hello and welcome to you if you re joining me around the world, wherever you may be watching in the united states, europe, asia. i m richard quest. together, we are in the cnn newsroom . president biden reveals that he didn t ask for a cease-fire in his long call, telephone call, with the israeli prime minister. at the same time, the military in israel is expanding its ground offensive in gaza. christmas eve for many, to be sure, as the war rages on in gaza. christians in bethlehem and around the world, it s a celebration much more difficult than in previous years. and at the cnn s weather center, some in the united states forget a white christmas. think rainy christmas, instead. it s an extreme ly busy morning, and i ll get to those stories in a moment. only after i ve updated you with one twor deve developments in d trump s legal battles. the former u.s. president has now asked a federal appeals court to throw out the criminal election subversion case against him. the
hostage actually died in the october 7th attack, and his body is still in gaza. newly uncovered recordings reveal then-president trump pressured michigan election officials not to certify results in the 2020 election. it seems to be a lot higher, a lot faster, earlier in the season. major: the cdc warning of an increase in flu cases. how you can protect yourself and your family this holiday season. and we are on the road, with one man giving the gift of compassion. this is all for you, bro. [laughs] what? that was the best feeling. that surprise joy, it was just amazing. i never felt it before. major: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m major garrett in for norah. we begin with that powerful storm system bringing heavy rain from southern california into the desert southwest. it s complicating the holiday rush on one of the busiest travel days of the year. 26 million people were under flood watches today, with some areas already hit with a month s wort
major: knows that an israeli american thought to be a hostage died in the october 7th attack and his body is still in gaza. recording then president trump pressured michigan officials not to certify results in the 2020 election. it seems to be a lot higher, a lot faster, earlier in the season. major: the cdc warning of an increase in flu cases. how you can protect yourself and your family this holiday season. and we are on the road, with one man giving the gift of compassion. this is all for you, bro. [laughs] that was the best feeling. that surprise and joy, it was just amazing. i never felt that before. major: good evening, everyone. i m major garrett in for norah. we begin with that powerful storm system bringing heavy rain from southern california into the desert southwest. it s complicating the holiday rush on one of the busiest travel days of the year. 26 million people were under flood watches today, with some areas already hit with a month s worth of
with two more hopefuls officially launching their bids. the florida governor ron desantis and senator tim scott. mr scott has represented south carolina in the chamber since 2013, promising to revive america s culture of greatness. at a launch event in his hometown of north charleston on monday, mr scott used his personal story as an embodiment of the american dream. this was shortly followed by ron desantis long expected entry into the race and, while he trails donald trump in the polls, he is widely seen as his main rival. but his launch made headlines for other reasons. he chose to announce on a twitter livestream, which was hit by technical glitches. let s listen to how they both announced their candidacy. iam running i am running for president of the united states to lead our great american conduct. look, we know our country is going on the wrong direction. we see it with our eyes, and we feel it in our bones. our southern border has collapsed. drugs are pouring into
that is in studio by the name of john john hamm. all right. that is the message. hi john . all right. i love you guys. i m laura ingraham. and this is ingram angle from washington tonight. the trump desantis duel to come . that s the focus of tonight s angle hour. how tiresome is commentary like this? but it s very important to expose him for who he is , which is not a regular politician. but a violent cult leader. he leads a powerful cult of personality for republican party that has become a cult of personality around donald trump . so we re supposed to believe that trump s voters are only attracted to kind of his, in your face, bare knuckle style, like a fighter who s refreshingly woke. well, that s nonsense. what his core supporters firmly believe is that as of now, trump is the only candidate who has credibility on four vital policy issues. now, trump has a proven record of standing up to china, both biden and the gop establishment want a partnership with chin