a ziplock baggy filled with cocaine found just steps from the west wing where guests are often ushered through the white house. now the question who dropped it, setting off sunday s hazmat evacuation. then, the phenomenon unique to the united states, gun violence in america reaching a new level of horror. 356 mass shootings so far this year. a stunning 15 of them just this past holiday weekend. coming up, why these tragic shootings always seem to spike in the summer months and what can be done about it. plus, a federal judge slapping the biden administration with new restrictions on social media saying the biden administration cannot decide what is and is not misinformation. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we begin with something of a mystery in our political lead. who left a baggy of coke at the white house? there was a brief evacuation sunday night after the powdery substance was found in an area of the west wing that is accessible to some tour groups. this
up for discussion as well. but that same official played down the idea that a broad range of deliverables would come from this trip. the two days that secretary blinken is spending in high stakes talks marks the highest level american to visit china since president biden took office. keep in mind, the visit was already delayed once. that was after the chinese spy craft was detected roaming over the u.s. president biden this weekend called that air space intrusion silly. i don t think the leadership knew where it was and knew what was in it and knew what was going on. i think it was more embarrassing than it was intentioned. so i m hoping that over the next several months i ll be meeting with xi again and talking about legitimate differences we have but also how those areas we can get along. reporter: the taiwan strait is likely not one of those areas at present. the white house recently acknowledged that china secured a spy base in cuba, back in 2019. president biden has
everyone. welcome to this special edition of sunday morning futures. i m maria bartiromo. merry christmas to all on this christmas eve this morning. coming up, my exclusive visit with cardinal timothy do hand at the historic e st. patrick s cathedral, i was able to tour the historic can cathedral with the cardinal. he has a message for all of us this christmas. but first, america s safety. new data on who and how many people are flooding the u.s. border or. the implications to cities and citizens across the country with wisconsin senator ron johnson on the senate homeland are security and budget committees. then, election interference from joe biden s henchmen to communists in china. john ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence and former u.s. attorney, on the impact of tipping the scales against political enemies. plus, 2024 presidential candidate vivek ramaswamy and his wife, dr. apure v.a. is, weigh in on colorado s supreme court decision and the road ahead.
welcome to this special edition of sunday morning futures i m maria bartiromo. merry christmas to all on thisme christmas ve this morning. coming up my exclusive visit with timny dare plan at st. patrick s cathedral also able to light a candle while there and tour this historic cathedral with the cardinal. he has a message for all of us this christmas. first america safety new data on who and how many people are flooding the u.s. border.pe thope implications two cities ad citizens across the country with wisconsin senator ron johnson on senate homeland security andelan budget committees then election interference. from joe biden henchmen former r director of national intention and former u.s. attorney on impact of tipping the scales against political enemies. plus vivek ramaswamy and his wife doctor weigh in on colorado supreme court decision and thete road ahead all right here right. now on sunday morning futures. maria: and we begin this christmas eve morning with growi
jobs and the dignity and security that comes with a paycheck. former president trump awaiting a decision that could be coming soon about possible criminal charges as the manhattan district attorney appears close to wrapping up his investigation into the role of the a the alleged role of the former president in hush money payments to former adult film star. the apology from a mexican drug cartel for the murder of who americans who died in a case of mistaken identity in a kidnapping just over the border with texas. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the labor market is strong. the pace of hiring is slowing. 311,000 jobs added in february. higher than markets had expected. january s big jump was also revised downward. the unemployment rate rising to 3.6% amid persistent concerns about inflation. we created more than 12,000 jobs since i took office. nearly 8,000 manufacturing jobs. overall, we created more jobs in two years than any administration has created in