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we start tonight with the news out of colorado. the state supreme court has ruled that former president donald trump should be removed from the 2024 republican primary ballot. since january 6th there has been plenty of discussion in legal circles and even some excitement about section 3 of the 14th amendment of the constitution which bans insurrectionists and people who have aided insurrectionists from holding office. and there has been a whole lot of interest in whether this section o...

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 ...

of the 14th amendment in the constitution, which bans insurrectionists and people of aided insurrectionists from holding office. and there has been a whole lot of interest in whether this section of the amendment might bar donald trump from running from office because of his role in the january 6th insurrection. the minnesota state court dismissed the idea. over michigan, a judge ruled a trump could not be taken off that states ballot. in total, 14th amendment suits to disqualify trump...

you had conservatives from the house freedom caucus chip roy and dan bishop voting against it with all four democrat members of that committee refusing really to bail out the fractured g.o.p. conference over this bill that they didnt negotiate and would not have written themselves. this advances the legislation now to a full floor vote. and there is a considerable effort to whip the vote and count the votes on both sides. speaker mccarthy pledged yesterday that two thirds of republican...

supreme court is deciding whether to weigh in on the federal election subversion charges. the special council urges the judges to put the case at a fast track after trump asked them to stay out of the dispute for now. also tonight, rudy giuliani files for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay more than $148 million in damages to two election workers he defamed. were getting a new window his troubled finances and legal peril. and residents flee in terror as a gunman killed at least 14...

a rush to judgment. the special counsel jack smith urging the supreme court not to wait to decide a critical question concerning donald trump. is he entitled to immunity for crimes he may have committed as president? >> and growing influence. two months of war brought on by hamass attack on israel hasnt hurt the terror group sway over gaza. in fact, maybe the opposite. and under fire again, harvards president now facing questions over whether she committed plagiarism, this after avoidi...

im martha maccallum. this is "the story." an appeal to the supreme court from the trump team could be imminent. the state could bar him from being on the ballot in the colorado primary. massive implications for the election and for the country really. these judges say that he incited an insurrection and he should be disqualified from office and therefore not allowed to be on the ballot. he has never been criminally charged with insurrection in this country. but president biden, he had ...

applies well let the supreme court make that decision but he supported an insurrection, no question about it, none, zero. >> good morning, poppy is off today. erica hill is with us. that was president biden on donald trump being left off the colorado ballot for the primary. the supreme court could soon take up the matter. u.s. and venezuela agreeing to a key prisoner exchange. the ally that venezuela got back. one wrongfully detained american says he feels abandoned. the israeli mili...

and his top republican rivals are swarming the campaign trail tonight with 2024 almost here. were getting a new read on the former presidents confidence heading into the iowa caucuses. his campaign already predicting when hell clinch the gop nomination. also tonight, a major legal challenge to a strict and sweeping new immigration law in texas. will civil rights groups be able to block the measure that authorizes police in texas to arrest migrants? a stunning explosion of red-hot l...

hi, everyone. merry christmas eve to you and welcome to "cnn this morning." im amara walker. >> im danny freeman in for victor blackwell. thanks for being here. heres what were watching for you. new overnight, attorneys for donald trump with a late-night court filing urging a federal appeals court to throw out the fed federal election subversion case against him. could the former presidents claim of absolute immunity work? and what does it mean for the 2024 campaign and piresiden b...