bring it, donald. show me what you got. also, alabama set to make history tonight for the controversial way it is scheduling to execute a convicted murderer. across the south, more than 30 million people bracing for another round of heavy showers and flooding that could linger for days. and a family reunion, 14 years in the making. a mom finally back with her family after being separated by her nation s broken immigration system. and we begin this morning with breaking news from here in new york city, where testimony has resumed in former president donald trump s defamation damages trial after a three-day pause. the former president is in court today for proceedings, and could testify in his own defense later today. trump was originally expected to testify on monday in the case, brought against him by writer e. jean carroll, but the trial was postponed after a juror got sick and one of trump s attorneys told the judge she was exposed to covid and was feeling sick. l
texas a&m forced to pull out of the bowl next week because of covid issues. john, you can add the gator bowl to a long list of events affected by covid this month. aggies head coach said he doesn t have enough players to field the team dow to covid. and the team down 38 scholarship players right now because of the virus. a.m. s opponent, wake forest, is working with officials to find another team to play. rutgers and illinois are possible replacements. the game is a week from tomorrow. now, the college football playoffs management committee making plans to cover potential issues caused by covid-19. and this year s national champion could be decided without playing a game. alabama set to take on cincinnati in the cotton bowl. if any of the four teams can t play new year s eve, they will forfeit, and the other team will
about, you got it, reducing that voluminous tax code. trying to make it something smaller and simpler than the one the u.s. had in the 1960s. i think we will get there. it will be in a very short period of time. it will be the greatest christmas present that a lot of people have ever received. it will be something special. we re extremely excited about the progress that we have already made to double the child tax credit. i think that s something important to note. something that we worked very closely with senator rubio on. we think he should be very excited about the progress we made on that front. let me give you context. privately white house officials say they understand why senator rubio is pushing so hard. after all with doug jones, the democrat from alabama set to join the senate, the true is the margin for error will be tighter. so gop lawmakers rightfully so, the four on the screen earlier,