in america now. there s an extremist movement, does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy. the maga movement. they are willing to violate the u.s. constitutions at levels never seen before in order to win this election. we must be stronger, more determined and more committed to saving american democracy and maga republicans are destroying american democracy. no, i m not a threat. i will save democracy, the threat is crooked joe biden. john: any moment now, more than a dozen states could join colorado in removing biden s rival from the presidential ballot. jacqui: i m jacqui heinrich, in for sandra smith. the battle for the white house quickly a race to stay on the ballot as democrats across the country push to block americans from having the opportunity to vote for former president trump. president biden says there s no question donald trump supported an insurrection, his administration is refusing to weigh in on the legal aspect saying we are not involved i
smart people to break down the week s big stories. today, we re asking on the heels of the colorado supreme court s decision that he engaged in insurrection, should donald trump be kept off the 2024 ballot? then texas has an answer to the mounting crisis at the border. does it go too far? and santa s got his list and we ve got ours for best christmas movie, song, and tradition and we ll tell you who s naughty and nice. the panel is here and ready to go so sit back, relax, and let s talk about it. up first, forget campaigning, speeches, and commercials. the real action in politics now is inside the courtroom. four colorado justices drawing a big monkey wrench into next year s election and shining a bigger spotlight on the supreme court which made a decision in another trump case friday that will also reshape the presidential race. a stunning decision by the colorado supreme court. banning trump from the state republican primary ballot for michigan actions on january 6th. o
hello, everyone. it is 5:00 here in new york city and this is the five. we all hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend and there is lots of news to get to and we have a big show ahead, including stunning images from the border as the biggest migrant caravan of this year marches up from mexico. pro policy and protesters causing christmas chaos and president biden lashing out at the media. before we dive into all of that we are going to feast on some holiday leftovers. it is time for the fastest. first up, returning gifts are without the doubt the guilty pleasure of the holiday season. a 50% of all gifts get sent back. retailers are making the whole process a lot more annoying. you may encounter new policies like shorter return windows, higher return fees, and if you are return offers. this is even worth it anymore these days? hi, everybody. did everybody have a good christmas to those who celebrate it? i have my return package waiting by the elevator to go down. are you
collision course for the u.s. supreme court and those colorado democrat justices who took aim at the former president. it is set to be an unprecedented showdown after colorado s highest court called trump an insurrectionist and wiped him off the state s primary ballot. i am harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. republicans are saying it s anti-american. and a huge danger to our democracy. colorado could be just the beginning. legal efforts to disqualify the former president are now underway in more than a dozen states. here is a look. the courts don t decide who will be on the ballot. this is the worst case of judicial activism that i ve ever seen. i think the supreme court will take it up and say it is ridiculous because it is. harris: even trump s critics are coming to his defense. former republican governor of ohio john kasich. you have a partisan court all democrats. they barely could say that he should be disqualified. think about the precedent o
new details about the americans freed and why president biden made the tough call to release the venezuelan president alleged moneyman from u.s. custody. donald trump back on the campaign trail after the bombshell court decision that could remove him from colorado s primary ballot. his g.o.p. rivals criticizing the move. this is a flagrant violation of the rule of law. spiegelman renewed hope for another cease-fire between israel and hamas in exchange for the release of more host hostages. the new warning about lithium-ion batteries. what you need to know for your holiday shopping. so pretty. margaret: at a hospital s holiday tradition is making spirits bright. i love it! margaret: good evening. i m margaret brennan infra norah o donnell. we begin tonight with new details about a major prisoner swap between the u.s. and venezuela. ten americans including several in the u.s. considered wrongfully detained for a release from south american country today, in ex