contempt of court.after a judge said giuliani has failed to turn over assets to satisfy $148 million defamation judgment against two georgia election workers. he's already turned over his new york apartment, as well as a mercedes benz. however, he has yet to hand over watches and sports memorabilia, including a yankees world series ring. the judge says he will decide on appropriate sanctions against giuliani at a later date. the department of defense has reached a historic legal settlement with lgbtq plus veterans discharged under don't ask, don't tell. the class action lawsuit was brought by veterans who discharged. papers say they were kicked out because of their sexual orientation. in many cases, they received less than honorable discharges, which can interfere with their benefits, as well as eligibility for some jobs. under the agreement, they will receive discharge papers that do not mention their sexuality. the settlement, which still must receive approval from a federal judge, will affect as many

all right, so joey, just briefly, rudy giuliani being held in contempt because he hasn't turned over there will be a trial to determine, you know, just backing up very briefly, kasie, what happens is ÷÷this is a distinction between winning a civil case, and we know that udy giuliani was found liable for defamation for the tune of $240 million. there's a distinction between monetary judgment and collecting the judgment, and so here in order to collect the judgment, right? the plaintiffs' attorneys, miss freeman and her daughter have looked to get this money. rudy giuliani is not being cooperative with respect to giving what he owes, with respect to sharing information. he's in contempt. he's trying to protect, briefly, his florida home. if he can establish that home is÷÷a home he lives in, it gets protected. if it's just another asset, it doesn't, so there will be a trial as to that, and the judge will prohibit him from really making the argument that it's his home because he hasn't provided information to that fact, and so what's next is really interesting as to whether÷÷they can get

. >> reporter: a new york judge has held rudy giuliani in contempt of court for failing to turn over information to the two georgia election workers who won $148 million defamation case against him. the judge saying he would decide on appropriate sanctions against giuliani at a later date. >>> garrett, thank you. turning to the deadly new year's day terrorist attack on bourbon street. president biden and first lady jill biden traveled to new orleans, privately meeting with the victims' families, law enforcement affected, before speaking at a pair service where the president offered support. >> if there's one thing we know, new orleans defines strength and resilience. you define it. whether it's in the form of this attack, from this attack or hurricanes or super storms, this city's people get back up. that's the spirit of america as well. >> it comes the same day louisiana's attorney general announced a full review of new orleans' security plans as questions are raised after the city's bollards were removed for replacement and the city failed to deploy anti-vehicle barriers that it ha

>> well, jake, this was a hearing getting rudy giuliani to stop spreading lies about the 2020 election, specifically in georgia. so there had been this court case against him, $150 million judgment from these two georgia election workers. he was defaming. they've been trying to hold him to account here. and what happened was, well, after that trial ended a year ago, he went on his broadcast and four times kept claiming that they had stolen votes in the 2020 election. so today he was brought before a judge who ordered him to review the whole record. all the facts that have been found about what happened in 2020, that there weren't votes switched against donald trump, and he has to acknowledge to the court within ten days that he understands that, that he sees that full record and he has to do that under oath. if he doesn't with this court, he's going to be fined $200 a day. he could even be put in jail. and it was a day where the judge said to him it was outrageous and shameful what he was doing to these two women. >> let me just ask a question. what if he can't because there's somethin

now, on monday, giuliani testified he could not find some of the property.s been told to turn over. unable to find things like a joe dimaggio jersey. he also admitted he's holding on to his grandfather's watch. giuliani claims that the court's request is, quote, is, quote, enormously burdensome. later this month, giuliani is going to trial over whether he can keep his $3 million florida condo. john. >> all right. breaking news. just moments ago, facebook announced it is getting rid of fact checkers and also making major changes to what content is allowed. this is just the latest move as facebook's parent company meta and founder mark zuckerberg work to very publicly win favor with donald trump. >> the recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech. >> so we're going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies, and restoring free expression on our platforms. more specifically, here's what we're going to do. first, we're going to get rid of fact checkers and replace them wit

giuliani was found liable for defaming two georgia workers by falsely saying they committed election fraud. the former new york mayor has been ordered to pay nearly $150 million. he was originally ordered to turn over his assets, including sports memorabilia and his condos. but with this new tentative deal, giuliani is allowed to keep his personal belongings and his homes. lawyers for both sides say they are still certain conditions that still need to be met to fulfill the settlement. another hearing is set for next month. florida governor ron desantis has made his pick for the state's next u.s. senator. current senator marco rubio is leaving his seat to serve as secretary of state for the trump administration. today, governor desantis announced he has chosen ashley moody as rubio's replacement. moody is a close ally of desantis and has worked as the state's attorney general there in florida since 2019. she says she will support mr. trump's agenda and work to change the culture of washington, dc. moody will have to run a special election in 2026 to keep the seat for the final two yea

they had one $150 million jury award from giuliani. they've been trying to collect on that and they've been winning. they've been getting possession of property of his luxury watches a car collecting all of it. today, they were set to go to trial over four world series rings that are worth tens of thousands of dollars, that giuliani and his son had, as well as a florida condo that he lives in worth millions. really close to the water down in palm beach. and what both sides are saying is that he gets to keep all of his possessions. giuliani, on the social media platform x, said, i'm satisfied with and have no grievances relating to the result we have reached. i have been able to retain my new york co-op. that's $6 million, and florida condominium $3 million, and all of my personal belongings. no one deserves to be subjected to threats, harassment or intimidation. this litigation has taken its toll on all parties. the whole episode was unfortunate. i and the plaintiffs have agreed not to ever talk about each other in any defamatory manne

allows giuliani some and promised to never defame them again. jury found giuliani had falsely accused the women of election fraud after the 2020 voting mixed earnings reports sent stocks down today. the dow lost 68. the s&p 500 was off 13. the nasdaq fell 173. >> bret: breaking tonight trouble for the middle east cease-fire agreement. israel's prime minister says a last minute dispute with hamas holding up approval by cabinet. trey yingst is in tel aviv tonight to tell us where things stand at this hour. good evening, trey. >> bret, good evening, we went to bed with cease-fire agreement and woke one a statement from the prime minister saying there is no deal we understand the israeli leader benjamin netanyahu accused hamas of going back on some of the parts of this agreement in order to get last minute concessions. hamas denied changing their position and as the day progressed we learned more about what is going on behind the scenes israeli agreement over the hostages set to be released. political backlash with national security minister threate