ballot. trump vowing to swiftly appeal. it s a crucial ruling. will other states follow? also breaking tonight, israel says it s ready for a week-long pause in the fighting for the exchange of release of more hostages and the live, spectacular pictures from iceland, lava at one point flowing so past it could fill an olympic sized pool in 20 seconds. we are live with fred pleitgen. let s go out front. good evening. i m erin burnett. out front tonight, the breaking news and this is important. the colorado supreme court ruling just moments ago that former president trump should be removed from colorado s primary ballot. the consequences of this decision be obviously enormous. the court upholding a trial judge s decision that trump engaged in the january 6th insurrection, and the colorado supreme court saying that therefore, he engaged in the insur eksz and he is not qualified to be a presidential candidate because of the 14th amendment insureccist ban. it says a person is inel
this christmas eve congresses checking its lengthy to do list key decisions on the border, aid to ukraine in israel, trying to avoid a looming government shutdown. there are a number of significant issues our colleagues are still working to resolve. and finding the middle ground is exceptionally hard. shannon: the border bursting at the seams. a deal to toughen policy, elusive. an emergency funding for israel and ukraine caught in the crosshairs. while the supreme court is thrust into the center of the 2024 election. mr. president your response to the colorado? will discuss about senator bill hag hagerty republican memr of the senate foreign relations committee. . shannon: stories to help us all keep the faith this holiday season. zach williams come to jesus moment that led him to his true calling. it was an emptiness i was searching for, that filled for that time but it did not last progressive olympic skating legend scott hamilton on the flipside of early suc
turnout is expected to be huge. the poll is one of the most consequential in the country s modern history, with mr erdogan s islamic party challenged by an opposition set on a more secular course, and promising closer ties to the west. president tayyip erdogan cast his vote in istanbul. and this is his key rival kimil kilicdaroglu. he s the leader of a broad opposition alliance hoping to end mr erdogan s time in power. as polls closed, president erdogan tweeted: the voting process has been completed throughout the country in a way that befits our democracy. now, as always, it is time to firmly protect the ballot boxes. until the results are finalised, we will continue to protect the will of our people. let s talk now to our correspondent, selin girit at the opposition s headquarters in istanbul. hello to you. i suppose we can talk a bit more freely now that polls have closed but this is a tight race is in? it have closed but this is a tight race is in? , , have closed
the only possible explanation for what triggered the covid pandemic i ll while a new senate republican report raises the possibility that there were two separate lab leaks at a chinese lab conducting risky gain of function research back in 2019. sandra: how will lawmakers hold china accountable as they hold more details of the origins of the pandemic. rand paul and mike johnson are on it, they will explain where they are going with all of this coming up. john: begin this tuesday, though, with new details on the mobs of teenagers committing heinous acts in downtown chicago, i ll while the new and outgoing leaders of the windy city downplay the chaos. i m john roberts in washington. sandra: a lot of nothing to see here coming from the leaders in chicago. a lot more on this coming up. this is america reports. mayor lori lightfoot is disputing the numerous acts of vandalism happening in the city, as well as the two teenagers that were shot in chicago s well-known historic