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so they have a deal, but do they have the votes? right now the race to get party holdouts onboard with the debt ceiling agreement, that potentially catastrophic default just days away. well have the latest. plus, what caused part of an apartment building to collapse? rescue dogs are now scanning for any sign of survivors in davenport, iowa, as the citys fire chief says the building is structurally up snsound posing threat to his teams. well follow those and more stories coming in rig...

christmas vigil was held last night with hims and prayers for peace in the region as the israel-hamas war continues unabated. israeli defense forces are continuing to embark gaza city with fresh air strikes. this includes one of the deadliest so far, which claimed the lives of 70 members of an extended family. accordin to the palestinian health ministry, more than 20,000 people have been killed in gaza since october 7th. among the dead, approximately 8000 children. the staggering loss ...

>> rich: to the migrant crisis. new record breaking numbers at our southern borders and cities further north are taking action. merry chris marks im rich edson. >> claudia: im claudia cowen. he may be in charge of a sanctuary city but chicago mayor brandon johnson is threatening to file lawsuits over the border crisis as his city struggles to house migrants flying in from texas. >> we have a governor -- a governor, elected official in the state of texas, that is placing families on bus...

on the ground. the palestinian ambassador to the un, called it a step in the right direction. but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire — saying that 2.3 million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. meanwhile, israels ambassador to the un criticised the resolution, and said that the �*un should have focused on the humanitarian crisis of the hostages.�* russias ambassador to the un criticized the us for not doing more to restrain israeli operatio...

but did not demand a ceasefire. mr netanyahu said he reiterated that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. with more, heres our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—year—old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting...

in the uk, the government also condemned the new law, saying... homosexual acts were already illegal in uganda, but now anyone convicted of having gay sex faces life imprisonment. lets speak now to jay mulucha. hes an activist and executive director of an lbtq organisation in uganda. he has stayed up very late to join us on the programme. thank you very much for your time. tell us exactly what the reaction has been so far in uganda. what the reaction has been so far in unanda. . ~ what...

losing to trump in the polls? >> you have the wrong poll. >> why do you think it is you are trailing trump in all the swing state polls. >> you dont read the polls, ten tolls, eight of them im beating him in those states, eight of them. >> mr. president, whats your message to democrats who dont want you to run again? >> they want me to run. >> two-thirds say they dont. >> read the polls, read the polls, jack. you guys are all the same. >> polls indicate are not happy with the way you a...

the cities of al—geneina and nyala. lets start by looking at al—geneina, because thats been the hotspot. this is before the war, and this is in late april, after a first flare—up of violence. then there was a second wave of violence in mid—may. markets were destroyed, health services looted, hundreds of people killed. aid workers who had to flee say its been pretty much a scorched—earth approach to civilian infrastructure. nyala is darfur�*s largest city and part of the mai...

before you get the burgers on the grill. lets take a look at some of the weeks top stories. desantis has officially entered the 2024 white house race. as we said, the livestream event on twitter got off to a rocky start, crashing several times with the announcement delayed by the more than 20 minutes due to a series of technical glitches. >> sorry about that, weve got so many people here, i think we are kind of melting the servers. >> lets see, so -- >> yeah. >> just to simplify. lets ...

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