Tonight on 360 would just four days until the debate. The former president spends the better part of a campaign day in court or in front of the cameras lashing out at his female accusers, including the woman who took him to court and won also tonight, vice president harris, the new support she s getting from another big name republican, but also the issue that could cause oh, sorry, trouble with voters in pennsylvania. And later as the alleged georgia school shooter s father has his first day in court everything we re learning about the case and the two students and two teachers whose lives were taken good evening. Thanks for joining us. We begin tonight with the former president campaign politics, his legal troubles and lies he finished his day in charlotte, north carolina where the fraternal order of police endorsed him and he had this to say about a violent attack on nancy pelosi s husband you know that nancy pelosi is a big wall wrapped around her house. Of course, it didn t help t
Newsroom up next good morning you are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We begin the hour with Donald Trump returning in front of a judge this morning as lawyers for the former President And E Jean Carroll are set to square off in manhattans federal Appeals Court Trump is seeking an appeal after a jury found he sexually abused and defamed the former columnist, awarding her 5 following a trial last year, the case is separate from the related Defamation Trial that was held earlier this year when a jury awarded carroll 83 Million in damages, Youll Recall that cnns Kristen Holmes is with me now. Kristen what do we know about this pill and why is trump expected in court . Hes not expected in court. He has chosen to go to court and just a reminder, after he was awarded a 5 Million that was a twoweek trial. A jury determined that he never once was in the courtroom and he never once called a single witness. So clearly, he is putting on a bit of a show here something that h
friends. it is wednesday, december 27th, i m willie geist. joe and mika have the morning off. a lot to get to including israeli forces shifting military efforts to southern and central gaza with officials warning the war could take many more months. and hours from now, antony blinken and alejandro mayor kas are set to meet with mexican president obrador. plus donald trump continues to claim he should be immune from any prosecution surrounding his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we ll have the latest there. also ahead, bus drivers across the country increasingly under attack on the job. we ll dig into an alarming trend and what officials are doing about it. with us this morning, jonathan lemire, susan paige, and retired four star navy admiral james stavridis. good morning to you all. let s begin together with israel expanding the ground invasion in gaza. this as the united states continues to urge israel to protect civilian lives and shift to a more low intensity oper
busy news night. joy reid picks up next. tonight on the reidout give me a name. white supremacists. who would you like me to condemn. proud boys, stand back and stand by. as we await a verdict in the proud boys trial, how january 6th continues to be a drag on the republican party. as their likely nominee, donald trump, continues to quite literally embrace insurrectionists. also tonight, the sorry state of the right-wing supreme court majority. and the questions their actions raise about the credibility of the court. and actor and comedian john leguizamo will be here right hire on set with me to discuss his new series, leguizamo does america. very, very excited about that. but we begin tonight still awaiting a verdict in the trial of five members of the far right extremist group the proud boys. for their role in the violent attack on the u.s. capitol on january 6th. all five including the group s former leader enrique tarrio are charged with seditious con
Russia, russia, as a continuation of the greatest witchhunt of all time, and i dont think the people of this country are going to stand for it. The former president also attacked new York Attorney general, Letitia James. Ahead of the trial, james responded, saying, no one is above the law, and that she was confident that justice will prevail. Testimony in the manhattan courtroom started with opening statements, and the states first witness, donald bender, a long time accountant for trumps businesses. Bender tesified about financial documents, including discrepancies in the price of ivanka trumps penthouse. Cbs Chief Election and Campaign Correspondent robert costa was in the courtroom during the hearing. He described the scene for us. There was a tense scene inside the courthouse behind me when trump entered the room, the former president did not even look at the Attorney General Letitia James in the first row, then he took his seat up near then he took his seat up near thejudge sittin