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said earlier that israel was starting to lose international support, because of what he called its indiscriminate bombing of gaza. our north america correspondent shingai nyoka explains why the us voted against the resolution. it s no surprise they did that, in fact the text of this particular resolution was similar to the one that was debated on friday, with the security council where the us blocked it, vetoed it, and there really was no expectation that the us was going to vote against it. 153 con trees or member states of the un, voted in favour of this immediate call for a cease fire, or call for an immediate cease fire and those countries include india and canada. 23 countries abstained, and i think it s interesting to note that the uk is increasingly abstaining in these votes. the uk un ambassador barbara woodward said the support for israel that the uk supports israel s right to defend itself against hamas but said it must be targeted at, must be targeted to achi ....
but on paper, the deal secured in dubai this morning is hugely significant. for the first time ever, there is language and a commitment to move away from fossil fuels. its impact, of course, will depend in large part on whether the signatories actually take steps to implement what they have agreed in the coming decade. after all, some of those countries included the united states, australia, canada, norway, who right now are expanding their already significant oil and gas production. there are many who had wanted a strongerform of words particularly the smaller island states, who are already facing the consequences of a warming planet. from dubai, our climate editor justin rowlatt sent this report. we waited and we waited, and then. hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here in dubai, and that is the fastest that an agreement text has ever been agr ....
whether and donald trump ultimately has immunity for the alleged crimes he committed while president, more on that story in a moment. another major headline involves the u.s. supreme court which is set to play a major role in the 2024 election, the justices announced they will decide whether to restrict access to a widely used abortion drug even in states where it remains legal, mifepristone is one of the most common abortion methods in the united states, the patients use it at home and have been for two decades, this new case could be decided by 2024 which will throw the court in the middle of an election where access to abortion and whether it will be legal will be a key issue for many voters. the justices also announced they will consider an appeal for an indicted 20 right or how a federal instruction law can be used for the capital attack or if it can be used at all, that could impact hundreds of criminal cases including donald trump. we will breakdown the impact ....
i m feeling as parent at some degree. enjoy it. celebrate. have a merry christmas. i don t want to be the grinch but stay on budget. steve: indeed. in fact i was down in dallas, saw my grandson arthur last week. i took him a toy. do you know what he played with? the box. the box it come in. the book is called i m glad for what i have. you know what i have? i have two more hours of fox & friends starting right now. be. lawrence: we begin this hour with a busy day ahead for the biden family at home and abroad. the president is supposed to meet with families of the american hostages taken by hamas, ainsley. ainsley: but on capitol hill, the house is expected to vote in favor of formalizing the impeachment inquiry into biden and his family s business deals and republicans threaten to hold hunter in contempt if he doesn t show up for the house deposition in just a few hours at 9:30. brian. brian: this all comes after president biden s sit down with ukraine s pre ....
i thank you for the bipartisan support. as we approach christmas on behalf of all our ukraine families separated by war and all sons and daughters on the front, ukraine s greatest wish is to reach a victorious and. it s mr zelensky s third visit to washington since the war began and second in just the past few months. the aid he s seeking could turn the tide against russia as the war ticks closer to its second year, with no sign of resolution. congress has approved more than $111 billion in total since the war began. but the biden administration says that money is running out. mr biden told reporters after his meeting with zelensky, that it would be a christmas gift to russia s vladimir putin if congress fails to pass fresh aid. putin is banking on the united states failing to deliver for ukraine. we must prove him wrong. i will not walk away from ukraine. neither will the american people. president biden also said russia state media is celebrating republicans delayin ....