in iowa just six weeks away. also this hour, the u.s. aid to ukrainian forces about to run out, the white house is turning up the heat on congress. arguing the war against russian aggression will be kneecaped on the battlefield. i ll get reaction from the ukrainian ambassador to the united states. and the israeli military now says its objective in northern gaza is nearly completed. as the ground assault against hamas expands in the south. the united nations says the number of civilian deaths is rapidly increasing in this new and intense phase of the war. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with presidential politics as the nation closes in on the first contest of 2024. one of donald trump s most vocal republican critics is offering a very chilling new assessment of what his second presidency would actually look like if, if, he s re-elected. here s kristen holmes. a fres
gaza. this welcome by palestinians for prisoners freed in exchange. i m imtiaz tayib in jerusalem where there s growing hope more americans will be released from gaza soon. also tonight, delicate diplomacy. what the biden administration says it is doing to free all americans held by hamas. plus, a gunman opens fire on three college students in burlington, vermont. all of the victims of palestinian descent. heading home. for millions after thanksgiving weather makes it a messy ride. flyers feeling the crush at airports. i m elise preston at l.a.x. with a look at how busy airports are giving holiday travelers an aftertaste. buying boom. holiday shoppers spending big this weekend. in stores and online. and later, ryan s recycling. he s a teenage ceo helping to clean california beaches, turning trash into cash. it s fun. it s good for the planet. why not? and, free money too. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news. from new york, with jericka duncan. good e
today. tens of thousands pouring into our nation s capitol to show solidarity with israel. condemn the anti-semitism rallies and release the hostages by hamas after more than a month of pro-palestinian protests and anti-israel demonstrations that stirred up a lot of heated passions around the globe even to this today. as crowds begin descending on washington israel s prime minister has a dire warning for americans and the west. the world must stand behind israel or the west is next. we should have the entire civilized world line up behind israel while it fights this battle of civilization. it is our common civilization against their common bar barbarism. the a we re just a stumbling block on the way to you. bill: fox team coverage trey yengst in southern israel. aishah hosni on capitol hill and griff jenkins on the mall. what are you hearing from the folks there thus far? good morning. we re outside one of the main public gates and at 10:00 a.m. the gates are opened.
from gaza city s largest hospital. a projectile falling on the compound where civilians were sheltering. did a palestinian militant group misfire yet another rocket? this as israeli tanks spotted outside a children s hospital. it all comes after israel agreed to daily humanitarian pauses. and what about the hostages? our new reporting. what s holding up those talks. also breaking tonight, the fbi seizing cellphones and an ipad belonging to new york city mayor eric adams. what we re learning about the growing investigation including how the fbi demanded those devices. this just in. former senator marketa mcsally assaulted while jogging. and marjorie taylor greene receiving a death threat. the suspects in both cases under arrest tonight. the headline rocking college football. the head coach of powerhouse wolverines side lined for games for the rest of the regular season, a staffer accused of cheating to win. and taylor swift making grammy history as women dominate the nom
underway in his federal gun case. it is the first time ever the son of a sitting president will stand trial. we ve had a lot of first time evers, america. hunter is accused of lying about his illegal drug use on a gun buy form in 2018. first want to get to this because on the hill today he was the public face of the government s response to all the covid pandemic matter. now a house panel set to question dr. anthony fauci one hour from now amid allegations of misconduct. app apparently there is a lot there. hope you had a grand weekend. i m bill hemmer. dana: i m glad to be back with you. i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. we move from one trial to another trial. we have somebody else kind of on trial today anthony fauci. nearly two years since he testified publicly. this hearing could get contentious fast. republicans have a lot of questions. democrats are speaking ahead of the hearing. some of them are preemotion actively defending dr. fauci. today s appear