a huge campaign issue for 2024. but we re going to start with an even bigger one. is donald trump eligible to be president of the united states again? colorado says no. maine says no. oregon and new hampshire and others might also chime in and say no. of course donald trump says yes, he is. so who ultimately decides this? the supreme court obviously is the ultimate decision maker here, and they might get involved. colorado has already asked them to. now with maine and perhaps others moving to take trump off the ballot, it only gets harder for the supremes to stay out of it. but here s the issue. getting into it is pretty complicated. both colorado and maine cite section 3 of the 14th amendment which bars officials who have taken an oath to support the constitution from holding office if they engage in an insurrection. the states say it is clear trump did just that on january 6th. what does the supreme court do about that? you might start to think about the make-up of the cour
from actual voters and caucusgoers instead of faceless polling percentages. what will they say and how much say will they have? there s so much swirling around the republican primary this year. so much that could change everything and yet so much that could change nothing. let me explain. the accepted wisdom right now is that donald trump will be the nominee. but what happens if he can t get on the ballot? there are two states, maine and colorado, saying someone who incited an insurrection can t run for federal office. will other states follow? and if they do, will the supreme court be forced to get involved? there s also the issue of the other legal cases against donald trump. the federal criminal cases. the election interference case is still technically scheduled for march 4th. will it still happen? briefs are due today at the d.c. appeals court where a three-judge panel is going to decide whether donald trump immune from prosecution. if they say no and the case does go to
mike: hundreds of pro-palestinian protestors causing chaos at an airport on one of the busiest times of the year. good morning, i m mike he manual in for bill hemmer. molly: i m molly line in for dew point. protestors threw objects at officers, assaulted two of them. protestors carried banners with messages like di vest from genocide and let gaza live. a similar scene playing out at lax. bumper to bumper traffic stretched across all three lanes. police making dozens of arrests on most airports. the protests come as new york city goes on high alert. the nypd is taking precautions to prevent anti-israel protestors from disrupting the new year s eve ball drop. molly: alexis mcadams has the latest. not just here in new york that this happened. chaos from coast to coast with police arresting 63 people at those two protests in la and new york city. over at jfk airport protestors blocked the roads and some travelers had to walk with their bags to try to make their flight.
murder. lucas tomlinson is here with details. lucas: chaos in a matter of seconds, richmond police chief describe one suspect. another individual is in custody, 19 years old, we believe was involved in the shooting. in consultation with the attorney s office, we plan to seek charges for second degree murder times two for that individual, with more potential charges to follow. lucas: seeven people were shot and two killed at the graduation at virginia commonwealth university. at least 12 others were injured. witnesses describe the scene as utter chaos. 20 gunshots were heard. a witness described elderly people getting knocked to the ground. among the dead, a male student and a man who attended the graduation. it took place a mile from the state building. glenn youngkin says our hearts break, tonight we grieve for classmates, neighbors and the richmond community. multiple handguns were discovered at the scene. todd: tough story there. fox news alert, pope frances underg
very good to beac you for another hour. i m alex witt in for katy tur. we re continuing our breaking news coverage of a legal setback for special counsel jack smith in his election interference investigation into the former president. the supreme court has just put out a single line order statement denying smith s request to immediately settle trump s presidential immunity claims, meaning the issue now heads to the court of appeals in d.c. we do have the date for those oral arguments. so what this decision all means for timing and how quickly the supreme court could take up the case once that court rules, there s a lot to get into. we re going to dive in right now joining us, justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian, and msnbc legal analyst, and former assistant d.a. with the manhattan district attorney s office, catherine christian. ken, first off, were we expecting a sidestep like this? because that s essentially what it is. it s a punt, if you will, from the su