angeles. i m trace gallagher in for bret baier. the crisis at the southern border spreading beyond major cities. we will look at how businesses are contacted by the record surge, plus, whatever happened to the russian military contractor the wagner group? and bret baier explains what additional infrastructure the u.s. may need to meet the biden administration s electric vehicle goals. but, first breaking tonight, president joe biden prepares to win over voters after what many say was a tough year. the president is on a family vacation in the caribbean amid the expanding conflict in the middle east, the war in ukraine and as the prices at the border as well as to record numbers these challenge also remain flash points in 2024. as a new fox poll shows how voters think this year has gone. just 24% think 2023 was a good year. while that number has steadily risen since 2020, it is still 13 percentage points lower than it was in 2019. lucas tomlinson is traveling with the preside
an exclusive interview with president biden s national security adviser jake sullivan. we talk about russia s war in ukraine. threats from china, and america s role in a new world. and it is gps s birthday. this year we mark 15 years of the global public square. it is astonishing how much has happened in a decade and a half. and we will bring you the highlights. but first, here is my take. as i was following turkey s recent general election, i was stunned to hear one of the country s top officials then interior minister speaking to a crowd from a balcony jubilant, he promised that erdogan would wipe away whoever caused truoube for turkey and that includes the american military. and he declared that those who pursue a proamerican approach will be considered traitors. keep in mind turkey has been a member of nato with american military bases in the country for about 70 years. turkish president erdoganoch used anti-western rhetoric himself before the elections first roun
appeals court to toss his 2020 election interference case arguing that he was carrying out white house duties at the time and therefore immune to prosecution. this move coming one day after the supreme court declined to rule on the immunity question for now. it is a blow for special counsel jack smith who sought a speedy decision. that trial like trump s three other criminal cases might play out while voters are casting ballots in the 2024 election meaning trump s political future could be determined before the juries decide his criminal fate. also new, trump s team is planning to challenge the colorado supreme court decision to disqualify the former president from the 2024 ballot for allegedly inciting the insurrection. a source with knowledge of trump s plans tells nbc news they intend to file an appeal after the christmas holiday. that could have implications far beyond colorado especially in the 16 other states with open legal challenges to trump s eligibility for offic
watered down resolution? mainly it is too little too watered down resolution? mainly it is too little too late, watered down resolution? mainly it is too little too late, but watered down resolution? mainly it is too little too late, but a - is too little too late, but a ceasefire is the most urgent thing that needs to happen, so i hope it does pass. i think the call to take out the urgent suspension of hostilities by the us primarily is a shameful act and also deeply worrying for what might yet come. [30 worrying for what might yet come. do you think other countries will vote for it, there are has been anger from some arab states that it has been watered down and they have to swallow it for the sake of a deal or say it is too thin to bother with. i can t speak on the way they might vote, but we may see push back from russia and others. historically and other the last few weeks we have seen every vote that passes through the security council and the un assembly has supp
saying that 2.3 million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. meanwhile, israel s ambassador to the un criticised the resolution and said that the un should have focused on the humanitarian crisis of the hostages. for more on the day s events, our correspondentjohn sudworth sent this update. after the long drawn out diplomacy, the drafting and redrafting, finally, the moment of truth. the wide show of support from most security council members was no surprise. the resolution the uae has put in blue this morning responds to the calls for a sustainable cessation of hostilities and a massive scale up of humanitarian aid. often in diplomacy, the challenge is meeting the moment in the world we live in, not in the world we want. all eyes were on the us and russia. in the end, they both abstained. but it wasn t a veto, and so the resolution passed. guns fire. on the ground, its immediate practical implications may be limited. the us did much to tone do