overnight, colorado republicans are now asking the supreme court to overturn that state s decision that donald trump should be removed from the state primary ballot. also today, from the roads to the skies, what you need to know about what is expected to be one of the busiest travel days for the holiday season. and a nasty storm system along the east coast could make things much worse. overseas, new fears the israel/hamas war could spread throughout the region as thousands flee the assault on central and southern gaza. and as a caravan of almost 8,000 migrants makes its way towards the u.s., we ll tell you what mexico is urging the u.s. to do at the southern border. hey, everybody. good to see you this thursday morning. we begin in colorado where overnight, the state s republican party asked the supreme court to keep former president trump s name on the 2024 ballot. the appeal is after colorado s supreme court ruled that trump is ineligible to run for president in the state
, nypd, kkk, idf. they are all the same. some even shouted allahu akbar and the protesters. they even decided to mock the christmas holiday as they carted around. get this, a nativity scene, which, according to the new york post , was splattered and appeared to be fake blood. isn t that nice? the nativity scene was thrust in front of st patrick s cathedral. you could see it moving right along the same evening as midnight mass happening and the protesters loudly chanting, cease fire! now radicals are not stopping. they re also disrupting holiday shopping in san francisco and blocking the streets in l.a. this the the christmas disruptions. they weren t us here in the united states. no, they happen across the world. as these pro palestinians ambushed a christmas blind children in australia. the fundraiser was largest for vision australia children service. the host said to are relax. worshippers in germany were forced to search as they entered the churches, celebrating jesus ch
team. the four times indicted former president is in the middle of a very complicated legal situation as he faces 91 criminal charges related to his conduct before, during, and after his presidency. a civil fraud trial in new york for threatens the future of his real estate empire while a different civil it hold him liable of sexually abusing the writer and columnist, e. jean carroll. carol is also suing trump in a second defamation trial over commentshahe made on cnn in may about her. late last night, donald trump filed a brief to the d.c. court of appeals, continuing to assert that he s immune from prosecution for actually committed while president, specifically for his role in questioning the results of the 2020 election. of course, the allegation is not that a question the results of the 2020 election, anyone is entitled to do that, it s that he did something to try and overcome those results. the immunity argument is the argument he s making in the hopes of getting jack
you read books. you read books there was a great va, author of the book how the garcia girls left their accent. joining me tomorrow night six pm eastern for our special year end meeting of the velshi banned book club and we are going to feature some of my favorite conversations with authors and scholars from 2023. don t miss it. but i will speak with a man who was one of the first introduced the idea that donald trump could be disqualified as a 2024 presidential candidate because of section three of the 14th amendment. the federal judge joins me just a few moments if another hour of velshi begins right now. and good morning, it is saturday, december 23rd. i m ali velshi. the start of a crucial presidential election season is right around the corner, but a few key constitutional questions remain unresolved, which could directly up in the 2024 race. with the iowa caucuses just 23 days away, some of those issues are finally reaching the supreme court s purview, setting up
you time and writing. that is our show for this evening. now it is time for the last word with ali velshi in for lawrence. good evening,. ali that was a fascinating conversation. whenever you have fascinating conversation through the end of your show, it distracts me. they re always fascinating. that s what i mean, hence, i am always a little confused at the beginning of my show. that s what the viewers. good to see you, my friend. he too, my friend. we got breaking news tonight, donald trump s criminal defense team filed its reply to the special counsel jack smith s requests that united states supreme court decide whether the disgraced former president is entitled to presidential immunity in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. the special counsel of donald trump have already filed briefs on the same issue with the d.c. appeals court. jack smith is pushing the supreme court to get involved now and make a final decision on the issue