is named in, but as he has in many of those cases mr. trump is attacking the judge and in this case the new york attorney general behind it. laura jarrett has details. >> reporter: tonight donald trump once again in a courtroom, with the fate of his business empire now on trial. >> today in court we will prove our case. >> reporter: new york attorney general letitia james accusing mr. trump, his sons eric and don jr., and his namesake company, the trump organization, of exaggerating the value of his real estate properties including trump tower, mar-a-lago, and 40 wall street by over $2 billion to receive better loan terms from banks. >> no matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you may have, no one is above the law. >> reporter: just outside the courtroom doors the former president attacking james, a democrat, for bringing the civil suit >> every time they give me a fake indictment i go up in the polls. >> reporter: and going after the judge, who's also a democrat. >> we have a rogue judge who ruled the properties are

he is a very close ally of mr trump. he is a very close all of mr ally of mr trump.rump. he is a very close ally of mr trump, however, i - ally of mr trump. he is a very close ally of mr trump, however, i want l ally of mr trump. he is a very close l ally of mr trump, however, i want to point to the previous candidates like tom emmer, who was the web, and thatis like tom emmer, who was the web, and that is the third or fourth person in the republican party, the most important person in the house, and he essentially put out a statement killing his chances. it happened earlier with steve scalise, the second most important republican in the house of representatives. president tran put out a statement suggesting that he wasn't well enough, because steve scalise has cancer. and so, members of congress just fell in line, so he is extremely instrumental and still the leader of the party, and very influential even in the house of representatives. even as not an elected official and going through his own trial issues. fiifi elected official and going through his own trial issue

the times reports that on those recordings, quote, mr. trump described mr. pratte described mr. trump's businesses as being, quote, like the mafia. according to covert recordings obtained by 60 minutes australia, and shared with the times. he also speaks admiringly about how mr. trump learned from his mentor, the lawyer and fixer roy cohn, how to walk up to the line of illegality without crossing it. he has got incredible balls, mr. pratt says. trump says, would you go and tell that guy over there to steal from me? and so he can say, i never told the guy to steal. and things like that is how trump gets away with it. crowds attempts to curry favor with trump were first reported earlier this month, with the details that trump revealed secrets about americas submarine fleet to the australian billionaire. according to protests count, as described by the sources, pratt told trump that he believed australia should start buying its submarines from the united states. to which unexpected trump, leaning toward pratt, as it to be discreet, then told pratt to pieces of information about u.s.

mr. trump faced his fixer turned foe michael cohen. >>> whiplash in the house. republicans picking a third house speaker in three weeks. then hours later, he drops out. so what now? >>> tracking the first major winter storm of the season >>> and the father of two from miami left his family behind to answer israel's call to serve >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening and welcome, everyone. as the picture of gaza under siege grows dimmer and more urgent, a newly freed israeli hostage is speaking publicly about her ordeal in the embattled territory, including her capture along with her husband that she describes as a hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience the 85-year-old offering a glimpse of her life in captivity. the assurances of her captors that they wouldn't hurt us, and the tunnels that resembled a spider web. and tonight, we have new pictures of the desperate hours for civilians and first responders inside gaza our camera cre

mr. trump's long-time accountant to the witness stand. his firm preparing the disputed financial statements at the heart of the case. forced to admit today that he learned the trump organization didn't provide the firm with all of the necessary records. as for that gag order on mr. trump, the judge saying he is

sources telling nbc news mr. trump is expected to be in the courtroom for the first two days a judge last week ruling that mr. trump and his associates committed real estate fraud for years. the judge writing that thump's legal arguments defending his financial statements are, quote, a fantasy world, not the real world. adding that over and undervaluing assets to his benefit, quote, can only be considered fraud the trial is expected to determine the future of the trump organization, including his real estate empire, as well as any fines for the alleged fraud. >> what are the implications of this civil fraud trial for mr. trump? >> well, if he loses and the reason why he's apparently coming here tomorrow is he doesn't want to lose, if he has to pay $250 million, if he and his sons can no longer conduct business in new york, that's a fatal blow. >> reporter: mr. trump denied all wrongdoing and has called the judge deranged trump faces four criminal trials, two at the federal level, one in georgia and another in new york

mr trump, by inflating the value of his real estate empire.lating the value of his real estate empire. mr trump, who has denied all wrongdoing was on the defensive even before the trial began yesterday. well, let's take your life to the scene inside the courthouse. and we are waiting, mr trump and his legal team to arrive into that court room. this is the scene, you can see police and the waiting press patiently waiting for mr trump to make his way from downstairs to i believe upstairs, to the court room. we will try and follow that story as we can. let's take you no to oxford. a fireball lit up the sky over oxford, in the south of england, last night — after lightning hit gas containers at a food—waste recycling plant. there were no reported casualties, but roads in the area were closed, as emergency crews worked through the night to control the fire. sean coughlean has the details. after last night's explosion, here is the scene this morning, with three of the biogas units appearing to have been hit by the blast. no—one was hurt, but the lig

so mr. trump is no longer -- the donald trump show is over. this was nothing more than a political stunt. a fund-raising stop. now we can continue to go forward with our trial and we

[applause] mr. trump: you talk about trumped arrangement syndrome.e is deranged, chris christie is the range. -- and arrange. it's just so funny. what you think of our coming, donald trump is a horrible human being, horrible. it's tough when you don't give summer lee a job and they are supposed to be nice. i never trusted him enough to give him a job, but he endorsed me right after a big debate, had a debate up here and he endorsed me immediately, i did not choose to do that. when you don't give people jobs or when you fire people, they tend to get quite vicious. and he isn't arranged human being. and you have others, pulling for -- they are pulling at 4, 5, 6, zero. one guy is at minus zero, and troubleshoot debate him? we have had two debates, i have not participated, they got the lowest ratings in the history of debates. lowest ratings, thank you. i went up to michigan to save the united auto workers from their union, because the union was negotiating a terrible thing can, --, -- they were talking about hourly wages but not electric vehicles, they

mr. trump's total assets to achieve a number he arbitrarily selected while mr. trump's legal team has argued real estate values are subjective outside the courtroom, he took aim at cohen's credibility >> is he a proven liar, as you know tried to get a better deal for himself. but it's not going to work we did nothing wrong and that's been proven >> reporter: mr. cohen is expected back in court wednesday morning facing off against the former president once again and continuing his cross examination, as mr. trump's attorneys try to convince the judge that he simply shouldn't be trusted back to you. >> law yura, thank you >>> police in massachusetts are searching hundreds of miles of forest for a man suspected of killing his wife his children went to a neighbor for help and are now in the custody the department of children and families. >> reporter: the desperate manhunt intensifying for this massachusetts father suspected of killing his wife. >> he's armed and dangerous. >> reporter: aaron pennington on the run after police believe he fatally shot his 30-year-old w

we have just heard from mr trump are just now. have just heard from mr trump are 'ust now. ., , , haveard from mr trump are 'ust now. . , , ,., just now. there has been some unexpected _ just now. there has been some unexpected drama _ just now. there has been some unexpected drama in _ just now. there has been some unexpected drama in new- just now. there has been some| unexpected drama in new york. basically, donald trump has been attending his civil trial to do with alleged tax fraud in new york, and he was unexpectedly called to the stand by the judge who is overseeing that case, judge arthur engoron, and basically, thejudge that case, judge arthur engoron, and basically, the judge wanted to know what he had said during court break. earlier in the day, donald trump had said to reporters, i will quit what he said, he said he believed both thejudge and the he said, he said he believed both the judge and the person he said, he said he believed both thejudge and the person next he said, he said he believed both the judge and the person next to he said, he said he believed both thejudge

mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engle, and when mr.renata had recounted the story to me, he had motion towards his clavicle. >> we learn from cassidy hutchinson and that remarkable day of public testimony that the former president not only tried physically to steer the presidential limousine to congress, and in her telling, physically lunged at the secret service agent telling him that the limo would not be going there. we learned from her as well that the president acknowledged repeatedly that he had in fact lost the election, but he just didn't want to have to admit. we learn from her that when trump was told that the rioters had in fact breached the capitol building and were surging in towards the members of congress who were trapped inside, he refused repeated requests to ask the rioters to stand down. we learn from cassidy hutchinson that when trump heard that the rioters were calling for the lynching of his vice president, who was on the promises, mike pence, we learn from her that he said that pence deserved that faith. that the

trump is mark lawyer. he was also considered his fixer, his mr fixit, a very close personal aide of donald trump at one point in court, reportedly against his former boss. this is over a civilfraud reportedly against his former boss. this is over a civil fraud trial about accountability that mr trump is currently facing. and actually, michael cohen as he spoke to that courtroom, he said this case is all about accountability. a reminder there that what we are expecting later on bbc news, if you do stay here, is donald trump is a former lawyer to testify against his former bossin lawyer to testify against his former boss in new york. we've got the live shop there. meanwhile, we been hearing anotherformer shop there. meanwhile, we been hearing another former lawyer has reportedly struck a plea deal. there is mr trump as we go. you can see him there. and we are staying on this. let's listening. he isa he is a liar trying to get a deal for himself. by any otherjudge, this case would be over a longtime ago. we didn't do anything wrong. there you have it. just as we were about to come off, former president donald t

mr. trump arguing he's been proven right, posting there are only two things that have consistently worked wheels and walls will joe biden apologize to me and america for taking so long to get moving? the latest nbc news poll shows americans give republicans a 18--point advantage when asked who would better handle immigration, the largest-ever deficit for democrats on this issue. in >> our thanks to peter for that report >>> while the house won't elect a new speak areer until next we they returned to the house today. steve scalise and skim jordan w jim jordan will begin to make their case. meanwhile, a republican lawmaker says that former president trump is considering traveling to capitol hill next week in an attempt to unite the gop caucus t woucaucus it would mark trump's first appearance there since the events of january 6 over two years ago. >>> let's turn to new developments in the multiple trials of donald trump the former president is trying to have a hush money case in new york, arguing

mr trump's former lawyer sidney powell struck a similar deal yesterday.him for violating an order barring him from attacking court staff. thejudge said mr trump had posted "untrue and disparaging" remarks about a court clerk and failed to remove them from his website. on friday night, a judge in mr trump's federal trial paused a similar gag order, according to court records. argentina goes to the polls this weekend in the first round of presidential elections. the front—runner is economist javier milei, who touts himself as an outsider and is often compared to donald trump. in a country where inflation is running at more than 100%, he has offered some radical solutions to shake up the economy. milei's campaign has largely played out on tiktok, as katy watson explains. this is the man attempting to take a chainsaw to argentina's status quo. javier milei likes to offer up drastic solutions to offer up drastic solutions to the country's problems, like demolishing the central bank. with argentina teetering on the edge of economic collapse, it's a message that

mr. trump arrived at a manhattan courtroom today to face accusations that he and his family and his company committed fraud by over inflating the values of their properties. the no jury trial expected to last about three months. state attorney general is seeking a $250 million fine and wants the court to block mr. trump, his sons and his associates from doing any further business in new york. mr. trump has repeatedly denied the accusations and says the trial was part of an ongoing politically motivated witch hunt. >> no matter how powerful you are, no matter how much money you think you may have, no one is above the law. and it is my responsibility and my duty and my job to enforce it. >> the banks are the victim, the insurance companies are a victim. everybody got paid. it's a terrible, terrible thing. >> mr. trump, three of his children, don jr., eric and ivanka are among the 28 witnesses prosecutors plan to call to the stand. in addition to the civil case, the former president has been crimi

mr. trump's effort to overturn his election defeat in georgia. laura jarrett has more on the stunning turn in the case. >> reporter: tonight, once an attorney, then a co-defendant, now a cooperator. >> how do you plead to the six counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties? >> guilty. >> reporter: sidney powell one of 19 charged alongside the former president in a sprawling conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia, pleading guilty to six reduced charges in court today, just as jury selection for her trial was set to begin tomorrow. >> do you agree there is a sufficient factual basis, that there are enough facts to support this plea of guilty? >> i do. >> reporter: a remarkable about-face for one of mr. trump's fiercest defenders. >> i'm going to release the kraken. >> reporter: often pushing baseless conspiracy theories the last election was stolen. >> president trump won by a landslide. we are going to prove it. >> reporter: instead, she has now admitted to helping organize the b

cohen told the court that mr. trump asked him -- tasked him with inflating trump's assets to make his net worth seem higher than it was. mr. trump was visibly angry, and at times shaking his head as cohen gave his testimony today. cohen willing back on the stand tomorrow. >>> are facebook and instagram addictive and dangerous to your children's health? that's the accusations in a new lawsuit filed by dozens of state attorneys general including california a.g. rob bonta. it's a lawsuit that could be worth billions of dollars and if successful, could change the way we use social media. >> reporter: if you're a teen, there's a good chance social media sites like instagram and facebook are central to your life. >> we are influenced a lot through social media. >> so it definitely does influence what i think. >> reporter: now 42 attorneys general, including california's rob bonta, say in the case of instagram and facebook, both owned by meta, that influence has gotten too powerful and is becoming toxic. >> meta's conduct is d

what mr. trump said that landed him a $10,000 fine. >>> with gaza on the brink, president biden today reaffirming support for israel, but saying it must do everything it can to protect gaza's civilians. our cameras in gaza as a girl trapped under rubble is pulled out alive. and new images of terror. nbc news exclusively obtaining dash cam of hamas' bloody attack. >>> hurricane otis making landfall near acapulco after exploding from a tropical storm to a category 5 in just 24 hours. forecasters calling it a nightmare scenario. why it took so many by surprise. >>> new video, the pilot accused of trying to crash a plane led away in cuffs. >>> and we're talking about shaft. remembering iconic actor, richard roundtree. ♪♪ >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. congress has a new house speaker tonight ending three weeks of uncertainty and chaos that along the way crushed the hopes of a string of high-profile republicans, all seeking the job after kevin mc

mr. trump's longtime accountant to the witness stand. his firm preparing the disputed financial statements at the heart of the case. forced to admit today that he learned the trump organization didn't provide the firm with all of the necessary records. as for that gag order on mr. trump, the judge saying he's willing to impose sanctions if necessary, lester. >> all right, laura, thank you. >>> also tonight, the president's son hunter biden pleading not guilty to federal gun charges at his arraignment in delaware today ryan nobles now with that story >> reporter: tonight, hunter biden back in a delaware courthouse the son of a sitting president now facing a criminal trial biden pleading not guilty to three felony gun charges for allegedly purchasing a handgun while being an active drug user, and lying about it on a federal form his attorney calling the charges "the result of politica pressure from president trump and his maga allies to force the justice department to ignore the law and deviate from its policies in cases like this one. spec

mr trump's former lawyer, sydney powell, struck a similar deal yesterday.ing an order barring him from attacking court staff. thejudge said mr trump had posted "untrue and disparaging" remarks about a court clerk and failed to remove them from his website. on friday night, a judge in mr trump's federeal trial paused a similar gag order. that's according to court records. —— federal trial. remember, you can find more on those stories — plus all the latest on the israel—gaza war — on our website. or check out our app. we have the latest on the freed us hostages, plus reports from our correspondents in israel, gaza and around the world. that's all from us for now, i'm caitriona perry. thank you for watching. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello. for some places, the flooding situation could get worse before it gets better, not least in eastern scotland, where we have this new red warning from the met office. further rain through the day on saturday, falling on top of what we've already had. this is friday's rainfall radar. the rain was pretty relentless acr

— cases have on mr trump and his campaign? cases have on mr trump and his cam aian? is not required _ campaign? the former president is not required to _ campaign? the former president is not required to appear _ campaign? the former president is not required to appear during - campaign? the former president is not required to appear during this | not required to appear during this trial so there is clearly a reason why he thought this would be one worth coming to. remember, he is in the middle of a campaign and has never shied away from media coverage. the civil trial could last through december but as far as today goes, donald trump told reporters yesterday that he may be back in the courtroom again this morning and also added that he would, quote, rather be campaigning. his high—stakes civil lawsuit against high—sta kes civil lawsuit against the high—stakes civil lawsuit against the former president could cost them a lot of capital. the attorney general is not only asking for a massive fine, to the tune of at least $250 million, but also a permanent ban from donal

. capitalise on those who are opposed to mr trump-— to mr trump.can government says at least 39 people _ to mr trump. the mexican government says at least 39 people have _ to mr trump. the mexican government says at least 39 people have died - says at least 39 people have died after hurricane 0tis hit the countries southwest coastline, a further ten people are still missing is a storm swept onto the coast and brought widespread destruction to the resort city of acapulco and surrounding areas. the devastation is clear to see. acapulco has never recorded this hurricane ripped along this coastline. the word medical has described the storm as one of the most cyclones are records. 0nly described the storm as one of the most cyclones are records. only one other patricia in 2015 has exceeded it. the speed at which 0tis intensified took the weather forecasters by surprise. there is precious little time to issue warnings and prepare residents and for its arrival. it is warnings and prepare residents and for its arrival.— for its arrival. it is like a movie,

the attorney general is seeking $250 million, the relocation of mr trump has made business licenses. trump team telling you about how concerned they are about the seriousness of this trial? this is serious. — seriousness of this trial? this is serious, and _ seriousness of this trial? this is serious, and if _ seriousness of this trial? this is serious, and if you - seriousness of this trial? ti 3 is serious, and if you want to underscore it, all you have to do is be in that courtroom today, not only trapped himself but trump's son, eric trump, who is indicated in all of this. eric trump was sitting there, stonefaced, watching the proceedings. we are here in lower manhattan so i appreciate the patience with the noise. he saw the trapp family, trump advises, long time trump business people, watching all of this with eyes wide open because they know the trump company, the trump organisation is on the line right now. there is on the line right now. there is a possibility if this goes through and the government makes its case, the business licences, the ability of the trump organisation t

mr. trumpion to be politically motivated. i will, however, prohibit all parties, including mr. trump, along with the attorneys in this case, from making or posting any statements publicly targeting the special counsel, his staff, including government counsel here today, as well as any statements publicly targeting any of my staff or any other court personnel. it should go without saying that statements targeting the families of any of these people are absolutely prohibited as well. mr. trump can certainly claim he is being unfairly prosecuted, but i cannot imagine any other criminal case in which a defendant is permitted to call the prosecutor deranged or a thug. and i will not permit it here, simply because the defendant is running a political campaign. his presidential candidacy does not give him a carrot blanche to vilify and implicitly encourage violence against public servants who are simply doing their job. finally, i will also prohibit statements from all parties and attorneys about pote

now, this trial could determine whether mr. trump loses control over some of his most famous properties. george solis has the details, on the campaign trail and on the offensive. >> much lower than the net worth, and your fake attorney general from new york, she ought to be ashamed. >> reporter: today, former president donald trump not addressing the trial that starts tomorrow. sources saying he is expected to be in the court the first two days. a judge ruled they committed real estate law for years, the judge writing that the legal arguments defending the financial statements are, quote, a fantasy world, adding that over and under-valuing can only be considered fraud. the trial is expected to determine the future of the trump organization, as well as any fines for the alleged fraud. what are the implications? >> if he loses, if he has to pay $250 million, if he and his sons can no longer conduct business in new york, that's a fatal blow. >> reporter: mr. trump has denied all wrongdoing, calling the judge in the case deranged. he fac

another foot of wall constructed in my administration >> reporter: tonight, mr. trump arguing he has been proven right, posting, "there are only two things that have consistently worked wheels and walls will joe biden apologize to me and america for taking so long to get moving?"

he is facing four other criminal trials that could amount to jail time for mr. trump. remember, donald trump billed his entire brand, his career on being a successful businessman. he always wanted to make it in newark. -- new york. with this case, everything he has built in this city is at stake. in fact, his ability to ever do business again in new york. while we have seen him move to florida and give up his residency in new york, this could be the final ties he has in this city if the attorney general proves her claims and gets her way. caitriona: thanks for that. a crisis has been averted in washington for now. congress passed a last-minute stopgap funding bill hours before the government was set to shut down at midnight on saturday night. the bill keeps the government open through november 17 and includes natural disaster aid, but not additional funding for ukraine. mccarthy relied on democratic votes to pass the bill which angered far right members of the republican party, including florida congressman matt gaetz who is now threatening to oust mccarthy. gaetz sugge

by doing so she alleges trump lined his own zblokts mr. trump and the trump organization saved an estimate 1d $50 million by receiving favorable interest rates that were only provided based on the false and misleading statements of financial condition. we also believe that he illegally saved millions of dollars in federal tax benefits. >> reporter: the case will be decided by new york state judge arthur n.goran who has already found trump engaged in persistent fraud for a decade writing in a ruling that trump is living in, quote, a fantasy world and he canceled business certificates for several trump entities. james is still seeking to hold the trumps individually accountable and prove they conspired, issued false financial statements and issued in insurance fratd. >> i don't know what i did wrong. >> this is the first case to tarnish the image trump carefully crafted as a successful businessman and used to cat a pull the himself to the white house. james is planning to call 28 witnesses during the trial including the former president and all th

. >> that was former trump campaign advisor jason miller claiming mr. giuliani appeared to have had too much to drink on election night 2020. you might remember that very late that night days before the election had actually been called, trump held a press conference claiming he had won. and one of the big things we learned from the house january 6th investigation was almost everyone around trump that night advised him not to do that. that instead of listening to those people, trump listened to rudy giuliani. >> i think effectively mayor giuliani was saying we want it, you're stealing it from us, where did all the votes come from? you need to go say that we won, and essentially that anyone could not get in that position was weak. >> giuliani claims the only thing he drank that night was diet pepsi. but today "the new york times" is out with a story in which several people claim giuliani appeared drunk on election night slurring his words and carrying an odor of alcohol. "the times" reports that for more than a decade giuliani's friends believe his drinki

judge chutkan decided that what mr. trumpn doing with his repeated attacks, calling people deranged, partisan and corrupt crosses the line and creates the potential for threats and intimidation of witnesses and also tainting the jury pool, andrea. of course, the trump team will immediately appeal this ruling and there's every reason to think the supreme court will be ultimately weighing in on this. >> katherine, the judge is clearly trying to balance trump's right to free speech as a person, an individual, and also as a presidential candidate. the real dangers of witness intimidation, inciting violence, you think she's got it right? >> she's got it right. this is what lawyers call appeal proof. she specifically said you can criticize president biden, the department of justice, it's politically motivated. what you can't do is intimidate witnesses, talk about the special counsel and his staff, her court staff. just last week he posted the photo of the judge in his trivial trials court clerk and made salacious comments. you bett

mr. trump had said the person signature next to the judge was quote very partisan. the former president explained to the judge he'd meant witness michael cohen, but judge arthur engoron rejected that claim as not credible, fining mr. trump $10,000 for violating his gag order. according to witnesses, his sudden departure surprised both his lawyers and secret service agent, although mr. trump did return eventually. >>> the middle east is on the brink of the death toll rising, as it keeps rising in gaza, and the idea of cease-fire is rejected out of hand by both israel and the united states. president biden called for israel to spare civilians while at the same time casting doubt on the skyrocketing palestinian death toll. here's richard engel. >> reporter: the middle east is on the edge of disaster. gaza is being flattened, horrific images are stoking rage across the muslim world. tonight, president biden tried to pull the region back from the brink, saying israel has a right and responsibility to target hamas. but that it has an obligation to protect palestinian civi

mr. trumpeated that biden has to reinstate remain in mexico and title 42 in order to get serious about closing the border. the former president built close to 500 miles of the new border wall, and the whole thing could have been finished by now if biden had any horse sense. mr. trump supports catch and deport to go along with remain in mexico and title 42 and a completed wall. and if joe biden met those conditions, things would be a lot different. but no matter what phony election cycle promises biden is making, the reality is the biden democrats remain in favor of open borders. nothing is going to change that. period. all right. just a few pearls of wisdom. joining us now, florida congressman byron donalds and texas congressman troy nehls. gentlemen, thank you for coming on. mr. byron donalds, i'm a sin isic, i don't believe a -- cynic e, i don't believe a word of it. less than 20 miles. it's going to help some kind of entry points and baby sitting and registration. and if they were serious, t

. >> that was former trump campaign advisor jason miller, claiming that mr. i appeared to have had too much to drink on election night, 2020. you might remember that very late that night, days before the election had actually been called, trump held a press conference claiming he had won. and one of the big things we learned from the house january 6th investigation was that almost everyone around trump that night advised him not to do that. but instead of listening to those people, trump listened to rudy giuliani. >> i think, effectively, mayor giuliani was saying, we won it. they are stealing it from us. where did all the votes come from? we need to be able to say that we won. and essentially, that anyone who did agree with that was weak. >> mr. giuliani is adamant that he was not drunk on election night when he was, apparently, advising the president to go out and falsely claim victory. giuliani claims the only thing he drank that night was diet pepsi. but today, the new york times is out with a story in which several people claim that giuliani appeared drun