all i'm katie phang. secretary of state, antony blinken, is in jordan as part of a weeklong trip to the region in the hopes of common rising tensions. as today marks three months since the deadly attack by hamas and israel, that task seems easier said than done. on saturday, israel traded fire with iran-backed military group, as, blah both sides launched shane dozens of rockets across the southern border of lebanon. hezbollah claimed it's retaliating for the killing of hamas leader, sully al-arouri, earlier this week and beirut. israel has denied responsibility for the assassination. this is all taking place as we learn the secretary of defense, lloyd austin, has been hospitalized since new year's day following complications from an elective procedure, including spding four days in the intensive care units. the pentagon waitedthree days to inform the white house's national security council of his hospitalization. austin releasing a statement overnight taken responsibility for what he says was his decision

. >>> this is the katie phang show, live from miami, florida. we've got lots of news to cover and lots of questions to answer, so, let's get started. supreme showdown. the united states supreme court is now set to decide whether the twice impeached, quadruple indicted, one term disgraced ex president has accused of engaged of interaction, can remain on the republican primary ballot in colorado. how this key ruling could entirely reshape the 2024 presidential election. and before criminal trials the president faces. >> with a democracy still americas sacred cause, it's the most urgent question of our time. it's what the 2024 election is all about. >> democracy on the ballot. in his strong -- strongest trump takedown yet, president biden remind americans what's at stake in one of the most critical presidential elections of our lifetimes. as the nation process to remember the violence at the u.s. capitol three years ago today. and later, painting the pain away. the former u.s. capitol police officer returning to art to overcome the trauma from janu

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katie phang show starts righ now. >>> i am katie phang, live from telemundo studios in miami, florida. here is the week that was. >> nbc news can now project the winner of the new hampshire republican primary is donald trump. >> think about, appointed the senator of his state, she endorsed me. you must really hate her. >> i just love you. >> donald trump got out there and just threw a temper tantrum. bring it, donald. show me what you got. >> to the surprise of costars and fans it wasn't enough for the film star margaret abe or its director, critical wig, to get inoculation. >> look, it was a good quarter. don't get me wrong. 3.3% lead estimates. the last quarter was a good quarter, 4.9%. absolutely. he gets his due. >> the fact that he would communicate to republican senators and congresspeople that he doesn't want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame biden for is really appalling. >> joe biden bet on the american worker while donald trump blamed the american worker. >> the line here is mr. woodward has already filed an appeal. >> defendant trump ordered to pay $8

the katie phang show starts right now. e phang show start right now. >>> i am katie phang. live from telemundo studios in miami, florida. and here is the week that was. >> my biggest expense is probably legal fees. fortunately, that is okay. we have a lot of cash, we have great assets. >> governor desantis, i want to present to you this participation trophy. [laughter] now, i'm probably you're probably not going to win the election, right? but we're proud of you for trying. >> as of this moment, we are going to spend suspends presidential campaign. >> we are not a racist country, brian. we've never been a racist country. coach, jerod mayo. [laughter] >> lessons that i've taken from bill. hard work works, all right? hard work works and that is what we are all about. >> law enforcement response of robb elementary school on may 24th, 2022, and in the hours and days after, was a failure. >> it was even seen slamming his hand on the table and muttering, quote, this is a con job. that's within earshot of the jury and the judge, who at one point, has a threatened to kick him, the

andrew weissmann, katie phang, always a pleasure.to all of us. and coming up next, following some breaking news, we are following breaking news out of the middle east. i talked about this a little bit at the top, but three u.s. service members were killed in northeast jordan near the syria border. we will tell you what we are learning about the attack and how the white house is reacting, and former cia director john brennan is standing by with his reaction. we are back, after a quick break. es. i think that this product is a game changer for my patients. it really works. have you ever wondered what an icon,... a legend,... a legacy,... a pop star,... and a tight end all have in common? they all got this season's updated covid-19 shot to help better protect them against recent variants. got it? ♪♪ ♪♪ got yours? when you have chronic kidney disease... ...there are places you'd like to be. like here. and here. not so much here. farxiga reduces the risk of kidney failure which can lead to dialysis. ♪far-xi-ga♪ farxiga can cause serious s

but, neal, to katie phang's point about the jury, i thought this was really remarkable. judge kaplan, the judge in this, case told the jury, my advice to you is that you never disclose that you were on this jury. first of, all neal, how unusual is it for a judge to say something like that to a jury? and if you are a member of the jury, talk to me about how extraordinary that position is in the age of trump. >> in a quarter century of practicing, alex, i've never heard a statement like that from any judge. it just does not exist. and it just demonstrates how far out of the norm donald trump's, and what he does to people who call him, out and hold him liable. and so, e. jean carroll has to fear. the jury has to fear. and this judge is not like some wild eyed lefty judge. this is one of the most respected judges in the country, judge kaplan. i don't think he's considered political in any way, shape or form. and looking for him to say that, i think, it's pretty extraordinary. and then to pick up on a point that katie made, if i were one of trump's criminal attorneys right no

andrew weissmann, katie phang, always a eare.nks so much for explaining someese legal issues to all of and coming up next, following some breaking news, we are following breaking news out of the middle east. i talked about this a little bit at the top, but three u.s. service members were killed in northeast georgia near the syria border. we will tell you what we are learning about the attack and how the white house is reacting, and former cia director john brennan is standing by with his reaction. we are back, after a quick break. k, after a quick break. break. now he's... -so moisturized! -but i... probably should use old spice too. ♪ (old spice whistle) ♪ >> woman: what's my safelite story? i see inspiration right through my glass. so when my windshield cracked, i chose safelite. they replaced the glass and recalibrated my safety system. that's service i can trust. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides materna

katie phang, served as a prosecutor in miami, she's of course the host of the katie phang show -- andboth join me now. katie, i want to go to you, again, we don't know what's gonna happen in new hampshire, we don't know what's gonna happen in these trials. amanda talked to mary in a second about the timing. it's amazing to me that -- this real possibility combined with the polling has been utterly absent, almost completely from the entire republican contest when it would seem like from just the basic level of a pragmatic decision about your nominee, the most obvious thing? >> the first question that i have for you chris, which felony are voters willing to not vote for him if he's convicted? you have an embarrassment of riches, if you're trying to pick a felony for which donald trump could be convicted. all kidding aside, the fact that we're having this conversation is a stunning one. i think it creates the need for at that check for people to not only understand how our digital system works, the ramification upon a political canada. there are so many jurisdictions that are seeking to

katie phang show starts righ now. >>> i am katie phang, live from telemundo studios in miami, florida >> nbc news can now project the winner of the new hampshire republican primary is donald trump. >> think about, appointed the senator of his state, she endorsed me.

we are joined by msnbc one of our legal eagles katie phang, and maggy.emily, i wanted to turn here from the headlines about this to ms. carroll's journey, which is not you can embark on easily. she is now won tonight big. this is a long, hard road, i wanted your perspective on the risks she had to take. >> e. jean carroll had a have serious reputation. she wrote for "saturday night live" at one point. she was very determined. she was going to write about this encry she had with former president trump, now it would bring down an enormous amount of criticism, and she decided to strike back by filing the suit. it has to say why you're suing. she decided that was worth the price. she knew former president trump was getting attention for what he was saying anyway. i think a lot of people would not involved the stomach for bringing this lawsuit with the same questions. >> ari, for several victims of sexual assault and abuse, the criminal statute of limitations runs before they're able to seek justice in the judicial system. in this particular instance, she rel

also with us, msnbc host and legal analyst katie phang. katie, in the run up to this verdict, the big question was, what number is going to be big enough to make donald trump stop? 83 point $3 million. what does that mean for his future actions, and what does it mean more specifically as it forces his hand on liquidity? >> i think to answer your first question, alicia, and good morning, thank you for having me on the weekend, i'm very happy to be on the show. i think what it means to your first question alicia, it is left to be seeing. we do know that donald trump posted on truth social almost immediately after the various was rendered in this case. he did not mention e. jean carroll by name at all. he did not include. what it normally did in terms of defamation of e. jean carroll, of course he claims he's going to appeal, and that is a whole another cup of tea, and i think chuck would agree with me that there are no valid grounds for appeal in this case, but i think what is left to be seen is whether or not 83 point $3 million is enough to

katie phang, msnbc legal analyst and host of the katie phang show at noon on saturdays right here on msnbc. -- a special correspondent for vanity fair, and josh donaldson, the former executive producer for showtime's -- and guys, here we go, steve, i turn to you first. nikki haley and ron desantis showed up, debated, clearly they hit one another's guts. donald trump did not participate in the debate. but what did desantis and haley achieve? where do we go from there with these two? >> i feel like bludgeoned each other pretty well. i don't know that they advanced either of their causes. it's the numbers, the numbers just show donald trump way ahead. i'm trying to find isn't with brett stevens from the new york times who wrote a column today about how to understand and appreciate people's love for donald trump. but that is what is going to happen, and we are headed for this rematch of donald trump and joe biden. i think it is an election that the public does not want. but it is an election that the public is going to get whether they won it or not. >> it's an election the public deserv

the katie phang show starts right now. e phang show start right now. >>> i am katie phang.telemundo studios in miami, florida. and here is the week that was. >> my biggest expense is probably legal fees. fortunatel

"the beat" with katie phang in for ari melber right now. >> thanks so much and have a great weekend. everybody tune in to watch "the weekend" starting tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. >>> welcome to the rest of you to "the beat," i'm katie phang in for ari melber. trump questioned by the attorney general's office for seven hours. transcripts of the deposition were released last year, but this is the first time we're able to watch the exchanges play out on video. headline-making moments like this when trump is asked about his role within the company since becoming president. >> i'd rarely have anything to do -- with anything having to do with the company. i really wasn't interested, believe it or not. i was interested in solving the problem with north korea, which was ready to blow up. i considered this the most important job in the world, saving millions of lives. i think you would have had nuclear holocaust if i didn't deal with north korea. i think you would have had a nuclear war if i weren't elected. >> attorney general letitia james claiming trump and his namesake organization infl

. >> i am katie phang live from msnbc headquarters in new york city. receipts, proof of timeline, screenshots. trump unconstitutionally profited millions from the presidency, and democrats like congressman robert garcia bringing the receipts. >>> we begin this hour in frigid iowa, where enlisted 48 hours, caucus goers will brave sub-zero temperatures on the martin luther king jr. day to decide who they think should top the presidential power ticket for 2024. joining me now from des moines iowa is nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard. vaughn, i will not ask the obvious about how cold it is, but you have to set the stage for us. talk about how the extreme weather in iowa could actually dictate the outcome of monday. >> okay, my friend, we are standing in here in this isn't just nothing here. i know that you are in new york today, where it's actually a balmy 60 degrees, but your family down miami right now, he did next is 89. i was looking this up in miami. here at the windchill is negative 20. we're talking about 105-degree difference here between miam

i want to bring in msnbc's katie phang who's following all of this for us. and former fulton county georgia deputy district attorney and msnbc legal analyst, melissa redmond. also with us, msnbc political analyst and writer at large at "the bulwark," tim miller. so melissa, this is the overarching question, republicans and frankly even now some democrats are raising. if the accusations are true, was an ethical line crossed, and could it potentially affect any or all of the cases being prosecuted in this office? >> certainly it could. that is the major question is whether or not there was an ethical violation and how or whether that ethical violation violates the constitutional rights of any of the defendants to get a fair trial. of course defendants don't get to pick their prosecutors, but they are entitled to have a prosecutor who is pursuing a case free from any fear or favor to any party. so that would be the issue once this motion is decided or once the motion is heard. >> and we're looking, you see those boxes that remind us all of covid and all the zoo

she is the host of the katie phang show, which airs saturdays at noon here on msnbc.ng the e. jean carroll trial closely, and she joins me now. i continue to be astounded that the person who is likely to be the nominee continues to draw attention to an accusation that he raped a woman, and then defamed her. an accusation that was essentially substantiated in the civil trial, and he was back at doing exactly that today. >> yeah, because it's on brand, one, and to, because he is able to raise money off of it. and three, because he is a virus, and the trump virus infects his followers, and it gives them the cover to be able to emulate him, and to say and do things that are mimicking of donald trump. and so because of that, that is the reason why trump feels comfortable to lean into what he has done, which is exposed into a -- $5 million so far, and we will see another big verdict come out of this second defamation trial from e. jean carroll. but as the numbers show, chris, as you see, it is starting to very much whittle away, i believe, at the support that he may have se

that is where we start this hour with msnbc host and legal analyst katie phang, former u.s.of "attack from within, how disinformation is sabotaging america" and hoe coast of the sisters in law pod quad, barbara mcquade. former congress from florida, msnbc political analyst david jolly. with me at the table, lucky me, nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard. katie, let's start with you. trump's appearance on the stand today, so clear today just how much he wanted to go up there and have his say. >> but he didn't do himself any favors. in fact, the whopping two to three minutes he was on the stand went by so quickly and had zero impact, that he actually should not have appeared in the first place. why? because as judge kaplan has noted, as you have noted in the setup, this case is about damages. there's no do-overs on liability. donald trump, his own worst enemy, could have testified in the first defamation trial and he failed to do so. there's only one person to blame for why he finds himself completely handicapped in terms of trying to deny liability in this case. i will see

department and one of my favorites, prosecuting donald trump, andrew weissmann and legal analyst katie phang is back. lisa, an incredibly dramatic day in the courtroom. talk to us about what it is that happened. >> you know, alisha, in addition to the presentations about the facts of this case, folks also got a presentation about the meaning of the jury itself. alina habba trying to diminish the importance of judge kaplan instructing the jury already, they must take to be true that donald trump sexually assaulted e. jean carroll in the spring of 1996 and that he defamed her already by virtue of statements virtually identical to the ones that are at issue in this case. that's when alina habba said it was a verdict of the jury and kaplan quickly shot back, it was a verdict of this court, it's established, ms. habba. contrast that with how kaplan referred to the jury and the instructions to this jury. at the very close of all of his instructions he invoked the constitution, reading from the preamble, we the people and reminding them that the jury is embodied in the constitution, not once, but t

legal analyst katie phang. katie, these are complexities in jury selection that i hadn't really thought of with respect to an unrelated trial. the e. jean carroll trial. why did judge kaplan ask those jurors those questions? what, if anything, does anybody do about the answers? >> jury selection is an art form in and of itself, ali, and it's clearly a way to seat fair and impartial jurors of the defendant's peers in order to be able to reach a decision on behalf of the plaintiff. and the reason why those questions are asked, ali, you singularly have a unique, unprecedented -- although that adjective is now getting worn out because he's got so many darn cases. you have a situation where you have a unique defendant. it is donald trump, former president of the united states. and that is why it's important to basically screen out those jurors that have predetermined the outcome of his liability. but the funny thing is, as you just explained to the viewers, his liability has already been determined. it's only left fo

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we are joined by an anchor, and one of our legal eagles, katie phang. writer for the new york times magazine. thank you to both of you. emily, i wanted to turn here from the headlines about this massive -- we just discussed with two legal experts. to miss carroll's journey, which is not something anyone can embark on easily. she has won and now tonight one big. won by a far more massive scale than before. but this was a long, hard road and i wanted to get your perspective on that road. the risks that she had to take and why it is different than what some people feel they are in a situation to even consider going forward with. >> e. jean carroll is a serious writer. she had a reputation for being very funny and she wrote for saturday night live at one point. she was incredibly determined. she was going to write about this encounter that she says she had with former president trump. knowing that it was going to bring down an enormous amount of criticism and attention on her head. and then, she decided to strike back by filing the suit. the hard thing abou

. >>> i am katie phang. here is what is happening. first major snowstorm of the season. heavy precipitation is expected by saturday afternoon leading into sunday with snowfall totals up to eight inches in parts of new england. and the supreme court has agreed to review colorado's decision to disqualify donald trump from the primary ballots. the case will be heard on a accelerated schedule, with arguments that first february 8th, and the ruling to follow soon after. in the meantime, ballots will be printed with donald trump's name. now back to dateline! dateline >> welcome back to dateline. i'm craig melvin. as a poker player, was ernest scherer a professional bluff, or a keeper of secrets. he had shown that he was practiced in deception away from the table as well, holding his cards close. but was he a killer? here, again, with our story is keith morrison. >> it was, to say the least, eye-opening when detectives encountered adrian solomon, and heard her account of the secret life of ernest scherer the third. >> i thought, he stole two

now, it's time for the last word with katie phang, in for lawrence. oh, my friend, what a delight, it's great to see you. great to see you. >>> it's always good to see you. happy new year, by the way, it's not too light to say happy new year. >> it is not, the whole month of january, as far as i am concerned. >> the whole euro 2024 will be, you can see it, but my fingers are crossed. >> from your mouth to my ears, have a good show. >> and tonight, donald trump's criminal defense team is renewing its requests for judge tanya chutkan to hold special counsel jack smith in contempt of court. with the election interference case currently on hold while trump's immunity claims get worked out in a federal appeals court, trump's lawyers lot of activity in the case halted, even the routine filing of documents which jacks mitt's team has said is permissible because it does not require the trump team to do anything. the motion to punish a jack smith for something that he is not prohibitive from even doing is yet another example of how donald trump has always refe

msnbc host of the katie phang show has been following this closely.lyst, danny cevallos. i'm just told by marty, my intrepid executive producer that they just made a motion to withdraw legal representation from ms. kodi, so what's going on. >> a series of misstep on social media, the most glaring of which happened on november 26th of last year that she did an instagram live, normally it just happens and it's gone. it was captured and recorded and during that particular instagram live she made what is referred to, though she doesn't directly do it, people think she was referring to ruby freeman. why is that important? in the indictment of fulton county, kodi is alleged to have threatened to ruby freeman to falsely admit to election interference. we have the portion of the video to listen to now. >> everybody is alive. there's no murder weapon. as a matter of fact, there's a woman sitting somewhere who knows this whole thing is a lie, who knows i never did anything, who knows i -- who knows she begged me for help. there's a woman sitting somewhere who k

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now, it's time for the last word with katie phang, in for lawrence.'s always good to see you. happy new year, by the way, it's not too light to say happy new year. >> it is not, the whole month of january, as far as i am concerned. >> the whole euro 2024 will be, you can see it, but my fingers are crossed. >> from your mouth to my ears, have a good

the doctor who led the study had this to say from the katie phang show. >> fundamentally, what it means it is virtually impossible for survivors to obtain abortion care or, honestly, other medical services as well. you know, they may feel distrustful of law enforcement, they may be in a relationship with an abuser who has threatened them, that they can't travel safely, even within their own city. so there are many reasons why survivors choose not to report, and that does not mean that they don't deserve medical care, including abortion. >> reporter: joining us now, reproductive freedom for all president and ceo, mini timmaraju, many, this study was so disturbing. when i first saw it, and the conversation about exceptions is also disturbing. because we know, in many of the places where there are exceptions, exceptions still don't apply. women are not able to get the health care that they need, and health care is an abortion. >> exceptions are political tactic, let's be clear. they're not designed to work. the kate cox examples one of the most clear ones to illustrate this point. these ex

now, it's time for the last word with katie phang, in for lawrence.you at home for joining me this hour.

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