decision. just a few days ago cbs news ran a pole asking americans about this very issue. 70% responded that colleges should not be allowed to use race in college admissions. a new york times poll recently found 60% of democrats also oppose race as a factor in admissions. americans across the country have rejected affirmative action at the ballot box too, even in blue state california. in the 2020 election democratic leaders in the state put affirmative action on the ballot. the pro- affirmative action activist, the governor, u.s. senators and the golden state warriors pushed voters to support the initiative. they out bid opponents of affirmative action by 19-1. in the end, nearly 60% of californians voted to kill affirmative action. it didn t work. no matter how hard the democratic party tries, no matter how much money they spend, the american people have rejected the view that we should be judged on our skin color. so if anyone is trying to hold on to the past like the demo
flight delay and cancel llation stacking up meaning the domino affect is under way. ashley is live in new york, the country s biggiest air traffic hub. it s kind of a mess out there. reporter: it is. the severe weather and staffing shortages are contributing to scenes like this at airports across the nation. more than 28,000 flight s were delayed wednesday and 2,000 were cancelled. some travelers have been stuck at the airport for days. i am so mad but i m trying not to explode. they just told us it was delayed and they delayed it and they delayed it. at 4:00 a.m., they said it was cancelled. reporter: could you imagine. united had the most cancellations. the ceo putting the blame on the faa for staff and overall inexperience but the flight agency fired right back in a statement saying we will always collaborate with anyone seriously willing to join us to solve a problem. in denver, set up 3,000 cot and stranded passengers, it was all for them. cell phone video taken
napping during the day could help preserve brain health. we will speak to scientists who have done that fascinating research. now we can go to the bbc sport centre. update on the final day of the first ashes test match between england and australia at edgbaston. play started after a lengthy rain delay. it has started. england have just taken the wicket of travis head for 16. australia started the day needed 174 more runs to chase down the target of 281. england took the wicket of scott boland. they have now lost travis head. he was out caught behind. you can keep up to date with that on the website. developing story, in france, french police searching the headquarters of the organisers of the paris 2024 olympic games, officials say the raid part of corruption investigations and the bbc understands the probes are in connection with the awarding of building contracts connected with the games. the organising committee said the body is committing fully with the investigation. ste
to remove trump from their. ballots california says not so fast. why? well, i will as the california secretary of state. this is all happening as republican presidential contenders are gearing up for the first major test. the iowa caucuses and new hampshire primaries, there just a couple of weeks away. who has the most at stake in these early contests? we ll ask our political panel this hour. plus, our culture critics are here to ring in the new year. we are looking at the biggest moments of 2023, and what s in and out in 2024. i am symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. in just over two weeks, all eyes will be on iowa. that s when the state republicans will caucus in the first nominating contest of 2024 for the president of the united states. now, these make-or-break races for republican presidential hopefuls, they will be happening against the backdrop of an urgent and unprecedented constitutional question. you are looking at the first seconds of donald tru
emily: unending tidal wave of border entries with no sign of slowing down. stunning images like the ones on the screen now speak to record-breaking pace of migrants entering the united states everyday. but the white houses this is not unusual. this is outnumbered, i m emily compagno, joining me today carley shimkus, lisa boothe and fox news contributor janette nesheiwat and ranking member and host of the doug collins podcast, doug collins. cbp sources revealing to fox news there have been over 214,000 migrant encounters so far this month, including 11,000 in the last 24 hours. the speaker of the house johnson is urging biden administration to take immediate action to curb the crisis, warning that the southern border of our nation is being overrun and u.s. customings and border protect is at a breaking point. take immediate action available under immigration laws to stem the record of tie of illegal immigration. he s calling on the biden administration to use executive a