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retaliatory strikes against iranian-backed militant groups. the latest on the rising tensions in the region, plus, trump's christmas message lashing out at special counsel jack smith as the former president tries to get his election interference case thrown out. so, is the former commander in chief immune from criminal prosecution? we'll see. we'll talk about that coming up. and later on, the presents opened and the cookies devoured, millions of americans set to travel today in the post christmas rush. i'm going to speak to a travel expert about some travel tips to help you survive...

prompting new retaliation from u.s. forces and new fears that the violence could spread. let's bring in aaron gillcrist who's covering today's diplomatic meetings in washington at the white house and nbc's jay gray who's in tel aviv. jay, starting with you. what is the latest on the ground in israel and gaza as we talk about last hour the war cabinet meeting last night and what may have come from that. >> day 81 of the war and as intense the u.n. says it has been since the start and as deadly. they are saying the intensity of the battles on the ground as well as the air strikes has r...

and drill, drill, drill. >> that's not retribution. >> i am going to be -- he says, you are not going to be a dictator, are you? i said, no, no, no, other than day one. >> donald trump telling the world he plans to be a, quote, dictator on day one of his presidency. defenders at the former president at this missed that comment as a joke, a one-off quid that was never meant to be taken literally. trump himself had continued to promote the idea that he will be a vengeful dictator in a second trump presidency. over the holiday weekend, he shared this image of a word cloud put together b...

our top stories this hour -- the ballot ballots destined for the u.s. supreme court. colorado republicans appeal a ruling that would have kept donald trump out of that state's primary cost. so what happens next. plus, new scrutiny for nikki haley, after a voter confronts her with this question -- >> what was the cause of the united states civil war? >> well, don't come with an easy question or anything. so her full response and the damage control she's trying to do today. and the sight of a quadruple murder. today there's a lot of debate about tearing down the house where four ...

ballot. appeal means he will remain on the ballot for now until the justices decide whether to take the case. hello, everyone, i'm anita vogel in los angeles. hi, bryan. >> bryan: i'm bryan in new york, sandra and john are off, this is "america reports". the former president is facing a dozen challenges to eligibility to office, but caucus next month in iowa and new hampshire, and today at least two of his rivals are barnstorming the state. >> anita: chad, how are trump's republican rivals responding to his legal issues? >> chad: vivek ramaswamy wants gop candidates to withdraw from ...