penalties. at least in my former office we would not bring a criminal case under those circumstances. so when someone s already paid back the taxes, it doesn t seem that the prosecution really brings back that much in the door. this idea he wouldn t be charged if his name wasn t hunter biden has ring to it. that was barbara mcquade pointing out a possible political motivation behind the new tax charges against hunter biden. we ll break down those allegations against the president s son. we ll also recap donald trump s day in court for his civil tax fraud trial as the former president is expected today be the last person to take the stand. plus an update on the bipartisan negotiations in the senate on border security. the issue that s holding up critical aid for ukraine. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, december 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we begin today with news from the west coast. hunter biden is facing a major new l
our main story this hour. a convoy of humanitarian aid has come into gaza and this comes from the palestinian red crescent. the level of fighting is back what it was before the ceasefire deal began. this is a live review across northern gaza and you might see the traces of a huge cloud of smoke which we did not only see and hear but also felt the pressure wave of that large air where we are here overlooking gaza some of the fighting at the level before the deal started and a spokesman for the israeli military has said they are no hitting hamas and now hitting hamas targets all over the gaza strip. and in khan younis in the south where lots of people fled early in the war. the hamas run health ministry said 200 people were killed and more than 600 people have been injured since fighting restarted in gaza yesterday. reports say khan yunis in the southern part the israeli military earlier dropped leaflets in parts of southern gaza, warning people to leave. and move even fur
hopes there would be good news soon. president biden weighing in this morning. we re now very close, very close. we could bring some of these hostages home very soon. i don t want to get into details. nothing is done until it s done. new numbers from our nbc news poll showing strong bipartisan support for border control far exceeds support to fund wars in israel or ukraine. as holiday travel rush kick into high gear, tom costello looks at the life of the airplanes we fly all day. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. new indications thasrael and hamas could be getti closer to a deal. a deal for the release of 50 women andhildren in exchange for 0 palestinians held in israel. this could you include a halt in fighting to permit fuel and other aid to get in. a key u.s. dend israel s prime minister netanyahu is meeting with his war cabinet. they would need to sign off any deal, which sources say could be imminent. officials in qatar who have been brokering the d
telecomms firms say phone and internet services are now returning after a 2k hour blackout. meanwhile israel is still facing backlash over its military operations in al shifa hospital. our correspondent nick beake has more on the situation on the ground. they wait be able to carry out their operations. they say that would have a devastating effect for the people of gaza. a few hours later the israeli war cabinet loud fuel to come into gaza. the israelis said they are very keen that hamas don t get their hands on this fuel. it will be monitored and apparently it will be going towards water supplies, trying towards water supplies, trying to make fresh water available to make fresh water available to people. and also trying to reboot the sewerage system which is apparently failed in recent days. the world health organization is really concerned it says about the spread of disease, they say it is a big problem. meanwhile the israeli operations continue at the al shifa hospital,
down in her new, not yet furnish irned home. the team is exhausted. the whole story this sunday, 9:00 p.m. eastern pacific right here on cnn. the news continues. the source with kaitlan collins starts now. tonight.ts now. breaking news. a colorado judge has ruled donald trump can be on the ballot, but also says he engaged in the january 6th insurrection. plus georgia prosecutors now want trump in court less than three weeks after the republican national convention and just three months before the 2024 election. of course, a reminder, that is a trial that will be televised. also tonight advertisers are fleeing from elon musk s x, as he himself is facing backlash over his anti-semitic posts, from many of the biggest companies in america. i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. tonight, donald trump has survived what was the most serious attempt to force him off the ballot in the primaries. a colorado judge says he can t stay on the ballot there. this is also