with christmas eventually cancelled in bethlehem, we ll get a live report from that region coming up. former president donald trump releasing a new ad in states where primaries are set to begin in weeks. could he be worrying about his opponent s gaining ground? plus, 2023 was a year of weather extremes. record heat across the country, with phoenix sweltering for 31 days with temperatures over 100 degrees. and from blue ivy to barbie, some of the moments that blew up on social media this year. all that coming up. we begin with the escalation in the israel-hamas war. right now, the israelis are fighting on multiple fronts. first in gaza, where idf forces are taking casualties as ground and air operations killed dozens of palestinians, including civilians caught in the cross fire. israeli troops are also taking fire to the north in fresh exchanges with hezbollah forces while iran-backed militants in yemen ramp up attacks on u.s. military and commercial ships, all signs
beings. good morning to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world i m brianna keilar is john berman. the migrant battle getting more heated with president biden now weighing in. he ripped gop governors of florida and texas for flying and busing more migrants to liberal areas in the northeast. the president speaking at a congressional hispanic caucus event last night. instead of working with us on solu solution, republicans are playing politics with human beings using them as props. what they re doing is wrong, un-am un-american, reckless. he said there s a process saying republicans should not use political stunts to interfere. this comes after florida governor ron desantis took credit for sending migrants to martha s vineyard. abbott and desantis are strident critics of the biden administration. it s not clear why they organized flights for migrants from texas but he made clear he doesn t want them in his state. we are not a sanctuary state, it s better to go
full force, and the idea of just minutes ago said that millions of israelis are running for cover. this, after israel pulled its negotiators from talks in qatar, hamas and israel are blaming each other for the collapse of a weeklong truce. what u.s. leaders are saying about that today. now, where does this leave families of hostages waiting for loved ones to return? i will ask one woman who was recently reunited with eight family members held by hamas. one of her uncles is still in captivity. plus, he is out, he is not going quietly, and the 24 hours since being expelled, george santos lashes out against former house colleagues with his removal for the republican party, and the balance of power within the house. and in the spotlight, grammy award-winning music icon, dion warwick, is here. that s right, you, all the internet s favorite anti-joins us later this hour. i m simone sanders thompson, and i have something to say. he may no longer be walking the halls of t
effect. he will look to tie for the most grand slam singles titles of all-time. some stories in the spotlight for you. the children of composer leonard bernstein are bushing back against online critics after release of a trail forea new bio pick of their father s life titled maestro. how long do we have to do this for? we need to build up a strong connection. the film stars bradley cooper as bernstein and he also co-wrote and co-produced the film. the academy award nominated actor has drawn ire for playing a jewish man even though he is not jewish himself. others have questioned the use of a prosthetic nose that he appears to be wearing in the trailer saying that it reinforces anti-semitic stereotypes. you can see the comparison. bernstein s family released a statement in part it happens to be true that leonard bernstein had a nice big nose. bradley chose to use makeup to
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