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the southern border is near a breaking point with thousands of migrants there waiting to be processed. federal authorities are reporting a seven-day average of more than 9600 migrant encounters at the border this month, which is among the highest ever recorded. republican tony gonzalez says the resources of border towns already are stretched thin and are being pushed past their ability to handle the unprecedented surge. >> when theres large numbers of people that come over, border patr...

high stakes debt talks. just moments ago we learned that president biden has agreed to meet with house speaker kevin mccarthy tomorrow in the nations capital. and staff level talks between the two sides will resume in a few hours. the two men agreeing to a one-on-one meeting after what mccarthy called a productive phone call today with the president as he threw home from the g7 aboard air force one. and before departing japan, biden painted a grim picture telling reporters that he cann...

Damage near detroit on the heels of a dangerous tornado outbreak. Our team on the ground. Sources telling nbc news the Justice Department is negotiating a massive settlement with gymnasts who survived Larry Nassars abuse said to be near 100 million. The nba Issuing A Lifetime ban to Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for gambling. Suspicious bets that tipped the league off. My report on the major shortage on the streets of Police Officers. I asked the lapd chief, is it keeping officers from re...

First trial of the sitting Cabinet Member in u. S. History, but it didnt last long. The democrats in the Majority Voting to dismiss the articles against mayorkas calling them, unconstitutional. Republicans outraged a full trial wasnt held. Our team at the capitol. Also tonight, Speaker Mike Johnson setting up a showdown with fellow republicans over foreign aid for ukraine and israel. Will he have to work with democrats to pass it . And could it cost him his job . More Severe Weather in the midwe...

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Italy and Turkey have recorded growth in their bilateral trade with Qatar, it was announced yesterday during the comeback announcement of Hospitality Qatar

And welcome to this special holiday edition of "the lead," im pamela brown in for jake tapper. and we begin this new years eve with our politics lead. let the countdown begin. no, not until andy cohen and anderson cooper pop that bottle of bubbly, but rather until nearly 1 million federal workers can start getting paid again. day ten of the government shutdown, and there is no deal in sight. president trump spending this holiday alone at the white house and telling aides he will not budge on fun...

Needs to make up his mind by january and kamala harris said a decision she makes over the holidays and michael bloomberg telling the ap january or february is late as you could wait before announcing. let the countdown begin. what do you think is the democratic message to beat trump? theres controversy after controversy engulfing the white house but how do they? what do the democrats need to focus on what do? >> any democrat has any idea how to defeat trump ar how to or ho. you saw it in the mid...

The incident is under review. record shows he resigned from a different cleveland area police department three years ago after an investigation found he lied about a traffic stop. but for this case, his union is sticking by him, saying, quote, we hope that people will not rush to judgment but rather will understand the literally split-second decision and response required of our police. the video has gone viral. highlighting tensions between police and the public. hub burden didnt want to make a...

Was a candy cane in my pocket. >> i love that good spirit. >> let the christmas countdown begin. santa was on his play slay. norad is tracking his flight. >> how did this christmas tradition begin and where is the jolly joy rider now? joining us now is the commanding general of norad, u.s. air force general lori robinson. good morning, general. >> merry christmas eve. >> well, good morning, everybody. merry christmas. so you want to know where santa is? he is over micr micronesia on hs way to ja...